Resolved Cases

POTW Cases (Wastewater):

• River Watch vs. City of Healdsburg
  Date Settled: January 13, 2012
  PDF: Settlement Agreement
• Violations of the Clean Water Act And ESA
  River Watch vs. Bodega Bay Public Utilities District
  Date Filed: February 11, 2011
  Date Settled: January 9, 2012
  PDFs: CWA Notice | ESA Notice | SDWA Notice | Coastal Act Notice | Settlement Agreement
• Violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act
  River Watch vs Ravenswood Winery
  Date Filed: Sepember 23, 2011
  PDF: SDWA Notice
• Violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act
  River Watch vs Loch Haven Water Co.
  Date Filed: September 8, 2011
  PDF: SDWA Notice
• Violations of the Clean Water Act
  River Watch vs Blue Lake Wastewater Treatment Facility
  Date Filed: April 4, 2011
  PDF: CWA Notice
• Violations of CWA
  River Watch vs Paul Hobbs
  Date Filed: October 6, 2011
  PDF: CWA Notice
• Violations of the Endanger Species Act
  River Watch and Coast Action Group vs. Sonoma County Water Agency
  Date Filed: November 5, 2010
  PDF: ESA Notice
• Violations of the Endangered Species Act
  River Watch vs. Sonoma County
  Date Filed: December 21, 2009
  PDF: ESA Notice
• Violations of the Endangered Species Act
  River Watch vs. SWRCB
  Date Filed: November 17, 2009
  PDF: ESA Notice
• Violations of the Endangered Species Act
  River Watch vs. Green Pastures Valley, LLC
  Date Filed: December 14, 2009
  Date Resolved: August 27, 2011
  PDF: ESA Complaint
  PDF: Settlement Agreement
• Violations of RCRA
  River Watch vs Casillas Brothers
  Date Filed: April 20, 2011
  PDF: RCRA Notice
• Violations of RCRA
  River Watch vs. Gasamat
  Date filed: July 26, 2010
  PDF: Notice
• Violations of RCRA
  River Watch vs. Exxon Mobil
  Date Filed: June 5, 2009
  PDF: Complaint
• Violations of CWC
  RW vs. DG Fairhaven Power LLC
  Date filed: September 3, 2010
  PDF: Notice
• Violations of RCRA
  River Watch vs. City of Willits
  Date Filed: June 28, 2010
  PDF: Notice
  PDF: Complaint
• Violation of RCRA
  RW vs AC Transit
  Date Filed: December 15, 2010
  PDF: Notice
  PDF: Settlement Agreement
• Violations of RCRA
  River Watch vs. 7-Eleven, Inc.
  Date Filed: July 9, 2010
  Date Settled: March 24, 2011
  PDF: Notice
• CWA Violations
  River Watch vs. Brooktrails Township
  Date Settled: December 30, 2010
  PDF: Settlement Agreement
• Violations of the Clean Water Act
  River Watch vs. Chevron
  Filed: February 13, 2009
  Date Settled: September 8, 2010
  PDF: Complaint
• Violations of Endangered Species Act
  River Watch vs. Dept. of Fish and Game/Schellinger Construction
  Date Filed: July 21, 2006
  Date Settled: August 25, 2010
  PDF: ESA Complaint
  PDF: C06-06685 CRB - Complaint
• Federal Clean Water Act Violation
  River Watch vs. Gina Gallo/Dry Creek General Store
  Date settled: August 19, 2010
  PDF: Final Settlement Agreement
• Violations of RCRA
  River Watch vs. Hoytt Enterprises, et al
  Date Filed: July 13, 2009
  Date Settled: June 15, 2010
  PDF: Complaint
  PDF: Final Settlement Agreement
• Violation of the Clean Water Act
  RW vs. City of Tiburon
  Date Filed: January 27, 2009
  Date Settled: August 12, 2009
  PDF: Settlement Agreement
• Violations under RCWA and CWA
  River Watch vs. US Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management
  Date Filed: September 08, 2009
  PDF: Complaint
• Violations of RCRA
  River Watch vs. Golden Technology Co., et al
  Date Filed: November 19, 2009
  PDF: Complaint
• Pollution from Mine Facilities
  River Watch vs. Bullion River Gold, et al
  Date Filed: April 14, 2008
  PDF: Complaint
• Violations under RCRA
  River Watch vs. City of Ukiah
  Date Filed: August 13, 2009
  
