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1 28. In Ju e.2005, an inspection of the Wal-Mart at 605 Fl6tchex Park-way in El <br /> 2 Cajon revealed that used.automotive batteries:were haphazardly stored, tipped over and leaked <br /> 3 suffuric <br /> 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. Similarly, at 170 Town Center Parkway in Santee, Wal-Mart <br /> 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 265.02 "Towne Center <br /> Parkway in F'ooth ill.Ranch,Orange County,disposed of expired fertilizers,and other garde,", <br /> 9 <br /> 10 products by spreading them out in a planter behind the store. When Orange County District, <br /> I I Attorney lnveAigmtom, (who bad been alemd.to the disposal by anemployee coi p a int tothe <br /> : <br /> 12 Irvine Ranch Water District)arrived, thefertilizer was.obsorved in shall Plies, spread throughout <br /> the 10 foot by 200 foot planter arid, due to rain,was,seen goitigi.into the storm drain. Laboratory <br /> 13 <br /> 14 tests of this fertilizer Confirmed it to be hazardous. During the:subsequent g <br /> .-.subsuent investiation, one of <br /> the employees who disposed of the waste noted fie hAd:b.ecn employing,this practice of fertili7cr <br /> 15 disposal for approximately*no year. <br /> J 'r <br /> 1,7 County discovered bas gofthe Riverside <br /> pe�'st AM-AZ at.the bottom,o-ra-load of trash that came <br /> from a Wal-Mart store,in Rialto In San 130,rnudino,County. Riverside County District Attorney <br /> 19 investigators,Rivetside C )unty'Environmental Healt ht I 4azardous Materials Division Specialists <br /> 2(l <br /> and the Riverside: Count)' WasAo.Managrgawnt: Department responded to the transfer station, <br /> 21 finding 77 of t4o 8 pound bags ofpesticide in the load, 'Upon examinad XTI of the EPA.registered <br /> 22, pesticide, investigators from the County of Riverside Agricultural Commissioner's Office <br /> 23 determinedthat RiAlto"Wal-MMCalifornia.law related to the-proper disposal of <br /> t-had violAted,CAl' <br /> 24 waste pesticides. <br /> 25 32. In Sqptornber 2005, inspectiow of the Wal-Mart store located at 470:McKinley <br /> 26 Street in Corona And.the store at 32225 Highway 79 in Temecula,both in R..iverside County, <br /> 27 ro-veatedthat haurdousvvastesitidattia -d pontaintrs and spills of hazardous chemicals that were <br /> ge <br /> 28 to <br /> COMPLAINT FOR.PERMANENT INJUNCTION,C1 VIL PENALTIES AND OTHER EQUITABLE RFJJBF <br />