United States of America et al v. East Bay Municipal Utility District

Filing 54

STIPULATION AND ORDER CONSOLIDATING RELATED CASES RE (83 in 3:09-cv-05684-RS). Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 5/20/13. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/20/2013)

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IGNACIA S. MORENO
Assistant Attorney General
Environment and Natural Resources Division
U.S. Department of Justice
PATRICIA L. HURST
Senior Counsel
Environmental Enforcement Section
P.O. Box 7611
Washington, D.C. 20044
[phone](telephone);[phone] (facsimile)
Patricia.Hurstnusdoi.Gov

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ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Case No. C-09-0186-RS

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and PEOPLE
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES
CONTROL BOARD and CALIFORNIA
REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL
BOARD,SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION,
Plaintiffs,

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EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT,

[Complaint Filed: January 15, 2009]

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Defendant.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and PEOPLE
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES
CONTROL BOARD and CALIFORNIA
REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL
BOARD,SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION,

Case No. C-09-5684-RS

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER CONSOLIDATING
RELATED CASES

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Plaintiffs,
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v.
CITY OF ALAMEDA,ET AL.,
[Complaint Filed: December 3, 2009]

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Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONSOLIDATING RELATED CASES
C-09-0186-RS and C-09-5684-RS

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42, the parties to these two related cases, by
and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:
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These cases involve common questions of law and fact concerning the Clean

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Water Act, the State of California's Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act and their

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application to the sewer system in the wastewater service area of East Bay Municipal Utility

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District "EBMUD"), the defendant in Case No. C-09-0186-RS (the "EBMUD case"). EBMUD
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owns and operates the wastewater treatment plant "WWTP")near the eastern end of the Bay

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Bridge, as well as the interceptor pipes "Interceptor")that transport wastewater to the WWTP

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and, during severe wet weather events, to three wet weather treatment facilities "WWFs").
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The defendants in Case No. C-09-5684-RS (the "Satellites case")-- the cities of

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Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland and Piedmont and the Stege Sanitary District,

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which serves the city of El Cerrito, Kensington and portions of the City of Richmond

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(collectively, the "Satellites")-- own and operate the collection systems that collect wastewater

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These cases concern (a) discharges from the WWFs,(b)sanitary sewer overflows

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"SSOs"), and (c) how best to address both. The parties are currently in negotiations designed to
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achieve a consensual resolution, but regardless of whether those negotiations succeed or the

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issues must be resolved by litigation, the parties agree that resolution is best achieved by a

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coordinated Order governing both EBMUD's and the Satellites' portions of the interconnected

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East Bay sewer system.

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If the cases proceeded to trial separately, that would result in an unduly

burdensome duplication of labor and expense. Consolidation is likely to save judicial resources.
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Therefore, the parties jointly request that the Court consolidate the two actions for

all purposes.

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[signatures on following pages]

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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONSOLIDATING RELATED CASES
C-09-0186-RS and C-09-5684-RS

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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By:

Plaintiffs in Both Cases
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ex rel, CALIFORNIA STATE WATER
RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD and
CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER
QUALITY CONTROL BOARD,SAN
FRANCISCO BAY REGION

PAT CIA L. HURST
Senior Counsel
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i Environmental Enforcement Section
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U.S. Department of Justice
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Depu Attorney G er
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Defendant in EBMUD Case No. C-09-0X86-RS
EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY ~
DISTRICT

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JONATHAN D. SALMON
Attorney
Office of General Counsel
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Defendants in Satellites Case No. C-09-5684-RS
City of Alameda
City of Albany

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By:

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STEPHANIE GARRABR.ANT-SIERRA
Assistant City Attorney
Alameda City Attorney's Office
CiTy ofBerkeley

KENTON L. ALM
Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver &Wilson

By:

By:

ZACHARY D. COWAN
Berkeley City Attorney

MICHAEL G. BIDDLE
Emeryville City Attorney

City of Emeryville

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Plaintiffs in Both Cases
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ex rel. CALIFORNIA STATE WATER
RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD and
CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER
QUALITY CONTROL BOARD,SAN
FRANCISCO BAY REGION

PATRICIA L. HURST
Senior Counsel
Environmental Enforcement Section
Environment and Natural Resources Division
U.S. Department of Justice

By:

DANIEL S. HARRIS
Deputy Attorney General ofthe State of
California
Defendant in EBMUD Case No. C-09-0186-RS
MUNICIPAL UTILITY

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JONATHAN D. SALMON
Attorney
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East Ba Munici at Utilit District
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Defendants in Satellites Case No. C-09-5684-RS
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S'T'EPHANIE GARRABRANT-SIERRA
Assistant City Attorney
Alameda Cit Attorne 's Office
City of Berkeley

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Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver &Wilson
City ofEmeryville

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ZACHARY D. COWAN
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Attorne

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MICHAEL G. BIDDL
Emer ville Cit Attorne

