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1996 News

The following is a listing of environmental news stories from the WA State Department of Ecology. These include both formal news releases and items from ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS, a weekly publication of story ideas, tips, meeting reminders, and key contacts.

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December 31, 1996 News Release

• Dispose of Your Christmas Tree on the Internet

December 20, 1996 News Releases

• School Gets Help Through Company's Penalty
• Ecology Proposes Settlement For Areawide Cleanup In Yakima

December 19, 1996 Enviro-News Tips

• Ecology Grant of $702,913 Benefits Seattle Solid Waste Utility Programs
• Seattle-King County Agencies Receive $1,547,258 in Ecology Waste Grants
• Ecology Awarded $25,000 to Everett to Control Aquatic Weeds
• Ecology Awarded $12,000 to Liberty Lake Sewer District to Control Aquatic Weeds

December 19, 1996 News Releases

• Department Of Ecology Issues Loan To The City Of Ephrata To Improve Water Quality
• Ecology Issues the City of Colville and Pend Oreille Conservation District Grants to Improve Water Quality
• Department Of Ecology Issues Loans To Local Governments In Yakima County To Improve Water Quality
• Boeing Responds to Ecology Concerns Over Hazardous Waste Practices
• Okanogan Committee Receives Environmental Excellence Award

December 18, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Gives An Environmental Excellence Award To The Okanogan Environmental Concerns Committee

December 16, 1996 News Releases

• Ecology Requests Facility Owner To Take Action Following Release
• Recommendations Aimed At Improving Contaminated Site Cleanup Are Presented To Legislators Today

December 13, 1996 News Release

• What You Can Do For Christmas To Help The Environment

December 12, 1996 News Releases

• Program Helps To Protect Shellfish From Septic System Pollution
• Environmental Cleanup Activities Moving Forward At Gas Works Park In Seattle

December 10, 1996 Enviro-News Tips

• Ecology To Award Cash For Public School Programs
• Thurston County Agencies Receive $515,183 in Ecology Waste Grants
• Ecology Grants $15,978 for Duvall Waste Projects
• Whatcom County Receives $562,632 Ecology Grant for Waste Projects

December 3, 1996 New Releases

• Chinet’s Business Decision Is A Win For The Environment

December 2, 1996 News Releases

• Department of Ecology Statement on People for Puget Sound Compliance Report

November 27, 1996 News Releases

• Last State-Funded Tire Pile Cleanup Gets Underway
• Statement on Proposed New Clean Air Standards

November 27, 1996 Enviro-News Tips

• Ecology, Transportation Settle Penalty and Agree to Training
• Ecology Grant of $13,900 Aids Enumclaw Waste Prevention and Recycling
• Ecology Awards $118,781 in Grants for Lincoln County Waste Projects
• Ecology Grants $1,116,744 To Aid Pierce County Area Waste Projects

November 25, 1996 News Releases

• Public Participation Grants Offered to 21 Organizations

November 21, 1996 News Releases

• Illegal Dump Fire Nets $10,000 Penalty
• Chinese Shipper To Pay $300,000 For Columbia River Oil Spill

November 20, 1996 News Release

• Waste Disposal Firm Fined $76,000 for Improper Waste Handling

November 19, 1996 News Release

• Hazardous Waste Removed From Vancouver Building

November 19, 1996 Enviro-News Tips

• State Recycling Rate Hits 39.2 Percent
• Mason County Gets Loan Of $300,000 From Ecology To Improve Sewage System
• Ecology Gives Loan To Prepare A Wellhead Protection Plan In Pend Oreille County

November 14, 1996 News Release

• What you can do for Thanksgiving to Help the Environment

November 13, 1996 News Release

• State Recycling Rate Hits 39.2%

November 12, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Issues Second Penalty To Seafood Company

November 8, 1996 News Releases

• Ecology Grant To Bremerton Helps Sinclair Inlet
• Ecology Loan Helps Black Diamond Search For Efficiencies

