Opponents fear that blasting and digging during annual salmon runs could disrupt the fish s reproductive cycle, leading to a sharp reduction in salmon fry over the next two years. We hope this and other court actions send a message that polluters will pay the price for polluting Washington's waters. Allied Aquatics has a long history of breaking environmental laws in Washington. The company has not complied with permit requirements from Ecology when applying chemicals to treat lakes for dangerous or harmful aquatic plants and algae, putting public health and the environment at considerable risk, said White. After we resolve this long-standing case with Allied Aquatics, we will ask Washington courts to order other companies to pay the price for polluting.
Collection agencies track down companies with unpaid penalties.
Still, many penalties go unpaid. Millions more poles are slathered with the same chemical by utility workers in attempts to ward off rot and insects. The survey shows that 69 percent of utility companies give away or sell to the public poles taken out of service. The parcel will provide water storage and waterfowl habitat along the Pacific migratory bird flyway. This land purchase helps ease the pressure on both migratory birds and farmers by providing a water storage area for the Refuge.