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CSPA settles Clean Water Act lawsuit against Chico Airport
On 10 December 2010, CSPA settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against the City of Chico and its municipal airport regarding serious violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. The 1,079-acre airport includes approximately 30-acres associated with industrial activity. The industrial area discharges pollutants to tributaries of Sycamore Creek, which flows into Big Chico…
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CSPA settles lawsuit Against Fremont recycling facility for illegal pollution
On 10 December 2010, CSPA settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against the City of Tomra Pacific regarding serious violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Tomra Pacific operates a recycling facility that processes, reclaims and distributes scrap and waste materials. The facility discharges excessive concentrations of numerous pollutants through six discharge points into…
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CSPA Goes to Washington
CSPA is engaged on as many hydroelectric projects in California as any other non-governmental organization. On the Merced and the McCloud, the Tuolumne and Butte Creek, the Mokelumne and the American, the Yuba and the Feather, CSPA is active in relicensings, license implementation, and special proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
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CSPA issues intent to sue Glenn County landfill
On 3 December 2010, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Sue Glenn County California, for violations of the federal Clean Water Act. Glenn County operates an 87-acre landfill facility that illegally discharges polluted stormwater into White Cabin Creek and/or Wilson Creek, both of which are tributaries of the Sacramento River and the Sacramento-San Joaquin…
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CSPA Sues County Landfill in Chico for Violations of Clean Water Act
On 29 November 2010, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Butte County’s Neal Road Landfill and Recycling Facility for violations of the federal Clean Water Act, the state’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. The site is a 187-acre landfill in Chico that is used to dispose of municipal solid waste and industrial waste California and discharges pollutants…
