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CSPA’s Jennings Quoted in Stockton Record: Regional Board farm program is a license to pollute
By Alex Breitler Record Staff Writer April 4, 2011 State Water Cops may approve a long-term plan this week to clean up runoff from millions of acres of farmland, despite the fact that after seven years of testing, they don’t know if a similar existing program has let to widespread water-quality improvement. The infamous “ag
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CSPA Assembles Broad Coalition to Protect Water Quality From Farm Pollution
Some 118 groups representing the environmental, environmental justice, recreational and fishing community signed on to a CSPA letter to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board regarding the proposed Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program. Coalition Letter
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My Take on The Benefit Bass Tournament
Before blast off, I tied up to a dock because I didn’t want the wind to ping-pong me against the other participants drifting in the slough. John Sherman and partner, Ric Rudgers soon tied up to the same dock and almost wide-eyed, John said “what are we doing here?” Charlie Gonzales and I blasted off
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CSPA Issues Notice of Intent to Industrial Gases Facility in Vacaville
On 28 March 2011, CSPA sent a Notice of Intent to Sue Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. in Vacaville California, for violations of the federal Clean Water Act. The notice letter alleges that the facility is illegally discharging polluted stormwater in violation of the substantive and procedural requirements of the General Industrial Stormwater Permit into Gibson Canyon
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CSPA settles lawsuit against Redding Recycling Facility for illegal pollution
On 21 March 2011, CSPA settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Northstate Recycling, Inc. regarding serious violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Northstate Recycling operates a 13-acre scrap recycling facility in Redding California that discharges polluted stormwater to the city storm drain system and thence to Clear Creek, which flows into the
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