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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:6901 Resource &amp; Recovery Act

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Settlement Agreement & Consent Decree Case No. CIV. S-02-2389 LKK DAD

EDMUND G. BROWN JR.

Attorney General of the State of California

TOM GREENE

 Chief Assistant Attorney General

THEODORA BERGER

 Senior Assistant Attorney General

SALLY KNOX

 Supervising Deputy Attorney General

CHRISTOPHER CROOK (S.B. # 50339)

KIRK McINNIS (S.B. # 130952)

TIMOTHY E. SULLIVAN (S.B. # 197054)

 Deputy Attorneys General

1515 Clay Street, 20th Floor

P.O. Box 70550

Oakland, CA 94612-0550

Telephone: (510) 622-4038

Fax: (510) 622-2270

Email: Timothy.Sullivan@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Plaintiff California 

Department of Toxic Substances Control

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

California Department of Toxic Substances

Control,

Plaintiff,

v.

Payless Cleaners, et al.,

Defendants.

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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND

CONSENT DECREE BETWEEN

DTSC AND NORVILLE WEISS,

JANET WEISS, ROBERT

HEIDINGER, COLLEGE CLEANERS,

HEIDINGER CLEANERS, BETTY

ROLLAG, RANDALL ROLLAG,

TAMI ROLLAG, LOBDELL

CLEANERS, PAUL A. TULLIUS, AND

VICTORIA TULLIUS

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”), filed a

second amended complaint on December 8, 2004, (the “Complaint”) in the United States

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District Court for the Eastern District of California (the “Court”), pursuant to the

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42

U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq., and California state law governing the release of hazardous substances,

and nuisance. This Consent Decree embodies the settlement reached between DTSC and

defendants Norville Weiss and Janet Weiss (collectively referred to herein as “the Weisses”), 

defendants Robert Heidinger, College Cleaners (for the period during which College Cleaners

was operated by Robert Heidinger), and Heidinger Cleaners (collectively referred to herein as

“Heidinger”), defendants Betty Rollag, Randall Rollag, Tami Rollag, College Cleaners (for the

period during which College Cleaners was operated by Betty Rollag), and Lobdell Cleaners

(collectively referred to herein as “the Rollags”), and Paul A. Tullius and Victoria Tullius

(collectively referred to herein as “the Tulliuses”). All of the defendants listed above are

collectively referred to in this Consent Decree as the “Settling Defendants.”

The Court, on the motion and with the consent of DTSC and the Settling

Defendants, hereby ORDERS, ADJUDGES, AND DECREES as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS

A. All terms used in this Consent Decree that are defined in section 101 of

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9601, shall have the same meaning set forth in that section.

B. “DTSC,” as used in this Consent Decree, shall mean DTSC, its

predecessors including, but not limited to, the Toxic Substances Control Program of the State of

California Department of Health Services, and its successors.

C. “Southwest Chico Plume” means both the soil and groundwater existing

in the shallow, intermediate, and/or lower aquifers underlying the city of Chico mostly south of

Big Chico Creek that are contaminated with perchloroethylene and its breakdown products, the

area of which is roughly represented by Figure 2 of the “Groundwater Monitoring Report, Third

Quarter 2006, Chico Southwest Plume, Chico, California,” dated October 20, 2006 (attached

hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference), and all locations where such

contaminants may come to be located in the future.

D. “Response Costs,” as used in this Consent Decree, shall include all costs

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of “removal,” “remedial action,” or “response” (as those terms are defined by section 101 of

CERCLA), incurred or to be incurred by DTSC in response to the release or threatened release

of hazardous substances at, in, or from the Chico Southwest Plume. Said term shall include, but

not be limited to, direct labor costs; contractor, consultant and expert costs; travel and any other

out-of-pocket expenses; the costs of identifying, developing evidence against, and pursuing

claims against persons or entities liable for the release or threatened release of hazardous

substances at, in, or from the Chico Southwest Plume; indirect costs; oversight costs; applicable

interest charges; and attorneys' fees.

E. “Remedial Action Plan,” as used in this Consent Decree, shall mean a

remedial action plan prepared to address the release or threatened release of hazardous

substances at, in, or from the Chico Southwest Plume and finally approved by DTSC as

described in California Health and Safety Code section 25356.1, and also includes any

amendments to the remedial action plan that are subsequently approved by DTSC.

