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Epidemic of Comprehension: Outbreak of articles on break-up of BDCP
Following news that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will not issue 50-year environmental permits for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) an epidemic of comprehension has spread, resulting in an outbreak of articles on the break-up of BDCP. On April 11, 2015 the San Jose Mercury News published Delta tunnels: Major changes to environmental restoration…
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Five-Year Water Board Process Comes Up Short For Rivers during Historic Drought
On April 8, 2015, the State Water Resources Control Board rejected an urgent appeal of a coalition of conservation, tribal and fishing groups to formally recognize Northern California Rivers and Steads as “impaired” under the Clean Water Act. CSPA has been working with the group for years to get these waterways 303(d) listed under the Clean…
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CSPA Continues the Fight with Central Valley Regional Board for Immediate Water Quality Compliance
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) has won a motion to ensure prompt compliance with a writ issued against the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) regarding the wastewater discharge permit for the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. In October 2014, the Honorable Michael P. Kenny of the Sacramento Superior Court found…
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CSPA supports cold water for NF Feather River and protections for Lake Almanor
CSPA and American Whitewater (AW) filed joint comments March 26, 2015 on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Water Quality Certification for relicensing of the Upper North Fork Feather Project. The State Water Resources Control Board issued the DEIR in November, 2014, about ten years after the relicensing process concluded. The comments identify…
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Fishermen, Delta Leaders: Exporters “Destroy Delta Smelt”
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) and Restore the Delta issued a press release on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 documenting how State and federal fish agencies are failing to enforce laws to protect fisheries. Simply put, if endangered species become extinct, fault will be with State Water Board and captive fish agencies. Bill Jennings, the executive director of the…
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