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CSPA, Coalition Win Major Lawsuit Against State Over Farm Pollution

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Bill Jennings

On 10 August 2015, CSPA, the Otter Project, Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, Environmental Justice Coalition for Water and an elderly woman who was deprived of drinking water because of agricultural pollution prevailed in an important … Continue reading →

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CSPA Protests State Board Approval of Sacramento Temperature Plan

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Bill Jennings

On 6 August 2015, CSPA, CWIN and AquAlliance filed a formal protest, petition for hearing and petition for reconsideration of the State Water Resources Control Boards approval of the Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan. The protest states that the weakening … Continue reading →

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CSPA Sues State Water Board to Prevent Fish Extinctions

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Bill Jennings

On 4 August 2015, The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), California Water Impact Network (C-WIN) and AquAlliance, collectively “Petitioners,” filed a lawsuit against the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and a writ … Continue reading →

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CSPA Protests Water Board’s Serial Weakening of Delta Fish Protection Standards

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Bill Jennings

On 3 August 2015, CSPA filed a protest, objection and petition for reconsideration of the State Water Resources Control Board’s (State Board) issuance of a 3 July 2015 Order further weakening Bay-Delta water quality and flow standards protecting fish and … Continue reading →

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CSPA Files Complaint Against State Board, Bureau of Reclamation for Violations of Laws Protecting Sacramento River Chinook Salmon

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Bill Jennings

The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) has filed a formal complaint against the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) for violations of the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San … Continue reading →

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CSPA Files Complaint Against SWRCB, USBR, DWR for Violations During Current Drought

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

On Tuesday, July 21 CSPA filed a complaint with the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) against the SWRCB, US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), and California Department of Water Resources (DWR) alleging a multitude of serious water quality violations during … Continue reading →

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CSPA Presentation on Sacramento Temperature Plan

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Bill Jennings

On 24 June 2015, CSPA submitted a detailed presentation to the State Water Board’s workshop on drought issues, Delta flows and the revised Temperature Management Plan for the upper Sacramento River. Under the proposed plan temperature criteria would be increased … Continue reading →

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CSPA Objects to Change in Delta Water Quality Standards

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Bill Jennings

On 19 June 2015, CSPA, joined by the California Water Impact Network and AquAlliance, filed an extensive formal Objection to the 21 May 2015 Temporary Urgency Change Petition (TUCP Petition) from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and California Department … Continue reading →

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CSPA Seeks to Protect Sacramento River from High Temperature and Toxic Metal Wastewater Discharges

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Bill Jennings

In January 2013, CSPA filed a lawsuit against the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) for violations of the Clean Water Act in issuing a permit to the Sacramento Regional Sanitation District (SacRegional) for wastewater discharges to … Continue reading →

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CSPA Sues Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, State Water Board and DWR to Prevent Fishery Extinctions

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Bill Jennings

The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, California Water Impact Network, AquAlliance and Restore the Delta have filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief, under the Administrative Procedures Act, and a Petition for Writ of Mandate, under California Code of Civil … Continue reading →

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CSPA and allies comment on Draft EIS for Merced River relicensing

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Chris Shutes

CSPA and seven other Conservation Groups filed comments on May 29, 2015 on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the relicensing of the Merced River Hydroelectric Project and the Merced Falls Hydroelectric Project. These relicensings began in 2009. The Federal … Continue reading →

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CSPA Comments on the Crisis in Delta at SWRCB

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

On May 20, 2015 the State Water Board held a workshop to hear comments on its April 6 Order that approved relaxed Delta flow and water quality standards until June. During the public comment period CSPA’s Bill Jennings presented yet … Continue reading →

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Support CSPA’s Actions to Enforce the Clean Water Act

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

CSPA is working with Lawyers for Clean Water, Inc. on a Clean Water Act enforcement action against an industrial facility near the Stanislaus River in Oakdale. Stormwater discharges from the dairy feed manufacturing and heavy equipment storage facility flow into … Continue reading →

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CSPA Protests Weakening Bay-Delta Flow and Water Quality Requirements

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

On May 6, 2015, CSPA, joined by CWIN, and AquAlliance, submitted a Protest, Objection and Petition for Reconsideration to the State Water Resources Control Board’s Temporary Urgency Change Order (TUCO) issued on April 6th. In the order the SWRCB continues to illegally fail to … Continue reading →

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CSPA and very diverse partners working on salmon reintroduction to North Yuba River

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Chris Shutes

The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Trout Unlimited and American Rivers, along with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, National Marine Fisheries Service, and Yuba County Water Agency, released a framework on May 7, 2015, that will guide negotiations whose … Continue reading →

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The News is Spreading: California cannot continue to ‘save water’ by depleting flows to endangered fisheries

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

On the heels of mandatory urban water conservation requirements, the news is spreading that reduced delta inflows are not enough to support endangered delta fish populations. The articles below take a look at how California’s limited water supply is being … Continue reading →

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Epidemic of Comprehension: Outbreak of articles on break-up of BDCP

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

Following news that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will not issue 50-year environmental permits for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) an epidemic of comprehension has spread, resulting in an outbreak of articles on the break-up of BDCP. On … Continue reading →

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Five-Year Water Board Process Comes Up Short For Rivers during Historic Drought

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

On April 8, 2015, the State Water Resources Control Board rejected an urgent appeal of a coalition of conservation, tribal and fishing groups to formally recognize Northern California Rivers and Steads as “impaired” under the Clean Water Act. CSPA has been … Continue reading →

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CSPA supports cold water for NF Feather River and protections for Lake Almanor

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Chris Shutes

CSPA and American Whitewater (AW) filed joint comments March 26, 2015 on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Water Quality Certification for relicensing of the Upper North Fork Feather Project. The State Water Resources Control Board issued the … Continue reading →

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Fishermen, Delta Leaders: Exporters “Destroy Delta Smelt”

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) and Restore the Delta issued a press release on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 documenting how State and federal fish agencies are failing to enforce laws to protect fisheries. Simply put, if endangered species become extinct, fault will … Continue reading →

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