The importance of this matter cannot be overstated. The site is located directly adjacent to the Mad River, upstream and within close proximity to HBMWD’s Raney wells which supply drinking water to all of our customers and to two-thirds of the residents of Humboldt County.
Water district fighting Glendale cannabis factory
From the Oct. 2, 2019 edition Daniel Mintz Mad River Union GLENDALE – The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District has appealed the permitting of a Glendale cannabis manufacturing complex, stating that project’s development on a former lumber mill site runs the risk of “contaminating the district’s drinking water supplies.” Filed on September 19 and…
Alarm over lack of dioxin testing at Glendale mill site planned for cannabis facility
Daniel Mintz Mad River Union GLENDALE – The county Planning Commission’s review of a Glendale cannabis manufacturing project has exposed a lack of testing for dioxins on former mill and lumber storage sites, which could have implications for drinking water. Considering the stakes, one commissioner described the lack of testing as “ridiculous.” The uncertain contamination status…