60 Day Notice 2024-02309

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2024-02309
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2024-02309.PDF
Date Filed: 
06/10/2024
Noticing Party: 
Ecological Rights Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Marla Fox, Environmental Advocates
Alleged Violators: 
Liberty Utilities (Calpeco Electric) LLC
Liberty Utilities (California Payco) LLC
Liberty Utilities Co.
Chemicals: 
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)
Hexachlorodibenzodioxin
Pentachlorophenol
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins
Polychlorinated dibenzofurans
Source: 
Treated Wood Products
Utility poles and crossarms
Treated Wood Waste

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2024-02309
Complaint PDF: 
PDF icon 2024-02309C9919.pdf
Date Filed:
07/23/2025
Case Name: 
Ecological Rights Foundation v. Liberty Utilities
Court Name: 
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Court Docket Number: 
2:25-cv-02057-DC-SCR
Plaintiff: 
Ecological Rights Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Marla Fox, Environmental Advocates
Defendant: 
Liberty Utilities (Calpeco Electric) LLC
Type of Claim: 
Unlawful Discharge
Relief Sought: 
Discharge Ban
Civil Penalty
Contact Name: 
Marla Fox
Contact Organization: 
Environmental Advocates
Email Address:
mfox@enviroadvocates.com
Address: 
5135 Anza Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94121
Phone Number:
(651) 434-7737
Settlement
AG Number:
2024-02309
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2024-02309S5764.pdf
Settlement Date:
08/03/2025
Case Name: 
Ecological Rights Foundation v. Liberty Utilities
Court Name: 
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
Court Docket Number: 
2:25-cv-02057-DC-SCR
Plaintiff: 
Ecological Rights Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Marla Fox, Environmental Advocates
Defendant: 
Liberty Utilities (Calpeco Electric) LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Removal of sources of discharges or releases of listed chemicals and additional best management practices for control of listed chemicals in stormwater. Settlement also resolves plaintiff's claims under the Federal Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 35,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 283,421.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 60,000.00  (Environmental mitigation funding of $30,000 pursuant to the Federal Clean Water Act, and $30,000 in oversight costs to oversee implementation of and compliance with the consent decree.)
Total Payments:
$ 378,421.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Marla Fox
Contact Organization: 
Environmental Advocates
Email Address:
mfox@enviroadvocates.com
Address: 
5135 Anza Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94121
Phone Number:
(651) 434-7737
Judgment
AG Number:
2024-02309
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2024-02309J5835.pdf
Judgment Date:
02/24/2026
Settlement reported to AG: 
Sun, 08/03/2025
Case Name: 
Ecological Rights Foundation v. Liberty Utilities
Court Name: 
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Court Docket Number: 
2:25-cv-02057-DC-SCR, Dkts. 26 & 27
Plaintiff: 
Ecological Rights Foundation
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Christopher Sproul
Marla Fox
Fredrick Evenson
Defendant: 
Liberty Utilities (Calpeco Electric) LLC
Injunctive Relief: 
Removal of sources of discharges or releases of listed chemicals and additional best management practices for control of listed chemicals in stormwater. Settlement also resolves plaintiff's claims under the Federal Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 35,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 283,421.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 60,000.00  (60,000.00 (Environmental mitigation funding of $30,000 pursuant to the Federal Clean Water Act, and $30,000 in oversight costs to oversee implementation of and compliance with the consent decree.))
Total Payments:
$ 378,421.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Marla Fox
Contact Organization: 
Environmental Advocates
Email Address:
mfox@enviroadvocates.com
Address: 
5135 Anza Street
City, State, Zip:
San Francisco, CA 94121
Phone Number:
(651) 434-7737

* A non-contingent civil penalty is the civil penalty that must be paid pursuant to the settlement, regardless of future events or actions of the defendant. If a settlement includes a contingent penalty, the plaintiff should report the additional penalty amount when it becomes due.