( January 27, 2026, 1:53 PM EST) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — Two nonprofit groups dedicated to preserving and protecting the land and water along California’s Central Coast sued the owner and operator of a Salinas-based produce processing facility in federal court claiming violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for allegedly discharging contaminated stormwater into nearby navigable waters....