F. “Effective Date” is the day on which this Consent Decree is entered as an

order of the Court.

2. RECITALS

A. DTSC is the California state agency with primary jurisdiction over the

response to the release and threatened release of hazardous substances at, in, or from the Chico

Southwest Plume.

B. By and through its Complaint, DTSC seeks to recover jointly and

severally from the Settling Defendants, and other defendants who are not parties to this Consent

Decree, all costs it has incurred in response to releases and/or threatened releases of hazardous

substances at, in, or from the Chico Southwest Plume, pursuant to section 107(a) of CERCLA. 

DTSC also seeks a declaratory judgment that defendants are jointly and severally liable for all

additional costs incurred by DTSC in response to the releases and/or threatened releases of

hazardous substances at, in, or from the Chico Southwest Plume pursuant to section 113(g)(2)

of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9613(g)(2). DTSC alleges that it will continue to incur Response

Costs until the remedy selected in the Remedial Action Plan, and implementation, operation and

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maintenance of that remedy, is completed. DTSC also seeks injunctive relief to abate a public

nuisance (California Health and Safety Code section 58009) and to abate an imminent or

substantial endangerment to public health and safety or to the environment (California Health

and Safety Code section 25358.3).

C. By entering into this Consent Decree, the Settling Defendants make no

admission of liability.

D. Each of the parties to this Consent Decree represents and acknowledges

that, in deciding whether to enter into this Consent Decree, it has not relied on any statement of

fact, statement of opinion, or representation, express or implied, made by any other party to this

Consent Decree. Each of the parties to this Consent Decree has investigated the subject matter

of this Consent Decree to the extent necessary to make a rational and informed decision to

execute it, and has had the opportunity to consult independent counsel.

E. DTSC and the Settling Defendants agree that settlement without further

litigation and without the admission or adjudication of any issue of fact or law is the most

appropriate means of resolving this action. This Consent Decree was negotiated and executed

by DTSC and the Settling Defendants in good faith to avoid prolonged and complicated

litigation. DTSC, moreover, has negotiated and executed this Consent Decree to further the

public interest and to protect human health and the environment.

3. JURISDICTION

This Court has jurisdiction over DTSC's federal law claims, which arise under

CERCLA, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and 42 U.S.C. § 9613(b). This Court has jurisdiction

over DTSC's state law claims under the supplemental jurisdiction provision of 28 U.S.C. §

1367(a) and under 28 U.S.C. § 2201, in that the state and federal claims arise from common

facts relating to the release of hazardous substances and remediation of or failure to remediate

the resulting contamination. This Court has personal jurisdiction over each of the parties to this

Consent Decree. Venue is proper in the Eastern District of California pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

1391(b) and 42 U.S.C. § 9613(b). This Court, further, has the authority to enter this Consent

Decree as a consent decree of the Court.

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4. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTED CLAIMS

4.1 This Consent Decree represents a fair, reasonable, and equitable

settlement of the matters addressed herein. 

4.2 For the purposes of this Consent Decree, the Settling Defendants admit

none of the allegations of the Complaint. Nothing in this Consent Decree shall be construed as

an admission of any issue of law or fact or of any violation of law. Notwithstanding the

foregoing, each of the Settling Defendants acknowledges its responsibility pursuant to this

Consent Decree to perform those acts it has agreed to undertake in this Consent Decree, and

shall not deny such responsibility in any proceeding brought by DTSC to enforce this Consent

Decree.

4.3 Except as set forth in section 11 of this Consent Decree, nothing in this

Consent Decree shall prejudice, waive, or impair any right, remedy or defense that the Settling

Defendants may have in any other or further legal proceeding. 

5. PAYMENTS BY SETTLING DEFENDANTS

5.1 Upon the Effective Date, the Weisses shall be liable to DTSC for a total

payment of seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000.00). Within thirty (30) calendar days of

the Effective Date, the Weisses shall pay this amount to DTSC as described below in

section 5.5.

5.2 Upon the Effective Date, Heidinger shall be liable to DTSC for a total

payment of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00). Within thirty (30) calendar days of

the Effective Date, Heidinger shall pay this amount to DTSC as described below in section 5.5.

