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CSPA Submits Comments on Amendments to Central Valley Water Quality Control Plan
On 14 April 2017, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) submitted extensive comments on proposed amendments to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board’s (Regional Board) Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys (Basin Plan). The proposed amendments address salinity limits in the San Joaquin River upstream of Vernalis. CSPA
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Broad Coalition Says Hit the Brakes on Centennial Dam
CSPA has joined a broad coalition in recommending that the Army Corps of Engineers delay work on an Environmental Impact Statement for Centennial Dam, proposed for construction by Nevada Irrigation District on the Bear River near Colfax. A Comment Letter submitted on April 10, 2017 under the banner of the Foothills Water Network is also
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CSPA Submits Rebuttal Testimony in Part I of WaterFix Hearing
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance et al. (CSPA, CWIN and AquAlliance) joined the County of San Joaquin and Local Agencies of the North Delta in submitting rebuttal testimony in Part I of the State Water Resource Control Board’s (SWRCB) evidentiary hearing on the California Waterfix project proposed by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and
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Chris Shutes Named “Restorationist of the Year”
The Salmonid Restoration Federation (https://www.calsalmon.org/) named Chris Shutes – me – “Restorationist of the Year” on the concluding day of its 2017 annual conference in Davis. It is recognition that I did not expect and that I value very greatly. The awards banquet was held last Saturday, April 1, 2017. The award was not an
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CSPA Joins Broad National Coalition to Oppose Federal Legislation to Reduce Protection Against Invasive Species
CSPA has joined with more than seventy-five other organizations from around the nation to oppose the Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act that would expose our nation’s water to the spread of invasive aquatic species discharged by foreign shipping vessels. The Bill would transfer regulatory authority from the Environmental Protection Agency to the Coast Guard; eliminate
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