Friends of the River (FOR) and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), along with a coalition of tribes and environmental organizations, on August 31 submitted a protest against the water rights application and petitions of the Sites Project Authority for the proposed Sites Reservoir. FOR and CSPA, two of California’s oldest and most respected water conservation organizations, said this protest is part of a legally required process to ensure public concerns are addressed when granting water rights in California.