San Bernardino, CA: (Mar-04-08) The city of Rialto brought a lawsuit against San Bernardino County, alleging that chemicals, primarily perchlorate, contaminated the local water supply. Records show that Rialto sued the county as part of a 2004 federal lawsuit against more than 40 parties Rialto claimed was responsible for the contamination. The city sued the county again in 2006 at the height of the d.ispute between the two sides. Sources on both sides stated that the dispute had reached resolution and that the parties had agreed to a settlement.
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