Orange County Coastkeeper v. Republic Services, Inc. et al

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CONSENT DECREE by Judge Beverly Reid O'Connell. NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED BETWEEN THE SETTLING PARTIES AND ORDERED AND DECREED BY THE COURT AS FOLLOWS: Defendants shall pay a total of $15,000.00 to Coastkeeper for fees and costs incurred by Coastkeeper in monitoring Defendants' compliance with this Consent Decree Defendants agree make a payment of $167,000.00 Payment shall be made within thirty (30) days of entry of this Consent Decree by the Court payable to the "O.C./I.E. Public Interest Green Fund" and delivered by certified mail or overnight delivery to: Orange County Community Foundation, 4041 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 510, Newport Beach, California 92660. Defendants shall pay a total of  6;193,000.00 to Coastkeeper to partially reimburse Coastkeeper for its investigation fees, expert/consultant fees and costs, and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred as a result of investigating and preparing the lawsuit, and negotiating this Con sent Decree. This Consent Decree constitutes a full and final settlementof this matter. (MD JS-6. Case Terminated.) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Figures, # 3 Appendix B, # 4 Figures, # 5 Appendix C, # 6 Figures, # 7 Appendix B Receipt of Notice of Intent, # 8 Figures, # 9 Tables, # 10 Tables - Part 1) (jp)

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JS-6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 LAWYERS FOR CLEAN WATER, INC. Daniel Cooper (Bar No. 153576) Email: daniel@lawyersforcleanwater.com 1004-A O’Reilly Avenue San Francisco, California 94129 Telephone: (415) 440-6520 Facsimile: (415) 440-4155 Attorneys for Plaintiff ORANGE COUNTY COASTKEEPER LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS M. BRUEN, P.C. Thomas M. Bruen (Bar No. 63324) Email: tbruen@tbsglaw.com 1990 N. California Boulevard, Suite 620 Walnut Creek, California 94596 Telephone: (925) 295-3131 Facsimile: (925) 295-3132 Attorneys for Defendants REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. and REPUBLIC WASTE SERVICES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, LLC Additional Plaintiffs’ Counsel Listed On Next Page 16 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 17 18 19 ORANGE COUNTY COASTKEEPER, a California non-profit corporation, 20 Plaintiff, 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Civil Case No. SACV13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) vs. CONSENT DECREE REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC., a Delaware Corporation, et al.; Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq. Defendants. INLAND EMPIRE WATERKEEPER, a program of ORANGE COUNTY COASTKEEPER; ORANGE COUNTY COASTKEEPER, a California non-profit corporation, Consent Decree 1 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) 1 Plaintiffs, vs. 2 3 4 REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC., a Delaware Corporation, et al.; Defendants. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Consent Decree 2 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) 1 2 3 4 5 INLAND EMPIRE WATERKEEPER Colin Kelly (Bar No. 266956) Email: colin@iewaterkeeper.org 6876 Indiana Avenue, Suite D Riverside, California 92506 Telephone: (951) 530-8823 Facsimile: (951) 530-8824 6 7 8 9 10 11 ORANGE COUNTY COASTKEEPER Colin Kelly (Bar No. 266956) Email: colin@Waterkeeper.org 3151 Airway Avenue, Suite F-110 Costa Mesa, California 92626 Telephone: (714) 850-1965 Facsimile: (714) 850-1592 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Consent Decree 3 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) CONSENT DECREE 1 2 The following Consent Decree is entered into by and between Plaintiffs Orange 3 County Coastkeeper and Inland Empire Waterkeeper (“Plaintiffs” or “Coastkeeper”), and 4 Defendants Republic Services, Inc., and Republic Waste Services of Southern California, 5 LLC, collectively referred to herein as “Republic.” The entities entering into this Consent 6 Decree are each an individual “Settling Party” and collectively “Settling Parties.” 7 WHEREAS, together, Orange County Coastkeeper and Inland Empire 8 Waterkeeper have over 2,000 members who live and/or recreate in and around the Santa 9 Ana River watershed, and are dedicated to the preservation, protection, and defense of the 10 environment, wildlife, and natural resources of the Santa Ana River and Inland Empire 11 area receiving waters; 12 WHEREAS, Defendant Republic Waste Services of Southern California, LLC 13 operates three waste transfer, processing, and recycling facilities located at 1071 Blue 14 Gum Street (“CVT Recycling Facility”), 1131 Blue Gum Street (“CVT Facility”), and 15 1231 Blue Gum Street (“ATD Facility”) in Anaheim, California and Defendant Republic 16 Services, Inc. is the parent company of Defendant Republic Waste Services of Southern 17 California, LLC; 18 WHEREAS, Defendant Republic Waste Services of Southern California, LLC 19 operates the CVT Facility as the “Consolidated Volume Transport Facility, ” the ADT 20 Facility as the “Anaheim Truck Depot Facility,” and the Colton Facility as the “Inland 21 Empire Materials Recovery and Transfer Facility;” 22 WHEREAS, Defendant Republic Waste Services of Southern