Monthly Archives: November 2010

CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Redding and Shasta County Landfill for Illegal Pollution

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Bill Jennings

On 23 November 2010, CSPA settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against the City of Redding and Shasta County regarding serious violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  Shasta County owns and the City of Redding operates a 230-acre … Continue reading →

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CSPA Sues Auto Dismantler in Redding for Violations of the Clean Water Act and Proposition 65

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Bill Jennings

On 15 November 2010, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Viking Truck and Auto, Inc. for massive violations of the federal Clean Water Act, the state’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit and California’s Health & Safety Code (Proposition 65).  The site is … Continue reading →

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CSPA Sues Asphalt Manufacturing Facility in Redding for Violations of the Clean Water Act

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Bill Jennings

On 15 November 2010, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Valley Slurry Seal Co., Inc. for massive violations of the federal Clean Water Act and the state’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  The facility is a 24-acre asphalt emulsion manufacturing site in … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Chico Waste Facility for Illegal Pollution

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Bill Jennings

On 7 November 2010, CSPA settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against USA Waste of California, Inc. regarding serious violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  USA Waste operates a recycling, waste transfer and trucking facility in Chico, California.  … Continue reading →

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Petition for Reconsideration of Selenium Basin Plan Amendment

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Bill Jennings

On 4 November 2010, CSPA, C-WIN and AquAlliance filed a Petition for Reconsideration with the State Water Resources Control Board regarding its approval of amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins to … Continue reading →

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Groups Ask EPA to Overrule State Board on Temperature Impairments

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Bill Jennings

CSPA and a coalition of fishing and environmental organizations have sent the United State Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) a letter asking the agency to overrule the State Water Resource Control Board’s refusal to list the San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne and … Continue reading →

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CSPA Submits Comments on Draft Pesticide Spray Permit

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has submitted comments on the State Water Resource Control Board’s draft General Permit covering point source discharges of residual pesticides from spray applications for pest control.  Pest control covered by this General Permit includes invasive species of both insects … Continue reading →

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