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State Board proposes
to remand City of Tracy's wastewater permit to Regional Board at request
of CSPA, will require permit to comply with federal and state laws
February 3, 2009 -- On May 27, 2007, CSPA requested that the State
Board remand the wastewater permit issued by the Regional Board to the
City of Tracy for operation of the city's waste water treatment plant.
CSPA found that the recently issued permit was totally lacking in adherence
to state and federal requirements for proper treatment of effluents.
On February 2, 2009, the State Water Resources Control Board granted a
hearing to consider CSPA's appeal of the City of Tracy NPDES permit.
At the hearing, scheduled for March 17, the State Board proposes to
remand the permit back to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality
Control Board to amend the permit to include proper limitations for
electrical conductivity (salt), dichlorobromomethane,
chlorodibromomethane, ammonia toxicity, chronic toxicity and
bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate. Antidegradation issues will be considered in
a separate proceeding.
This draft order continues the recent trend of the State Board having to
remand permits back to the Regional Board with orders to comply with the
law. Over the ...
(Continued) last few months, the Board has responded to CSPA
appeals by remanding or proposing to remand permits for the cities of
Davis, Lodi and Yuba City. Unfortunately, under the present
administration, virtually all of the permits issued by the Regional
Board fail to comply with the most basic federal regulations pertaining
to NPDES permit issuance. CSPA presently has more than 40 permits
on appeal.
If the permit is remanded, it will represent a significant victory for CSPA and an even greater victory for the citizens of the state and the state's fisheries. Permits allowing unacceptable levels of pollutants and heavy metals are not only a threat to fish but to the health of all Californians.