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$1.8 million payment ordered for hazardous waste disposal near LAUSD school in Watts

A former metal salvage and recycling yard adjacent to Jordan High School in Watts was ordered Tuesday to pay more than $1.8 million in restitution after its no contest plea to five felony counts of disposal of hazardous waste without a permit, while the company’s owners were each ordered to pay a $10,500 fine and perform 200 hours of community service.