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Bumpingjo be stop e, �-�$`' <br /> 9�51G <br /> MANTECA—A Superior C rt judge <br /> has ordered a halt to the dumping of tons <br /> of coffee grounds at a cattle feedlot on <br /> the n--th side of Highway 120 on South <br /> MCI y Way.Judge Michael Garrigan <br /> order,u the dumping stopped by Sept. 1 <br /> after an agreement was reached last <br /> week between the district attorney's <br /> office and the defendants, F&W Cattle <br /> Co. and Commercial Salvage Co.The <br /> coffee grounds are a waste product from <br /> the manufacturing of instant coffee at the <br /> Nestle's Food Corp. plant in Ripon.The <br /> defendants had dumped the grounds at <br /> the site,which they own,for about 10 <br /> years. The court order,part of a <br /> stipulated agreement between the <br /> parties, also barred the return of cattle to <br /> the ranch site without prior approval <br /> from the state Regional Water Quality <br /> Control Board and a halt to the dumping <br /> of cannery waste without the proper <br /> permits. Deputy District Attorney Lisa <br /> Brown said that while there was no <br /> conclusive evidence the coffee grounds <br /> had polluted the ground water, state <br /> water quality officials were concerned <br /> about possible contamination. <br />