California, LLC 23 operates a waste transfer, storage, and recycling facility located at 2059 East Steel Road 24 in Colton, California (“Colton Facility”) and Defendant Republic Services, Inc. is the 25 parent company of Defendant Republic Waste Services of Southern California, LLC; 26 WHEREAS, the Settling Parties refer to the CVT Facility, the CVT Recycling 27 Facility, the ATD Facility, and the Colton Facility collectively as the “Republic 28 Facilities;” Consent Decree 4 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) 1 WHEREAS, Coastkeeper alleges that Taormina Industries, Inc. is an owner 2 and/or operator of the CVT Facility and the ATD Facility, and that Taormina Industries, 3 Inc. is a subsidiary of Republic Services, Inc. and/or Republic Waste Services of 4 Southern California, LLC, which allegations Republic denies. Republic alleges and 5 represents that Taormina Industries, Inc. has been merged into Republic Waste Services 6 of Southern California, LLC; 7 WHEREAS, discharges from the Republic Facilities are regulated by the National 8 Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) General Permit NO. CAS000001 9 [State Water Resources Control Board] Water Quality Order No. 92-12-DWQ, as 10 amended by Order No. 97-03-DWQ (“Storm Water Permit”) and the Federal Water 11 Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq. (“Clean Water Act” or “CWA”), 12 Sections 301(a) and 402, 33 U.S. C. §§ 1311(a), 1342; 13 WHEREAS, on May 18, 2012, Coastkeeper served Defendants, the United States 14 Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), EPA Region IX, the State Water Resources 15 Control Board (“State Board”) and the Regional Water Quality Control Board (“Regional 16 Board”), with a notice of intent to file suit (“Notice Letter”) under Sections 505(a) and 17 (b) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1365(a) and (b). The Notice Letter alleged violations of 18 Sections 301(a) and 402 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311(a) and 1342, and 19 violations of the Storm Water Permit at the CVT Facility and the ATD Facility; 20 WHEREAS, on November 19, 2012, Coastkeeper served Defendants, EPA, the 21 State Board, and the Regional Board a supplemental Notice Letter alleging additional, 22 updated violations of Sections 301(a) and 402 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 23 §§ 1311(a) and 1342, and violations of the Storm Water Permit (“Supplemental Notice 24 Letter”) at the CVT Facility, the CVT Recycling Facility, and the ATD Facility; 25 WHEREAS, on November 19, 2012, Waterkeeper served Defendants, EPA, EPA 26 Region IX, the State Board, and the Regional Board, with a notice of intent to file suit 27 (“Notice Letter”) under Sections 505(a) and (b) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1365(a) and 28 (b). The Notice Letter alleged violations of Sections 301(a) and 402 of the Clean Water Consent Decree 5 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) 1 Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311(a) and 1342, and violations of the Storm Water Permit at the 2 Colton Facility; 3 WHEREAS, on January 24, 2013, Coastkeeper filed a complaint against 4 Defendants in the United States District Court, Central District of California (Case No. 5 SACV13-00113-JST (MLGx)); 6 WHEREAS, on January 24, 2013, Waterkeeper filed a complaint against 7 Defendants in the United States District Court, Central District of California (Case No. 8 SACV13-00115-CJC (JPRx)) (hereinafter “Complaint”), and defendants Republic 9 Services, Inc. and Republic Services of Southern California, LLC answered and denied 10 11 all material allegations of the Complaint; WHEREAS, on January 31, 2013, Coastkeeper filed a first amended complaint 12 against Defendants in the United States District Court, Central District of California 13 (Case No. SACV13-00113-JST (MLGx)) (hereinafter “First Amended Complaint”), and 14 defendants Republic Services, Inc. and Republic Services of Southern California, LLC 15 answered and denied all material allegations of the First Amended Complaint; 16 17 18 WHEREAS, Coastkeeper alleges Defendants to be in violation of the substantive and procedural requirements of the Storm Water Permit and the Clean Water Act; WHEREAS, Defendants deny all allegations in the Notice Letter, Supplemental 19 Notice Letter, and First Amended Complaint relating to the CVT Facility, CVT 20 Recycling Facility, and the ATD Facility; 21 22 23 WHEREAS, Defendants deny all allegations in the Notice Letter and Complaint relating to the Colton Facility; WHEREAS, by Order of the Chief Judge (Dkt. No. 22), Case No. SACV13- 24 00113-JST (MLGx) was transferred from Judge Josephine Staton Tucker to Judge 25 Beverly Reid O’Connell (Case No. SACV13-00113-BRO (MLGx)); 26 WHEREAS, by Order of the Chief Judge (Dkt. No. 13), Case No. SACV13- 27 00115-CJC (JPRx) was transferred from Judge Cormac J. Carney to Judge Beverly Reid 28 O’Connell (Case No. SACV13-00115-BRO (JPRx) Consent Decree 6 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) 1 WHEREAS, by Order of the Court (Dkt. No. 22), Case No. SACV13-00113-BRO 2 (MLGx) was consolidated with Orange County Coastkeeper v. Republic Services, Inc. et 3 al., SACV-00115-BRO (JPRx); 4 WHEREAS, by Order of the Court (Dkt. No. 24), Case No. SACV13-00115-BRO 5 (JPRx) was consolidated with Orange