Environmental penalties issued for first half of 2026
County
City
Date issued
Recipient
Description
Amount
Media contact
Adams
Lind
06/10/2026
Diamond RS Ranch & DTV LLC, James Ritter
Causing or permitting the burning of prohibited materials in an outdoor fire.
$2,000
509-202-5674
Benton
Kennewick
03/03/2026
Agrium U.S. Inc.
Nutrien, DBA Agrium, failed to meet the required sampling frequency for the flow, nitrate, and nitrite parameters on their 2025 annual Discharge Monitoring Report for the Finley facility.
$2,500
360-791-9830
Chelan
Wenatchee
03/31/2026
Alondra Edson
Penalty issued for illegal outdoor burning inside the urban growth area, burning prohibited materials, leaving a fire unattended, and causing smoke that impacted air quality.
$7,500
509-571-0352
Chelan
Wenatchee
04/20/2026
Bob Harvey, Stemlit Growers LLC
Stemlit personnel intentionally pumped a sump containing fresh water into a stormwater catch basin draining directly to the Columbia River. The water contained approximately five gallons of oily waste, generating a sheen on the river.
$1,600
360-515-6868
Chelan
Peshastin
03/20/2026
Virk Xpress
On Dec. 17, 2024, a semi-truck being driven for Virk Xpress Inc. crashed into a roadside ditch on US 97 and spilled approximately 80 gallons of diesel around milepost 170. The company did not notify Ecology or take any cleanup action until April 1, 2025, allowing the spilled diesel to impact Tronsen Creek and a small, unnamed tributary for over 140 days.
$4,000
360-515-6868
Chelan
Cashmere
05/18/2026
Martha Guerrero
Penalty issued for burning prohibited materials in unattended fires, conducting land-clearing burning without a burn permit, and causing smoke that impacted air quality.
$9,000
509-571-0352
Chelan
Chelan
02/17/2026
Carlos Uvalle, Lake Chelan Tree Service LLC
Penalty issued to Lake Chelan Tree Service LLC for burning prohibited materials in an illegal outdoor fire. The fire was on property owned by Carlos Uvalle. It caused smoke that impacted air quality and violated the conditions of a burn permit.
$8,000
509-571-0352
Clark
Vancouver
04/02/2026
City of Vancouver
An Ecology inspection found the City of Vancouver was not complying with requirements for corrosion protection or walkthrough inspections at one of its underground storage tank facilities.
$1,800
360-791-1939
Cowlitz
Longview
01/20/2026
North Pacific Paper Co LLC
Violation of daily maximum and monthly average five-day biochemical oxygen demand limit at a water outfall.
$2,000
360-791-9830
Cowlitz
Longview
03/17/2026
Weyerhaeuser Longview
Exceedance of semi-annual non-condensable gas venting.
$5,500
360-791-9830
Cowlitz
Kelso
06/18/2026
Veneer Chip Transport Inc.
Veneer Chip Transport Inc. has failed to submit quarterly monitoring reports for its stormwater discharge for over a year.
$3,000
360-791-1939
Douglas
East Wenatchee
01/06/2026
Abril Reyes
Penalty issued for illegal outdoor burning inside an urban growth area, causing smoke that impacted air quality. Ecology received complaints about illegal burning violations on five separate days between October 2024 and March 2025.
$4,000
509-571-0352
King
Kent
05/14/2026
David (Devendra) Malik
There have been repeated violations of state and federal regulations related to underground storage tanks at the Central Chevron and Kangley Chevron gas stations in Kent.
News release
$42,587
360-819-6247
King
Seattle
02/12/2026
Seattle Barrel Co.
This barrel refurbishing business did not respond to an administrative order to correct dangerous waste violations.
News release
$150,000
206-920-2600
King
Seattle
02/17/2026
Leah Peisner
On March 30, 2024, a liveaboard tugboat sank at Seattle Marina in Lake Union, spilling 478 gallons of diesel to Lake Union and impacting wildlife.
$2,000
360-515-6868
King
Seattle
02/20/2026
Mark Williamson, Western Towboat Co.
A drive failure on a vessel led to 120 gallons of hydraulic oil spilling to the Duwamish Waterway. The spilled oil was unrecoverable.
$1,000
360-515-6868
King
Seattle
05/04/2026
John Skaar
On May 14, 2024, FV North American sank at the OBI Seafoods dock in Seattle. Oil was released into the Lake Washington Ship Canal.
$6,000
360-515-6868
King
Seattle
05/13/2026
Signature Aviation, Shultz, Inc., Sky Services, and King County
Four organizations failed to pay 10 years’ worth of back fees related to underground storage tanks at King County International Airport – Boeing Field.
