Legal Opinion
Department of Ecology v. Lundgren
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 11, 1999No. 22715-1-IIPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
— Gary Lundgren is the sole owner and officer of Ketron Island Enterprises (KIE), which for many years owned the sewage treatment plant on Ketron Island. When the plant failed, causing raw sewage to discharge into Puget Sound, the Department of Ecology fined both KIE and Lundgren for violating Washington’s water pollution control act, RCW 90.48. Lundgren appealed to the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB), which held him *239not personally liable. On appeal by the Department of Ecology, the superior court ruled that Lundgren was personally hable. Lundgren contends the trial court erred by (1)…
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