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11 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE Case No. CV 21-1714-DMG (KSx) CENTER, a California nonprofit 12 corporation, 13 CONSENT DECREE [50] 14 Plaintiff,

15 vs. 16 CITY OF LOMPOC, a California 17 municipality, 18 Defendant. 19

20 21 22 The following Consent Decree is entered into by and between Plaintiff 23 Environmental Defense Center (“EDC”) (“Plaintiff” or “EDC”) and Defendant CITY 24 OF LOMPOC (“Defendant” or “CITY of LOMPOC”). The entities entering into this 25 Consent Decree are each an individual “Party” and collectively the “Parties.” 26 27 WHEREAS, Plaintiff EDC is a non-profit public benefit corporation and law 28

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1 firm dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of the local environment 2 primarily within Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties through 3 education, advocacy, and legal action; 4 WHEREAS, Defendant CITY OF LOMPOC is a political subdivision of the 5 6 State of California, a “municipality” as defined in

(4), that owns 7 and/or operates the City of Lompoc Regional Wastewater Reclamation Plant 8 (“Facility”), which is a publicly owned treatment works facility located at 1801 West 9 Central Avenue in Lompoc, California; 10 WHEREAS, discharges of tertiary treated wastewater at the Facility are 11 12 regulated pursuant to the terms and conditions of Waste Discharge Requirements for 13 the City of Lompoc Regional Wastewater Reclamation Plant, Order No. R3-2022- 14 0004 (previously Order No. R3-2011-0211), National Pollution Discharge Elimination 15 System Permit No. CA0048127 (hereinafter the “Permit”), issued pursuant to Section 16 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (“Clean Water Act” or “the Act”), 33 17

; 19 WHEREAS, Section IV and Table 6 of the NPDES Permit establish Effluent 20 Limitations for the Facility and require effluent to be monitored and reported pursuant 21 to the Monitoring and Reporting Program (“MRP”) in Attachment E of the Permit; 22 23 WHEREAS, on September 11, 2020, EDC served the CITY OF LOMPOC, the 24 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the Executive 25 Director of the State Water Resources Control Board (“State Board”), the Executive 26 Officer of the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (“Regional 27 Board”), the U.S. Attorney General, and the Regional Administrator of the EPA 28

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1 (Region 9) with a notice of intent to file suit (“60-Day Notice”) under Sections 2 1365(a)(1) and 1365(b)(1)(A) of the Clean Water Act, alleging violations of the Act 3 and the Permit at the Facility; 4 WHEREAS, EDC filed a complaint (“Complaint”) against the CITY OF 5 6 LOMPOC in the United States District Court, Central District Court of California on 7 February 24, 2021, entitled Environmental Defense Center v. City of Lompoc (Case 8 No. CV 21-01714-DMG-KSx); 9 WHEREAS, EDC contends in its 60-Day Notice and Complaint that, among 10 other things, the CITY OF LOMPOC has repeatedly discharged in violation of the 11 12 Permit’s effluent limitation for chronic toxicity and has failed to comply with the 13 Permit’s monitoring and reporting requirements in violation of the Permit and the 14 Clean Water Act; 15 WHEREAS, the CITY OF LOMPOC denies all allegations set forth in the 60- 16 Day Notice and Complaint; 17 18 WHEREAS, on April 5, 2022, the Court granted in part EDC’s Motion for 19 Partial Summary Judgment, finding the CITY OF LOMPOC violated the Permit and 20 the Clean Water Act 86 times; 21 WHEREAS, the Parties, through their authorized representatives and without 22 23 either adjudication of EDC’s claims or any admission by the CITY OF LOMPOC of 24 any alleged violation or other wrongdoing, believe it is in their mutual interest and 25 choose to resolve in full EDC’s allegations in the 60-Day Notice and Complaint 26 through settlement and avoid the cost and uncertainties of further litigation; 27 NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED BETWEEN THE 28

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1 PARTIES, AND ORDERED AND DECREED BY THE COURT, AS 2 FOLLOWS: 3 1. The Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action pursuant 4 to Section 505(a)(l)(A) of the Clean Water Act,

