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of municipal solid waste at the OII site. Although the United
States did not originally bring a similar action, it played a key
role in resolving the dispute between the municipalities and the
private parties.
"The federal government's involvement and the agreement it
helped promote are two good examples of promoting environmental
cleanup over costly litigation," said Lois Schiffer, Assistant
Attorney General for Environment and Natural Resources. She
added that the United States become involved at the request of
the private parties.
"This settlement once again demonstrates our strong
commitment to protecting the environment," said U.S. Attorney
Nora M. Manella.
"By entering into this settlement, U.S. EPA turned a
contentious lawsuit between the industrial waste generators and
the cities into a win-win situation," said John Wise, deputy
regional administrator for U.S. EPA's western region. "This
settlement should protect the municipalities from future legal
actions, and also ensures that the funds will be spent on cleanup
rather than legal fees."
This is the fourth major settlement for the ongoing cleanup
of OII. U.S. EPA, the state of California, and approximately 170
companies that disposed of industrial waste at the OII site
reached three earlier settlements valued at approximately $205
million for major portions of the cleanup. With this latest
settlement, over $268 million have been dedicated to the cleanup
of the OII site.
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