The City of Port Townsend Washington and the County of Jefferson County, along with the EPA and the Washington DEQ have aided and abetted The Port Townsend Paper Mill to poison the air, water and soil of Port Townsend for decades.
So now we have some issue with Toxic Dust? What is this Really About? We all know that the Jefferson County Public health along with the governing bodies listed above, do NOT care about fine particle dust poisoning us all. They do not care about asbestos issues at the Port Townsend Paper Mill. They do not care about toxic, ACID SLUDGE going into our ground water, into the Port Townsend Bay and shipped out to other counties from the Port Townsend Paper Mill. They do not care about 1000 pounds of ammonia in the Port Townsend Air Daily. They do not care about the Acid levels of the Puget Sound or the Carbon Footprint of Port Townsend that affects the world.
The City of Port Townsend Washington, the County of Jefferson County, the EPA and the Washington DEQ and Jefferson County Health ALL have allowed the Port Townsend Paper Mill to violate our human rights, constitutional rights and to break the laws of air quality, marine law and to violated the Clean Air Act. They choose a GREEDY corporation over the lives of real people.
The 300 jobs at the Port Townsend Paper Mill are 1% of the population of Jefferson County. Many people, companies, and jobs would come here if they were gone. There are artists, writers, healers, farmers and more that make up the REAL population.
So enough with the Greed, the payoffs, the look the other way. SHUT Down the Port Townsend Paper Mill now and STOP violating our right to clean air, clean water, and clean soil.
Below is the recent local issue of Toxic Dust at Boat Haven
http://www.ptleader.com/news/toxic-dust-aired-in-port-race/article_3cbde1d0-6c78-11e5-a0aa-9b7f8c9bbbb4.html
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
The City of Port Townsend Washington, the County of Jefferson County, the EPA and the Washington DEQ and Jefferson County Health ALL have allowed the Port Townsend Paper Mill to violate our human rights, constitutional rights and to break the laws of air quality, marine law and to violated the Clean Air Act.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
the Port Townsend Paper Mill is NOT being WATCHED by local authorities and no one is listening nor making them obey the law
Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend Can do something about the Puget Sound Temperature. SHUT down the Port Townsend Paper Mill
Asbestos and other Known TOXINS and Jefferson County Healthy, the City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County does not STOP this ???
"Larry Powers Wonder why the PH of the water is acidic around the sound? Acid trucks go to Port Townsend Paper full and return empty? The PH of the ash they are stock piling is not 7 and the rain run off is not stopped before the salt water. The sediment ponds out back of the mill have aerators that are built of stainless steel floating in the pond. The acid in the pond totally ate the float till it would not hold the air pump . I was there when it was pulled out of service. The entire mill is loaded with asbestos and is crumbling and exposing the workers through out the mill every day."
From my Facebook Page at
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Port-Townsend-Paper-Mill-NOT-a-Fit-for-Port-Townsend/245153762294452?fref=ts
"Larry Powers Wonder why the PH of the water is acidic around the sound? Acid trucks go to Port Townsend Paper full and return empty? The PH of the ash they are stock piling is not 7 and the rain run off is not stopped before the salt water. The sediment ponds out back of the mill have aerators that are built of stainless steel floating in the pond. The acid in the pond totally ate the float till it would not hold the air pump . I was there when it was pulled out of service. The entire mill is loaded with asbestos and is crumbling and exposing the workers through out the mill every day."
From my Facebook Page at
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Port-Townsend-Paper-Mill-NOT-a-Fit-for-Port-Townsend/245153762294452?fref=ts
the Port Townsend Paper Mill is a MAJOR contributor to the toxins and acids in our waters
Don't Forget this Comment by Larry Powers about the Acid Trucks from the Port Townsend Paper Mill. http://porttownsendpaper.blogspot.com/search?q=larry+powers
The Port Townsend Paper Mill is No Longer a Good Fit for Port Townsend. YOU have a Constitutional Right to Breath Clean Air.
What is the smell in Port Townsend? Why does the city of Port Townsend and Jefferson county allow this to go on? Who is getting paid off? Why should we buy in Port Townsend or continue living in Port Townsend? Does the fine particles I see in the air at night have any harmful properties? Is there really 1000 lbs of ammonia a day coming out of the Port Townsend Mill? Is there really massive asbestos issues at the mill? Is the SLUDGE filling the Port Townsend Bay with Acid?
These are among the many questions I get from my blogs daily, weekly, monthly.
The smell is POISON. Check Out
http://porttownsendpaper.blogspot.com/
http://porttownsendpaper.blogspot.com/
the Port Townsend Paper Mill is Breaking the Law Period. And Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend are enabling them to do so. You have a constitutional right to clean air, clean water and clean soil. The Paper Mill uses massive water, poisons it and in turn poisons the Port Townsend Bay which then poisons the Puget Sound and affects all sea life that we love so much here. The Port Townsend Paper Mill is Not a Good Fit For Port Townsend. https://www.facebook.com/Port-Townsend-Paper-Mill-NOT-a-…/…/
Sunday, August 16, 2015
MONITOR MONITOR. How about SIMPLY STOP Poisoning Us.
"Port Townsend Mill Must Add Second Unit to Monitor Emissions
reports on the plan of Port Townsend Paper Corp. to install a second unit to monitor air emissions from its containerboard mill in Port Townsend, Washington."
Source
http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/72065451/port-townsend-mill-must-add-second-unit-monitor-emissions
reports on the plan of Port Townsend Paper Corp. to install a second unit to monitor air emissions from its containerboard mill in Port Townsend, Washington."
Source
http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/72065451/port-townsend-mill-must-add-second-unit-monitor-emissions
the Washington State Department of Ecology has coddled the PT Paper Mill for years and years. There is monitoring in place, there is massive complaints and still it goes on.
Archive of the Weather Station from 2008
"PT Paper officials are proud of how the company has responded to Ecology's request for more information relating to public complaints about paper mill odor.
"The DOE has looked at our records and said we have some of the best odor-complaint monitoring in the state," said Kristin Marshall, PT Paper environmental manager."
"Each time a complaint about a mill odor is received, it can be compared to the weather data. Until now, PT Paper would rely on weather information gathered from stations at the County Courthouse or Blue Heron Middle School in Port Townsend."
All this done to assist due to complaints, YET the mill is self monitoring? WHY?
Read the 2008 Article, why does this go on and on?
http://www.ptleader.com/news/pt-paper-adds-weather-station/article_77412d08-0962-5d62-bf4b-8feb3b2c6d83.html
"PT Paper officials are proud of how the company has responded to Ecology's request for more information relating to public complaints about paper mill odor.
"The DOE has looked at our records and said we have some of the best odor-complaint monitoring in the state," said Kristin Marshall, PT Paper environmental manager."