(a)(1)(A); 5 6 2. Venue is appropriate in the Central District of California pursuant to 7 Section 505(c)(l) of the Clean Water Act,

(c)(1), because the Facility 8 at which the alleged violations took place is located within this District; 9 3. The Complaint alleges claims upon which relief may be granted pursuant 10 to Section 505(a)(l) of the Clean Water Act,

(a)(1); 11 12 4. Plaintiff has standing to bring this action; 13 5. The Court shall retain jurisdiction over this matter for purposes of 14 enforcing the terms of this Consent Decree for the life of the Consent Decree, or as 15 long thereafter as is necessary for the Court to resolve any motion to enforce this 16 Consent Decree, subject to the dispute resolution procedures specified in Paragraphs 17 18 22-25 below. See Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America,

, 378 19 (1994). 20 I. COMMITMENTS OF THE CITY OF LOMPOC 21 6. The CITY OF LOMPOC agrees to the following terms and conditions in 22 23 full and complete satisfaction of the claims covered by this Consent Decree. 24 7. The CITY OF LOMPOC agrees to comply with the provisions of this 25 Consent Decree and to comply with the requirements of the Permit and all applicable 26 provisions of the Clean Water Act at the Facility. 27 8. Specifically, the CITY OF LOMPOC agrees to comply with the 28

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1 following provisions of the Permit: 2 a. For each chronic toxicity test conducted for the Facility, the CITY OF 3 LOMPOC shall comply with Section 5.2.1.4 of Attachment E of the 4 Permit by conducting tests at 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, and 12.5% 5 6 dilution. The “%” represents percent effluent as discharged. 7 b. As required by Section 5.2.2.1 of Attachment E of the Permit, chronic 8 toxicity test results for each reporting period shall include the 9 following information, at a minimum: 10 i. 5.2.2.1.1. Sample dates 11 ii. 5.2.2.1.2. Test initiation date 12 iii. 5.2.2.1.3. Test species 13 iv. 5.2.2.1.4. End point values for each dilution (e.g. number of 14 young, growth rate, percent survival) 15 v. 5.2.2.1.5. No Observed Effect Concentration (NOEC) values in 16 percent effluent 17 vi. 5.2.2.1.6. Inhibition Concentrations (IC15, IC25, IC40, and 18 IC50 values) (or Effective Concentration (EC15, EC25 ... etc.)) 19 in percent effluent 20 vii. 5.2.2.1.7. TUc values (100/NOEC, 100/IC25, or 100/EC25) 21 22 viii. 5.2.2.1.8. Mean percent mortality (±standard deviation (s.d.)) 23 after 96 hours in 100% effluent (if applicable) 24 ix. 5.2.2.1.9. NOEC and Lowest Observable Effect Concentration 25 (LOEC) values for reference toxicant tests 26 x. 5.2.2.1.10. IC50 or EC50 values for reference toxicant tests 27 xi. 5.2.2.1.11. Available water quality measurements for each test 28

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(pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, conductivity, hardness, 1 salinity, ammonia) 2 3 c. As required by Section 5.2.2.2 of Attachment E of the Permit, the 4 results of each routine chronic toxicity test shall be provided in the 5 next Self-Monitoring Report and shall include a summary table of 6 chronic toxicity data from at least eleven of the most recent samples. 7 8 The information in the table shall include the items listed for 8.b.i, 9 8.b.iii, 8.b.v, 8.b.vi, 8.b.vii, 8.b.viii. 10 d. As required by Section 5.4 of Attachment E of the Permit, the CITY 11 OF LOMPOC shall comply with the Permit’s accelerated monitoring 12 13 requirements. When the chronic toxicity effluent limitation of 1.0 14 TUc is exceeded during regular toxicity monitoring, and the testing 15 meets all test acceptability criteria, the CITY OF LOMPOC shall 16 initiate accelerated monitoring to confirm the effluent toxicity. The 17 CITY OF LOMPOC shall implement an accelerated monitoring 18 19 frequency consisting of performing three toxicity tests in a six-week 20 period following the first failed test results. 21 i. Consistent with Section 5.4.3 of Attachment E of the Permit, if 22 implementation of the generic Toxicity Reduction Evaluation 23 (TRE) work plan indicates the source of the exceedance of the 24 25 effluent limitation or toxicity trigger (for instance, a temporary 26 plant upset), then only one additional test is necessary. If 27 exceedance of the effluent limitation or toxicity trigger is 28