County Coastkeeper v. Republic Services, Inc. et 6 al., SACV-00113-BRO (MLGx); 7 WHEREAS, the Settling Parties submit concurrently herewith this Consent 8 Decree setting forth terms and conditions appropriate to resolving the allegations set 9 forth in the related case Orange County Coastkeeper v. Republic Services, Inc. et al., 10 SACV-00115-BRO (JPRx); 11 WHEREAS, Coastkeeper and Republic have agreed that it is in the Settling 12 Parties’ mutual interest to enter into a Consent Decree setting forth terms and conditions 13 appropriate to resolving the allegations set forth in the Complaint and First Amended 14 Complaint without further proceedings; 15 WHEREAS, all actions taken by Republic pursuant to this Consent Decree shall 16 be made in compliance with all applicable Federal and State laws and local rules and 17 regulations; 18 WHEREAS, with respect to all roofing structure Best Management Practices 19 (“BMPs”) described in the SWPPPs attached to this Consent Decree as Exhibits A 20 through D, inclusive, Republic shall diligently file and pursue all required local agency 21 applications for permits for these roofing structures, and shall diligently pursue the 22 procurement of contractors, labor and materials to complete all such roofing structures as 23 soon as possible, but Republic’s expectation is that the roofing structures will not be 24 completed until approximately February 1, 2014, and this schedule is acceptable to 25 Plaintiffs; 26 WHEREAS, as to the “Storm Chamber ®” structures at the CVT Facility 27 described in Exhibit A, Figure 3A, area 3 (outlined in light blue), a portion of the area 28 where this BMP is to be installed is currently owned by the City of Anaheim. The City Consent Decree 7 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) 1 has offered to sell this property to Republic Waste Services of Southern California, LLC 2 so that Republic may install the Storm Chamber® as shown on Figure 3A, and Republic 3 Waste Services will purchase said property in order to obtain City consent for installation 4 of the Storm Chambers® in this area, but it is unknown whether the transfer of this 5 property will occur in time for Republic to meet the December 31, 2013, deadline for this 6 BMP, and this potential delay is acknowledged by Plaintiffs, provided, however, that 7 Republic shall take the interim measures to eliminate storm water discharges from this 8 area as described in the SWPPP for the CVT Facility should Republic be unable to install 9 the StormChambers® by December 31, 2013. 10 NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED BETWEEN THE 11 12 SETTLING PARTIES AND ORDERED AND DECREED BY THE COURT AS 13 FOLLOWS: 14 1. 15 The Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action pursuant to Section 505(a)(1)(A) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1365(a)(1)(A); 2. 16 Venue is appropriate in the Central District pursuant to Section 505(c)(1) of 17 the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1365(c)(1), because the Republic Facilities are located 18 within this District; 3. 19 20 The Complaint and First Amended Complaint state claims upon which relief may be granted pursuant to Section 505 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1365; 21 4. Plaintiffs have standing to bring this action; 22 5. The Court shall retain jurisdiction over this matter for purposes of enforcing 23 the terms of this Consent Decree for the life of the Consent Decree, or as long thereafter 24 as is necessary for the Court to resolve any motion to enforce this Consent Decree. 25 I. 26 AGENCY REVIEW AND TERM OF CONSENT DECREE 6. Plaintiffs shall submit this Consent Decree to the United States Department 27 of Justice and the EPA (collectively “Federal Agencies”) immediately upon the final 28 signature of the Settling Parties for agency review consistent with 40 C.F.R. § 135.5. In Consent Decree 8 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) 1 the event that the Federal Agencies object to entry of this Consent Decree, the Settling 2 Parties agree to meet and confer to attempt to resolve the issue(s) raised by the Federal 3 Agencies within a reasonable amount of time. Upon approval of the Consent Decree by 4 the Court, Plaintiffs will dismiss Defendant Taormina Industries, Inc. and all other 5 Defendants, other than Republic Services, Inc. and Republic Waste Services of Southern 6 California, LLC, with prejudice. 7. 7 This Consent Decree shall terminate as to the CVT Facility, CVT Recycling 8 Facility, and ATD Facility on August 1, 2015, unless there is an ongoing, unresolved 9 dispute regarding Defendants’ compliance with this Consent Decree. This Consent 10 Decree shall terminate as to the Colton Facility on August 1, 2016. 