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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Greenhorn Mine Northwest of Redding

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 6 August 2014, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to sue Elkhorn Mine LLC for failure to obtain an NPDES permit in violation of the federal Clean Water Act.  Elkhorn Mine LLC owns the abandoned Greenhorn Mine facility that … Continue reading →

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CSPA, Coalition Submit Comments on State Board Trash Control Amendments

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 5 August 2014, CSPA joined a coalition on environmental organization in commenting on the State Water Resource Control Board’s proposed amendments to the Statewide Water Quality Control Plans to Control Trash.  Trash impairs the health of both humans and … Continue reading →

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CSPA’s Assessment of Historical Habitat Restoration in the Delta

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Bill Jennings

The Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) proposes to create approximately 150,000 acres of habitat in the Delta to compensate for the diversion of another 2.5 million-acre-feet (MAF) of water around the estuary.  This newly restored habitat would be in addition … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Sonoma Industrial Facility

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 31 July 2014, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Soiland Co., Inc. for violations of the substantive and procedural requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Soiland Inc. operates a 30-acre industrial … Continue reading →

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CSPA Submits BDCP Comments

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 28 July 2014, CSPA submitted comments on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and associated EIR/EIS.  The comments were focused on the various conservation elements, including the twin tunnels that will divert an average of 2.5 million acre feet … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Gilroy Landfill

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 21 July 2014, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Recology Inc. for violations of the substantive and procedural requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Recology Inc. operates the Recology Pacheco Pass … Continue reading →

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Court Denies Injunction Sought to Stop Water Transfers to Protect Fish: Delta smelt on the scaffold

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 11 July 2014, Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill, of the U.S. District Court in Fresno California, denied a motion for preliminary injunction to stop the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) from transferring water through the south Delta export pumps to … Continue reading →

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CSPA Sues Paradise Recycler

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 7 July 2014, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Northern Recycling & Waste for violations of the substantive and procedural requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  Northern Recycling & Waste operates a recycling … Continue reading →

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CSPA, Coalition Submit Comments on Grasslands Bypass Project

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 30 June 2014, CSPA and a broad coalition of environmental, fishing and tribal organizations submitted comments to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) regarding the proposed Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) for the Grasslands Bypass Project … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Gilroy Recycler

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 1 July 2014, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Pacific Coast Recycling for violations of the substantive and procedural requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Pacific Coast Recycling operates a one-acre … Continue reading →

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CSPA Sues Gilroy Food Processor

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 23 June 2014, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Olam West Coast, Inc. for violations of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  Olam operates a 46-acre industrial facility in Gilroy that manufactures and distributes of … Continue reading →

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CSPA, AquAlliance File for Preliminary Injunction Against Water Transfer

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 13 June 2014, CSPA and AquAlliance filed a motion in federal District Court for a preliminary injunction to restrain and enjoin the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) from carrying out or approving the transfer of up to 175,226 acre-feet … Continue reading →

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CSPA, Coalition Submit Comments on USEPA Selenium Standards

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 13 June 2014, CSPA and a broad coalition of environmental and fishing groups submitted comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s draft aquatic life ambient water quality criteria for selenium in freshwater.  The comments quote from previous scientific reviews … Continue reading →

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CSPA Sues USBR Over Water Transfers

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 11 June 2014, CSPA and AquAlliance filed a lawsuit in federal District Court against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) over its inadequate disclosure, avoidance of impacts, and mitigation of major water transfers from the Sacramento Valley through the … Continue reading →

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CSPA, EWC Submit Extensive BDCP Comments

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 11 June 2014, the Environmental Water Caucus, of which CSPA is a member, submitted 259 pages of scathingly critical detailed comments on the Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and associated Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS). … Continue reading →

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CSPA, Coalition Submit Comments on Cost Allocation for Central Valley Project

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 4 June 2014, CSPA and a coalition of fishing and environmental organizations submitted comments to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) concerning the proposed cost allocation methodology for the federal Central Valley Project.  The comments point out that, among … Continue reading →

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CSPA Sues Ready Mix Concrete Facility in Lincoln

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 21 May 2014, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Sue Syar Concrete, LLC, which operates a ready mix concrete facility in Lincoln California.  The facility discharges pollutants to Markham Ravine, which flows into Auburn Ravine and ultimately the Sacramento River. … Continue reading →

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CSPA Sues Sacramento Concrete Manufacturing Facility

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 21 May 2014, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Jensen Precast for violations of the substantive and procedural requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. The 12-acre Sacramento concrete facility discharges polluted stormwater to … Continue reading →

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CSPA Files Lawsuit Against Sacramento Auto Recycler

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Bill Jennings

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 … Continue reading →

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CSPA Submits Comments on State Board Attack on Water Rights System

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 19 May 2014, CSPA and CWIN submitted comments for the State Water Resource Control Board’s (Board) workshop on options for drought related curtailments of post-1914 water rights in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.  The Board has proposed a series … Continue reading →

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