BELLINGHAM — Incinerators that burn sewage at Bellingham’s wastewater treatment plant are violating air quality standards, according to a notice from the Northwest Clean Air Agency.
No penalty was issued, but the city must meet emissions limits and standards within a 60-to-180-day window, according to a violation issued March 27 by the Northwest Clean Air Agency. The agency enforces federal, state and local air quality regulations at stationary sources of air pollution within its jurisdiction.
“The Northwest Clean Air Agency and the city of Bellingham are working together to make sure the plant meets all new standards for its operations and continues meeting air emission standards. This is an ongoing, cooperative process,” air agency spokesman Seth Preston told The Bellingham Herald in an email.
City council members voted unanimously at their meeting Monday night to hire a law firm to help with the situation, and Mayor Kim Lund promised full cooperation.