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1 detected in this test, the Discharger will continue with 2 accelerated monitoring requirements or implement the Toxicity 3 Identification and Toxicity Reduction Evaluations. 4 ii. Consistent with Section 5.4.4 of Attachment E of the Permit, if 5 6 none of the three tests indicated exceedance of the effluent 7 limitation or toxicity trigger, then the Discharger may return to 8 the normal bioassay testing frequency. 9 9. Stipulated Penalty: For a period of two years following entry of this 10 Consent Decree, each time the Facility’s effluent exceeds Permit’s chronic toxicity 11 12 effluent limitation of 1 TUc and each time the City fails to comply with any of the 13 Permit’s chronic toxicity monitoring and reporting requirements found in Section 5.2 14 of Attachment E of the Permit, within 30-days of such violation, the City shall inform 15 EDC in writing of the violation and shall pay a stipulated penalty of $3,000 to the 16 Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment (“Rose Foundation”) for the 17 18 sole purpose of providing grants for watershed restoration projects in the San 19 Miguelito Creek and/or Santa Ynez River watershed. 20 II. MITIGATION, FEES, AND COSTS 21 10. Mitigation Payment. In recognition of the good faith efforts by the 22 23 CITY OF LOMPOC to comply with all aspects of the Permit and the Clean Water Act 24 at the Facility, and in lieu of payment by the CITY OF LOMPOC of any civil 25 penalties under the Act, which may have been assessed in this action if it had been 26 adjudicated adverse to the CITY OF LOMPOC, the Parties agree that the CITY OF 27 LOMPOC will pay the sum of two hundred and sixty thousand dollar ($260,000.00) 28

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1 to the Rose Foundation for the sole purpose of providing grants for watershed 2 restoration projects and/or water quality improvement projects in the San Miguelito 3 Creek and/or Santa Ynez River watershed. Payment shall be provided to the Rose 4 Foundation as follows: Rose Foundation, 201 4th Street, Suite 102, Oakland, CA 5 6 94607, Attn: Tim Little. Payment shall be made by the CITY OF LOMPOC to the 7 Rose Foundation upon receipt of a Form W9 and within thirty (30) calendar days of 8 the Effective Date of the consent decree. The CITY OF LOMPOC shall copy EDC 9 with any correspondence and a copy of the check sent to the Rose Foundation. The 10 Rose Foundation shall provide notice to the Settling Parties within thirty (30) days of 11 12 when the funds are dispersed by the Rose Foundation, setting forth the recipient and 13 purpose of the funds. Upon request from the CITY OF LOMPOC, EDC shall verify 14 the project(s) upon which the funds were spent. 15 11. Reimbursement of Fees and Costs. The CITY OF LOMPOC shall 16 reimburse EDC in the amount of four hundred and ninety thousand dollars 17 18 ($490,000.00) to help defray EDC’s reasonable investigation, expert, and attorneys’ 19 fees and costs, and all other reasonable costs incurred as a result of investigating the 20 activities at the Facility related to this Consent Decree, bringing these matters to the 21 CITY OF LOMPOC’s attention, and negotiating a resolution of this action in the 22 23 public interest. The CITY OF LOMPOC shall tender said payment, payable to 24 “Lozeau Drury LLP,” upon receipt of a Form W9 and within thirty (30) days of the 25 Effective Date, sent to Lozeau Drury LLP, 1939 Harrison Street, Suite 150, Oakland, 26 CA 94612. 27

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1 III. COMMITMENTS OF EDC 2 12. Submission of Consent Decree to Federal Agencies. Within three (3) 3 business days of receiving all of the Parties’ signatures to this Consent Decree, EDC 4 shall submit this Consent Decree to the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and EPA 5 6 for agency review consistent with

