Petition to keep Carnegie SVRA open.

The creek runs into the San Francisco Bay 3-4 months outta the year. Maybe they should shut the bay down then because of all the ships polluting the bay. Sucks, this place is out in the middle of nowhere.

The place is so far out there, whos it bothering. Tracy is a shithole anyways.

I grew up riding and racing there. Great hill climbing.
Closing that place would be stupid, as YZKEN250 said it is out there.

There is a lot draining into that bay and I bet none of it comes from Carnegie.
Isn't there a nuke power plant around there for the greenies to complain about?

The Nuke plant is closed and its in Galt about 45 miles north of Carnegie. The only thing I hear about the Nuke plant is that they wanted to haul away the waste on a train but the public shut that down saying it was to dangerous.

Done!!

You trying to tell me MC Hammer lives in a shit hole? Say it aint so. I hear they have cheap new houses in Mountain House. Whenever riding at that place I think about what could be in the water there based on what goes on across the street not what bikes do to it. You never hear anyone bitching about Club Motot which is right on the edge of town. WTF!!!!

Total, absolute nonsense.

Thanks for the petition.

Done.

Off NorCal MX site:

The ruling is it's closed:
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: Homepage

However, the Rangers have not gotten the official word yet. I'm calling in the morning to find out fer sure. If's it's open I'm going out for some trail riding Saturday.

OFF-ROADING ENDS UNTIL CALIFORNIA PARK CLEANS UP ITS ACT — Clean Water Victory at Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area

Oakland, CA — A California Superior Court has ordered the Off Highway Motor Vehicle Recreational (OHMVR) Division of the California Department of Parks and Recreation (Department) to shut down all off-road motor vehicle activity at the Carnegie State Vehicular Recreational Area (Carnegie SVRA) until they file a report of waste discharge (RWD) and obtain a permit for pollutant discharges from the heavily used off-road park. The park discharges prodigious quantities of heavy metals and sediment into Corral Hollow Creek near Tracy, California.

The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed the lawsuit on September 17, alleging that the off-road park had failed to request and obtain the legally required permit for pollutant discharges from Carnegie's numerous off-road trails. Following a December 4th hearing, Judge Roesch of the Alameda Superior Court ordered the Department to “submit a report of waste discharge for water pollution associated with the Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area” and to “suspend all off-road highway motor vehicle activity at Carnegie SVRA, including vehicles driving in Corral Hollow Creek” until they “have submitted an RWD and received waste discharge requirements or received a waiver of such WDRs from the Regional Board.”

“State-run off-road parks should be a model for promoting responsible off-roading,” said California PEER Director Karen Schambach. “Instead, they've been polluting water, allowing unchecked erosion, and violating both the law and their own regulations.”

CSPA's Executive Director Bill Jennings said, “Hopefully, the court's order will prompt the Carnegie SVRA to obtain required permits and begin instituting necessary measures to reduce and eliminate the massive discharge of pollutants into Corral Hollow Creek, as well as prohibiting the extensive motor vehicle activity in the creek itself.”

Two claims remain in the lawsuit. The lawsuit also alleges that the Department is violating State water quality objectives in Corral Hollow Creek and has failed to comply with its own regulations requiring monitoring of soil loss and damage to wildlife habitat. The park is habitat to a number of species protected under state and federal endangered species acts.
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Mike

well, i love carnegie it is awesome i havent been there in a while but i love carnegie and i hope hey keep it open.......

That is an absolute TARVESTY!.....I grew up riding up and down every single hill, trail you name it. I loved riding there there really is no place like it

Im signing asap!

NO STICKY! It'll just be over-looked.

I filled it out. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Done. Rode there about 40 years ago, and my brother still goes there.

done

2202 and counting

Bump......please everyone this is a great place to ride, even if you dont or will never go there please sign the petition!

i signed it hopefully it helps.

Nevermind...

Petitions are good.

Right now the park is scheduled to be closed on Jan 11.This closure is because of a neighbor who wants to turn carnegie into hiking trails.Then her ranch will be next to a quiet park.Shes using the environmentalists.Her brother is John Garamendi and is running for congress.Her husband Mark Conolly is a lawyer and a member of both groups mentioned in the suit.Visit TESLAPARK.ORG for explanation of whats really happening.

12675 now.