Compliance with Environmental Laws Helps Protect Air, Water and Lands in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska Communities

(Seattle - April 6, 2016) The E.P.A.'s Pacific Northwest Region completed 22 environmental compliance and enforcement actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington from October 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015.

Violations of environmental laws put public health and the environment at risk. E.P.A. enforces federal environmental laws to protect communities and to keep our air, water and lands healthy. These compliance and enforcement efforts also level the playing field by deterring violators who might otherwise have an unfair business advantage over environmentally compliant facilities and businesses.

E.P.A. Region ten completed the following environmental enforcement actions from October through December 2015:

State	City	Name	Enforcement Action	Penalty	Date
Alaska	ANCHORAGE	HOLIDAY #631	Violated underground storage tank rules. (UST)	$10,650	11/2/2015
Alaska	ANCHORAGE	HOLIDAY #637	Violated underground storage tank rules. (UST)	$6,390	11/2/2015
Alaska	ANCHORAGE	UIC CONSTRUCTION, LLC	Violated hazardous waste management rules. (RCRA)	$80,456	10/16/2015
Alaska	ANCHORAGE	UIC ROOFING, LLC	Violated hazardous waste management rules. (RCRA)	$59,724	10/16/2015
Alaska	FORT WAINWRIGHT	FT. WAINWRIGHT GARRISON FACILITY	Violated hazardous waste management rules. (RCRA)	$59,220	11/12/2015
Alaska	GIRDWOOD	TESORO #54	Violated underground storage tank rules. (UST)	$6,390	11/17/2015
Alaska	PALMER	TESORO #77	Violated underground storage tank rules. (UST)	$6,390	11/17/2015
Alaska	VALDEZ	ALASKA PETROLEUM DISTRIBUTING Incorporated	Tanker truck fuel spill. (CWA)	$52,000	12/9/2015
Idaho	BOISE	WINCO FOODS BOISE DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Violated risk management plan requirements. (RMP)	$2,000	12/16/2015
Idaho	FAIRFIELD	CAMAS Co. ROAD AND BRIDGE	Violated EPA's Stormwater Construction General Permit. (CWA)	$9,000	12/17/2015
Idaho	FRANKLIN	CITY OF FRANKLIN	Violated NPDES permit limits. (CWA)	Administrative Consent Order	12/9/2015
Idaho	HEYBURN	GEM STATE PROCESSING, LLC	Violated NPDES permit rules. (CWA)	$33,000	12/23/2015
Idaho	HEYBURN	MOYLE MINK & TANNERY Incorporated	Violated pretreatment rules. (CWA)	$28,000	11/10/2015
Idaho	NEW MEADOWS	TAMARACK MILL LLC, DBA EVERGREEN FOREST	Violated EPA's Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges. (CWA)	Administrative Consent Order	11/16/2015
Idaho	NEW MEADOWS	TAMARACK MILL LLC, DBA EVERGREEN FOREST	Violated EPA's Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges. (CWA)	$31,500	12/14/2015
Idaho	WEISER	FRY FOODS, Incorporated	Violated pretreatment rules. (CWA)	$99,870	12/14/2015
Oregon	PORTLAND	CLS PRODUCTS LLC	Violated mobile source rules. (CAA)	$900	12/16/2015
Oregon	PORTLAND	K & J PETROLEUM, LLC	Violated underground storage tank rules. (UST)	$6,390	12/14/2015
Oregon	SHERIDAN	BO H. YOON	Violated underground storage tank rules. (UST)	$6,390	12/14/2015
Oregon	TIGARD	76 X-PRESS, LLC	Violated underground storage tank rules. (UST)	$13,520	10/8/2015
Washington	DALLESPORT	RAMCO COST RECOVERY	Judicial action to recover $2,000,000 in response costs. (CERCLA)	Consent Decree	11/3/2015
Washington	LYNDEN	SUELLYN RADER AND ESTATE OF LYLE J. RADER	Violated wetlands protections rules. (CWA)	$210,000	10/1/2015
Washington	WAPATO	ASHUE ROAD LOCATION	Administrative Order on Consent for Removal Action. (CERCLA)	Administrative Order	12/8/2015

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