11 II. 12 13 COMMITMENTS OF THE SETTLING PARTIES A. 8. Storm Water Permit Coverage Immediately upon entry of this Consent Decree by the Court, pursuant to 14 and in compliance with the requirements of Provision E and Attachment 3 of the Storm 15 Water Permit, Defendants shall submit a Notice of Intent to Comply with the Storm 16 Water Permit (“NOI”) at the CVT Recycling Facility to the State Board. The NOI shall 17 be submitted on the form provided with Attachment 3 of the Storm Water Permit, and 18 shall include all required elements identified on the form. 19 20 B. 9. Storm Water Pollution Reduction Measures In addition to maintaining the current BMPs at the Facilities not otherwise 21 impacted by this Consent Decree, Defendants shall implement the BMPs necessary to 22 comply with the provisions of this Consent Decree as follows: 23 a. At the CVT Facility Defendants shall implement the BMPs (except for 24 roofing structures which shall be implemented by February 1, 2014) set forth in Exhibit 25 A attached hereto by December 31, 2013; 26 b. At the CVT Recycling Facility Defendants shall implement the BMPs 27 (except for any roofing structures, which shall be implemented by February 1, 2014) set 28 forth in Exhibit B attached hereto by December 31, 2013; Consent Decree 9 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) c. At the ATD Facility Defendants shall implement the BMPs (except for 1 2 roofing structures which shall be implemented by February 1, 2014) set forth in Exhibit 3 C attached hereto by December 31, 2013; 4 d. At the Colton Facility Defendants shall implement the BMPs (except for 5 roofing structures which shall be implemented by February 1, 2014) set forth in Exhibit 6 D attached hereto by December 31, 2013; e. And further provided, moreover, that with respect to the deadlines in 7 8 items (a) through (d), inclusive, Defendants shall diligently file and pursue all required 9 local agency applications for permits for the BMPs, and shall diligently pursue the 10 procurement of contractors, labor and materials to complete all such BMPs by the 11 December 31, 2013, deadlines, and shall use their best efforts to meet these deadlines, but 12 shall be excused from meeting these deadlines for a specific BMP if circumstances 13 beyond the reasonable control of Defendants (such as a delay in obtaining any required 14 governmental permits or approvals) prevent the attainment of the deadline for a specific 15 BMP, but such deadline will only be excused so long as Defendants continue to exercise 16 due diligence and best efforts in pursuing the permitting and implementation of the BMP 17 in question, and furthermore any excused delay shall not excuse Defendants from 18 implementing their other, unexcused obligations under this Consent Decree. 19 20 C. 10. Storm Water and Rain Sampling Sampling Frequency and Methodology. During the life of this Consent 21 Decree, Defendants shall collect storm water samples of any discharge from the Republic 22 Facilities, including specifically any storm water discharge from the infiltration basins to 23 be implemented at the Republic Facilities, but excluding the parking lot in front of the 24 CVT Facility offices on Blue Gum Street as this parking lot is not associated with any 25 industrial activities, consistent with the SWPPPs attached hereto as Exhibits A-D. 26 11. Defendants shall request that sample-analysis results be reported to them 27 within ten (10) days of laboratory receipt of the sample. 28 12. Defendants shall provide the complete lab results of all samples collected at Consent Decree 10 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) 1 the Facilities to Coastkeeper within ten (10) days of receiving the results. 13. 2 Republic shall install a recording rain gauge capable of continuously 3 recording rainfall at the site to 0.01 inches at the Colton Facility on or before December 4 31, 2013, Republic shall maintain the recording rain gauge in accordance with 5 manufacturers’ recommendations, maintain records of all maintenance; maintain records 6 of rain data, and provide such records upon request by Coastkeeper. 14. 7 Where Republic observes and/or samples a discharge from Stormchambers 8 and/or infiltration areas at the Colton Facility, Republic shall provide rain data to 9 Coastkeeper within 21 days of the rain event producing the discharge. 10 D. 15. 11 Action Plan If Republic or Coastkeeper’s sampling, visual observations, and/or 12 photographs evidence a discharge from the Colton Facility inconsistent with the design 13 standard set forth in Exhibits A-D, Republic shall, within 60 days of that discharge, 14 submit to Coastkeeper a plan to modify BMPs to comply with that design standard, 15 including consideration of: 16 a. increased size infiltration basins; and/or 17 b. increased detention; 18 c. improved pretreatment. 16. 19 20 The Action Plan shall include data, drawing, and other design rationale demonstrating that the proposal will achieve compliance with SWPPP requirements. 21 17. Coastkeeper shall have sixty (60) days to comment on the Action Plan. 22 18. If the Settling Parties are unable to agree as to the adequacy of the Action 23 24 25 Plan, either Settling Party may invoke dispute resolution pursuant to Section III below. E. Visual Observations 19. During the life of this Consent Decree, during normal scheduled facility 26 operating hours Defendants shall conduct visual observations at all industrial discharge 27 areas during every rain event that produces a discharge. 