Monthly Archives: September 2013

CSPA Submits Comments on MAST Report

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has provided extensive comments on the draft Interagency Ecological Program’s (IEP) MAST (Management, Analysis and Synthesis Team) report.   The MAST report is an updated conceptual model for Delta smelt and is intended to synthesize the latest scientific data and … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Recycling Facility in Gault California

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 30 September 2013, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Sue Gault Recyclers in Gault California for violations of the federal Clean Water Act.  The notice letter alleges that the scrap materials recycling facility illegally discharges polluted stormwater to … Continue reading →

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Summer Townet Delta Smelt and Striped Bass Indices Plunge Again

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Bill Jennings

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has released the 2013 Summer Townet Surveys for Delta Smelt and Striped Bass.  The abundance index for Delta smelt is 0.7 and down from indices of the previous two years and similar to … Continue reading →

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CSPA Comments on Bureau’s CVP Cross Valley Contracts

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 26 September 2013, CSPA and a coalition of environmental and fishing organizations submitted extensive comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Cross-Valley Contractors Interim Renewal Contracts and the Draft FONSI (Finding of No Significant Impact) for the Cross-Valley … Continue reading →

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CSPA Submits Comments on Port of Stockton Dredging Permit

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Bill Jennings

ON 23 September 2013, CSPA and the Sierra Club submitted comments on the Port of Stockton’s application for a dredging permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act.  The comments … Continue reading →

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CSPA and Coalition Seek Equal Protection for Fish

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Chris Shutes

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 … Continue reading →

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CSPA Submits Comments on General Industrial Permit

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 19 September 2013, CSPA, CoastKeeper Alliance, Heal the Bay, Center for Biological Diversity and PCFFA submitted detailed comments on the latest draft of the proposed revision of California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  The industrial general permit regulates the discharge … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Concrete and Scrap Metal Site in Grass Valley California

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 20 September 2013, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Hansen Brothers Enterprises in Grass Valley for violations of the federal Clean Water Act.  The facility is used for the sale and storage of concrete and aggregate materials, storage … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Concrete and Aggregate Material Site in Colfax California

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 20 September 2013, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Sue Hansen Brothers Enterprises in Colfax for violations of the federal Clean Water Act.  The Colfax facility used for the sale and storage of concrete and aggregate materials and … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Sonoma County for Illegal Discharges

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Sonoma County for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  Sonoma County operates a 40-acre recycling facility and transfer station in Sonoma, California.  The facility discharges polluted stormwater into channels … Continue reading →

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