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CSPA Sues Metal Facility in Windsor for Violations of Clean Water Act
On 22 March 2011, CSPA filed a lawsuit against West Coast Metals, Inc., in Windsor, California for massive violations of the federal Clean Water Act and the state’s General Industrial Stormwater Permit. The Facility illegally discharges polluted stormwater into Pool Creek, which empties into Windsor Creek, which then flows into either the Russian River or
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CSPA and 6 Allied Groups Defend Clean Water Act From Attack by Merced Irrigation District
March 24, 2011. CSPA and 6 allied conservation groups have vigorously supported the State Water Resources Control Board’s use of its Clean Water Act authority to require Merced Irrigation District to perform studies. The studies are needed in order for the Board to issue a Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification, a legal requirement for
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Action Needed on Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Framework
CSPA Needs Your Help to Improve Fisheries and Water Quality The existing regulatory waiver covering discharges from irrigated lands expires in June 2011, and the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board will consider a new long-term program at a hearing on April 7. The Clean Farms – Clean Water campaign is attempting to gather
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CSPA Settles Two Pollution Lawsuits Against Sierra Pacific Industries’ Facilities
On 18 March 2011, CSPA settled two Clean Water Act and Prop. 65 lawsuits against Sierra Pacific Industries regarding serious violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit and California’s Health and Safety Code (Prop. 65). The subject facilities are a 60-acre sawmill in Burney, California that discharges polluted stormwater to Canyon and Burney Creeks
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DFG Caves Yet Again; Capitulates on Striped Bass Protection
On 17 March 2011, U.S. District Court Judge Oliver Wanger approved a settlement agreement between the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and the Coalition for a Sustainable Delta regarding the Coalition’s lawsuit over DFGs striped bass fishing regulations. The Coalition, a group of water agencies attempting to deflect attention away from the export
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