60 Day Notice 2015-00986

Withdraw Notice Add a Complaint Add a Settlement Add a Judgment

AG Number: 
2015-00986
Notice PDF: 
PDF icon 2015-00986.pdf
Date Filed: 
10/02/2015
Noticing Party: 
Center for Environmental Health
Clean Water Fund and Association of Irritated Residents
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Aqua Terra Aeris (ATA) Law Group
Alleged Violators: 
Valley Water Management Company
Chemicals: 
Benzene
Ethylbenzene
Naphthalene
Toluene
Source: 
Produced waste water from oil and gas production

60-Day Notice Document

Settlement
AG Number:
2015-00986
Settlement PDF: 
PDF icon 2015-00986S4917.pdf
Settlement Date:
05/06/2016
Case Name: 
Clean Water Fund et. al v. Valley Water Management Company
Court Name: 
Kern County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
TBD
Plaintiff: 
Center for Environmental Health
Clean Water Fund, Association of Irritated Residents
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Aqua Terra Aeris Law Group
Defendant: 
Valley Water Management Company
Injunctive Relief: 
Testing, installation, and monitoring of treatment technology to meet Prop 65 standards, or facility closure; lining of unlined oil sumps.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 80,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 103,470.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 15,000.00  (Settlement includes an additional $15,000 for expert costs, attorneys fees, and other costs associated with monitoring compliance during the term of the consent judgment.)
Total Payments:
$ 198,470.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Jason Flanders
Contact Organization: 
Aqua Terra Aeris Law Group
Email Address:
jrf@atalawgroup.com
Address: 
409 45th St.
City, State, Zip:
Oakland, CA 94609
Phone Number:
916-202-3018
Comments: 
Complaint and noticed motion for entry of judgment anticipated to be filed in the second half of May, 2016.
Judgment
AG Number:
2015-00986
Judgment PDF: 
PDF icon 2015-00986J3192.pdf
Judgment Date:
07/28/2016
Settlement reported to AG: 
Wed, 07/27/2016
Case Name: 
Clean Water Fund et. al v. Valley Water Management Company
Court Name: 
Kern County Superior Court
Court Docket Number: 
BCV-16-101158-LHB
Plaintiff: 
Clean Water Fund
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Aqua Terra Aeris Law Group
Defendant: 
Valley Water Management Company
Injunctive Relief: 
Lining ponds, improved treatment technology to meet regulatory limits
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 80,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 103,470.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 0.00
Total Payments:
$ 183,470.00
Is Judgment Pursuant to Settlement?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Jason Flanders
Contact Organization: 
Aqua Terra Aeris Law Group
Email Address:
jrf@atalawgroup.com
Address: 
409 45th St.
City, State, Zip:
Oakland, CA 94609
Phone Number:
916-202-3018

* 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.