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1 28. In JU e.2005, an inspection of the Wal-Mart rtstore-at 605 Fletcher Parkway in Ll <br /> 2 Cajon revealed that used.automotive batterieswere haphazardly stored, tipped over and leaked <br /> 3 suffurk, acid on the asphalt pavement., where the acid dried. <br /> 4 29- In October 2005,an inspection of the Wal-Mart store at 3382 Murphy Canyon <br /> 5 Road in San Diego revealed that absorbent contaminated with a spilled hazardous material,paint, <br /> 6 was thrown into the trash. S,imilarly, at 170 Town Center Parkway in Santee, Wal-Mart <br /> .7 employees cleaned up hazardous spills and left the used Absorbent,to be thrown out in the trash <br /> 8 30. In January of 2005, employees at the Wal-Mart store at 26502 'Powiw Center <br /> Parkway in Fboth ill.Ranch,Orange County,disposed of expired fertilizers,and other garde,", <br /> 9 <br /> 10 products by spreading them out in a planter beh-ind the store. When Orange County District <br /> Attorney fnvestjj.gators(who had beers alertodio the disposal by an employee complaint to:the <br /> ll <br /> 12 Irvine Ranch Water Diarlicd' <br /> t)arrived, the wa-s.obsorved in small piles, spread throughout <br /> Cite 10 foot by 200 foot planter arid, dine lo rain,was,seen goitigJato the sterni drain, Laboratory <br /> 13 <br /> 14 tests of this fertilizer Confirmed it to be hazardous. During thesq <br /> ubsuent,investigation, one of <br /> the employees who disposed of the waste noted fie had:b.ecn employing,this practice offertilizer <br /> 15 disposal for approximatq1yonoyear. <br /> .31, I August-22005,inspootors at tbo..Robert.Nolson.Transfer Stati yo <br /> 1,7 (,on in side <br /> Rai . r . <br /> County discovered bags of-the pe.sa1qWAMAZ E.0 at the bottom,-ara-load oftrash that came <br /> from a Wal-Mart store in RiAto,in San Boxnardino,County. Riverside County District Attorney <br /> 19 investigators,Riverside County Environmental .Healt ht I.4azardous Materials Division Specialists <br /> 20 and t1jo. Riverside Count), Wasto.Maijag,einem Department responded to the transfer station, <br /> 21 finding 77 of the 8 pound bags of peststidein the load, Upon examiati <br /> ol of the EPA.registered <br /> 22, Pesticide, investigators from:the County of Riverside Agricultural Commissioner's Office <br /> 23 detetminodthat.the Rialto-Wal-M4rthad vie lAted,CAIiifo rru <br /> 4a law related to the proper disposal of <br /> 24 waste pesticides. <br /> 25 32. In Sqptern.ber 2005; Inspec tiow of the Wal-Mart store located at 470:McKinley <br /> 26 Street in Coruna And the store-at.,.32225 Highway 79 in Temecula,both in Riverside County, <br /> 27 revealed that haardous wastes iti daftiaged:oontaintrs and spills of hazardous chemicals that were <br /> 28 to <br /> COMPLAINIT FOR.PERMANENT INJUNCTION,CIVIL PENALTIES AND OTHER EQUITABLE RFIjBF <br />