Governor Schwarzenegger and Central Coast Water Board Slam Prison-Polluter!
EarthSourceMedia ~Schwarzenegger & Regional Water Board Hold Prison-Polluter Accountable~ by joey racano In the midst of a global storm of political and environmental upheaval, Arnold Schwarzenegger and his Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board have upheld the sanctity of California's new series of Marine Protected Areas. Facing decisive enforcement action by a Regional Water Board energized by the newly implemented Marine Life Protection Act, the California Men's Colony Prison -despite tough talk- relented and agreed to pay a large fine for a January 27th spill that dumped thousands of gallons of raw sewage into San Luis Obispo's Chorro Creek. Though the creek is several miles upstream from the sea, it runs directly into the Morro Bay Estuary, recently annointed a State Marine Reserve by the California Fish & Game Commission. Designed to restore traditional fishing grounds to health, Marine Protected Areas are in their final process of being created, and prosecution of CMC State Prison, long known as a chronic polluter, not only sets an all-important precedent throughout the State of California, but also sends a strong message to would-be polluters of the California Coast. Joey Racano, DirectorOcean Outfall Groupwww.stopthewaiver. com More: http://www.sanluiso bispo.com/ news/local/ story/458872. html
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