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CSPA Wins Lawsuit Against Regional Water Board’s Irrigated Lands Program
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 control policies. CSPA filed the lawsuit on 25 May 2012. The Court issued a peremptory…
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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against El Dorado Concrete Facility
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 discharged polluted stormwater into French Creek, Big Canyon Creek, Cosumnes River and thence the Mokelumne…
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CSPA and Conservation Allies Issue Support for Water Quality Certification on Butte Creek
CSPA and several conservation allies submitted comments today on the draft Water Quality Certification for the relicensing of the DeSabla – Centerville hydroelectric project on Butte Creek. These comments express general support for the conditions proposed by the State Water Resources Control Board, including the discontinuation of all water diversions from the Lower Centerville Reach…
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CSPA Settles Lawsuit Against Antioch Manufacturing Facility
CSPA has settled a Clean Water Act lawsuit against Georgia-Pacific Corporation for violations of the California General Industrial Stormwater Permit. Georgia-Pacific operates a gypsum product manufacturing facility in Antioch California. The lawsuit alleged that the facility discharged polluted stormwater into the city’s storm drain system and thence into the San Joaquin River and Delta. The…
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EWC, CSPA Release Updated Solution to California Water Crisis
CSPA worked closely with the Environmental Water Caucus to develop and update the EWC California Water Solutions Now report that establishes both a path and goal for restoring devastated Bay-Delta fisheries while meeting the water supply needs of California. The report identifies six fundamental criteria and ten basic principles of water policy reform. Previous plans…
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