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Environmental

Jul. 30, 2016

Judge approves first Prop 65 settlement to stop toxic dumps near aquifers

The first Proposition 65 environmental settlement requiring an oil and gas wastewater company to stop dumping toxic chemicals into the ground near aquifers was approved Thursday by a Kern County judge.

By America Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The first Proposition 65 environmental settlement requiring an oil and gas wastewater company to stop dumping toxic chemicals into the ground near aquifers was approved Thursday by a Kern County judge.

Valley Water Management Co. in Bakersfield had been accused of putting waste water containing benzene, toluene, and other chemicals into holes near drinking water sour...

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