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CSPA Urges Changes at San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Mar 12, 2021

CSPA joined with 26 other fishing and environmental groups and businesses in a March 9, 2021 joint letter that urges hiring a progressive, experienced outside general manager for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC or Commission).  The SFPUC is the...
CSPA Defends Cold Water for North Fork Feather River & Lake Almanor

CSPA Defends Cold Water for North Fork Feather River & Lake Almanor

by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Jan 23, 2021

By Cindy Charles The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) and American Whitewater (AW) submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on January 5, 2021 in support of two “must-have” license conditions for the Upper North Fork...

FERC Denies Waiver of Clean Water Act for Tuolumne River Hydropower Projects

by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Jan 20, 2021

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has denied a petition to waive water quality certification for the Don Pedro and La Grange Hydroelectric Projects on the Tuolumne River.  The January 19, 2021 denial is a rebuke to Turlock Irrigation District and Modesto...

California’s “Voluntary Agreements” with Water Agencies and Irrigation Districts Are an Attack on the State Water Board and Foundational Environmental Law

by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Nov 30, 2020

Summary Both Yuba Water Agency (YWA) and the Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts (Districts) allege that the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has unlawfully delayed decisions concerning their respective hydroelectric projects.  Both YWA and...

CSPA Opposes Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts’ Petition for Waiver of Clean Water Act

by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Nov 23, 2020

Joining a growing list, Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts (Districts) filed a Petition for Declaratory Order with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) on October 2, 2020 asking that the Commission find that the State of California has...
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