Spills · oil
1701 1st st, cosmopolis, wa
Cosmo Specialty Fiber: Facility Closure; Cosmopolis, Wa · NOAAORR-10854
- issued
- 2024-09-17 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2024-10-01 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2024-10-01 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 46.953, -123.767
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Cosmo Specialty Fiber: Facility Closure; Cosmopolis, WA. 1701 1st St, Cosmopolis, WA. 1. On Tuesday, September 17, US EPA notified SSC NW of a potential discharge from a pulp mill in Cosmopolis, WA. The 400-acre facility is owned by Cosmo Specialty Fibers and is currently dormant/non-operational. There are concerns about the large quantities of hazardous chemicals on site and the potential for a discharge of oil, hazmat, or both into the neighboring Chehalis river. Numerous tanks, totes, and drums are in varying levels of degradation. The SSC is working with WA Ecology and EPA to draft Resources at Risk/232 before any remedial actions occur. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 46.953N 123.767W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10854: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10854
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2024-09-17 · closed 2024-11-19
- 1701 1st st, cosmopolis, wa this message2024-09-17 → 2024-10-01
- Willapa bay, wa2024-09-25 → 2024-10-09
- 2027 westhaven dr, westport, wa 98595, USA2024-11-05 → 2024-11-19
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