‘It’s Irresponsible’: Harsher Punishments For Illegal Dumping In San Joaquin County

LODI (CBS13) – Jail clip for amerciable trash dumping successful San Joaquin County could beryllium connected the skyline for drivers.

The County assembly is moving connected a connection that would make harsher punishments for amerciable dumping and trash hauling.

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The caller rules would beryllium welcomed by Lodi vineyards worker Mason Mayer who says the trash is atrocious for business.

“People [are] dumping their trash connected the broadside of the road—bed sets and dishwashers. People are pulling their trailers successful the backmost of the tract and dumping them everywhere, “says Mason.

However, San Joaquin County counsel is doing thing astir it.

The Council has tasked the District Attorney and Sheriff’s bureau with penning caller rules that would boost punishments for amerciable dumping.

“It’s unfair and irresponsible for radical to deliberation that they tin conscionable prime up trash and propulsion it anyplace they want,” says San Joaquin County District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar.

Rule breakers could soon spot heavier fines, person their vehicles impounded, and adjacent look jailhouse time.

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Salazar says it starts with catching radical successful the act.

“It’s hard to beryllium beyond a tenable uncertainty to 12 jurors that this idiosyncratic was liable for the amerciable dumping,” says Tori, who explains the territory attorney’s bureau and region sheriff’s bureau volition commencement by tracking licence plates.

“If we tin drawback idiosyncratic dumping and get the licence sheet it volition beryllium a strict liability,” says Tori.

This means that whether the proprietor is driving oregon not, they volition beryllium held responsible.

“Don’t fto radical similar that get your car I guess,” says Mayer.

CBS13 asked Salazar however she would respond to those who mightiness deliberation the punishment doesn’t acceptable the crime.

“You’re polluting our astir viable resources—our air, our soil, and our water. That is not being a bully citizen,” says Tori, who explains that they besides program connected monitoring immoderate amerciable trash hauling companies, informing neighbors to beryllium alert of these fraudulent services.

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Tori says the caller rules could beryllium successful spot wrong the coming weeks.

Laura Haefeli