Washington State Ecology Dept.: Industrial Site in Whatcom County Penalized $900,000 for Dangerous Waste Violations
December 06, 2023
December 06, 2023
BELLINGHAM, Washington, Dec. 6 -- The Washington State Department of Ecology issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023:
For years, hundreds of thousands of gallons of oily waste, tons of solidified wastes, and numerous containers of dangerous waste accumulated at the Treoil industrial site in Whatcom County, with much of that waste stored adjacent to wetlands and a nearby creek. The potential threat those wastes posed to the environment led to two multi-million-dollar federa . . .
For years, hundreds of thousands of gallons of oily waste, tons of solidified wastes, and numerous containers of dangerous waste accumulated at the Treoil industrial site in Whatcom County, with much of that waste stored adjacent to wetlands and a nearby creek. The potential threat those wastes posed to the environment led to two multi-million-dollar federa . . .