"Each time a complaint about a mill odor is received, it can be compared to the weather data. Until now, PT Paper would rely on weather information gathered from stations at the County Courthouse or Blue Heron Middle School in Port Townsend."
All this done to assist due to complaints, YET the mill is self monitoring? WHY?
Read the 2008 Article, why does this go on and on?
http://www.ptleader.com/news/pt-paper-adds-weather-station/article_77412d08-0962-5d62-bf4b-8feb3b2c6d83.html
Thursday, August 13, 2015
The Port Townsend Paper Mill is Not about a "Conversation" nor about "Opinions"; it is about Fact, Law and Constitutional Rights.
If one is a Port Townsend Council Member or running for council. It is not about having a conversation on some issues, it is simply about will you obey the law and our constitutional rights Period?
This is not about Opinion, nor about some "conversation". Nor is it about being civil or not being civil. It is SIMPLY, Lawfully, and Constitutionally about accountability, transparency, and upholding the law, the bill of rights and the constitution.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill is breaking the law. The Port Townsend Paper Mill is violating the clean air act. And it is the duty of a councilman elect or a council member to defend the rights of the citizens period. And that is not based on Opinion nor Conversation to convince anyone what our rights are. They are clear fact.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill is violating your constitutional right to clean air, clean water, and clean soil.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill is violating the Bill of Rights.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill has gotten massive grants, hand outs, free water, tax credits and all to provide those 300 jobs, which is 1% of the population of Jefferson County. However, if those folks with those jobs got all the grants and hand outs the mill has gotten or even SOLD the water the mill uses daily, they would have way more money then they do now and without being exposed to massive KNOWN toxins or even having to go to work everyday.
We do not need to necessarily REPLACE the Port Townsend Paper Mill. There will be plenty of industry here, and no need for large greedy corporation who get hand outs, create toxin air water and soil and violation our constitutional rights.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill is NOT using modern technology to clean their emissions and the City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County are NOT making them. They will not spend the money unless they are forced to.
The City of Port Townsend, Jefferson County, the DOE and Jefferson County Healthcare coddle, enable and pave the way for the Port Townsend Paper Mill to break the law and violate the constitution. They disguise it, cover it up and flat out lie about it's existence. And all to enrich a greedy corporation and it's insatiable shareholders.
This is NOT about having a constructive or even a civil conversation. It is about being willing to actually enforce law and constitutional rights period.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill is spewing known Toxins
Jefferson County Health and local Doctors know this, as many have left town due to massive health risks and concerns. It is time for accountability and to STOP violation the rights of citizens and tourists breathing, not just smelly air, but ammonia and other toxins and fine particles that cause damage to lungs and other human organs.
This on top of the massive water issue and total lack of respect for soil, fisheries, marine life, emergency drought conditions and air quality.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill affects the ozone layer, and emissions really do affect climate change. This is pure fact and science. So why not stand up to them and get them out of your community.
Jobs is NO Excuse. TOXIC Jobs that harm others NEED to NOT be here or anywhere. There are thousands if not millions of non-Toxic ways to create, generate and stimulate economy / money.
Emission standards are legal requirements governing air pollutants released into the atmosphere. Emission standards set quantitative limits on the permissible amount of specific air pollutants that may be released from specific sources over specific time frames. They are generally designed to achieve air quality standards and to protect human health.
However, it takes local politicians, authorities, governing bodies to actually have the balls
and the backbone to enforce those laws in order for them to actually protect the citizens
in any given area.
The Clean Air Act is LAW that is to ensure our right to have SAFE Air To Breath
http://www.cleanairtrust.org/cleanairact.html
Summary of the Clean Air Act
42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq.
http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-clean-air-act
Section 112 of the Clean Air Act addresses emissions of hazardous air pollutants.
Clean Air Act (United States)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Air_Act_(United_States)
It is NOT Good Enough that the Port Townsend Mill is monitoring itself. That is simply more protection for the mill. The City of Port Townsend is very powerful in this, as is Jefferson County. Yet folks, such as Paul Rice, candidate for city council, seem to think that it is about Opinion and to have a platform for conversation. It is not. It is about Obeying the Law and Upholding our Constitutional Rights and in this day and age also about taking Climate Change SERIOUS.
Information on a Community Bill of Rights
http://porttownsendpaper.blogspot.com/search?q=bill+of+rights
Our Washington Governor Said it is the LAW that we have Clean Air
The State of Washington take Climate Change serious or are trying to as we see below
http://porttownsendpaper.blogspot.com/search?q=governor
Port Townsend Paper= 611,864 tons per year of CO2e
"Inslee hopes to fund the $12 billion plan with bonds, fees and a carbon charge on the state's industrial polluters. The market-based carbon pollution charge will generate $7 billion over 12 years, he said. The fee will generate the equivalent of a 12 cent gas tax without hurting consumers, he said."
"All of this can be done with "a new and bold idea that will breathe new life" into the state - the polluter's fee, he said.
"We can clean our air and water at the same time we are fixing our air and our roads," he said. "It is indeed a two-for."
Source and Full Article
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/17/washington-carbon-tax_n_6337242.html
Air Pollution Control Act
"The act declared that air pollution was a danger to public health and welfare"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Pollution_Control_Act
You have a Right to Know what you are Breathing. Yet the EPA, the DOE, and Jefferson County keep that information on the down low. They have toxic readings and they do nothing. All citizens can do is call the DOE and complain then the DOE calls the perpetrator and nothing is done.
Know More of your Community Right To Know
http://www.pollutionissues.com/Ho-Li/Laws-and-Regulations-United-States.html
http://porttownsendnews.blogspot.com/
PORT TOWNSEND CAN CREATE A LOCAL BILL OF RIGHTS TO PROTECT
This is not about Opinion, nor about some "conversation". Nor is it about being civil or not being civil. It is SIMPLY, Lawfully, and Constitutionally about accountability, transparency, and upholding the law, the bill of rights and the constitution.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill is breaking the law. The Port Townsend Paper Mill is violating the clean air act. And it is the duty of a councilman elect or a council member to defend the rights of the citizens period. And that is not based on Opinion nor Conversation to convince anyone what our rights are. They are clear fact.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill is violating your constitutional right to clean air, clean water, and clean soil.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill is violating the Bill of Rights.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill has gotten massive grants, hand outs, free water, tax credits and all to provide those 300 jobs, which is 1% of the population of Jefferson County. However, if those folks with those jobs got all the grants and hand outs the mill has gotten or even SOLD the water the mill uses daily, they would have way more money then they do now and without being exposed to massive KNOWN toxins or even having to go to work everyday.
