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CSPA, Coalition Submit Comments on State Water Project Contract Extension
On 29 January 2014, CSPA joined PCL, Sierra Club, Environmental Water Caucus, PCFFA, C-WIN, Southern California Watershed Alliance and CA Save Our Streams Council in submitting comments on the extension of the State Water Project water supply contracts. The comments focused on the threats to ratepayers and taxpayers from increased capitol costs and stated that
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CSPA, Coalition Call for Drought Action Plan to Save Salmon Fisheries
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Golden Gate Salmon Association, Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Association and Coastside Fishing Club have called upon the Secretaries of Interior, Commerce and California’s Natural Resource Agency to convene a joint emergency meeting to save Central Valley Chinook salmon from the drought. All four of the Central Valley salmon runs
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CSPA and POWER Sue Stanislaus County for CEQA Violations
CSPA and Protecting Our Water and Environmental Resources (POWER) have filed a lawsuit against Stanislaus County for approving hundreds of permits to drill wells without environmental review, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A substantial increase in the number of new wells is depleting area groundwater and, where the wells are hydraulically
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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Stockton Chemical Facility
On 23 January 2014, CSPA settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit Sierra Chemical Co., a chemical manufacturing facility in Stockton, for violations of the federal Clean Water Act and California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. The lawsuit alleged that the facility discharged polluted stormwater, including aluminum, iron, nitrate+nitrogen and pH and above applicable levels into the
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CSPA, Coalition Requests Moratorium and Review on Trinity River Restoration Program: Wastes Money, Degrades Environment
On 23, January 2014, CSPA, California Water Impact Network, Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations, AquAlliance and Environmental Protection Information Center asked the Trinity River Restoration Program (TRRP) to put all channel rehabilitation projects on hold pending a thorough review. The groups noted that the projects are causing rather than mitigating environmental harm. A draft
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