Astoria, OR – State officials released a statement, saying that the fines ranged from $1,410 to $106,778.
Alleged violations included a city discharging untreated sewage, a vape company improperly handling hazardous wastes, and a trucking company not immediately reporting and cleaning up an oil spill.
This includes a combined $134,378 penalty to the Winchester Water Control District and TerraFirma Foundation Repair Inc. for water quality violations during Winchester Dam repairs.
DEQ issued civil penalties to the following organizations and individuals:
• Alpha Omega Trucking, Brookings, $10,400, spills
• Boise Cascade Wood Products LLC, Elgin $18,368, wastewater
• Boring Auto Wrecking LLC, Boring, $9,931, stormwater
• Bushnell’s Warehousing and Trucking Corp., Portland $3,300, hazardous waste
• City of North Powder, North Powder, $11,692, wastewater
• City of The Dalles, The Dalles, $35,616, wastewater
• Hull-Oakes Lumber Co., Monroe, $7,200, wastewater
• Jasper Wood Products LLC, Jasper, $10,800, wastewater
• NWFF Environmental, Philomath, $3,600, hazardous waste
• Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), Roseburg, $3,450 for 401 water quality certification
• PacifiCorp, Roseburg, $1,600, hazardous waste
• S & P Oil LLC, Halsey, $2,595, onsite septic
• Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon Maryville Corp. dba Maryville Nursing Home, Beaverton, $1,410, underground storage tank
• TerraFirma Foundation Repair Inc., Winchester, $27,600, causing pollution to waters
• Triangle Oil Inc., Mount Vernon, $17,981, underground storage tank
• Vape Game LLC, Eugene-Springfield, $32,700, hazardous waste
• Winchester Water Control District, Winchester, $106,778 for 401 water quality certification
