Yesterday afternoon, I saw a guy emptying a big, wheeled, garbage can full of water into a storm drain. The storm drain runs straight into the river, no filtering or treatment, remember this. The guy's van said it was an Aquarium Service company. So, it wasn't hazardous waste, just aquarium water. With fish poo, maybe some fish eggs, or a fish or two, and probably some exotic aquatic weed scraps. I'm thinking this wasn't a good thing to do, and I should report it. Do you agree? To what government agency should I report it? C&R, Steve

Steve..I reported the same thing...and I belive the same company to the managers at St. Francis Hospital because I saw them dumping into a drain on the grounds at the hospital. They lost their contract there at the hospital because they considered it hazardous non-natural runoff and they were supposed to remove and treat their own waste.

Well, of course, I reported the guy. To the Auburn Wastewater Supervisor, after playing phone tag for a couple days. He was very interested, appreciative, and even complimentary. Their next step was to turn the info over to an enforcement branch..."Auburn CSI", sorta. I don't know if I'll ever hear back about it, but doubt it. I hope my experience will encourage you all to watch for violations, ya hear? They do happen! 

I busted a guy in Snoqualmie dumping anti freeze into a catch basin a year ago.  He was incensed, though he was going to clock me.  Held my ground until he let his pit bull out.  Got back in my rig and of course, I have a radio direct to my friend the Chief of Police.  The city pressed charges against the guy.  The landlord called us a few days later, thanking us very much for taking care of his "problem".  I despise polluters almost as much I despise poachers.  Rank them right up there with pedophiles and rapists.  Good job, Steve.  They had probably been doing that for years.