28 20. Defendants shall pay particular attention to potential discharge locations Consent Decree 11 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) 1 identified as the infiltration basins described in the SWPPPs attached hereto as Exhibits 2 A-D. 3 F. 4 Employee Training 21. Within thirty (30) days of entry of this Consent Decree by the Court, 5 Defendants shall develop and implement a training program, including any training 6 materials needed for effective implementation of the training program, to ensure (1) that 7 there are a sufficient number of employees delegated to achieve compliance with the 8 Storm Water Permit and this Consent Decree, and (2) that these employees are properly 9 trained to perform the required activities to achieve compliance with the Storm Water 10 Permit and this Consent Decree (“Training Program”). At a minimum the Training 11 Program shall require at least the following: 12 a. Language. Defendants shall conduct the Training Program in the primary 13 language of the employees participating in the Training Program, if an employee is 14 unable to reasonably understand English; 15 b. Non-Stormwater Discharges. Defendants shall train all employees on the 16 Storm Water Permit’s prohibition of non-storm water discharges, so that employees know 17 what non-storm water discharges are, that non-storm water discharges can result from 18 improper surface washing or dust control methods, and how to detect and prevent non- 19 storm water discharges; 20 c. BMPs. Defendants shall train all employees on BMP implementation and 21 maintenance to ensure that BMPs are implemented effectively to prevent the exposure of 22 pollutants to storm water, to prevent the discharge of contaminated storm water, and to 23 ensure the proper treatment of storm water at the Facilities; 24 d. Storm Water Sampling. Defendants shall designate an adequate number of 25 employees necessary to collect storm water samples from each discharge location as 26 required by this Consent Decree. The training shall include the proper sampling 27 protocols, including chain of custody requirements, to ensure storm water samples are 28 properly collected, stored, and submitted to a certified laboratory. Consent Decree 12 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) 1 22. Training shall be provided by a private consultant or a representative of 2 Defendants who is familiar with the requirements of this Consent Decree and the Storm 3 Water Permit. The training shall be repeated annually, or as necessary to ensure that all 4 such employees are familiar with the requirements of this Consent Decree, the Storm 5 Water Permit, and the Facilities’ SWPPPs. All new staff will receive this training before 6 assuming responsibilities for implementing the SWPPPs. 7 23. Defendants shall maintain training records to document compliance with this 8 section, and shall provide Coastkeeper with a copy of these records within fourteen (14) 9 days of receipt of a written request. 10 11 G. 24. Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans Additional Revisions to SWPPPs. Defendants shall revise the SWPPPs 12 attached hereto as Exhibits A-D if there are any changes in the Facilities’ operations, 13 including but not limited to changes to storm water discharge point(s) or changes or 14 additions to the BMPs at the Facilities. Defendants shall submit any revised SWPPP to 15 Coastkeeper for review and comment within ten (10) days of completion. Coastkeeper 16 shall provide comments, if any, to the Defendants within thirty (30) days of receipt of any 17 revised SWPPP. Defendants shall incorporate Plaintiffs’ comments into any revised 18 SWPPP, or shall justify in writing why any comment is not incorporated within thirty 19 (30) days of receiving comments. Any disputes as to the adequacy of the SWPPP shall be 20 resolved pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions of this Consent Decree, set out in 21 Section III below. 22 23 H. 25. Compliance Monitoring and Reporting Site Inspections. Coastkeeper and its representatives may conduct one (1) 24 Wet Season site inspection and one (1) dry season site inspection per year at each of the 25 Republic Facilities during the life of this Consent Decree. The site inspections shall occur 26 during normal business hours and Coastkeeper shall provide Defendants with twenty-four 27 (24) hours notice (weekends and holidays excluded) prior to each Wet Season site 28 inspection and forty-eight (48) hours notice (weekends and holidays excluded) prior to Consent Decree 13 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) 1 2 each dry season site inspection. 26. During the site inspections, Coastkeeper and/or its representatives shall be 3 allowed access to the Republic Facilities’ SWPPPs, and other monitoring records, 4 reports, and sampling data for the Republic Facilities. During the site inspections, 5 Coastkeeper and/or its representatives may collect samples of discharges from the 6 Republic Facilities. At Coastkeeper’s expense, a certified California laboratory shall 7 analyze samples collected by Coastkeeper and copies of the lab reports shall be provided 8 to Defendants within five (5) business days of receipt. At the request of Defendants, the 9 samples shall be split and one half provided to Defendants so as to allow Defendants to 10 have their own certified California laboratory analyze the samples, in which case 11 Defendants shall provide the laboratory results to Coastkeeper within five (5) business 12 days of receipt. 