Monthly Archives: June 2020

Here We Go Again – FERC Rapidly Issuing Waivers on Water Quality Certifications for California Dams

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Cindy Charles

By Cindy Charles The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) continues to roll out waivers for water quality certifications for dam relicensings in California at an alarming rate.  On June 22, CSPA and allies in the Foothills Water Network[1] (Network) filed … Continue reading →

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Assemblymember’s Trojan Horse Hides Real Need for Section 401 Trailer Bill

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Chris Shutes

It’s a pretty sweet deal when you don’t do your homework for five years and then get the principal to say you don’t have to do it at all, and, by the way, we’re retroactively giving you an “A” in … Continue reading →

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CSPA Defends Cold Water for North Fork Feather River Trout

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Chris Shutes

CSPA and American Whitewater (AW) have defended proposed measures to keep summer water temperatures in the North Fork Feather River cold enough for trout.  The defense came in comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in opposition to a … Continue reading →

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Help Us Tell Governor Newsom We’ve Waited Long Enough—The SF Bay-Delta is in Serious Peril

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Cindy Charles

  We need your help to ask Governor Newsom to urge the State Water Board to move forward on the update of the Bay-Delta Quality Control Plan. San Francisco Bay and Delta ecosystems are near collapse.  The Voluntary Agreements process … Continue reading →

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A Deal is a Deal – El Dorado Irrigation District Seeks to Add More Diversions from SF American River

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Cindy Charles

By Cindy Charles CSPA and a coalition of environmental and recreation organizations submitted comments in response to the April 17, 2020 Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for El Dorado Irrigation District’s (EID) proposed modification of Water … Continue reading →

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