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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Sacramento Metal Recycler

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Sunshine Steel Enterprises Corporation for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  Sunshine Steel operates a two-acre metal recycling facility in Sacramento, California.  The lawsuit alleged that the facility discharged … Continue reading

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CSPA Submits Comments on Eastside SJR WDR’s for Irrigated Lands

The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) and the California Water Impact Network (CWIN) submitted joint comments to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) on the proposed Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) for growers within the Eastern San … Continue reading

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CSPA and Coalition Seek Cold Water in Middle and South Yuba Rivers

CSPA and fellow members of the Foothills Water Network coalition have called for more summer flow in the South Yuba and Middle Yuba rivers to support cold water fisheries. In Comments and Recommendations for the coordinated relicensing of the Yuba-Bear … Continue reading

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CSPA Submits Comments on Sixth Draft of the Delta Plan

On 13 June 2012, CSPA submitted comments on the sixth draft of the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan.  The letter criticized the Council for failing to define the “coequal goals” or provide defensible and quantifiable goals, yardsticks and mileposts for … Continue reading

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CSPA Sues Regional Water Board Over Irrigated Lands Program and EIR

On 25 May 2012, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) and California Water Impact Network (C-WIN) filed a lawsuit against the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) over its extension of the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP) … Continue reading

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Sacramento Fertilizer Facility

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against REDI-GRO Corporation for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  REDI-GRO Waste operates a fertilizer facility in Sacramento, California.  The lawsuit alleged that the facilities discharged polluted stormwater into Morrison … Continue reading

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Rancho Cordova Auto Recycler

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Bavarian Auto Recycling for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  Bavarian Auto Recycling operates a seven-acre automotive dismantling and recycling facility in Rancho Cordova, California.  The lawsuit alleged that … Continue reading

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Davis Recycler

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Davis Waste Removal Co., Inc., for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Davis Waste Removal operates a seven-acre recycling facility in Davis, California.  The lawsuit alleged that the facility … Continue reading

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Stockton Recycler

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Stockton Recycling, Inc., for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  Stockton Recycling operates three recycling facilities in Stockton, California.  The lawsuit alleged that the facilities discharged polluted stormwater into … Continue reading

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Study of Summer Whitewater Releases and Macroinvertebrates Finds Little Effect

A just-completed study that included two seasons of field sampling on the North Fork Feather River and two years of analysis shows no ecosystem-level effect of limited summer whitewater boating releases on aquatic macroinvertebrates (insects). The study was designed by … Continue reading

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EWC, Including CSPA, Submit Comments on Delta Plan EIR

The Environmental Water Caucus and 48 environmental, fishing and tribal organizations, including CSPA, submitted detailed comments on the deficiencies of the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan and Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The Draft EIR and proposed Delta Plan perpetuate the … Continue reading

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Coalition Submits Comments on Delta Plan and EIR

The Law Office of Stephan C. Volker, representing CSPA, PCFFA, Friends of the River, North Coast River Alliance, Institute for Fisheries Resources and the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, submitted comments on the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan and Environmental Impact Report … Continue reading

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PCFFA and CSPA Submit Comments on Delta Plan EIR

Michael Lozeau, of Lozeau/Drury LLP, submitted detailed comments on the failure of the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Trust Doctrine and the Delta Reform Act … Continue reading

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CSPA Joins with CWIN, PCFFA and AquAlliance in Commenting on Delta Plan and EIR

On 2 February 2012, the Law Offices of Michael Jackson, representing the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, California Water Impact Network, Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations and AquAlliance submitted extensive comments on the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan and Environmental … Continue reading

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Major Victory for CSPA: East Bay MUD Abandons Plan To Raise Pardee Dam

The East Bay Municipal Utilities District has thrown in the towel and will no longer pursue a plan to raise Pardee Dam. Pardee Dam, which backs up the Mokelumne River in Amador and Calaveras counties, creates Pardee Reservoir, EBMUD’s largest … Continue reading

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CSPA to FERC: The Standard License Reopener is Always Closed

Statement of Chris Shutes, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, on the reality of standard reopeners in hydropower licenses Before the Study Dispute Panel, Yuba River Development Project (P-2246,Yuba County Water Agency) relicensing proceeding before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Sacramento, California, … Continue reading

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Lawsuit filed to Stop Toxic Discharges to San Joaquin River

On 9 November 2011, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, Friends of the River, Crab Boat Owners Association and retired USFWS biologist Felix Smith sued the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and San Luis Delta Mendota … Continue reading

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CSPA and Allies Comment on Don Pedro Studies

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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CSPA Sues Auto Dismantling Facilities in Rancho Cordova

On 4 October 2011, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Specialized Parts Planet, Inc. and five auto dismantling and recycling facilities it operates in Rancho Cordova California for substantive and procedural violations of the federal Clean Water Act and the state’s … Continue reading

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CSPA, broad coalition submit highly critical comments and issue press release on Delta Plan

The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) has joined more than 200 other environmental, environmental justice, tribal and commercial and recreational fishing organization in submitting extensive comments on the Delta Stewardship Council’s Fifth Draft Delta Plan.  The coalition letter notes that … Continue reading

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