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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Sacramento Fertilizer Facility
CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against REDI-GRO Corporation for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. REDI-GRO Waste operates a fertilizer facility in Sacramento, California. The lawsuit alleged that the facilities discharged polluted stormwater into Morrison … Continue reading
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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Rancho Cordova Auto Recycler
CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Bavarian Auto Recycling for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Bavarian Auto Recycling operates a seven-acre automotive dismantling and recycling facility in Rancho Cordova, California. The lawsuit alleged that … Continue reading
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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Davis Recycler
CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Davis Waste Removal Co., Inc., for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Davis Waste Removal operates a seven-acre recycling facility in Davis, California. The lawsuit alleged that the facility … Continue reading
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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Stockton Recycler
CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Stockton Recycling, Inc., for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Stockton Recycling operates three recycling facilities in Stockton, California. The lawsuit alleged that the facilities discharged polluted stormwater into … Continue reading
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EWC, Including CSPA, Submit Comments on Delta Plan EIR
The Environmental Water Caucus and 48 environmental, fishing and tribal organizations, including CSPA, submitted detailed comments on the deficiencies of the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan and Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The Draft EIR and proposed Delta Plan perpetuate the … Continue reading
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PCFFA and CSPA Submit Comments on Delta Plan EIR
Michael Lozeau, of Lozeau/Drury LLP, submitted detailed comments on the failure of the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Trust Doctrine and the Delta Reform Act … Continue reading
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CSPA Joins with CWIN, PCFFA and AquAlliance in Commenting on Delta Plan and EIR
On 2 February 2012, the Law Offices of Michael Jackson, representing the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, California Water Impact Network, Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations and AquAlliance submitted extensive comments on the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan and Environmental … Continue reading
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CSPA Sues Bureau Over CVP Contracts
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), North Coast River Alliance, Friends of the River and the Winneman Wintu Tribe have sued the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), in Federal Court, over interim Central Valley Project water delivery contracts. Specifically, the … Continue reading
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Lawsuit filed to Stop Toxic Discharges to San Joaquin River
On 9 November 2011, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, Friends of the River, Crab Boat Owners Association and retired USFWS biologist Felix Smith sued the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and San Luis Delta Mendota … Continue reading
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CSPA Sues Auto Dismantling Facilities in Rancho Cordova
On 4 October 2011, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Specialized Parts Planet, Inc. and five auto dismantling and recycling facilities it operates in Rancho Cordova California for substantive and procedural violations of the federal Clean Water Act and the state’s … Continue reading
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CSPA, broad coalition submit highly critical comments and issue press release on Delta Plan
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) has joined more than 200 other environmental, environmental justice, tribal and commercial and recreational fishing organization in submitting extensive comments on the Delta Stewardship Council’s Fifth Draft Delta Plan. The coalition letter notes that … Continue reading
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CSPA Releases Report on Regional Board’s Failure to Comply with Pollution Control Regulations
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) has released an evaluation of the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board’s (Regional Board) compliance with state and federal regulations governing the issuance of permits controlling discharges of municipal and industrial wastes to … Continue reading
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Comments submitted on San Joaquin River Restoration Program EIR/EIS
On 21 September 2011, CSPA and the California Water Impact Network, AquAlliance, Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations, Planning and Conservation League and the Institute for Fisheries Research submitted joint comments on the Draft Program Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report … Continue reading
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CSPA settles lawsuit against Stockton Foundry
On 21 September 2011, CSPA settled a lawsuit against Trilore Technologies, Inc., for violations of the federal Clean Water Act. The 2-acre aluminum foundry facility is used to receive, store, manufacture and transport various aluminum based products and discharges pollutants … Continue reading
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CSPA Issues Notices of Intent to Sue Three Additional Rancho Cordova Auto Dismantling and Recycling Facilities
On 21 September 2011, CSPA sent Notices of Intent to Sue three 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 … Continue reading
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CSPA Issues Notice to Sue Ranch Cordova Recycling Facility
On 16 September 2011, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Sue to M & M Recycling (dba, Specialized German Recycling) for violations of the federal Clean Water Act. The notice letter alleges that the 1-acre waste dismantling and recycling … Continue reading
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CSPA, Coalition Oppose Efforts to Weaken Timber Harvest Rules
CSPA and a coalition of environmental organizations, including Sierra Club, Battle Creek Alliance, Center for Biological Diversity, Central Coast Forest Watch, Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch, Klamath Forest Alliance, Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation, Environment Now, Pelican Network, Foothills Conservancy, Cascade … Continue reading
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CSPA Responds to Ag Coalition Irrigated Lands Program Petition
In June 2011, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) adopted another extension of the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Waiver and an ILRP Program Environmental Impact Report. In July, CSPA and C-WIN appealed adoption of the Regional … Continue reading
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CSPA joins Foothill Conservancy and FOR in asking DWR to not certify EBMUD’s Urban Water Management Plan
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), Foothill Conservancy and Friends of the River (FOR) have asked the California Department of Water Resources not to certify East Bay Municipal Utility District’s (EBMUD) Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP). The 23 page 12 … Continue reading
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Waterboard admits it has no water quality data in Battle Creek watershed
Responding to a CSPA Public Records Act (PRA) request, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board was forced to admit it had never conducted water quality monitoring in the Battle Creek watershed, wasn’t in possession of any data from … Continue reading
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