Category Archives: Enforcement

CSPA Releases Report on Regional Board’s Failure to Comply with Pollution Control Regulations

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Bill Jennings

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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CSPA settles lawsuit against Stockton Foundry

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Bill Jennings

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

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Bill Jennings

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

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Bill Jennings

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 Responds to Ag Coalition Irrigated Lands Program Petition

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Bill Jennings

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 Sues Metal Recycling Facility in Modesto

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Bill Jennings

On 31 August 2011, CSPA filed a lawsuit against A&S Metals in Modesto California for substantive and procedural violations of the federal Clean Water Act and the state’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  The site is a metal recycling facility that … Continue reading →

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CSPA, Coalition Sue Westlands over Contract Renewals

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Bill Jennings

CSPA, Friends of the River, North Coast River Alliance, Save the American River and the Winnemen Wintu Tribe filed a lawsuit against Westlands Water District (and its two water distribution districts) over the renewal of six interim Central Valley Project … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notices of Intent to Sue to PG&E for Violations of the CWA and RCRA

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Bill Jennings

On 25 August 2011, CSPA and Californians for Alternatives to Toxics sent a Notice of Intent to Sue the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Inc., for violations of the federal Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Waste Facility in Grass Valley

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Bill Jennings

On 24 August 2011, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to USA Waste of California, Inc., dba, Waste Management of Nevada County, for violations of the federal Clean Water Act.  The notice letter alleges that the 3-acre waste recycling, storage … Continue reading →

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The Bizarre Saga of CSPA, Deer Creek and the Regional Board

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Bill Jennings

Anyone wondering how California waterways became so polluted should examine the Saga of Deer Creek.  In 2008, CSPA submitted comments to the Regional Water Board contending that the proposed waste discharge permit for El Dorado Irrigation District’s Deer Creek wastewater … Continue reading →

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CSPA, C-WIN and AquAlliance respond to DWR and State Board over water rights protests

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Bill Jennings

On 12 August 2011, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), California Water Impact Network (C-WIN) and AquAlliance formally responded to comments from the Department of Water Resources regarding the group’s protests of DWR’s petition to the State Water Resources Control … Continue reading →

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CSPA settles lawsuit against Butte County Landfill

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Bill Jennings

On 10 August 2011, CSPA settled a lawsuit against Butte County’s Neal Road Landfill and Recycling Facility for violations of the federal Clean Water Act.  The 187-acre landfill in Chico is used to dispose of municipal solid and industrial waste … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notices of Intent to Sue Five Rancho Cordova Auto Dismantling and Recycling Facilities

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Bill Jennings

On 5 August 2011, CSPA sent Notices of Intent to Sue five 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 settles lawsuit against West Sacramento recycling facility for illegal pollution

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Bill Jennings

On 19 July 2011, CSPA settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against International Paper Company’s West Sacramento recycling facility regarding serious violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  The facility is a 5-acre paper and scrap materials recycling operation … Continue reading →

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CSPA settles lawsuit against Red Bluff waste combustion facility for illegal pollution

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Bill Jennings

On 19 July 2011, CSPA settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Siemens Water Technologies Corporation’s Red Bluff solid waste combustion facility regarding serious violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  The 22-acre facility receives, stores and/or disposes of … Continue reading →

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CSPA Appeals Agricultural Waiver and EIR

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Bill Jennings

The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) and California Water Impact Network (C-WIN) have appealed the extension of the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP) Waiver and the ILRP Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) adopted by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality … Continue reading →

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CSPA Major Enforcer of CWA in California

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Bill Jennings

The State Water Resource Control Board’s Office of Enforcement has released a report titled Citizen Suit Enforcement Under the Federal Clean Water Act. The report analyzes citizen suits based upon Notices of Intent to Sue issued between March 2009 and … Continue reading →

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CSPA Sues Auto Recycling Facility in Corning for Violations of Clean Water Act and Prop. 65

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Bill Jennings

On 5 July 2011, CSPA filed a lawsuit against All Star Auto Wrecking, Inc., for violations of the federal Clean Water Act, the state’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit and Proposition 65; i.e., Section 35349.5 et seq. of the California Health … Continue reading →

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CSPA Appeals Live Oak NPDES Permit

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Bill Jennings

On 8 July 2011, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance appealed the wastewater discharge permit issued by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board for the City of Live Oak’s wastewater treatment plant to the State Water Resources Control Board.  … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Metal Recycling Facility in Modesto

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Bill Jennings

On 29 June 2011, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Sue A&S Metals in Modesto California, for violations of the federal Clean Water Act.  The notice letter alleges that the Modesto metal recycling facility is illegally discharging polluted stormwater … Continue reading →

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