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“ D ef endant s” ). B ec ause the fa ct s are kn ow n t o the part i es , w e r epea tthem on l y a s n e c e s s a ryto e x p la in o u rd e c is io n . W e h a v e ju r is d ic tio n p u r s u an t to 2 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 9 1 . W e a f

f i rm. H i nds s e e ks t o hol d D e f e ndant s l i abl e a s “ arr ange [ r s ] ” unde rthe C om prehensi ve E nv i ronm ent alR es po nse, C om pensat i on , and L i abi l i ty A ct ( “C E R C L A ” ) . See 42 U . S . C . § 9 60 7(a) (3). T he di stri ctcourtprop er l y f ou nd that H i nd s’ s a l l egat i on s, t aken as true, do no tst at e c l ai m s f or C E R C L A arrang er l i ab i l i ty ag ai n stD efen d an t s. Se e A s hc r of t v . I qbal , 129 S . C t . 1937, 1949 ( 2009) (“ T o survi ve a m ot i on t o d i sm i ss , a c om pl ai ntm ustcont ai n suffi ci entfa ctual m atter, ac ce p tedas tru e, to ‘state a c laim to re li ef th at is p lau sib le o n it s f ac e.’” ( quot i ng B e ll A tl. C o r

p . v . T w o m b ly , 550 U . S . 544, 570 ( 2007) ) ) . H i nds ha s not al l eg edfact s sh o w i n g th atD efen d an t s so l dd ry cl ean i n g eq u i p m en tfo r th e p u rp o se of di s pos i ng of

pe r c hl or e thy l e ne ortha tD e f e nda nt s e xe r c i s e d c ontr ol ove rthe d is p o s a l p r o c e s s . See T ea m E n ters. , L L Cv. W

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ety C od e § 25 32 3. 5(a) (1).5

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f i rm a t i ve st eps di re ct ed t ow ar d the i m prop erdi sc harge of s ol ventw as t es . . . m aybe l i abl e” f o rn u is a n c e . C i t

y o f Mo desto R edev. A g en cy v. Su p eri o r C o u rt , 13 C a l . Rptr . 3d 865, 876 ( C t . A pp. 2004) . “ W hi l e l i abi l i tyf ornui s anc e i s br oa d, how e ve r , i ti s not un l i m i t ed. ” I

d. at87 2. H i nd s a l l eges thatD ef endant s are l i abl e f

or nu i sance bas ed on the i rm a c hi ne s ’ de s i gn, butthe s e a l l e ga t i ons s ound i n pr oduc t s l i abi l i ty , f or w hi ch “ the l aw of nu i sance i s noti nt ended t o serve as a s urrogat e. ” I d. a t 8 7 3 ; se e C i t yof San D i ego v . U

. S. G y ps um C o. , 3 5 C a l. Rp tr . 2 d8 7 6 , 8 8 3 ( C t. A p p . 1 9 9 4 ) . H in d s a ls o a lle g e s th a t D e f e n d a n ts a r e liab le b e c au s e th e irin s tru c tio n m an u a ls st at ed thatw as t e w at erfr om thei r m ac hi nes “ m ustfl ow i nt o an o pen d ra i n, ”“ m ay be drai ned i nt o a cont ai ner or pi ped d i re ct l y t o a fl oo r dra i n, ” or “ shou l d b e pi ped i nt o a n ope n s e w e r . ” T he s e w a s t e di s pos a l r e c om m e nda t i ons f a l l s hortof

the ki nds o f “a f f irm a tiv e a c ts o rin s tru c tio n s [ th a t] c o u lds up p o rt af in d in g th a t [ D ]e f

e n d an ts as si st ed i n cre at i ng a nui sance. ” C ityo f Mo des to , 1 3 C a l. Rp tr . 3 da t 8 7 4 ; se e Te a m En te rs . , LLC , s lip . o p . a t _

_ . H i nds s i m i l a r l ydoe s nots t a t e ac l a i m tha ts a t i s f i e s the narr ow e rde f

i ni t i on of tr e s p a s s . See Ca

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p eri o r C o u rt , 15 C a l . Rptr . 2d 796, 799 ( C t . A pp. 1 9 9 3 ) ( “C a lif

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in itio n o f tr e s p a s s is c o n s id e r ab lyn arr o w e rth an itsH i nd s a l so appeal s the di sm i ss alof i t s c l ai m s broug htun der the R es ou rc e 1 C ons e rva t i on a nd R e c ove ryA c tof 1976, 42 U . S . C . §§ 6901 e t s e q. I n as e p ar a te opi ni on f i l e d s i m ul t a ne ous l yw i th thi s m e m or andum di s pos i t i on, w e a f f i rm the d i sm i ssal o f th o se cl ai m s. 6 de f i ni t i on of nui s a nc e . ” ) . H i nds ’ s c l a i m tha tD e f e nda nt s a dvi s e d dryc l e ani ng ope r a t or s t o di s pos e of

w a s t e w a t e rdow n the dr a i n a nd i nt o the s e w e rde pe nds on a l l e ge d phy s i c a l di s pos a l byH i nds ’ s t e nant s . A s H i nds ’ s t e nant s c ons e nt e d t o the pr oc e s s w he r e bythe c ont a m i na t i on e nt e r e d H i nds ’ s pr ope rty , H i nds c annotbr i ng a c la im a g a in s t D e f

e n d a n ts f o rtr e s p a s s . See Cn ty . o

f Sa n ta C la ra v . A tl. R ic h fie ld C o. , 4 0 C al . Rp tr. 3 d3 1 3 , 3 3 2 (C t . A p p . 2 0 0 6 ) (“ T h e fl aw i n th e p ro p o sedtresp ass c aus e of a c t i on i s tha tpl a i nt i f

f s ’ pl e a di ngs i ndi s put abl ye s t abl i s h tha tthe [h azard o u s sub st an ce] w as p l acedo n p l ai n t i ffs’ p ro p erty by p la in tiffs o rw ith th e ir c o n s e n t.” ( e m p h a s is in o r ig in a l) ) . AF F I RME D. 1