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DEQ rulemaking cited as reason several Brookings processors are exiting harbor
Summary
Commissioners and local officials warned that a DEQ rulemaking (referred to in public as '900J') is forcing fish processors to leave Brookings Harbor, potentially costing jobs and local economic activity; commissioners proposed stakeholder workshops to coordinate a response.
Commissioner Carson Coker told the Curry County Board of Commissioners on April 21 that state Environmental Quality (DEQ) rule changes — described in public comments as '900J' — are imposing new on‑site water treatment requirements that have prompted fish processors to cease operations in Brookings Harbor.
Why it matters: Pacific Seafood, Hallmark Fisheries and Bornstein Seafoods were…
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