We do not need to necessarily REPLACE the Port Townsend Paper Mill. There will be plenty of industry here, and no need for large greedy corporation who get hand outs, create toxin air water and soil and violation our constitutional rights.The Port Townsend Paper Mill is NOT using modern technology to clean their emissions and the City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County are NOT making them. They will not spend the money unless they are forced to.
The City of Port Townsend, Jefferson County, the DOE and Jefferson County Healthcare coddle, enable and pave the way for the Port Townsend Paper Mill to break the law and violate the constitution. They disguise it, cover it up and flat out lie about it's existence. And all to enrich a greedy corporation and it's insatiable shareholders.
This is NOT about having a constructive or even a civil conversation. It is about being willing to actually enforce law and constitutional rights period.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill is spewing known Toxins
Jefferson County Health and local Doctors know this, as many have left town due to massive health risks and concerns. It is time for accountability and to STOP violation the rights of citizens and tourists breathing, not just smelly air, but ammonia and other toxins and fine particles that cause damage to lungs and other human organs.
This on top of the massive water issue and total lack of respect for soil, fisheries, marine life, emergency drought conditions and air quality.
Air Quality LAW and Constitutional Rights
The Port Townsend Paper Mill affects the ozone layer, and emissions really do affect climate change. This is pure fact and science. So why not stand up to them and get them out of your community.Jobs is NO Excuse. TOXIC Jobs that harm others NEED to NOT be here or anywhere. There are thousands if not millions of non-Toxic ways to create, generate and stimulate economy / money.
Emission standards are legal requirements governing air pollutants released into the atmosphere. Emission standards set quantitative limits on the permissible amount of specific air pollutants that may be released from specific sources over specific time frames. They are generally designed to achieve air quality standards and to protect human health.
However, it takes local politicians, authorities, governing bodies to actually have the balls
and the backbone to enforce those laws in order for them to actually protect the citizens
in any given area.
The Clean Air Act is LAW that is to ensure our right to have SAFE Air To Breath
http://www.cleanairtrust.org/cleanairact.html
Summary of the Clean Air Act
42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq.
http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-clean-air-act
Section 112 of the Clean Air Act addresses emissions of hazardous air pollutants.
Clean Air Act (United States)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Air_Act_(United_States)
You have a Right to CLEAN Air.
It is NOT Good Enough that the Port Townsend Mill is monitoring itself. That is simply more protection for the mill. The City of Port Townsend is very powerful in this, as is Jefferson County. Yet folks, such as Paul Rice, candidate for city council, seem to think that it is about Opinion and to have a platform for conversation. It is not. It is about Obeying the Law and Upholding our Constitutional Rights and in this day and age also about taking Climate Change SERIOUS.
Information on a Community Bill of Rights
http://porttownsendpaper.blogspot.com/search?q=bill+of+rights
Our Washington Governor Said it is the LAW that we have Clean Air
The State of Washington take Climate Change serious or are trying to as we see below
http://porttownsendpaper.blogspot.com/search?q=governor
Port Townsend Paper= 611,864 tons per year of CO2e
Washington Gov. Proposes Major Carbon Tax To Fund Pressing Transportation Needs
"Inslee hopes to fund the $12 billion plan with bonds, fees and a carbon charge on the state's industrial polluters. The market-based carbon pollution charge will generate $7 billion over 12 years, he said. The fee will generate the equivalent of a 12 cent gas tax without hurting consumers, he said."
"All of this can be done with "a new and bold idea that will breathe new life" into the state - the polluter's fee, he said.
"We can clean our air and water at the same time we are fixing our air and our roads," he said. "It is indeed a two-for."
Source and Full Article
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/17/washington-carbon-tax_n_6337242.html
Port Townsend Paper is NOT above the LAW
Expose all people who are aiding and abetting them to
BREAK THE LAW.
File Charges against ALL acting in conspiracy
to Obstruct Justice.
WASHINGTON CLEAN AIR ACT
Air Pollution Control Act
"The act declared that air pollution was a danger to public health and welfare"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Pollution_Control_Act
You have a Right to Know what you are Breathing. Yet the EPA, the DOE, and Jefferson County keep that information on the down low. They have toxic readings and they do nothing. All citizens can do is call the DOE and complain then the DOE calls the perpetrator and nothing is done.
Know More of your Community Right To Know
http://www.pollutionissues.com/Ho-Li/Laws-and-Regulations-United-States.html
Community Rights Over Corporate Power!
Plain and Simple
NOT Legal Advice, Simply Information
Cause of Action (Laws, Legal Grounds to Sue On)
FOLKS, you have a Right to Clean Air, Clean Soil, Clean Water.
18:1964, Racketeering (RICO) Act
Duty of Care; Breach of Duty
Negligence Tort, Professional Negligence
Civil Rights Violation
Federal Water Pollution Control Act
Clean Water Act
Clean Air Act
Bill of RIghts
Environmental Quality Act
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966),
the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (1966)
State Constitutional Violations, US and WA
Right to Quiet Enjoyment, your right to enjoy your property.
You pay city, county and state taxes to Be POISONED?
The Paper Mill gets tax breaks, hand outs, grants and more Corporate Welfare.
Washington Environmental Law Resource Links
YOU are in CHARGE of Community Rights. YOU the PUBLIC.
However you have to STAND up and tell the Port Townsend Paper Mill, the DOE, the EPA, Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend that you will NOT stand for your air, water and soil to be poisoned, PERIOD.
If you do nothing, say NOTHING, then NOTHING Changes
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| TOXIC AIR IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL |
PORT TOWNSEND CAN CREATE A LOCAL BILL OF RIGHTS TO PROTECT
THE AIR QUALITY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY IF THEY CHOOSE TO.
Links to Research on Air Quality and Constitutional Rights
a FEW Research Links on Legal Action Against a Paper Mill
Everett sues Kimberly-Clark over condition of mill site
Glatfelter faces $5 million lawsuit over emissions
TOXIC AIR IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
YOU have a Constitutional Right to BREATHE Clean Air. Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend have an Obligation and Duty to Protect Your RIGHTS to Breath Clean AIR.
Shut Down the Port Townsend Paper Mill. Fight Back. You have a Right to have CLEAN AIR. You have PROPERTY Rights, Rights to not be Harassed, and you have rights under the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights to BREATH Clean Air.
Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend have a responsibility to stand up to corporations such as the Port Townsend Paper Mill that are violating your rights.
However, You have to stand up to Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend and to DEMAND that your legal rights are enforced.
Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend must MAKE the Washington Department of Ecology Do their JOB.
STOP Complaining to your Attacker that they are Harming YOU. Complain to Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend. They can and SHOULD enact local laws to PROTECT YOU.
Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend have a responsibility to stand up to corporations such as the Port Townsend Paper Mill that are violating your rights.