13 27. Compliance Monitoring and Oversight. Defendants shall pay a total of 14 Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) to Coastkeeper for fees and costs incurred by 15 Coastkeeper in monitoring Defendants’ compliance with this Consent Decree. Payment 16 shall be made within thirty (30) days of entry of this Consent Decree by the Court 17 payable to: “Orange County Coastkeeper” and delivered by certified mail or overnight 18 delivery to: Orange County Coastkeeper, 3151 Airway Avenue, Suite F-110, Costa Mesa, 19 CA 92626. Upon request, Plaintiffs shall provide Defendants with documentation of the 20 fees and costs incurred in connection with compliance monitoring and oversight 21 activities. Any unexpended compliance monitoring funds remaining at the final 22 termination of this Consent Decree shall be refunded to Defendants within ten (10) 23 business days after the date of final termination. 24 28. Reporting and Document Provision. During the life of this Consent Decree, 25 Defendants shall copy Coastkeeper on all documents related to water quality at each of 26 the Republic Facilities that are submitted to the Regional Board, the State Board, and/or 27 any State or local agency, county, or municipality. Such reports and documents shall be 28 provided to Coastkeeper on the date they are sent to the agencies, counties, and/or Consent Decree 14 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) 1 municipalities. Any correspondence related to Defendants’ compliance with the Storm 2 Water Permit or storm water quality received by Defendants from any regulatory agency, 3 State or local agency, county or municipality shall be provided to Coastkeeper within ten 4 (10) days of receipt by Defendants. 5 I. Environmental Project, Reimbursement of Litigation Fees, Payments 6 29. 7 Environmental Mitigation Project. To remediate the alleged environmental 8 harms resulting from the non-compliance with the Storm Water Permit as alleged in the 9 Complaint and First Amended Complaint, Defendants agree make a payment of One 10 Hundred Sixty Seven Thousand Dollars ($167,000.00) to the O.C./I.E. Public Interest 11 Green Fund to fund environmental project activities that will benefit the Santa Ana River 12 and its watershed. Payment shall be made within thirty (30) days of entry of this Consent 13 Decree by the Court payable to the “O.C./I.E. Public Interest Green Fund” and delivered 14 by certified mail or overnight delivery to: Orange County Community Foundation, 4041 15 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 510, Newport Beach, California 92660. 30. 16 Coastkeeper’s Fees. Defendants shall pay a total of One Hundred Ninety 17 Three Thousand Dollars ($193,000.00) to Coastkeeper to partially reimburse Coastkeeper 18 for its investigation fees, expert/consultant fees and costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees 19 incurred as a result of investigating and preparing the lawsuit, and negotiating this 20 Consent Decree. Coastkeeper shall be responsible for any remaining fees and costs in 21 excess of this amount; provided, however, that Coastkeeper may apply to the Court for an 22 award for additional fees and costs incurred by Coastkeeper in any proceedings to 23 enforce this Consent Decree. Payment shall be made within thirty (30) days of entry of 24 this Consent Decree by the Court payable to: “Orange County Coastkeeper” and 25 delivered by certified mail or overnight delivery to: Orange County Coastkeeper, 3151 26 Airway Avenue, Suite F-110, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. 27 III. 28 31. This Court shall retain jurisdiction over this matter until the final termination Consent Decree 15 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) DISPUTE RESOLUTION 1 date defined in paragraph seven (7) above for the purposes of implementing and 2 enforcing the terms and conditions of this Consent Decree, and adjudicating all disputes 3 among the Settling Parties that may arise under the provisions of this Consent Decree. 4 The Court shall have the power to enforce this Consent Decree with all available legal 5 and equitable remedies, including contempt. 32. 6 Meet and Confer. A party to this Consent Decree shall invoke the dispute 7 resolution procedures of this Section by notifying all other Settling Parties in writing of 8 the matter(s) in dispute. The Settling Parties shall then meet and confer in good faith 9 (either telephonically or in person) in an attempt to resolve the dispute informally over a 10 period of ten (10) days from the date of the notice. The Settling Parties may elect to 11 extend this time in an effort to resolve the dispute without court intervention. 12 33. If the Settling Parties cannot resolve a dispute by the end of meet and confer 13 informal negotiations, the party initiating the dispute resolution provision may invoke 14 formal dispute resolution by filing a motion before the United States District Court for 15 the Central District of California. The Settling Parties agree to request an expedited 16 hearing schedule on the motion. 17 34. Enforcement Fees and Costs. Litigation costs and fees incurred in 18 conducting meet and confer or otherwise addressing and/or resolving any dispute, 19 including an alleged breach of this Consent Decree, shall be awarded in accord with the 20 standard established by Section 505 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1365 and 1319, 21 and case law interpreting that standard. 