"MARTINEZ A lawsuit led by Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton and San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe against three pesticide companies accused of violating state laws in their disposal of hazardous waste and private information has been settled for $3.15 million. Becton announced the settlement in a statement Wednesday. The lawsuit she and Wagstaffe led against Clark Pest Control of Stockton, Orkin Services of California, and Crane Pest Control also included district attorneys in Alameda, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma counties."
"Becton said that under terms of the judgement, the three companies will pay a combined total of $2.017 million in civil penalties, $400,000 in supplemental environmental projects, $333,000 in investigative costs, and $400,000 in credit for supplemental environmental compliance measures. The reforms by the three companies must include adding a third-party dumpster auditor to audit a minimum of 10% of the companies' facilities each year for five years, Becton said. She added that the reports of those audits must be reported to prosecutors."
Contra Costa and San Mateo county district attorneys led a lawsuit that resulted in a $3.15 million settlement against three pest-control companies for alleged illegal disposal of pesticides, hazardous waste, and customer records containing private information. The settlement includes a five-year permanent injunction requiring operational reforms, third-party dumpster audits of at least 10% of facilities annually, and reporting of audit results to prosecutors. The companies must provide employee training with three-year proof retention and devote a minimum of 2,000 compliance hours per year. Financial terms include civil penalties, supplemental environmental projects, investigative-cost recovery, and credits for compliance measures. The investigation began in 2021 and involved multiple county prosecutors.
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