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2 wastes are pumped to the Channel from the mill site located 



3 on Padilla Bay. The tidal currents in Guemes Channel 



4 provide conditions which are well suited to assimilate 



6 residual wastes discharges. However, pulping wastes dis- 



6 charged by the Scott Paper Mill adversely affect water 



7 quality in the immediate waste dispersion zone. This 



8 effect can be significantly reduced by extending the out- 



9 fall and diffuser section to a greater depth, thereby 



10 providing a greater initial dilution. Settleable solids 



11 materials in the waste discharge, some five tons per day, 



12 probably do not all settle in the vicinity of the dis- 



13 charge, but are carried to outer channel Uroits and deposited, 



14 Nevertheless, removal of these materials should be a 



15 prerequisite prior to discharge to coastal waters. 



16 Fish processing wastes are discharged into 



17 Guemes Channel by Fishermen's Packing Corporation and 



18 Sebastian Stuart Fish Company on a seasonal basis. The 



19 wastes discharged contain significant quantities of 



20 settleable solids. 



21 Domestic wastes from the City of Anacortes 



22 I receive primary treatment plus chlorination prior to dis- 



23 charge into Guemes Channel. 



24 RECOMMENDATIONS 



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To provide abatement of pollution now 



