Port Townsend Paper Fined $734,000 for Wastewater Violations

Ecology fines Port Townsend paper mill $734,000

OLYMPIA — The state Department of Ecology has fined the Port Townsend Paper Corporation $734,000 for improperly operating its onsite wastewater treatment system since fall 2025 and violating other water quality requirements, resulting in increased pollution going into Port Townsend Bay.

Port Townsend paper mill hit with $734,000 pollution penalty

Washington state has fined a paper mill in Port Townsend $734,000 for allegedly sending polluted wastewater into Puget Sound.

Port Townsend Paper Fined $734,000 for Wastewater Violations

PORT TOWNSEND — The state Department of Ecology has fined Port Townsend Paper 734-thousand dollars for wastewater violations that Ecology says increased pollution into Port Townsend Bay. The agency says the mill failed to properly operate and

WA fines Port Townsend paper mill for chemical spill, poor maintenance

The Ecology Department fined the paper company $743,000 for a series of spills, including two that poured thousands of gallons of highly alkaline black liquor.