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San Diego sues several parties involved in bay cleanup

Posted by: Maven on October 22, 2009 at 8:48 am

From the San Diego Union Tribune:

” San Diego has sued more than a dozen current and former companies, along with the Navy and the port district, to minimize any city payments for cleaning up tainted sediment in San Diego Bay.

Lawyers for the city said in the federal lawsuit that the defendants are responsible for costs associated with what could be a $100 million mandate to remove contaminated muck from the bay bottom.

The city makes an array of allegations against the parties, including breach of contract, negligence and creating a nuisance. Not all of the allegations were made against each of the defendants.

“This is just sort of another step that the city needs to take to protect its interests and the taxpayers’ interests,” said Alex Roth, a spokesman for Mayor Jerry Sanders. “We want to make absolutely sure that the people who were responsible pay their fair share.” …”

Read more from the San Diego Union Tribune by clicking here. GrokSurf’s San Diego blog shares some thoughts and additional resources here.

October 22, 2009 · Filed Under San Diego

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