Coffin Butte Owners Fined $3M

Oregon fines Republic $3M over Coffin Butte Landfill gas violation

Regulators sent a pre-enforcement notice to Republic in November alleging the landfill had insufficiently operated several gas control measures.

Coffin Butte owners fined $3M

The state is fining the owners of Coffin Butte Landfill the largest penalty for environmental violations in Oregon history.

Oregon DEQ fines landfill near Corvallis over $3 million for air quality violations

A landfill near Corvallis has been fined over $3 million for air quality violations, according to the Oregon Department of Environment Quality.

Oregon DEQ issues record-breaking $3 million fine against Coffin Butte landfill

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued a penalty of more than $3 million against the owners of the Coffin Butte landfill.

Oregon DEQ issues $3.1 million fine to Republic Services subsidiary

Valley Landfills Inc., a Republic Services subsidiary, faces the largest civil penalty in Oregon DEQ history following a multi-year investigation conducted in coordination with the US EPA. The DEQ alleged that the Coffin Butte Landfill operator committed multiple air quality violations, failing to comply with federal and state laws regarding the monitor, capture and control of gas emissions. “This order addresses violations of state and federal …

State Fines Coffin Butte Landfill $3 Million for Air Pollution Violations

Today, Coffin Butte got themselves slapped with a $3 million penalty for air quality violations. “The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an enforcement order to Valley Landfills Inc. [a subsidiary of Republic Services] today that includes a civil penalty of more than $3 million for air quality violations at Coffin Butte Landfill north of Corvallis,” says a DEQ release. The release goes on to say DEQ’s order alleges the facility fa…