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How the EmX attack is impacting LTD
Jameson Auten has been CEO of the Lane Transit District since Nov. 7. However, he is already facing what is perhaps the biggest test of … Continue reading
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sent Lane County Central Receiving Station an “expedited enforcement offer” (EEO) on Dec. 10 for violating its Clean … Continue reading
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sent Corvallis-based Truax Corporation a pre-enforcement notice July 13 for failing to submit its 2018 first quarter report … Continue reading
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Warnings and notices for Halsey and Organic Valley
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sent a warning letter to the city of Halsey on April 27 for discharging approximately 234,000 gallons of … Continue reading
Water warnings to mill
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sent a warning letter to Hull-Oakes Lumber Company April 16 for repeated Clean Water Act violations at its … Continue reading
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sent a pre-enforcement notice to Herb Vloedman of Fern Ridge Self Storage Jan. 26 for illegally “discharging sediment … Continue reading
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J.H. Baxter & Co on notice from DEQ
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sent a pre-enforcement notice to San Mateo, California-based J.H. Baxter & Co., Jan. 18 for illegal discharges of … Continue reading
Gifts All Year Long
Gifts that keep giving or last and last in EW’s annual Gift Guide
Not all gifts last forever — nor should they. Sometimes the fleeting joys are the best ones. Still, there’s nothing like the gift that keeps on … Continue reading
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Warning for Goshen, Inc.: DEQ says to address stormwater issues
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sent a warning letter to Goshen, Inc. on Dec. 1 for various water quality-related violations at its “wood … Continue reading
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A warning letter for the city of Albany
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently sent a warning letter to the city of Albany for failing to staff its wastewater treatment plant … Continue reading
Pollution Update – 2017-10-26
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently sent warning letters to two Eugene businesses for hazardous waste law violations discovered during recent inspections. DEQ … Continue reading
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Illegally accumulating 1,056 tons of spent sandblast material
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) fined Jorge Murillo (doing business as Armur Electrostatic Powder Coatings & Sandblasting) $9,755 on Oct. 3 for illegally … Continue reading
Pollution Update – 2017-09-28
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sent Quarren Avakian a warning letter Sept. 7 for failing to install certified vapor recovery equipment at Halsey … Continue reading
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Warning letter for Huntons’ Sure Crop Farm Service
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sent Tom Hunton (president of Huntons’ Sure Crop Farm Service, Inc.) a warning letter on July 18 for … Continue reading