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CSPA Submits BDCP Comments

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 28 July 2014, CSPA submitted comments on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and associated EIR/EIS.  The comments were focused on the various conservation elements, including the twin tunnels that will divert an average of 2.5 million acre feet … Continue reading →

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CSPA Proposes High Spring Flows in Merced River

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Chris Shutes

CSPA and a coalition of environmental and fishing groups filed extensive comments and recommendations on July 22 in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s relicensing of the Merced River Project on the Merced River. The filing makes recommendations for flows in … Continue reading →

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CSPA and Allies Propose Tuolumne Fish Passage Studies

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Chris Shutes

CSPA and a coalition of environmental and fishing groups filed comments July 22 on scoping for the licensing of La Grange Dam and Powerhouse on the Tuolumne River. The Conservation Groups on the filing also submitted study requests asking that … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Gilroy Landfill

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 21 July 2014, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Recology Inc. for violations of the substantive and procedural requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Recology Inc. operates the Recology Pacheco Pass … Continue reading →

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Join CSPA at Rally to Save the Delta Stop the Tunnels

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Denise Zitnik

On Tuesday, 29 July 2014, at 11:30 am, CSPA, Restore the Delta, and a coalition of commercial and recreational fishing, environmental, tribal and environmental justice organizations are staging a rally at the West Steps of the State Capitol. The rally … Continue reading →

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Court Denies Injunction Sought to Stop Water Transfers to Protect Fish: Delta smelt on the scaffold

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 11 July 2014, Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill, of the U.S. District Court in Fresno California, denied a motion for preliminary injunction to stop the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) from transferring water through the south Delta export pumps to … Continue reading →

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CSPA Sues Paradise Recycler

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 7 July 2014, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Northern Recycling & Waste for violations of the substantive and procedural requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  Northern Recycling & Waste operates a recycling … Continue reading →

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CSPA, Coalition Submit Comments on Grasslands Bypass Project

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 30 June 2014, CSPA and a broad coalition of environmental, fishing and tribal organizations submitted comments to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) regarding the proposed Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) for the Grasslands Bypass Project … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Gilroy Recycler

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 1 July 2014, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Pacific Coast Recycling for violations of the substantive and procedural requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Pacific Coast Recycling operates a one-acre … Continue reading →

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CSPA Sues Gilroy Food Processor

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 23 June 2014, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Olam West Coast, Inc. for violations of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  Olam operates a 46-acre industrial facility in Gilroy that manufactures and distributes of … Continue reading →

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CSPA Asks FERC for Tuolumne Fish Passage Studies

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Chris Shutes

The hydropower licensing of the La Grange Project on the Tuolumne River has begun. The licensing was ordered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) after the Conservation Groups including CSPA and the National Marine Fisheries Service submitted evidence that … Continue reading →

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CSPA, AquAlliance File for Preliminary Injunction Against Water Transfer

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 13 June 2014, CSPA and AquAlliance filed a motion in federal District Court for a preliminary injunction to restrain and enjoin the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) from carrying out or approving the transfer of up to 175,226 acre-feet … Continue reading →

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CSPA, Coalition Submit Comments on USEPA Selenium Standards

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 13 June 2014, CSPA and a broad coalition of environmental and fishing groups submitted comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s draft aquatic life ambient water quality criteria for selenium in freshwater.  The comments quote from previous scientific reviews … Continue reading →

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CSPA Sues USBR Over Water Transfers

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 11 June 2014, CSPA and AquAlliance filed a lawsuit in federal District Court against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) over its inadequate disclosure, avoidance of impacts, and mitigation of major water transfers from the Sacramento Valley through the … Continue reading →

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CSPA, EWC Submit Extensive BDCP Comments

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 11 June 2014, the Environmental Water Caucus, of which CSPA is a member, submitted 259 pages of scathingly critical detailed comments on the Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and associated Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS). … Continue reading →

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CSPA, Coalition Submit Comments on Cost Allocation for Central Valley Project

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 4 June 2014, CSPA and a coalition of fishing and environmental organizations submitted comments to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) concerning the proposed cost allocation methodology for the federal Central Valley Project.  The comments point out that, among … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Metal Recycling Facility in Gilroy

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Denise Zitnik

On 2 June 2014, CSPA sent a notice of intent to sue Metech International, LLC metal recycling facility for violations of the substantive and procedural requirements of the Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Metech International operates … Continue reading →

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CSPA Joins Environmental Justice Coalition to Request Restart of the BDCP Comment Period

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Denise Zitnik

On 30 May 2014, CSPA joined the Environmental Justice Coalition for Water in requesting a restart of the BDCP comment period. The BDCP comment period extension was requested because agencies failed to provide meaningful access and participation for California’s limited … Continue reading →

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CSPA Sues Ready Mix Concrete Facility in Lincoln

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 21 May 2014, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Sue Syar Concrete, LLC, which operates a ready mix concrete facility in Lincoln California.  The facility discharges pollutants to Markham Ravine, which flows into Auburn Ravine and ultimately the Sacramento River. … Continue reading →

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CSPA Sues Sacramento Concrete Manufacturing Facility

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 21 May 2014, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Jensen Precast for violations of the substantive and procedural requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. The 12-acre Sacramento concrete facility discharges polluted stormwater to … Continue reading →

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