Weekly Enforcement Action Advisory
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality enforces a wide variety of environmental protection laws. Most enforcement actions require DEQ to notify the respondent in writing of facts and law that DEQ believes support a proposed penalty. DEQ refers to such notices as penalty assessments. Penalty assessments are only accusations of violations. Respondents have the right to dispute the accusations and to ask a judge to review DEQ’s final decision. In other cases, DEQ reaches a final agreement resolving a dispute between DEQ and a respondent. Each agreement, known as Mutual Agreements and Final Orders, are not an admission of violations, but such agreements are final. No appeal or further dispute of the allegation is allowed by law.
DEQ issued the following Penalty Assessments between Friday, Aug. 26 and Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016:
Date: 8/30/2016
Respondent: City of Hood River
Case No: WQ/M-ER-2016-100
City: Hood River
Penalty: $2380
Subject: Notice of Civil Penalty (NCP)
Media Contact: Greg Svelund, 541-633-2008
Date: 8/30/2016
Respondent: General Property Group
Case No: LQ/HW-WR-2016-134
City: Medford
Subject: Remedial Action Order
Media Contact: Katherine Benenati, 541-686-7997
Date: 8/30/2016
Respondent: Larry Stratton
Case No: LQ/UST-ER-2014-180
City: Unity
Penalty: $8194
Subject: Mutual Agreement and Final Order
Date: 9/1/2016
Respondent: Fallon Logging Co Inc
Case No: WQ/SW-NWR-15-069
City: Tillamook
Penalty: $13,519
Subject: Mutual Agreement and Final Order
Media Contact: Marcia Danab, 503-229-6488