Department of Ecology News Release - March 4, 2019

Environmental penalties for fourth quarter 2018

OLYMPIA –

The Washington Department of Ecology issued $437,000 in penalties of $1,000 or more October through December 2018. A detailed list of the violations and resulting penalties is available below.

Ecology works with thousands of businesses and individuals to help them comply with state laws. Penalties are issued in cases where non-compliance continues after Ecology has provided technical assistance or warnings, or for particularly serious violations.

The money owed from penalties may be reduced from the issued amount due to settlement or court rulings. Funds collected go to the state’s general fund or to dedicated pollution prevention accounts.

Ecology strives to protect, preserve and enhance Washington’s environment and promote wise management for current and future generations. When someone pollutes Washington’s land, air or waters, Ecology enforces state and federal regulations in hopes of changing behavior and deterring future violations.

Penalties for October—December 2018

County	City	Date Issued	Recipients	Description	Amount	Media contact
Chelan	Wenatchee	11/26/2018	Coleman Oil Company of Lewiston, Idaho	A corroded underground pipe at the company’s bulk oil plant in Wenatchee spilled 3,840 gallons of biodiesel into soil, groundwater, and the Columbia River. News release. Company has appealed the penalty.	$189,000	Sandy Howard 360-407-6990
Clark	Ridgefield	12/6/2018	Colf Construction, Inc.	Violated construction stormwater permit at Clover Farm PUD, by allowing a non-permitted pipe to discharge turbid water into Gee Creek, and lacked proper site map.	$2,500	Ty Keltner 360-255-4405
Clark	Ridgefield	12/6/2018	Fortress Enterprises, Inc.	Violated construction stormwater permit at Clover Farm PUD by allowing a non-permitted pipe to discharge turbid water into Gee Creek, and lacked proper site map.	$2,500	Ty Keltner 360-255-4405
King	Bellevue	10/10/2018	Shimmick/ Parsons Joint Venture	Failed to follow an underground utility protocol for the Sound Transit East Link Extension project. An excavator tore a hole in a flowing culvert on Sept. 6, 2018, soil entered the hole, and muddy water discharged into Mercer Slough. Penalty paid.	$2,000	Larry Altose 425-649-7009
King	Maple Valley	10/23/2018	Hayes Sand & Gravel LLC	Failed to submit four discharge monitoring reports in 2017 and 2018 – required under sand and gravel water quality permit – and did not respond to a May 30, 2018, Notice of Violation for three of the missing reports. Penalty paid.	$1,500	Larry Altose 425-649-7009
King	Seattle	10/25/2018	Doug Russell	Research vessel Rachel Carson spilled 558 gallons of diesel to Portage Bay.	$4,000	Sandy Howard 360-407-6990
King	Kent	10/30/2018	Sunmart 2	Failed to comply with required measures to prevent leaks from underground storage tanks.	$1,800	Larry Altose 425-649-7009
King	Kent	12/11/2018	Prisha Developers, LLC, Bellevue	Allowed muddy water to discharge from the Valley View construction site into Garrison Creek by failing to stabilize stockpiled soil from erosion and maintain measures to control erosion. Failed to contain and clean up oil spills and prevent exposure of concrete waste to the elements. Violations occurred in March and April 2018. Penalty appealed.	$8,500	Larry Altose 425-649-7009
King	Des Moines	12/21/2018	Craig Parker, Renton	Emptied several buckets of oily water from the bilge of the pleasure vessel Mariana into Puget Sound while moored at Des Moines Marina on Aug. 2, 2018. Failed to report the release of oil into the water and to collect and remove it immediately.	$1,500	Larry Altose 425-649-7009
Lincoln	Davenport	10/31/2018	Davenport Food Mart	Failed to comply with release detection requirements for petroleum fuel distribution. Also failed to report, investigate, and/or clean up a release of regulated substances, and failed to comply with reporting and recordkeeping requirements.	$2,700	Brook Beeler 509-329-3478
Pend Oreille	Newport	10/30/2018	Tyler Turner	On Aug. 12, 2018, South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue responded to illegal burning near Newport. An unattended fire had escaped from a burn barrel. The fire consumed significant amounts of garbage, grass, and brush.	$1,000	Andrew Wineke 360-407-6932
Pierce	Sumner	10/24/2018	Fleischmanns Vinegar	Released a mixture of water, vinegar, bleach, and sodium hydroxide wastewater to the White River, due to a faulty valve. News release.	$20,000	Ty Keltner 360-255-4405
Skagit	Sedro-Woolley	11/1/2018	Trail Road Texaco	Resumed flow to a leaking fuel line, discovered Oct. 24, 2018, without first ensuring that the line would not continue to leak. Leak was contained to a sump. Penalty paid. Company also was ordered to document repairs and test the line before operating the fuel dispenser it serves.	$2,000	Larry Altose 425-649-7009
Thurston	Lacey	12/10/2018	Seasoft SCUBA Gear Inc.	Failed to properly manage dangerous waste by illegally dumping waste containing lead and arsenic down the toilet, into a storm drain and onto the ground, among other hazardous waste management violations. News release. Penalty appealed.	$197,000	Dave Bennett 360-407-6149
Whatcom	Lynden	11/13/2018	Ferndale Ready Mix & Gravel	Unpermitted discharge of stormwater and process water.	$1,000	Ty Keltner 360-255-4405

Contact information

Ty Keltner

Communications

ty.keltner@ecy.wa.gov

360-255-4405

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