Santa Clara County DA says Graniterock discharged heavy metals into area waterways
A well-known Bay Area construction materials firm has unleashed harmful pollutants into Guadalupe River and Coyote Creek, threatening sensitive species of fish, frogs and salamanders, a newly filed lawsuit alleges.
In a statement, Graniterock said it has been working for “several years” with the county to “mitigate the potential environmental impact of operations” at its two facilities and that a settlement is in the works. The 14-mile-long Guadalupe River starts in the Santa Cruz Mountains’ eastern foothills, flowing north through downtown San Jose and into the San Francisco Bay. Above Guadalupe is Coyote Creek, which runs 63.6 miles north from its headwaters in the Diablo Range east of Morgan Hill to the Bay near Alviso.
“If you don’t have the capacity to retain the water, or process the water that you get in a short amount of time, what can you do?” asked Ajami, adding there needs to be more of a climate change-focused lens on stormwater permitting.
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