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.