22 IV. 23 MUTUAL RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE 35. Coastkeeper’s Release. Upon entry of this Consent Decree by the Court, 24 Coastkeeper, on its own behalf and on behalf of its current and former officers, directors, 25 employees, and each of their successors and assigns, and its agents, attorneys, and other 26 representatives releases all persons including, without limitation, Defendants (and each of 27 their direct and indirect parent and subsidiary companies and affiliates, and their 28 respective current and former officers, directors, members, employees, shareholders and Consent Decree 16 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) 1 each of their predecessors, successors and assigns, and each of their agents, attorneys, 2 consultants, and other representatives) from, and waives all claims which arise from or 3 pertain to this action, including all claims for injunctive relief, penalties, fees (including 4 fees of attorneys, experts, and others), costs, expenses or any other sum incurred or 5 claimed, and/or claims asserted in Coastkeeper’s Notice Letters, Supplemental Notice 6 Letter, Complaint, and First Amended Complaint up to entry of this Consent Decree by 7 the Court. 36. 8 9 Defendants’ Release. Upon entry of this Consent Decree by the Court, Defendants, on its own behalf and on behalf of its current and former officers, directors, 10 employees, members, and each of their successors and assigns, and their agents, 11 attorneys, and other representatives releases Coastkeeper (and its current and former 12 officers, directors, employees, members, parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and each of 13 their successors and assigns, and its agents, attorneys, and other representatives) from, 14 and waives all claims which arise from or pertain to this action, including all claims for 15 fees (including fees of attorneys, experts, and others), costs, expenses or any other sum 16 incurred or claimed for matters related to Coastkeeper’s Notice Letters, Supplemental 17 Notice Letter, Complaint, and First Amended Complaint up to entry of this Consent 18 Decree by the Court. 19 37. Nothing in this Consent Decree limits or otherwise affects Coastkeeper’s 20 right to address or take any position that it deems necessary or appropriate in any formal 21 or informal proceeding before the State Board, Regional Board, EPA, or any other 22 judicial or administrative body on any other matter relating to Defendants’ compliance 23 with the Storm Water Permit or the Clean Water Act occurring or arising after entry of 24 this Consent Decree by the Court but specifically excluding the discharges and all other 25 matters addressed by this Consent Decree. 26 V. 27 28 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 38. No Admission of Liability. Neither this Consent Decree, the implementation of additional BMPs nor any payment pursuant to the Consent Decree shall constitute or Consent Decree 17 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) 1 be construed as a finding, adjudication, admission or acknowledgment of any fact, law, or 2 liability, nor shall it be construed as an admission of violation of any law, rule, or 3 regulation. Defendants maintain and reserve all defenses they may have to any alleged 4 violations that may be raised in the future. 5 39. Force Majeure. Force Majeure includes any act of God, war, fire, 6 earthquake, windstorm, flood or natural catastrophe; civil disturbance, vandalism, 7 sabotage or terrorism; restraint by court order or public authority or agency; or action or 8 non-action by, or inability to obtain the necessary authorizations or approvals from any 9 governmental agency. Force Majeure shall not include normal inclement weather, 10 economic hardship, or inability to pay. Any party seeking to rely upon this paragraph to 11 excuse or postpone performance, shall have the burden of establishing that it could not 12 reasonably have been expected to avoid the Force Majeure event and which by exercise 13 of due diligence has been unable to overcome the failure of performance. The Settling 14 Parties shall exercise due diligence to resolve and remove any Force Majeure event. 15 Delay in compliance with a specific obligation under this Consent Decree due to Force 16 Majeure as defined in this paragraph shall not excuse or delay compliance with any or all 17 other obligations required under this Consent Decree. 18 40. Construction. The language in all parts of this Consent Decree shall be 19 construed according to its plain and ordinary meaning, except as to those terms defined in 20 the Storm Water Permit, the Clean Water Act, or specifically herein. 21 22 23 41. Choice of Law. The laws of the United States shall govern this Consent Decree. 42. Severability. In the event that any provision, paragraph, section, or sentence 24 of this Consent Decree is held by a court to be unenforceable, the validity of the 25 enforceable provisions shall not be adversely affected. 