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2001 News

December 20, 2001

• Grants available for teachers to educate kids about clean water

December 13, 2001

• 31 watershed groups seek to set stream-flow recommendations

December 12, 2001

• Longview-area farmer settles Dept. of Ecology fine

December 10, 2001

• Waste coordinator tapped for environmental stewardship

November 26, 2001

• Asotin County Conservation District honored for environmental work

November 21, 2001

• Wood stove retailer pleads guilty to sales tax theft, violating clean air laws
  (Washington State Dept. of Revenue news release)

November 15, 2001

• Agencies team up to keep pollution out of aquifer
• Plan ahead for vehicle emission checks - stations are closed on holidays

November 14, 2001

• Ecology Department, SOS settle stubble-burning case

November 5, 2001

• UPS of Kelso settles Dept. of Ecology fine

November 1, 2001

• Water! How much is enough?
• Increased recycling rate puts Washington on right track

October 30, 2001

• Five dairies win top honors for preventing pollution and keeping waters clean

October 29, 2001

• Penalty Summary Third-Quarter Penalties - July-September 2001
• Emerald Services waste handlers fined
• Warden feedlot owner reaches settlement after illegal discharge
• Informational meeting about Wallula's air quality

October 22, 2001

• Citizens invited to discuss improving Columbia and Snake rivers
• Weyerhaeuser Cosmopolis mill fined $14,000 for discharges

October 18, 2001

• Governor, legislators host conference on water-law reforms

October 15, 2001

• Cleanup targets multitude of contaminants

October 12, 2001

• Ridgefield dairy owner fined for Gee Creek manure spill

October 4, 2001

• Nearly $108 million to clean and maintain Washington's lakes and rivers
• Meth cleanups surpass 2000 record

October 3, 2001

• Costs of cleaning water to be discussed

October 1, 2001

• Tekoa grass-seed grower fined $10,000

September 28, 2001

• Dave Palmer honored with state's top environmental award

September 27, 2001

• New tools to help communities and businesses protect water quality
• Some things to think about before lighting a fire

September 26, 2001

• Port settlement helps boost stream restoration project

September 25, 2001

• Noveon Kalama, Inc. fined for spilling chemicals into Columbia River
• Shoreline negotiations planned
• Drought update: final review of the 2001 drought

September 24, 2001

• State parks department fined for water quality violations

September 20, 2001

• Kids learn conservation at Columbia River Watershed Festival

September 19, 2001

• Stefaniw, salmon board to be honored

September 18, 2001

• Governor issues pollution prevention awards
• Drought update: re-using water may help stretch water supplies

September 13, 2001

• Toxic-cleanup list grows

September 12, 2001

• Settlement resolves fire penalty
• Drought update: protect creeks to help fish spawn

September 10, 2001

• Ecology Department to begin cleaning up more polluted waters

September 6, 2001

• State leaders to host "listening session" on water policy
• Ecology removes cleaned-up properties from its hazardous sites list

September 4, 2001

• Drought update: conserving water should be a part of going back to school
• Imagine your life without water!

August 31, 2001

• Meth responders receive governor's award

August 30, 2001

• Thermal imaging to be used to take river temperatures

August 29, 2001

• Proposed rule focuses on improving the way people measure water use
• Simpson Timber Company fined for Shelton oil spill

August 28, 2001

• Tacoma firm fined $25,000 for diesel oil spill
• Drought update: the 1977 and 2001 droughts show sad similarities

August 22, 2001

• Water line to serve homes near Bertrand Creek

August 21, 2001

• New contract to bring Emission Check improvements
• Drought update: Salmon fry deaths skyrocket

August 20, 2001

• Two Walla Walla growers fined for unauthorized water use

August 16, 2001

• Franklin County slaughter operator earns environmental award

August 15, 2001

• BNSF fined for Union Gap diesel spill

August 14, 2001

• Drought update: How the state's drought money is being spent

August 13, 2001

• Tacoma waste recycler fined $42,000

August 10, 2001

• Ecology Department approves permit for new airport runway

August 8, 2001

• Petroleum company fined for spilling oil in Eatonville

August 7, 2001

• Federal, state authorities levy more than $1 million in penalties against Philip Services Corp.
• Drought update: Farmers rent their water to fish

