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June 20, 1995
WEYERHAEUSER RAYMOND PROJECT CLEARS INITIAL REVIEW
The Weyerhaeuser Company is pursuing environmental permits for expansion of its mill in Raymond. The company plans to install three new facilities: a new wood-fired boiler, which will be the primary steam generator for the mill, and two dry kilns used to dry lumber. Ecology has determined that the proposed expansion will not have a significant impact on the environment and has issued a Determination of Nonsignificance under the State Environmental Policy Act. Weyerhaeuser has applied for a State Wastewater Discharge Permit which includes plans to stop discharging process water to the Willapa River and instead send it to the local wastewater treatment plant. On air permit issues, the Olympic Air Pollution Control Authority (OAPCA) has made a preliminary determination to approve the expansion but is conducting more detailed study before issuing a final decision. The public comment period on the Ecology Determination of Nonsignificance will be through June 30, 1995. Comments can be sent to Hugh O'Neill at Ecology, PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA, 98504-7600. Comments on the OAPCA Preliminary Determination will be through July 11, 1995, and can be sent to Mark Goodin at OAPCA, 909 Sleater-Kinney Rd. SE, Suite 1, Lacey, WA, 98503.
CONTACT: Hugh O'Neill, Ecology at (360) 407-6118, Mark Goodin, OAPCA at (360) 438-8768, ext. 108, or Ron Langley, Ecology at (360) 407-6162.
COASTAL PROTECTION FUND COMMITTEE MEETS IN LACEY
The Coastal Protection Fund Committee will meet this month to continue discussions on the process for soliciting proposals for an environmental restoration project in Tacoma's Commencement Bay. The project will use funds paid by the owners of the vessel Nosac Forest for natural resource damages caused by an oil spill in April 1993. The meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 27, 1995 in room OA-34 at the Ecology headquarters building, 300 Desmond Dr., Lacey. The committee, which is chaired by Ecology, includes representatives of the state departments of Fish and Wildlife, Natural Resources, and the Parks and Recreation Commission. It oversees the use of funds received from oil spill natural resource damage assessments for environmental restoration projects. The Puyallup Tribe is working with the committee on the Nosac Forest restoration effort. The next regularly scheduled meeting will take place at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, July 6, 1995, in room 1S-17 at the Ecology headquarters building.
CONTACT: Paul Heimowitz at (360) 407-6972 or Ron Langley at (360) 407-6162.
ECOLOGY YOUTH CORPS CREWS HIT THE HIGHWAY
Approximately 250 young people on 27 Ecology Youth Corps crews will hit Washington's highways beginning next week for the big summer sweep and will conclude in late August. Crew members are 14 to 17 years of age. Crew members fill litter bags and leave them along the road to remind motorist that littering is unlawful and that it takes hard work to keep the state clean and beautiful. Crew members are also trained in environmental education to appear at public events as agency representatives, and help with school waste reduction and recycling projects and environmental demonstrations. Last summer EYC crews cleaned 3,230 miles of highway, recycled 20 tons of aluminum, glass and metal, and bagged 193 tons of litter. EYC is one of the state's biggest youth employment programs and has been a familiar site since 1976.
CONTACT: Terrence Todd at (360) 407-6140 or Jerry Gilliland at (360) 407-6149.
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