California IN BRIEF : FRESNO : Failure to Plan Pond Cleanup Brings Fines
Eleven farms and districts that use irrigation drainage ponds in Tulare Lake Basin have been fined a total of $130,000 for failing to file adequate plans to eliminate toxic salts. The Regional Water Quality Control Board in Fresno has sent notices that operators of ponds located in Tulare, Kings and Kern counties will be fined for failing to file corrective plans on time or filing incomplete plans. Nearly one-third of the total fine--$40,000--was levied against Tulare Lake Drainage District, which has 3,156 acres of drainage ponds.
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