Sept. 28 - Environmental penalties for first half of 2023

County

City

Date issued

Recipient

Description

Amount

Clallam

Port Angeles

1/17/2023

McKinley Paper Company

On Sept. 19, 2022, McKinley Paper company violated its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements by discharging turbid water that exceeded the maximum limit allowed for daily total suspended solids through an outfall.

$3,000

Clallam

Port Angeles

1/26/2023

Jeremy Richardson

Failed to test spill prevention and overfill prevention equipment as required every three years. Also did not comply with release detection requirements.

$1,200

Clark

Vancouver

5/15/2023

Chuck Johnson; Curt Leland

Southwest Washington Medical Center's managers failed to test spill prevention and overfill prevention equipment as required every three years. The managers also failed to comply with operator training, operations and maintenance plan, signage requirements, and release detection requirements, and did not conduct annual testing.

$1,000

Cowlitz

Longview

3/08/2023

WestRock Longview

WestRock Longview had several opacity violations beginning on May 23, 2022.

$4,000

Cowlitz

Kelso

5/19/2023

Tamara Cole

On April 26, 2022, Tamara Cole caused a motor vehicle accident that resulted in a truck spilling an estimated 193 gallons of diesel fuel to the Columbia River. A second truck spilled 117 gallons diesel to riverside soils.

$2,000

Cowlitz

Longview

4/25/2023

WestRock Longview LLC

3-hour average sulfur dioxide levels in excess of the limit were observed.

$5,500

Grant

Park Lake

1/11/2023

Wade and Theresa King

Wade and Teresa King, owners of King Ranch, illegally damaged at least 23 alkali wetlands located near Park Lake in Grant County. News release

$267,540

Grant

Soap Lake

5/15/2023

Stevens Land Holdings LLC

Stevens Land Holdings, LLC, irrigated 100 acres of alfalfa in Grant County without a permit.

$4,000

Grant

Soap Lake

6/26/2023

Stevens Land Holdings LLC

Stevens Land Holdings, LLC, continued to irrigate 100 acres of alfalfa in Grant County without a permit. News release

$10,000

Grays Harbor

Westport

2/10/2023

Rodolfo Osuno

On May 1, 2022, the Inlet Raider II, registered to Rodolfo Osuno, was brought into Westhaven Marina. The bilge pump turned on, spilling oily water to Westhaven Cove. The next day, bilge pumps were turned on to prevent the vessel from sinking, causing more oily water to discharge within a boomed area.

$1,200

Jefferson

Port Ludlow

2/02/2023

Kenneth Todd

Violating water quality standards for pH exceedance. Monitoring not conducted as required by permit. Sampling does not comply with permit requirements.

$1,000

Jefferson

Port Townsend

1/17/2023

Port Townsend Paper

On July 9, 2022, Port Townsend Paper Corporation discharged more organic matter than what is allowed by their permit. Pollution above permitted levels can negatively impact the aquatic environment.

$3,000

Jefferson

Port Townsend

5/01/2023

Port Townsend Paper

On Dec. 31, 2022, Port Townsend Paper Company discharged 7,500-10,000 gallons of untreated process wastewater due to a sewer leak. Solids and chemicals in untreated process wastewater can negatively impact aquatic life and water quality.

$6,000

King

Enumclaw

3/23/2023

Van Hoof Dairy

In 2021 and 2022, Van Hoof Dairy had two confirmed discharges of manure from their operation that contributed fecal bacteria and nutrients to the White River. After reviewing the discharges, Ecology issued an administrative order in November 2022 that required the dairy to apply for a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation permit. The penalty is for the business's failure to comply with the order within the required timeframe.

$3,000

King

SEATTLE

2/28/2023

Maxum Petroleum

Maxum Petroleum is missing records for five months, violating their prevention plan. The company cannot prove it conducted the inspection and maintenance activities as required during the missing months.

$3,500

King

Tukwila

1/31/2023

John Roach

An estimated 22.5 gallons of lubricating oil spilled from John Roach's property to the Duwamish Waterway. Roach was penalized for spilling oil to water and not properly reporting it.

$28,000

King

Seattle

5/12/2023

James Wagemann

On Aug. 14, 2022, a vessel, owned by James Wagemann caught fire, igniting an adjacent vessel. Both boats sank, spilling an estimated 120 gallons of diesel oil and 40 gallons of gasoline to Lake Washington.

$1,500

King

Seattle

6/27/2023

Mantinia Shipping Company

An estimated one cup of oil reached the water within a pre-boomed area and quickly dissipated. The Nestor S's captain notified NRC of the oil transfer shutdown but failed to report the spill.

$1,200

King

Seattle

4/28/2023

Justin Boyd

On Jan. 5, 2021, a 1964 Monk McQueen 48, registered to Justin Boyd, was discovered sheening after it partially sunk just north of the Lake Union Dry Dock in Seattle. An estimated 40 gallons of diesel spilled to Lake Union.

