The California District Attorney's Office filed a lawsuit with 525 California-based O'Reilly Auto Parts stores for a “unlawfully handled, transported and disposed of used oil, used oil filters, and various hazardous wastes and materials over a five-year period," according to the CBS.
The District Attorney’s Office accepted a $9.86 million settlement against O’Riley Auto Parts, who the D.A.'s office says, according to CBS, has been fully complaint and willing to improve disposal practices.
Of the 9.86 million, O'Reilly will pay $6 million in civil penalties, $500,000 investigation fees, $1.51 million for environmental projects and $1.85 million for compliance projects.
The Fresno Bee reported that, "according to court documents, about $70,000 in civil penalties will be paid to district attorney’s offices in the San Joaquin Valley. Tulare County will receive $44,875."
The allegations were brought against the business following inspections by environmental inspectors, investigators, and regulators in 2013 and 2014. They allege stores were continuously sending used oil, filters and hazardous waste to non-permitted waste landfills throughout California.
