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Stockton to pay $4M in sewer spill settlement

Posted by: Maven on July 29, 2009 at 7:33 am

From Stockton’s Record:

The City Council on Tuesday approved a $4 million settlement with environmentalists who claimed that a slew of sewer line spills placed the city in violation of the federal Clean Water Act.

The Stockton-based California Sportfishing Protection Alliance sued the city in September, claiming 1,530 sewer overflows during the previous five years endangered human health and the environment.

Tuesday’s settlement requires a gradual decline in the number of spills over the next five years through more vigilant inspections and maintenance, and requires the city to consider new rules requiring private sewer line connections to be inspected prior to the sale of a home.

“These are all things that we are essentially doing now,” said Jeff Willett, assistant director of the city’s Municipal Utilities Department. “The real struggle and cost issues are the time frame in which they need to be completed.”

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July 29, 2009 · Filed Under Delta Issues, San Joaquin Valley

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