PORT ANGELES – The Department of Ecology will hold an open house on Wednesday, September 25, to answer your questions and present information about the Rayonier Mill site cleanup project on Port Angeles Harbor and the three reports currently available for public comment.
Land and water pollutants were left over after the pulp mill closed in 1997. The cleanup and restoration projects are expected to get under way sometime in 2020.
The open house is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Olympic Medical Center’s Linkletter Hall in Port Angeles.
The three reports that will be discussed at the open house and that are available for public comment include:
Upland Data Summary Report (Volume I) describes what the contaminants are and where they are located in soil and groundwater.
Marine Data Summary Report (Volume II) describes what the contaminants are and where they are located in sediments.
Cleanup Alternatives Evaluation Report (Volume III) describes and evaluates options for cleanup of soil and ground water and marine sediments.
These documents are available at:
Port Angeles Public Library (360-417-8500)
Department of Ecology in Lacey (by appointment, call 360-407-6365).
The public comment period will run from August 29 to October 28, 2019. You can submit comments online during the comment period.
For questions regarding the cleanup, please contact the Cleanup Site Manager, Marian Abbett or (360) 407-6257.