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

Release Date: 04/19/2013
Contact Information: Suzanne Skadowski, EPA Region 10, 206-553-6689, skadowski.suzanne@epa.gov

(Seattle – April 19, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, completed more than 30 environmental compliance actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington from January through March 2013.

EPA ensures compliance with federal environmental laws in order to protect people’s health and to keep the region’s air and water clean and healthy. Businesses that violate environmental laws can put public health at risk from toxic pollution or dangerous chemicals. When EPA finds environmental violations, the agency takes legal action to bring the polluters into compliance with the law. EPA enforcement also helps level the playing field, deterring violators who might otherwise have an unfair business advantage over their environmentally compliant competitors.

EPA Region 10 completed the following enforcement actions in January through March 2013:

Alaska		Violation	Penalty	Date
Bristow Alyeska	Deadhorse, Stevens Village	Violated spill prevention rules (SPCC)	$2,000	1/7/2013
Salamatof Seafoods Inc.	Kenai	Violated seafood wastewater permits (NPDES)	$45,000	3/6/2013
Baker Petrolite Corp.	Kenai	Violated pesticide rules (FIFRA)	$8,000	3/7/2013
Aleutian Leader Fisheries	(North Pacific Ocean)	Violated seafood wastewater permits (NPDES)	$59,000	3/19/2013
Coeur Alaska, Inc.	Juneau	Violated hazardous waste rules (RCRA)	$7,500	3/26/2013
U.S. Air Force 611th	Sparrevohn, Tatalina, Indian Mt	Violated motor vehicle waste wells ban (SDWA)	$45,000	3/28/2013
Idaho		Violation	Penalty	Date
Amalgamated Sugar	Paul	Violated chemical release rules (EPCRA)	$18,000	2/27/2013
Super Kat Inc.	Nez Perce	Violated pesticide rules (FIFRA)	$4,640	3/1/2013
Hungry Bear Market	Island Park	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$840	3/5/2013
BASF Corp.	Kimberly	Violated pesticide rules (FIFRA)	$109,840	3/7/2013
Oregon		Violation	Penalty	Date
Carson Oil	North Bend	Violated spill prevention rules, spilled diesel (SPCC)	$29,843 & SEP	1/4/2013
Oil Re-Refining Co	Portland	Violated PCB-contaminated used oil rules (TSCA)	Compliance Order	2/20/2013
Granite Construction	Eddyville	Violated construction stormwater rules (NPDES)	$735,000	2/27/2013
Federal Building	Portland	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$210	2/28/2013
Solomon Courthouse	Portland	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$210	2/28/2013
Tyree Oil	North Bend	Violated spill prevention rules, spilled diesel (SPCC)	$27,920 & SEP	3/28/2013
Washington		Violation	Penalty	Date
Matson, LLC	North Bend	Violated pesticide rules (FIFRA)	Stop Sale Order	1/2/2013
Copenhaver Construction	Creston	Violated Federal Air Rules for Reservations (FARR)	$1,043	1/3/2013
Wilbur-Ellis Co.	Warden	Violated risk management rules (RMP)	$2,700	1/4/2013
FedEx Freight	Fife	Violated hazardous chemical rules (EPCRA)	$2,000	1/13/2013
Westside 76 Market Deli	Mount Vernon	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$210	1/28/2013
Kohler Co.	Seattle	Violated (CAA) rules for non-road engines	$3,500	1/28/2013
Hoksbergen Hay Co.	Lyden	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$420	1/29/2013
Sierra Pacific Industries	Aberdeen	Violated hazardous chemical rules (EPCRA)	$129,000	2/5/2013
Old Salts Market Deli	Anacortes	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$420	2/11/2013
IBC Manufacturing	Tacoma	Violated pesticide rules (FIFRA)	$265,000	2/26/2013
Pik A Pop #12	Othello	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$20,427	2/28/2013
Tacoma Ag Holdings	Seattle	Violated pesticide rules (FIFRA)	Stop Sale Order	3/5/2013
Country Convenience Plus	Roy	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$840	3/5/2013
Multiquip, Inc.	Seattle	Violated (CAA) requirements for non-road engines	$76,000	3/7/2013
Meridian Super Store	Bellingham	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$1,260	3/7/2013
Yakima Valley Dairies	Granger, Outlook	Polluted groundwater (SDWA)	Consent Order	3/19/2013
B & B Market	Olympia	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$490	3/25/2013

Some of the environmental rules, regulations, and policies referenced in the case summaries above:

CAA – Clean Air Act
CWA – Clean Water Act
EPCRA – Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
FARR – Federal Air Rules for Reservations
FIFRA – Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
RMP – Risk Management Plan Rule
SEP – Supplemental Environmental Projects
SPCC – Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Rules
UST – Underground Storage Tank

More about EPA compliance and enforcement: https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/basics.html

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