. The agency review period 7 expires forty-five (45) calendar days after receipt by the DOJ, evidenced by 8 correspondence from DOJ establishing the review period. In the event DOJ 9 comments negatively on the provisions of this Consent Decree, the Parties agree to 10 meet and confer to attempt to resolve the issues raised by DOJ. 11 12 13. If for any reason DOJ or the District Court should decline to approve this 13 Consent Decree in the form presented, the Parties shall use their best efforts to work 14 together to modify the Consent Decree within thirty (30) days so that it is acceptable 15 to DOJ or the District Court. If the Parties are unable to modify this Consent Decree 16 in a mutually acceptable manner that is also acceptable to the District Court, this 17 18 Consent Decree shall immediately be null and void as well as inadmissible as a 19 settlement communication under Federal Rule of Evidence 408 and California 20 Evidence Code section 1152. 21 V. WAIVERS, RELEASES, AND COVENANTS NOT TO SUE 22 23 14. In consideration of the payments that are to be made by the CITY OF 24 LOMPOC above, and except as otherwise provided by this Consent Decree, EDC 25 hereby covenants not to sue or to take administrative action against the CITY OF 26 LOMPOC for any allegations and claims that were or could have been set forth in the 27 60-Day Notice Letter and Complaint for violations of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 28

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1 §§ 1251-1387 at the Facility, and all other claims known and unknown existing as of 2 the date of entry of this Consent Decree that could be asserted for violations of the 3 Clean Water Act at the Facility occurring up to and including the Termination Date of 4 this Consent Decree. 5 6 15. The Parties forever and fully release each other and their respective 7 parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, insurers, successors, assigns, and current 8 and former employees, attorneys, officers, directors and agents from any and all 9 claims and demands of any kind, nature, or description whatsoever, and from any and 10 all liabilities, damages, injuries, actions or causes of action, either at law or in equity, 11 12 which the Parties have against each other arising from EDC’s allegations and claims 13 as were or could have been set forth in the 60-Day Notice Letter and Complaint for 14 violations of the Clean Water Act at the Facility, and all other claims known and 15 unknown existing as of the date of entry of this Consent Decree that could be asserted 16 for violations of the Clean Water Act occurring up to and including the Termination 17 18 Date of this Consent Decree. 19 16. The Parties acknowledge that they are familiar with section 1542 of the 20 California Civil Code, which provides: 21 A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing 22 party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, and that if known by him or her would have 23 materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party. 24 The Parties hereby waive and relinquish any rights or benefits they may have under 25 California Civil Code section 1542 with respect to any other claims against each other 26 27 arising from, or related to, the allegations and claims as set forth in the 60-Day Notice 28

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1 Letter and Complaint for violations of the Clean Water Act at the Facility, and all 2 other claims known and unknown existing as of the date of entry of this Consent 3 Decree that could be asserted for violations of the Clean Water Act occurring up to 4 and including the Termination Date of this Consent Decree. 5 6 17. No Admission. The Parties enter into this Consent Decree for the 7 purpose of avoiding prolonged and costly litigation. This Consent Decree is a 8 settlement of disputed facts and law. It is not an admission or adjudication regarding 9 any allegations by EDC in this case or of any fact or conclusion of law related to those 10 allegations. It is not evidence of any wrongdoing or misconduct on the part of the 11 12 CITY OF LOMPOC. However, this Paragraph shall not diminish or otherwise affect 13 the obligation, responsibilities, and duties of the Parties under this Consent Decree. 14 III. BREACH OF CONSENT DECREE AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION 15 PROCEDURES 16 18. Informal Dispute Resolution. If a dispute between the Parties under 17 18 this Consent Decree arises, or either Party believes that a breach of this Consent 19 Decree has occurred, the Parties shall schedule a meet and confer within twenty-one 20 (21) days of receiving written notification of a request for such meeting from the other 21 Party. 22 23 19. During the meet and confer proceeding, the Parties will discuss the 24 dispute and make reasonable efforts to devise a mutually acceptable plan, including 25 implementation dates, to resolve the dispute. The Parties may, upon mutual written 26 agreement, extend the time to conduct the meet and confer discussions beyond the 27 twenty-one (21) days. If the meet and confer discussions fail to resolve the dispute, 28

