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Department of Ecology News Release - August 22, 2006
06-161
Following is a summary of penalties of $1,000 or more issued by the Department of Ecology during the second quarter (April, May, and June) of 2006. Additional penalties issued late in the quarter will appear with next quarter’s penalty summary. All together, Ecology has issued $311,400 in penalties of $1,000 or more this year.
| County of Violation | City of Violation | Date of Issue | Penalty Recipient | Description of violation | Amount Assessed | Media Contact |
| Asotin | Clarkston | 4/3/2006 | Steelman Duff, Inc. | Twice violated the "visible emissions" portion of temporary air quality permit for a portable rock crusher at the Bayman Pit. | $7,000 | Jani Gilbert, 509-329-3495 |
| Garfield | Pomeroy | 5/25/2006 | Pomeroy wastewater treatment plant | Failed to submit a complete application for coverage under the general permit for managing bio-solids. | $1,500 | Jani Gilbert, 509-329-3495 |
| Grays Harbor | Aberdeen | 4/21/2006 | Aberdeen wastewater treatment plant | Released wastewater sludge into Grays Harbor during late December that led to weeks of pollution problems and a shellfish closure. | $36,000 | Sandy Howard 360-407-6239 |
| Grays Harbor | Ocean Shores | 6/6/2006 | Captain of vessel Nu C | Spilled approximately 575 gallons of diesel and hydraulic oil into Grays Harbor when vessel crashed onto the North Jetty at Ocean Shores Feb. 12 | $9,000 | Sandy Howard 360-407-6239 |
| Grays Harbor | Cosmopolis | 4/25/2006 | Weyerhaeuser Co. Cosmopolis Pulp Mill | Failed to meet air pollution permit limits in emissions twice in January 2006. | $2,000 | Sandy Howard 360-407-6239 |
| Island | Coupeville | 5/16/2006 | Penn Cove, Inc. Central Whidbey Sand & Gravel | Failed to submit discharge monitoring reports for 2004-2005. | $2,000 | Larry Altose 425-649-7009 |
| King | Kent | 5/8/2006 | Kings Command Foods, Inc. | Discharged fats, oils and grease into a storm drain, and failed to submit monitoring reports required after a similar violation in 2003. | $11,000 | Larry Altose 425-649-7009 |
| Kitsap | Poulsbo | 5/16/2006 | Arness Sand Pit | Failed to submit discharge monitoring reports for 2004-2005. | $2,000 | Larry Altose 425-649-7009 |
| Kitsap | Port Orchard | 5/16/2006 | RV Associates, RV Sand & Gravel | Failed to submit discharge monitoring reports for 2004-2005. | $2,000 | Larry Altose 425-649-7009 |
| Kitsap | Poulsbo | 5/16/2006 | Zimmer Const. Co. | Failed to submit discharge monitoring reports for 2004-2005. | $2,000 | Larry Altose 425-649-7009 |
| Klickitat | Goldendale | 4/3/2006 | JD Hattenhauer Distributing | Failure to comply with closure requirements and failure to comply with certification requirements. | $1,100 | Joye Redfield-Wilder, 509-757-2610 |
| Pierce | Sumner | 3/29/2006 | Trailer Source | Failed to properly identify wastes leading to a fire upon their disposal. | $6,000 | Sandy Howard 360-407-6239 |
| San Juan | Friday Harbor | 5/16/2006 | Richard Lawson Construction | Failed to submit discharge monitoring reports for 2004-2005. | $2,000 | Larry Altose 425-649-7009 |
| San Juan | Friday Harbor | 5/16/2006 | Richard Lawson Construction Ready Mix | Failed to submit discharge monitoring reports for 2004-2005. | $2,000 | Larry Altose 425-649-7009 |
| Skagit | Sedro Woolley | 4/28/2006 | Proctor Dixie, Proctor Pit | Failed to submit discharge monitoring reports for 2004-2005. | $2,000 | Larry Altose 425-649-7009 |
| Snohomish | Marysville | 4/20/2006 | Metal Finishing, Inc. | Violated pH and zinc discharge standards. Failed to submit monitoring reports for cadmium, lead, nickel and total toxics organics values. | $6,000 | Larry Altose 425-649-7009 |
| Snohomish | Snohomish | 5/16/2006 | Topsoils, Inc. | Failed to submit discharge monitoring reports for 2004-2005. | $2,000 | Larry Altose 425-649-7009 |
| Spokane | Medical Lake | 5/25/2006 | Medical Lake wastewater treatment plant | Failed to submit a complete application for coverage under the general permit for managing bio-solids. | $2,500 | Jani Gilbert, 509-329-3495 |
| Whatcom | Lynden | 4/21/2006 | Northwest Washington Fair & Event Center | Discharged fecal coliform and other pollutants into Fishtrap Creek numerous times from 2003 through 2005. | $9,000 | Shannon Sullivan, 360-738-6247 |
| Whatcom | Ferndale | 5/24/2006 | Marine Petrobulk | Tanker barge PB-20 spilled 109 gallons of heavy fuel oil into the Strait of Georgia at ConocoPhillips Ferndale Refinery after sustaining damage from a Seaspan International tug during docking. | $1,000 | Shannon Sullivan, 360-738-6247 |
| Whatcom | Ferndale | 5/24/2006 | Seaspan International | Tug Seaspan Cavalier made hard contact with a Marine Petrobulk tanker barge, which spilled 109 gallons of oil into the Strait of Georgia at ConocoPhillips Ferndale Refinery. Failed to conduct hull-damage inspection after impact. | $2,000 | Shannon Sullivan, 360-738-6247 |
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