News release
$19,681
206-920-2600
King
Kent
05/21/2026
David (Devendra) Malik
An Ecology inspection of a gas station owned by David Malik found the business was not properly monitoring for fuel leaks and had failed to conduct required testing of overfill prevention equipment.
$1,200
206-920-2600
King
Vashon Island
02/20/2026
Alexander Black
Between Feb. 23 and April 25, 2025, Ecology received multiple reports of sheening surrounding the sunken vessel PC Helicity, including footage of gasoline escaping the vessel. Owner Alexander Black failed to make notifications of the spill, take action to mitigate the spill, or remove the vessel.
$3,600
360-515-6868
King
Vashon Island
05/04/2026
Robert Christmas
On June 10, 2025, Ecology received a report of an abandoned vessel on Vashon Island’s Spring Beach. At least one quart of lubricating oil was spilled. The owner did not notify anyone of the spill or take any steps to contain, collect, or remove the oil.
$3,000
360-515-6868
Kittitas
Ellensburg
04/07/2026
Gary Singh
Owner or operator did not provide an operator certification, which is required for personnel responsible for managing underground storage tanks. The owner or operator did not fill out monthly walkthrough inspections and failed to maintain release detection records demonstrating compliance with state laws.
$2,000
509-571-0352
Lewis
Chehalis
04/28/2026
County L Farms LLC, Jerry Foster, Nicole Foster
The Fosters were paid $1.3 million to safely dispose of slaughterhouse wastewater but instead dumped millions of gallons of untreated wastewater onto land near the Chehalis River.
News release
$876,000
360-791-1939
Pierce
Tacoma
02/13/2026
Sager Family Homes
Sager Family Homes is developing the New Fife Heights project near Tacoma. The business was issued a penalty for violations of its construction stormwater permit, including uncontrolled discharges of wastewater from washing out equipment.
$2,000
360-791-1939
Pierce
Tacoma
05/04/2026
Tacoma Public Utilities
On June 4, 2024, personnel at Tacoma Public Utilities spilled 570 gallons of mineral oil while transferring it from a transformer to a tank truck. Approximately 480 gallons entered the stormwater system and impacted a wetland area north of the spill site.
$8,000
360-515-6868
Skagit
Anacortes
02/20/2026
Foss Maritime
On Sept. 29, 2025, the Tug Lindsey Foss, owned and operated by Foss Maritime, spilled approximately 10 gallons of transmission fluid to Fidalgo Bay. Foss Maritime made all necessary state and contingency plan notifications, but outside the mandated one-hour time standard.
$2,800
360-515-6868
Snohomish
02/20/2026
Snohomish River Boat Launch
On July 23, 2024, a sunken recreational vessel, owned by Caleb Maki, released approximately one gallon of gasoline to the Snohomish River. Caleb Maki did not make any necessary notification or take any action to collect, contain, or remove the spilled oil and sunken vessel.
$3,000
360-515-6868
Spokane
03/13/2026
Zelham Inc
A leaking forklift operated by Zelham Inc. spilled approximately three gallons of hydraulic oil to the Spokane River. Zelham Inc. did not immediately make required notifications about the spill, despite being instructed to do so by Ecology responders.
$1,200
360-515-6868
Spokane
Spokane
04/28/2026
Sandeep Kaur
Failure to comply with multiple requirements for registration, licensing, fees, compliance tags, corrosion protection, release detection, and financial responsibility.
$1,900
509-202-5674
Stevens
Valley
04/16/2026
Shauna Alwine, Joshua Alwine
Violation of procedure for appropriation of surface water.
$5,000
509-202-5674
Thurston
Olympia
04/02/2026
LGI Homes
LGI Homes is developing the Hewitt Lake Heights project near Olympia. The business was issued a penalty for violations of its construction stormwater permit, including uncontrolled discharges of concrete wastewater.
$1,000
360-791-1939
Thurston
Olympia
06/22/2026
Brumfield Construction
Brumfield Construction leases the former Bay Marine yard on Budd Inlet. The business failed to submit required quarterly monitoring reports for its stormwater discharge for over a year.
$3,000
360-791-1939
Walla Walla
Wallula
04/15/2026
Packaging Corporation of America
Facility caused or allowed particulate matter emissions above the limits in their air operating permit and in federal regulation.
$8,500
360-791-9830
03/16/2026
Walmart Inc.
Walmart sold air conditioning recharge cans containing climate super pollutants that have been banned in the state of Washington.
News release
$383,388
564-669-8947
03/16/2026
Amazon.com Services LLC
Amazon sold air conditioning recharge cans containing climate super pollutants that have been banned in the state of Washington.
News release
$800,068
564-669-8947
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