5.3 Upon the Effective Date, the Rollags shall be liable to DTSC for a total

payment of four hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($475,000.00). Within thirty (30)

calendar days of the Effective Date, the Rollags shall pay this amount to DTSC as described

below in section 5.5.

5.4 Upon the Effective Date, the Tulliuses shall be liable to DTSC for a total

payment of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). Within thirty (30) calendar days of the Effective

Date, the Tulliuses shall pay this amount to DTSC as described below in section 5.5.

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5.5 Payments described in sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4 will be made by

check made out to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and identified with

the Court’s docket number of this case and “Site No. 100504.” Payment shall be mailed to:

Department of Toxic Substances Control

Cashier, Hazardous Substance Account

P. O. Box 806

Sacramento, CA 95812-0806

A copy of the check shall be mailed to:

Jim Tjosvold

Chief, Northern California Central Cleanup Operations Branch

Department of Toxic Substances Control

8800 Cal Center Drive

Sacramento, CA 95826-3200

Attn: Donald Mandel, Project Manager for Chico Southwest Plume

Timothy E. Sullivan

Office of the Attorney General

P.O. Box 70550

Oakland, CA 94612

6. OBLIGATIONS OF THE WEISSES

6.1 The Weisses will transfer ownership of all monitoring wells they own in

the Chico Southwest Plume to DTSC, effective upon the Effective Date. The Weisses will

prepare documentation necessary to effectuate the transfer of ownership of the wells, and

provide to DTSC keys to access monitoring wells in the groundwater sampling and monitoring

program. After transfer of ownership of the wells to DTSC, the Weisses shall have no further

obligations with respect to such wells. 

6.2 Immediately upon entry of this Consent Decree, the Weisses will require

their consultants and contractors to provide to DTSC in electronic format historical site data,

site figures, groundwater model files, and word processing files containing the text of final

reports submitted to DTSC by the Weisses.

6.3 Except as otherwise stated in sections 6.1 and 6.2, nothing in this Consent

Decree requires the Weisses to conduct or pay for any further work in the Chico Southwest

Plume. 

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7. CERTIFICATION OF AND RELIANCE ON INFORMATION

PROVIDED BY THE TULLIUSES; ACCESS

7.1 In entering into this Consent Decree, the Tulliuses have certified under

penalty of perjury that:

(a) The Tulliuses have done a reasonable investigation to locate all

applicable insurance policies and have found no insurance policy(s) that would cover the

release of hazardous substances from 430 West Seventh Street, Chico, California; and

(b) The Tulliuses have disclosed true, correct, and complete financial

information, including income tax returns, to DTSC regarding their ability to pay any response

costs for the Southwest Chico Plume.

7.2 The Tulliuses certify that the above declaration are true and correct. 

DTSC certifies that it has relied on these declarations in entering into this Consent Decree.

7.3 The Tulliuses agree to fully cooperate with DTSC and/or its contractors

and allow access to the property at 430 West Seventh Street, Chico, California, if it is

determined by DTSC that soil or groundwater sampling is needed.

8. GOVERNMENT LIABILITIES

Neither DTSC nor any other department or agency of the State of California shall be

liable for any injuries or damages to persons or property resulting from acts or omissions by the

Settling Defendants in carrying out activities pursuant to this Consent Decree. Neither DTSC

nor any other department or agency of the State of California shall be held as a party to any

contract entered into by the Settling Defendants or their agents in carrying out activities

pursuant to this Consent Decree unless the contract is entered into in writing by DTSC or such

other department or agency of the State of California.

9. COVENANT NOT TO SUE BY DTSC

9.1 Except as specifically provided in sections 9.2 and 10, below, and except

as may be necessary to enforce the terms of this Consent Decree, as of the date this Consent

Decree is entered as a consent decree of the Court, DTSC covenants not to sue the Settling

Defendants for “Matters Addressed” by this Consent Decree. “Matters Addressed” includes

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any and all civil liability for reimbursement of all or any portion of DTSC’s Response Costs,

past or future, declaratory relief, injunctive relief or any other relief under CERCLA, the

Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substance Account Act, California Health & Safety Code

sections 25300 et seq., or common law for liability for Response Costs and/or response actions,

with regard to releases or threatened releases of perchloroethylene and its breakdown products

at, in, or from the Chico Southwest Plume, as set forth in the Complaint. 

