The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued 12 penalties totaling $371,649 in September for various environmental violations. A detailed list of violations and resulting penalties is at https://ordeq.org/enforcement. Fines ranged from $1,776 to $84,647. Alleged violations included a performing asbestos abatement work without a license, establishing a solid waste site without a permit and failing to properly label hazardous waste. DEQ issued civil penalties to the following organizations on the South Coast: Kenneth and Amie Barnard, $19,200, Gold Beach, solid waste.
