Category Archives: Campaigns

CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Sacramento Concrete Facility

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 13 March 2014, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Sue 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 … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Concrete Facility in Lincoln

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 13 March 2014, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Sue Syar Concrete, LLC, which operates a ready mix concrete facility in Lincoln California.  The notice letter alleges that the facility illegally discharges pollutants to Markham Ravine, which flows … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Pittsburg Chemical Facility

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 10 March 2014, CSPA settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit Criterion Catalysts & Technologies, LP, a 30-acre industrial inorganic chemical facility in Pittsburg, for violations of the federal Clean Water Act and their California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  The … Continue reading →

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Court Strikes Down Environmental Review of Kern Water Bank

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 5 March 2014, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Timothy M. Frawley ruled that the EIR for the operation of the Kern Water Bank, the nation’s largest underground water-banking operation, failed to comply with basic requirements of the California Environmental Quality … Continue reading →

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CSPA and Coalition Comment on Draft Yuba River Application

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Chris Shutes

CSPA and allied conservation groups in the Foothills Water Network have filed comments in the relicensing of the Yuba River Development Project.  Yuba County Water Agency’s (YCWA) project is currently in the relicensing process with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Watsonville Landfill

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 5 March 2014, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Sue to the City of Watsonville for violations of the substantive and procedural requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  The City operates … Continue reading →

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CSPA Submits Comments on Industrial General Permit

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 4 March 2014, CSPA submitted additional comments on the latest draft of the revised General Industrial Stormwater Permit to the State Water Resources Control Board.  The permit regulates the discharge of polluted stormwater from over 9,000 industrial facilities in … Continue reading →

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CSPA, Coalition Protest State Water Contract Provisions

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 3 March 2014, CSPA and a Coalition of environmental, fishing and tribal groups wrote Mark Cowin, Director of the Department of Water Resources (DWR), asking they he deny proposed changes in the water supply contracts that would shift fish … Continue reading →

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CSPA Presses FERC for Tuolumne River Improvements

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Chris Shutes

CSPA and allies have filed comments on major documents in the relicensing of the Don Pedro Project on the Tuolumne River.  In comments on the Updated Study Report and the Draft License Application, CSPA and nine other Conservation Groups dispute … Continue reading →

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CSPA Testifies at State Water Board Drought Urgency Hearing

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 18 and 19 February 2014, CSPA testified at the State Water Resource Control Board’s workshop regarding the drought urgency petition filed by the Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Water Board’s temporary order, issued … Continue reading →

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CSPA Appeals Westside SJR WDRs for Irrigated Lands to State Water Board

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 7 February 2014, CSPA and CWIN 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 that are members of a Third Party Group … Continue reading →

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CSPA Files Lawsuit Against Santa Cruz Concrete Facility

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 7 February 2014, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Las Animas Concrete and Building Supply Inc., in Santa Cruz California for substantive and procedural violations of the federal Clean Water Act and California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  The lawsuit alleges … Continue reading →

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Irrigation Districts begin FERC licensing of La Grange Dam

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Chris Shutes

In  a significant victory for CSPA and conservation allies, Turlock Irrigation District (TID) and Modesto Irrigation District (MID) have begun the process to get a hydropower license for TID’s powerhouse at La Grange Dam.  This process may require a study … Continue reading →

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CSPA Opposes Contract Extension for Bay-Delta Plan Consultant

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has requested that a proposed contract extension for ICF Jones & Stokes  (ICF) be removed from the State Water Board’s 4 February 2014 consent calendar and rescheduled for a subsequent State Board meeting.  ICF is a huge international consulting … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue City of Watsonville

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 1 February 2014, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Sue to the City of Watsonville’s Municipal Service Center.  The notice letter alleges that the recycling and solid waste processing facility illegally discharges pollutants into the City’s storm sewer … Continue reading →

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CSPA and POWER Sue Stanislaus County for CEQA Violations

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Bill Jennings

CSPA and Protecting Our Water and Environmental Resources (POWER) have filed a lawsuit against Stanislaus County for approving hundreds of permits to drill wells without environmental review, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  A substantial increase in … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Stockton Chemical Facility

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 23 January 2014, CSPA settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit Sierra Chemical Co., a chemical manufacturing facility in Stockton, for violations of the federal Clean Water Act and California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  The lawsuit alleged that the facility … Continue reading →

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CSPA Submits Comments on Proposed WDRs for Pollutant Discharges from Irrigated Lands within the Sacramento River Watershed

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 21 January 2014, CSPA submitted extensive comments to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) regarding proposed waste discharge requirements (WDRs) for discharges of pollutants from farmers within the Sacramento River watershed.  The WDRs will replace … Continue reading →

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CSPA Submits Comments on Proposed WDRs for San Joaquin County and Delta Agricultural Waste Discharges

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 17 January 2014, CSPA submitted extensive comments to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board regarding proposed waste discharge requirements (WDRs) for discharges of waste from farmers within San Joaquin County and Delta area.  The WDRs will replace … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against West Sacramento Beverage Facility

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Bill Jennings

On 16 January 2014, CSPA settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Nor-Cal Beverage Co. Inc., a 10.5 acre beverage manufacturing and distribution facility in West Sacramento, for violations of the federal Clean Water Act and California General Industrial Stormwater … Continue reading →

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