26 43. Correspondence. All notices required herein or any other correspondence 27 pertaining to this Consent Decree shall be sent by overnight mail or courier as follows: 28 If to Plaintiff: Consent Decree 18 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) 5 Daniel Cooper daniel@lawyersforcleanwater.com Caroline Koch caroline@lawyersforcleanwater.com Lawyers for Clean Water, Inc. 1004-A O’Reilly Avenue San Francisco, California 94129 6 With copies to: 7 10 Orange County Coastkeeper Garry Brown, Executive Director garry@coastkeeper.org 3151 Airway Avenue, Suite F-110 Costa Mesa, California 92626 11 If to Defendants: 12 14 Thomas M. Bruen (Bar No. 63324) tbruen@tbsglaw.com 1990 N. California Boulevard, Suite 620 Walnut Creek, California 94596 15 With copies to: 16 Robin Murbach rmurbach@republicservices.com General Manager CVT Recycling Facility 1071 Blue Gum Street Anaheim, California 92806 Robin Murbach rmurbach@republicservices.com General manager Consolidated Volume Transport 1131 Blue Gum Street Anaheim, California 92806 1 2 3 4 8 9 13 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Dan Capener dcapener@republicservices.com General manager Anaheim Truck Depot 1231 Blue Gum Street Consent Decree 19 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) 1 Anaheim, California 92806 2 Andre Griggs agriggs@republicservices.com General Manager Inland Regional Material Recovery Facility and Transfer Station 2059 East Steel Road Colton, California 92324 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tim Benter tbenter@republicservices.com Deputy General Counsel Republic Services, Inc. 18500 North Allied Way Phoenix, Arizona 85054 11 12 Notifications of communications shall be deemed submitted the next business day 13 after having been deposited with an overnight mail/delivery service or the day of sending 14 notification or communication by email. Any change of address or addresses shall be 15 communicated in the manner described above for giving notices. In addition, the Settling 16 Parties may agree to transmit documents electronically or by facsimile. 17 44. Effect of Consent Decree. Except as provided herein, Plaintiffs do not, by 18 their consent to this Consent Decree, warrant or aver in any manner that Defendants’ 19 compliance with this Consent Decree will constitute or result in compliance with any 20 Federal or State law or regulation. Nothing in this Consent Decree shall be construed to 21 affect or limit in any way the obligation of Defendants to comply with all Federal, State, 22 and local laws and regulations governing any activity required by this Consent Decree. 23 45. Counterparts. This Consent Decree may be executed in any number of 24 counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one original document. Telecopy, 25 email of a .pdf signature, and/or facsimile copies of original signature shall be deemed to 26 be originally executed counterparts of this Consent Decree. 27 28 46. Modification of the Consent Decree. This Consent Decree, and any provisions herein, may not be changed, waived, discharged, or terminated unless by a Consent Decree 20 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) 1 written instrument, signed by the Settling Parties. 2 47. Full Settlement. This Consent Decree constitutes a full and final settlement 3 of this matter. 4 48. Integration Clause. This is an integrated Consent Decree. This Consent 5 Decree is intended to be a full and complete statement of the terms of the agreement 6 between the Settling Parties and expressly supersedes any and all prior oral or written 7 agreements, covenants, representations, and warranties (express or implied) concerning 8 the subject matter of this Consent Decree. 9 49. Authority. The undersigned representatives for Plaintiffs and Defendants 10 each certify that he/she is fully authorized by the party whom he/she represents to enter 11 into the terms and conditions of this Consent Decree. 12 50. The provisions of this Consent Decree apply to and bind the Settling Parties, 13 including any successors or assigns. The Settling Parties certify that their undersigned 14 representatives are fully authorized to enter into this Consent Decree, to execute it on 15 behalf of the Settling Parties, and to legally bind the Settling Parties to its terms. 16 51. The Settling Parties agree to be bound by this Consent Decree and not to 17 contest its validity in any subsequent proceeding to implement or enforce its terms. By 18 entering into this Consent Decree, Defendants do not admit liability for any purpose as to 19 any allegation or matter arising out of the Notice Letters, the Supplemental Notice Letter, 20 the Complaint, or the First Amended Complaint. 21 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Consent Decree as 22 of the date first set forth below. 23 APPROVED AS TO CONTENT 24 25 Dated: October 2, 2013 26 By: Garry Brown Orange County Coastkeeper 27 28 Consent Decree 21 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx) 1 Dated: _____________, 2013 By: ___________________________ [Defendant Republic Services, Inc.] Dated: _____________, 2013 By: ___________________________ [Defendant Republic Waste Services of Southern California, LLC] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 APPROVED AS TO FORM 9 LAWYERS FOR CLEAN WATER, INC. 10 11 12 Dated: October 2, 2013 By: Daniel Cooper Attorney for Plaintiff 13 14 LAW OFFICE OF THOMAS M. BRUEN A Professional Corporation 15 16 17 Dated: _____________, 2013 18 19 20 By: ___________________________ Thomas M. Bruen Attorney for Defendants IT IS SO ORDERED. 21 22 Dated: November 20, 2013 23 By: 24 HON. BEVERLY REID O’CONNELL United States District Court Judge 25 26 27 28 Consent Decree 22 Civil Case No. SACV-13-00113-BRO (MLGx); Civil Case No. SACV-13-00115-BRO (JPRx)

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