9.2 “Matters Addressed” shall not include, and the covenant not to sue set

forth in section 9.1 above does not pertain to, any matters other than those expressly specified in

section 9.1. DTSC reserves, and this Consent Decree is without prejudice to, all rights, claims

and causes of action DTSC may have against the Settling Defendants with respect to all other

matters, including releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances in the city of Chico

other than releases or threatened releases of perchloroethylene and its breakdown products at,

in, or from the Chico Southwest Plume. 

10. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

10.1 The Covenant Not to Sue set forth in section 9.1 above does not pertain

to the following matters, which DTSC reserves, and this Consent Decree is without prejudice to

all rights and claims of DTSC against the Settling Defendants with respect to the following:

(a) failure of the Settling Defendants to meet the requirements of this

Consent Decree;

(b) damage to natural resources, as defined in section 101(6) of CERCLA, 42

U.S.C. § 9601(6), including all costs incurred by any natural resources

trustees; and

(c) criminal liability.

10.2 Except as expressly provided in this Consent Decree, nothing in this

Consent Decree is intended nor shall it be construed to preclude DTSC from exercising its

authority under any law, statute or regulation. Furthermore, nothing in this Consent Decree is

intended, nor shall it be construed, to preclude any other state agency, department, board or

entity or any federal entity from exercising its authority under any law, statute or regulation.

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11. COVENANT NOT TO SUE BY THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS

11.1 The Settling Defendants covenant not to sue, and agree not to assert any

claims or causes of action against, DTSC, or its contractors or employees, for any costs or

damages the Settling Defendants might incur or for any injuries or losses the Settling

Defendants might suffer as a result of its performance of the requirements of this Consent

Decree. The Settling Defendants further covenant not to sue, and agree not to assert any claims

or causes of action against, DTSC, or its contractors or employees, for any and all civil liability

for reimbursement of all or any portion of the Settling Defendants’ response costs, past or

future, declaratory relief, injunctive relief or any other relief under CERCLA, the CarpenterPresley-Tanner Hazardous Substance Account Act, California Health & Safety Code sections

25300 et seq., or common law for liability for response costs and/or response actions, with

regard to releases or threatened releases of perchloroethylene and its breakdown products at, in,

or from the Chico Southwest Plume.

11.2 Each Settling Defendant covenants not to sue, and agrees not to assert any claims

or causes of action against any other Settling Defendant, or its contractors or employees, for any

and all civil liability for reimbursement of all or any portion of the Settling Defendant’s

response costs, past or future, declaratory relief, injunctive relief or any other relief under

CERCLA, the Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substance Account Act, California Health

& Safety Code sections 25300 et seq., or common law for liability for response costs and/or

response actions, with regard to releases or threatened releases of perchloroethylene and its

breakdown products at, in, or from the Chico Southwest Plume.

12. EFFECT OF CONSENT DECREE

12.1 This Consent Decree constitutes the resolution of the Settling

Defendants’ liability to DTSC with respect to the Matters Addressed in a judicially approved

settlement within the meaning of section 113(f)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9613(f)(2). 

12.2 Accordingly, upon entry of this Consent Decree as a consent decree of

the Court, and provided that each Settling Defendant performs all of its obligations under this

Consent Decree, each Settling Defendants shall be entitled, as of the date this Consent Decree is

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entered as a consent decree of the Court, to protection against all claims for contribution,

pursuant to section 113(f)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9613(f)(2), for the Matters Addressed by

this Consent Decree (as described in section 9), to the fullest extent permitted by law.

12.3 Except as specifically provided in this Consent Decree, nothing in this

Consent Decree is intended, nor shall be construed, to waive, release, or otherwise affect any

right, claim, or cause of action held by any party to this Consent Decree against, or to provide a

covenant not to sue to, any third person not a party to this Consent Decree, or to in any way

limit, restrict, or impair the right of any party to this Consent Decree to assert rights, claims,

causes of actions, and defenses against any third person not a party to this Consent Decree,

including without limitation, the right to seek payment, reimbursement, contribution, or

indemnity from such persons for obligations incurred or to be incurred, or actions taken or to be

taken, under this Consent Decree. Except as specifically provided in this Consent Decree,

DTSC and the Settling Defendants expressly reserve any rights, claims, or causes of actions

they might have against any third person not a party to this Consent Decree.

