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# City Hall secures more than $120 million in MTBE contamination settlements
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/big-money/
- Published: 2005-04-14T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T06:38:14.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Since levying the suit in 2000, City Hall has negotiated more than $120 million in separate settlements related to MTBE contamination in its drinking-water wells. Here’s a breakdown of the significant pay-outs: ■ Ultramar Ltd. — $4.5 million ■ Atlantic Richfield — $9.75 million ■ Conoco Phillips — $6 million ■ Conoco Inc. — $4.5 million ■ Lyondell Chemical — $3.55 million ■ WinAll Oil Co. — $350,000 ■ Shell, ChevronTexaco and ExxonMobil — $92.5 million, plus an undetermined amount to build a new water-treatment plant in West LA, which the city owns. It’s estimated to cost as much as $220 million.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 14, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/041405.pdf?ref=smdp.com)