The owners of 14 gas stations in the Bay Area and Northern California have been ordered to pay $1.7 million to settle alleged environmental violations, prosecutors said.
Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday that the station owners reached an agreement with his office, along with the district attorneys of Alameda, Lake, Mendocino, Santa Clara and Sonoma Counties.
Court documents said the defendants own or operate stations in the Bay Area communities of Benicia, Brentwood, Cloverdale, El Sobrante, Hayward, Oakland, Richmond and San Jose. Outside the Bay Area, facilities include gas stations in Atascadero, Lakeport, Los Osos and Wilits. "We won't let companies cut corners in their handling of hazardous waste," Bonta said in a statement."These defendants violated California's environmental laws for years; now, they will go above and beyond to ensure that their operations do not threaten public health and the safety of our communities."
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