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Proposed Sites Reservoir Would Harm Fish: CSPA’s Chris Shutes Delivers Testimony Before the State Water Board
On October 2nd, 2024, CSPA’s Chris Shutes delivered testimony before the Administrative Hearings Office (AHO) of the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board). Chris’s testimony disputed the talking points of the Sites Project Authority that the proposed Sites Reservoir would divert water only during periods of high flow in the Sacramento River. It…
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An Inadequate Analysis of Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project
On September 9, 2024 a coalition of nonprofits submitted comments to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) in response to its 2024 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project (CVP) and State Water Project (SWP). The coalition consists of California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), California Water Impact Network, Friends…
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A Win for the Bear River: NID Abandons Plans to Build Centennial Dam
On September 25, 2024, the Nevada Irrigation District (NID) Board of Directors voted four to one to abandon its proposed Centennial Dam Project. The resolution was brought forward by NID staff, who had analyzed years of data and determined that the proposed project would be too costly and ineffective in supplying additional water to meet…
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Press Release: CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING PROTECTION ALLIANCE SECURES AT&T’s REMOVAL OF TOXIC LEAD-CONTAINING PHONE CABLES FROM LAKE TAHOE
Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California. September 18, 2024 – California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) is pleased to announce Pacific Bell Telephone Company, dba AT&T of California, has agreed to remove its abandoned telecommunications cables that have been leaching toxic lead into the waters of Lake Tahoe for decades. This settlement comes as a direct result…
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PG&E Withdraws Application for Transfer of Hydropower Assets
On May 10, 2024, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) reported that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) had denied an application for the transfer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) hydropower assets to a subsidiary, Pacific Generation. The CPUC found that PG&E’s application failed to meet “even the minimal public interest standard.” The CPUC, however, gave…