Beaver State News

Statewide, OR—The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued 16 penalties totaling $256,162 in May for various environmental violations. A detailed list of violations and resulting penalties is at https://ordeq.org/enforcement.

Fines ranged from $1,050 to $42,392. Alleged violations included companies failing to minimize pollution from construction and industrial stormwater; cities failing to meet water pollution limits; a university failing to test its spill prevention equipment on an underground storage tank; and an individual establishing and operating a solid waste disposal site without a permit.

DEQ issued civil penalties to the following organizations and individuals:

• Canby Regency Mobile Home Park, $1,050, Canby, wastewater
• Central Pipeline Inc., $9,444, Central Point, stormwater
• Columbia Plywood Corporation, $6,000, Klamath Falls, wastewater
• D.A. Grey Limited, $9,600, Estacada, stormwater
• Diamond Properties Oregon LLC , $7,309, Selma, stormwater
• ELO Leadbetter Inc dba Oregon Metal Services, $16,015, Portland, wastewater
• Frankie J. Hampton, $33,984, Riddle, solid waste
• Fred Wahl Marine Construction $12,709, Reedsport, stormwater
• GCT Land Management Inc., $1,425, Baker City, stormwater
• Kerr Contractors Inc, $19,604, Rainier, stormwater
• Ocean Terminals Co., $14,000, North Bend, stormwater
• Pacific Seafood, Warrenton, $41,200, Warrenton, wastewater
• Providence Health & Services, $8,800, Portland, air quality
• University of Oregon Physical Plant, $14,757, Eugene, underground storage tank
• West Coast Reclamation Inc., $17,873, Jacksonville, stormwater
• Willow Creek Land LLC, $42,392, Rainier, stormwater

Organizations or individuals must either pay the fines to the state treasury or file an appeal within 20 days of receiving notice of the penalty. They may be able to offset a portion of a penalty by funding a supplemental environmental project that improves Oregon’s environment. Learn more about these projects at [https://ordeq.org/sep]9https://ordeq.org/se).

Penalties may also include orders requiring specific tasks to prevent ongoing violations or additional environmental harm.
DEQ works with thousands of organizations and individuals to help them comply with laws that protect Oregon’s air, land and water. DEQ uses education, technical assistance, warnings and penalties to change behavior and deter future violations.

Media contact: Dylan Darling, public affairs specialist, 541-600-6119, dylan.darling@deq.oregon.gov

Original source can be found here.