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CSPA settles lawsuit against Oroville rendering facility for illegal pollution
On 19 May 2011, CSPA settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against North State Rendering, Co., Inc. regarding serious violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. North State Rendering operates a 28-acre rendering facility in Oroville California that manufactures tallow, grease and other animal by-products to make soap, candles and pet and livestock feed. …
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Broad Coalition Urges EPA to Retain TMDL requirements for point and nonpoint sources
CSPA joined a broad coalition of 40 environmental organizations urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to retain the Agency’s 2010 revisions to the 2002 memorandum regarding pollutant load allocations from point and nonpoint sources in Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plans. EPA has been under heavy pressure to rescind the 2010 revisions that strengthened…
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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 settles lawsuit against Redding Auto Dismantler for illegal pollution
CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Viking Truck and Auto, Inc. regarding serious violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit and California’s Health and Safety Code (Prop. 65). Viking Truck and Auto operates a 19-acre vehicle dismantling and automotive parts recycling facility in Redding California that discharges polluted stormwater to Churn…
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CSPA Appeals Irrigated Lands Program EIR to State Board
On 6 May 2011, CSPA and C-WIN appealed the Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the Irrigated Lands Program in the Central Valley to the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board). The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) certified the PEIR at its 7 April 2011 hearing on the matter. Interestingly,…
