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Oregon wood treater fined more than $1M for polluting drinking water, other violations
Oregon wood treater fined more than $1M for polluting drinking water, other violations
Oregon wood treater fined more than $1M for polluting drinking water, other violations

Published on: 09/12/2025

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The Sheridan Bridge over the South Yamhill River. Stella-Jones’ wood treatment facility has a state permit that allows it to release treated stormwater into the river, but the company has repeatedly violated the permit by releasing water containing excessive pentachlorophenol levels.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined a polluting wood treater in northwest Oregon more than $1 million for a slew of violations stretching back to 2022.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/09/oregon-wood-treater-fined-more-than-1m-for-polluting-drinking-water-other-violations.html

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