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Home My WebLink AboutDOH Shellfish - COM Letters / Memos o oa o Q4' �E ?or Sa t December 5, 1997 Mr. Frank Meriwether Department of Health Office of Shellfish Programs PO Box 47824 Olympia, Washington 98504-7824 Subject: Olympia View Pip Discharge Dear Frank: This letter is to provide you with written confirmation of our voluntary shutdown of harvest operations in the vicinity of the six-inch pipe near the 3700 block of 856`Avenue NW adjacent to the Olympic View residential community. We are not planning any harvest activities until Spring 1998. If you have questions or need additional information please call. Thanks. Sincerely, Paul Taylor President Taylor Resources, Inc. c: Dave Tipton,Thurston County Dave Robertson Art May files TAYLOR SHELLFISII CO. TAT LOR RLSOU RCI'S INC. TAYLOR TIMBER INVESTMENT CO. TAYLOR RESTAURANTS INC. SE 1 30 LYNCH ROAD SHELTON, WA 98584 PHONE 360 426 6178 FAX 360 427 0327 v i• • 974 _ op I Ij 1 -11 " . 3 July 9, 1998 JL Mr. Frank Meriwether Department of Health Office of Shellfish Programs PO Box 47824 Olympia, Washington 98504-6388 Subject: North Bay Voluntary Closure Agreement Dear Mr. Meriwether: This letter is to provide you with written confirmation of our voluntary shutdown of harvest operations in the vicinity of an identified discharge flowing out of a concrete bulkhead on the western shoreline approximately 1000 feet north of the boat ramp in North Bay. This voluntary shutdown will occur within a 200 yard radius around the discharge point and will be in effect until such time the fecal coliform loading is reduced or flows from the discharge have decreased sufficiently to resume operations in all or part of the shutdown zone. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions please contact me. Sincerely, -Q � Paul Taylor President Taylor Resources, Inc. c:Will Satak,Mason County Health Department Bill Taylor Bill Dewey Dave Robertson Justin Hunter T AT LOR SH LI LI ISH CO. I Al LUR RL SO LI RC k[S INC. T A Y LOR TI SI R LR I N V ES TM NT CO. TAYLOR RLSTAURANTS INC. SL 130 LYNCH ROAD S11ELTON, WA 98384 PHONE 160 426 6178 FAX 360 427 0327 STATg O� 4 f 89 O y J � 6 x wd' � STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OFFICE OF SHELLFISH PROGRAMS zf f' 7171 Cleanwater Ln., Bldg. 4 • P.O. Box 47824 • Olympia, Washington 98. 04 �824 ~ ; (360) 236-3330 • TDD Relay Services 1-800-833-6388 July 28, 1999 Bill Dewey Taylor United Shellfish Company 130 Lynch Rd SE Shelton WA 98584 Dear Mr. Dewey: The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) Office of Food Safety and Shellfish Programs recently completed a series of tests of the water quality at a bulkhead discharge in North Bay. The bulkhead, which our office refers to as the "zigzag bulkhead", is located at the VanArnam residence several hundred yards north of the dock in Allyn. Repairs to the greywater system at this residence were completed last summer, under the supervision of the Mason County Environmental Health Program. The results of our samples this year are similar to, but somewhat less than, those obtained last year following the repairs. These results indicate that the shellfish water quality standard of 14 FC/100 ml will be met within 100 yards of the bulkhead. Since the Taylor United oysters are located at least 100 yards from the bulkhead, the present discharge does not appear to significantly impact the water quality in the staked oyster area. Therefore, DOH recommends that the emergency closure for this discharge be lifted at this time. It is possible that rainfall in the fall or winter will increase the bulkhead flow or fecal coliform loading to a level requiring another emergency closure at this area. As I discussed last year with Dave Robertson and the VanArnams, trenching the surface drainage that runs through the VanArnam's yard may be helpful in reducing fecal coliform contributions. Your company may be able to assist in such a project and thereby help protect water quality near your shellfish beds in the future. If you have any questions about these matters, please feel free to contact me at (360)236-3321. Sincere y, Frank Meriwether Environmental Engineer cc: Jody Holdcroft, Mason County Environmental Health Department Stephanie VanArnam Bob Woolrich, Washington State Dept of Health, Office of Food Safety & Shellfish Programs STATE O � �h1 1889 STATE OF WASHINGTON ®� DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ,,� 1pi E `�I� OFFICE OF SHELLFISH PROGRAMS t P Airdustrial Center, Bldg. 4 • P.O. Box 47824 • Olympia, Washington 98504-7824 (360) 236-3330 • TDD Relay Services 1-800-833-6388 July 1, 1998 Bill Dewey Taylor Shellfish Company Inc. 130 Lynch Rd SE Shelton WA 98584 Dear Mr. Dewey: The Washington State Department of Health Shellfish Program has recently become aware of a contaminated discharge into North Bay near some of your shellfish beds. The discharge is flowing out of a concrete bulkhead configured in a zigzag arrangement located on the western shoreline approximately 1000 feet north of the boat ramp. Shellfish Program staff have recently visited this discharge site with employees of your company to discuss this situation, so I believe that you are familiar with this discharge location. I was requested to assess a closure zone for this discharge, based on its loading of fecal coliforms to the marine waters. We have collected the following data for this discharge: March 17, 1998 79 FC/100 ml at 20 gpm May 26, 1998 >2400 FC/100 ml at 10 gpm June 1, 1998 23,000 FC/100 ml at 10 gpm June 2, 1998 350 FC/100 ml at 10 gpm June 17, 1998 920 FC/100 ml at 4 gpm The fecal coliform and flow information collected on June 1, 1998 was used in the CORMIX3 computer model to estimate the size of closure zone needed to satisfy the shellfish water quality standard of 14 FC/100 