Category Archives: California Delta

CSPA’s Submits Comments at the Conclusion of the Water Fix’s RDEIR/SDEIS Public Comment Period

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

On October 30, 2015 the public comment period for the Recirculated Draft EIR/Supplemental Draft EIS for Bay Delta Conservation Plan/California WaterFix (RDEIR/SDEIS) ended. CSPA submitted comments with CWIN and AquAlliance, and in a separate effort worked closely with the Environmental … Continue reading →

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Delta Independent Science Board Finds Current Draft of “Water Fix” Environmental Documents Incomplete and Vague

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

On September 30, 2015 the Delta Independent Science Board released its review of the BDCP/ Water Fix’s partially Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report and Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Overall, the Delta Independent Science Board found the document unsatisfactory for … Continue reading →

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CSPA, Environmental Water Caucus Submit Comments on the California Water Fix

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

On October 6, 2015 the Environmental Water Caucus, a coalition of groups including CSPA, submitted comments on the BDCP Delta Water Tunnels project Recirculated Draft EIR/Supplemental Draft EIS (RDEIR/SDEIS). The letter draws from previously submitted comments, including a July 2014 … Continue reading →

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Environmental Water Caucus Requests Longer Comment Period on California “Water Fix”

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

On 18 September 2015, the Environmental Water Caucus, a coalition that includes CSPA, requested a 60-day extension of the public comment period on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP)/California Water Fix Partially Recirculated Draft EIR/Supplemental Draft EIS (RDEIR/SDEIS) for the … Continue reading →

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CSPA, Environmental Water Caucus ask Secretary of the Interior to Reject Delta Tunnels

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

On 16 September 2015 the Environmental Water Caucus, a coalition of groups including CSPA, submitted a letter to Sally Jewell , Secretary of the Interior, detailing the many problems of the proposed California Delta Water Tunnel Project and urging the … Continue reading →

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CSPA Files Amended Lawsuit Against State Water Board

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Bill Jennings

On 16 September 2015, attorneys for CSPA, CWIN and AquAlliance filed an amended lawsuit against the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) seeking declaratory and injunctive relief invalidating the SWRCB’s pattern and practice policy of weakening water quality protection standards … 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 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 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 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 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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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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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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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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CSPA Follows up at State Water Board on Economics, Fisheries and Water Deliveries

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

February 26, 2015 – In a supplementary filing to the State Water Board, CSPA submitted supporting information in opposition to weakening Delta flow and water quality standards as requested by the Department of Water Resources and the Bureau of Reclamation on … Continue reading →

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CSPA Back before the State Water Board

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

February 18, 2015.  The State Water Board held a workshop on February 18, 2015 to hear comments on its February 3 Order that relaxed Delta flow and water quality standards in the Delta.  The Department of Water Resources, Bureau of … Continue reading →

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CSPA Opposes Weakening of Delta Standards

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

February 13, 2015.  The State Water Project and Central Valley Project have doubled down on last year’s disastrous rollback of Delta flow and water quality standards. The Department of Water Resources and the Bureau of Reclamation, operators of the state … Continue reading →

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US Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Report Opposing the Enlargement of Shata Dam

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

Today the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) and the California Water Impact Network (CWIN) issued a media release documenting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s opposition to the Bureau of Reclamation’s proposed $1.1 billion project to enlarge the Shasta Dam. The … Continue reading →

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As Delta Smelt Plummets Towards Extinction, New Rules Allow Increased Kill

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Denise Zitnik

The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) and California Water Impact Network (CWIN) issued a press release on Monday, January 26, 2015 criticizing a  decision that will allow government pumps to kill twice as many endangered Delta smelt than was previously permitted. … Continue reading →

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