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Delta Issues

August 26-Amended Coalition for a Sustainable Delta Complaint regarding striped bass

August 1-Guest Editorial by Dan Bacher, Editor of the Fish Sniffer :How can Schwarzenegger campaign for $9.3 billion water bond while slashing salaries?

July 30-CSPA Press Release: CSPA Protests State Board’s Elimination of Key Delta Protection: Secret order allows pumping to be increased! by Bill Jennings, Executive Director, CSPAJuly 29-Conservation Groups Blast Schwarzenegger/Feinstein Water Bond Proposal by Dan Bacher, editor of the Fish Sniffer

July 29-CSPA News: The complete court decision: Coalition for a Sustainable Delta and Dee Dillon vs. DFG, F&G Commission, CSPA, Central Delta Water Agency. We're just waiting for the fat lady to sing!

Judge Wanger's decision

July 28-CSPA News: Rebuttal to arguments in opposition to AB 1806: A letter by John Beuttler, Conservation Chair, CSPA

July 26- CSPA News: CSPA's letter of support for AB 1806 to Senator Florez

July 25-CSPA/C-WIN News : CSPA/C-WIN chide House subcommittee on lack of notice, unbalanced character of congressional hearing on federal response to the California drought emergency

July 21- CSPA/C-WIN letter to Rep. Napolitano regarding the Congressional hearing

July 25-Southwest Council FFF News Kudos to the Southwest Council: Monofilament fishing line can kill, but not if it's collected and placed in these brand new recovery tubes

July 25-CSPA News: Big Victory in Striper Trial, Plaintiffs have "No standing"

July 25-CSPA/C-WIN News : Agribusinesses “save” West Side wetlands while irrigation drainage impairs the San Joaquin River, Delta Estuary

July 23-CSPA/C-WIN letter to Senator Feinstein

July 24-Positive Moves for Salmon Recovery By Dick Pool

July 24-NRDC Issue Paper: Fish Out of Water; How Water Management in the Bay-Delta Threatens the Future of California’s Salmon Fishery
July 24-Assemblywoman Lois Wolk (8th District) Assemblyman Jared Huffman (6th District) Press Release
July 24-Congressman George Miller, (California's 7th District) Press Release
July 24-NRDC Press Release

July 23-New Report Says Providing Water for Fish is the Surest Way to Create Water Supply Reliability for California Farms and Cities

July 23-California Water Operations Threaten Survival of Iconic Salmon Fishery: Fishermen, Seafood Restaurant, and Conservationists to Hold Press Conference at Scoma’s Restaurant at Pier 47 in San Francisco

July 21-The Public Policy Institute's New Report: An Elaborate, Yet Incomplete Sales Brochure For the Peripheral Canal by Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta

July 21-CSPA ACTION ALERT: AB 1806 Under Assault from water contractors, needs immediate support 

CSPA Action Alert 7.21.08

July 20-Owner of one of world's largest construction firms funds report backing  Peripheral Canal by Dan Bacher, editor of the Fish Sniffer

July 19-Stephen Bechtel Jr. Funds Peripheral Canal Report! by Dan Bacher

July 18-Judge Rules Water Projects Imperil Central Valley Salmon and Steelhead

July 18-Peripheral Canal Debate Returns, Charting California's Water Future Panic makes poor policy by Peter Gleick

July 18- Restore the Delta Challenges Public Policy Institute's Support of Peripheral Canal by Dan Bacher

July 18, 2008- Federal District Court Judgment, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen Association et al, vs. Carlos Guiterrez, Sec. of Labor, Delta Mendota Canal, et al.

July 18, 2008-Judge Rules Water Projects Imperil Central Valley Salmon and Steelhead

July 17- PRESS RELEASE from the Public Policy Institute: Peripheral Canal Is Best Strategy To Save Delta Ecosystem, Ensure Reliable Water Supply

July 17-Restore the Delta Press Release: BAD ASSUMPTIONS LEAD TO FAULTY ANSWERS FOR THE DELTA: RESTORE THE DELTA QUESTIONS PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE REPORT CALLING FOR A PERIPHERAL CANAL

July 17-CSPA News: CSPA/C-Win Comments and Testimony Prompt Major Improvements in Bay-Delta Strategic Plan By Bill Jennings, Executive Director, CSPA

July 17- CSPA News: Opening moves in Striper trial favor DFG and CSPA

July 16-CSPA News: AB's 1806 and 2175 to be heard by Senate Appropriations Committee on August 4th

