Eugene
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued 11 penalties totaling $231,281 in March for various environmental violations

Eugene, OR – According to the state officials, fines reportedly ranged from $450 to $87,600.
Alleged violations included hazardous waste violations by a metal plating company and a wood ceiling manufacturer, as well as a university not testing and maintaining underground fuel storage tanks.
DEQ issued civil penalties to the following organizations and individuals:
- 9Wood Inc., Springfield, $18,142, hazardous waste
- Caswell Thompson LLC, Grants Pass, $7,511, stormwater
- City of Dundee, Dundee, $1,200, total maximum daily loads (TMDLs)
- Curtis M. and Nicole H. Graham, Carlton, $8,400, water quality
- East Side Plating 1,2,3, Portland, $87,600 hazardous waste
- Express Auto Body Inc., Portland, $450, air quality
- Industrial Knife & Machine, Wilsonville, $24,667, stormwater
- IXS Coatings, Lebanon, $4,800, hazardous waste
- Portland State University, Portland, $25,472, underground storage tanks
- Pressure Safe LLC, Wood Village, $21,960, stormwater
- Shamrock Food Company, Portland, $31,079, stormwater
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