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CSPA joins Delta Coalition Letter Against H.R. 1837
On 5 July 2011, CSPA, Restore the Delta, City of Stockton, County of San Joaquin, area legislators and numerous Delta organizations jointly submitted a letter to the House Subcommittee on Water and Power strongly opposing H.R. 1837. The proposed legislation is designed to benefit a few west-side agri-businesses by subjugating California water law to federal…
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CSPA, Coalition opposes amendment of OTC policy
On 5 July 2011, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) and a coalition of environmental groups jointly submitted a detailed comment letter opposing a proposed amendment to the State Water Resource Control Board’s policy on the use of coastal and estuarine waters for power plant cooling. Countless millions of fish have been killed when sucked…
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CSPA Responds to Pacific Legal Foundation’s Delta Smelt Lawsuit
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), California Water Impact Network (C-WIN) and AquAlliance issued a 24 June 2011 press release publicly questioning the basis of Pacific Legal Foundation’s lawsuit challenging the legal basis of Endangered Species Act protections for the Delta Smelt. The lawsuit is one of many recent lawsuits based on Westland Water District’s…
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CSPA calls for moratorium on Battle Creek logging
On 23 June 2011, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) joined a coalition of fishermen and environmentalists, including the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, Battle Creek Alliance, Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation and Sierra Club in calling on Governor Brown to impose a moratorium on clear cutting along Battle Creek until a watershed-wide assessment…
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CSPA Submits Comment on Bear Valley Wastewater
On 23 June 2011, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance submitted a 51-page comment letter to the Central Valley Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board regarding the proposed wastewater discharge permit for the Bear Valley Water District’s wastewater treatment plant. The facility discharges a half-million gallons a day of treated wastewater to Blood Creek, a…
