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Toxic Discharges
Discharges
of pollutants in violation of the Clean Water Act and the seepage of
toxins from
hazardous waste sites, are amongst the biggest toxicity threats to the
water quality and ecological integrity of
Ventura
County
’s inland waterbodies and coastal waters. The goal of VCK’s toxic
discharge campaign is to prevent toxic materials from polluting our
inland and coastal waterbodies and from devastating their ecosystems.
VCK’s
Toxic Discharge campaign is focused on: 1.)
Advocating for more protective water quality regulations, more
protective NPDES Permits, and a stronger general industrial stormwater
permit; 2.) Monitoring land fills, discharges from industrial
sites during storm events, and other toxic sites for toxic and illegal
discharges of pollutants; 3.) Enforcing NPDES permits, the Clean Water
Act, the Endangered Species Act, and other environmental regulations; and
4) Initiating citizen enforcement and legal action where
necessary.
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