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Ore. sends message to BLM _ don’t pollute

The Columbian
Published: January 13, 2010, 12:00am

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials have fined the federal Bureau of Land Management $5,000 for spraying polluted water onto land in the Hyatt Lake recreation area near Ashland.

A state Department of Environmental Quality investigation turned up the violation at the BLM’s sewage treatment facility. The treatment system processes discharge from a campground at the lake.

The BLM is under no obligation to pay the $5,000 because as a federal agency it’s exempt from state fines.

Bryan Smith, an environmental law specialist with the DEQ, told the Mail Tribune newspaper of Medford that there was some debate whether to cite the BLM because of the lack of enforcement. Ultimately, he said, the DEQ decided it would send a bad message not to fine the federal agency.

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Information from: Mail Tribune, http://www.mailtribune.com/

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