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USBR, USFWS Gives Away 451,000 Acre Feet of Fish Water to San Joaquin Valley Farmers

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Bill Jennings

San Joaquin Valley farmers who received a gift of many thousands of acre-feet of water necessary to support fisheries and meet water quality standards, have sued and secured a temporary injunction preventing the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from releasing water … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Modesto Manufacturing Facility

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Parker-Hannifin Corporation for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  Parker-Hannifin operates an 8-acre fuel filter manufacturing facility in Modesto California.  The lawsuit alleged that the Facility discharged polluted stormwater … Continue reading →

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CSPA Submits Comments On Sacramento Treatment Plant Permit

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 14 August 2013, CSPA submitted comments to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board on proposed amendments to the waste discharge permit regulating pollutant discharges from the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant.  The proposed amendments further relax already … Continue reading →

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CSPA Rips Economic Analysis at BDCP Finance Meeting

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA assailed the Bay Delta Conservation Program’s statewide economic assessment prepared by the Brattle Group at the BDCP Finance Committee’s 8 August 2013 meeting in West Sacramento.  The study claimed that construction of twin tunnels to divert the Sacramento River … Continue reading →

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Coalition Requests Emergency Action on Scott River

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA joined with the Karuk Tribe, California Coastkeeper Alliance, Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations, Earth Law Center and Klamath Riverkeeper in requesting that the State Water Resources Control Board and California Department of Fish and Wildlife take emergency action … Continue reading →

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CSPA Assails Deceptive BDCP Impact Study

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Bill Jennings

Today, CSPA, CWIN and AquAlliance issued a press release assailing the deceptive BDCP economic impact study released by the Brown Administration.  BDCP’s tunnel scheme will saddle ratepayers with more than $50 billion in debt and imperil the Delta estuary and … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Rancho Cordova Auto Dismantler

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Pick and Pull Auto Dismantling, Inc., for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  Pick and Pull operates an automobile dismantling and used auto parts facility in Rancho Cordova, California.  … Continue reading →

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Massive Loss of Endangered Winter Run Salmon

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Bill Jennings

During April, May and early June, perhaps half of this years spawning population of endangered winter-run Chinook salmon were drawn into the irrigation channels of the Yolo Bypass and Colusa Basin and stranded.  Approximately 300 fish were rescued and returned … Continue reading →

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CSPA and Allies Warn of Looming Salmon Apocalypse in California

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Denise Zitnik

CSPA, AquAlliance and the California Water Impact Network is calling attention to poor government policy that could doom salmon runs in a press release. Currently the Sacramento River is providing exports south of the Delta, draining reservoirs of cold water … Continue reading →

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CSPA and Allies Seek Supplemental DEIS on Yuba River Hydroelectric Projects

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Denise Zitnik

CSPA, Trout Unlimited and American Rivers filed a motion on June 21 that asks the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to account for the reintroduction of anadromous fish in the South Yuba and Middle Yuba rivers. The motion asks FERC … Continue reading →

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CSPA Sues Delta Stewardship Council over Delta Plan

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Denise Zitnik

On 17 June 2013, the California Sportsfishing Protection Alliance joined the California Water Impact Network, AquAlliance, Friends of the River, Center For Biological Diversity and Restore the Delta in filling a lawsuit against the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan and … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Shasta Lake Marina

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Holiday Harbor, Inc., for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Holiday Harbor operates a marina and boat repair facility on the shores of Shasta Lake.  The lawsuit alleged that … Continue reading →

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CSPA Wins Lawsuit Against Regional Water Board’s Irrigated Lands Program

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 21 May 2013, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Timothy M. Frawley ruled that the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board’s (Regional Board) renewal of the irrigated lands program waiver of waste discharge requirements violated California’s antidegradation and non-point source … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against El Dorado Concrete Facility

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against CEMEX Construction Materials Pacific LLC for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. CEMEX operates a concrete product manufacturing facility in El Dorado California.  The lawsuit alleged that the facility … Continue reading →

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CSPA and Conservation Allies Issue Support for Water Quality Certification on Butte Creek

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Denise Zitnik

CSPA and several conservation allies submitted comments today on the draft Water Quality Certification for the relicensing of the DeSabla – Centerville hydroelectric project on Butte Creek. These comments express general support for the conditions proposed by the State Water … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Antioch Manufacturing Facility

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Georgia-Pacific Corporation for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  Georgia-Pacific operates a gypsum product manufacturing facility in Antioch California.  The lawsuit alleged that the facility discharged polluted stormwater into … Continue reading →

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EWC, CSPA Release Updated Solution to California Water Crisis

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA worked closely with the Environmental Water Caucus to develop and update the EWC California Water Solutions Now report that establishes both a path and goal for restoring devastated Bay-Delta fisheries while meeting the water supply needs of California.  The … Continue reading →

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CSPA Testifies at Delta Plan Adoption Hearing

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA’s Executive Director Bill Jennings testified at the 16 May 2013 adoption hearing of the Delta Stewardship Council’s hearing on the final Delta Plan and Environmental Impact Report.  Jennings told the Council that it had squandered a marvelous and unique … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Redding Sewer Facilities

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against the City of Redding for violations of the federal discharge permits for the Clear Creek and Stillwater wastewater treatment facilities and the municipal stormwater system.  Specifically, the lawsuit alleged that the … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Santa Rosa Tank Manufacturer

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Santa Rosa Stainless Steel Fabricators, Inc., for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  Stainless Steel Fabricators operates a three-acre tank manufacturing facility in Santa Rosa, California.  The lawsuit alleged … Continue reading →

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