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1 the Parties agree to request a magistrate judge of this court to conduct a single 2 mediation session pursuant to such procedures as the magistrate judge may require. 3 The mediation is to be held within 45-days of the conclusion of the meet and confer 4 discussions, or as soon thereafter as the schedule of the magistrate will permit. 5 6 20. If any Party fails to meet and confer or mediate within the timeframes set 7 forth in paragraph 23, above, or the meet and confer and mediation do not resolve the 8 dispute, after at least twenty-one (21) days have passed after the meet and confer or 9 mediation occurred or should have occurred, either Settling Party may initiate the 10 “Formal Dispute Resolution” procedures outlined directly below. 11 12 21. Formal Dispute Resolution. In any action or proceeding which is 13 brought by any Party against any other Party pertaining to, arising out of, or related to 14 the requirements of the Court’s dismissal order and this Consent Decree, the Parties 15 will first utilize the “Informal Dispute Resolution” proceedings set forth in the 16 preceding paragraphs and, if not successful, the Parties will utilize the “Formal 17 18 Dispute Resolution” procedures in this paragraph. “Formal Dispute Resolution” will 19 be initiated by filing a Motion to Show Cause or other appropriately titled motion 20 (“Motion”) in the United States District Court, Central District of California, to 21 determine whether either party is in violation of the Consent Decree and the Court’s 22 23 dismissal order and, if so, to require the violating party to remedy any violation 24 identified by the District Court within a reasonable time frame. Litigation costs and 25 fees incurred in the Formal Dispute Resolution process will be awarded in accord with 26 the standard established by Section 505 of the Clean Water Act,

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1 provision of this Consent Decree is in conflict with an order or directive by EPA or 2 the Regional Board, the procedures set forth above in Paragraphs 22-25 shall apply. 3 VI. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 4 23. Effective Date. The Effective Date of this Consent Decree shall be upon 5 6 the subsequent entry of the Consent Decree by the Court. 7 24. Term of Consent Decree. This Consent Decree shall terminate two 8 years after the Effective Date or through the conclusion of any proceeding to enforce 9 this Consent Decree initiated prior to two years after the Effective Date or until the 10 completion of any payment or affirmative duty required by this Consent Decree, 11 12 whichever is the later occurrence. 13 25. Execution in Counterparts. The Consent Decree may be executed in 14 one or more counterparts which, taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and 15 the same document. 16 26. Facsimile Signatures. The Parties’ signatures to this Consent Decree 17 18 transmitted by facsimile or electronic mail transmission shall be deemed binding. 19 27. Construction. The language in all parts of this Consent Decree, unless 20 otherwise stated, shall be construed according to its plain and ordinary meaning. The 21 captions and paragraph headings used in this Consent Decree are for reference only 22 23 and shall not affect the construction of this Consent Decree. 24 28. Authority to Sign. The undersigned are authorized to execute this 25 Consent Decree on behalf of their respective parties and have read, understood, and 26 agreed to all of the terms and conditions of this Consent Decree. 27 29. Integrated Consent Decree. All agreements, covenants, 28

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1 representations, and warranties, express or implied, oral or written, of the Parties 2 concerning the subject matter of this Consent Decree are contained herein. 3 30. Severability. In the event that any of the provisions of this Consent 4 Decree are held by a court to be unenforceable, the validity of the enforceable 5 6 provisions shall not be adversely affected. 7 31. Choice of Law. This Consent Decree shall be governed by the laws of 8 the United States, and where applicable, the laws of the State of California. 9 32. Full Settlement. This Consent Decree constitutes a full and final 10 settlement of this matter. It is expressly understood and agreed that the Consent 11 12 Decree has been freely and voluntarily entered into by the Parties with and upon 13 advice of counsel. 14 33. Negotiated Consent Decree. The Parties have negotiated this Consent 15 Decree, and agree that it shall not be construed against the party preparing it, but shall 16 be construed as if the Parties jointly prepared this Consent Decree, and any 17 18 uncertainty and ambiguity shall not be interpreted against any one party. 19 34. Modification of the Consent Decree. This Consent Decree, and any 20 provisions herein, may not be changed, waived, or discharged unless by a written 21 instrument signed by the Parties and approved by the District Court. 22 23 35. Assignment. Subject only to the express restrictions contained in this 24 Consent Decree, all of the rights, duties and obligations contained in this Consent 25 Decree shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties, and their 26 successors and assigns. 27 36. Mailing of Documents to EDC/Notices/Correspondence. Any notices 28

