• 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.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • CSPA settles lawsuit against Butte County Landfill

    On 10 August 2011, CSPA settled a lawsuit against Butte County’s Neal Road Landfill and Recycling Facility for violations of the federal Clean Water Act.  The 187-acre landfill in Chico is used to dispose of municipal solid and industrial waste and discharges pollutants to Butte Creek, which drains to the Sacramento River and ultimately to…

  • 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…