Stephanie Ogle and the Washington Department of Ecology, Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend are NOT doing ENOUGH to Protect YOUR Rights to Breathe Clean NON-Toxic Air.

The Washington Department of Ecology is NOT doing their JOB of protecting the Ecology of Port Townsend Washington. In fact the Washington Department of Ecology is allowing the Port Townsend Paper Mill to pollute our air and water and to continue to use 14 MILLION Gallons of Water a day in a time of EMERGENCY drought.

Stephanie Ogle of the Washington Department of Ecology is assigned to regulate the Port Townsend Paper Mill and claims to follow up on all odor complaints. However, all this seems to be is to contact the mill and see if everything was normal and okey dokey on that day. The Mill says Ya all is well and well that is that. So it would seem that the Washington Department of Ecology is really out to protect the mill and not the water, air, soil, and people in Washington.

Kind of like asking a criminal if they committed the crime, of course they say NOPE sure didn't.

Stephanie Ogle and the Washington  Department of Ecology is not really a People BEFORE Profit sort of group. Yet they are paid by public dollars. 


The Bottom Line is the mill is, in my understanding of the laws, breaking the clean air, clean water and clean soil laws. They are harassing us constantly and ruining our legal right to quiet enjoyment of property. The Port Townsend Paper Mill, I allege, is breaking the Clean Air Act, and yes are committing crimes on the residents of Port Townsend.

The Washington Department of Ecology allegedly logs odor complaints, SO WHAT. They are supposed to protect the water, soil, air and people of Washington. Instead they protect the profits of the Crown Paper Group, not even based out of Washington.

Complaining about Odor is Futile. They don't do anything but pay us lip service.

The DOE and EPA does NOT address the poisons we are clearly breathing nor the massive clean water that is poisoned by the mill. And for WHAT? The alleged smell of MONEY.

That money smell is for the lung doctors, the mill owners, the investors and not for Port Townsend. There are clean jobs that could come in and there is tons of clean up jobs. The PT Mill gets grants and lot's of hand outs, plus they use 14 Million Gallons of water a day. SURELY there can be a way to create 400 jobs in PT without poisoning us and ruining our quality of life.

Stephanie Ogle of the Washington  Department of Ecology gets her deep investigative results from the mill itself. 

And she says "Generally speaking, the operations at the mill were normal and the air pollution control equipment was operating within their normal ranges. They did not have any leaks/spills/abnormal releases during that period."

What does "generally" MEAN? This is our precious air. We have a right to clean air. The harassing smell that the PT mill puts out is toxic and annoying. There is no such thing as generally speaking. WE WANT FACTS, and the Clean Air and Water Laws OBEYED. The Washington Department of Ecology is SUPPOSED to make sure the laws are followed and not CODDLE corporations.

What does "normal" and "normal ranges" MEAN? 

Normal Ranges is the PROBLEM. The Mill's NORMAL toxic spewing is poisoning us, harassing us, and is in violation of the Clean Air Act. It is wrong, immoral and I believe flat out against the law to put these toxins in our air and water daily. The NORMAL RANGES need to be stopped as they are unconstitutional, unlawful and a complete violation of citizen rights and property rights.

Stephanie Ogle also says;

"While the emissions from the mill are within their normal operations, the weather can have an amplifying affect on the odors that are generated at the facility. It has been hotter and more humid recently and it looks like there are have been some periods of low to no winds, which can also increase the intensity of the odors. This may be why the odors have been worse during the past week.
I will continue to request that they investigate the odor complaints and I will let you know if they do find anything outside of their normal operating ranges."

ENOUGH with the blaming the Weather. JUST Stop the source of the toxins and DO YOUR JOB. Stop mumbling about weather, generally and normally and get STRICT about what is really going on. Protect the people paying your wage. The mill is SERIOUS bad every single day it is operating REGARDLESS of humidity, wind, weather or other mumbo jumbo.

