EPA: Compliance with environmental laws helps protect air, land, and water in communities across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, completed over 20 environmental compliance and enforcement actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in April through June 2013.
Violations of environmental laws can put public health and the environment at risk. EPA enforces federal environmental laws to protect people's health and to keep our region's air, land, and water clean and healthy. These compliance and enforcement efforts also help level the playing field by deterring violators who might otherwise have an unfair business advantage over their environmentally compliant competitors.
In April through June of 2013, EPA Region 10 completed the following environmental enforcement actions:
State |
City |
Name |
Violation |
Penalty |
Date |
AK |
Kodiak |
International Seafoods Alaska |
Violated hazardous chemical risk management rules (RMP) |
$3,000 |
6/5 |
AK |
Bethel |
Bethel Utilities Corporation |
Violated spill prevention and control rules (CWA) (SPCC) |
$1,500 |
4/25 |
ID |
Culdesac |
Larry Boyer Land & Cattle |
Violated pesticide rules (FIFRA) |
$560 |
4/16 |
ID |
Grangeville |
Ed Stuivenga |
Violated open burning rules (CAA) (FARR) |
$5,536 |
5/1 |
ID |
Kamiah |
Empire Lumber Co. |
Violated air pollution limits (CAA) (FARR) |
$70,000 |
6/19 |
ID |
Franklin |
City of Franklin |
Violated wastewater permit (CWA) (NPDES) |
$10,500 |
4/22 |
ID |
Caldwell |
W/T Land & Cattle, Inc. |
Discharged wastewater without permit (CWA) (NPDES) |
$42,000 |
6/17 |
ID |
Moscow |
Hill Rental Properties, LLC |
$1,880 |
6/20 |
|
OR |
St. Paul |
Animal House Pet Store |
Sold and distributed mislabeled pesticides (FIFRA) |
(Stop Sale Order) |
4/24 |
OR |
Corvallis |
Elite Property Management |
$12,530 |
6/6 |
|
OR |
Keizer |
Advanced Management, Inc. |
$1,000 |
4/13 |
|
OR |
Warm Springs |
Warm Springs Reservation |
Violated wastewater permit (CWA) (NPDES) |
(None) |
5/16 |
OR |
Tigard |
Ag Specialties, LLC |
Imported mislabeled pesticides (FIFRA) |
(Stop Sale Order) |
4/26 |
OR |
Troutdale |
Travel Centers of America |
Violated underground storage tank rules (UST) |
$420 |
5/22 |
WA |
Seattle |
Tacoma Ag Holdings, LLC |
Imported mislabeled pesticides (FIFRA) |
$4,800 |
4/11 |
WA |
Seattle |
NuFarm Americas, Inc. |
Imported mislabeled pesticides (FIFRA) |
(Stop Sale Order) |
5/7 & 6/11 |
WA |
Hanford |
Department of Energy |
$136,000 |
6/26 |
|
WA |
Bremerton |
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard |
Violated wastewater permit (CWA) (NPDES) |
(None) |
4/4 |
WA |
Seattle |
Gary Merlino Construction |
Violated industrial stormwater permit (CWA) (NPDES) |
$36,000 |
5/13 |
WA |
White Swan |
Cougar Den Inc. |
$11,991 |
5/8 |
|
WA |
Wapato |
Da Stor at Lillie's Corner |
$13,140 |
4/30 |
More information about the environmental rules and regulations referenced in the above enforcement cases:
- CAA – Clean Air Act
- CWA – Clean Water Act
- FARR – Federal Air Rules for Reservations
- FIFRA – Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
- LDR – Lead Disclosure Rule
- NPDES – National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
- RCRA – Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- RMP – Risk Management Plan Rule
- SDWA – Safe Drinking Water Act
- SPCC – Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Rules
- UST – Underground Storage Tank
Learn more about EPA's environmental compliance and enforcement activities: http://www2.epa.gov/enforcement