However, You have to stand up to Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend and to DEMAND that your legal rights are enforced.
Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend must MAKE the Washington Department of Ecology Do their JOB.
STOP Complaining to your Attacker that they are Harming YOU. Complain to Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend. They can and SHOULD enact local laws to PROTECT YOU.
It is not enough to simply report to the Department of Ecology. Stephanie OGLE and the DOE protect the mill. It is FUTILE to report directly to the assailant's, the Port Townsend Paper Mill, and ask them to stop attacking you.
It is the Job of Law Enforcement, State Agencies, and here mostly the job of Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend to PROTECT your RIGHTS.
It is the Job of Law Enforcement, State Agencies, and here mostly the job of Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend to PROTECT your RIGHTS.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill is NO Longer
a Good Fit for the People of Port Townsend, PERIOD.
Monday, July 6, 2015
Stephanie Ogle and the Washington Department of Ecology is not really a People BEFORE Profit sort of group. Yet they are paid by public dollars.
Stephanie Ogle of the Washington Department of Ecology is assigned to regulate the Port Townsend Paper Mill and claims to follow up on all odor complaints. However, all this seems to be is to contact the mill and see if everything was normal and okey dokey on that day. The Mill says Ya all is well and well that is that. So it would seem that the DEQ is really out to protect the mill and not the water, air, soil, and people in Washington.
Kind of like asking a criminal if they committed the crime, of course they say NOPE sure didn't.
Stephanie Ogle and the Washington Department of Ecology is not really a People BEFORE Profit sort of group. Yet they are paid by public dollars.
The Bottom Line is the mill is, in my understanding of the laws, breaking the clean air, clean water and clean soil laws. They are harassing us constantly and ruining our legal right to quiet enjoyment of property. The Port Townsend Paper Mill, I allege, is breaking the Clean Air Act, and yes are committing crimes on the residents of Port Townsend.
The DEQ allegedly logs odor complaints, SO WHAT. They are supposed to protect the water, soil, air and people of Washington. Instead they protect the profits of the Crown Paper Group, not even based out of Washington.
Complaining about Odor is Futile. They don't do anything but pay us lip service.
The DEQ and EPA does NOT address the poisons we are clearly breathing nor the massive clean water that is poisoned by the mill. And for WHAT? The alleged smell of MONEY.
That money smell is for the lung doctors, the mill owners, the investors and not for Port Townsend. There are clean jobs that could come in and there is tons of clean up jobs. The PT Mill gets grants and lot's of hand outs, plus they use 14 Million Gallons of water a day. SURELY there can be a way to create 400 jobs in PT without poisoning us and ruining our quality of life.
Stephanie Ogle of the Washington Department of Ecology gets her deep investigative results from the mill itself.
And she says "Generally speaking, the operations at the mill were normal and the air pollution control equipment was operating within their normal ranges. They did not have any leaks/spills/abnormal releases during that period."
What does "generally" MEAN? This is our precious air. We have a right to clean air. The harassing smell that the PT mill puts out is toxic and annoying. There is no such thing as generally speaking. WE WANT FACTS, and the Clean Air and Water Laws OBEYED. The DEQ is SUPPOSED to make sure the laws are followed and not CODDLE corporations.
What does "normal" and "normal ranges" MEAN? Normal Ranges is the PROBLEM. The Mill's NORMAL toxic spewing is poisoning us, harassing us, and is in violation of the Clean Air Act. It is wrong, immoral and I believe flat out against the law to put these toxins in our air and water daily. The NORMAL RANGES need to be stopped as they are unconstitutional, unlawful and a complete violation of citizen rights and property rights.
Stephanie Ogle also says;
"While the emissions from the mill are within their normal operations, the weather can have an amplifying affect on the odors that are generated at the facility. It has been hotter and more humid recently and it looks like there are have been some periods of low to no winds, which can also increase the intensity of the odors. This may be why the odors have been worse during the past week.
I will continue to request that they investigate the odor complaints and I will let you know if they do find anything outside of their normal operating ranges."
ENOUGH with the blaming the Weather. JUST Stop the source of the toxins and DO YOUR JOB. Stop mumbling about weather, generally and normally and get STRICT about what is really going on. Protect the people paying your wage. The mill is SERIOUS bad every single day it is operating REGARDLESS of humidity, wind, weather or other mumbo jumbo.
STOP LETTING THE Bad Guys Regulate themselves. STOP calling the perpetrator and asking them if they are committing the alleged crime. INVESTIGATE yourself. Monitor the Air, Obey the Law.
Contact Stephanie Ogle and tell her what you think
Stephanie Ogle, PE
W2R - Industrial Section
360-407-6355
Complain to the Department of Ecology at
Stephanie Ogle at stog461@ecy.wa.gov
Also Complain to the Port Townsend City Manager David Timmons, the Port Townsend Water Manager Ian Jablonski, and the Port Townsend Mayor.
Contact Information for the Above:
250 Madison Street, Suite 2
Port Townsend WA 98368
Phone: 360-379-5047
Fax: 360-385-4290
http://www.cityofpt.us/contactlist.htm
Complain to Ian Jablonski, City of Port Townsend water quality manager , ya know the guy that said to the PT leader that YOU should conserve water. Even though the mill uses 14 MILLION gallons a day. http://www.ptleader.com/news/drought-city-raises-lords-lake-a-second-time-this-year/article_e908d478-19f7-11e5-80cb-13bf9568a566.html
More City of Port Townsend Contact Information
City Council Main:
Position #1 Michelle Sandoval msandoval@cityofpt.us
Position #2 Catharine Robinson crobinson@cityofpt.us
Position #3 Deborah Stinson dstinson@cityofpt.us
Position #4 Robert Gray rgray@cityofpt.us
Position #5 Pamela Adams padams@cityofpt.us
Position #6 - Mayor David King dking@cityofpt.us
Position #7 - Deputy Mayor Kris Nelson knelson@cityofpt.us
The City of Port Townsend can enact LAWS to protect your water, air and soil. Example Below
There Could be a Port Townsend Environmental Bill of Rights Like this City
http://smdp.com/city-council-passes-environmental-bill-of-rights/119705
The Mill and DEQ Refuses to Protect Port Townsend. So complaint directly to the City and the County and Get the Mill Out of Our County, or at the least REALLY actually use new technology to clean the air. They are blatantly poisoning and harassing you, with NO transparency and NO accountability.
P.O. Box 1220
Port Townsend,
WA 98368
jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us
PHONE
Phone: 360.385.9100
Link for More Contact Information
http://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/commissioners/
Sue the County and the Mill, and the DEQ for violations of the Clean Air Act and more cause of actions. Stand up for your Rights. It takes us all to STAND up United.
