Port of Port Angeles to test for log yard contamination public comments accepted

Comments can be submitted online, by email or by U.S. Postal Service during the comment period from June 1 to July 3, 2023. The state Department of Ecology will consider comments, and if there are no changes, the Port of Port Angeles will do the investigation described in the work plan.

Submit comments online: http://tcp.ecology.commentinput.com/?id=CR6iejMdT

Or by mail: Connie Groven, cleanup site manager

State Department of Ecology

PO Box 47775

Olympia, WA 98504-7775

Or by email: Connie.Groven@ecy.wa.gov

Documents are available at the following locations:

Port Angeles Main Library

2210 S. Peabody St. Port Angeles, WA 98362

Ecology’s Lacey office (by appointment)

300 Desmond Drive SE

Lacey, WA 98503

Email: SWRO@ecy.wa.gov or 360-407-6365

Ecology webpage: https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/ cleanupsearch/site/15440

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