Compliance with environmental laws helps protect air, land, and water in communities across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

(Seattle - July 31, 2013) The E.P.A., 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. E.P.A. 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, E.P.A. Region ten completed the following environmental enforcement actions:

State	City	Name	Violation	Penalty	Date
Alaska	Kodiak	International Seafoods Alaska	Violated hazardous chemical risk management rules (RMP)	$3,000	6/5
Alaska	Bethel	Bethel Utilities Corporation	Violated spill prevention and control rules (CWA) (SPCC)	$1,500	4/25
Idaho	Culdesac	Larry Boyer Land & Cattle	Violated pesticide rules (FIFRA)	$560	4/16
Idaho	Grangeville	Ed Stuivenga	Violated open burning rules (CAA) (FARR)	$5,536	5/1
Idaho	Kamiah	Empire Lumber Co.	Violated air pollution limits (CAA) (FARR)	$70,000	6/19
Idaho	Franklin	City of Franklin	Violated wastewater permit (CWA) (NPDES)	$10,500	4/22
Idaho	Caldwell	W/T Land & Cattle, Incorporated	Discharged wastewater without permit (CWA) (NPDES)	$42,000	6/17
Idaho	Moscow	Hill Rental Properties, LLC	Failed to disclose lead-based paint hazards (LDR)	$1,880	6/20
Oregon	Saint Paul	Animal House Pet Store	Sold and distributed mislabeled pesticides (FIFRA)	(Stop Sale Order)	4/24
Oregon	Corvallis	Elite Property Management	Failed to disclose lead-based paint hazards (LDR)	$12,530	6/6
Oregon	Keizer	Advanced Management, Incorporated	Failed to disclose lead-based paint hazards (LDR)	$1,000	4/13
Oregon	Warm Springs	Warm Springs Reservation	Violated wastewater permit (CWA) (NPDES)	(None)	5/16
Oregon	Tigard	Ag Specialties, LLC	Imported mislabeled pesticides (FIFRA)	(Stop Sale Order)	4/26
Oregon	Troutdale	Travel Centers of America	Violated underground storage tank rules (UST)	$420	5/22
Washington	Seattle	Tacoma Ag Holdings, LLC	Imported mislabeled pesticides (FIFRA)	$4,800	4/11
Washington	Seattle	NuFarm Americas, Incorporated	Imported mislabeled pesticides (FIFRA)	(Stop Sale Order)	5/7 & 6/11
Washington	Hanford	D.O.E.	Violated hazardous waste permit and management rules (RCRA)	$136,000	6/26
Washington	Bremerton	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard	Violated wastewater permit (CWA) (NPDES)	(None)	4/4
Washington	Seattle	Gary Merlino Construction	Violated industrial stormwater permit (CWA) (NPDES)	$36,000	5/13
Washington	White Swan	Cougar Den Incorporated	Violated underground injection well rules (SDWA)	$11,991	5/8
Washington	Wapato	Da Stor at Lillie's Corner	Violated underground injection well rules (SDWA)	$13,140	4/30

More information about the environmental rules and regulations referenced in the above enforcement cases: Learn more about EPA's environmental compliance and enforcement activities: http://www2.epa.gov/enforcement

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