November 6, 1996 Enviro-News Tips

• Ecology Grant of $37,991 Helps Health District Enforce Solid Waste Laws
• Ecology Grant of $22,100 Aids San Juan County Environmental Health Department
• Pe Ell Received a Grant From Ecology To Fix Sewage Pump Stations
• Ecology Awards Port Townsend a Loan For Sewer Plan Project
• Ecology Awards Colton a Grant/Loan Combination For Sewer Plan Project To Improve Water Quality
• Chewelah Gets Loan of $903,000 From Ecology To Improve Treatment Facility

November 5, 1996 News Release

• Goldendale Well Driller Fined For Repeated Violations

October 30, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Removes Hazardous Waste In Vancouver

October 29, 1996 Enviro-News Tips

• Ecology Awards $174,824 Grant To Bremerton-Kitsap County Health District
• Ecology Grant of $287,800 Aids Chelan County Waste Programs
• Ecology Awards Chelan County A Loan For Seedling Project
• Ecology Grants Skagit County $27,938 To Help Manage Aquatic Weeds In Lake Mcmurray

October 24, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Fines Vancouver Radiator Shop For Mishandling Dangerous Wastes

October 22, 1996 Enviro-News Tips

• Vancouver Area Meets Carbon Monoxide Air Quality Standard
• Ecology Awards $175,577 Grant To Aid Kittitas County Waste Programs
• Ecology Awards $190,000 Loan To Kalama To Improve Sewage Treatment Plant
• Thurston County Receives $250,000 Grant To Do A Watershed Action Plan

October 21, 1996 News Releases

• State Collects Environmental Damages For Navy Jet Fuel Spill
• Vancouver Area Meets Carbon Monoxide Air Quality Standard

October 16, 1996 News Release

• Coastal Protection Fund Committee Meets Oct. 17

October 15, 1996 News Release

• Ecology And Clark County Mobile Home Park Agree On Sewage Problem And Solution

October 15, 1996 Enviro-News Tips

• Vancouver Radiator Shop Fined For Mishandling Dangerous Wastes
• Clark County Receives $269,143 Grant For Household Hazardous Waste Program
• Clean Burning Cuts Wood Stove, Fireplace Emissions

October 9, 1996 News Release

• Port Of Seattle Penalized For Water Quality Violations

October 9, 1996 Enviro-News Tips

• Puget Sound Meets Air Quality Standards
• Nowak Sentenced; Stoves Ok To Use

October 1, 1996 Enviro-News Tips

• 30-Day Extension For Comments On Hanford's N Area Treatability Test Plan
• Youth Cleanup Crews Find 156.4 Tons Of Litter
• Ecology Awards $250,000 Grant To Spokane To Prevent Contamination In Aquifer

September 30, 1996 News Releases

• Former Lab Owner Sentenced; Wood Stove Use May Continue
• U.S. Department of Energy and Westingouse Hanford Co. Fined $20,000 for Dangerous Waste Storage Violations

September 25, 1996 Enviro-News TIPS

• Solutions Underway to Reduce Columbia Basin Nitrate Contamination
• Ecology Awards $53,244 to Grant County to Control Aquatic Weeds
• Ecology Awards $45,686 to King County to Control Aquatic Weeds

September 23, 1996 News Release

• Give Your Opinions About Keeping Our State's Waterways Clean

September 19, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Gives Environmental Advice For Fall

September 18, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Fines Olympic Pipe Line for Everett Spill; Leak Prompts New Studies

September 17, 1996 Enviro-News Tips

• Aberdeen Receives Grant and Loan From Ecology to Fix a Sewer Main Leak
• Clallam County Receives Grant to Train Citizens on Water Quality Protection
• Ecology Awards a $2.1 Million Loan to Kent to Improve Garrison Creek Water Quality
• Ecology Awards Water Quality Grant Money to the Stillaguamish Tribe Indians
• Ecology Awards $50,000 to King County to Improve Beaver Lake's Water Quality

