Gas Station Owners to Pay $1.7 Million to Settle Alleged Environmental Violations

The owners of 14 gas stations in the Bay Area, Northern and Central California have been ordered to pay $1.7 million to settle alleged environmental violations, prosecutors said.

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday that the station owners reached an agreement with his office, along with the district attorneys of Alameda, Lake, Mendocino, Santa Clara and Sonoma counties.

The defendants are identified as Bay Area/Diablo Petroleum Co. (dba Golden Gate Petroleum), Golden Gate Petroleum Co., Westgate Petroleum Company, Inc., Eastgate Petroleum LLC (dba Golden Gate Petroleum), and Dennis O’Keefe.

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