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Paper Mill Fined for Two Discharges Into Bay

[caption id align="alignnone" width="1280"] Photo by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] News by Scott France The Washington Department of Ecology has fined the Port Townsend Paper Company (PTPC) $20,000 for two separate spills of untreated and potentially harmful wastewater into Port Townsend Bay earlier this

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Proposed Wastewater Permit for Paper Mill Raises Concerns Over Potential Pollutant Levels

[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Emily Toffol, an environmental engineer for the Washington State Department of Ecology, describes the kraft pulping process used by the Port Townsend Paper Co. during a public hearing on Dec. 4. Photos by Derek Firenze [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption]