Coastal Environmental Rights Found. v. California
This case concerns residual pollutant discharges from public fireworks displays
over the waters of the United States within the jurisdiction of the California Regional
Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region (the Regional Board), which includes a
large portion of San Diego County, portions of south Orange County, and the
southwestern portion of Riverside County (San Diego Region). The Regional Board
approved a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for
public displays of fireworks over the region's surface waters (the Fireworks Permit).
Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation (CERF) appeals from the trial court's denial of
its petition for writ of mandamus challenging the approval of the Fireworks Permit.
CERF contends: (1) the trial court applied the wrong standard of review in denying its
petition, (2) the Fireworks Permit violates federal law regarding water quality
monitoring, and (3) the Fireworks Permit violates prohibition
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