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People v. Chevron Chemical Co.

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 18, 1983No. AO19334PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

SMITH, J.

On February 20-21, 1980, Chevron Chemical Company discharged 3.5 million gallons of fertilizer process wastes and stormwater run off into Castro Creek, a tributary to Herman Slough on San Pablo Bay.

Chevron entered into a settlement agreement on September 10, 1980, with the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region, paying $25,000 in full settlement of all monetary claims arising from the discharge. At the behest of a pollution warden for the California Department of Fish and Game, a criminal action was filed in municipal court on October 16,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Merrill v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
  2. People v. VogelCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  3. People Ex Rel. Younger v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  4. In Re MarleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
  5. People v. TraversCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. People v. SimonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Donald v. Cafe Royale, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1990
  3. Leslie Salt Co. v. San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
  4. Moss v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
  5. People v. MatthewsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992

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