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Archive Home > 2009 > November > 03 > EPA issues ultimatum on toxic waste

EPA issues ultimatum on toxic waste

If ex-owner doesn't clean up site, agency will - and cost may triple

By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin
November 3, 2009

The federal government issued an ultimatum Monday to the former Powell Butte rancher charged with dumping hazardous waste on his property: Clean up the ranch or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will — and it could cost triple.

Dennis Beetham, who owns the formaldehyde manufacturing....

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