A $55,164 settlement has been levied against Guggia Farms, Inc. of Santa Barbara County by the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (CCRWQCB) for failure to submit data and information used to monitor water quality impacts to surface and groundwater sources. A Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for …
Read More »Camp Fire Destruction Leaves Behind Contaminated Streams and Surface Waters
The destruction of homes, businesses and property that occurred during the 2018 Camp Fire has left a secondary blight on the heavily burned community. The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB), in coordination with Butte County, the California Department of Water Resources, and the California Department of Transportation …
Read More »SOMA Environmental Engineering Disqualified from Participating in State Water Board Cleanup Fund
Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund (Cleanup Fund) Consultant SOMA Environmental Engineering Inc. (SOMA) and its principal, Mansour Sepehr, have been disqualified from participating in any further State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) reimbursement programs, including the Cleanup Fund, following allegations of submitting false documents and padded invoices to the Cleanup …
Read More »San Joaquin Tributaries Authority Files Suit Over Unimpaired Delta Flow Proposal
Members the San Joaquin Tributaries Authority (SJTA) filed suit last week challenging the state’s right to arbitrarily increase flows in the Stanislaus and two other rivers. Plaintiffs in the suit are the Oakdale Irrigation District (OID), South San Joaquin Irrigation District (SSJID), Turlock Irrigation District (TID), and the city and …
Read More »City of Glendale to Pay $653,000 Penalty for Violating Underground Storage Tank Regulations
The Southern California city of Glendale has entered into a settlement agreement with the state of California via the State Water Resources Control Board for violating various laws and regulations governing the operation and maintenance of underground storage tanks (UST) within its jurisdiction. The original judgement of July 30, 2014 …
Read More »Draft Procedures of Environmentally Sensitive Waterways from Dredge and Fill Activities Released
A final draft of the State Wetland Definition and Procedures for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material to Waters of the State was released late last week by the State Water Resources Control Board. The procedures are intended to address environmentally sensitive undeveloped areas such as rivers, streams and wetlands …
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