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Oops, DWR Did It Again
WaterFix version 1 is hung out to dry. There have been welcome announcements by the Newsom administration of a clean start on California water policy. But on June 10, 2019, the Department of Water Resources posted “Why Delta Conveyance” to one of its many webpages, linked in DWR’s email listserve DWR Water News. It appears
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CSPA Legal Wins Generate Significant Environmental Mitigation Funds
CSPA is proud to report that our legal work to protect water quality continues to generate monetary settlements that are donated to foundations and other organizations that protect water quality. While the primary focus of CSPA’s enforcement efforts is to eliminate continuing pollution, settlements generally include mitigation payment for past damage to the environment. These
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Cutting Funding for Ag Water Efficiency: A Backwards Portfolio for Managing Water
On May 9, 2019, Governor Newsom released his proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. The website for CalCAN, the California Climate and Agricultural Network, reports[1] that the proposed budget would eliminate funding for SWEEP, [2] “the state’s on-farm water use efficiency program.” This is nuts. The Brown administration initiated SWEEP during the 2014 drought.
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CSPA and Allied Groups Dissect Draft EIS for Don Pedro
CSPA, nine other conservation and fishing groups, and four whitewater outfitters (“Conservation Groups”) jointly submitted 75 pages of comments on April 12, 2019 on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the relicensing of the Don Pedro Hydroelectric Project and the first-time licensing of the La Grange Hydroelectric Project. Together, the projects have buried over
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CSPA Submits Comments to EPA on New Selenium Criteria
CSPA and a coalition of environmental, fishing and environmental justice organizations submitted comments to U.S. EPA regarding proposed federal water quality criteria for selenium applicable to California. A protective water quality criterion for selenium is essential not only for various aquatic species, through various lifecycles, during various seasons, but also for the protection of terrestrial
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