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The port representative said the project is rehabilitation of the existing barge-handling facility rather than an expansion to accept larger vessels, and that dredging is not included in the current work scope. The port said the rehabilitation will include a three-stage biofiltration stormwater treatment system designed to treat stormwater from the intermodal facility operations.

Port staff said construction is anticipated to take place next summer and that the port will coordinate with technical staff and grant partners on finer engineering details. The grants representative invited committee members to reach out for more detailed engineering or funding information and said the port is considering additional stormwater and response investments following the Indian Creek spill discussion.

The committee did not take formal action on the port update; port staff described project scope, timeline and funding structure and offered to provide more detailed materials to committee members who requested them.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Marine Resources Committee Meeting - July 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Port of Port Angeles staff described a planned rehabilitation of the Cofferdam facility at the intermodal handling and transfer facility, including a fiberglass sheet wall replacement and a three-stage biofiltration stormwater treatment system; construction is anticipated next summer.","taxTitle","Clallam County, Washington","taxId",54309,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6150713,"MRC members back letter urging rescue-tug coverage, plan signatures despite lack of quorum",357,3004000,3361000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5507074-2d348e8f96b09f9043540e4da178be1c&start=3004&end=3361","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5507074-2d348e8f96b09f9043540e4da178be1c/thumbnail_3004000.jpg","/articles/6150713/Clallam-County/Washington/MRC-members-back-letter-urging-rescue-tug-coverage-plan-signatures-despite-lack-of-quorum","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6150713-efce1675d99d5486e81dfb7a77d3d68b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150887&Signature=OqhEEFJqFfit9K--HbPF5Yg9RNs9VvRd44yLLoljYDEYTXAKC6HeNwucdrCSDJIV1E65716GTROougl4eo9aE2SE9iZN6gX6hT2FCG5JYCtxrvSYg9ROQ-1aQVenPz82To62007mpprikMAZ01UnZkH18iuTTKQBl2dgiSzVvpqoIYty3U9iH1RxfH4R93~udFXjJoNGk~ZDc7uuhgt9-laTYslCN23n0PxEk7tlu7YmXrrAnSlDGuF1rl9jfYtBYERKtups5HPCQifRd9MUkNom80-QvgzTiWceDBP92RrpmynC3G4P5c0p5L6Vq~xMLTVortVEqrZbYJbLziayAA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of the Clallam Marine Resources Committee discussed a draft letter supporting placement of a rescue tug (rescue tug / pilotage coverage) in the Rosario/Strait area and agreed to pursue submitting the letter despite the meeting lacking a quorum.

The discussion noted the long history of the pilot/tug planning process and that Department of Ecology and the Board of Pilotage Commissioners have conducted multi-year reviews and public meetings. Committee members argued the region would benefit from a rescue tug stationed closer to the Rosario area to improve response coverage for loaded tankers and other large commercial vessels.

Because the committee did not have an official quorum, members discussed procedural workarounds: collecting individual signed letters from the members who attended and forwarding the text to the Clallam County Board of Commissioners for consideration and potential transmission to the pilotage authority. Several members suggested submitting the document with a clear note that a quorum was not present but that the attendees supported forwarding the letter for the commissioners’ consideration.

Speakers emphasized that this item is time-sensitive because public comment deadlines on the Department of Ecology/pilotage materials were upcoming; Ecology comment deadlines for related best-available-science and tug planning were discussed. The committee did not adopt a formal motion in the meeting; instead staff will circulate the draft and collect signatures and will ask commissioners to consider the matter at an early meeting.","MRC members reviewed and agreed in principle to support a draft letter urging establishment of a rescue tug in the Rosario area; because the meeting lacked quorum they will send member-signed letters and ask the Board of Commissioners to consider the item.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6150718,"Clallam MRC faces funding uncertainty; members to rank projects as Northwest Straits money is reviewed",332,284000,616000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5507074-2d348e8f96b09f9043540e4da178be1c&start=284&end=616","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5507074-2d348e8f96b09f9043540e4da178be1c/thumbnail_284000.jpg","/articles/6150718/Clallam-County/Washington/Clallam-MRC-faces-funding-uncertainty-members-to-rank-projects-as-Northwest-Straits-money-is-reviewed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6150718-a9054af378cbb3ad80e55efe0311a3d9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150887&Signature=I8WzZSefRWG1uOsYvDlWcLpb~dND5Y6NC8wukxG~NXNtTgW3KvFXOgUBqu9KfVL~aZT5GZRo0puwyzo9F8WhMCbpBmxm7aWPTZegYhHycltv5FTHG8nnbL~gG6gqKxcz34IlyHOadM1kBmspgnBFERflm3nLd0U3zde5sqCG4gwd5M509ohwkkcEdu6xcCsh1WuGNBufHQ4uYYq0PRJ~achKEvq7dhDhOxI~cJkGDBRP9Iqa-Zmr0L5s7el8ILtVyzH-Qc1GpGxqEhy63EV0n-6dmAo4xOXtvLjScrV84Tst3Vccw~HFuA3Yo4y35a-jKIZHcKYWhpsDciJzkyYVfA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Clallam Marine Resources Committee heard that state and regional funding that flows through the Northwest Straits Commission and the Puget Sound Partnership is uncertain, and committee leaders asked members to rank projects so staff can prioritize work if allocations are reduced.

Vice Chair Alan Clark and Northwest Straits staff told members that some EPA-funded flows through the Puget Sound Partnership are continuing, but other parts of the commission’s budget remain in limbo. Staff said the commission is exploring reallocation of unused MRC funds from across regions to cover critical work if some MRCs cannot use their full awards.

