Benton Kennewick 7/1/2024 David J Michels In December 2022, a fire at Clover Island Yacht Club destroyed two boats and their slips. Kennewick Fire Department determined that the fire originated from the slip owned by David Michels. Ecology estimated that 12-23 gallons of gasoline and lubricant oil spilled from the two vessels into the Columbia River. The Washington Emergency Management Division was not notified of the incident as required. $2,600 Jessica Kulaas
360-515-6868 Chelan Wenatchee 9/24/2024 Lance A Hansen Lance Hansen was penalized for smoke impacts resulting from burning that occurred in both a burn barrel and a burn pit on his property in Wenatchee’s urban growth area, where burning is prohibited. $5,000 Emily Tasaka
509-571-0352 Cowlitz Longview 7/26/2024 Weyerhaeuser Lumber Ecology issued a $145,000 penalty to Weyerhaeuser’s Longview lumber mill for 36 stormwater discharge violations, 15 monitoring requirements violations, 16 reporting requirement violations, and for making changes to the system without Ecology's approval. All of these occurred between July 2022 and May 2024. News release $145,000 Brittny Goodsell
360-280-3704 Cowlitz Longview 8/6/2024 Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company, LLC Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company, LLC violated its permit by discharging more solids into its treated wastewater than the permit allows. $2,000 Brittny Goodsell
360-280-3704 Cowlitz Longview 8/6/2024 Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company, LLC Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company, LLC violated its permit by releasing more sulfur dioxide into the air than the permit allows. $4,500 Brittny Goodsell
360-280-3704 Cowlitz Kelso 8/20/2024 Bill Puvogel, Chris Mayeda Ecology issued two penalties totaling $49,000 to Steel Painters, Inc. for hazardous waste violations at two facilities in Kelso and Longview that the industrial painting company owns. The company’s Kelso facility received a $27,000 violation and the Longview facility received a $22,000 violation. News release $49,000 Brittny Goodsell
360-280-3704 Grays Harbor Cosmopolis 9/23/2024 Cosmo Specialty Fibers Inc Ecology issued a $42,000 penalty to Cosmo Specialty Fibers for multiple dangerous waste violations. The company allowed hazardous waste to accumulate on site beyond the required treatment and disposal dates. The waste sat for more than a year after a previous owner’s decision to suspend operations at the mill in December 2022. News release $42,000 Brittny Goodsell
360-280-3704 Island Oak Harbor 9/10/2024 Christopher Whiteman and Victoria Coury Illegal ditches on property owned by Whiteman and Coury damaged about 8.5 acres of wetlands, including on adjacent property not owned by the couple. Wetlands cannot be drained or modified without prior authorization from Ecology. Whiteman and Coury failed to comply with Ecology’s legal order to backfill the ditches and begin wetland restoration. News release $120,000 Scarlet Tang
206-920-2600 King Seattle 7/19/2024 King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks King County is responsible for regular maintenance of its stormwater facilities. Ecology issued a stipulated penalty (a predetermined penalty for violations described in a legal order) because the county did not comply with its required maintenance schedule. $2,000 Scarlet Tang
206-920-2600 San Juan Lopez Island 7/26/2024 Michael and Kristin Redman In May 2024, the Sea Ray, a 28-foot yacht, capsized near Lopez Island, releasing 70 gallons of gasoline into Puget Sound. Heavy winds grounded the vessel twice before responders secured it on Flint Beach. Contractors salvaged the wreck. $1,000 Jessica Kulaas
360-515-6868 Snohomish Arlington 7/26/2024 Erik Vasilyev Erik Vasilyev illegally filled in wetlands and a tributary to Quilceda Creek on his property in unincorporated Snohomish County, impacting approximately 0.8 acres. He did not comply with Ecology’s legal order to remove the fill and replant the area. $5,640 Scarlet Tang
206-920-2600 Snohomish Everett 8/19/2024 Buse Timber & Sales, Inc. In September 2023, a driver from Buse Timber & Sales Inc. was refueling a trailer, but became distracted and drove away with the fuel nozzle and hose still attached, causing them to break off. Diesel fuel spilled onto the fueling pad and into a tidal drainage ditch. Ecology estimated that 1,427 gallons of diesel were spilled. $6,000 Jessica Kulaas
360-515-6868 Snohomish Everett 9/16/2024 Tammie Gannon In October 2022, the abandoned, sunken 85-foot tugboat Excaliber was found to be leaking fuel into Steamboat Slough, which is part of the Snohomish River estuary. Ecology responders coordinated with the U.S. EPA and contractors to contain the spill and defuel the vessel. $5,600 Jessica Kulaas
360-515-6868 Spokane Airway Heights 7/29/2024 Spokane Galvanizing Inc. Spokane Galvanizing Inc., a metal coating and engraving business in Airway Heights, violated state dangerous waste laws by contaminating soils with corrosive waste spills. News release $32,000 Stephanie May
509-202-5674 Spokane Deer Park 7/31/2024 Robert H. Greiff Robert H. Greiff continued unpermitted irrigation of 69 acres of crops at Wild Rose Prairie near Deer Park, despite warnings, a cease-and-desist order, and an earlier penalty. News release $15,000 Stephanie May
509-202-5674 Thurston Olympia 9/27/2024 Rob Rice, Summit Land Development LLC Summit Land Development LLC violated its permit more than 10 times when it didn't properly dispose its excess concrete waste. $2,000 Brittny Goodsell
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