Category Archives: Water Quality

CSPA, Coalition Submit Comments on FONSI and Draft EA For Tracy Interim CVP Contract Renewal

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 4 November 2013, CSPA and a coalition of eleven other fishing, environmental and tribal organizations submitted comments on the Find of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Central Valley Project’s water service interim … Continue reading →

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CSPA, Coalition Submit Comments on Central Valley Project Interim Renewal Contracts

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 1 November 2013, CSPA and a coalition of nine other organizations submitted comments to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation regarding the proposed interim renewal contracts for water delivery from the Central Valley Protect to Westlands Water District (incl. Widren, … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Waste Transfer Facility in San Martin California

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 24 October 2013, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to San Martin Transfer Station in San Martin California for violations of the federal Clean Water Act.  The notice letter alleges that the facility illegally discharges polluted stormwater to Llagas … Continue reading →

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CSPA Sues Metal Services Facility in Ripon

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 21 October 2013, CSPA filed a lawsuit against Guntert Sales & Zimmerman in Ripon California for substantive and procedural violations of the federal Clean Water Act and the state’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  The facility is used for the … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Recycling Facility in Gault California

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 30 September 2013, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Sue Gault Recyclers in Gault California for violations of the federal Clean Water Act.  The notice letter alleges that the scrap materials recycling facility illegally discharges polluted stormwater to … Continue reading →

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CSPA Comments on Bureau’s CVP Cross Valley Contracts

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 26 September 2013, CSPA and a coalition of environmental and fishing organizations submitted extensive comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Cross-Valley Contractors Interim Renewal Contracts and the Draft FONSI (Finding of No Significant Impact) for the Cross-Valley … Continue reading →

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CSPA Submits Comments on Port of Stockton Dredging Permit

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Bill Jennings

ON 23 September 2013, CSPA and the Sierra Club submitted comments on the Port of Stockton’s application for a dredging permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act.  The comments … Continue reading →

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CSPA Submits Comments on General Industrial Permit

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 19 September 2013, CSPA, CoastKeeper Alliance, Heal the Bay, Center for Biological Diversity and PCFFA submitted detailed comments on the latest draft of the proposed revision of California’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  The industrial general permit regulates the discharge … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Concrete and Scrap Metal Site in Grass Valley California

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 20 September 2013, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Hansen Brothers Enterprises in Grass Valley for violations of the federal Clean Water Act.  The facility is used for the sale and storage of concrete and aggregate materials, storage … Continue reading →

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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Sue Concrete and Aggregate Material Site in Colfax California

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 20 September 2013, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Sue Hansen Brothers Enterprises in Colfax for violations of the federal Clean Water Act.  The Colfax facility used for the sale and storage of concrete and aggregate materials and … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Sonoma County for Illegal Discharges

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Sonoma County for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  Sonoma County operates a 40-acre recycling facility and transfer station in Sonoma, California.  The facility discharges polluted stormwater into channels … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Complaint Against Shasta Lake Marina

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act complaint against Shasta Lake Resorts for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  Shasta Lake Resorts operates a marina on the shores of Shasta Lake.  The complaint alleged that the facility discharged … Continue reading →

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USBR, USFWS Gives Away 451,000 Acre Feet of Fish Water to San Joaquin Valley Farmers

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Bill Jennings

San Joaquin Valley farmers who received a gift of many thousands of acre-feet of water necessary to support fisheries and meet water quality standards, have sued and secured a temporary injunction preventing the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from releasing water … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Modesto Manufacturing Facility

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Parker-Hannifin Corporation for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  Parker-Hannifin operates an 8-acre fuel filter manufacturing facility in Modesto California.  The lawsuit alleged that the Facility discharged polluted stormwater … Continue reading →

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CSPA Submits Comments On Sacramento Treatment Plant Permit

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 14 August 2013, CSPA submitted comments to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board on proposed amendments to the waste discharge permit regulating pollutant discharges from the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant.  The proposed amendments further relax already … Continue reading →

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CSPA Assails Deceptive BDCP Impact Study

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Bill Jennings

Today, CSPA, CWIN and AquAlliance issued a press release assailing the deceptive BDCP economic impact study released by the Brown Administration.  BDCP’s tunnel scheme will saddle ratepayers with more than $50 billion in debt and imperil the Delta estuary and … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Rancho Cordova Auto Dismantler

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Pick and Pull Auto Dismantling, Inc., for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit.  Pick and Pull operates an automobile dismantling and used auto parts facility in Rancho Cordova, California.  … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Shasta Lake Marina

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Holiday Harbor, Inc., for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Holiday Harbor operates a marina and boat repair facility on the shores of Shasta Lake.  The lawsuit alleged that … Continue reading →

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CSPA Wins Lawsuit Against Regional Water Board’s Irrigated Lands Program

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Bill Jennings

On 21 May 2013, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Timothy M. Frawley ruled that the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board’s (Regional Board) renewal of the irrigated lands program waiver of waste discharge requirements violated California’s antidegradation and non-point source … Continue reading →

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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against El Dorado Concrete Facility

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against CEMEX Construction Materials Pacific LLC for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. CEMEX operates a concrete product manufacturing facility in El Dorado California.  The lawsuit alleged that the facility … Continue reading →

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