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02-016
Following is a summary of all penalties of $1,000 or more issued by the
Department of Ecology
during the third quarter (October, November, December)
of 2001. All together, Ecology
issued $1,447,700 in penalties in the year
2001.
| Date of Issue | County of Violation | City of Violation | Company/Individual | Description of Violation | Amount Assessed | Media Contact |
| Oct. 1 - Dec. 30 | Benton | Hanford | U.S. Department of Energy | Missed deadline to construct vitrification complex | $130,000 | Sheryl Hutchison, 360-407-7004 |
| Dec. 6 | Benton | Kennewick | Tesoro | Delivered fuel to underground storage tank without valid permit | $ 1,000 | Joye Redfield-Wilder, 509-575-2610 |
| Dec. 6 | Benton | Kennewick | Tesoro | Delivered fuel to underground storage tank without valid permit | $ 1,000 | Joye Redfield-Wilder, 509-575-2610 |
| Dec. 6 | Benton | Kennewick | Tesoro | Delivered fuel to underground storage tank without valid permit | $ 1,000 | Joye Redfield-Wilder, 509-575-2610 |
| Dec. 7 | Benton | Richland | Tesoro | Delivered fuel to underground storage tank without valid permit | $ 1,000 | Joye Redfield-Wilder, 509-575-2610 |
| Oct. 10 | Clark | Ridgefield | Arwana Farms | Spilled liquid manure into Gee Creek | $ 6,000 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| Oct. 29 | Clark | Vancouver | Clark Public Utilities | Discharged excessive chlorine into Columbia River, violating permit limits | $ 3,000 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| Oct. 18 | Grays Harbor | Cosmopolis | Weyerhaeuser Co. – Cosmopolis | Discharged fecal-coliform-laden waste water into Grays Harbor in excess of permit | $14,000 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| Dec. 2 | Grays Harbor | Aberdeen | Don Young | Spilled diesel oil into Hoquiam River | $ 1,000 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| Nov. 13 | Jefferson | Port Townsend | Port Townsend Paper Corp. | Discharged waste water that violated permit limits | $ 5,500 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| Oct. 25 | King | Seattle | Emerald Petroleum Services Inc. | Illegally accepted dangerous waste at oil recycling facility and other violations. | $42,500 | Larry Altose, 425-649-7009 |
| Dec. 28 | King | Issaquah | Oly/IntraCorp General Partnership (Talus) | Polluted Tibbets Cr. with muddy water & violated other parts of construction-site stormwater-discharge permit. | $ 8,000 | Larry Altose, 425-649-7009 |
| Dec. 28 | King | Issaquah | Lakeside Industries (Kent site) | Polluted Jenkins Creek with muddy water. | $ 4,000 | Larry Altose, 425-649-7009 |
| Oct. 26 | Kitsap | Bremerton | Jack Willing | Polluted Mosher Creek with muddy water & violated other parts of construction-site stormwater-discharge permit. | $ 9,000 | Larry Altose, 425-649-7009 |
| Nov. 29 | Klickitat | Goldendale | Goldendale Aluminum Co. | Discharged benzo (a) pyrene in excess of permit limits | $ 1,000 | Caitlin Cormier, 360-407-6149 |
| Oct. 8 | Okanogan | Twisp | Michael D. Fort | Unauthorized diversion of water from Beaver Creek | $ 1,500 | Joye Redfield-Wilder, 509-575-2610 |
| Nov. 20 | Pacific | South Bend | Phillip F. Olsen | Spilled 80 gallons of fuel oil and gasoline into Willapa Bay | $ 1,000 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| Dec. 28 | Pacific | Ilwaco | Mike Barrett | Spilled 100 gallons of oil near mouth of Columbia River | $ 1,000 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| Oct. 25 | Pierce | Tacoma | Emerald Services, Inc. | Violated dangerous-waste treatment, storage and disposal permit | $28,500 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| Nov. 29 | Thurston | Olympia | Miller Brewing Company | Discharged excessive chlorine into Deschutes River | $ 4,000 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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