WestRock Tacoma Pulp and Paper Mill

We invite you to comment on the draft Agreed Order and Public Participation Plan for the former WestRock Tacoma Pulp and Paper Mill site in Tacoma (Pierce County). 

Ecology is providing a draft Agreed Order and associated Public Participation Plan for public review and comment. The draft Agreed Order initiates an upland investigation process under Ecology supervision, and if the investigation shows that cleanup is required, the order outlines the steps forward for Ecology supervised cleanup. The draft Public Participation Plan is Ecology’s plan for public outreach throughout the cleanup process. It has information on how we will reach out to the public about this cleanup project, and how the public can share input with us.

Read or get a copy of the draft Agreed Order and Public Participation Plan at the following locations:

• Online

• By Appointment:
  Department of Ecology
  300 Desmond Drive SE
  Lacey, WA
  (360) 407-7393

• Tacoma Public Library
  Main Branch
  1102 Tacoma Ave. S
  Tacoma, WA
  Hours: Tues-Wed Noon - 8 pm, Thurs-Sat 10 am -6 pm

The former WestRock Pulp and Paper Mill is located at 801 East Portland Avenue in Tacoma, Washington in the Tideflats next to where the Puyallup River connects to Commencement Bay. The site is a former Kraft and recycled pulp and paper mill that produced bleached and unbleached products. The mill was built in 1928 and permanently shut down in 2023.