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Calaveras River Plan Takes 14 Years to Keep All the Water

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Chris Shutes

On November 14, 2019, CSPA filed comments critical of a new Habitat Conservation Plan for the Calaveras River and also filed comments critical of a supporting environmental review document.[1]   Stockton East Water District (Stockton East) and the National Marine Fisheries … Continue reading →

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NEWS WORTH NOTING, weekend interesting stuff edition: Feds rule American River hydroproject does not need CA water quality certification; AG Becerra secures settlement against Westlands for Shasta Dam project; Orange County breaks ground on project to recycle 100% of wastewater

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Denise Zitnik

https://mavensnotebook.com/2019/11/08/news-worth-noting-feds-rule-american-river-hydroproject-does-not-need-ca-water-quality-certification-ag-becerra-secures-settlement-against-westlands-for-shasta-dam-project-orange-county-breaks-grou/ November 8, 2019 Maven Feds undermine Clean Water Act protections – American River project center stage of national precedent From the South Yuba River Citizens League, Foothills Water Network, and the Hydropower Reform Coalition: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission … Continue reading →

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What the Water Deals Mean, Part 1: December 2018 Agreements between the Department of Water Resources and the Bureau of Reclamation

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Chris Shutes

On December 12, 2018, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the United States Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau) concluded a series of water agreements relating to DWR’s State Water Project (SWP) and the Bureau’s Central Valley Project (CVP).  On … Continue reading →

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White paper commissioned by Delta Tunnels proponents claims CAWaterFix would benefit fish

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Denise Zitnik

https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/03/15/18807411.php by Dan Bacher Thursday Mar 15th, 2018 9:14 AM Bill Jennings, Executive Director of the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), said the report is “an embarrassment to Moyle and his reputation.” “It’s based on three unsupportable premises: First, that … Continue reading →

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Court Victory: 10-Year California Water Transfer Program Failed Analysis & Disclosure

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Denise Zitnik

https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/02/19/18806832.php by Dan Bacher Monday Feb 19th, 2018 5:09 PM AquAlliance Executive Director Barbara Vlamis said the significance of the decision extends well beyond the water transfers to current litigation in the courts challenging Governor Jerry Brown’s Delta Tunnels project. … Continue reading →

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Delta Tunnels Hearings for Jan. 18 Through Feb. 1 are Cancelled

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Denise Zitnik

www.elkgrovenews.net/2018/01/delta-tunnels-hearings-for-jan-18.html 1/17/2018 09:20:00 PM By Dan Bacher | January 17, 2018 | The California Water Fix hearing team at the State Water Resources Control Board in Sacramento today announced that the Delta Tunnels project hearing days scheduled for January 18 … Continue reading →

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Opposing AB 313 – Negatively Effects State Water Control Board Water Rights Hearings

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Cindy Charles

On July 5th, CSPA joined with other environmental organizations in opposing AB 313 which would impede the orderly administration of water rights in California. It threatens water rights holders, California’s rivers and fisheries and the communities and jobs that depend … Continue reading →

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State knew Oroville Spillway could fail 12 years ago

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Denise Zitnik

http://www.kcra.com/article/state-knew-oroville-spillway-could-fail-12-years-ago/8777008 – click for video Updated: 9:38 PM PST Feb 13, 2017 By David Manoucheri, Investigative Producer OROVILLE, Calif. (KCRA) — Reports filed in 2005 show that the Department of Water Resources, DWR, was warned that a failure of the … Continue reading →

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180,000 People out of their Homes: Oroville Spillway Was Someone Else’s Problem

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Chris Shutes

In 2005, Ron Stork of Friends of the River warned in a Motion to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that the “ungated, unarmored spillway” at Oroville Dam needed to be made into a real spillway with real concrete.  The … Continue reading →

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CSPA Testifies in Hearing on Proposed Delta Tunnels

