Compliance with Environmental Laws Helps Protect Air, Water and Lands in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska Communities
Seattle – April 7, 2016 – (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Pacific Northwest Region completed 22 environmental compliance and enforcement actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington from October 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015
Violations of environmental laws put public health and the environment at risk. EPA enforces federal environmental laws to protect communities and to keep our air, water and lands healthy. These compliance and enforcement efforts also level the playing field by deterring violators who might otherwise have an unfair business advantage over environmentally compliant facilities and businesses.
EPA Region 10 completed the following environmental enforcement actions from October through December 2015:
| State | City | Name | Enforcement Action | Penalty | Date |
| AK | ANCHORAGE | HOLIDAY #631 | Violated underground storage tank rules. (UST) |
$10,650
|
11/2/2015
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| AK | ANCHORAGE | HOLIDAY #637 | Violated underground storage tank rules. (UST) |
$6,390
|
11/2/2015
|
| AK | ANCHORAGE | UIC CONSTRUCTION, LLC | Violated hazardous waste management rules. (RCRA) |
$80,456
|
10/16/2015
|
| AK | ANCHORAGE | UIC ROOFING, LLC | Violated hazardous waste management rules. (RCRA) |
$59,724
|
10/16/2015
|
| AK | FORT WAINWRIGHT | FT. WAINWRIGHT GARRISON FACILITY | Violated hazardous waste management rules. (RCRA) |
$59,220
|
11/12/2015
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| AK | GIRDWOOD | TESORO #54 | Violated underground storage tank rules. (UST) |
$6,390
|
11/17/2015
|
| AK | PALMER | TESORO #77 | Violated underground storage tank rules. (UST) |
$6,390
|
11/17/2015
|
| AK | VALDEZ | ALASKA PETROLEUM DISTRIBUTING INC. | Tanker truck fuel spill. (CWA) |
$52,000
|
12/9/2015
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| ID | BOISE | WINCO FOODS BOISE DISTRIBUTION CENTER | Violated risk management program requirements. (RMP) |
$2,000
|
12/16/2015
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| ID | FAIRFIELD | CAMAS COUNTY ROAD AND BRIDGE | Violated EPA’s Stormwater Construction General Permit. (CWA) |
$9,000
|
12/17/2015
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| ID | FRANKLIN | CITY OF FRANKLIN | Violated NPDES permit limits. (CWA) |
Administrative Consent Order
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12/9/2015
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| ID | HEYBURN | GEM STATE PROCESSING, LLC | Violated NPDES permit rules. (CWA) |
$33,000
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12/23/2015
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| ID | HEYBURN | MOYLE MINK & TANNERY INC. | Violated pretreatment rules. (CWA) |
$28,000
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11/10/2015
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| ID | NEW MEADOWS | TAMARACK MILL LLC, DBA EVERGREEN FOREST | Violated EPA’s Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges. (CWA) |
Administrative Consent Order
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11/16/2015
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| ID | NEW MEADOWS | TAMARACK MILL LLC, DBA EVERGREEN FOREST | Violated EPA’s Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges. (CWA) |
$31,500
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12/14/2015
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| ID | WEISER | FRY FOODS, INC. | Violated pretreatment rules. (CWA) |
$99,870
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12/14/2015
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| OR | PORTLAND | CLS PRODUCTS LLC | Violated mobile source rules. (CAA) |
$900
|
12/16/2015
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| OR | PORTLAND | K & J PETROLEUM, LLC | Violated underground storage tank rules. (UST) |
$6,390
|
12/14/2015
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| OR | SHERIDAN | BO H. YOON | Violated underground storage tank rules. (UST) |
$6,390
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12/14/2015
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| OR | TIGARD | 76 X-PRESS, LLC | Violated underground storage tank rules. (UST) |
$13,520
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10/8/2015
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| WA | DALLESPORT | RAMCO COST RECOVERY | Judicial action to recover $2,000,000 in response costs. (CERCLA) |
Consent Decree
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11/3/2015
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| WA | LYNDEN | SUELLYN RADER AND ESTATE OF LYLE J. RADER | Violated wetlands protections rules. (CWA) |
$210,000
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10/1/2015
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| WA | WAPATO | ASHUE ROAD SITE | Administrative Order on Consent for Removal Action. (CERCLA) |
Administrative Order
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12/8/2015
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For more information on the environmental rules and regulations referenced in these enforcement cases, please visit:
· CAA – Clean Air Act
· CERCLA – Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act
· CWA – Clean Water Act
· SPCC – Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Rules (CWA)
· UST – Underground Storage Tank (RCRA)
Learn more about EPA’s environmental compliance and enforcement activities at: http://www2.epa.gov/enforcement.
Report environmental violation tips and complaints to the EPA at: www.epa.gov/tips.
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Contact Information: Suzanne Skadowski, 206-553-2160,
