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CSPA, EWC Submit Extensive BDCP Comments
On 11 June 2014, the Environmental Water Caucus, of which CSPA is a member, submitted 259 pages of scathingly critical detailed comments on the Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and associated Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS). CSPA was integrally involved in preparation of the extensive comments and will continue to develop…
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CSPA, Coalition Submit Comments on Cost Allocation for Central Valley Project
On 4 June 2014, CSPA and a coalition of fishing and environmental organizations submitted comments to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) concerning the proposed cost allocation methodology for the federal Central Valley Project. The comments point out that, among other things, the cost methodology: 1) does not adhere to fundamental principles of economic analysis;…
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CSPA Sues Ready Mix Concrete Facility in Lincoln
On 21 May 2014, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Sue Syar Concrete, LLC, which operates a ready mix concrete facility in Lincoln California. The facility discharges pollutants to Markham Ravine, which flows into Auburn Ravine and ultimately the Sacramento River. The lawsuit alleges that the facility: 1) discharges pollutants in violation of the federal Clean…
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CSPA Sues Sacramento Concrete Manufacturing Facility
On 21 May 2014, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Jensen Precast for violations of the substantive and procedural requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. The 12-acre Sacramento concrete facility discharges polluted stormwater to Magpie Creek, which then flows to Steelhead Creek, the Natomas East Main Drainage, and ultimately to…
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CSPA Files Lawsuit Against Sacramento Auto Recycler
On 21 May 2014, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Pick-N-Pull Auto Dismantlers for violations of the substantive and procedural requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Pick-N-Pull operates a 15-acre automobile dismantling facility on Stockton Boulevard in Sacramento California that discharges polluted stormwater to the municipal storm sewer system…
