CSPA

Arroyo Grande Creek Steelhead Restoration Effort

Lopez Dam

Index of documents

Arroyo Grande Creek

The CSPA filed a complaint to have the SWRCB finally order mandatory daily bypass flow releases from Lopez Dam to sustain the degraded steelhead resources of Arroyo Grande Creek. When the SWRCB issued the water right permit to San Luis Obispo County for Lopez Dam the SWRCB failed to order any water to be released from the dam to protect the steelhead trout resources of Arroyo Grande Creek below the dam even though state law requires water be released to protect fish below the dam. Steelhead were recently listed for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act. Shown below are some of the CSPA activities with the SWRCB in recent years.

Arroyo Grande Steelhead Complaint to State Water Resources Control Board, Feb 1994

Arroyo Grande Creek Steelhead Complaint to DFG, Feb 1994

Request for documents, Arroyo Grande Creek Steelhead, March 1994

Protest Re Arroyo Grande Creek, June 24,1994

Lopez Dam; Arroyo Grande Creek Sept 14, 1994

Request for Action, Arroyo Grande Creek Steelhead , to USNMFS, Dec 97

Status report request, Arroyo Grande Creek Steelhead , to SWRCB, Dec97

For further information contact Bob Baiocchi at either 530-836-1115 or

at e-mail address: cspa@psln.com