Court orders South Bay construction company to stop dumping hazardous waste in Almaden Valley

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 31: Hikers walk along a trail at Santa Teresa County Park in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, March 31, 2022. The Santa Teresa Creek flows into Santa Teresa County Park from the southwest. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

A Santa Clara County judge has ordered a San Jose-based construction company to stop dumping hazardous waste on protected agricultural land in rural Almaden Valley, county officials announced Monday.

The court decision issued March 30 came in response to a request from Santa Clara County, which conducted an investigation of United Concrete Cutting, Inc. after receiving an anonymous complaint that the

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