Clallam
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Port Angeles
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11/15/2019
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Troy Cole
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One gallon of diesel spilled from the cargo vessel Green Crystal to Port Angeles Harbor.
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$1,200
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Jeff Zenk
360-407-6239
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Clark
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Vancouver
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12/7/2019
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Snappy’s Gas and Groceries
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Failure to comply with requirements that prevent and detect underground fuel storage tank leaks.
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$1,200
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Jeff Zenk
360-407-6239
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Douglas
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East Wenatchee
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12/23/2019
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PNW Property Ventures LLC
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Burned prohibited materials in violation of their agricultural burn permit, including demolition debris from a structure. Prohibited material included plastics, insulation, asphalt roofing materials, rubber hoses, appliances, painted lumber and household garbage.
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$8,500
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Joye Redfield-Wilder
509-575-2610
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Franklin
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Pasco
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10/11/2019
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Pacific Northwest Solutions, LLC
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Failed to complete a required source test on their portable reactor as required in their Compliance Order.
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$5,000
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Ryan Lancaster
509-329-3509
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Grant
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Soap Lake
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11/1/2019
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David Ewing
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Burned prohibited materials in an unattended outdoor fire, prompting emergency response. This is the fourth occurrence of an illegal burn at this property.
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$3,000
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Ryan Lancaster
509-329-3509
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Jefferson
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Port Townsend
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12/20/2019
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Port Townsend Paper
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From Oct. 21 through Oct. 23, 2019, Port Townsend Paper Corporation spilled about 165,000 gallons of partially treated process wastewater from a leak coming from the 36-inch outfall line.
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$4,000
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Jeff Zenk
360-407-6239
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Jefferson
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Port Hadlock
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10/3/2019
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Star Marine Incorporated
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Penalty was issued for unpermitted sandblasting and descaling that took place on a barge located in the water in Port Hadlock.
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$4,000
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Jeff Zenk
360-407-6239
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King
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Bellevue
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12/5/2019
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Tiki Car Wash
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Failed to comply with regulations to prevent and detect leaks from underground storage tanks.
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$1,000
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Larry Altose
425-649-7009
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King
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Seattle
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10/8/2019
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Mark Alwert
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A deckhand accidently engaged a pump that discharged 20 gallons of oily bilge water from the fishing vessel Katherine into Salmon Bay at Fishermen’s Terminal on Sept. 13, 2018, and failed to report or clean up the spill.
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$1,000
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Larry Altose
425-649-7009
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King
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Seattle
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11/5/2019
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King County Wastewater Treatment Division
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Violated state water quality permit conditions that regulate combined sewer overflows from parts of the county’s sewer collection system. Penalty paid (half to Ecology, half to EPA).
News release
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$105,500
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Larry Altose
425-649-7009
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Okanogan
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Brewster
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11/22/2019
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Gebbers Farms Inc.
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Conducted agricultural burning during an Ecology Stage1 burn ban, which prohibits all outdoor burning, including agricultural, to protect air quality.
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$2,500
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Joye Redfield-Wilder
509-575-2610
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Pierce
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Puyallup
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12/14/2019
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Circle K Store 5505 BP Oil
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Site only had 3 of 12 months of Continuous Statistical Leak Detection reports. Regular monthly reporting helps detect leaking fuel tanks.
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$1,000
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Jeff Zenk
360-407-6239
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Pierce
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Sumner
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12/20/2019
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Sonoco Products Co
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Water samples from the outfall tested above the state limit for fecal coliform.
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$4,000
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Jeff Zenk
360-407-6239
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Pierce
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Tacoma
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10/7/2019
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Stericycle-Tacoma, doing business as Burlington Environmental LLC
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The company mismanaged hazardous waste, leading to a significant fire on July 5, 2018, and a smaller fire Nov. 22, 2018. An August 2018 compliance inspection found the company failed to safely store hazardous wastes, separate incompatible wastes, and adequately train its staff. News release
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$1,956,000
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Andy Wineke
360-407-6932
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Pierce
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Tacoma
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12/2/2019
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George Russell Jr. and Jaimie Venters
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A sheen reported throughout Commencement Bay was linked to a 308-gallon oil spill from the yacht Shadowfax.
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$4,000
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Jeff Zenk
360-407-6239
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Skagit
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Anacortes
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11/12/2019
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Marine Servicenter
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Allowed polluted stormwater to flow into Fidalgo Bay by failing to implement best practices as required by the boatyard general permit. News release
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$30,000
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Larry Altose
425-649-7009
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Thurston
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Yelm
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11/8/2019
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Mike Wood Rock Pit
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Has been operating without a permit since 2016.
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$2,000
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Jeff Zenk
360-407-6239
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Thurston
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Tumwater
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10/29/2019
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Tumwater Falls Hatchery Redevelopment
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A contractor working on the hatchery redevelopment project violated Construction Stormwater General Permit conditions by not properly sampling, not updating their Pollution Prevention Plan, and not following best management practices during a storm.
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$1,000
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Jeff Zenk
360-407-6239
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Whatcom
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Blaine
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10/4/2019
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BP Cherry Point Refinery
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Dangerous waste containers had incomplete labels; improper management of universal wastes; and missing inspection logs.
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$8,000
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Larry Altose
425-649-7009
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Yakima
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Yakima
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11/6/2019
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American Medical Response Yakima
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Improperly disposed of dangerous waste, including pharmaceuticals, down a drain that led to the public wastewater treatment plant. In addition, disposed dangerous waste mixed with biomedical waste to the garbage. Penalty paid.
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$6,000
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Joye Redfield-Wilder
509-575-2610
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