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01-062
NOTE TO NEWS EDITORS AND DIRECTORS: The state Department of Ecology has a policy of notifying reporters about all penalties issued that total $1,000 or more. Individual news releases are issued for penalties of $10,000 or more. Then, every three months, a roundup of all penalties greater than $1,000 is reported in this quarterly penalty summary. The following is a summary of all penalties of $1,000 or more, issued by Ecology during the first quarter (January, February and March) of 2001.
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Date Issued |
Company/ Individual |
City of Violation |
County of Violation |
Description of Violation |
Penalty Amount |
Media Contact |
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Feb. 20 |
John Carman |
Prosser |
Benton |
Constructing wells without a drilling license. |
$62,500 |
Joye Redfield-Wilder, 509-575-2610 |
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March 26 |
U.S. Department of Energy |
Richland |
Benton |
Failing to properly identify and manage reactive chemical waste. |
$57,800 |
Sheryl Hutchison, 360-407-7004 |
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Jan. 4 |
Port of Port Angeles |
Port Angeles |
Clallam |
Allowing shipyard activities without permits to protect water quality. |
$14,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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Feb. 1 |
Steve Schultheis |
Port Angeles |
Clallam |
Unlawfully discharging oil into water at Port Angeles marina. |
$2,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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March 6 |
Huntington Dairy |
Brush Prairie |
Clark |
Illegally discharging dairy waste into Mud Creek. |
$10,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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Jan. 29 |
BF Goodrich Kalama, Inc. |
Kalama |
Cowlitz |
Allowing unpermitted discharge of benzene into Columbia River. |
$6,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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Jan. 30 |
Foster Farms |
Kelso |
Cowlitz |
Violating terms of wastewater discharge permit. |
$1,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6149 |
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March 9 |
BF Goodrich Kalama, Inc. |
Kelso |
Cowlitz |
Allowing unpermitted discharge of toluene into Columbia River. |
$6,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6149 |
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March 20 |
BF Goodrich Kalama, Inc. |
Kelso |
Cowlitz |
Allowing unpermitted discharge of waste water to Columbia River. |
$2,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6149 |
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Feb. 22 |
Gary Bower Dairy |
Oakville |
Grays Harbor |
Allowing dairy manure to enter Chehalis River. |
$9,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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March 14 |
Weyerhaeuser Co. |
Cosmopolis |
Grays Harbor |
Violating terms of wastewater discharge permit. |
$6,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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March 27 |
Weyerhaeuser Co. |
Cosmopolis |
Grays Harbor |
Violating terms of wastewater discharge permit. |
$2,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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March 27 |
Weyerhaeuser Co. |
Cosmopolis |
Grays Harbor |
Violating terms of wastewater discharge permit. |
$7,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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March 14 |
Port Townsend Paper Corp. |
Port Townsend |
Jefferson |
Violating terms of air operating permit. |
$4,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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March 29 |
Ramco, Inc. |
Upper Preston |
King |
Violating terms of biosolids application permit. |
$3,000 |
Curt Hart, 425-649-7009 |
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Feb. 12 |
Evergreen Auto Parts |
Port Orchard |
Kitsap |
Failing to renew stormwater discharge permit. |
$4,000 |
Curt Hart, 425-649-7009 |
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Feb. 21 |
Evergreen Truck Parts |
Port Orchard |
Kitsap |
Failing to renew stormwater discharge permit. |
$4,000 |
Curt Hart, 425-649-7009 |
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March 23 |
Goldendale Aluminum Co. |
Goldendale |
Klickitat |
Exceeding permitted chlorine allowance in sanitary effluent. |
$3,000 |
Caitlin Cormier, 360-407-6149 |
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March 20 |
Cummins Northwest |
Chehalis |
Lewis |
Discharging wastewater to sewer in excess of permit limits. |
$4,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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March 19 |
Larry Martin |
Wilber |
Lincoln |
Burning wheat stubble without a permit on a "no burn" day |
$3,000 |
Jani Gilbert, 509-456-4464 |
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Jan. 2 |
Faith Dairy |
Roy |
Pierce |
Allowing dairy manure to enter Murray Creek. |
$4,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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Feb. 5 |
Cascade Pole and Lumber Co. |
Tacoma |
Pierce |
Failing to provide stormwater-sampling information required by permit. |
$3,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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March 15 |
Ken Youngsman |
LaConner |
Skagit |
Failing to obtain required local and state shoreline use permits and violating terms of settlement agreement with state Shoreline Hearings Board. |
$34,000 |
Curt Hart, 425-649-700 |
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Feb. 6 |
Iconn Sports International, Inc. |
Mukilteo |
Snohomish |
Spilling 110-165 gallons of chemical foam to Big Gulch Creek drainage basin, killing fish. |
$6,000 |
Curt Hart, 425-649-7009 |
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Feb. 5 |
Miller Brewing Co. |
Tumwater |
Thurston |
Spilling beer foam into Deschutes River through storm drain. |
$1,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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March 23 |
Boise Cascade |
Wallula |
Walla Walla |
Excess particulate emissions from hog-fuel boiler |
$6,000 |
Jani Gilbert, 509-456-4464 |
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Jan. 30 |
Aldergrove Farms, Inc. |
Ferndale |
Whatcom |
Allowing dairy manure to enter California Creek. |
$4,500 |
Curt Hart, 425-649-7009 |
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Feb. 5 |
Degro-View Farm, Inc. |
Lynden |
Whatcom |
Unlawfully discharging manure-contaminated water into drainage ditch. |
$8,000 |
Curt Hart, 425-649-7009 |
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March 16 |
T/V Arco Texas c/o Keesal, Young & Logan |
Ferndale |
Whatcom |
Unlawfully spilling 300 gallons of crude oil into the Strait of Georgia. |
$4,000 |
Curt Hart, 425-649-7009 |
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March 5 |
Evans Fruit Co. |
Cowiche |
Yakima |
Allowing spent drencher solution with diphenylamine & thiobendazole to accumulate on the ground and run off into a roadside ditch. |
$2,000 |
Joye Redfield-Wilder, 509-575-2610 |
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