Sunday, August 16, 2015

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