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NWCAA will be closed on Memorial Day
The agency will reopen Tuesday, May 27.
The agency will reopen Tuesday, May 27.
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Local scientists are beginning to understand how smoke exposure affects mortality in the Northwest.
Installation of a DuroAir spraybooth system that vents indoors at an existing facility.
Request public comment period by Jun. 06, 2025, on permit application 1377b.
Replacement of an existing Solar Mars 90 with a Solar Mars 100 turbine. Replacement of an existing Waukesha emergency generator with a similar Cummins generator.
Request public comment period by May 27, 2025, on permit application 1402b.
Paint booth using a new line of paints. Two Python plasma cutters.
Request public comment period by May 26, 2025, on permit application 1294a
Description: NWCAA seeks comments on a draft Order to limit the emissions of Carbon Monoxide (CO) from the facility’s two sewage sludge incinerators. This type of limit is also known as a “synthetic minor”. This Order does not approve the operation of any new equipment and does not authorize any increases in emissions.
Submit public comment by midnight June 11, 2025. Attend public hearing: Noon to 2:00PM June 11, 2025 at Squalicum Boathouse (2600 N Harbor Loop Dr, Bellingham)
Description: NWCAA seeks comments on a draft Order to limit the emissions of Carbon Monoxide (CO) from the facility’s two sewage sludge incinerators. This type of limit is also known as a “synthetic minor”. This Order does not approve the operation of any new equipment and does not authorize any increases in emissions.
Submit public comment by midnight June 11, 2025. Attend public hearing: Noon to 2:00PM June 11, 2025 at Squalicum Boathouse (2600 N Harbor Loop Dr, Bellingham)
Increase the allowable annual crude oil throughput at Laurel Station from 764 million gallons/year to 2,120 million gallons/year. Replacement of two pumps in the pump house with two similar pumps but with a 1/2 inch larger impeller.
Request public comment period by May 23, 2025, on permit application 1002b.
Next Board Meeting,
1:30 p.m. June 12, 2025.
The NWCAA Board of Directors meets the second Thursday of the month (except in January and July) at 1:30 p.m. at NWCAA's office, 1600 S. 2nd St., Mount Vernon. Beginning in May 2022, meetings are being held both in-person and online. Meetings are open to the public. If you require special accommodations or log-in information to attend a meeting, please call us at 360-428-1617.