DEQ fines boat owner $28,800 for diesel spill in Skipanon River
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined Jeffrey Green, the owner of a fishing boat called the Emerald Sea, $28,800 for spilling about 300 gallons of diesel fuel into the Skipanon River near Warrenton in August 2016.
The spill happened when Emerald Sea's crew overfilled a fuel tank. The crew didn't attempt to contain or clean up the spill, allowing the diesel sheen to stretch for more than a mile on the river.
Spilling diesel and other petroleum products in waterways poses health threats to people, fish, birds and other wildlife.
Read the full enforcement letter:
https://www.oregon.gov/deq/nr/021518green.pdf
Contact
Laura Gleim, Public Affairs Specialist, DEQ, 503-229-6488, gleim.laura@deq.state.or.us