Sue the Port Townsend Paper Mill like the story below
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/local/2015/06/30/glatfelter-faces-million-lawsuit/29514095/
You can File an attorney general complaint and a Department of Justice Complaint. You don't have to have an attorney to file complaints nor to SUE all of the above. You have RIGHTS. No more settling for hey that's the Smell of MONEY.
Kind of like asking a criminal if they committed the crime, of course they say NOPE sure didn't.
Stephanie Ogle and the Washington Department of Ecology is not really a People BEFORE Profit sort of group. Yet they are paid by public dollars.
The Bottom Line is the mill is, in my understanding of the laws, breaking the clean air, clean water and clean soil laws. They are harassing us constantly and ruining our legal right to quiet enjoyment of property. The Port Townsend Paper Mill, I allege, is breaking the Clean Air Act, and yes are committing crimes on the residents of Port Townsend.
The DEQ allegedly logs odor complaints, SO WHAT. They are supposed to protect the water, soil, air and people of Washington. Instead they protect the profits of the Crown Paper Group, not even based out of Washington.
Complaining about Odor is Futile. They don't do anything but pay us lip service.
The DEQ and EPA does NOT address the poisons we are clearly breathing nor the massive clean water that is poisoned by the mill. And for WHAT? The alleged smell of MONEY.
That money smell is for the lung doctors, the mill owners, the investors and not for Port Townsend. There are clean jobs that could come in and there is tons of clean up jobs. The PT Mill gets grants and lot's of hand outs, plus they use 14 Million Gallons of water a day. SURELY there can be a way to create 400 jobs in PT without poisoning us and ruining our quality of life.
Stephanie Ogle of the Washington Department of Ecology gets her deep investigative results from the mill itself.
And she says "Generally speaking, the operations at the mill were normal and the air pollution control equipment was operating within their normal ranges. They did not have any leaks/spills/abnormal releases during that period."
What does "generally" MEAN? This is our precious air. We have a right to clean air. The harassing smell that the PT mill puts out is toxic and annoying. There is no such thing as generally speaking. WE WANT FACTS, and the Clean Air and Water Laws OBEYED. The DEQ is SUPPOSED to make sure the laws are followed and not CODDLE corporations.
What does "normal" and "normal ranges" MEAN? Normal Ranges is the PROBLEM. The Mill's NORMAL toxic spewing is poisoning us, harassing us, and is in violation of the Clean Air Act. It is wrong, immoral and I believe flat out against the law to put these toxins in our air and water daily. The NORMAL RANGES need to be stopped as they are unconstitutional, unlawful and a complete violation of citizen rights and property rights.
Stephanie Ogle also says;
"While the emissions from the mill are within their normal operations, the weather can have an amplifying affect on the odors that are generated at the facility. It has been hotter and more humid recently and it looks like there are have been some periods of low to no winds, which can also increase the intensity of the odors. This may be why the odors have been worse during the past week.
I will continue to request that they investigate the odor complaints and I will let you know if they do find anything outside of their normal operating ranges."
ENOUGH with the blaming the Weather. JUST Stop the source of the toxins and DO YOUR JOB. Stop mumbling about weather, generally and normally and get STRICT about what is really going on. Protect the people paying your wage. The mill is SERIOUS bad every single day it is operating REGARDLESS of humidity, wind, weather or other mumbo jumbo.
STOP LETTING THE Bad Guys Regulate themselves. STOP calling the perpetrator and asking them if they are committing the alleged crime. INVESTIGATE yourself. Monitor the Air, Obey the Law.
Contact Stephanie Ogle and tell her what you think
Stephanie Ogle, PE
W2R - Industrial Section
360-407-6355
Complain to the Department of Ecology at
Stephanie Ogle at stog461@ecy.wa.gov
Also Complain to the Port Townsend City Manager David Timmons, the Port Townsend Water Manager Ian Jablonski, and the Port Townsend Mayor.
Contact Information for the Above:
250 Madison Street, Suite 2
Port Townsend WA 98368
Phone: 360-379-5047
Fax: 360-385-4290
http://www.cityofpt.us/contactlist.htm
Complain to Ian Jablonski, City of Port Townsend water quality manager , ya know the guy that said to the PT leader that YOU should conserve water. Even though the mill uses 14 MILLION gallons a day. http://www.ptleader.com/news/drought-city-raises-lords-lake-a-second-time-this-year/article_e908d478-19f7-11e5-80cb-13bf9568a566.html
More City of Port Townsend Contact Information
City Council Main:
Position #1 Michelle Sandoval msandoval@cityofpt.us
Position #2 Catharine Robinson crobinson@cityofpt.us
Position #3 Deborah Stinson dstinson@cityofpt.us
Position #4 Robert Gray rgray@cityofpt.us
Position #5 Pamela Adams padams@cityofpt.us
Position #6 - Mayor David King dking@cityofpt.us
Position #7 - Deputy Mayor Kris Nelson knelson@cityofpt.us
The City of Port Townsend can enact LAWS to protect your water, air and soil. Example Below
There Could be a Port Townsend Environmental Bill of Rights Like this City
http://smdp.com/city-council-passes-environmental-bill-of-rights/119705
The Mill and DEQ Refuses to Protect Port Townsend. So complaint directly to the City and the County and Get the Mill Out of Our County, or at the least REALLY actually use new technology to clean the air. They are blatantly poisoning and harassing you, with NO transparency and NO accountability.
Complain to Jefferson County Commissioners.
P.O. Box 1220
Port Townsend,
WA 98368
jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us
PHONE
Phone: 360.385.9100
Link for More Contact Information
http://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/commissioners/
Sue the County and the Mill, and the DEQ for violations of the Clean Air Act and more cause of actions. Stand up for your Rights. It takes us all to STAND up United.
Complain to the Department of Ecology at
Stephanie Ogle at stog461@ecy.wa.gov
Sue the Port Townsend Paper Mill like the story below
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/local/2015/06/30/glatfelter-faces-million-lawsuit/29514095/
You can File an attorney general complaint and a Department of Justice Complaint. You don't have to have an attorney to file complaints nor to SUE all of the above. You have RIGHTS. No more settling for hey that's the Smell of MONEY.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill is NO Longer
a Good Fit for the People of Port Townsend, PERIOD.
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
It is not a Good Image to Poison People.no matter what LIES the Port Townsend Paper Mill tries to feed the Residents of Port Townsend.
"Port Townsend Paper officials see payoff in fostering mill’s local image
PORT TOWNSEND — A community outreach effort by the Port Townsend Paper Corp. has already improved public perception of the mill, a chamber of commerce audience was told Monday.
“If people don’t know what you are doing, they will make something up. People are very creative,” said Kevin Scott, the company’s sustainability manager, in front of about 50 people at the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce’s meeting.
