Wastewater Chemical Content Excedes Ecology Standards
Submitted to Shelton Blog by Katherine Price Mason County Progressive
Public notices were published in the Journal recently by Simpson Timber Company (May 26 and June 2), and Olympic Panel Products (June 2 and June 9) in connection with the inability of these two industries to stay below the standards set by the Department of Ecology regarding the chemical content of the wastewater these industries allow to flow into Oakland Bay.
The purpose of these notices was to advise the public that these companies are seeking an additional twelve month extension (beyond the initial twelve months they have already had) to come up with an appropriate plan which will result in their not exceeding the standards established by the Department of Ecology.
It strikes me that these businesses have had twelve months to solve the dilemma of exceeding the proscribed chemicals flowing from their plants into Oakland Bay. Rather than give these business another twelve months to comply, or to bring themselves below the standards established by Ecology, I suggest that Ecology enforce their standards.
Simpson and Olympic Panel have already had an additional twelve months of washing these chemicals, with their wastewater, into Oakland Bay.
If they do not have a solution which will bring them into compliance after twelve months of studying the problem, does giving them another twelve months of washing chemicals into the Bay really make sense?
How about fining them for every day they are out of compliance? Perhaps that would be a greater incentive to them to come up with a solution, than simply allowing them another twelve months to fail to find a solution, at the end of which time they can request another twelve month extension.
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