July 14-Is the legislature sailing us down the peripheral canal? Peralta's talking compromise with the governor

July 10-Guest Editorial by Dan Bacher of the FishSniffer: Bad news for fish:
Schwarzenegger and Feinstein Ally to Build Dams, Canal

July 10-A press release from the governor's office: Schwarzenegger's and Senator Feinstein's compromise proposal

July 9-Fish and Wildlife Service to Consider Uplisting Delta Smelt; Service seeks useful information for analysis during 60-day comment period

July 9-CSPA News: Business as usual? CSPA and C-WIN prepare to testify before the State Water Resources Control Board on the State Board's Bay-Delta Strategic Plan

July 8-A guest editorial on the striped bass issue This is where we divide the sheep from the wolves folks!!!  

July 7-CSPA News: CSPA's Mike Jackson ready to defend the beleaguered Delta Striped Bass in federal court on July 14 By Jerry Neuburger 

June 30, 2008- CSPA and additional NPO's letter to State Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee opposing SB 994

June 30-Sacramento Bee Editorial: Little fish, big bad idea. Smelt hatcheries would just be a waste (link only)
6-26-08 Measure would set up hatcheries for endangered Delta smelt
by M. Weiser mweiser@sacbee.com (Link only)

June 27, 2008- Letter from USF&W to Central Valley Operations Office, Bureau of Reclaimation re: Additional Information Required for the Review of the Operation Criteria and Plan (OCAP) for the coordinated operation of the Central Valley Project, and the State Water Project

CVP/SWP OCAP Biological Assessment (Link only)
July 1-Feds' plan to improve Delta water system isn't accurate, agency warns By Matt Weiser mweiser@sacbee.com (Link only)

June 13, 2008-Notice of availability and opportunity for public comment draft strategic workplan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary

July 8, 2008-CSPA and C-WIN, "Comments on the Draft Strategic Workplan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary"
July 9, 2008-CSPA News: Business as usual? CSPA and C-WIN prepare to testify before the State Water Resources Control Board on the State Board's Bay-Delta Strategic Plan

May 30, 2008 - Scoping Comments for the EIR/EIS for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta Conservation Plan

May 26, 2008 - Diet composition in San Francisco Estuary striped bass: does trophic adaptability have its limits? Matthew L. Nobriga & Frederick Feyrer

May 19, 2008 Notice of Motion to Intervene, Coalition for a Sustainable Delta et al vs. F&G Commission, DFG. CSPA, CSBA, NCCFFF Filing

July 23. 2008-Memorandum decision and order re state defendants' motion for judgment on the pleading
May 19, 2008 - Memorandum of Points and Authorities in support of Motion to Intervene, Coalition for a Sustainable Delta et al vs. F&G Commission, DFG.
May 20, 2008 - CSPA Advisory - 5.20.08 (1) CSPA - NCCFFF - CSBA Intervene In Striped Bass Litigation (2) West Coast Congressional Democrats Blast NMFS over Salmon Losses
May 20, 2008 - CSPA, CSBA and NCCFFF intervene in Striped Bass Lawsuit (CSPA Press Release)
May 20, 2008 - News Article: Fishery Conservation groups intervene in ridiculous lawsuit filed by the Coalition for a Sustainable Delta, By Dan Bacher
April 15, 2008 Notice of Motion to Intervene, Memorandum of Points and Authorities, Coalition for a Sustainable Delta et al vs. F&G Commission, DFG Nomellini, Grilli and McDaniel Filing

April 2008 - An Initial Assessment of Dual Delta Water Conveyance Requested by the Delta Vision Task Force Prepared by DWR

June 23, 2008 NRDC comments on Initial Assessment of Dual Delta Water Conveyance

March 18, 2008  C-WIN/CSPA Waste and Unreasonable Use Petition to the State Water Board Regarding Delta Pumps

March 19, 2008 - Unreasonable Use Complaint Filed With State Water Control Board. Groups will Sue in 60 Days if Board Fails to Schedule Evidentiary Hearing

August 6, 2007 - Delta Fishery Recovery and Restoration Vision (pdf format)

Allied Fishing Groups letter to John Kerlin, Executive Director, Delta Vision (pdf format)

February 7, 2005 - CSPA Comments on the South Delta Improvements Program, Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report

2001 - Historical and Present Distribution of Chinook Salmon in the Central Valley Drainage of California, Yoshiyama, Fisher and Moyle

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