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CSPA Issues Notices of Intent to Sue to PG&E for Violations of the CWA and RCRA
On 25 August 2011, CSPA and Californians for Alternatives to Toxics sent a Notice of Intent to Sue the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Inc., for violations of the federal Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act at numerous corporation yards and service centers located throughout Northern California.
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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Waste Facility in Grass Valley
On 24 August 2011, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to USA Waste of California, Inc., dba, Waste Management of Nevada County, for violations of the federal Clean Water Act. The notice letter alleges that the 3-acre waste recycling, storage and transfer facility is illegally discharging polluted stormwater in violation of the substantive and procedural…
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The Bizarre Saga of CSPA, Deer Creek and the Regional Board
Anyone wondering how California waterways became so polluted should examine the Saga of Deer Creek. In 2008, CSPA submitted comments to the Regional Water Board contending that the proposed waste discharge permit for El Dorado Irrigation District’s Deer Creek wastewater treatment plant was deficient, non-protective of fisheries and violated federal regulations. The Regional Board brushed…
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CSPA Issues Notices of Intent to Sue Five Rancho Cordova Auto Dismantling and Recycling Facilities
On 5 August 2011, CSPA sent Notices of Intent to Sue five auto dismantling and recycling facilities in Rancho Cordova California for violations of the federal Clean Water Act. All of the facilities are owned and operated by Specialized Parts Planet, Inc. The notice letters allege that each of the facilities is illegally discharging polluted…
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CSPA joins Clean Water Network in opposing dirty water bill
CSPA has joined 280 national, regional, state and local organizations around the country in opposing the so-called Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 (H.R. 2018), which passed the U.S. House of Representatives without any legislative hearings. This “dirty water bill” would strip away long-standing protections provided by the Clean Water Act by preventing the…