Clallam MRC staff explained that personnel costs constitute a large share of the local budget and that a full-time equivalent (FTE) position with benefits is roughly $100,000. The manager said she has moved into the manager role and the county is processing recruitment for a Bio 2 classification for the project coordinator; she noted county budget work is due quickly. MRC staff asked members to indicate top projects (suggested top three) via a polling or ranking mechanism so staff know which projects to prioritize if funding is reduced.

Northwest Straits staff, Sasha Horst, told members prioritization deadlines are flexible, and that staff will continue to collect responses and help MRCs plan for potential cuts. The meeting noted a project deadline for revised budgets reported in the meeting as \"the 28th\"; staff said there is some flexibility on final project prioritization but that county budget submissions are imminent.

Members discussed specific projects that might be deprioritized or removed from an MRC funding list if external grants are awarded or if commission funding is reduced, including debris removal, Santa Claus/Elwha beach work (application submitted to the Strait ERN), kelp and forage-fish monitoring, and outreach/education tasks tied to recent fuel spills. The committee agreed to circulate a ranking poll to members and to average rankings to determine priority order.

No formal motions or votes were recorded; staff described next steps as staff-led budget rework and member-submitted project rankings. The manager and staff will revise the budget for county submission and report back to members.","Clallam MRC leaders reported likely reductions and asked members to prioritize projects and prepare revised budgets as Northwest Straits Commission and Puget Sound Partnership funds are reviewed.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6150723,"Fuel-truck crash into Indian Creek kills fish, prompts slow emergency response, MRC members say",158,4111000,4269000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5507074-2d348e8f96b09f9043540e4da178be1c&start=4111&end=4269","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5507074-2d348e8f96b09f9043540e4da178be1c/thumbnail_4111000.jpg","/articles/6150723/Clallam-County/Washington/Fuel-truck-crash-into-Indian-Creek-kills-fish-prompts-slow-emergency-response-MRC-members-say","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6150723-b0141412ddb80453084f45ab277b4e82/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150887&Signature=GYgLQ2yaiIsdXbGJDg5F-d8su7Qikz2QPakvQ5yugE72RfzP68aSbqU0uB6SW2I-WRqov1oRlmHLwTP0D7~SuZ7O55hpsiNMNHazgBeNQzm1pUcCuz1Y4AO9luDStnk7jw4zUwKSF4ruMsR3dDH-ylYgRNQcLJL7GR37tcB9U6x6oVHC1NQNkxCZYFD4tQOcbag0ZElMTPzHdB2~yj6ZdreC7EVW4KFabYHUYl492ExgIoMu0q4zlSkcEdsivaiSZo~kf7dDGLuZ1w6tOGWxa-zaUvq74uBoIvrKgAfIEb-Q-WylTv3lJ8IpMJxJShtZ7QTX6JMtYLhQ9PfEx6Cb3w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of the Clallam Marine Resources Committee and tribal and port representatives described the July fuel-truck crash into Indian Creek as an acute environmental emergency that killed large numbers of fish and other aquatic life and exposed gaps in local response capacity. Jamestown S’Klallam representatives and MRC volunteers were among the first on scene, meeting participants said, and Ecology and other agencies later mobilized response teams.

The creek incident moved quickly from scene report to urgent discussion at the Clallam MRC meeting. Committee members said roughly 2,000 gallons of gasoline and 400–500 gallons of diesel were involved in the event; they reported heavy fish kills, visible contamination trapped in log jams and stream pools, and strong fumes that made working conditions hazardous. Meeting participants described immediate wildlife impacts, including dead salmon, lamprey and other species found in affected pools and gravels.

Tribal and local responders described first-hand work at the site. Jamestown tribal members and other local volunteers were among those initially helping with immediate response tasks; MRC members then coordinated images and observations with state Ecology staff to support evidence collection and triage. Port of Port Angeles staff said the port sent oil-response trailers on request and is planning to expand pre-positioned equipment and trailers to reduce response times.

Multiple speakers at the meeting criticized the lag between the crash and the arrival of larger response teams. Participants said response assets and staff took many hours to arrive, hampering immediate containment and salvage. The group discussed barriers to rapid response in narrow, brushy stream systems: access, hazardous fumes, and the need for trained personnel and appropriate protective equipment. Meeting participants emphasized that volunteers must have proper safety certification (HazWoper-style training and appropriate protective gear) before participating in wildlife or in-stream response work.

Participants also reported coordination steps under way: Ecology and response contractors were given photos and site information; Ecology planned field crews to attempt targeted cleanup and sample collection; and local governments, ports and tribes were discussing pre-positioning additional trailers and equipment and updating contact lists and geographical response plans (GRPs) to shorten delays for future incidents. Several speakers urged formal after-action review and changes to planning for stream crossings and roadways that carry hazardous cargo.

The committee stopped short of formal votes or policy actions at the meeting, instead agreeing to continue coordination, relay information to county and Ecology contacts, and work on improving response inventories and contact lists.

For readers: if you observed oiled wildlife or contaminated stream pools in the Elwha/Indian Creek area, the MRC advised notifying county emergency management or the Department of Ecology’s spill response line so samples and evidence can be collected by official responders.","Meeting participants reported a fuel-truck crash that released gasoline and diesel into Indian Creek, described extensive fish and invertebrate mortality, and urged faster local response capacity and pre-positioned equipment.","actionData","errors"]

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Port of Port Angeles outlines seawall/Cofferdam rehab and on-site biofiltration for stormwater

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Clallam MRC faces funding uncertainty; members to rank projects as Northwest Straits money is reviewed

Fuel-truck crash into Indian Creek kills fish, prompts slow emergency response, MRC members say