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Department of Ecology News Release - November 6, 2003
03-212
OLYMPIA - Following is a summary of all penalties of $1,000 or more issued by the Department of Ecology during the third quarter (July through September) of 2003, which totaled $81,374. All together, Ecology has issued $732,211 in penalties this year.
| County of Violation | City of Violation | Date of Issue | Company/Individual | Description of violation | Amount Assessed | Media Contact |
| Clark | Camas | 9/26/03 |
Fort James Operating Company |
Violated air quality permit. |
$4,567 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| Clark | Vancouver | 7/25/03 |
ST Services |
Violated stormwater permit. |
$2,000 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| Cowlitz | Longview | 7/18/03 |
Longview Fibre Company |
Violated its water-pollution limit on April 22. |
$1,500 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| Cowlitz | Longview | 8/18/03 |
Wilcox and Flegel Oil Company |
Spilled nearly 700 gallons of fuel oil into a tributary of Schoolhouse Creek in Cowlitz County. |
$18,000 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| Cowlitz | Longview | 8/19/03 |
Miller's Market |
Spilled gasoline into a storm drain. |
$6,000 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| Jefferson | Port Townsend | 8/20/03 |
Port Townsend Paper Corp. |
Violated air quality permit. |
$1,000 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| Jefferson | Port Ludlow | 8/7/03 |
Emerald Pacific Yacht and Ship Brokers |
Spilled hydraulic oil into Puget Sound near Port Ludlow. |
$1,000 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| King | Seattle | 7/2/03 |
Smoki Foods Inc. |
Allowed fish-processing waste water to enter a storm drain; discharged industrial waste water without a permit. |
$5,000 |
Larry Altose, 425-649-7009 |
| King | Seattle | 8/18/03 |
Salmon Bay Terminals Inc. |
Conducted ship repairs without a waste-discharge permit. |
$3,000 | Larry Altose, 425-649-7009 |
| King | Seattle | 8/18/03 |
Seaworthy Services Inc. |
Conducted ship repairs at the Salmon Bay Terminals facility without a waste-discharge permit. |
$3,000 | Larry Altose, 425-649-7009 |
| King | Kent | 9/25/03 |
King's Command Foods |
Discharged fats, oils and grease into a storm drain; discharged industrial waste water without a permit. |
$5,000 |
Larry Altose, 425-649-7009 |
| Lewis | Morton | 7/31/03 |
Hampton Lumber Mills Washington Inc. |
Violated stormwater permit. |
$6,542 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| Pierce | Tacoma | 7/15/03 |
J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding |
Failed to submit discharge monitoring reports from January 2002 to March 2003. |
$3,265 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| Snohomish | Sultan | 8/1/03 |
Willie Downs Logging/ W and D Investments |
Spilled dirt into Sorgenfrei Creek and two of its tributaries during logging and road building. |
$3,500 | Larry Altose,425-649-7009 |
| Snohomish | Woodinville | 7/29/03 |
Seavestco Inc. |
Released silt-laden water from the Wellington Hills construction project into a drainage ditch connecting to Little Bear Creek. (Reissue of withdrawn 4/11/03 penalty.) |
$8,000 | Larry Altose,425-649-7009 |
| Snohomish | Woodinville | 7/29/03 |
Wellington Hills Park LLC |
Released silt-laden water from the Wellington Hills construction project into a drainage ditch connecting to Little Bear Creek. |
$8,000 |
Larry Altose, 425-649-7009 |
| Thurston | Olympia | 9/17/03 |
Kenmore Air Harbor |
Aircraft spilled fuel into Puget Sound at Olympia's Swantown Marina. |
$2,000 | Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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$81,374 |
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