Department of Ecology State of Washington

Port Angeles Rayonier Mill Cleanup - Public Comment Period Open & Public Meeting Details

Washington Department of Ecology sent this bulletin at 06/12/2025 03:38 PM PDT

Ecology is accepting public comments on documents for the Rayonier Mill cleanup now through August 12, 2025.

Join us for a public meeting on July 8 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM (details below).

Public Comment Period Now Open – Rayonier Mill Cleanup, Port Angeles

We invite you to review and comment on documents, and attend an open house about the Rayonier Mill cleanup on the shores of Port Angeles. The study area of this site is moving to the next phase of cleanup. Your feedback is an important part of this process.

Public Comment Period
Start: Thursday, June 12 at 8:00 AM
End: Tuesday, August 12 at 11:59 PM

How to Submit Comments

We encourage you to share your comments using one of the following methods:

Preferred: Submit comments online at go.ecology.wa.gov/comment2270

Alternatively, you can send your comments by mail or email to:

Marian Abbett, Site Manager
Washington Department of Ecology
PO Box 47775
Olympia, WA 98504-7775
Email: Marian.Abbett@ecy.wa.gov

Submit Your Comments

Documents Available for Review

Consent Decree (6.4 MB): To move the cleanup forward, Ecology will enter into a legal agreement called a consent decree with the parties responsible for cleanup—Rayonier A.M. Properties LLC and Rayonier Advanced Materials (collectively referred to as “RAMP” or “Rayonier”). The consent decree is a legal agreement that would require RAMP to carry out Ecology’s Interim Action Plan.
Draft Interim Action Plan (12.6 MB): Ecology’s proposed cleanup plan for the study area. It includes a schedule and cleanup requirements.
State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Determination of Non-Significance (2.4 MB): Ecology determined the proposed cleanup is not likely to cause significant environmental harm. We considered environmental, historical, and cultural factors in this process.

A fact sheet (1.6 MB) summarizing these documents is available to help guide your review. These documents and more information are also available at Ecology’s Rayonier Mill cleanup webpage.

After the public comment period, we will carefully consider and respond to comments. We will finalize the documents, including any changes based on public comments, then file with the Superior Court for entry as an Order. At that point, Rayonier will submit required cleanup plans to Ecology following the schedule outlined in the consent decree and Interim Action Plan.