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Department of Ecology News Release - October 28, 2004
04-199
Following is a summary of all penalties of $1,000 or more issued by the Department of Ecology during the third quarter (July, August, September) of 2004. All together, Ecology has issued $1,051,934 in penalties this year.
| County of Violation | City of Violation | Date of Issue | Penalty recipient | Description of violation | Amount Assessed | Media Contact |
| Adams | Ritzville | 8/10/2004 | Poe Asphalt Paving Inc. | Emitted visible air pollution from portable asphalt plant. | $3,000 | Jani Gilbert 509-329-3495 |
| Benton | Kennewick | 7/19/2004 | ECCO Inc. | Violated hazardous-waste rules by mislabeling containers and keeping out-of-date records | $9,000 | Joye Redfield-Wilder 509-575-2610 |
| Benton | Richland | 9/21/2004 | U.S. Dept. of Energy, Hanford | Violated dangerous-waste requirements involving off-site waste received at Hanford | $270,000 | Sheryl Hutchison 360-407-7004 |
| Chelan | Chelan | 9/16/2004 | Thomas Henley | Spilled 20 gallons of gasoline into Lake Chelan | $2,000 | Joye Redfield-Wilder 509-575-2610 |
| Clallam | Neah Bay | 8/18/2004 | Wa'atch Inc. | Spilled about 350 gallons of hydraulic oil to Neah Bay and failed to promptly report it. | $1,250 | Sandy Howard 360-407-6239 |
| Clallam | Forks | 8/3/2004 | Portac Inc. | Allowed processing water to flow into a ditch and failed to keep rainwater out of its wood and ash waste. | $13,000 | Sandy Howard 360-407-6239 |
| Clark | Ridgefield | 8/2/2004 | Circle C Rock Products | Failed to prevent water pollution during its operations | $10,840 | Sandy Howard 360-407-6239 |
| Douglas | East Wenatchee | 7/26/2004 | Ridgecrest Subdivision; Martin Davy | Allowed the burning of land-clearing debris inside the East Wenatchee urban growth area. | $2,250 | Joye Redfield-Wilder 509-575-2610 |
| Douglas | East Wenatchee | 7/26/2004 | Ridgecrest Subdivision; David Bremmer | Burned land-clearing debris inside the East Wenatchee urban growth area. | $4,000 | Joye Redfield-Wilder 509-575-2610 |
| Grant | Quincy | 9/27/2004 | Jones Produce Dehy | Discharged waste water onto the ground and into Quincy's stormwater system. | $16,000 | Jani Gilbert 509-329-3495 |
| Grays Harbor | Aberdeen | 9/13/2004 | Port of Grays Harbor | Failed to monitor and report pollution in its wastewater discharge. | $3,840 | Sandy Howard 360-407-6239 |
| Jefferson | Port Ludlow | 7/30/2004 | Bob Blair | Spilled diesel-contaminated bilge water at Port Ludlow Marina. | $1,500 | Sandy Howard 360-407-6239 |
| King | Issaquah | 7/15/2004 | Lee & Eastes Tank Lines Pickering Creek | Spilled more than 2,000 gallons of gasoline into Pickering and Tibbits creeks when a truck overturned | $38,000 | Larry Altose 425-649-7009 |
| King | Maple Valley | 7/21/2004 | Department of Transportation | Placed unauthorized fill dirt in a wetland mitigation site at 244th Avenue S.E. and violated other water-quality requirements. | $121,000
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Larry Altose 425-649-7009 |
| King | Redmond | 8/9/2004 | Villa Marina Condo Complex; Frederick Hogan | Discharged domestic waste water into Lake Sammamish from 2002 to 2004. | $4,000 | Larry Altose 425-649-7009 |
| Lincoln | Creston | 8/10/2004 | Copenhaver Construction | Generated excessive dust emissions from its rock-crushing operation during high winds. | $3,000 | Jani Gilbert 509-329-3495 |
| Pierce | Steilacoom | 8/30/2004 | Department of Corrections | Spilled approximately 6,000 gallons of diesel in October 2002 at McNeil Island Corrections Center. | $22,503 | Sandy Howard 360-407-6239 |
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Gig Harbor | 9/16/2004 | Harbor ARCO AM/PM Mart | Maintained no record that underground gas tanks were monitored or tested for leaks, as required by permit. | $1,500 | Sandy Howard 360-407-6239 |
| Snohomish | Mukilteo | 8/12/2004 | Lakeshore Marine Construction | Spilled 10 gallons of oil into Salmon Bay in Ballard. | $7,000 | Larry Altose 425-649-7009 |
| Stevens | Chewelah | 8/10/2004 | Northwest Marble Products | Emitted visible air pollution, in violation of permit. | $10,000 | Jani Gilbert 509-329-3495 |
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