$1,600

Pacific

Ocean Park

1/20/2023

Matthew Finley

The abandoned Terry F drifted into the surf off Leadbetter Point and grounded, spilling 365 gallons of diesel.

$6,000

Pacific

Ilwaco

4/21/2023

Gerald Wolniewicz

On Aug. 7, 2021, the vessel Hobo grounded on a submerged portion of the North Jetty at the entrance of the Columbia River near Ilwaco. The vessel began flooding and was then intentionally grounded on Waikiki Beach in Cape Disappointment State Park. An estimated 153 gallons of diesel fuel spilled.

$1,000

Pend Oreille

Usk

5/05/2023

Jackie Ellis

Jackie Ellis' pickup truck spilled approximately 20 gallons of diesel into a wetland that feeds Davis Creek, which flows to Davis Lake.

$9,000

Pierce

Gig Harbor

2/28/2023

Edwards Drive

Edwards Drive has had multiple turbid discharges to the City of Gig Harbor's stormwater system and has not maintained required best management practices.

$2,000

Pierce

TACOMA

1/17/2023

Trident Seafoods Corporation

On Feb. 17, 2021, the Aleutian Falcon, owned by Trident Seafoods Corporation, caught fire. Because the fire spread, a crane's hydraulic hoses were damaged, causing an estimated 20-30 gallons of hydraulic oil, mixed with firefighting water, to spill to the Hylebos Waterway and Commencement Bay.

$25,000

Pierce

Tacoma

3/17/2023

Ram Jack West

On Oct. 14, 2022, Ram Jack West was applying polyurethane sealant to a seawall. Some sealant spilled to water and the company did not report the spill. Ecology estimated that 3.6 gallons of sealant spilled to Commencement Bay.

$2,000

Pierce

Gig Harbor

6/28/2023

Ryan McGowen

Ryan McGowen, owner of RM Homes, violated requirements of the Construction Stormwater General Permit. Violations include multiple instances of failing to implement and/or maintain best management practices, obtain written approval, protect drain inlets, and stabilize soils to protect water quality.

$56,000

Pierce

Gig Harbor

5/11/2023

Gurdip Garcha

Gurdip Garcha, owner of Maritime Mart Chevron, failed to comply with registration, licensing, fee, financial responsibility, and/or compliance tag requirements.

$1,100

Pierce

6/09/2023

Hooman Bodaghi

On July 15, 2022, the Pegasus, a vessel registered to Hooman Bodaghi, caught fire and sank at the Peninsula Yacht Basin, spilling 300 gallons of diesel to Gig Harbor, which reached the mouth of Crescent Creek.

$2,000

San Juan

Friday Harbor

3/23/2023

Myron Williams,Inc.

Myron Williams, Inc., failedto protect water quality at its mining operation at Egg Lake Quarry on San Juan Island. The business did not comply with the requirements to protect water quality that must be followed by all sand and gravel businesses, despite repeated technical assistance, warning letters, and a field penalty from Ecology inspectors. News release

$53,000

Skagit

Anacortes

1/19/2023

Venoil LLC

Venoil LLC was not in compliance with the requirements of their industrial stormwater permit, failing to seal perimeter drains and to conduct related sampling. A field ticket of $1,000 was issued.

$1,000

Skagit

Anacortes

2/14/2023

H.F. Sinclair Puget Sound Refinery LLC

H.F. Sinclair is required to treat its industrial wastewater to certain water quality standards before discharging to Fidalgo Bay.

$1,000

Skagit

Rockport

1/06/2023

James Wright

On March 26, 2022, James Wright wrecked his vehicle in the Skagit River. About four gallons of gas, three quarts of transmission fluid, and three quarts of antifreeze spilled.

$2,000

Skamania

Stevenson

1/25/2023

Bruce Nissen

Failure to comply with reporting requirements for State Waste Discharge Permit.

$9,000

Whatcom

Bellingham

3/28/2023

Cape Augustine Fisheries

On April 18, 2021, a sheen and surfactant were reported on water near the Let's Go, a boat owned by Cape Augustine Fisheries. The crew did not cooperate with Ecology responders to investigate the source of the spill.

$1,800

Whatcom

Bellingham

3/28/2023

Cape Augustine Fisheries

On April 21, 2021, the Let's Go spilled 40 gallons of diesel fuel to Bellingham Bay from its bilge. Ecology observed evidence of soap on spilled oil after warning the vessel's crew on April 18 not to use it to disperse oil sheen. The crew didn't report the spill or immediately address a known leak.

$4,400

Whitman

Pullman

6/27/2023

Four Stary Supply Inc.

Four Star Supply, Inc. in Pullman noticed red-dye diesel leaking from tank four, one of the company's six aboveground storage tanks. It had also breached its secondary containment structure, saturating the soil and spilling into the South Fork Palouse River.

$34,000

Whitman

Oaksdale

6/29/2023

Boulder Creek Inc

Found to be illegally burning without an Ecology Agricultural Field Burn Permit.

$4,000