Unexpected heavy rain caused water containment measures to fail during the City of Eugene’s Amazon Creek restoration project.
As a result of the August 2024 breach, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality recently issued the city a $23,400 fine. The violations include storing an excavator in an active waterway and failing to control sediment.
City of Eugene Public Works spokesperson Marion Suitor told KLCC the city will pay the fine, but that workers made their best efforts to meet the conditions of the permit…