August 1, 2001

• Penalty Summary Second-Quarter Penalties - April-June 2001
• Spill cleanup company regains state certification

July 31, 2001

• Drought update: Fish can't jump a dam, Hanford cleanup hampered
• Chemical company to pay penalty

July 26, 2001

• Money offered to help communities improve water quality
• State rejects requested Hanford cleanup delay and levies penalties

July 25, 2001

• Wood stove retailer charged with tax evasion, violating clean air laws

July 24, 2001

• Drought update: water running low in some communities

July 18, 2001

• Spill cleanup company loses state certification
• Grants to fund county litter programs

July 17, 2001

• Drought update: similarities between the 1977 and 2001 droughts continue
• Improvements seen in Granger Drain

July 16, 2001

• Improving the health of water in the Columbia and Snake rivers

July 13, 2001

• Counties receive litter cleanup money for two-year programs

July 12, 2001

• Drought can increase air pollution

July 10, 2001

• Drought update:  Water being leased to help fish survive

July 9, 2001

• Pullman man fined for allowing smoke to close a highway

July 5, 2001

• Litter crews take to the streets, parks again

July 3, 2001

• Drought update: prevent wildfires, urban fires and fireworks mishaps

June 29, 2001

• Marina owners handed additional fines

June 27, 2001

• Litter crews launch annual crusade
• Grant County man fined $46,000 for using unauthorized water

June 26, 2001

• Drought update: water donated, purchased to help fish

June 25, 2001

• Litter crews take to the streets again
• Litter crews back again on area highways and byways

June 22, 2001

• MVID agrees to irrigation upgrades

June 20, 2001

• Wastewater treatment plants earned perfect grades for treating sewage
• State to levy $7.86 million penalty for pipeline spill and explosion

June 19, 2001

• Drought update: would more water storage help in a drought?
• Comment sought on Columbia Gorge clean-air planning proposal

June 15, 2001

• Bellingham Bay cleanup: progress and next steps

June 14, 2001

• Kaiser-Ecology settlement results in cleaner Spokane air

June 12, 2001

• Drought report: updated comparisons of the 1977 and 2001 droughts
• No immediate cleanup actions needed for child-use properties on Vashon and Maury islands

June 6, 2001

• Emission Check Stations Closed July 4

June 5, 2001

• Drought update: calm before the dust storm

May 29, 2001

• Ecology fines Harrington for water quality violations
• Ecology removes tons of hazardous waste in Tacoma, Vancouver
• Drought update: fast-melting snow helps water supplies

May 23, 2001

• Magic Apples help teachers teach about clean water

May 22, 2001

• Contamination confirmed in Ridgefield refuge
• Drought update: inspections show most people using water legally

May 18, 2001

• Farmer ordered to stop dairy operation

May 17, 2001

• Seattle construction firm penalized for Lake Union spill
• Business, government honored for waste reduction and recycling

May 15, 2001

• West Bay company fined for oil spill
• Drought update: how 2001 and 1977 droughts are comparing

May 9, 2001

• Illegal feedlot discharge results in $12,000 fine
• Moses Lake man fined $25,000 for illegal burning
• BF Goodrich fined $10,000 for benzoic acid spill

May 8, 2001

• Drought update: predicted drought is now a reality

May 7, 2001

• Penalty Summary First-Quarter Penalties - January-March 2001

May 4, 2001

• Ecology Department rewards schools for recycling
• Which polluted waterways should Ecology Dept. clean up this year?

