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Release Date: 12/03/2012
Contact Information: Suzanne Skadowski, EPA Public Affairs, 206-553-6689, [email protected]
(Seattle – December 3, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 completed over 50 environmental compliance and enforcement actions during July through September in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. EPA enforces the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and other environmental laws designed to protect people’s health and the environment.
EPA offers compliance assistance to help people understand and follow federal environmental laws. Enforcement penalties deter violators who might gain an unfair business advantage over those who are environmentally compliant. Penalties vary depending on the severity of violations, how quickly they are corrected, and past violations. Compliance Orders direct violators to bring their activities into compliance with the law, but do not include penalties.
The table below summarizes EPA’s compliance and enforcement actions for July through September 2012.
| City |
|
| Alleged Violation | Penalty |
| Unalaska |
|
| Violated wastewater discharge permit (CWA)* | $340,000 |
| Nome |
|
| Violated wastewater discharge permit for construction activities (CWA)* | $177,500 |
| Soldotna |
|
| Placed unauthorized fill in wetlands (CWA)* | (Compliance Order) |
| (Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska) |
|
| Violated wastewater discharge permit for seafood processing vessels (Siberian Sea and US Liberator) (CWA)* | $119,778 |
| (Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska) |
|
| Violated wastewater discharge permit for seafood processing vessels (Ocean Alaska) (CWA)* | $90,588 |
| (Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska) |
|
| Illegally imported and mismanaged ozone-depleting refrigerants on seafood processing vessels (CAA)* | $700,000 |
| (Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska) |
|
| Mismanaged ozone-depleting refrigerants on seafood processing vessels and processing facilities (CAA)* | $430,000 |
| Soldotna |
|
| Violated hazardous waste and used oil management requirements (RCRA)* | $12,765 |
| Anchorage |
|
| Violated Lead Disclosure Rule in residential leases (TSCA)* | $2,000 |
| Culdesac |
|
| Violated wastewater discharge permit (CWA)* | (Compliance Order) |
| McCall |
|
| Violated wastewater discharge permit (CWA)* | $6,100 |
| Burley |
|
| Placed unauthorized fill into wetlands (CWA)* | (Compliance Order) |
| Lewiston |
|
| Violated Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC)* Rule | $1,850 |
| Grand View |
|
| Violated Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC)* Rule | $5,568 |
| Old Town |
|
| Unloaded gasoline into storage tanks at gas station without vapor balance system (CAA)* | $48,000 |
| Fort Hall |
|
| Unloaded gasoline into storage tanks at gas station without vapor balance system (CAA)* | $45,600 |
| St. Maries |
|
| Violated Federal Air Rules for Reservations (FARR)* by failing to submit annual registration | $350 |
| Worley |
|
| Violated pesticide management and container rules (FIFRA)* | $15,360 |
| Blackfoot |
|
| Failed to submit timely Toxics Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)* reporting forms | $7,100 |
| Cloverdale |
|
| Violated wastewater discharge permit for concentrated animal feeding operations (CWA)* | $7,000 |
| Medford |
|
| Violated Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC)* Rule | $26,000 |
| Portland |
|
| Violated Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC)* Rule | $2,100 |
| Wilsonville |
|
| Failed to submit timely annual pesticide production reports (FIFRA)* | $2,460 |
| (Various) |
|
| Sold and distributed unregistered pesticide (FIFRA)* | (Stop Sale Order) |
| Pendleton |
|
| Failed to submit timely annual pesticide production reports (FIFRA)* | $3,960 |
| Hubbard |
|
| Violated underground storage tank (UST)* regulations | $420 |
| Portland |
|
| Violated underground storage tank (UST)* regulations | $1,050 |
| Portland |
|
| Violated Lead Disclosure Rule in residential leases (TSCA)* | $2,200 |
| Eugene |
|
| Violated hazardous waste container management and employee training requirements (RCRA)* | $3,000 |
| Seattle |
|
| Violated Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC)* Rule | $95,606 |
| Arlington and Granite Falls |
|
| Violated Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC)* Rule | $25,000 |
| Kent |
|
| Imported uncertified, non-road engines (CAA)* | $1,000 |
| Wenatchee |
|
| Violated Risk Management Program (RMP)* requirements | $134,613 |
| Royal City |
|
| Violated Risk Management Program (RMP)* requirements | $3,060 |
| Union Gap |
|
| Violated Risk Management Program (RMP)* requirements | $17,030 |
| Port Orchard |
|
| Violated Risk Management Program (RMP)* requirements | $30,000 |
| Seattle |
|
| Sold and distributed misbranded pesticide products (FIFRA)* | $6,320 |
| Pasco |
|
| Produced pesticides in an unregistered facility (FIFRA)* | $25,120 |
| Seattle |
|
| Failed to submit timely Toxics Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)* reporting forms | $87,000 |
| Spokane |
|
| Failed to submit timely Toxics Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)* reporting forms | $25,400 |
| Ellensburg |
|
| Failed to submit timely Toxics Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)* reporting forms | $2,000 |
| Seattle |
|
| Failed to submit timely Toxics Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)* reporting forms | $73,600 |
| Moses Lake |
|
| Failed to submit timely Toxics Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)* reporting forms | $124,300 |
| Burlington |
|
| Violated underground storage tank (UST)* regulations | $420 |
| Burlington |
|
| Violated underground storage tank (UST)* regulations | $1,680 |
| Neah Bay |
|
| Violated underground storage tank (UST)* regulations | (Compliance Order) |
| Wenatchee |
|
| Violated underground storage tank (UST)* regulations | $1,750 |
| Maple Falls |
|
| Violated underground storage tank (UST)* regulations | $420 |
| Bellingham |
|
| Violated underground storage tank (UST)* regulations | $420 |
| Bellingham |
|
| Violated underground storage tank (UST)* regulations | $630 |
*Federal environmental laws and regulations referenced in case summaries above:
· CAA – Clean Air Act
· CWA – Clean Water Act
· FARR – Federal Air Rules for Reservations
· FIFRA – Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
· RCRA – Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
· RMP – Risk Management Program
· SPCC – Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Rule
· TRI – Toxics Release Inventory
· TSCA – Toxic Substances Control Act
· UST – Underground Storage Tank
Learn more about EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assistance programs at:
https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/basics.html
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