September 17, 1996 News Release

• Solutions Underway to Reduce Nitrate Contamination In the Columbia Basin

September 12, 1996 Enviro-News Tips

• Ecology Grant of $98,250 Aids Pend Oreille County Waste Projects
• Ecology Awards Tulalip Tribes a Grant to Improve Water Quality and Shellfish Habitat
• Ecology Awards a $250,000 Grant to Island County to Develop a Watershed Action Plan
• Ecology Awards Loan to the City of Snohomish to Improve Its Sewage System
• Ecology Awards Grant and Loan to Pomeroy to Improve City's Sewer Plan

September 10, 1996 News Release

• Wal-Mart Settles Penalty with Wetland and Stream Work

September 4, 1996 Enviro-News Tips

• Ecology Discontinues Enforcement Summary
• Ecology Grants $1,105,411 for Snohomish County Waste Projects
• Ecology Awards A $75,000 Grant to Skamania County to Improve Water Quality
• Ecology Awards a $929,000 Loan to Wilbur to Improve Its Sewage Collection System

August 22, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Fines Olympic Pipe Line for Diesel Spill

August 21, 1996 News Release

• Hazardous Waste Penalty Money Pays for a Cleaner Environment

August 20, 1996 News Release

• You'll Have to Wait to Hook-Up to Tieton's Sewer System

August 13, 1996 Enviro-News Tips

• Ecology Awards $308,754 in Grants for Skagit County Programs
• Ecology Grants Asotin County $137,800 for Waste Projects
• Ecology Awards Grant/Loan Combination to Improve Water Quality in the Cowlitz River
• Ecology Awards Emergency Grant/Loan Combination to Repair Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ridgefield
• Ecology Awards Loan to Lewis County to Repair Sewage Systems

August 12, 1996 News Release

• State and Federal Agencies Prepare for Possible Oil Spill in Columbia River

August 7, 1996 Enviro-News Tips

• Reynolds Metals Resolves Water Treatment Problems
• Longview Fibre Improves Wastewater Treatment Operation
• Kitsap County Programs Benefit From $629,154 In Ecology Grants
• Ecology awards $29,378 To Wahkiakum Conservation District To Protect Ground Water

July 30, 1996 Enviro-News Tips

• Ecology Awards $466,766 In Waste Grants to the Southwest Washington Health District
• Ecology Grants $112,500 To Stevens County Conservation District To Develop A Watershed Management Plan
• Ecology Awards Redmond A Grant Of $37,080 To Improve Water Quality
• Colville Receives Grant and Loan To Update Wastewater Collection System

July 29, 1996 News Release

• Oil Spill Burning Test Postponed

July 26, 1996 News Releases

• Public Hearings Planned On Grass Field Burning Reductions

July 24, 1996 News Release

• Releases of Most Dangerous Chemicals Decrease

July 9, 1996 Enviro-News Tips

• Jamestown S'klallam Tribe Gets Grant To Help Staff The Dungeness River Management Team
• Ecology Grants $29,025 To Reardan To Improve Audubon Lake's Water Quality
• Ecology Provides $54,717 Grant For Kirkland Waste Prevention And Recycling
• Ecology Grants $971,486 For Spokane Area Waste Projects

July 8, 1996 News Releases

• How Healthy Are Washington's Waters? (Snohomish, Kitsap, King and Pierce Counties)
• How Healthy Are Washington's Waters? (Thurston and Lewis County Area)
• How Healthy Are Washington's Waters? (Spokane Area)
• How Healthy Are Washington's Waters? (Yakima, Benton, Franklin and Walla Walla Counties)

July 3, 1996 News Releases

• Hearings Set On Emission Check Changes
• Cleaning Up Old Orchard Lands And Area Wide Contamination To Be Discussed Next Week In Wenatchee

July 2, 1996 Enviro-News Tips

• Ecology Youth Corps Begins Summer Sweep
• Ecology Grant Benefits Lewis County Waste Programs
• Skagit Conservation District Receives Grant To Improve Samish River's Water Quality

July 1, 1996 News Release

• Pesticides Found In Cranberry Bog Drainage: Growers Improve Environmental Practices

June 25, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Grants Available For Public Involvement And Education
• Meetings Set For State Environmental Policy Act Rules
• Ecology Awards $29,062 To King County To Control Aquatic Weeds

June 25, 1996 News Release

• What Do You Think About Loans To Improve Water Quality?

