|
CSPA |
| Your 501(c)(3) tax deductible cash donations are desperately needed if the fight for our fisheries is to continue. Read how you can donate! |
More
News
CSPA
requests status as a designated party in renewal permits
for McClellan Air Force Base waste problem
 |
|
McClellan AFB from the air, 2002, USGS photo |
September 10, 2008 -- Opened in 1935, for the vast majority of its operational lifetime, McClellan was a logistics and maintenance facility for a wide variety of military aircraft, equipment and supplies, primarily under the cognizance of the Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC) and later the Air Force Material Command (AFMC).
When the base was decommissioned in the late 90's, it was found that the operations at the facility had created a toxic wasteland. A major cleanup of the facility was put in place before large portions of the base were leased out to commercial enterprises. The base received a waste water treatment discharge permit as part of that clean up effort.
In reviewing the permits application for renewal, CSPA has discovered that the requirements for discharge have been relaxed allowing for a backsliding in the treatment and isolation of numerous harmful chemicals and other toxins that would be discharged into the valley waterways. The discharges would be in violation of numerous state and federal standards and would put the valley fisheries at risk.
CSPA's status as designated party would allow for direct input into the renewal permit process.
CSPA's request for designated party status