May 3, 2001

• Water transfers spell drought relief

May 1, 2001

• Orting dairy penalty settled
• Plan to improve stream temperatures considered
• Drought update: water is moving to where it is most needed

April 30, 2001

• Air quality monitored in 'real time' in Ellensburg
• Wenatchee Valley air quality available via Internet

April 26, 2001

• Camas mill fined $10,000 and ordered to conduct outside review

April 24, 2001

• Drought update: water-right matchmaking goes on-line

April 19, 2001

• Burning permits required for orchard "tear out"

April 17, 2001

• Snow pack holding steady, but drought not over yet
• Ecology Dept. to inspect Dungeness farms to protect water quality

April 12, 2001

• Study results in fish advisory for Lake Whatcom smallmouth bass and yellow perch
• Workshop planned to discuss putting water rights into "trust"

April 11, 2001

• Ecology Department seeks applicants for governor's pollution-prevention awards

April 10, 2001

• Spring showers bring little drought relief

April 5, 2001

• Columbia River-area farmers get relief from the drought

April 4, 2001

• Agreement reached to protect the Columbia River and help water users

April 3, 2001

• Drought update: don't be fooled by April showers

April 2, 2001

• WCC planting trees and shrubs on streambanks in Kittitas County
• Ecology Department releases summary of chemicals tracked in state

March 29, 2001

• Public hearing to discuss adjusting Columbia River flow requirements

March 27, 2001

• Chromium in ground water near Boomsnub on 68th St.
• Drought update: underground water could be a victim, too

March 26, 2001

• Energy Dept., Fluor fined for improperly managing chemical waste
• Manager of Columbia Mosquito Control District wins environmental award

March 20, 2001

• Ecology Dept. confirms University Place soils contaminated
• Drought update: citizens and state brace for dry summer

March 19, 2001

• New rule sets stream flows for Skagit River system

March 16, 2001

• Oil product removed from store shelves

March 13, 2001

• WSDOT agrees to $400,000 purchase of salmon habitat

March 12, 2001

• Brush Prairie dairy fined for discharging waste to creek
• Ecology Department updates cleanup list

March 8, 2001

• Learn how to control temperatures in Pacific Northwest waters

March 7, 2001

• Revised health advisory: PCBs in Spokane River fish call for caution
• Low flows in Columbia River mean irrigation could be interrupted
• Bellevue emission-check station named year's best

March 6, 2001

• Washington's dams weathered the earthquake well

March 5, 2001

• Ecology seeks outstanding recyclers in business and government

March 1, 2001

• People urged to look for, report quake-related environmental damage

February 26, 2001

• Unlicensed well driller assessed $62,500 penalty

February 21, 2001

• Fecal coliform bacteria a concern near Granger

February 16, 2001

• Storing water is key to providing stable water supplies to people and fish

February 15, 2001

• Ecology Department improves toxic-cleanup standards

February 14, 2001

• Re-using water has benefits for communities and businesses

February 13, 2001

• Residents unnecessarily exposed to gas fumes

February 12, 2001

• Ecology Department, Burlington Northern to sign cleanup agreement

February 6, 2001

• Survey enroute on Moses Lake/Ephrata-area water use

February 5, 2001

• Public invited to help determine future of Latah Creek

February 1, 2001

• State recycling rate drops as commercial recycling remains weak
• Meth labs hit another record in 2000

January 30, 2001

• Once-contaminated Spokane site declared clean
• Oyster growers agree to seek new approach to control shrimp

January 29, 2001

• Ecology Department denies Spokane County's bid to amend shoreline master program
• Cleanup at Port of Pasco slated to begin this spring
• Penalty Summary for Fourth-Quarter (October-December)

January 12, 2001

• Ecology Dept. denies SOS request to revise wheat-burning regulation

January 10, 2001

• Department of Ecology issued penalties to 18 dairies

January 9, 2001

• Most upper-Chehalis farms get clean bill of health for environment

January 8, 2001

• Port of Port Angeles fined for threatening water quality

January 5, 2001

• Agreement reached on Bellingham Bay cleanup and restoration

January 4, 2001

• Cleanup agreement for Quincy site ready for review
• How should water rights be administered in Washington?
• Port Angeles workshop for septic system educators
• State grant boosts Clark County storm-waste system

January 3, 2001

• Communities to talk about proposed changes to protect water quality

January 2, 2001

• Communities to get information about water-quality funding