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Pulp and Paper Facilities - Port Townsend Paper Corporation

SITE UPDATE (September 16, 2009)

The public comment period for the proposed Port Townsend Paper Corporation (PTPC) Air Operating Permit (AOP) and Air Order No. 2892 05AQ ended on June 15, 2009. We are currently reviewing all comments received.

You can find copies of the documents at these locations:

• Port Townsend Public Library, 1220 Lawrence Street, Port Townsend, WA
• Department of Ecology, 300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA
• Links in the text below

Public Meeting/Hearing June 2, 2009

We held a public meeting, followed by a public hearing, about these documents on June 2, 2009 at Fort Worden State Park. Thank you to all who came! If you want to see the materials presented, click:

• Presentation
• Acronym and Definitions list
• Agreed Order 5771 chemicals list

Proposed Permit and Support Documents

Click to read:

• Proposed AOP
• Proposed AOP Support Document Supplement
• AOP Support Document
• Current AOP

The permit compiles requirements that PTPC must comply with, such as:

• Air emissions limits
• Monitoring and reporting requirements, and
• Facility-wide general requirements.

The permit also includes citations to Ecology's authority for the various requirements.

The Support Document Supplement is a new document that summarizes the proposed modifications to the permit.

The Support Document has not been changed. It explains some of the legal and technical issues Ecology considered when writing the permit. It discusses mill pollution control equipment and compliance demonstration methods.

Proposed Modified Consolidated Order

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• Proposed modification to Air Order No. 2892 05AQ

The Order places limits and requirements on some PTPC air emissions. Ecology proposes modifying the Order to help meet PCHB requirements for the Permit. The introductory portion of the Order lists the modifications.

PTPC AOP Timeline

April 5, 2006	Public comment period opens for Proposed AOP renewal
May 31, 2006	Ecology holds public workshop followed by a hearing for Proposed AOP renewal held in Port Townsend
August 10, 2006	Ecology issues Consolidated Order No. 2892 05AQ to PTPC
January 17, 2007	Ecology renews PTPC's AOP
December 21, 2007	Appeal filed with the Pollution Control Hearing Board (PCHB)
January 18, 2008	PCHB remands permit back to Ecology in light of comments received from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
April 24, 2009	Public comment notice published in Ecology's AOP register
April 29, 2009	Public comment period opens for Proposed AOP and Modified Consolidated Order No. 2892 05AQ
June 2, 2009	Public meeting and hearing for Proposed AOP and Modified Consolidated Order No. 2892 05AQ held in Port Townsend
June 15, 2009	Public comment period for Proposed AOP and Modified Consolidated Order No. 2892 05AQ ends

Other PTPC Air Quality Activities and Data

April 8, 2008	WA State Dept of Health (DOH) publishes Summary of Air Quality Issues in Port Townsend - Jefferson County, Washington
July 29, 2008	Ecology issues Agreed Order 5771
September 10, 2008	Ecology receives PTPC's submission for Agreed Order 5771 Part B2 - Weather Station
October 24, 2008	Ecology receives PTPC's submission for Agreed Order 5771 Part B3: Plan for sampling emissions from wastewater treatment lagoons Development and Application of a Method for Measuring Reduced Sulfur Compounds in Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewaters
January 23, 2009	Ecology receives PTPC's submission for Agreed Order 5771 Part B1 - Report on Hazardous Air Pollutants for 2002, 2005, 2007
March 19, 2009	Ecology receives email and data from EPA's Residual Risk Model results at PTPC

Additional Resources

• WA Dept of Ecology Air Operating Permits
• PTPC National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit
• Company Website

Location & History

The Port Townsend Pulp and Paper mill is located at 100 Mill Road in Port Townsend, Washington. The mill and a first paper machine were built in 1927 by National Paper. A second paper machine was added in 1929. In 1940 the mill was purchased by Crown Zellerbach and sold to Haindl in 1983. The mill was acquired by Port Townsend Paper Acquisition Co. Inc. in late 1997. The wastewater treatment facility discharges treated process effluent into Port Townsend Bay.

Capacities:

In the year of 2001, the average production of pulp was 859 tons per day with a maximum production of 946 tons per day.

Facility Site Number: 34516979

Location and Mailing address:

100 Mill Road
Port Townsend, WA 98368

Ecology Contact:

Marc Heffner
(360) 407-6773