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Parties Involved:
Asphalt Products
Defendant
Blue Rock Quarry
Defendant
Bo Dean Co. Inc.
Defendant
Northern California River Watch
Plaintiff
Santa Rosa Hot Plant
Defendant

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Jack Silver, Esq. SBN# 160575

Law Office of Jack Silver

Kimberly Burr. Esq. SBN# 193805

Post Office Box 5469

Santa Rosa, C A 9 5402-5469

Telephone 707 -528-817 5

Facsimile 701-528-8615

lhm2 8 843 @sbcglobal.net

Attorneys for Plaintiff

NORTHE,RN CALIFORNIA RIVER WATCH

LTNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RIVER Case No. C05-02879 WDB

WATCH, a non-profit Corporation,

STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL WITH

Plaintiff, PREJUDICE; IPROPOSEDI ORDER

v. THEREON IFRCP al(a)(1)(ii)l

BO DEAN CO.. INC.: L.T AL,

Def'endants

WHEREAS the parties reached an agreement at Mediation on July 13,2006 to settle

all of their disputes with respect to this action, the terms of settlement being incorporated

into a Settlement Agreement and General Release of All Claims executed by the parties and

attached to this Stipulation as Exhibit A.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between plaintiff NOR'l'l IIIRN

CALIFORNIA RIVER WATCH and defendants BO DEAN CO. INC., BO DEAN CO.

INC. DBA BLUE, ROCK QUARRY, SANTA ROSA HOT PLANT ANd ASPHALT. AND

ASpHALT PRODUCTS, by and through their attorneys of record, that this matter be

dismissed with prejudice, each parly hereto waiving its right to recover costs and attorney's

fees except as provided under said Settlement Agreement and General Release of All Claims

attached as Exhibit A.

Case No. C 05-02879 WDB

Stipulation For Dismissal With Prejudice;

[Proposed] Order Thereon [FRCP a 1(aX t Xii)]

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This Stipulation may be exectted in sevcral. countsrparts, all of said, counterparts

shall constitute one griginal.

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DATED: Augustl,2006

DATED; jroou AuCuy!

p-RpER

oood cause appearins, and the parties having stipulated and agreed,

IT IS SO ORDERED ther this matter is hereby dismis.scd with pr:ejudice.

DA TED;

1JNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CrsE No, C 05,02879 WDB

Stipulation For Dismissal WitI Prujudice;

[Proposcd] Order Theroon gnnCf nt141tlii1]

Attorney for Plaintiff

NORTIIERN CAI,IFORNIA RI\ER WATCH

Bg DEAN CO. INC, BO DEAN CO. rNC. ilU{BLUE ROCK QUARRY, SA}ITA ROSA

tlol: PLANT and ASPIIALT'AIID AsplrALT

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ATTACHMENT ONE

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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

AND

GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS

Thrs Settlement Agreement and General Release of All Claims ("Agreement") is made and entered into

between NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RIVER WATCH, a California non-profit corporation, on behalf

of itself ("RIVER WATCH") and BODEAN CO., INC., a California corporation ("BODEAN"). To the

extent allowable uncler law, State Bar of California and American Bar Association rules, this Agreement

shall be binding on RIVER WATCH and BODEAN (collectively "PARTIES" or singularly "PARTY")

and on the PARTIES' directors, successors, attorneys and agents.

RECITALS

This Settlement Agreement and General Release constitutes an agreement to resolve all disputes

between the PARTIES regarding BODEAN's ownership and operation of three (3) gravel plants at

which grai'cl, sand. rock, and construction materials are processed and sold in Sonoma County,

California. Thc locations of the three facilities (collectively, "the Subject Properties") owned and

operated by BODEAN are as follows:

Blue Rock Quarry

7860 or 7888 Highway I l6

ForestviIle, Cal i fornra

Santa Rosa Hot Plant

1060 Maxwell l)r ivc

Santa Rosl. Crrlitornil

Mark West Qulrry

461I Porrer Creck Road

Santa Rosu. Culilbrniu

The Blue Rock Quarr.y and Santa Rosa Hot Plant facilities are identified in RIVER WATCH's 60-Day

Notices to BODEAN dated March 25,2005 and February 10, 2006. On July 14, 2005 RIVER WATCH

filed a Complaint against BODEAN with the U.S. District Court incorporating the March 25, 2005

Notice by ref-erence into the Complaint.

The nature of the dispute and the PARTIES' respective positions are set forth in the pleadings and other

filings in an action entitled Northern California River Watch v. BODEAN, Inc., et al., United States

District Court, Northern District of California Case No. C05 02879 WDB ("the Action"). ln the Action,

RIVER WATCH, among other things, alleges that BODEAN has,

. failed to obtain a Clean Water Act $ 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

("NPDES") Permit for point discharges;

. failed to comply with the terms and conditions of California's General Industrial Storm Water

Permit tor Industrial Storm Water Discharges (WDID 2285003380)l

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. discharged unpermitted contaminated storm water from its facilities;

. discharged non-storm water pollutants from its facilities in violation of effluent limitations; and,

. violated the procedural requirements ofNPDES General Permit No. CAS00000l [State Water

Resources Control Boardl Water Quality Order No. 97-03-DWQ and Water Quality Order No.

