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County
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City
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Date issued
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Recipient
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Description
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Amount
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Contact
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Benton
|
Richland
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1/06/2020
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U.S. Dept.
of Energy
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The U.S. Department of Energy restricted state access to critical data vital to Ecology’s regulatory and oversight role at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
News release.
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$1,000,000
|
Randy Bradbury
509-
420-3874
|
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Columbia
|
Dayton
|
1/27/2020
|
Pik A Pop,
Ameristar store
|
Did not provide proof that annual registration fees for two underground storage tanks were paid. Did not provide required documentation of corrosion protection or leak detection for the tanks.
|
$1,900
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Ryan Lancaster
509-
329-3509
|
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Columbia
|
Dayton
|
2/13/2020
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Bryon Seney
|
Illegally burned prohibited materials at a large solid waste dump site.
|
$3,000
|
Ryan Lancaster
509-
329-3509
|
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Columbia
|
Waitsburg
|
2/28/2020
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Clyde Burdine
|
Illegally burned construction/demolition debris and processed wood in a large fire pit.
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$3,000
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Ryan Lancaster
509-
329-3509
|
|
Cowlitz
|
Kalama
|
2/5/2020
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Emerald Kalama
Chemical LLC
|
Violated the facility’s water quality permit by late submittal of a Pollution Prevention Plan Biennial Progress Report, and by exceeding maximum daily and average monthly limits for total suspended solids in wastewater discharges.
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$1,500
|
Dave Bennett
360-
407-6149
|
|
Franklin
|
Pasco
|
2/3/2020
|
Pacific NW
Solutions Inc.
|
Operated an unknown and unpermitted reactor to produce 585 tons of 10-34 fertilizer at Two Rivers Terminal.
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$5,000
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Ryan Lancaster
509-329-3509
|
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Garfield
|
Pomeroy
|
2/4/2020
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Gas N Go,
Industrial Power
Corp store
|
Did not provide proof that annual registration fees for two underground storage tanks were paid. Also did not provide insurance, display registration tags, or comply with service provider certification requirements.
|
$1,800
|
Ryan Lancaster
509-
329-3509
|
|
King
|
Maple Valley
|
3/2/2020
|
Hayes Sand
& Gravel
|
Did not submit quarterly water quality discharge monitoring reports in all 4 quarters of 2019. Previously fined $1,500 for failing to submit reports in 2018.
|
$3,000
|
Larry Altose
425-
649-7009
|
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San Juan
|
Friday Harbor
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2/26/2020
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Egg Lake
Quarry
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Did not submit quarterly water quality discharge monitoring reports in all 4 quarters of 2019, and did not respond to a notice of violation issued on Nov. 26, 2019.
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$2,000
|
Larry Altose
425-
649-7009
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Snohomish
|
Granite Falls
and Monroe
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2/26/2020
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Wetlands
Creation Inc.
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Did not submit quarterly water quality discharge monitoring reports for facilities in Monroe and Granite Falls for the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2019. Both facilities received a notice of violation in 2017 for not submitting reports.
|
$3,000
|
Larry Altose
425-
649-7009
|
|
Spokane
|
Spokane
|
1/23/2020
|
Spokane
Public Schools
district, maintenance shop
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Did not designate solid waste prior to disposal and follow regulatory procedures for designating waste as dangerous or extremely hazardous.
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$6,000
|
Ryan Lancaster
509-
329-3509
|
|
Spokane
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Spokane
|
2/3/2020
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Zin Food Mart
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Did not provide proof of insurance, leak detection, or payment of annual registration fees for underground storage tanks. Did not comply with service provider certification requirements.
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$1,900
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Ryan Lancaster
509-
329-3509
|
|
Spokane
|
Spokane
Valley
|
3/13/2020
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Allen’s GTX Truck Stop
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Did not provide proof that annual registration fees for two underground storage tanks were paid. Did not provide corrosion protection or proof that leak detection was being performed on the tanks.
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$1,900
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Ryan Lancaster
509-
329-3509
|
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Whatcom
|
Sumas
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3/5/2020
|
Sumas
Gas N Tote
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Did not comply with underground storage tank requirements for reporting, recordkeeping, and release detection.
|
$1,200
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Larry Altose
425-
649-7009
|
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Pacific
|
South
Bend
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12/30/2019
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Gary Lewis
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This case was mistakenly omitted from the 4th Quarter, 2019, list of penalties.
On March 10, 2019, the fishing vessel St. Michele sank and spilled 20 gallons of diesel to the Willapa River. The owner’s unsuccessful salvage attempt caused all the rest of the fuel aboard to escape to the river.
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$1,400
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Ty Keltner
360-
515-6868
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