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Mass Frog Mortality on NF Feather River
PG&E operators on the North Fork Feather River have destroyed virtually all of 2011’s viable frog eggs on the NF Feather River below the Poe hydroelectric dam. On June 30, 2011, PG&E operators reduced the flow in the NF Feather below Poe Dam to about 114 cubic feet per second (cfs). In the last half…
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CSPA Joins New Effort to Stop Pardee Dam Raise
Round two of the campaign to stop a raise of Pardee Dam has begun. In Jackson (Amador County) last night, CSPA presented scoping comments and accompanying photos, asking the East Bay Municipal Utilities District to remove the dam raise from its alternatives for managing its long term dry year water supply needs.
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PG&E to Study Mokelumne Water Temperatures Before Seeking Pumped Storage License
CSPA and the Foothill Conservancy have signed an agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. that requires PG&E to model water temperatures in the Mokelumne River. PG&E must perform the modeling before it seeks a license to construct a pumped storage hydroelectric project in the watershed. The agreement arose after CSPA and Foothill Conservancy became…
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Water Board Ends 15 Years Of Study Delay By Merced Irrigation District
The State Water Resources Control Board has rebuffed an request by Merced Irrigation District to delay study of the impacts of its operations on the Merced River. The Board denied a stay of the implementation of Water Rights “Investigation” Order 2011-03-EXEC, which requires Merced ID to perform a suite of studies to inform the Clean…
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CSPA and 6 Allied Groups Defend Clean Water Act From Attack by Merced Irrigation District
March 24, 2011. CSPA and 6 allied conservation groups have vigorously supported the State Water Resources Control Board’s use of its Clean Water Act authority to require Merced Irrigation District to perform studies. The studies are needed in order for the Board to issue a Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification, a legal requirement for…
