The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality levied six fines in July, totaling $63,634.

They included a plywood mill discharging hydraulic oil to a river, a food manufacturer failing to monitor stormwater and a machinery sales facility operating without a required permit.

Recipients can appeal their fines by requesting a hearing within 20 days of receiving a penalty letter. DEQ sometimes reduces or eliminates fines after an appeal.

Recipients also may be able to resolve part of their penalty by completing or sponsoring an environmental improvement project instead of paying a fine.

Here are the citations:

Rolling Frito-Lay Sales , Salem, $17,806: For failing to monitor stormwater discharges at its warehouses in Salem and Portland. The company has appealed the penalty.

Blaine Machi

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