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CSPA Submits Comments on State Board Attack on Water Rights System

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 19 May 2014, CSPA and CWIN submitted comments for the State Water Resource Control Board’s (Board) workshop on options for drought related curtailments of post-1914 water rights in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.  The Board has proposed a series … Continue reading →

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CSPA Submits Comments on Recycled Water Discharge Requirements

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 20 May 2014, CSPA submitted comments on the proposed General Order Waste Discharge Requirements for Recycled Water by the State Water Resources Control Board.  The Order will regulate the discharge of recycled water to land and surface waters.  CSPA … Continue reading →

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CSPA and Two Fishing and Environmental Coalitions Oppose Feinstein Drought Bill

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 19 May 2014, CSPA and a broad coalition of commercial and sport fishing organizations sent a letter to Senators Feinstein, Boxer, Reid and Merkley expressing opposition to S. 2198 and on 16 May 2014, CSPA joined the Environmental Water … Continue reading →

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CSPA Protests Latest State Board Drought Urgency Order

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 13 May 2014, CSPA, CWIN and AquAlliance filed a formal Protest, Objection and Request for Reconsideration of the State Water Resources Control Board’s 2 May 2014 Temporary Urgency Drought Order.  The Order represents the eighth time within ninety days … Continue reading →

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CSPA Joins EWC in Requesting BDCP Time Extension

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 16 May 2014, CSPA joined the Environmental Water Caucus in requesting that the public comment period for the BDCP EIR/EIS be extended for a minimum of 60 days.  The extension was requested because the BDCP proponents had failed to … Continue reading →

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CSPA Joins Coalition in Urging Protection for Wild & Scenic Rivers

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 16 May 2014, CSPA joined Friends of the River and 40 other environmental, fishing and whitewater organizations in expressing opposition to H.R. 3964 in separate letters to Senators Udall, Feinstein and Boxer.  The Bill attempts to commandeer water from … Continue reading →

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State Board Again Weakens Bay-Delta Standards; Refuses to Enforce the Law; Fish Suffer

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 6 May 2014, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) held an informal workshop on the latest changes to water quality and flow standards established to protect public trust resources in the Bay-Delta estuary. The Board, on 2 … Continue reading →

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CSPA Protests Latest State Board Drought Temporary Urgency Change Order

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 28 April 2014, CSPA, CWIN and AquAlliance formally protested the State Water Resource Control Board’s latest Temporary Urgency Order further relaxing water quality criteria and flow standards in the Delta to expedite increased water exports.  The 18 April Order … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Gilroy Manufacturing Facility

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 24 April 2014, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Sue to Olam West Coast, Inc. for violations of the substantive and procedural requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  Olam West Coast … Continue reading →

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CSPA, Delta Water Agencies, Restore the Delta Submit Comments on Proposed Bonds

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 23 April 2014, CSPA joined Central Delta Water Agency, South Delta Water Agency, Restore the Delta and Local Agencies of the North Delta is submitting comments on three proposed Bond issues that are being considered by the state legislature.  … Continue reading →

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CSPA, Coalition Submit Comments on Temperance Flat Dam Feasibility Report

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 21 April 2014, CSPA joined NRDC, Friends of the River and The Bay Institute in submitting comments on the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Draft Feasibility Report for the Upper San Joaquin River Basin Storage Investigation – Temperance Flat Reservoir.  … Continue reading →

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CSPA, Coalition Urge Governor Brown to Establish Groundwater Regulations that Protect Public Trust Resources

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 15 April 2014, CSPA joined PCFFA, California Coastkeeper Alliance, Environmental Water Caucus, California Water Impact Network, Earth Law Center, Karuk Tribe, Environment Now and Klamath Riverkeeper in urging Governor Jerry Brown to reform groundwater management in California.  The coalition … Continue reading →

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Where is the Missing BDCP Implementation Agreement?

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Bill Jennings

When the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) released its 40,000 pages of planning and environmental review documents for public comment, the Implementation Agreement was conspicuously absent.   However, the Implementation Agreement revealing the commitments to species recovery and how the Delta … Continue reading →

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CSPA Appeals Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin County/Delta WDRs for Irrigated Lands to State Water Board

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 11 April 2014, CSPA appealed the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board’s approval of general waste discharge requirements (WDRs) for growers within the Western San Joaquin River Watershed and San Joaquin County and Delta that are members of … Continue reading →

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CSPA Assails BDCP at the San Joaquin State of Our Rivers Symposium

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 3 April 2014, CSPA Executive Director Bill Jennings presented a critique of the devastating impacts that implementation of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) will have on the Delta and local tributary rivers.  Other Key Note speakers included DWR … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Ripon Manufacturing Facility

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 6 April 2014, CSPA settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Guntert & Zimmerman for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Guntert & Zimmerman operates a 22-acre construction machinery equipment and metal services used for processing, fabrication … Continue reading →

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CSPA Files Lawsuit Against City of Watsonville for Pollution Discharges

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 4 April 2014 CSPA filed a lawsuit against the City of Watsonville for massive violations of the state’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. The City of Watsonville operates a 7-acre recycling and solid waste processing facility that discharges polluted stormwater … Continue reading →

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CSPA, Coalition Call for Immediate Agency Action to List Rivers Impaired by Inadequate Flow

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 1 April 2014, CSPA joined Russian Riverkeeper, Klamath Riverkeeper, California Coastkeeper Alliance, Karuk Tribe, Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations and Earth Law Center in submitting comments to the State Water Resources Control Board urging that the North Coast … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Watsonville Manufacturing Facility

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 2 April 2014, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Sue to S. Martinelli & Co. for violations of the substantive and procedural requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. S. Martinelli & … Continue reading →

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CSPA Joins SARA in Complaint Against Reclamation’s Folsom and Nimbus Dams

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 2 April 2014, CSPA joined Felix Smith, Save the American River Association, California Small Stream Council and Public Trust Alliance in filing a complaint with the State Water Resources Control Board regarding the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) operation … Continue reading →

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