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  • FERC Declaratory Order Finding Waiver of California Section 401 Authority Challenged in Ninth Circuit

    https://www.natlawreview.com/article/hydro-newsletter-volume-7-issue-10 Hydro Newsletter – Volume 7, Issue 10 Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Sharon White Rachael L. Lipinski Van Ness Feldman LLP The California State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) and a group of environmental organizations, including the South Yuba River Citizens League, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Friends of the River, and the Mother Lode…

  • Steelhead conservation plan on Calaveras River draws concern from fisheries advocates

    http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/article_becd5932-f862-11ea-8bf1-273b9d609229.html By Davis Harper Sep 18, 2020 A long-awaited habitat conservation plan for threatened Central Valley steelhead on the Calaveras River was approved by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) Monday. Conservation groups say the plan was pushed through with minimal restrictions on Stockton East Water District (Stockton East), whose operations on the river…

  • Water board must establish a state water budget that California can afford

    https://calmatters.org/commentary/my-turn/2020/09/water-board-must-establish-a-state-water-budget-that-california-can-afford/ By Chris Shutes, Special to CalMatters September 17, 2020 In summary The state water board needs to restore a balanced water budget, and the state needs to stop ignoring how out of balance the water budget really is. Chris Shutes is the water rights advocate for the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, blancapaloma@msn.com. Former U.S.…

  • FERC Declaratory Order Finding Waiver of California Section 401 Authority Challenged in Ninth Circuit

    https://www.natlawreview.com/article/hydro-newsletter-volume-7-issue-9 Hydro Newsletter – Volume 7, Issue 9 Sharon White Rachael L. Lipinski Van Ness Feldman LLP Monday, August 31, 2020 FERC Declaratory Order Finding Waiver of California Section 401 Authority Challenged in Ninth Circuit The California State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) and a group of environmental organizations, including the South Yuba River…

  • California State Water Board settles lawsuit with environmental groups – great news for water, fish, and all Californians!

    http://redgreenandblue.org/2020/07/22/california-state-water-board-settles-lawsuit-environmental-groups-great-news-water-fish-californians/ Published on July 22nd, 2020 By Dan Bacher “The lawsuit, filed in 2015 by the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (“CSPA”), the California Water Impact Network(“CWIN”), and AquAlliance, brought sweeping claims against the State Water Board. It alleged that the agency’s management of the Sacramento River and San Francisco Bay-Delta displayed an overarching pattern and…