Tag: EPA

$850K in Fines for Stormwater Violations

Industrial stormwater has been regulated for decades under the Clean Water Act (CWA) but violations continue to plague both regulators and our nation’s waterways. In a joint operation between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Washington Department of Ecology, four Seattle-area firms from diverse industries received penalties amounting to almost $850,000 for failure […]

12 FRP violations EPA inspectors will not ignore

The name of the protected waterway or environmentally sensitive area is omitted from the plan. The number of underground storage tanks (USTs), UST oil storage, or drums/small container storage is omitted from the plan. The facility’s status with respect to the significant and substantial harm criteria is not stated. The Worksheet for Plan Volume of […]