“But if you are upfront and tell them what’s going on, it helps, and our relationship with the community is very good now.”
Scott was one of four mill employees who addressed the chamber Monday, joining General Manager Carr Tyndall, Environmental Officer Annika Wallendahl and Executive Assistant Rita Hubbard.
Wallendahl said the new policies have included inviting the local media for tours and interviews, instituting public tours, establishing a complaint line, talking to community members in a one-on-one format and publishing an online newsletter designed to keep the public aware of mill improvements and environmental projects.
The company said it has also improved its website, www.ptpc.com, which includes job postings, product information and educational outreach information.
The mill held its first open house since 1949 in September, which drew over 400 community members and also improved relations, Wallendahl said.
“A lot of people couldn’t make the open house, so we now offer mill tours around once a month,” Wallendahl said.
Another important outreach program is the mill’s support of community and nonprofit groups.
Tyndall said the company has a line item for community contributions and considers each request for funding on an individual basis.
“We focus on a lot of the youth groups but will fund other things,” said Hubbard, who administers the allocations.
“Everything is subject to approval, but we have a little bit of leeway. As long as you have a good argument as to why you need the money, we can look at it and support it any way we can.”
The increased community goodwill is related to the mill’s efforts to clean up the environment and decrease the odors that emanate from the plant, Wallendahl said.
The company sponsored an odor reduction trial in 2013 that used a robotic raft to inject 6,000 pounds of liquid oxygen daily into the treatment pond, a process that reduced some of the odors, but did not eliminate them.
After the successful trial, the raft is now in full operation.
“We were grateful for the community involvement, it gave us access to a lot more input than we could have gotten on our own,” she said.
Water conservation is one of the company’s biggest concerns, especially if dry conditions continue through the summer.
Tyndall said that the mill’s water use has already been reduced from 15 million to 10 million gallons daily, and that number will decrease even further.
Scott said that he is working on a program to save 3 million gallons a day through reuse of the mill’s effluent, and Tyndall feels that other reuse processes will provide similar savings.
The drought conditions have pushed forward the annual mill closure — usually in December, it could begin as early as October.
“Efficient reuse of water is one of the biggest issues we face,” he said.
“With current drought conditions we are worried about what will happen in the fall. We are very worried that if we don’t get rain we may need to shut down for a while.”
Source
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150629/news/306299970
PORT TOWNSEND — A community outreach effort by the Port Townsend Paper Corp. has already improved public perception of the mill, a chamber of commerce audience was told Monday.
“If people don’t know what you are doing, they will make something up. People are very creative,” said Kevin Scott, the company’s sustainability manager, in front of about 50 people at the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce’s meeting.
“But if you are upfront and tell them what’s going on, it helps, and our relationship with the community is very good now.”
Scott was one of four mill employees who addressed the chamber Monday, joining General Manager Carr Tyndall, Environmental Officer Annika Wallendahl and Executive Assistant Rita Hubbard.
Wallendahl said the new policies have included inviting the local media for tours and interviews, instituting public tours, establishing a complaint line, talking to community members in a one-on-one format and publishing an online newsletter designed to keep the public aware of mill improvements and environmental projects.
The company said it has also improved its website, www.ptpc.com, which includes job postings, product information and educational outreach information.
The mill held its first open house since 1949 in September, which drew over 400 community members and also improved relations, Wallendahl said.
“A lot of people couldn’t make the open house, so we now offer mill tours around once a month,” Wallendahl said.
Another important outreach program is the mill’s support of community and nonprofit groups.
Tyndall said the company has a line item for community contributions and considers each request for funding on an individual basis.
“We focus on a lot of the youth groups but will fund other things,” said Hubbard, who administers the allocations.
“Everything is subject to approval, but we have a little bit of leeway. As long as you have a good argument as to why you need the money, we can look at it and support it any way we can.”
The increased community goodwill is related to the mill’s efforts to clean up the environment and decrease the odors that emanate from the plant, Wallendahl said.
The company sponsored an odor reduction trial in 2013 that used a robotic raft to inject 6,000 pounds of liquid oxygen daily into the treatment pond, a process that reduced some of the odors, but did not eliminate them.
After the successful trial, the raft is now in full operation.
“We were grateful for the community involvement, it gave us access to a lot more input than we could have gotten on our own,” she said.
Water conservation is one of the company’s biggest concerns, especially if dry conditions continue through the summer.
Tyndall said that the mill’s water use has already been reduced from 15 million to 10 million gallons daily, and that number will decrease even further.
Scott said that he is working on a program to save 3 million gallons a day through reuse of the mill’s effluent, and Tyndall feels that other reuse processes will provide similar savings.
The drought conditions have pushed forward the annual mill closure — usually in December, it could begin as early as October.
“Efficient reuse of water is one of the biggest issues we face,” he said.
“With current drought conditions we are worried about what will happen in the fall. We are very worried that if we don’t get rain we may need to shut down for a while.”
Source
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150629/news/306299970
You don't have to hire and attorney to sue the Port Townsend Paper Mill or Jefferson County over the Paper Mill. You can sue Pro Se and file in pauperis. You can file diversity and in federal court. More tips on that coming soon.
Meanwhile check out this article as you prepare to SUE the Port Townsend Paper Mill and Jefferson County, and maybe even the Department of Ecology, as the Port Townsend Paper Mill REALLY is violating your constitutional rights. FIGHT BACK.
You have a right to quiet healthy enjoyment of your property, LEGALLY. You have a right to clean air by law. The Port Townsend Paper Mill is VIOLATING YOUR RIGHTS, affecting your property values and flat out poisoning you and yours.
Check this Out
"As a class action suit, the lawsuit might end up representing as many as "hundreds, if not thousands" of potential plaintiffs, according to the suit, as it identifies the class as "all owner/occupants and renters of residential property residing within one and one-half miles of the facility's property boundary."
"Glatfelter faces $5 million lawsuit over emissions
CHILLICOTHE – A Columbus law firm has filed a $5 million class action lawsuit against Glatfelter Inc. over claims from plaintiffs that emissions from the Chillicothe paper mill have damaged property and created a nuisance.
The lawsuit, brought by South Hickory Street resident Teresa Ford, Ervin Avenue resident Jack Leach and Patton Hill Road resident Rhonda Leeson, claims the paper mill releases "noxious odors and air particulates onto Plaintiffs' property, causing property damage through trespass, negligence, gross negligence and nuisance," according to the complaint.
As a class action suit, the lawsuit might end up representing as many as "hundreds, if not thousands" of potential plaintiffs, according to the suit, as it identifies the class as "all owner/occupants and renters of residential property residing within one and one-half miles of the facility's property boundary."
