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EPA’s environmental enforcement helps keep water, land, air clean and clear in the Pacific Northwest

Release Date: 01/29/2013
Contact Information: Suzanne Skadowski, EPA Region 10 Communications, 206-553-6689, [email protected]

(Seattle – January 29, 2013) During the final months of 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 took nearly 40 enforcement actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to protect communities and the environment.

“Enforcing environmental laws is one of EPA’s fundamental responsibilities and helps keep our water safe, our land clean, and our air clear,” said Ed Kowalski, director of EPA Region 10 Compliance and Enforcement. “Vigorous and fair enforcement provides the protection our communities expect and the certainty sought by business and industry.”

EPA enforcement helps deter violators who might otherwise gain an unfair business advantage over their competitors who are environmentally compliant. Penalties vary depending on the severity of the violations, how quickly violations are corrected, and if there is a history of past violations. Compliance Orders direct violators to bring their activities into compliance with the rules, but do not include penalties. In October, November and December, EPA Region 10 assessed more than $630,000 in federal penalties against the violators.

EPA Region 10 enforcement actions from October through December 2012 are summarized below.

State	Location	Name	Violation	Penalty	Date
AK	Kenai	2-Go Mart Tesoro #206	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$210	10/09/2012
AK	Wasilla	Holiday Stationstore #650	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$420	10/11/2012
AK	Fairbanks	Holiday Stationstore #626	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$210	10/11/2012
AK	Anchorage	Ted Stevens Anchorage Airport	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$1,260	10/11/2012
AK	North Slope Borough	Conoco Philips Alaska, Inc.	Spilled oil at Kuparuk River field (CWA)	$45,000	10/17/2012
AK	Healy	Golden Valley Electric and Alaska Industrial Development	Violated air permitting requirements at Healy power plant (CAA)	$115,000	11/19/2012
AK	Glacier Bay NP	Princess Cruise Lines	Violated wastewater discharge permit (CWA)	$20,000	12/17/2012
ID	Emmett	City of Emmett	Violated wastewater discharge permit (CWA)	Compliance Order	10/9/2012
ID	Jerome	Rite Stuff Foods, Inc.	Violated risk management program (RMP) rules	$2,000	10/11/2012
ID	Cottonwood	Valley Paving & Asphalt, Inc.	Operated asphalt plant without air permit (FARR)	$36,360	10/15/2012
ID	Boise	Residential Property Management	Violated lead-based paint disclosure rules (TSCA)	$6,800	10/15/2012
ID	Donnelly	David Callister	Filled wetlands without permit (CWA)	Compliance Order	10/18/2012
ID	Grand View	Black Sands Marina Resort	Violated spill prevention, control and countermeasures (SPCC) rules	$2,500	10/24/2012
ID	Lenmore	Brad Grimm	Burned debris outdoors without air permit (FARR)	$300	11/01/2012
ID	Boise	HD Power Systems	Violated non-road engine rules (CAA)	$24,000	11/13/2012
ID	Inkom	City of Inkom	Violated wastewater discharge permit (CWA)	$28,160	11/26/2012
ID	Caldwell	Caldwell Housing Authority	Violated wastewater discharge permit (CWA)	Compliance Order	11/27/2012
ID	Pierce	City of Pierce - Wastewater Treatment Plant	Violated wastewater discharge permit (CWA)	$4,800	12/12/2012
ID	Pierce	City of Pierce - Water Treatment Plant	Violated wastewater discharge permit (CWA)	$2,100	12/12/2012
ID	Rexburg	Mother Hibbard’s Co. Store	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$420	12/18/2012
OR	Klamath Falls	Ferrell’s Fuel Network	Violated spill prevention, control and countermeasures (SPCC) rules	$28,200	11/09/2012
OR	Eugene	Down to Earth	Imported unregistered pesticides (FIFRA)	Compliance Order	11/21/2012
WA	Olympia	Nisqually Automotive Towing	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$490	10/02/2012
WA	Longview	Mint Valley Golf Course	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$210	10/09/2012
WA	Bellingham	Lakeway Chevron	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$210	10/11/2012
WA	Fife	Fife Sand & Gravel, LLC	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$840	10/11/2012
WA	Chehalis	Pacific Pride 2	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$420	10/22/2012
WA	Moxee	Olympic Fruit Co.	Violated risk management program (RMP) rules	$33,964	10/22/2012
WA	Bellingham	King Street Shell	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$210	10/29/2012
WA	Tacoma	Gardner-Fields, Inc.	Sold misbranded wood preservatives (FIFRA)	$35,336	11/06/2012
WA	Olympia	U.S. Gas	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$840	11/07/2012
WA	Seattle	Briggs and Stratton Corp.	Violated non-road engine regulations (CAA)	$80,000	11/13/2012
WA	Moses Lake	AmeriCold Moses Lake Plant	Violated risk management program (RMP) rules	$2,340	11/20/2012
WA	Clallam Bay	Wash. Dept. of Corrections	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$1,260	11/29/2012
WA	Seattle	CertainTeed/Saint-Gobain	Violated toxics chemical release inventory reporting rules (EPCRA)	$42,300	12/05/2012
WA	Seattle	General Biodiesel, Inc.	Violated hazardous chemical emergency planning rules (EPCRA)	$62,985	12/12/2012
WA	Yelm	Park Place	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$70	12/12/2012
WA	Moses Lake	National Frozen Foods Corp.	Violated risk management program (RMP) rules	$4,500	12/17/2012
WA	Marysville	Totem Grocery & Gas	Violated underground storage tank (UST) rules	$48,078	12/28/2012

Environmental rules and regulations 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
SPCC – Spill, Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures
TSCA – Toxic Substances Control Act
UST – Underground Storage Tank

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