June 19, 1996 News Release

• Tank Cleanup Begins at Port Facility

June 14, 1996 News Release

• EPA Adopts Ecology Policy on "Natural Events" Air Pollution

June 11, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• King County Gets Grant To Protect And Improve Water Quality
• Ecology Awards Deer Park $349,300 To Improve Wastewater Treatment System
• Ecology Awards Pe Ell $38,250 To Protect The Environment
• Yelm Received $940,000 To Design Wastewater Treatment System
• Kennewick Receives An Increase In Loan For Its Wastewater Treatment Plant

June 10, 1996 News Release

• Flooded Communities Get Grants To Repair Levees

June 4, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Ecology Gives Teachers Magic Apple Grants
• Ecology Grants Kitsap County Money To Restore Streams
• Ecology Awards Whatcom Conservation District Grant For Technical Assistance Project

May 28, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• James River Corrects Air Quality Concerns at Camas Mill
• Adams County Waste Programs Receive $129,195 In Grants
• Ecology Provides $259,346 in Waste Grants to Island County

May 28, 1996 News Release

• Panel To Discuss Public Participation At State Cleanup Sites

May 24, 1996 News Release

• Six Years of Studies On The Lower Columbia River Completed

May 23, 1996 News Releases

• Ecology Launches Summer-Long Study of Five Sun Lakes
• Working Toward A Healthier Lower Columbia River Estuary

May 21, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Ecology, Weyerhaeuser Reach Agreement Over Cosmopolis Mill Penalties
• Walla Walla And Columbia Counties Receive $617,890 In Ecology Grants
• Ecology Awards Waste Grant to Grays Harbor County

May 20, 1996 News Release

• Media Advisory: Lower Columbia River Estuary Program Launched

May 17, 1996 News Release

• Tenyo Maru Trustee Council Meeting May 23

May 16, 1996 News Release

• James River Mill Makes Improvements After Chlorine Release

May 15, 1996 News Releases

• Washington Schools Receive Waste Reduction And Recycling Cash Awards
• Cleanup Begins On Tire Chip Roadbed In Garfield County

May 14, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Grants $2,937,291 for McCollum Park Cleanup

May 13, 1996 News Release

• Agencies Say Some Columbia River Fish May Harm Human Health

May 10, 1996 News Release

• Hearing Set on Air Quality Plan

May 8, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Ecology Awards Money To Aid Clallam County Area Waste Projects
• Ecology Grants $162,360 For Pacific County Waste Projects
• Ecology Provides $152,200 In Grants For Okanogan County Waste Projects

May 3, 1996 News Release

• Emission Check/Clean Air Plan Workshop Set

April 30, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Ecology Awards $275,785 for Cowlitz Waste Management
• Benton-Franklin Health Department Receives $77,000 Grant
• Ecology Grants $347,284 for Benton County Waste Efforts

April 24, 1996 News Release

• Schools To Receive Waste Reduction and Recycling Cash Awards

April 23, 1996 News Release

• Reportedly "Minor" Chemical Spill Turns Out To Be A Big Fine

April 23, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Ecology Seeking Information on Illegal Oil Dumping
• Owner Allows Vessel to Sink in Tacoma's Middle Waterway
• Transportation Department Corrects Water Discharge Problem at Tacoma Project

April 22, 1996 News Releases

• Cleanup Begins At Lewis County Tire Pile
• Ecology Agreements with the Port of Olympia and Cascade Pole Move Cascade Pole Cleanup Project Forward

April 18, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Prepare Firewood Now For Hotter, Cleaner Fires Next Fall and Winter
• Forks Driller Repairs Well Damage and Appeals Penalty
• Franklin County To Benefit From $216,302 Ecology Grant For Waste Management

