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Ecology seeks comments on plan to clean up contamination in Blaine

5 years ago in Local

BLAINE, Wash. — The Department of Ecology is moving forward with plans to clean up contamination at the Blaine Harbor.

Contamination resulting from past petroleum storage and fish oil processing operations at Sea K Fish is at potentially harmful levels.

The agency will take comments on the plan for the next 30 days and they expect to begin the cleanup process in 2022.

Bellingham-based nonprofit RE Sources has created a virtual tour of the site with more information on how to make your voice heard.

Find the self-guided video tour on the RE Sources website.

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