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CSPA Comments on EPA and Army Corps Guidance Regarding Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) and a coalition of fishing and environmental organizations submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging the agencies to finalize the proposed Guidance Regarding Identification of Water Protected by the Clean Water Act and undertake a formal rulemaking process. The proposed Guidance…
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CSPA Major Enforcer of CWA in California
The State Water Resource Control Board’s Office of Enforcement has released a report titled Citizen Suit Enforcement Under the Federal Clean Water Act. The report analyzes citizen suits based upon Notices of Intent to Sue issued between March 2009 and June 2010. During that period, 15 organizations instituted 70 citizen enforcement actions. CSPA was responsible…
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CSPA Appeals Live Oak NPDES Permit
On 8 July 2011, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance appealed the wastewater discharge permit issued by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board for the City of Live Oak’s wastewater treatment plant to the State Water Resources Control Board. The permit was adopted on 10 June 2011. The facility discharges up to 1.4 million…
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CSPA Comments on Sanitary Sewer System Order
On 13 May 2011, CSPA submitted comments to the State Water Resources Control Board regarding the proposed revision of the general waste discharge requirements (WDRs) for sanitary sewer systems. Sanitary system spills of untreated sewage are a chronic and serious problem that threatens both fisheries and human health. CSPA has initiated enforcement actions against municipalities…
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CSPA Submits Comments on EID’s Deer Creek Wastewater Plant
CSPA has submitted comments to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board regarding proposed revisions to the wastewater permit for El Dorado Irrigation District for discharges to Deer Creek. The revisions are in response to a successful lawsuit CSPA filed against the Regional Board. The Regional Board was directed by Judge Timothy Frawley of…
