California River Watch v. City of Vacaville

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 California River Watch, No. 2:17-cv-00524-KJM-KJIN Plaintiff, ORDER v. City of Vacaville, IS Defendants. 16 The City of Vacaville was the defendant in this action under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). It has requested an award of costs, and River Watch, the plaintiff, objects. The matter was submitted without a hearing. River Watch alleged at the outset of this case that Vacaville had violated the RCRA because hexavalent chromium in the City’s public water supply endangered both the public health 22 and the environment. See Compl. {| 27-32, ECF No. 1. While the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment were pending, they reached a settlement agreement that resolved the 24 environmental claims. See Stip., ECF No. 77. The settlement agreement imposes several pages of obligations on the City. See generally Settlement Agmt. & Release, Silver Decl. Ex. A, |…