12.4 This Consent Decree is contingent and dependent on all of its terms being

approved and entered by the Court. If the Court does not approve and enter this Consent

Decree, DTSC and the Settling Defendants reserve all of their respective rights, remedies, and

defenses.

12.5 This Consent Decree is not intended, nor shall it be construed, to limit or

otherwise affect DTSC's right to select a remedial action for the Chico Southwest Plume.

13. RETENTION OF RECORDS

13.1 The Settling Defendants shall provide to DTSC, upon request, copies of

all documents and information within their possession or control or that of their contractors or

agents relating to the implementation of this Consent Decree, including, but not limited to

design specifications, reports of construction activities, contracts, invoices, sampling, analysis,

chain of custody records, manifests, trucking logs, receipts, reports, sample traffic routing,

correspondence, easements, permits, grants of access to public property, and city government

resolutions. Such records shall be preserved by the Settling Defendants until 10 years after the

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Effective Date, or 10 years after creation of a record or document, whichever is later.

13.2 The Settling Defendants may assert that certain documents, records, and

other information are privileged under the attorney-client privilege or any other privilege

recognized by law. If the Settling Defendants assert such a privilege, they shall provide DTSC

with the following: (1) the title of the document, record, or information; (2) the date of the

document, record, or information; (3) the name and title of the author of the document, record,

or information; (4) the name and title of each addressee and recipient of the document, record,

or information; (5) a description of the subject of the document, record, or information; and (6)

the privilege asserted by the Settling Defendants. However, no documents, records, or other

information created or generated pursuant to the requirements of the Consent Decree shall be

withheld on the grounds that they are privileged. If a claim of privilege applies only to a

portion of a document, the document shall be provided to DTSC in redacted form to mask the

privileged information only. The Settling Defendants shall retain all records and documents

they claim to be privileged until DTSC has had a reasonable opportunity to dispute the privilege

claim and any such dispute has been resolved in the Settling Defendants’ favor.

14. NOTIFICATION

14.1. Notification to or communication between the parties to this Consent

Decree as required or provided for in this Consent Decree shall be addressed as follows (except

that information required to be sent to DTSC pursuant to section 6 shall be sent only to

Mr. Tjosvold):

As to DTSC:

Jim Tjosvold

Chief, Northern California Central Cleanup Operations Branch

Department of Toxic Substances Control

8800 Cal Center Drive

Sacramento, CA 95826-3200

Attn: Donald Mandel, Project Manager for Chico Southwest Plume

facsimile: (916) 255-3696

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Judith Tracy, Esq.

Office of Legal Counsel

Department of Toxic Substances Control

1001 "I" Street

P.O. Box 806

Sacramento, CA 95812

facsimile: (916) 323-5542

Timothy E. Sullivan, Esq.

Deputy Attorney General

California Department of Justice

1515 Clay Street, 20th Floor

P.O. Box 70550

Oakland, CA 94612-0550

facsimile: (510) 622-2270

As to the Weisses:

Norville R. Weiss

P.O. Box 806

Chico, California 95927

Philip C. Hunsucker, Esq.

David A. Rabbino, Esq.

Resolution Law Group, P.C.

3717 Mt. Diablo Blvd.

Suite 200

Lafayette, CA 94549

facsimile: (925) 284-0870 

As to Heidinger:

Robert Heidinger 

c/o Barbara Heidinger

1194 Manchester Road

Chico, CA 95926

David R. Isola, Esq.

Jeffrey Hawkins, Esq.

Isola & Ruiz, LLP

701 South Ham Lane, Second Floor

Lodi, CA 95242

(209) 367-7055 

fax: (209) 367-7056 

As to the Rollags:

Randy Rollag

Tami Rollag

Betty Rollag

1000 Main Street

Chico, CA 95928

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Jonz Norine, Esq.

Kenny & Snowden

P.O. Box 994608

Redding, CA 96099-4608

(530) 225-8990

facsimile: (530) 241-5734

As to the Tulliuses:

Paul Tullius

2693 Hegan Lane

Chico, CA 95928

(530) 893-1633

14.2. Upon 10 days notice to the other party, a party to this Consent Decree

may substitute another person for an addressee named above to receive notifications or

communications as required or provided for in this Consent Decree.

