Pubdate: Fri, 02 Aug 2013
Source: Signal, The (Santa Clarita, CA)
Copyright: 2013 The Signal
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POT FARM POLLUTION: TOO DANGEROUS TO DEAL WITH?

SACRAMENTO (AP) - With parts of Northern California's scenic hillsides
illegally gouged by bulldozers for marijuana grows, frustrated local
officials asked the state for help to protect streams and rivers from
harmful sediment and the chemicals used on the pot plants.

They hoped to charge growers under federal and state clean water
regulations with tougher penalties than the infractions local
officials could impose. But they were rebuffed.

It's too dangerous, the state agency in charge of protecting the
region's water said in a letter to county supervisors.
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