![]() ![]() My co-workers at Safeway were probably the best part of my job. Management respected that about me, and I respected their authority. I performed every function of the job to the best of my ability, even if it was to go outside and gather carts. I got along fine with management because I believe that when I'm at work, I'm there to work. I also had quite a few regulars, and developed relationships with them, so it was always a joy when they came thru my line. This skill was definitely a plus being a food clerk. I enjoy talking with people and can usually start up a conversation with just about anyone. I enjoyed working with the public, and it was constantly new people, so the job never got boring. I enjoyed this about Safeway, when I'm at work I like to stay busy. ![]() ![]() “Enforcement of underground storage tank violations at gas station chains is an ongoing area of cooperation between our office and our partner district attorneys and a priority for the attorney general,” Bonta’s office said.Ĭalifornia’s attorney general has settled several cases against major gas chains over underground fuel storage, which have included a $14 million penalty against BP in 2016, a $11.5 million penalty against Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips in 2015, and a $24.5 million penalty against Chevron in 2011.A typical 8 hour day seemed to fly by because I hardly ever had time to stop and look at the clock. The allegations against Safeway arose after DA offices in Contra Costa, Solano, Placer, Sacramento and San Joaquin counties notified Bonta’s office about potential violations of state law regulating gas storage, Bonta’s office said, adding that it couldn’t confirm or deny whether his office was looking into possible similar problems at other companies’ gas stations. The company will also have to monitor potential water-intrusion into containment areas around underground tanks, among other actions required under state health and safety laws. Under the agreement, Safeway will ensure its facilities have leak-detection sensors “capable of detecting a leak at the earliest possible opportunity” and equipped with alarms. Gas stations subject to the agreement’s provisions include two each in San Jose and Alameda and one each in Campbell, Morgan Hill, Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Antioch, Byron, Hercules, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon, Novato, Dixon and Vallejo. Safeway, in the settlement, did not deny or admit wrongdoing, and did not immediately respond to an inquiry about the allegations that led to the settlement.Ī single pinprick-sized leak in an underground gas tank can leak 400 gallons of fuel in a year, and one gallon can contaminate more than a million gallons of groundwater, Bonta said Friday during a news conference. Safeway has agreed to pay $8 million after authorities accused the grocery giant of breaking gasoline-leak prevention laws at its 71 California gas stations, including 18 in the Bay Area, according to a Friday announcement.Īlthough investigators found no leaks, California Attorney General Rob Bonta called Safeway’s gas stations across the state “an accident waiting to happen,” and claimed, “We averted disaster.”īonta accused Safeway of “recurring failure” to implement required systems and processes for preventing leaks, which include primary and back-up containment equipment for stored underground fuel, continuous monitoring of tanks and use of leak-detection technology. ![]()
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