2009 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:35:09 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Rayonier Mill, Port Angeles, Washington
 
Washington Department of Ecology
News Release 09-235
September 24, 2009


Ecology looks to energize Rayonier Mill cleanup in Port Angeles

OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) team leading cleanup efforts at the former Rayonier Mill in Port Angeles has finished preparing a new agreed order and is sending it to the company for signature. This proposed agreement outlines a timeline for Rayonier to complete specific tasks and products that will lead to cleanup of the company's property and the adjacent marine environment.

"We're pleased to be at a point that will move this cleanup forward and help return this property to productive use," said Ecology's regional cleanup manager, Rebecca Lawson. "The community has patiently waited for signs of progress, and this action signals Ecology's commitment to getting this cleanup done."

She said that under the new agreed order, Rayonier would complete the unfinished contamination investigation and evaluate cleanup options in what's known as the "study area" - Rayonier's property and a portion of the adjacent marine environment. The study area is a portion of the larger Rayonier Mill cleanup site.


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For the entire release, see
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2009news/2009-235.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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