Industry

$4.6 Million Grant for Lahontan WB to Investigate Contamination in South Lake Tahoe’s Groundwater

The State Water Resources Control Board’s Site Cleanup Subaccount Program (SCAP) has issued a $4.6 million grant to the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board to investigate regional perchloroethylene (PCE) groundwater contamination in South Lake Tahoe. The colorless liquid chlorocarbon has affected or is threatening to impact multiple drinking water …

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State Water Board Reaches $6 Million Settlement with LAC’s MTA for Underground Storage Violations

Following an investigation by the State Water Resources Control Board’s Office of Enforcement (OOE), 16 facilities owned by Los Angeles County (LAC) Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) have allegedly been in violation of regulations concerning storage of hazardous substances in underground storage tanks (UST). The violations came to light after the …

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