• Violations of CWA and NPDES Compliance
  River Watch vs. City of Arcata
  Date Filed: August 3, 2009
  Date Settled: February 9, 2010
  PDF: Notice
  PDF: Final Settlement Agreement
• River Watch vs. West Coast Metals
  Date Settled: December 08, 2009
• River Watch vs. Ross Valley Sanitation District
  Date Settled: November 30, 2009
• Violations of RCWA, CWA and NPEDS Permit
  River Watch vs. Union Pacific Railroad, et al
  Date Filed: March 4, 2008
  Date Settled: November 30, 2009
  PDF: Complaint
  PDF: Final Consent Decree and Order - Union Pacific Railroad
• Violations of CWA and NPEDS Permit
  River Watch vs. City of Sausalito
  Date Filed: April 15, 2008
  Date Settled: January 21, 2009
  PDF: Complaint
  PDF: Final Settlement Agreement
• Clean Water Act Violations
  River Watch vs. Novato Sanitary District
  Date Filed: January 29, 2008
  Date Settled: November 14, 2008
  PDF: CWA Notice
  PDF: Final Settlement Agreement
• Clean Water Act Violations
  River Watch vs. Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District
  Date filed: August 5, 2007
  Settled: July 31, 2008
  PDF: CWA Notice - Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District
  PDF: Final Settlement Agreement
• Violations of Industrial Storm Water Discharges and CWA
  River Watch vs. Redwood Landfill/Waste Management
  Dated filed: February 6, 2007
  Consent Decree Dated: July 16, 2008
  PDF: Complaint
  PDF: RCRA Notice - Redwood Landfill
  PDF: CWA Notice Redwood Landfill
  PDF: Consent Decree
• Underground and Surface Water Pollution from Facilities
  River Watch vs. Pacific Lumber Co.
  Date Filed: June 27, 2006
  Settled: January 16, 2007
  PDF: Complaint C06-03556 MMC
  PDF: Final Settlement Agreement
• Clean Water Act Violations
  River Watch vs. Sonoma County Water Agency
  Mediation Agreement: August 23, 2006
  Pdf: Final Settlement SCWA
• Wastewater Discharge Issues
  River Watch vs. City of Rohnert Park
  Settlement Agreement: July 11, 2006
  Pdf: Final Settlement Agreement Rohnert Park
• Wastewater Violations
  River Watch vs. Lake County Sanitation District
  Settled: February 4, 2005
  pdf: Settlement Agreement
• Leaking Pollutants from Damaged Sewer Lines
  River Watch vs. City of Ukiah
  Date filed: August 13, 2004
• Phosphate Discharge into Laguna de Santa Rosa
  River Watch vs. City of Santa Rosa
  Date filed: July 15, 2004
• City of Petaluma
  River Watch vs. City of Petaluma
  Date filed: May 24, 2004
• Wetland Pollution & Endangered Species Threat
  River Watch vs. City of Willits
  Date filed: August 30, 2002
• Discharge to Hydrologically Connected Waterways
  River Watch vs. City of Healdsburg
  Date filed: September 17, 2001
  PDF: Ninth Circuit Decision
• Water Security & Public Health
  River Watch vs. City of Covelo
  Date filed: July 6, 2001
• Raw Sewage & Coliform Discharges into Pacific Ocean
  River Watch vs. City of Crescent City
  Date filed: April 3, 2001
• Violations of Effluent Standards and NPDES Permit
  River Watch vs. City of Fort Bragg
  Date filed: February 5, 2001
• City Discharge into Eel River and Strongs Creek
  River Watch vs. City of Fortuna
  Date filed: June 30, 2000
• 8000+ Violations of Clean Water Act
  River Watch vs. Sonoma Valley Sanitation District
  Date filed: January 15, 1999
• Sewage Into Laguna & Russian River
  River Watch vs. City of Santa Rosa

