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Department of Ecology News Release - May 6, 2005
05-106
OLYMPIA - Following is a summary of all penalties of $1,000 or more issued by the Department of Ecology during the first quarter (January, February, March) of 2005. All together, Ecology has issued $508,501 in penalties this year.
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County of Violation |
City of Violation |
Date |
Penalty Recipient |
Description of Violation |
Amount |
Media Contact |
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Asotin |
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2/22/05 |
Rock'N J Properties LLC |
Damaged Grande Ronde River shoreline doing construction work without proper permits. |
$25,000 |
Jani Gilbert, 509-329-3495 |
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Clark |
Camas |
1/12/05 |
Fort James Camas Mill |
Failed to test air emissions in time frames required by permit. |
$1,500 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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Clark |
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1/6/05 |
Tomasos Brothers Inc. |
Spilled an estimated 519 gallons of bunker oil into the Columbia River from the vessel M/T Rosa Tomasos. |
$12,000 |
Mary-Ellen Voss, 360-407-7211 |
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Clark |
Ridgefield |
1/4/05 |
Mergenthaler Transfer & Storage |
Spilled approximately 60 gallons of oil into wetlands near Ridgefield. |
$1,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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Clark |
Vancouver |
1/31/05 |
Dabney's Alignment & Brake |
Spilled fuel oil that drained into a stormwater catch basin and discharged into the Columbia River. |
$1,500 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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Cowlitz |
Kelso |
1/12/05 |
Stowe Woodward Co. |
Violated pollution limits of its waste-discharge permit. |
$12,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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Cowlitz |
Longview |
2/7/05 |
Longview Fibre Co. |
Violated pollution limits of its wastewater permit. |
$2,500 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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Cowlitz |
Longview |
2/9/05 |
Longview Fibre Co. |
Violated pollution limits of its wastewater permit. |
$5,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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Cowlitz |
Longview |
3/2/05 |
Longview Fibre Co. |
Failed to meet air-pollution limits 11 times from June to October 2004. |
$7,500 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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Cowlitz |
Longview |
3/28/05 |
Longview Fibre Co. |
Violated pollution limits of its wastewater permit. |
$3,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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Grays Harbor |
Westport |
1/5/05 |
Ralph McGowen |
Illegally disposed fish waste in water without required treatment. |
$4,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
|
Jefferson |
Port Townsend |
3/28/05 | Port Townsend Paper Corp. | Failed to meet air-pollution limits of its permit four times in November 2004. |
$4,000 |
Sandy Howard, |
|
King |
Auburn |
3/21/05 |
Safeway |
Released polluted water from a construction project. |
$96,000 |
Rick Manugian, 360-407-6928 |
|
King |
Salmon Bay |
1/4/05 | Carl Bianco | Spilled one gallon of diesel fuel into Salmon Bay while refueling a vessel. |
$1,000 |
Larry Altose, 425-649-7009 |
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King |
Seattle |
1/15/05 | Schneider National Inc. | Spilled 35 gallons of diesel and motor oil to a storm-drain system and retention pond when truck hit a guardrail on I-5 |
$1,000 |
Larry Altose, 425-649-7009 |
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King |
Seattle |
1/25/05 | Duwamish Shipyard Inc. | Released shipyard waste water, causing discoloration of the Duwamish Waterway |
$6,000 |
Larry Altose, 425-649-7009 |
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Kitsap |
Eagle Harbor |
1/5/05 |
George Sainsbury |
Boat owner pumped 10 gallons of diesel fuel into Eagle Harbor after accidentally filling his water tank with fuel. |
$1,000 |
Larry Altose, 425-649-7009 |
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Mason |
Shelton |
1/31/05 |
D&E Septic Services | Illegally dumped septic-tank waste and sewer sludge in Mason County. |
$268,740 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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Pacific |
Ilwaco |
2/18/05 |
George Austin Atcher | Spilled approximately 50 gallons of diesel in Port of Ilwaco harbor after his boat, the Cod Dog, sank. |
$1,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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Pierce |
Lakewood |
1/10/05 |
Specialty Products Inc. |
Mishandled tons of highly flammable hazardous materials and failed to report spills. |
$16,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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Pierce |
Tacoma |
2/28/05 |
Woodworth & Co Inc. | Gravel plant violated the pollution limits of its stormwater permit. |
$9,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| Pierce | Tacoma | 3/3/05 | J.M., Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. | Operated without a shipyard permit. |
$6,061 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
| Pierce | Lakewood | 3/15/05 | Todd M. Paulson | Discharged sediments into Leach Creek from construction activities along Flanagan Road. |
$3,000 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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Spokane |
Spokane |
2/9/05 |
Whitley Oil, Tobacco Station |
Failed to comply with underground storage tank regulations |
$1,200 |
Jani Gilbert, 509-329-3495 |
| Spokane | Nine Mile Falls | 3/11/05 | Gary Correll | Violated terms of his shoreline conditional-use permit. | $10,000 |
Jani Gilbert, |
| Stevens | Chewelah | 1/5/05 | Delhur Industries | Failed to obtain temporary air-quality permit before operating a rock crusher. | $2,000 |
Jani Gilbert, 509-329-3495 |
| Thurston | Tumwater | 2/17/05 | Puget Sound Energy | Spilled one gallon of PCB-contaminated mineral oil into a stormwater system. | $1,500 |
Sandy Howard, 360-407-6239 |
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Whatcom |
Squallicum Harbor |
1/6/05 |
Harry Sutherland |
Spilled 10 gallons of bilge fuel into Squallicum Harbor on May 23,2004. Failed to clean up or report spill. |
$1,000 |
Larry Altose, 425-649-7009 |
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Yakima |
Tieton |
2/8/05 |
Evans Fruit Co. |
Discharged waste water onto snow in violation of water-quality permit. |
$4,000 |
Joye Redfield-Wilder,
509-575-2610 |
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Yakima |
Zillah |
1/24/05 | Washington Wine & Beverage | Failed to renew water-quality discharge permit. |
$1,000 |
Joye Redfield-Wilder,
509-575-2610 |
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TOTAL |
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$508,501 |
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