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Release Date: 12/03/2012
Contact Information: Suzanne Skadowski, EPA Public Affairs, 206-553-6689, skadowski.suzanne@epa.gov

(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.

State	City	Date Issued/Filed	Violator	Alleged Violation	Penalty
AK	Unalaska	7/3/2012	City of Unalaska	Violated wastewater discharge permit (CWA)*	$340,000
AK	Nome	9/5/2012	Alaska Gold (Gold Creek Mine)	Violated wastewater discharge permit for construction activities (CWA)*	$177,500
AK	Soldotna	9/17/2012	Jeffrey Leadens	Placed unauthorized fill in wetlands (CWA)*	(Compliance Order)
AK	(Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska)	9/25/2012	Aleutian Spray Fisheries (Seattle, WA)	Violated wastewater discharge permit for seafood processing vessels (Siberian Sea and US Liberator) (CWA)*	$119,778
AK	(Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska)	9/27/2012	United States Seafoods (Seattle, WA)	Violated wastewater discharge permit for seafood processing vessels (Ocean Alaska) (CWA)*	$90,588
AK	(Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska)	8/6/2012	American Seafoods (Seattle, WA) and Pacific Longline (Seattle, WA)	Illegally imported and mismanaged ozone-depleting refrigerants on seafood processing vessels (CAA)*	$700,000
AK	(Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska)	9/27/2012	Icicle Seafoods (Seattle, WA)	Mismanaged ozone-depleting refrigerants on seafood processing vessels and processing facilities (CAA)*	$430,000
AK	Soldotna	9/14/2012	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Violated hazardous waste and used oil management requirements (RCRA)*	$12,765
AK	Anchorage	9/19/2012	Payne Revocable Trust (Tudor East Apartments)	Violated Lead Disclosure Rule in residential leases (TSCA)*	$2,000
ID	Culdesac	7/19/2012	City of Culdesac	Violated wastewater discharge permit (CWA)*	(Compliance Order)
ID	McCall	8/14/2012	Jug Mountain Ranch	Violated wastewater discharge permit (CWA)*	$6,100
ID	Burley	9/17/2012	Brek Pilling	Placed unauthorized fill into wetlands (CWA)*	(Compliance Order)
ID	Lewiston	7/25/2012	M.L. Albright & Sons	Violated Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC)* Rule	$1,850
ID	Grand View	7/19/2012	Guss Gas	Violated Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC)* Rule	$5,568
ID	Old Town	9/11/2012	CityServiceValcon	Unloaded gasoline into storage tanks at gas station without vapor balance system (CAA)*	$48,000
ID	Fort Hall	9/14/2012	Thomas West Fuels	Unloaded gasoline into storage tanks at gas station without vapor balance system (CAA)*	$45,600
ID	St. Maries	8/30/2012	Essential Oil Research/Young Living Lavender Farms	Violated Federal Air Rules for Reservations (FARR)* by failing to submit annual registration	$350
ID	Worley	9/14/2012	Primeland Cooperatives	Violated pesticide management and container rules (FIFRA)*	$15,360
ID	Blackfoot	8/1/2012	Sartori Company	Failed to submit timely Toxics Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)* reporting forms	$7,100
OR	Cloverdale	8/30/2012	Fir Ridge Holsteins	Violated wastewater discharge permit for concentrated animal feeding operations (CWA)*	$7,000
OR	Medford	7/24/2012	Colvin Oil (Medford Bulk Facility)	Violated Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC)* Rule	$26,000
OR	Portland	9/12/2012	Vigor Industrial	Violated Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC)* Rule	$2,100
OR	Wilsonville	9/11/2012	Ritter Chemical	Failed to submit timely annual pesticide production reports (FIFRA)*	$2,460
OR	(Various)	9/19/2012	Sparetime Supply (Willits, CA) and BWGS (Bloomington, IN)	Sold and distributed unregistered pesticide (FIFRA)*	(Stop Sale Order)
OR	Pendleton	9/18/2012	Pendleton Grain Growers	Failed to submit timely annual pesticide production reports (FIFRA)*	$3,960
OR	Hubbard	7/18/2012	Hubbard Shell	Violated underground storage tank (UST)* regulations	$420
OR	Portland	9/24/2012	Willamette National Cemetery	Violated underground storage tank (UST)* regulations	$1,050
OR	Portland	8/31/2012	Canyon Property Management	Violated Lead Disclosure Rule in residential leases (TSCA)*	$2,200
OR	Eugene	9/26/2012	Forrest Paint	Violated hazardous waste container management and employee training requirements (RCRA)*	$3,000
WA	Seattle	9/28/2012	Paramount Petroleum	Violated Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC)* Rule	$95,606
WA	Arlington and Granite Falls	8/15/2012	Nelson Petroleum	Violated Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC)* Rule	$25,000
WA	Kent	8/8/2012	VBN Sales	Imported uncertified, non-road engines (CAA)*	$1,000
WA	Wenatchee	9/25/2012	Dovex Fruit	Violated Risk Management Program (RMP)* requirements	$134,613
WA	Royal City	9/26/2012	Royal Ridge Fruit & Cold Storage	Violated Risk Management Program (RMP)* requirements	$3,060
WA	Union Gap	9/26/2012	Clasen Fruit & Cold Storage	Violated Risk Management Program (RMP)* requirements	$17,030
WA	Port Orchard	9/28/2012	Westech Aerosol	Violated Risk Management Program (RMP)* requirements	$30,000
WA	Seattle	8/29/2012	AG Specialties	Sold and distributed misbranded pesticide products (FIFRA)*	$6,320
WA	Pasco	9/18/2012	Harms Pacific Transport	Produced pesticides in an unregistered facility (FIFRA)*	$25,120
WA	Seattle	7/17/2012	North Star Casteel Products	Failed to submit timely Toxics Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)* reporting forms	$87,000
WA	Spokane	8/9/2012	CPM Development	Failed to submit timely Toxics Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)* reporting forms	$25,400
WA	Ellensburg	8/21/2012	Midstate Co-op	Failed to submit timely Toxics Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)* reporting forms	$2,000
WA	Seattle	9/11/2012	Jorgensen Forge	Failed to submit timely Toxics Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)* reporting forms	$73,600
WA	Moses Lake	9/27/2012	Leftwich Foundry	Failed to submit timely Toxics Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)* reporting forms	$124,300
WA	Burlington	7/2/2012	Tesoro #68404	Violated underground storage tank (UST)* regulations	$420
WA	Burlington	7/5/2012	Skagit Farmers Supply	Violated underground storage tank (UST)* regulations	$1,680
WA	Neah Bay	8/8/2012	U.S. Air Force Base- Makah Station	Violated underground storage tank (UST)* regulations	(Compliance Order)
WA	Wenatchee	8/13/2012	Wenatchee CFN/Coleman Oil	Violated underground storage tank (UST)* regulations	$1,750
WA	Maple Falls	8/13/2012	Maple Fuels Wash-A-Ton	Violated underground storage tank (UST)* regulations	$420
WA	Bellingham	8/31/2012	Alger Shell	Violated underground storage tank (UST)* regulations	$420
WA	Bellingham	9/6/2012	Deming Quick Stop	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