SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California cement company will pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of violating state environmental laws, state Attorney General Kamala Harris recently said.

Lehigh Cement, located near Cupertino, will also be required to reduce the amount of toxic discharges it sends into Permanete Creek in the San Francisco Bay and will also pay $2.55 million in civil penalties, Harris said.