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Protect Elkhorn Slough from Polluted Stormwater
According to the environmental group EcoRights, polluted industrial drainage water is entering into Elkhorn Slough from the Pick-n-Pull auto-wrecking yard in Moss Landing. In response, the group has initiated a petition calling on the County of Monterey to require a Environmental Impacts analysis, and to require the business to relocate if it cannot operate without polluting the Slough and harming resident species. Among the rare, threatened, and endangered species the Slough calls home are the brown pelican, California least tern, Santa Cruz long-toed salamander, southern sea otter, American peregrine falcon, and California red-legged frog. According to EcoRights, the estuary and its wetlands are a stopping spot for more than 200 migrating bird species.
From the EcoRights website:
"On March 11, 2015, over the objections of our legal representatives, the Monterey County Planning Commission extended Pick-n-Pull’s Coastal Development Permits for ten more years, without requiring a thorough analysis of the operation’s impact on the Slough and its resident species.
"EcoRights is appealing that decision to the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, and if needed, we will appeal the decision to the California Coastal Commission. EcoRights has also notified the company that its discharges violate the Federal Clean Water Act and of our plans to enforce that law.
"Please help us convince Monterey County and the California Coastal Commission that if these facilities cannot be operated without contaminating Elkhorn Slough, they should be relocated, and that no Coastal Development Permits should be renewed without a comprehensive environmental impact study."
Petition:
Dear Supervisors of Monterey County and members of the California Coastal Commission,
It has come to my attention that the Pick-n-Pull auto dismantling yard in Moss Landing is a source of polluted stormwater that flows into Elkhorn Slough Tidal Estuary, a unique ecosystem that supports a rich biodiversity of wildlife, including southern sea otters.
I request that you:
* Overturn the Monterey County Planning Commission's March 11, 2015 decision to extend Pick-n-Pull's Coastal Development Permits for ten years.
* Require a comprehensive Environmental Impacts analysis, including a thorough analysis of the facility's past, present and potential future impacts on Elkhorn Slough and its resident species, including southern sea otters.
* Demand the facility bring its discharges into compliance with the Federal Clean Water Act before its permits will be considered for renewal.
* Require the facility to relocate if it cannot operate without discharging pollutants to the Slough and harming resident species.
For the sake of the sea otters, and the human and wildlife communities that enjoy or depend on Elkhorn Slough, I trust that you will do the right thing.
Sincerely,
Sign petition here: http://www.ecorights.org/elkhorn
More information about industrial pollution at Elkhorn Slough: http://www.ecorights.org/elkhorn_slough
EcoRights
http://www.ecorights.org/
"On March 11, 2015, over the objections of our legal representatives, the Monterey County Planning Commission extended Pick-n-Pull’s Coastal Development Permits for ten more years, without requiring a thorough analysis of the operation’s impact on the Slough and its resident species.
"EcoRights is appealing that decision to the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, and if needed, we will appeal the decision to the California Coastal Commission. EcoRights has also notified the company that its discharges violate the Federal Clean Water Act and of our plans to enforce that law.
"Please help us convince Monterey County and the California Coastal Commission that if these facilities cannot be operated without contaminating Elkhorn Slough, they should be relocated, and that no Coastal Development Permits should be renewed without a comprehensive environmental impact study."
Petition:
Dear Supervisors of Monterey County and members of the California Coastal Commission,
It has come to my attention that the Pick-n-Pull auto dismantling yard in Moss Landing is a source of polluted stormwater that flows into Elkhorn Slough Tidal Estuary, a unique ecosystem that supports a rich biodiversity of wildlife, including southern sea otters.
I request that you:
* Overturn the Monterey County Planning Commission's March 11, 2015 decision to extend Pick-n-Pull's Coastal Development Permits for ten years.
* Require a comprehensive Environmental Impacts analysis, including a thorough analysis of the facility's past, present and potential future impacts on Elkhorn Slough and its resident species, including southern sea otters.
* Demand the facility bring its discharges into compliance with the Federal Clean Water Act before its permits will be considered for renewal.
* Require the facility to relocate if it cannot operate without discharging pollutants to the Slough and harming resident species.
For the sake of the sea otters, and the human and wildlife communities that enjoy or depend on Elkhorn Slough, I trust that you will do the right thing.
Sincerely,
Sign petition here: http://www.ecorights.org/elkhorn
More information about industrial pollution at Elkhorn Slough: http://www.ecorights.org/elkhorn_slough
EcoRights
http://www.ecorights.org/
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