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The Panel decision
- Decision and Order of the Local Enforcement Agency Independent Hearing Panel October 26, 2026 — with all signature pages
- Petition for hearing under Public Resources Code § 44307 September 15, 2026
- Petition exhibits A–N September 15, 2026
- Response of the Local Enforcement Agency, with declaration and exhibits September 30, 2026
- Response of Bruce Slaton to the Petition October 14, 2026
- Notice of hearing Undated; believed issued September 30, 2026. Hearing held October 15, 2026, Board of Supervisors Chambers
County and enforcement agency records
- Sierra Rock Products warning receipts, signed on delivery Obtained from the Air Pollution Control District
- Sierra Rock Products weighmaster certificate Blank form — shows the § 93106(d)(3) warning as pre-printed on the certificate
- Air Pollution Control District meeting notes January 13, 2022
- Laboratory Report No. 220111004 January 11, 2022 — chrysotile and tremolite asbestos at 1.50% and 2.25%
- Air Pollution Control District internal email February 11, 2022
- Notice of Grading Permit Revocation July 27, 2022 — permit G2019-00027
- Plot plan referral form, permit B2023-01196 June 29, 2023 — three unchecked boxes and the “Expedite per Quincy” note
- Notice and Opportunity to Correct March 19, 2024 — County Code Compliance; deadline May 22, 2024
- Joint CalRecycle / LEA / Water Board site report September 18, 2024
- Central Valley Water Board site winterization letter September 30, 2024
- SWIS Form 37 October 2024 — the state listing for this site
- Solid Waste Information System record, facility 55-AA-0017 — Summary Captured October 10, 2026 — regulatory status “Unpermitted”
- Same record — Inspection documents Captured October 10, 2026
- Same record — Enforcement documents Captured October 10, 2026
- LEA determination letter May 14, 2025 — “Unpermitted Inert Debris Solid Waste Disposal Site”
- LEA letter to CalRecycle, complete three pages September 12, 2025 — including the page proposing a Notice of Action
- LEA clarification letter December 19, 2025
- LEA removal and testing directive May 11, 2026 — with site photographs of April 30, 2026
- Enforcement demand to the LEA June 2, 2026 — receipt by the County confirmed
CalRecycle records, produced September 14, 2026
Obtained by public records request. These are the state agency’s own files on this site.
- Merced County cease-and-desist order May 22, 2024 — the model order
- CalRecycle transmits the model order to the County July 24, 2024
- CalRecycle to the County October 1, 2024 — “It will be an unpermitted disposal site”
- CalRecycle to the County November 21, 2024 — the “Close [sic] Illegal Disposal Site” recommendation, both emails
- Water Board stormwater determination December 10, 2024
- Water Board land disposal determination December 17, 2024 — conditional, based on a visual field inspection
- LEA Director and CalRecycle January 15, 2025 — “Unpermitted Solid Waste Disposal Site” and a draft Order
- CalRecycle to the County May 20, 2025 — “Crushing would fall under volume reduction”
- CalRecycle internal timeline July 3, 2025 — “it is the LEA’s responsibility to follow through”
- LEA Director and CalRecycle — use of Inert Debris Type A May 29 and June 9, 2026 — the trench backfill and the Camage Road contract
- LEA Director to CalRecycle July 18, 2025 — “I asked him to stop and he said he will comply”
Court file — Anderson v. Slaton, No. CV68663
- Complaint for Damages, Abatement, Declaratory and Injunctive Relief, Inverse Condemnation, and Petition for Writ of Mandate Filed August 3, 2026
- Ex parte application for a temporary restraining order, with declarations September 15, 2026
- Verified Opposition of Bruce Slaton September 16, 2026
- Order September 17, 2026 — conditioned on an undertaking; expired September 23, 2026
Property and statute
- CalRecycle, Closed, Illegal, and Abandoned Disposal Sites Program Live page · archived copy captured October 11, 2026
- Public Resources Code § 44000.5 California Legislative Information
- Public Resources Code § 44002 California Legislative Information