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CSPA intervenes in lawsuits against FERC
CSPA and five other organizations have intervened in two lawsuits against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) concerning FERC’s jurisdiction over La Grange Dam on the Tuolumne River. The lawsuits contest FERC’s July 19, 2013 Order on La Grange, and FERC’s earlier Order of December 18, 2012, that require Turlock Irrigation District (TID) to initiate…
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CSPA and Coalition Seek Equal Protection for Fish
Many owners of hydroelectric projects use jurisdictional uncertainty to avoid improving conditions for fish. Operators of power projects that also deliver water for irrigation or drinking water deny responsibility for streamflows if they can peg a reach of stream to “water supply” instead of hydropower. Even if operators produce power while carrying out the primary…
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CSPA and Coalition Press for Upper Yuba Improvements
CSPA and the Foothills Water Network coalition filed 100 pages of comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the FERC relicensing of the Yuba-Bear and Drum-Spaulding hydroelectric projects. The comments, filed August 22, 2013, culminate 5 years of work in seeking flow and other improvements in upper Yuba, Bear River, and West Placer watersheds.…
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CSPA and Allies Seek Supplemental DEIS on Yuba River Hydroelectric Projects
CSPA, Trout Unlimited and American Rivers filed a motion on June 21 that asks the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to account for the reintroduction of anadromous fish in the South Yuba and Middle Yuba rivers. The motion asks FERC to issue a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the relicensing of the Yuba-Bear and…
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CSPA and Conservation Allies Issue Support for Water Quality Certification on Butte Creek
CSPA and several conservation allies submitted comments today on the draft Water Quality Certification for the relicensing of the DeSabla – Centerville hydroelectric project on Butte Creek. These comments express general support for the conditions proposed by the State Water Resources Control Board, including the discontinuation of all water diversions from the Lower Centerville Reach…
