Steelscape fined $12,000 for wastewater infraction
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 5:48 PM PST
By Greg Garrison
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E-mail this articleSeveral days of illegal discharges of chemical-laden wastewater led to a $12,000 state penalty against Steelscape Inc., the Washington Department of Ecology announced Wednesday.
Ecology said the Kalama company that coats steel coils released industrial wastewater into the Port of Kalama’s domestic wastewater treatment plant in late October 2007, costing the port $62,000 to repair equipment and dispose of the wastewater.
Steelscape has an arrangement to send sewage and other domestic waste to the Port’s domestic treatment plant. Had the discharges been discharged into the Columbia River they could have threatened fish and other aquatic life, according to an Ecology press release.
Other environmental penalties recently issued by the Ecology include a $4,000 fine against Weyerhaeuser Co. and a $2,000 fine against Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging Inc.
Weyerhaeuser’s penalty came after improper operation of the mill’s steam stripper on June 3 led to complaints about excessive mill odor, the department said. Longview Fibre’s sulfur emissions exceeded limit of its air quality permit on Feb. 5, the department said.
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