[env-trinity] Fw: AquAlliance and CSPA - Lawsuit Filed to Protect North State Farms, Fish and Communities

[Tom Stokely]

On Wednesday, June 11, 2014 11:12 AM, Barbara Vlamis <barbarav at aqualliance.net> wrote:






 
Press Release
11 June 2014
For Immediate Release 
 Contact: Barbara Vlamis, AquAlliance: 530-895-9420; cell 530-519-7468 
                 Bill Jennings, CSPA: 209-464-5067; cell 209-938-9053 
 
Lawsuit Filed to Protect North State Farms, Fish and Communities
  On 11 June 2014, AquAlliance and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) filed a lawsuit in federal District Court against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation USBR over its inadequate disclosure, avoidance of impacts, and mitigation of major water transfers from the Sacramento Valley through the Delta to the San Joaquin Valley. USBR proposes to transfer up to 175,226 acre-feet (AF) of Central Valley Project (CVP) surface water to San Luis Delta Mendota Water Authority (SLDMWA). As much as 116,383 AF of that water may be in the form of groundwater substitution. Coinciding with the USBR transfer, the State Water Project (SWP) and private parties are proposing to transfer another possible 305,907 AF or more of water. The lawsuit asks the court to declare that USBR’s Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was arbitrary and capricious, ignored relevant new information and failed to meet minimum requirements
 of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 
 
See attached press release for the full version.
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Barbara Vlamis
Executive Director
AquAlliance
P.O. Box 4024
Chico, CA 95927
(530) 895-9420 www.aqualliance.net PRIVILEGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE
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