Statement from CIWMB Chair Margo Reid Brown Regarding Settlement of Tri-C Tire Recycling Matter (Final)

August 19, 2008

As some of you know, yesterday the Board was scheduled to commence an administrative hearing regarding Waste Tire Hauler and Facility violations alleged against Tri-C Tire Recycling. The Board postponed the hearing to allow itself time to consider a proposed settlement that it received yesterday morning just prior to the scheduled hearing time. I am announcing for the record today that the Board has agreed to this proposed settlement for the following reasons:

1. It ensures protection of public health, safety, and the environment through swift cleanup of the sites by eliminating the potential for months of challenges and appeals.
2. It provides punishment through immediate payment of monetary penalties and suspension of regular hauling activities, and
3. It ensures full compliance by deterring future unlawful activity from occurring through strong surveillance and additional penalties and revocations that could be imposed.

The settlement and stipulation contains a number of provisions including:

• Immediate payment of a monetary penalty.
• Removal of all tires from the sites within 120 days.
• No other hauling, storing, or processing activities will be allowed during that time.
• 60 day suspension of Tri-C's hauler registration once the tires are removed from the sites.
• Revocation of the Lester Tire Facility Permit.
• All local and state approvals and permits must be obtained before any resumption of business operations.
• If the stipulations agreed to are not followed, the Board will impose additional penalties.

Margo Reid Brown, Chair