15. MODIFICATION OF CONSENT DECREE

This Consent Decree may only be modified upon the written agreement of DTSC

and the Settling Defendants and the approval of the Court, or upon order of the Court after

noticed motion by a party to this Consent Decree.

16. APPLICATION OF CONSENT DECREE

This Consent Decree shall apply to and be binding upon DTSC, the Settling

Defendants, and each of their respective successors and assigns. The provisions of this Consent

Decree shall inure to the benefit of DTSC, the Settling Defendants, and each of their respective

successors and assigns. The provisions of this Consent Decree shall also inure to the benefit of

the employees and agents of the Settling Defendants, in their capacities as such. 

17. AUTHORITY TO ENTER

Each signatory to this Consent Decree certifies that he or she is fully authorized

by the party he or she represents to enter into this Consent Decree, to execute it on behalf of the

party represented, and legally to bind that party.

18. INTEGRATION

This Consent Decree, including the exhibits and other materials incorporated

herein by reference, constitutes the entire agreement between DTSC and the Settling

Defendants and may not be amended or supplemented except as provided for in this Consent

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19. RETENTION OF JURISDICTION

The Court shall retain jurisdiction of this matter for the purpose of enforcing the

terms of this Consent Decree.

20. EXECUTION OF DECREE

This Consent Decree may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of

which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same

instrument.

21. INTERPRETATION

California law governs the interpretation of this Consent Decree. This Consent

Decree shall be deemed to have been drafted equally by all parties hereto.

22. ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS

As to each other, each party to this Consent Decree shall bear its own costs,

attorneys' fees, expert witness fees and all other costs of litigation. This paragraph shall have no

effect on the parties’ right to recover these fees or costs from any other party.

23. APPROVALS OF PARTIES

Plaintiff DTSC consents to this Consent Decree by its authorized representative

as follows:

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL

Dated: 6/12/07 /s/ 

James Tjosvold

Chief, Northern California-Central Cleanup

 Operations Branch

California Department of Toxic

Substances Control

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The Weisses consent to this Consent Decree:

NORVILLE R. WEISS

DATED: 6/8/07 /s/_________________________________

JANET L. WEISS

DATED: 6/8/07 _/s/_________________________________

Heidinger consents to this Consent Decree:

ROBERT HEIDINGER

DATED: 6/18/07 _/s/_________________________________

The Rollags consent to this Consent Decree:

BETTY ROLLAG

DATED: 6/7/07 _/s/_________________________________

RANDALL ROLLAG

DATED: 6/7/07 _/s/_________________________________

TAMI ROLLAG

DATED: 6/7/07 _/s/_________________________________

The Tulliuses consent to this Consent Decree:

PAUL A. TULLIUS

DATED: 6/26/07 _/s/_________________________________

VICTORIA L. TULLIUS

DATED: 6/26/07 _/s/_________________________________

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APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Dated: _6/6/07____________ EDMUND G. BROWN JR.

Attorney General of the State of California

TOM GREENE

 Chief Assistant Attorney General

THEODORA BERGER

 Senior Assistant Attorney General

SALLY KNOX

 Supervising Deputy Attorney General

CHRISTOPHER CROOK

KIRK McINNIS

 Deputies Attorney General

 By ___/s/_______________________________ TIMOTHY E. SULLIVAN

Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Plaintiff California Department

of Toxic Substances Control

Dated: __6/26/07______________ By: __/s/_______________________________ PHILIP C. HUNSUCKER

BRIAN L. ZAGON

DAVID RABBINO

Resolution Law Group, P.C.

Attorneys for Norville R. Weiss and Janet L.

Weiss

Dated: _6/26/07_______________ By: _/s/________________________________ DAVID R. ISOLA

JEFFREY HAWKINS

Isola & Ruiz, LLP

Attorneys for Robert Heidinger, College

Cleaners, and Heidinger Cleaners

Dated: _6/7/07_______________ By: _/s/________________________________ JONZ NORINE

Kenny & Snowden

Attorneys for College Cleaners, Lobdell

Cleaners, Betty M. Rollag, Randall Rollag,

and Tami Rollag

IT IS SO ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED:

Dated: August 14, 2007.

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