STOP LETTING THE Bad Guys Regulate themselves. STOP calling the perpetrator and asking them if they are committing the alleged crime. INVESTIGATE yourself. Monitor the Air, Obey the Law.

Contact Stephanie Ogle and tell her what you think

Stephanie Ogle, PE
W2R - Industrial Section
360-407-6355


Complain to the Department of Ecology at 
Stephanie Ogle at stog461@ecy.wa.gov

Also Complain to the Port Townsend City Manager David Timmons, the Port Townsend Water Manager Ian Jablonski, and the Port Townsend Mayor.

It is the Job of the City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County to PROTECT your property rights, constitutional rights, rights to enjoy your property and to not be daily harassed and assaulted by horrible TOXIC odors.

Contact Information for the Above:

250 Madison Street, Suite 2
Port Townsend WA 98368
Phone: 360-379-5047
Fax: 360-385-4290

http://www.cityofpt.us/contactlist.htm

Complain to Ian Jablonski, City of Port Townsend water quality manager , ya know the guy that said to the PT leader that YOU should conserve water. Even though the mill uses 14 MILLION gallons a day. http://www.ptleader.com/news/drought-city-raises-lords-lake-a-second-time-this-year/article_e908d478-19f7-11e5-80cb-13bf9568a566.html

More City of Port Townsend Contact Information

City Council  Main:  

Position #1 Michelle Sandoval     msandoval@cityofpt.us

Position #2 Catharine Robinson     crobinson@cityofpt.us

Position #3 Deborah Stinson     dstinson@cityofpt.us

Position #4 Robert Gray     rgray@cityofpt.us

Position #5 Pamela Adams     padams@cityofpt.us

Position #6 - Mayor David King     dking@cityofpt.us

Position #7 - Deputy Mayor Kris Nelson     knelson@cityofpt.us


The City of Port Townsend can enact LAWS to protect your water, air and soil. Example Below
There Could be a Port Townsend Environmental Bill of Rights Like this City
http://smdp.com/city-council-passes-environmental-bill-of-rights/119705


The Mill and Washington Department of Ecology Refuses to Protect Port Townsend. So complain directly to the City and the County and Get the Mill Out of Our County, or at the least REALLY actually use new technology to clean the air. They are blatantly poisoning and harassing you, with NO transparency and NO accountability.

Complain to Jefferson County Commissioners. 

P.O. Box 1220
Port Townsend,
WA 98368
jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us

Phone: 360.385.9100

Link for More Contact Information
http://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/commissioners/

Sue the County and the Mill, and the DOE for violations of the Clean Air Act and more cause of actions.  Stand up for your Rights. It takes us all to STAND up United.

Complain to the Department of Ecology at 

Stephanie Ogle at stog461@ecy.wa.gov

Sue the Port Townsend Paper Mill like the story below
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/local/2015/06/30/glatfelter-faces-million-lawsuit/29514095/

You can File an attorney general complaint and a Department of Justice Complaint. You don't have to have an attorney to file complaints nor to SUE all of the above. You have RIGHTS. No more settling for hey that's the Smell of MONEY.

The Port Townsend Paper Mill is NO Longer 

a Good Fit for the People of Port Townsend, PERIOD.

Also Check Out

Port Townsend Paper Mill Blog by Reverend Crystal Cox

http://porttownsendpaper.blogspot.com/

Port Townsend Paper Mill Facebook Page by Reverend Crystal Cox

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Port-Townsend-Paper-Mill-NOT-a-Fit-for-Port-Townsend/245153762294452?fref=ts

If you wish to email me, you can email ReverendCrystalCox@Gmail.com. Please note I may publish your email at my discretion and will most likely post all hate, simply for transparency.

YOU have a Constitutional Right to Clean Air. Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend have an Obligation and Duty to Protect Your RIGHTS to Breath Clean AIR.

Shut Down the Port Townsend Paper Mill. Fight Back. You have a Right to have CLEAN AIR. You have PROPERTY Rights, Rights to not be Harassed, and you have rights under the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights to BREATH Clean Air.

Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend have a responsibility to stand up to corporations such as the Port Townsend Paper Mill that are violating your rights.

However, You have to stand up to Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend and to DEMAND that your legal rights are enforced.

Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend must MAKE the Washington Department of Ecology Do their JOB.

STOP Complaining to your Attacker that they are Harming YOU. Complain to Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend. They can and SHOULD enact local laws to PROTECT YOU.

It is not enough to simply report to the Department of Ecology. Stephanie OGLE and the DOE protect the mill. It is FUTILE to report directly to the assailant's, the Port Townsend Paper Mill, and ask them to stop attacking you.

It is the Job of Law Enforcement, State Agencies, and here mostly the job  of Jefferson County Washington and the City of Port Townsend to PROTECT your RIGHTS.

The Port Townsend Paper Mill is NO Longer 

a Good Fit for the People of Port Townsend, PERIOD.

AMCOL Investor Relations, AMCOL International Corporation; Port Townsend City Council, Deb Stinson Port Townsend Paper Mill SEEMS to have had a Massive Chemical Spill and are Covering it UP.

Deborah Stinson Port Townsend City Council SURE does Love the Port Townsend Paper Mill. Why does Deborah Stinson turn a BLIND eye to pollution in the air and water of Port Townsend Washington, and NOW seems to be covering up a MAJOR Chemical Spill at the Port Townsend Paper Mill that is reported to have caused skin burns and other major health issues, yet Deborah Stinson is downplaying it, in order to protect the Port Townsend Paper Mill. Why?

Is Deborah Stinson being PAID Off by the Port Townsend Paper Mill?

Why in the world is Deborah Stinson covering up this ISSUE?

It is reported that several large trucks left the Port Townsend Paper Mill and took discovery road, then went to 4 corners, to Chimacum, Washington then down center road to avoid the main roadways with hazardous waste.

It seems that the Port Townsend Leader is AGAIN lying, avoiding, or covering for the Port Townsend Paper Mill as they pollute the air, pollute the water, create MASSIVE toxic sludge and move it to other towns, farms, playgrounds and more. The Port Townsend Leader mis-states FACTS over and over, ignores tips, will not print FACTS and is constantly protecting, or I say aiding and abetting the Port Townsend Mill to VIOLATE air and water quality LAWS and endanger the residents of Port Townsend Washington.

What kind of Financial Kickback is the PT Leader, the Port Townsend City Council and Deborah Stinson
getting for enabling the Port Townsend Paper Mill to ENDANGER the residents of Jefferson County, Port Townsend Washington?

Got a TIP on the Recent Chemical Spill at the Port Townsend Paper Mill?

eMail your Tip to SavvyBroker@Yahoo.com 
or leave a message at
406-570-1489

AMCOL Investor Relations, AMCOL International Corporation, makes the BIG Money from spewing TOXINS into the water and air of Port Townsend Washington, and sure seems to me to be ABOVE the LAW.

"Port Townsend Paper Corp., owned by Port Townsend Holdings, is operated by GoldenTree Asset Management, a New York-based equity investment company."
http://www.papermillwatch.com/2013/05/amcol-investor-relations-amcol.html

Washington Environmental Law - Dale Stahl and the Port Townsend Paper Mill Are NOT above the Law. Amcol International Corp. ACO is NOT above the Law.
http://www.papermillwatch.com/search?q=amcol

Got a Tip on connections with Amcol and the Port Townsend City Council Members? Or the Washington DOE? eMail me at SavvyBroker@Yahoo.com

Port Townsend Paper Corporation Maintenance Dredging Sediment Report Prepared by Parametrix Bremerton Washington.

http://www.papermillwatch.com/2013/05/port-townsend-paper-corporation.html

This article was in 2007, yet the Port Townsend Paper Mill CERTIFIED they did not know of hazards to health, on their bankruptcy filings.

