PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has cited six Portland-area drycleaners for improper monitoring of equipment and hazardous wastes, hitting them with penalties for air- and water-quality violations.
Violations included the lax monitoring and testing of equipment than can leak hazardous air pollutants, failing to submit required reports and documentation, and in one case, discharging hazardous waste into a sewer. The penalties stem from inspections and records reviews conducted by DEQ in 2007 and early 2008.
