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May 2018

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National River Cleanup Day

Be part of the solution to water pollution! Join volunteers on National River Cleanup Day to help keep Permanente Creek clean, healthy and beautiful. We remove debris from the creekbed, sort and weight the material and report results to the Santa Clara Countywide effort coordinated by the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Wear ...

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Sep 2017

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Permanente Creek Clean-Up

Be part of the solution to water pollution! Join volunteers on National Coastal Cleanup Day to help keep Permanente Creek clean, healthy, and beautiful. We remove debris from the creekbed, sort and weigh the material, and report results to the Santa Clara Countywide effort coordinated by the Santa Clara Valley Water District. This is ...

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Apr 2013

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This Creek’s Bugging Me

The absence of pollution-sensitive bugs in Permanente Creek means there are contaminants stressing the creek bug population. Sources of pollution include discharges from the Lehigh Cement Plant and run off from streets and residential properties. We don’t know which pollutant is impairing the creek the most, and there’s little ...

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Dec 2012

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Lehigh Quarry’s Toxic Impact on Local Air and Watershed.

Lehigh Quarry and Cement Plant located at the base of Black Mountain in Santa Clara County, is in litigation with Sierra Club, Bay Area for Clean Environment (BACE), Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) and Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) stemming from its air and water emissions.

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Sep 2012

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Part of the “Solution to Creek Pollution”: GreenTown Cleans Permanente Creek

Join Us on Coastal Cleanup Day – September 15 Volunteers, led by Barbara and Kevin O’Reilly, scour the Permanente Creek Diversion Channel for trash twice a year: once on National River Cleanup Day (the third Saturday in May) and once on Coastal Cleanup Day (the third Saturday in September). Our next creek cleanup is fast ...

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Jun 2012

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Update on Lehigh Reclamation Plan and EIR

Comments on the Planning Commission Hearing on the Lehigh Final EIR and Reclamation Plan, Thursday May 24th.

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