Post by william on Sept 7, 2021 22:59:32 GMT
Falls City fined $3,507 for not testing sewage released to Little Luckiamute River
Tracy Loew, Statesman Journal
Oregon environmental regulators have fined Falls City $3,507 for violating its pollution permit at its sewage treatment plant.
The city discharges treated wastewater from the plant, located four miles east of Highway 22, to the Little Luckiamute River. The permit requires it to regularly monitor its effluent for various pollutant, including E. coli.
The city failed to monitor its discharge 33 times between 2016 and 2018, the state Department of Environmental Quality wrote in its penalty order.
By failing to comply with its permit, the city created a risk that inadequately treated and tested wastewater would affect water quality, DEQ said.
Tracy Loew, Statesman Journal
Oregon environmental regulators have fined Falls City $3,507 for violating its pollution permit at its sewage treatment plant.
The city discharges treated wastewater from the plant, located four miles east of Highway 22, to the Little Luckiamute River. The permit requires it to regularly monitor its effluent for various pollutant, including E. coli.
The city failed to monitor its discharge 33 times between 2016 and 2018, the state Department of Environmental Quality wrote in its penalty order.
By failing to comply with its permit, the city created a risk that inadequately treated and tested wastewater would affect water quality, DEQ said.