9l-13-DWQ (as amended by Water Quality Order 92-12-DWQ) issued pursuant to Clean Water

Act $ 402(p). 33 U.S.C. $ l3a2(p) ("General Permit").

BODEAN denies each and every of these allegations intotal and in part.

Following receipt oi RIVER WATCH's March 25, 2005 Notice letter, BODEAN has undertaken

numerous chan-9es to the Blue Rock Quarry and Santa Rosa Hot plant facilities. Due to these changes, it

is River Watch's opinion the Blue Rock Quarry is currently in compliance with the Federal Clean Water

Act and the state Porter- Cologne act.

In a July 13, 2006 mediation the PARTIES reached an agreement to settle all of their disputes and the

Action, the terms ol'which are set forrh below.

AGREEMENT

l . The above Recitals are incorporated into this Agreement.

The ef'f'ective clate of this Agreement shall be the date of the last party to sign the Agreentent.

3. For ancl in consideration of the respective commitments made by each of the PARTIES to this

Agreement. thc PAIi.TIES agree as fbllows:

a. Other than as set fofth herein, RIVER WATCH, in consideration for BODEAN's actions

set fblth below, does hereby irrevocably and unconditionally release, acquit, and discharge

BODEAN fi'om any and all claims, charges, complaints, rights, demands, actions, causes of

action. oblieations, liabilities, promises, agreements, controversies, damages, suits, costs, losses,

debts, arrd expenses of any and every kind, nature and character whatsoever, asserted or raised in

the Action against BODEAN's operations at the Subject Properties.

b. Following the execution of this Agreement by all PARTIES, and within five (5) days of

receiving payment as specified below, RIVER WATCH shall stipulate to the Court's entry of an

Order clismissing the Action with prejudice. This Agreement shall be incorporated into said

Order which will constitute final and complete resolution of all the issues, causes of action,

contentions and allegations asserted in the Action. It is the intent of the PARTIES that the Order

for disrnissal with prejudice and this Agreement incorporated therein shall have full and

complete res judicata and collateral estoppel effect as to all the matters alleged and asserted in

the Action and in this Asreement.

c. RIVER WATCH agrees to not file any other lawsuits, actions, claims or complaints

against BODEAN based upon any environmental cause of action similar to the claims raised in

this Action for a period of seven and one-half (7Vr) years.

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d. lf the final Environmental Impact Report (ElR) for Blue Rock Quarry is approved by the

Board of Supervisors, RIVER WATCH and its attorneys Jack Silver and Kimberly Burr will not

file any court action, nor participate in any court action regarding that EIR. This term does not

prohibit responding to subpoenas or court orders in any action brought by parties wholly

independent of RIVER WATCH.

e. Within five (5) days from the effective date of this Agreement RIVER WATCH shall

write Mr. Sotak at Sonoma County Permit Resources Management Department stating that all of

RIVER WATCH's objections to the EIR are withdrawn including any made by its attorney Ms.

Burr. This letter shall also state RIVER WATCH has no idea what 7111106 report from the

applicant Ms. Burr was referring to in her email to Liam Davis.

f. RIVER WATCH will direct its attorney Ms. Burr to write to the California Department

of Fish and Game stating that any emails sent by her regarding BODEAN were in not made in

representation ofRIVER WATCH.

g I{IVER WATCH agrees to not initiate, bring, file, or support any other lawsuits, rctions,

claims, complaints, protests, grievances, or oppositions (including non-judicial actions such as

administrative claims or protests) based on any cause of action relating to the issues in this

Action. This term does not prohibit responding to subpoenas or coun orders in any actlon

brought by parties wholly independent of RIVER WATCH.

h. I{IVER WATCH and its attorney Ms. Bun will agree to fully cornply with all the terms

of the Scttle ment Agreement.

i Within fifteen (15) days of the effective date of this Agreement BODEAN agrees to pay

RIVEII WATCH the sum of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) for RIVER WATCH's

attorne),s' fccs and costs. The check will be made out to "Northern California River Watch" and

mailed to Law Office of Jack Silver. P.O. Box 5469, Santa Rosa, CA L)5402.

j Within the twelve (12) months immediately following the effective date of this

Agreement BODEAN shall grant RIVER WATCH a one-time access to each one of the Subject

Properties for the purposes of inspection and any type of sampling which can be related to the

allegations asserted in the Action. The inspection and sampling visits to the Subject Properties

need not occur on the same day. RIVER WATCH shall give BODEAN twenty-four (24) hours

notice prior to inspection and sampling. The PARTIES recognize that the inspection and

sampling visit is weather dependent; therefore, RIVER WATCH has the nght to cancel any

particLrlar inspection and sampling visit and re-schedule for a later date based upon its best

judgmcnts.

k. Within ninety (90) days from the effective date of this Agreement BODEAN shall

prepare new Storm Water Pollution and Prevention Plans ("SWPPPs") for the Blue Rock Quarry

and Santa Rosa Hot Plant facilities updating said SWPPPs to include any changes which have

occun'ed since that last SWPPP version. The Santa Rosa Hot Plant SWPPPs shall include

protocols for determining and testing the efficacy of that facility's stormwater filters.

