Oregon
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued 12 penalties totaling $112,838 in December for various environmental violations

Eugene, OR – According to the state officials, fines ranged from $3,000 to $21,980.
Alleged violations included a city exceeding pollution limits in its wastewater treatment permit; gas stations not meeting underground storage tank requirements; and a building material company discharging highly turbid water from a mining facility.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued civil penalties to the following organizations and individuals:
- City of Hood River, Hood River, $21,980, wastewater
- Columbia Industries LLC, Hillsboro, $10,400, stormwater
- CPM Development Corp., Turner, $5,200, stormwater
- Delta Logistics Inc., Wilsonville, $6,522, stormwater
- DS Albany LLC, Albany, $12,275, underground storage tank
- H5 Fund IV LLC. dba H5 Data Centers, Portland, $3,000, air quality
- Morgan Logistics LLC, Portland, $6,290, stormwater
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Irrigon, $7,553, underground storage tank
- Oregon Department of Transportation, Portland, $19,194, stormwater
- Oregon Department of Transportation, McMinnville, $3,450 for 401 water quality certification
- Stimson Lumber Company, Gaston, $6,600, Cleaner Air Oregon
- Vision International Petroleum Inc., Gresham, $10,374, underground storage tank
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