April 16, 1996 News Release

• Ten Ways To Help The Environment When Spring Cleaning

April 12, 1996 News Release

• State, Siemens Agreement To Boost Environmental Protection And Pollution Prevention At Richland Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing Plant

April 10, 1996 News Releases

• Ecology Files Emergency Regulation On Flood Recovery
• Ecology Grant Helps Provide Safe Drinking Water
• $50,000 Ecology Grant To Aid Clark County Tire Pile Cleanup
• Ecology Offers 10 Tips On Low-Water Use Landscaping

April 9, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Issues Third Penalty Over $10,000 To A Dairy Farm For Water Pollution

April 9, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Ecology Awards $74,253 In Grants For Kent Waste Prevention And Recycling
• Ecology Grants $18,600 To Auburn For Waste Prevention And Recycling
• Ecology Grants $9,796 For Normandy Park Waste Prevention And Recycling
• Ecology Awards $175,377 For Bellevue Waste Prevention And Recycling

April 8, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Offers No-Penalty Advice To Underground Storage Tank Owners In Mason County

April 5, 1996 News Release

• Coastal Protection Fund Committee Meets April 11

April 4, 1996 News Release

• Wood Stove Sales Can Continue

April 3, 1996 News Releases

• Measured State Recycling Rate Holds Steady At 38 Percent
• Gardening Advice From The Department Of Ecology

April 2, 1996 News Releases

• Wood Stoves Will Need To Be Retested
• Ecology Grants $464,680 For Centralia Landfill Cleanup
• Ecology Files Emergency Regulation On Grass Field Burning

April 2, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Update On Penalties To Dairies For Polluting Water
• Ecology Awards A $15,000 Grant To San Juan County Health And Community Services
• Ecology Awarded Grant To The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department To Improve On-Site Septic System Program
• Ecology Gives Grant To Pasco To Improve Secondary Wastewater Treatment System

April 1, 1996 News Release

• Spill Costs Foreign-Flagged Tanker $18,500

March 29, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Fines Darigold For Water Quality Violations

March 27, 1996 News Release

• Tenyo Maru Trustee Council Meeting April 3

March 26, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Shares Tips On Boating And Picnics

March 23, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Responds To Olympic Pipeline Leak Near Kalama

March 22, 1996 News Release

• Update on work at the tire chip roadway fill site near Ilwaco

March 21, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Applauds Wastewater Treatment Plants

March 20, 1996 News Release

• Is Your Car Ready For A Vacation?

March 19, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Announces Immediate Grass Field Burning Reductions
• Ecology Opens Vancouver Office

March 19, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Thurston County Gets Grant To Continue Aquatic Weed Program
• Ecology Awards Money To Goldendale To Improve And Protect Environment
• Benton Conservation District Receives Award To Evaluate Water Quality In Spring Creek
• Spokane County Conservation District Receives Award To Evaluate Water Quality In Hangman Creek

March 18, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Director Sets State Course On Grass Field Burning

March 15, 1996 News Release

• Spill From Tire Chip Roadbed Stopped

March 13, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Lewis County Firm Appeals Penalty In Oil Dumping Case
• Ecology Awards Grants To Reduce Septic System Failures
• Ecology's Fourth Quarter Enforcement Summary Released

March 11, 1996 News Release

• Chemicals Found In East Pasco Drinking Water Wells

March 5, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Columbia River And Other Spills Considered At Rescheduled Meeting
• Ecology Grants $149,301 To Aid Klickitat County Waste Programs
• Deer Park Gets $3.2 Million Loan For To Improve Treatment System
• Sedro Wooley Gets Grant To Improve Water Quality

March 1, 1996 News Release

• Wales Oil Spill Proves Need For Prevention, Preparedness

February 27, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Coastal Protection Fund Committee Meets March 6
• $206,344 In Ecology Grants To Aid Mason County Waste Programs
• Spokane County Gets $119,646 Grant To Protect Water Quality
• Updated Hazardous Sites List Available