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Chris Shutes

On December 1, 2016, CSPA provided testimony before the State Water Resources Control Board in the hearing on the proposed Delta tunnels, known inaccurately as the “California WaterFix.”  CSPA joined in presenting testimony with witnesses from the California Water Impact … Continue reading →

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Coalition Sets High Bar for Analysis of Proposed Dam

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Chris Shutes

CSPA and allies in the Foothills Water Network submitted 25 pages of comments today on the analysis Nevada Irrigation District (NID) must perform to inform decision making about a proposed new dam on the Bear River. NID’s proposes to build … Continue reading →

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Claims And Counter-Claims About Proposed Delta Tunnels Continue

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Denise Zitnik

http://mynspr.org/post/claims-and-counter-claims-about-proposed-delta-tunnels-continue#stream/0 By MARC ALBERT JAN 26, 2016 The proposed delta water tunnels are again in the news, as supporters and opponents redouble their efforts on the massive project. The tunnels would bring Sacramento River water directly to irrigation pumps, bypassing … Continue reading →

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Tunnels fight changes venue – Lengthy hearings in 2016; opponents slam process

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Denise Zitnik

http://www.recordnet.com/article/20160103/NEWS/160109986/-1/A_BIZ By Alex Breitler Record Staff Writer Posted Jan. 3, 2016 at 4:00 PM Ten years after the first seeds were planted for the proposed twin tunnels, the battle shifts to a new arena in 2016 — a critical year … Continue reading →

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November ballot includes a $7.1 billion bond measure. Here’s why we shouldn’t support it.

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Denise Zitnik

http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/opinion/forum/november-ballot-includes-a-billion-bond-measure-here-s-why/article_9b28cb6c-5a28-11e4-9319-001a4bcf6878.html Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2014 12:00 am Keith Vandevere Proposition 1 would authorize California to issue $7.12 billion in bonds. These bonds would support much good and needed work, including watershed protection and restoration projects, regional water management plan … Continue reading →

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Did Prop. 30 donors know their money would support deadbeat dams?

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Denise Zitnik

https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/09/21/18761913.php by Dan Bacher Sunday Sep 21st, 2014 6:47 PM Only in the allegedly “green” state of California would a Governor use a legal loophole to divert millions of dollars from a campaign to raise taxes for public education over … Continue reading →

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CSPA Releases 14-Point Analysis/Opposition to Water Bond

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 3 September 2014, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) released a 14-Point Analysis and Statement of Opposition to the Proposition 1 Water Bond that is on the 4 November 2014 ballot. The $7.5 billion Bond includes $2.7 billion for … Continue reading →

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CSPA Proposes High Spring Flows in Merced River

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Chris Shutes

CSPA and a coalition of environmental and fishing groups filed extensive comments and recommendations on July 22 in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s relicensing of the Merced River Project on the Merced River. The filing makes recommendations for flows in … Continue reading →

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CSPA and Allies Propose Tuolumne Fish Passage Studies

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Chris Shutes

CSPA and a coalition of environmental and fishing groups filed comments July 22 on scoping for the licensing of La Grange Dam and Powerhouse on the Tuolumne River. The Conservation Groups on the filing also submitted study requests asking that … Continue reading →

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Groups Respond to Water Bond Proposals, Suggest Amendments

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Denise Zitnik

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/04/29/1295691/–Groups-Respond-to-Water-Bond-Proposals-Suggest-Amendments# Dan Bacher TUE APR 29, 2014 AT 04:10 PM PDT Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents of Governor Jerry Brown’s Bay Delta Conservation Plan to build the environmentally destructive Peripheral Tunnels, today released joint letters along with Delta water agencies … Continue reading →

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CSPA, Delta Water Agencies, Restore the Delta Submit Comments on Proposed Bonds

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 23 April 2014, CSPA joined Central Delta Water Agency, South Delta Water Agency, Restore the Delta and Local Agencies of the North Delta is submitting comments on three proposed Bond issues that are being considered by the state legislature.  … Continue reading →

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