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Plaintiffs in Both Cases
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ex rel. CALIFORNIA STATE WATER
RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD and
CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER
QUALITY CONTROL BOARD,SAN
By:
FRANCISCO BAY REGION
PATRICIA L. HURST
Senior Counsel
Environmental Enforcement Section
Environment and Natural Resources Division
By:
U.S. Department of Justice
DANIEL S. HARRIS
Deputy Attorney General ofthe State of
California
Case No. C-09-0186-RS
Defendant in EBMUD
EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY
DISTRICT

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O TH N D.SALMON
Atto ey
e al ounsel
Office
East Ba Munici al Utilit District
Defendants in Satellites Case No. C-09-5684-RS
City of Albany
City of Alameda

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STEPHAI7IE GARRABRANT-SIERRA
Assistant City Attorney
Alameda Cit Attorne 's Office
City of Berkeley

KENTON L. ALM
Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver &Wilson

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ZACHARY D. COWAN
Berkeley Ci Attorne

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City ofEmeryville

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MICHAEL G. BIDDLE
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City of Oakland

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CELSO D. ORTIZ
Deputy City Attorney
Oakland Cit Attorne 's Office
Stege Sanitary District

K~NTON L. ALM
Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver &Wilson

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KENTON L, ALM
Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver &Wilson

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Our Children's Earth Foundation

Intervenors in Both Cases
San Francisco Baykeeper

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CHRISTOPHER A. SPROUL
Environmental Advocates

JASON R. FLANDERS
San Francisco Ba kee er

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City ofPiedmont

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KENTON L. ALM
CELSO D. ORTIZ
Meyers,Naye,Riback, Silver &Wilson
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Stege Sanitary District
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San Francisco Baykeeper
Our Children's Earth Foundation

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JASON R. FLANDERS
San Francisco Baykeeper

CHRISTOPHER A. SPROUL
En~virorunental Advocates

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So Ordered.

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Dated: May

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HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT 3UDGE

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City of Oakland

City of Piedmont

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CELSO D. ORTIZ
Deputy City Attorney
Oakland City Attorney's Office
Stege Sanitary District

KENTON L. ALM
Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver &Wilson

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KENTON L. ALM
Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver &Wilson

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Our Children's Earth Foundation

Intervenors in Both Cases
San Francisco Baykeeper

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JASON R. FLANDERS
San Francisco Baykeeper

CHRISTOPHER A. SPROUL
Environmental Advocates

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So Ordered.

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Dated: May 20 ,2013

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HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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PROOF OF SERVICE BY ELECTRONIC FILING/SERVICE
I, Patricia L. Hurst, declare that I am over the age of eighteen years and not a party to this

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action. I am an employee of the United States Department of Justice and my business address is
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601 D Street, NW,Washington DC 20004. On May ~~;2013, I served the following
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documents)in these related cases(Nos. C-09-0186-RS and C-09-5684-RS):
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]ORDER CONSOLIDATING RELATED CASES
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I (1)caused said document to be Electronically Filed and Served through the CourtLink
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system to those parties on the Service List maintained on Courtlink's Website for the two cases
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captioned above and (2) also emailed the document to the party representatives listed below. The
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file transmission was reported as complete and a copy of the "JusticeLink Filing Receipt" page
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will be maintained with the original documents)in our office.
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Daniel S. Harris
Office of the Attorney General
State of California
455 Golden Gate Ave #11000
San Francisco, CA 94102-3664
email: daniel.harris cnie,doj.ca.gov

Jonathan D. Salmon
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Office of General Counsel
PO Box 24055
Oakland, CA 94623
jsalmon c,ebmud.com

Stephanie Garrabrant-Sierra
City Attorneys' Office
City of Alameda
2663 Santa Clara Ave
Alameda, CA 94501
sgsierra(a~~mail.com

Kenton L. Alm
Meyers Nave et al
555 12th St #1500
Oakland, CA 94607
kalm(a),meyersnave.com

Zachary D. Cowan
Ofc City Attorney
2180 Milvia St 4FL
Berkeley, CA 94704
zcowan ~ci.berkeley.ca.us

Michael G. Biddle
Ofc City Attorney
1333 Park Ave
Emeryville, CA 94608
mbiddle(a~,emervville.org

Cello D. Ortiz
Ofc City Attorney
1 Frank H Ogawa Plz 10th Fl
Oakland, CA 94612
cortiznoaklandcit_yattorne,y org

Jason R. Flanders
San Francisco Baykeeper, Inc.
785 Market Street, Suite 850
San Francisco, California 94103
email: jason(cr~,baykeeper.org

Christopher B. Sproul
Environmental Advocates
5135 Anza Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
email: csproul~enviroadvocates.com
STIPULATION AND ORDER CONSOLIDATING RELATED CASES
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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the District of Columbia that the
foregoing is true and correct. Executed on May,2013, at Washington, DC.

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/s/Patricia L. HuNSt
PATRICIA L. HURST

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