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PORT TOWNSEND PAPER FINED BY STATE ECOLOGY FOR WATER QUALITY VIOLATIONS
Radio Pacific, Inc
Sept 19, 2025
Over At Penn Cove
Coupeville
“Clams, mussels and oysters CLOSED year-round.”
“…clams, oysters, and mussels from this beach are not fit for human consumption at any time.”
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
North side of Penn Cove at Monroe Landing
“Clams, mussels and oysters CLOSED year-round.”
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
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Below: An April 6, 2020 audio file describing recreational shellfish harvest and sewage treatment outfall at Penn Cove.
Has anything changed?
Newspeople remain silent.
12:44 audio file and local photos of Penn Cove:
Podcast 4 Another Month With An R – Whidbey Sewage Treatment Plant Outfalls
A photo tour of Penn Cove:
Wastewater Treatment Plant – Department of Ecology Award For Outstanding Performance
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Federal Failure At Damon Point
Sound Publishing And Black Press Media
Photo-
The Seal Rock Oyster