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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 surface waters. The report finds that the Regional Board has significantly modified its procedures for
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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 on the San Joaquin River Restoration Program.
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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 to Lone Tree Creek, which drains to the San Joaquin River and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
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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 Planet, Inc. The notice letters allege that each of the facilities is illegally discharging polluted
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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 facility is illegally discharging polluted stormwater in violation of the substantive and procedural requirements of
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