Tag: Enforcement

American Sealcoat Victory

By: Jason Ulseth In October 2015, CRK reached a settlement agreement with property owner M&K Warehouses, LLC, concluding a Clean Water Act case that began in 2013 when CRK discovered that…

Gainesville Poultry Plant Captures Pollution

By: Dale Caldwell Flat Creek originates in midtown Gainesville and flows six miles through city neighborhoods, passing by schools and churches before entering into Lake Lanier. Sadly, it’s one of…

Stormwater Pollution Control: Cumming Clears Land Without Proper Permits

By: Jason Ulseth In 2008, the city of Cumming cleared a 22-acre tract of land less than 400 yards uphill from Lake Lanier, but failed to install many of the…

Wastewater: Chronic Sewage Spills by City of Atlanta

By: Jason Ulseth From the late 1970s through the 1990s, officials in the city of Atlanta failed to invest in regular maintenance of the city’s sewer system, which led to…

Stream Buffer Protection: Fulton County Airport Plans Defeated

By: Jason Ulseth In 2011, the Fulton County Airport, also known as Charlie Brown Field, applied to the EPD for a variance to clear-cut 17 acres of vegetated stream buffer,…

Instream Flow Protection: Georgia Power’s Plant Wansley

By: Jason Ulseth In 2002, an administrative law judge ruled in CRK’s favor on our 2000 challenge to a water withdrawal permit issued to Georgia Power Company (GPC) for its…