Coupeville
Love to see newspeople get out and ask questions about why:
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
Sounds like the sewage treatment plant is sending unsafe product into Penn Cove?
Oak Harbor
New sewage treatment plant in operation since Nov 15th, 2018.
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
In the news:
May 14, 2019 Whidbey News-Times
Oak Harbor asks Navy to pay $39 million to connect to city sewer system
Article indicates the cost of the project is $149 million.
More here:
Earth Day 2019 – News Tip/Story Idea
Oak Harbor – State Of The Art Sewage Treatment Plant
Does hometown pride get in the way of newspeople asking questions?
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Washington State Dept. of Health status updated Dec 2nd, 2018.
We’re not seeing any signs of improvement over the past 5 months.
Source: Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife OAK HARBOR BEACH PARK
Updated recreational shellfish safety map at bottom of page.