Gas Stations & Underground Storage Tank Cases:

• Violations of RCRA
  River Watch vs. ARCO/BP
  Date Filed: September 11, 2009
  PDF: Notice
• River Watch vs. Valero
  Date Settled: April 28, 2009
• Violations of RCRA
  River Watch vs. Bay Area Diablo Petroleum, et al
  Date Filed: March 25, 2008
  PDF: Complaint
• Violations of CWA and RCRA
  River Watch vs. PG&E et al
  Date Filed: February 1, 2008
  PDF: Complaint
• Discharging Pollutants from Underground Storage
  River Watch vs. ARCO A & M Mini Mart (Gholami)
  Date Filed: August 15, 2006
  Notice Letter: May 25, 2007
  PDF: Complaint
  PDF: Settlement Agreement
• Violations of the RCRA
  River Watch vs. Redwood Oil
  Date filed: November 29, 2007
  PDF: RCRA Notice
• Discharge of Pollution from Underground Storage
  River Watch vs. World Oil Marketing Co.
  Notice Sent: April 25, 2006
  Date of Settlement: March 20, 2007
  PDF: Complaint C06-06260 SBA
• Discharge of Hazardous Substances—RCRA
  River Watch vs. Shimeks dba USA Service Station
  Date filed: January 11, 2007.
  Date of Settlement Agreement: June 19, 2007
  PDF: RCRA Complaint - Shimeks
  PDF: Settlement Agreement
• Underground Storage Tank Contamination
  River Watch vs. XTRA Oil Company
  Settled: January 5, 2007
• Underground and Surface Water Pollution
  River Watch vs. Big Oil & Tire Co.
  Date Filed: May 16, 2006
  Date of Settlement Agreement: February 16, 2007
  PDF: Complaint C06-03247 EMC
  PDF: Final Settlement Agreement
• Discharged Petroleum Contaminants
  River Watch vs. USA Petroleum Corporation
  Settlement Agreement: July 7, 2006
• Petroleum Contamination—Violation of RCRA
  River Watch vs. Atlantic Richfield/BP
  Settlement Agreement: August 11, 2005
  Pdf: Final Settlement Agreement-Arco
• Raw Sewage Spills
  River Watch vs. Hay's Septage
  Location: Mendocino County
  Settlement Agreement: March 13, 2003
• Bepex-Hosakawa
  River Watch vs. Bepex-Hosakawa
  Location: Santa Rosa
  Settlement Agreement: November 28, 2000
• Cyanide Violations
  River Watch vs. Georgia Pacific
  Settlement Agreement: August 2000
• Groundwater Contamination
  River Watch vs. Boyett
  Location: Santa Rosa
  Date Filed: September 21, 1999
• Volatile Compounds to Surface Water
  River Watch vs. MGM Brakes
  Location: Cloverdale, CA
  Date filed: August 6, 1999
• Toxic Leaks to Russian River
  River Watch vs. Redwood Oil
  Location: Sonoma, Mendocino and Humboldt Counties
  Date Filed: August 2, 1999

Gravel Mining Cases:

• Stormwater Discharge Violations
  River Watch vs. Kernen Construction/Mad River Sand & Gravel
  Settlement Agreement: July, 18, 2007
• Industrial Stormwater Discharge/Clean Water Act Violations
  Coho Salmon Habitat Damage
  River Watch vs. Canyon Rock
  Date filed: May 21, 2004
  Settlement Agreement: December 15, 2005
• Industrial Stormwater Discharge/Clean Water Act Violations
  River Watch vs. Mercer Fraser
  Settlement Agreement: December 13, 2005
  Pdf: Final Settlement Agreement Mercer Fraser
• Raw Sewage Spills
  River Watch vs. Syar
  Settlement Agreement: July 24, 2005
• California Water Quality and Clean Water Act Violations
  River Watch vs. Randall Sand and Gravel
  Settlement Agreement: April 27, 2005
  Pdf: Settlement Agreement Randall