Category Archives: Bay Delta Conservation Plan

CSPA Joins in Comments on Shasta Dam Raise EIS

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 30 September 2013, CSPA and the Environmental Water Caucus submitted voluminous comments on the major inadequacies of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed raising of Shasta Dam.  Shasta Dam captures water from the Upper Sacramento, McCloud and … 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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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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Fact Sheet: BDCP and Fish Losses at the Pumps

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has prepared a short fact sheet on fish losses at the State and Federal Project water export facilities in the South Delta.  Proponents of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and its peripheral tunnels suggest that only by diverting … Continue reading →

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CSPA Joins Coalition Letter to Interior Requesting Revised Notice of Intent for BDCP

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Bill Jennings

CSPA and a coalition of environmental and fishing organizations sent a 5 May 2011 letter to Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Hayes requesting that the U.S. Department of the Interior revise the Notice of Intent (NOI) for the Bay … Continue reading →

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CSPA and Others Attempt to Stop the Hijacking of Delta Water at ‘Closed Door’ Meeting…

Posted on September 30, 2010 by CSPA Admin

Delta and Fishing Activists Disrupt Secret Delta Meetings For Immediate Release — September 30, 2010 Bill Jennings – 209-464-5067 Dan Bacher – 916-685-2245, ext. 224 Brett Baker – 916-719-6586 A Thursday morning meeting of Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) principals … Continue reading →

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