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l. Within a reasonable period not to exceed one (l) year from the effective date of this

Agreement, BODEAN shall prepare an engineering report addressing pond sizing at the Blue

Rock Quarry facility with regard to requirements imposed by the General Permit.

m. Within thirty (30) days of preparation of each - the updated SWPPPs, the engineering

report and its next two General Permit Annual Reports - for the Subject Properties, BODEAN

shall provide copies of the same to RIVER WATCH.

n. Other than as set forth herein each party to this Agreement shall bear its own costs and

expenses, including attorneys' fees.

4. To eff.ect a full and complete release as described in paragraph 3.a above, RIVER WATCH

expressly waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded it by California Civil Code Section

1542; and in doing so understands and acknowledges the significance and consequence of such specific

waiver of Section 1542 which states as follows:

A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect

to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must

have rrrterially affected his settlernent with the debtor.

Thus, norwithsranding the provisions of Civil Code Section 1542, and for the purpose of implementing a

full and complcte release and discharge of BODEAN, RIVER WATCH expressly acknowledges that

this Agreemenl is intendecl to inclucle in its effect without limitation, all claims not known or suspected

to exist in favor o1' IiIVER WATCH at the time of execution of this Agreement raised by the Action.

RIVER WATCH further acknowleclges that this Agreement contemplates the extinguishment of any

such claim or claims asserted in the Action. The PARTIES know of no actions at law or in equity,

which concern allegations based on the Action. RIVER WATCH acknowledges that it may hereafter

discover facts different from or in addition to those it now knows or believes to be true regarding the

matters released or described in this Agreement, and RIVER WATCH agrees that the releases and

agreements containecl in this Agreement shall be and will remain effective in all respects

notwithstanding any later discovery of any such diff'erent or additional facts.

5. The PARTIES represent and agree that they have carefully read this Agreement and that they

have had the opponunity to consult with their attorneys regarding all aspects of this Agreement. The

PARTIES further represent and agree that they understand all of the provisions of this Agreement and

have entered into this Agreement voluntarily and of their own free will.

6. This Agreement is made and entered into in the State of California, and shall in all respects be

interpretecl, enlbrced, and governed under the laws of this State.

7. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the PARTIES hereto and fully

supersedes any and all prior agreements or understandings between them. No promises, inducements, or

representations regarding the subject matter of this Agreement have been made by any party other than

those set forth in or incorporated by ret'erence in this Agreement. Any modification or amendment to

this Agreement must be in writing, must be signed and dated by the PARTIES, and must explicitly state

that it is intended to be an amendment to or modification of this Agreement.

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8. Counsel for the respective PARTIES have reviewed and participated in the drafting of this

Agreement. Consequently, the normal rule of construction that ambiguities shall be resolved againsthe

drafier shall not be used or applied in the interpretation of this Agreement.

9. This Agreement shall be binding Lrpon the PARTIES and upon each party's heirs, administrators,

representatives, attorneys, executors, successors, and assigns.

10. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, or in diff'erent counterparts.

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

Agreement.

ll. Should any provision of this Agreement be declared or determined by any court or legal

authority to be illegal or invalid, the validity of the remaining parts, terms, or provisions shall not be

affected thereby and the illegal or invalid pirrt, term, or provision shall be deemed not to be a part of this

Asreement,

12. In the event any PARTY contends the other has breached this Agreement, that PARTY shall

infbrrn the other in writing, detailing the basis ol its contention and specifying the action it asserrs

shoLrld be taken. If the PARTY perforrns the actions demanded which fully resolves the matter within

thirty (301 ilays. no further action shall be taken. Should the PARTY not agree to perfonn the actions

demanded. *'ithrn thirty (30) days, the PARTIES shall meet and confer to disclrss the contentions within

thirty (30) clays of notice or confirmittion of non-agreement. Any matters remaining unresolved after

the meet and conl'cr shall be resolved pursuant to arbitration, including but not limited to the

interpretation or enfirrccment of this Agreenrent. The PARTIES agree to arbitrate any matter before

Gerald F. George ; or', in the event he is unable to serve as arbitrator due to a conflict or is otherwise

unavailablc. befirre another arbitrator agrccablc to the PARTIES (hereafter, the "Arbitrator"). Penalties

or dantages cann()t be assessed by the Arbitrator. Each party shall bear its own attorney fees and costs

and expert f'ees und costs incurred in the connection with arbitration of all disputes under or pertaining

to this Agreerne rrt. Ar.bitration f'ees shall be paid by the non-prevailing party.

Dared: l4LoQ .2006 BODEAN CO., INC.

Dated:

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\-) \ 2006 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RIVER WATCH

By:

Title:

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APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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Attorney for NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

RIVER WATCH

DEAN CO., I

KIMBERLY BURR

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