DOE Fines Shearer Brothers Chipping in Shelton

Submitted to Shelton Blog by Jack Miles

Excerpts from:
Shelton Company Fined by Ecology
by Dedrick Allan

Shelton-based Shearer Brothers Chipping was recently fined by the State Department of Ecology for failing to submit their pollution monitoring reports last year.

According to an Ecology news release, Shearer Brothers was one of 11 businesses in Southwest Washington to be fined $3,000 for not submitting their stormwater monitoring reports for the first three quarters in 2010. The agency says these reports are required under the Clean Water Act and that runoff is the biggest threat to water quality in urban areas of Washington and Puget Sound as industrial stormwater can be some of the most toxic.

The Act requires most industrial sites to monitor, measure and submit reports about the stormwater that leaves their properties. Ecology administers this process through an industrial stormwater permit and before issuing penalties, officials sent reminder letters.

The money collected from penalties funds grants to local environmental enhancement and restoration projects sponsored by local governments, tribes and other state agencies.

Link to complete article:
http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4498-shelton-company-fined-by-ecology