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CSPA Sues Auto Dismantler in Redding for Violations of the Clean Water Act and Proposition 65
On 15 November 2010, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Viking Truck and Auto, Inc. for massive violations of the federal Clean Water Act, the state’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit and California’s Health & Safety Code (Proposition 65). The site is a 19-acre vehicle dismantling and recycling facility in Redding California that discharges pollutants to Churn…
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CSPA Sues Asphalt Manufacturing Facility in Redding for Violations of the Clean Water Act
On 15 November 2010, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Valley Slurry Seal Co., Inc. for massive violations of the federal Clean Water Act and the state’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. The facility is a 24-acre asphalt emulsion manufacturing site in Redding California that discharges pollutants to Clear Creek, which flows to the Sacramento River and…
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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Chico Waste Facility for Illegal Pollution
On 7 November 2010, CSPA settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against USA Waste of California, Inc. regarding serious violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. USA Waste operates a recycling, waste transfer and trucking facility in Chico, California. The facility has discharged excessive concentrations of numerous pollutants to Comanche Creek, which ultimately flows…
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Petition for Reconsideration of Selenium Basin Plan Amendment
On 4 November 2010, CSPA, C-WIN and AquAlliance filed a Petition for Reconsideration with the State Water Resources Control Board regarding its approval of amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins to address selenium control in the San Joaquin River Basin. The amendments have the effect of…
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CSPA Submits Comments on Draft Pesticide Spray Permit
CSPA has submitted comments on the State Water Resource Control Board’s draft General Permit covering point source discharges of residual pesticides from spray applications for pest control. Pest control covered by this General Permit includes invasive species of both insects and weeds. The permit will serve as both an NPDES permit, pursuant to the federal…