February 23, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Approves "Water Spills" To Help Save Salmon

February 21, 1996 News Release

• Pollution Prevention Pays And Wins

February 20, 1996 News Releases

• Visits Offered To Help Auto Shops Reduce Pollution
• State Officials "Concerned" Hanford Tank Wastes May Reach Ground Water

February 20, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Free Air Quality Help Offered To Small Businesses
• Ecology Awarded A $45,207 Grant To The City Of Burlington To Improve Water Quality

February 15, 1996 News Releases

• House Budget Proposal Is A Threat To State's Air And Water
• What Do You Think About Spilling Water Over Columbia And Snake River Dams To Help Endangered Salmon?

February 13, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Fines Dairy A Second Time For Polluting The Lewis River

February 13, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Ecology Accepting Environmental Education Grant Applications From Teachers
• Ecology Grants $9,738 To Newcastle For Recycling Reference Guidebook
• Pacific County Gets $500,000 Ecology Grant For Rainbow Valley Landfill

February 9, 1996 News Release

• Cleanup Underway At Highway 17 Accident Site

February 8, 1996 News Releases

• Train Accident Spurs Diesel Fuel Spill Into Puget Sound
• 6,000 Gallon Gasoline Spill Closes Stretch Of Highway 17

February 7, 1996 News Release

• Beach Cleanup Underway On Guemes Island

February 6, 1996 News Release

• Warden Gets A Helping Hand And A Step In Protecting Water Quality

January 31, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Moves Ahead With Cleanup Plans At The Washington Water Power Central Steam Plant Site

January 30, 1996 News Releases

• "Hot Spots" In Tire Chip Roadbed Puzzle Officials
• Company Ordered To Clean Up Chemicals Dumped Down Drain

January 30, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Meetings Set For The Comprehensive Review Of The Northwest Energy System
• Ecology Grants $233,438 To Cowlitz County To Build A Yard Waste Composting Facility
• Lake Forest Park "Green Gardening" Benefits From $8,736 Ecology Grant

January 29, 1996 News Releases

• Ecology Fines Wal-Mart For Serious Water Quality Violations
• Waste Firm Receives $160,000 Fine

January 24, 1996 News Release

• Ecology Grants $278,920 For Kittitas County Airfield Cleanup

January 23, 1996 News Release

• U.S. Department of Energy and Bechtel Hanford Inc. Receive $5,000 Penalty for Hanford Dangerous Waste Law Violations Resulting in Flying Drum Lid

January 23, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• No-Penalty On-Site Visits Offered By The Department Of Ecology
• Ecology Fines U.S. Department Of Energy And Bechtel Hanford Inc. $5,000 For Dangerous Waste Law Violations
• Clark County Receives $468,050 Grant For Yard Waste And Recycling Bins

January 17, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Mount Vernon, Everett, Bremerton, and Seattle Hazardous Waste Generator Workshops Planned
• Ecology's Third Quarter Enforcement Summary Released

January 16, 1996 News Releases

• Ecology Offers No-Penalty Advice To Underground Storage Tank Owners In Snohomish County
• Underground Storage Tank On-Site Visits Expand Statewide

January 12, 1996 News Releases

• Seminars Show Business How To Benefit From Simplified Environmental Permit Process
• New Assistance Center Makes Permit Search Easier

January 9, 1996 ENVIRO-NEWS TIPS

• Port Angeles Mill Fined For Sulfur Dioxide Releases
• Spokane and Pasco Hazardous Waste Generator Workshops Planned

January 9, 1996 News Releases

• Streamlined Process Helps Ecology Issue Water Right Decisions
• Mount Vernon Hazardous Waste Generator Workshop Planned
• Everett Hazardous Waste Generator Workshop Planned
• Bremerton Hazardous Waste Generator Workshop Planned
• Seattle Hazardous Waste Generator Workshop Planned

January 8, 1996 News Releases

• Spokane Hazardous Waste Generator Workshop Planned
• Pasco Hazardous Waste Generator Workshop Planned