Oregon DEQ fines the town of Sumpter
By Associated PressSUMPTER, Ore. (AP) - The state levied a $1,902 fine against the Eastern Oregon city of Sumpter, alleging it failed to submit reports showing that treated wastewater was tested for pollutants. Sumpter has a Department of Environmental Quality permit allowing it to use treated wastewater to irrigate land. The permit mandates the city test the wastewater twice per week, and do other testing on an annual basis. According to DEQ records, Sumpter failed to turn in weekly results more than 20 times during the past three years. It also didn't provide results from some 2006 and 2007 annual tests. City Recorder Pat Aikins told the Baker City Herald that Sumpter is appealing the fine. The city uses wastewater for irrigation during the summer because its sewage lagoon isn't large enough to store all its wastewater year-round. |
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