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Second suit filed against Crystal Geyser project

Posted by: Maven on March 5, 2010 at 7:47 am

From the Chico Enterprise-Record:

“A second suit calling for an environmental review and to rescind the city of Orland’s approval of a Crystal Geyser sparkling water bottling plant is being filed in Glenn County Superior Court.

The suit, filed by the group Save Our Water Resources, accuses the city of improperly concluding the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act review.

It also argues groundwater pumping reports should be made public. Crystal Geyser asked for private reporting because the company “doesn’t want to be in a position where our strengths and weaknesses are exposed to competition,” said project information officer Alec Van Ryan.

The plant, however, would be monitored and a penalty of about $1 per gallon would be charged if more than 160 acre-feet a year is pumped each year. The aquifer would also need to be recharged if more water is pumped.

Joanne Overton, chairwoman of Save Our Water Resources, said her group has said throughout the approval process that an environmental review under CEQA is necessary. … “

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March 5, 2010 · Filed Under Bay Area

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