Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Georgia Pacific: New Permit
On July 14, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued an NPDES permit for the Georgia Pacific Pulp and Paper Mill in Toledo, OR. This updated permit contains substantive changes from the permit previously proposed by DEQ in the fall of 2006. These changes address (among other things) the size of the mixing zone for the outfall off Nye Beach and monitoring requirements for GP, and were based on public comments received by the agency. Surfrider's Oregon Environmental Issues Team (EIT) is currently reviewing to determine a) extent to which Surfrider recommendations were incorporated b) elements that may not comply with Clean Water Act c) recommendations to Newport Chapter for further action (if any). This assessment will be posted on Oregon Surfrider website as soon as its available.