mi. The CORMIX3 model estimates dilutions and dispersions of surface water discharges into receiving waters. Information on water temperatures and salinities, flow rate, pollutant level, water depth, current speed and intertidal slope is required for this program. The input parameter which could have the most variability is the current speed of the receiving (marine)water at the discharge location, which could vary significantly with the wind and tidal conditions. The CORMIX3 model was run for the measured parameters of this discharge at two different current speeds: 5 and 10 cm/second. These current speeds are common along shorelines of enclosed, protected bays. Using a current speed of 5 cm/second, the CORMIX3 model predicts that the shellfish closure zone would extend approximately 300 meters in the prevailing current(i.e., downstream) direction. It would take an object 100 minutes to travel the 300 meters at a speed of five cm/second. However, using a current speed of 10 cm/second, CORMIX3 estimates the closure zone July 1, 1998 Page 2 of 2 extends approximately 180 meters (200 yards) in the prevailing current direction. The transit time for an object to travel 200 meters at this speed is approximately 33 minutes. The assumption of a current speed of five cm/second over 100 minutes may be overly conservative for several reasons. It is likely that there would be a significant reduction of fecal coliforms in the discharge stream over this time period due to settling, predation and dispersion by environmental factors. Therefore Shellfish Programs recommends that a 200 yard radius emergency closure zone be imposed around this bulkhead discharge. No shellfish within this radius should be harvested for consumption. Mr. Will Satak (427-9670, extension 293) of the Mason County Health Department has spoken with the owner of the residence where the discharge is located, and has recently completed a dye study at this location. The dye study results indicaie that there likely is a direct or near-direct connection between a portion of the resident's wastewater and this bulkhead discharge. Greywater from the house sink and washing machine may be discharged near the drainage that eventually flows out of the bulkhead. The owner will be directed to re-route these discharges to the house's septic tank and drainfield, which are located behind the house (i.e., not next to the bulkhead). We hope that this correction will reduce the measured fecal coliform loading to North Bay, and result in a reduction or removal of the 200 yard closure zone. Attached to this letter is a written agreement for your company's voluntary harvest closure near an intermittent pollution source in Gallagher Cove. Our North Bay growing area file will also require a written agreement for the voluntary harvest closure around this bulkhead. Please send us a signed letter agreeing to this voluntary closure, to be in effect until the fecal coliform loading in this discharge to North Bay is significantly reduced. Thank you for your considerations of this matter. We would be happy to promptly meet with you to discuss this issue. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at(360) 36-3321. Since ely, Frank Meriwether Environmental Engineer FM/jb Enclosure cc: Ian Childs, Squaxin Island Tribe Will Satak, Mason County Department of Health sTArF 0 � x d d' 0 1b89 a STATE OF WASHINGTON JUL O DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES OFFICE OF SHELLFISH PROGRAMS Airdustrial Center, Bldg. 4 • P.O. Box 47824 • Olympia, Washington 98504-7824 (360) 236-3330 • TOD Relay Services 1-800-833-6388 July 1, 1998 Bill Dewey Taylor Shellfish Company Inc. 130 Lynch Rd SE Shelton WA 98584 Dear Mr. Dewey: The Washington State Department of Health Shellfish Program has recently become aware of a contaminated discharge into North Bay near some of your shellfish beds. The discharge is flowing out of a concrete bulkhead configured in a zigzag arrangement located on the western shoreline approximately 1000 feet north of the boat ramp. Shellfish Program staff have recently visited this discharge site with employees of your company to discuss this situation, so I believe that you are familiar with this discharge location. I was requested to assess a closure zone for this discharge, based on its loading of fecal coliforms to the marine waters. We have collected the following data for this discharge: March 17, 1998 79 FC/100 ml at 20 gpm May 26, 1998 >2400 FC/100 ml at 10 gpm June 1, 1998 23,000 FC/100 ml at 10 gpm June 2, 1998 350 FC/100 mI at 10 gpm June 17, 1998 920 FC/100 ml at 4 gpm The fecal coliform and flow information collected on June 1, 1998 was used in the CORMIX3 computer model to estimate the size of closure zone needed to satisfy the shellfish water quality standard of 14 FC/100 mi. The CORMIX3 model estimates dilutions and dispersions of surface water discharges into receiving waters. Information on water temperatures and salinities,flow rate, pollutant level, water depth, current speed and intertidal slope is required for this program. The input parameter which could have the most variability is the current speed of the receiving (marine)water at the discharge location, which could vary significantly with the wind and tidal conditions. The CORMIX3 model was run for the measured parameters of this discharge at two different current speeds: 5 and 10 cm/second. These current speeds are common along shorelines of enclosed, protected bays. Using a current speed of 5 cm/second, the CORMIX3 model predicts that the shellfish closure zone would extend approximately 300 meters in the prevailing current (i.e., downstream) direction. It would take an object 100 minutes to travel the 300 meters at a speed of five cm/second. However, using a current speed of 10 cm/second, CORMIX3 estimates the closure zone