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CSPA Submits Comments on Landfill in Stanislaus County
CSPA submitted comments on an inadequate Cease and Desist Order regarding the Geer Road Class III landfill that is owned and maintained by Stanislaus County. The 168-acre landfill contains more than 4.5 million tons of waste and has polluted underlying groundwater with volatile organic compounds and inorganic constituents. The landfill is adjacent to the Tuolumne…
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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Aluminum Foundry in Stockton
On 3 February 2011, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Sue Trilore Technologies, Inc., in Stockton California for violations of the federal Clean Water Act. The notice letter alleges that the aluminum foundry illegally discharges polluted stormwater to Lone Tree Creek and thence the San Joaquin River and Delta in violations of the substantive…
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State Board Report Reveals Widespread Toxicity in Waterways
The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) has released a report summarizing toxicity in California waters identified by the state’s Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) between 2001 and 2009. Unfortunately, the report does not include the widespread toxicity in non-SWAMP monitoring or toxicity identified pursuant to mandated monitoring by wastewater dischargers under their NPDES…
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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Recycling Facility in Stockton
On 13 January 2011, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Sue Stockton Recycling in Stockton California for violations of the federal Clean Water Act. The notice letter alleges that the two-acre auto salvage and scrap recycling facility illegally discharges polluted stormwater to the city stormwater drainage and thence the San Joaquin River and Delta…
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CSPA Comments on Auburn Wastewater Permit Amendment
On 2 January 2011, CSPA submitted comments on the proposal by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board to relax the effluent limits for aluminum in the NPDES permit for the City of Auburn’s wastewater treatment plant.
