Squaw violations topic of hearing

By Jeremy Morrison - The Tahoe Daily Tribune
May 11, 2001

The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board will hold a public hearing Friday regarding the alleged environmental negligence of Squaw Valley USA. Accusing the ski area of being less than willing to comply with a number of environmental regulations, the board will decide whether or not to refer the resort to the state's attorney general office.

"Regional board staff believe that they have exhausted their regulatory and enforcement options, short of referring this matter to the Office of the Attorney General," reads a Lahontan control board document. "Regional board staff have not been satisfied with the results of their efforts to date."

The water quality control board accuses that Squaw Valley USA "violated or may have violated" numerous environmental regulations, including failure to comply with waste discharge requirements, cleanup and abatement orders and discharge prohibitions.

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