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Foothill Conservancy, CSPA and Friends of the River Prevail in Suit; EBMUD Will Revise Environmental Impact Report
The Foothill Conservancy, CSPA and Friends of the River have won a lawsuit that will compel the East Bay Municipal Utilities District to revise its Program Environmental Impact Report (“PEIR”) for its long term water supply. The PEIR for the “Water Supply Management Plan 2040” was found deficient in an April 13, 2011 ruling by
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PG&E to Study Mokelumne Water Temperatures Before Seeking Pumped Storage License
CSPA and the Foothill Conservancy have signed an agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. that requires PG&E to model water temperatures in the Mokelumne River. PG&E must perform the modeling before it seeks a license to construct a pumped storage hydroelectric project in the watershed. The agreement arose after CSPA and Foothill Conservancy became
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CSPA Joins in Opposition to Nunes’ Folly
CSPA and a coalition of fishing and environmental organizations have submitted a 20 May 2011 letter to the House Natural Resources Committee and Water and Power Subcommittee in opposition to H.R. 1837.
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CSPA settles lawsuit against Redding auto recycling facility for illegal pollution
On 19 May 2011, CSPA settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Gustafson Auto Wrecking and Towing, Inc. regarding serious violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. The facility is a 9-acre vehicle dismantling and automotive parts recycling operation in Redding California that discharges polluted stormwater to Stillwater Creek, which drains to the Sacramento
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CSPA settles lawsuit against Anderson Landfill
On 19 May 2011, CSPA settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Anderson Landfill, Inc./USA Waste of California, Inc. regarding serious violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit and California’s Health and Safety Code (Prop. 65). Anderson Landfill/USA Waste operates a 246-acre landfill in Anderson, California that discharges polluted stormwater through multiple discharge points
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