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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1365 Environmental Matters

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Case No. C 04-4195 WHA

Stipulation To Dismiss With Prejudice Plaintiff’s Claims

Concerning Sanitary Sewer Overflows; [Proposed] Order

Granting Dismissal With Prejudice [FRCP 41(a)(1)(ii)]

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Jack Silver, Esq. (Bar No. 160575)

Law Office of Jack Silver

Jerry Bernhaut (Bar No. 206364)

Northern California Environmental Defense Center

P.O. Box 5469

Santa Rosa, CA 95402

Tel. 707-528-8175

Fax. 707-542-7139

lhm28843@sbcglobal.net

Attorneys for Plaintiff

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RIVER WATCH

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RIVER

WATCH, a non-profit Corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF SANTA ROSA,

Defendant.

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Case No. C 04-4195 WHA

STIPULATION TO DISMISS WITH 

PREJUDICE PLAINTIFF’S CLAIMS 

CONCERNING SANITARY SEWER

OVERFLOWS; [PROPOSED] ORDER

GRANTING DISMISSAL WITH

PREJUDICE [FRCP 41(a)(1)(ii)]

WHEREAS, on July 15, 2004, Northern California River Watch (“NCRW”) provided

the City of Santa Rosa (“City”) with a Notice of Violations and Intent to File Suit (“Notice”)

under Clean Water Act § 505, 33 U.S.C. § 1365. The Notice at page 7 alleged that discharges

from the City’s collection and conveyance system violated and continue to violate both the

provisions of the Clean Water Act and the City’s NPDES Permit Discharge Prohibitions

A(2), A(3), and A(6); 

WHEREAS, NCRW’s Notice alleged two separate types of discharges from the City’s

collection and conveyance system, described as follows: 1) “sanitary sewer overflows”

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Case No. C 04-4195 WHA

Stipulation To Dismiss With Prejudice Plaintiff’s Claims

Concerning Sanitary Sewer Overflows; [Proposed] Order

Granting Dismissal With Prejudice [FRCP 41(a)(1)(ii)]

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(referred to herein as “SSOs”), which are defined for the purposes of this stipulation only, as

the occasional, unintentional releases of raw sewage from the City’s collection and

conveyance system to surface streets, sidewalks, storm drains, and other above-ground areas

located in the vicinity of the collection and conveyance system; and 2) underground or

subsurface releases of raw sewage from the City’s collection and conveyance system;

WHEREAS, on October 4, 2004, NCRW filed its Complaint against the City in this

court, (Northern California River Watch v. City of Santa Rosa, Case No. C04-4195 WHA;

Said Complaint incorporates by reference all of the allegations contained in NCRW’s Notice.

WHEREAS, on April 15, 2005, NCRW provided the City with a Supplemental Notice

of Violations and Intent to File Suit Under the Clean Water Act (“Supplemental Notice”).

The Supplemental Notice at pages 9-10 alleges that discharges from the City’s collection and

conveyance system as described in Paragraph 2 of this Stipulation, violated and continue to

violate both the Clean Water Act and the City’s NPDES Permit Discharge Prohibitions A(2),

A(3), and A(6);

WHEREAS, NCRW and the City, through their authorized representatives and without

either adjudication of NCRW’s claims or admission by the City of any alleged violation or

other wrongdoing, have chosen to resolve in full by way of settlement the allegations of

NCRW as set forth in the Notice, Supplemental Notice, and Complaint regarding SSOs,

thereby avoiding the costs and uncertainties of further litigation; 

 NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED and agreed to by and between

the parties that NCRW’s claims regarding SSOs as they are specifically defined herein and as

set forth in the Notice, Supplemental Notice, and Complaint be dismissed with prejudice.

The parties respectfully request an order from this Court dismissing such claims with

prejudice.

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Case No. C 04-4195 WHA

Stipulation To Dismiss With Prejudice Plaintiff’s Claims

Concerning Sanitary Sewer Overflows; [Proposed] Order

Granting Dismissal With Prejudice [FRCP 41(a)(1)(ii)]

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/s/

DATED: June 1 , 2005 ________________________________

JACK SILVER, Esq.

Attorney for Plaintiff

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RIVER WATCH

/s/

DATED: June 1, 2005 _________________________________

Nicole E. Granquist, Esq.

Attorney for Defendant

CITY OF SANTA ROSA

ORDER

Good cause appearing, and the parties having stipulated and agreed, 

IT IS SO ORDERED that Plaintiff NCRW’s claims regarding SSOs as set forth in the

Notice, Supplemental Notice, and Complaint be and hereby are dismissed with prejudice.

DATED: June 2, 2005 __________________________________

WILLIAM H. ALSUP, JUDGE

 U.S. DISTRICT COURT

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