In March, attorneys sent letters to area residents offering a free consultation and the opportunity to join a class action suit against the company.
The lawsuit, filed Monday with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio's Eastern Division, states that the plaintiffs do not wish to close the paper mill but rather seek to stop practices that result in the release of odors.
Glatfelter was mentioned as a possible source in four instances last fall and winter in which foul odors raised concerns among residents.
The first, which took place Sept. 9, was looked into by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, but no connection between the smell and the plant was confirmed, and both Glatfelter and the EPA stated the plant was functioning normally at the time the smell was being reported.
The second involved a Halloween discharge that took place when a mechanism designed to capture sulfur malfunctioned and a backup unit failed, requiring a temporary shutdown of an air handling unit to correct the problem.
The Ohio EPA found in that incident that hydrogen sulfite and methyl mercaptan had been released into the air at levels that required reporting to the EPA. One of the chemicals is a byproduct of the pulping process, whereas the other is mainly an odorant that functions similarly to what is added to odorless natural gas in order to help detect leaks.
In that instance, the EPA determined the amount of the discharge had the potential to cause minor health problems such as sore throats, watery eyes and nausea as far away as a mile. The odor, however, was the focus of several social media posts and some 911 calls from as far away as Columbus and Newark.
The third was noted by the Ohio EPA on Dec. 16 and a fourth was noted on Jan. 7 and 8, according to a notice of violation sent to the company on Feb. 4.
In that letter, the EPA was critical of the amount of time it took the company to report equipment malfunctions from the October and December incidents and stated that both the October and January situations involved emissions above acceptable levels that, under terms of the Ohio Administrative Code, qualify as a public nuisance.
Following that letter, the company was given 30 days to submit a plan and schedule to get the mill back into compliance.
"The plan should specify the corrective actions that will be taken, addressing in particular the timely reporting of malfunctions and prevention of odor-causing events, and the schedule should include a timeline for completing those corrective actions," the letter reads.
In the lawsuit filed Monday, the Columbus firm of Kitrick, Lewis & Harris Co., Columbus attorney Robert J. Wagoner, and Detroit firm Liddle & Dubin P.C. are listed as attorneys of record.
The plaintiffs claim Glatfelter "intentionally, recklessly, willfully, wantonly, maliciously, grossly and negligently failed to construct, maintain and operate the facility" and, as a result, created a nuisance that caused a damage to the plaintiffs' properties as the odors and air particulates settled on their homes and properties.
They also claim that the odors interfere with the enjoyment of their properties and have created "an unreasonable risk of harm" to residents."
Source
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/local/2015/06/30/glatfelter-faces-million-lawsuit/29514095/
You have a right to quiet healthy enjoyment of your property, LEGALLY. You have a right to clean air by law. The Port Townsend Paper Mill is VIOLATING YOUR RIGHTS, affecting your property values and flat out poisoning you and yours.
Check this Out
"As a class action suit, the lawsuit might end up representing as many as "hundreds, if not thousands" of potential plaintiffs, according to the suit, as it identifies the class as "all owner/occupants and renters of residential property residing within one and one-half miles of the facility's property boundary."
"Glatfelter faces $5 million lawsuit over emissions
CHILLICOTHE – A Columbus law firm has filed a $5 million class action lawsuit against Glatfelter Inc. over claims from plaintiffs that emissions from the Chillicothe paper mill have damaged property and created a nuisance.
The lawsuit, brought by South Hickory Street resident Teresa Ford, Ervin Avenue resident Jack Leach and Patton Hill Road resident Rhonda Leeson, claims the paper mill releases "noxious odors and air particulates onto Plaintiffs' property, causing property damage through trespass, negligence, gross negligence and nuisance," according to the complaint.
As a class action suit, the lawsuit might end up representing as many as "hundreds, if not thousands" of potential plaintiffs, according to the suit, as it identifies the class as "all owner/occupants and renters of residential property residing within one and one-half miles of the facility's property boundary."
In March, attorneys sent letters to area residents offering a free consultation and the opportunity to join a class action suit against the company.
The lawsuit, filed Monday with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio's Eastern Division, states that the plaintiffs do not wish to close the paper mill but rather seek to stop practices that result in the release of odors.
Glatfelter was mentioned as a possible source in four instances last fall and winter in which foul odors raised concerns among residents.
The first, which took place Sept. 9, was looked into by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, but no connection between the smell and the plant was confirmed, and both Glatfelter and the EPA stated the plant was functioning normally at the time the smell was being reported.
The second involved a Halloween discharge that took place when a mechanism designed to capture sulfur malfunctioned and a backup unit failed, requiring a temporary shutdown of an air handling unit to correct the problem.
The Ohio EPA found in that incident that hydrogen sulfite and methyl mercaptan had been released into the air at levels that required reporting to the EPA. One of the chemicals is a byproduct of the pulping process, whereas the other is mainly an odorant that functions similarly to what is added to odorless natural gas in order to help detect leaks.
In that instance, the EPA determined the amount of the discharge had the potential to cause minor health problems such as sore throats, watery eyes and nausea as far away as a mile. The odor, however, was the focus of several social media posts and some 911 calls from as far away as Columbus and Newark.
The third was noted by the Ohio EPA on Dec. 16 and a fourth was noted on Jan. 7 and 8, according to a notice of violation sent to the company on Feb. 4.
In that letter, the EPA was critical of the amount of time it took the company to report equipment malfunctions from the October and December incidents and stated that both the October and January situations involved emissions above acceptable levels that, under terms of the Ohio Administrative Code, qualify as a public nuisance.
Following that letter, the company was given 30 days to submit a plan and schedule to get the mill back into compliance.
"The plan should specify the corrective actions that will be taken, addressing in particular the timely reporting of malfunctions and prevention of odor-causing events, and the schedule should include a timeline for completing those corrective actions," the letter reads.
In the lawsuit filed Monday, the Columbus firm of Kitrick, Lewis & Harris Co., Columbus attorney Robert J. Wagoner, and Detroit firm Liddle & Dubin P.C. are listed as attorneys of record.
The plaintiffs claim Glatfelter "intentionally, recklessly, willfully, wantonly, maliciously, grossly and negligently failed to construct, maintain and operate the facility" and, as a result, created a nuisance that caused a damage to the plaintiffs' properties as the odors and air particulates settled on their homes and properties.
They also claim that the odors interfere with the enjoyment of their properties and have created "an unreasonable risk of harm" to residents."
Source
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/local/2015/06/30/glatfelter-faces-million-lawsuit/29514095/
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
The Port Townsend Paper Mill has Blatant Pollution and Total Disregard for the Rights of Port Townsend to Breath Clean Air
Complain to the City Manager of Port Townsend, the Port Townsend Commissioners.
It is clear that complaining to the mill about the mill is FUTILE.