"PORT TOWNSEND - Changes to Port Townsend Paper Corp.'s mill air quality permit won't be made until after the state Pollution Control Hearings Board hears an appeal in February.

And it's uncertain if a public hearing will be held before changes are made.

Based on feedback from a recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency technical review, the state Department of Ecology will amend the air operating permit it issued to the Port Townsend Paper mill in January of this year.

The three changes, however, won't be made until the hearing on an appeal of the mill's air emissions permit filed by former Port Townsend resident Cindy Buxton.

"It makes total sense to do that," Nancy Helm, EPA federal and delegated air programs manager in Seattle, said Thursday.

"There might be some outcome of the appeal that may address some of the permit."

Ecology spokeswoman Kim Schmanke said the changes possibly could be made without a public hearing.

"The expectation is that what we would do with EPA's portion would be to roll that into the permit without reopening the permit.

"But that's still up in the air."

Schmanke added: "We are absolutely committed to making this work."

Chuck Madison, vice president of human resources at the Port Townsend Paper mill, said, "Safety and environmental protection are core values of ours and top priorities of Port Townsend Paper Corporation."

He said the mill, which employs 310 and is the county's largest private employer, is working with Ecology and the EPA.

"Port Townsend Paper strives to meet or exceed environmental and safety standards, and we're proud of our employees and our contribution to our community," he said.

Helm, who has oversight of Ecology's air-emissions permit issued this year to Port Townsend Paper, has asked that the kraft paper mill's five-year air-emissions permit be reopened, citing process deficiencies.

Amendments
Based on the Helm's comments for EPA, the permit will be amended as follows:

The EPA disagreed with Ecology's interpretation of when federal Compliance Assurance Monitoring requirements apply to five emission units. Ecology accepts the EPA's interpretation. The Port Townsend Paper permit will be changed to address EPA concerns.

Port Townsend Paper will be required to sample and test the recycled fuel it purchases from Conoco Phillips prior to burning it. Right now, the mill relies upon Conoco Phillips' own tests that the fuel meets a certain standard.

Wording will be changed to affirm Port Townsend Paper's compliance with federal Maximum Achievable Control Technology - or MACT - standards for treating hazardous air pollutants from the digesters and evaporators.

"It makes sense for us to wait to amend the permit until the hearings board has heard the appeal and we have a decision that we can respond to in the amendment process. Otherwise, we might have to amend the permit twice," said Carol Kraege, manager for Ecology's Industrial Section, which oversees pulp and paper mill regulations.

Buxton's complaint about the permit prompted the EPA's review several months after the regular public and government review process closed.

Generally, federal agencies that delegate permit authority to the state negotiate changes during a draft permit's public review period.

Buxton is living in Haines, Alaska, after receiving a doctor's orders to never return to Port Townsend.

She said she developed severe respiratory and headache problems after smelling the odor from the mill in her home near Blue Heron Middle School and Port Townsend Municipal Golf Course, which was four miles from the mill.

PT AirWatchers, a Port Townsend air quality advocacy group that has been examining Ecology's oversight of the mill, is raising funds to support Buxton's appeal.

Buxton argues in the permit appeal that the system doesn't meet state law requirements for reliable and representative monitoring for every air quality regulation.

Ecology had issued an extension to allow the mill to complete an experimental project that was under way on those systems prior to requiring the company to collect baseline data for meeting MACT standards.

Ultimately, the mill did not need the full extension. It has been in compliance with the MACT standard since the permit was issued.

Ecology's Industrial Section issues air operating permits to all seven of the chemical pulp and paper mills currently operating in Washington, including Port Townsend Paper.

These permits combine applicable federal and state requirements for controlling and monitoring air emissions."

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20071221/NEWS/712210308

Do WASHINGTON TOXIC AIR POLLUTANTS REGULATIONS actually apply to the Port Townsend Paper Mill, or is AMCOL / AMO above Washington Law?

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/industrial/pdf/PTPCNOC7850App.pdf