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Nitrate Pollution: One Place Environmental Justice and Environmental Advocacy Meet
In 2021, the Central Coast Regional Water Board (Regional Board) adopted Agricultural Order 4.0. This order contained measures to reduce nitrate pollution in groundwater caused by the agricultural sector. Specifically, Order 4.0 set numeric limits to regulate the amount of chemical nitrate fertilizers growers could use in their fields. In September 2023, the State Water
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CSPA Fall 2023 Newsletter: Save the Date Memorial for Bill Jennings, CSPA Sues the State Water Board over Agricultural Pollution & Lead-Lined Cable in Lake Tahoe Go on Trial
The Fall 2023 Edition of the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance Newsletter is out now. Below is the introduction to the newsletter by Chris Shutes, CSPA’s Executive Director. From the Desk of Chris Shutes: It’s been a very busy year at CSPA. Our hydropower program remains a national leader. We are in the midst of four
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Sites Reservoir: Fast-Tracking and Greenwashing a Huge Water Development
In the summer of 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 149 into law. This bill gave the Governor the power to fast-track infrastructure projects deemed beneficial to the state of California’s bid to create a climate-resilient future. On November 6th, 2023 the Governor used this law to fast-track approval for the highly controversial Sites Reservoir
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Groundwater Gold Rush
The groundwater gold rush is on. New projects to divert rivers for groundwater recharge are popping up across the state. Most of these projects are temporary, but most also explicitly foresee long-term, permanent projects. These recharge projects threaten to divert still more water from already-depleted rivers, even as the State Water Resources Control Board (State
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Good News for Fish: Clean Water Act Holds for PG&E Hydropower Projects on Yuba and Bear Rivers
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) is pleased to report that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an Order on September 5, 2023 that upholds the California State Water Board’s authority to require a “water quality certification” for new hydropower licenses for the Upper Drum-Spaulding, Lower Drum, and Deer Creek hydroelectric projects. The Order ends
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