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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Sacramento Metal Recycler
CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Sunshine Steel Enterprises Corporation for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Sunshine Steel operates a two-acre metal recycling facility in Sacramento, California. The lawsuit alleged that the facility discharged polluted stormwater into the City of Sacramento storm drain system, which empties into the Sacramento…
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CSPA Submits Comments on Eastside SJR WDR’s for Irrigated Lands
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) and the California Water Impact Network (CWIN) submitted joint comments to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) on the proposed Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) for growers within the Eastern San Joaquin River Watershed that are members of a Third Party Group. The WDRs are the…
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CSPA Submits Comments on Sixth Draft of the Delta Plan
On 13 June 2012, CSPA submitted comments on the sixth draft of the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan. The letter criticized the Council for failing to define the “coequal goals” or provide defensible and quantifiable goals, yardsticks and mileposts for achieving the goals or to establish consequences for failing to make progress toward those goals.…
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CSPA Sues Regional Water Board Over Irrigated Lands Program and EIR
On 25 May 2012, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) and California Water Impact Network (C-WIN) filed a lawsuit against the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) over its extension of the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP) Waiver and the ILRP Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The lawsuit alleges that the Regional…
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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Sacramento Fertilizer Facility
CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against REDI-GRO Corporation for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. REDI-GRO Waste operates a fertilizer facility in Sacramento, California. The lawsuit alleged that the facilities discharged polluted stormwater into Morrison Creek, which flow to the Sacramento River and ultimately the Delta. The settlement agreement obligates…
