The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued a $4,277 penalty to Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. for stormwater discharge permit violations at its Northeast Portland facility.

The toolmaker has a stormwater discharge permit that allows it to discharge stormwater from its site into the Columbia Slough if it meets certain conditions.

The DEQ penalized the company for failing to conduct visual monitoring for July through December 2010.

— From wire reports