Complaining to the Department of Ecology is futile as well. They want the Mill to stay open and poisoning us. There are serious rumours of pay offs of the DOE, and even a Port Townsend commissioner though I am not certain which one, I have been told about how it may be happening.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill is poisoning us, why is money put over your rights to clean air?
Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend have more power than you may think. They can enact laws that would forbid hug polluters in the county and create clean jobs instead. You have complained to the mill for years and to the Department of Ecology and NOTHING has been done.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill is USING massive amounts of water;
Complain to Ian Jablonski, City of Port Townsend water quality manager , ya know the guy that said to the PT leader that YOU should conserve water. Even though the mill uses 14 MILLION gallons a day. http://www.ptleader.com/news/drought-city-raises-lords-lake-a-second-time-this-year/article_e908d478-19f7-11e5-80cb-13bf9568a566.html
It is clear that complaining to the mill about the mill is FUTILE.
Complaining to the Department of Ecology is futile as well. They want the Mill to stay open and poisoning us. There are serious rumours of pay offs of the DOE, and even a Port Townsend commissioner though I am not certain which one, I have been told about how it may be happening.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill is poisoning us, why is money put over your rights to clean air?
Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend have more power than you may think. They can enact laws that would forbid hug polluters in the county and create clean jobs instead. You have complained to the mill for years and to the Department of Ecology and NOTHING has been done.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill is USING massive amounts of water;
Complain to Ian Jablonski, City of Port Townsend water quality manager , ya know the guy that said to the PT leader that YOU should conserve water. Even though the mill uses 14 MILLION gallons a day. http://www.ptleader.com/news/drought-city-raises-lords-lake-a-second-time-this-year/article_e908d478-19f7-11e5-80cb-13bf9568a566.html
The PortTownsend Paper Mill is clearly acting "out of line with the science and economics of our resources. "
"Hi Crystal,
Wishing to become involved in efforts to reduce pollution from the PT cardboard mill.
After moving here 2 years ago, I am surprised that the federal and state laws have not reined in the blatant pollution of this mill.
Ecology has received odor reports from me for the past 24 months, but claims not to have my records from Marrowstone Island.
Ms Davis of Ecology did send me a map of odor reporters—not sure if this does anything.
Noise from the mill seems to have increased in the past week (June 20th 2015) has something recently changed?
Mill using 14 times the amount of fresh water compared to the city of PT during a drought… arghh!
Mill engineers ignore suggestions for “best practice” to reduce odor from their outdated kraft technology.
For example, Toronto paper mill produces less toxin and is less consumptive of water and natural resources.
Wondering if the Port Townsend chamber of commerce has explored alternatives to the mill as an employment base by suggesting a more “green” industry be located there? Building ferry boats has been suggested.
Please email me with any suggestion for becoming involved more effectively to abate this egregious problem.
John Comstock
Marrowstone Island, WA.
You may post my letter.
I respect you for taking a vigorous position on this issue.
It is easy to see that this mill is out of line with the science and economics of our resources.
I shall explore examples of other mills and communities that have abated such blatant pollution, either through modernizing the process, or—more likely—replacing it with a greener technology.
NRDC seems a likely resource, as does Greenpeace and Sierra Club. EPA should be doing more, but they seem to be mouthing regulations and platitudes, while turning a blind eye to the gross violations.
Besides the (egregious) 14 million gallons per day water consumption, do you have other statistics on relevant issues such as:
Logging and timber clear cutting, and its effect on siltation of salmon streams
Amount and types of VOCs and other toxins pumped into the air
What is in the discharge water they produce, and its effects
Bark chips floating on the bay, and their effect on the aquatic environment
Amount of fuel burned for transportation to and from the mill
Effect of all those heavy trucks on our roads, and who pays for them
the list goes on…
John Comstock
Marrowstone Island WA."
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Port Townsend is in a drought. The Olympic Peninsula is in a state of emergency drought and yet the Port Townsend Paper Mill uses 14 million gallons of clean, fresh water daily and POLLUTES it. All in the name of GREED. "Drought: City raises Lords Lake a second time this year"
The City o Port Townsend is not ready to call it a Crisis YET?
WTF? It is a serious CRISIS.
The Port Townsend Paper Corp. uses 14 MILLION Gallons a Day. This is NOT acceptable period. AND the City of Port Townsend want YOU to "conserve water"?? What a Joke.
Ian Jablonski, City of Port Townsend water quality manager wants you to cut down on water use. See it would be a good idea to stop watering lawns and restrict unnecessary water use,” Jablonski said.
SERIOUSLY Port Townsend, are you falling for this CRAP?
I seen a Port Townsend Commissioners meeting last March about the 14 Million Gallon that the Port Townsend Paper Mill uses every SINGLE day and that it is FUTILE to ask the residents to not consume when the Port Townsend Paper Corp. uses an OUTRAGEOUS amount EVERY SINGLE DAY.
"The City of Port Townsend expects to start drawing from Lords Lake this week to meet the city’s water needs – more than two months earlier than is historically normal.
The move signals an increasing awareness of the severely low snowpack throughout the state, which prompted Gov. Jay Inslee to call a statewide emergency drought situation in May.
On Monday, June 22, the state Department of Natural Resources expanded a burn ban on all state-protected lands to include those west of the Cascades.
Even Port Townsend Paper Corp. is looking to save water by considering the installation of a second cooling tower, which would save it an additional 500,000 gallons a day.
Olympic National Park officials, who are currently monitoring a lightning-caused fire in the Queets Valley in West Jefferson, report that this is the Olympic Peninsula's driest year since 1951.
LORDS LAKE
“We’ve never had to draw from the lake this early,” said Ian Jablonski, City of Port Townsend water quality manager and a 22-year city employee. It's typical to draw from the lake in early September, he said.
City officials aren't calling the situation a crisis, but Jablonski said Tuesday it is time for city residents to think about water consumption.
“It would be a good idea for our customers to stop watering lawns and restrict unnecessary water use,” Jablonski said.
At one water gauge below the city's diversion point, the Little Quilcene River had a flow of 32 cubic feet per second, the lowest recorded flow for this time of year since the gauge was installed in 1994, he said.
No official declaration urging water conservation has been made by the city.
In the meantime, the city has received permission from the state Department of Ecology (DOE) to raise the level of Lords Lake for a second time in three months in an effort to capture more water from the Big Quilcene River, which also is dropping because of the low Olympic Mountains snowpack.
“Hopefully, we’ll get a few more million gallons,” Jablonski said of the effort to add to Lords Lake.
Source
http://www.ptleader.com/news/drought-city-raises-lords-lake-a-second-time-this-year/article_e908d478-19f7-11e5-80cb-13bf9568a566.html
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