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1 or documents required or provided for by this Consent Decree or related thereto that 2 are to be provided to EDC pursuant to this Consent Decree shall be, to the extent 3 feasible, sent via electronic mail transmission to the e-mail addresses listed below or, 4 if electronic mail transmission is not feasible, via overnight mail/delivery service or 5 6 certified U.S. Mail with return receipt, or by hand delivery to the following address: 7 EDC: 8 Alicia Roessler 9 Environmental Defense Center 906 Garden Street 10 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 11 E-mail: [email protected] 12 With copies sent to: 13 Rebecca L. Davis 14 Lozeau Drury LLP 1939 Harrison Street, Suite 150 15 Oakland, CA 94612 16 E-mail: [email protected] 17 Unless requested otherwise by the CITY OF LOMPOC, any notices or 18 documents required or provided for by this Consent Decree or related thereto that are 19 to be provided to the CITY OF LOMPOC pursuant to this Consent Decree shall, to 20 the extent feasible, be provided by electronic mail transmission to the e-mail 21 22 addresses listed below, or, if electronic mail transmission is not feasible, by overnight 23 mail/delivery service or certified U.S. Mail with return receipt, or by hand delivery to 24 the addresses below: 25 CITY OF LOMPOC: 26 Jeff M. Malawy 27 Aleshire & Wynder, LLP 28

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18881 Von Karman Ave. Suite 1700 1 Irvine, CA 92612 2 E-mail: [email protected] 3 With copies sent to: 4 Teri Schwab 5 City of Lompoc 6 100 Civic Center Plaza 7 Lompoc, CA 93436 8 Notifications of communications shall be deemed submitted on the date that they are 9 emailed, or postmarked and sent by first-class mail or deposited with an overnight 10 mail/delivery service. Any changes of address or addressees shall be communicated 11 12 in the manner described above for giving notices. 13 37. The settling Parties hereto enter into this Consent Decree, Order and 14 Final Judgment and submit it to the Court for its approval and entry as a final 15 judgment. 16 [SIGNATURES TO APPEAR ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE] 17 18

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1 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER 2 Date: g | 4 , 2022 [i~ ° CKwatina VY 4 Christina McGinnis 5 President, Board of Directors ‘6 Environmental Defense Center g CITY OF LOMPOC 9 Date: , 2022 10 il Jenelle Osborne, Mayor 12 B Approved as to form:

14 LOZEAU DRURY LLP 15 Date: September 20 2022 16 vf □ ——_—__ 17 _f. : Rebecca L. Davis 18 Attorney for Environmental Defense Center 19 20 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER 21 Date: September 20 , 2022 22 TO 23 □□ Lala 34 Alicia Roessler Attorney for Environmental Defense Center 25 26 [ADDITIONAL SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE] 27 28

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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER 2 Date: , 2022 A Christina McGinnis 5 President, Board of Directors Environmental Defense Center CITY OF LOMPOC 9 Date: Sept. 21, 2022 2022 10 bn 11 Jenelle Osborne, Mayor 12 = Approved as to form: 14 LOZEAU DRURY LLP Date: , 2022 16 17 SS SS Rebecca L. Davis 18 Attorney for Environmental Defense Center 19 20 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER 21 Date: , 2022 22 SS =— 23 ma Alicia Roessler Attomey for Environmental Defense Center 25 26 [ADDITIONAL SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE] 27 28

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1 ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP 2 Date: _ Lit, >0 2022 ; 4 LL) 4 Stephen RK. Instot 5 Attorney for the City of Lompoc APPROVED AND SO ORDERED, this 7th day of November, 2022 10 Il | hte In. Aa

IS DOLLY M.jZE 14 UNITED S¥ATES DISTRICT JUDGE 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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