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CSPA Files Lawsuit Against Sacramento Auto Recycler
On 21 May 2014, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Pick-N-Pull Auto Dismantlers for violations of the substantive and procedural requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Pick-N-Pull operates a 15-acre automobile dismantling facility on Stockton Boulevard in Sacramento California that discharges polluted stormwater to the municipal storm sewer system…
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CSPA Submits Comments on Recycled Water Discharge Requirements
On 20 May 2014, CSPA submitted comments on the proposed General Order Waste Discharge Requirements for Recycled Water by the State Water Resources Control Board. The Order will regulate the discharge of recycled water to land and surface waters. CSPA believes that the proposed Order is not protective of water quality and is contrary to…
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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Paradise Recycle and Landfill Facility
On 7 May 2014, CSPA sent a notice of intent to sue Northern Recycling & Waste Services for ongoing violations of the substantive and procedural requirements of the Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Northern Recycling & Waste Services operates a recycling facility and landfill in Paradise, CA. The notice letter alleges…
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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Gilroy Manufacturing Facility
On 24 April 2014, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Sue to Olam West Coast, Inc. for violations of the substantive and procedural requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Olam West Coast operates a 46-acre industrial facility that includes the manufacturing and wholesale distribution of onion and…
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CSPA Appeals Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin County/Delta WDRs for Irrigated Lands to State Water Board
On 11 April 2014, CSPA appealed the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board’s approval of general waste discharge requirements (WDRs) for growers within the Western San Joaquin River Watershed and San Joaquin County and Delta that are members of a Third Party Group to the State Water Resources Control Board. The new general WDRs…
