Monthly Archives: November 2015

CSPA et al. Assails Water Board’s Delta Tunnel Hearing Process

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Bill Jennings

On 24 November 2015, CSPA joined Friends of the River, Restore the Delta and the Environmental Water Caucus in sending a letter to the State Water Resources Control Board regarding the hearing process with respect to the petition by the … Continue reading →

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CSPA and Coalition Urges the SWRCB Implement Sustainable Flow Requirements

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

On October 26, 2015 CSPA, as part of a broad coalition of 87 environmental, fishing, and tribal organizations, submitted a letter to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) supporting the use of a percentage of unimpaired flow as the … Continue reading →

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CSPA Comments to Army Corps on Pending Water Fix Permits

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

On November 8, 2015 CSPA, CWIN, and AquAlliance submitted comments to the Army Corps of Engineers regarding the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 and River and Harbors Act (RHA) Section 10 permits recently requested for the California Water Fix … Continue reading →

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CSPA’s Submits Comments at the Conclusion of the Water Fix’s RDEIR/SDEIS Public Comment Period

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

On October 30, 2015 the public comment period for the Recirculated Draft EIR/Supplemental Draft EIS for Bay Delta Conservation Plan/California WaterFix (RDEIR/SDEIS) ended. CSPA submitted comments with CWIN and AquAlliance, and in a separate effort worked closely with the Environmental … Continue reading →

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CSPA and Allies Defend Butte Creek Protections

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Chris Shutes

Virtually everyone agrees that PG&E’s DeSabla – Centerville Hydroelectric Project on Butte Creek and the West Branch Feather River provides important benefits to salmon. Fortunately, the ten-year-long relicensing of this project is close to completion. In the most recent process … Continue reading →

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