Category Archives: Hydroelectric (FERC)

CSPA and Allies Comment on Don Pedro Studies

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Chris Shutes

CSPA and a coalition of fishing and conservation groups have filed extensive comments on the Proposed Study Plan for the relicensing of the Don Pedro hydroelectric project on the Tuolumne River. The comments by “Conservation Groups” call for modification of … Continue reading →

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Mass Frog Mortality on NF Feather River

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Chris Shutes

PG&E operators on the North Fork Feather River have destroyed virtually all of 2011’s viable frog eggs on the NF Feather River below the Poe hydroelectric dam. On June 30, 2011, PG&E operators reduced the flow in the NF Feather … Continue reading →

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CSPA Joins New Effort to Stop Pardee Dam Raise

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Chris Shutes

Round two of the campaign to stop a raise of Pardee Dam has begun. In Jackson (Amador County) last night, CSPA presented scoping comments and accompanying photos, asking the East Bay Municipal Utilities District to remove the dam raise from … Continue reading →

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PG&E to Study Mokelumne Water Temperatures Before Seeking Pumped Storage License

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Chris Shutes

CSPA and the Foothill Conservancy have signed an agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. that requires PG&E to model water temperatures in the Mokelumne River. PG&E must perform the modeling before it seeks a license to construct a pumped … Continue reading →

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Water Board Ends 15 Years Of Study Delay By Merced Irrigation District

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Chris Shutes

The State Water Resources Control Board has rebuffed an request by Merced Irrigation District to delay study of the impacts of its operations on the Merced River. The Board denied a stay of the implementation of Water Rights “Investigation” Order … Continue reading →

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CSPA and 6 Allied Groups Defend Clean Water Act From Attack by Merced Irrigation District

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Chris Shutes

March 24, 2011. CSPA and 6 allied conservation groups have vigorously supported the State Water Resources Control Board’s use of its Clean Water Act authority to require Merced Irrigation District to perform studies. The studies are needed in order for … Continue reading →

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CSPA and Foothills Water Network Comment on Draft License Application for Yuba-Bear and Drum-Spaulding Hydroelectric Projects

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Chris Shutes

February 1, 2011. The Foothills Water Network, a coalition of NGO’s in which CSPA plays a leading role, filed 80 pages of comments on the Draft License Applications for the Yuba-Bear and Drum-Spaulding hydroelectric projects. The projects, licensed to  Nevada … Continue reading →

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CSPA and Allied Groups Comment on Merced Relicensing, Request Studies

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Chris Shutes

January 31, 2011. CSPA and a five other conservation and fishing groups have commented on the Initial Study Report in the relicensing of the Merced River Project, and submitted seven requests for new studies. In 2009 and 2010, Merced Irrigation … Continue reading →

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State Board passes deficient certification for Oroville

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Chris Shutes

The State Water Resources Control Board, on December 15, 2010, approved a 401 water quality certification for the relicensing of the Oroville Facilities. The certification by the State Board is required before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission can issue a … Continue reading →

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CSPA Goes to Washington

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Chris Shutes

CSPA is engaged on as many hydroelectric projects in California as any other non-governmental organization. On the Merced and the McCloud, the Tuolumne and Butte Creek, the Mokelumne and the American, the Yuba and the Feather, CSPA is active in … Continue reading →

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Foothills Water Network, Including CSPA, Asks FERC to Study Water Supply in Hydropower Relicensing

Posted on October 19, 2010 by CSPA Admin

By Chris Shutes, FERC Projects Director In a comment letter filed in the dockets of the coordinated relicensing of the Yuba-Bear and Drum-Spaulding hydroelectric projects, the Foothills Water Network has taken the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to task for failure … Continue reading →

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CSPA Comments on Future Operation of Oroville

Posted on September 24, 2010 by CSPA Admin

By Chris Shutes, CSPA FERC Projects Director CSPA has filed comments on the third Draft 401 Water Quality Certification for the relicensing of the Oroville Facilities. The State Water Resources Control Board issued its third draft certification on July 2, … Continue reading →

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CSPA Files for Party Status on Mokelumne Pumped Storage

Posted on September 23, 2010 by CSPA Admin

By Chris Shutes, FERC Projects Director CSPA has filed for party status in a proceeding before the Public Utilities Commission. In the proceeding, Pacific Gas & Electric Company seeks permission to charge its ratepayers $40 Million to initiate a FERC … Continue reading →

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CSPA Comments on Draft EIS for McCloud – Pit Relicensing

Posted on September 22, 2010 by CSPA Admin

By Chris Shutes, FERC Projects Director CSPA filed comments today on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the relicensing of the McCloud – Pit Hydroelectric Project (FERC #2106). CSPA focused on two major areas of concern. … Continue reading →

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CSPA, CalTrout and Friends of the Eel River ask FERC to Order Improved Hydrologic Analysis From PG&E

Posted on August 30, 2010 by CSPA Admin

By Chris Shutes, CSPA Water Rights Advocate On April 19, 2010, Potter Valley Irrigation District wrote a letter to FERC asking that PG&E, operator of the Potter Valley hydroelectric project. be ordered to analyze the amount of water diverted from … Continue reading →

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