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I JURISDICTION AND VENUE 2 13. Venue is proper in this county pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 393 and 3 Health and Safety Code sections 25183 and 25515.6 in that certain of the violations alleged in the 4 Complaint occurred in the County of Alameda and throughout the State of California. 5 14. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to article 6, section 10, of the California 6 Constitution. 7 15. The People and Defendant have entered into a series of agreements to toll any 8 applicable statutes of limitation. As a result of those agreements, the period between October 1, 9 2017 to February 1, 2019, inclusive, will not be included in computing the time limited by any 10 statutes of limitation applicable to the causes of action brought against Defendant based on claims I 1 covered by the tolling agreements. Those claims include the claims alleged in this action against 12 Defendant. 13 STATUTORY AND REGULATORY BACKGROUND 14 16. The State of California has enacted a comprehensive statutory and regulatory 15 framework for the generation, handling, treatment, storage,transportation, and disposal of hazardous 16 wastes. This framework—contained in Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, 17 section 25100 et seq., and its implementing regulations, which are found at title 22 of the California 18 Code of Regulations section 66260.1 et seq.—mandates a"cradle to grave" system known as the 19 Hazardous Waste Control Law("HWCL''). The HWCL system is maintained to record the 20 generation,registration,tracking, storage,treatment, and disposal of hazardous wastes, and to 21 provide for the protection of the public and the environment from present and potential risks posed 22 by hazardous wastes. 23 17. The State of California has also enacted a comprehensive statutory and regulatory 24 framework for the notification,handling, training, and spill/release reporting of hazardous materials. 25 This framework is contained in Chapter 6.95 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, section 26 1 25500 et sea.; and its implementing regulations, and is known as the Hazardous Materials Release 27 Response Plans and Inventory Law. To better inform the public and to assist emergency responders, 28 Chapter 6.95 has, for over thirty(30) years,mandated that basic information on the location, type, i -4- COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF,CIVIL PENALTIES,AND OTHER RELIEF