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 is the seventh modification of Delta protection standards since 7 February.
The protest asserts that the Order does not serve the public interest, is contrary to law, will have an adverse environmental impact and violates due process requirements. It requests a full evidentiary hearing and sets forth eleven specific conditions under which the protest can be resolved.