Judge Approves $350,000 Settlement Between Agency, Wood-Preserving Company

Mealey's (August 27, 2015, 10:15 AM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge in California on Aug. 25 approved a consent decree in which West Coast Wood Preserving LLC (WCWP) would pay $350,000 to reimburse the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) for cleanup costs the agency incurred in cleaning up arsenic, chromium and copper contamination at a former wood-preserving site in Elmira, Calif., finding that the agreement was fair and reasonable (California Department of Toxic Substances Control, et al. v. Jim Dobbas Inc., et al., No. 14-595 WBS EFB, E.D. Calif.; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112973)....