Category Archives: California Delta

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, 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 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, 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 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 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 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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Press Conference: Experts Criticize Flawed BDCP Process, Missing Implementation Agreement

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Denise Zitnik

On May 14 2014, CSPA Executive Director Bill Jennings joined Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta; Bob Wright, Friends of the River; Osha Meserve and Local Agencies of the North Delta; in a media call to discuss the flawed BDCP process. … 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, 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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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 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 Protests State Board’s Drought Urgency Order

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Bill Jennings

CSPA, CWIN and AquAlliance have filed a formal protest against the State Water Resource Control Board’s (State Board) Order Approving a Temporary Urgency Change in License and Permit Terms and Conditions Requiring Compliance with Delta Water Quality Objectives in Response … Continue reading →

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California Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Recommends No BDCP

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 26 February 2014, the California Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout sent California Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Charlton Bonham a letter recommending that the Department deny an incidental take permit and Natural Communities Conservation Plan (NCCP) … Continue reading →

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CSPA Requests Urgent Actions to Protect Delta and Longfin Smelt

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 20 February 2014, in a letter to California Natural Resources Agency Secretary John Laird and Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, CSPA requested that the agencies take urgent action to protect Delta smelt and longfin smelt during the present … Continue reading →

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CSPA Testifies at State Water Board Drought Urgency Hearing

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 18 and 19 February 2014, CSPA testified at the State Water Resource Control Board’s workshop regarding the drought urgency petition filed by the Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Water Board’s temporary order, issued … Continue reading →

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CSPA, Coalitions Thank Feinstein, Boxer and Urge Continued Support for Sane Drought Policies

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 9 February 2014, CSPA joined PCFFA, Golden Gate Salmon Association, Golden Gate Fishermen’s Association, Coastside Fishing Club and Water4fish in sending a letter to California Senators Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer thanking them for opposing the disastrous HR 3964 … Continue reading →

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