News Release
November 3, 2006

Citizens' council postpones public information campaign on Valdez air pollution

The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council is postponing its public information campaign regarding air pollution issues at Alyeska’s Ballast Water Treatment Facility in Valdez pending a meeting next week with major facility owners. The owners called the meeting.

Council representatives will meet with owners and Alyeska to try to resolve concerns that all parties have about hazardous emissions control at the facility.

For more information, visit our web site: www.pwsrcac.org.

The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council is an independent non-profit corporation whose mission is to promote environmentally safe operation of the Valdez Marine Terminal and the oil tankers that use it. The council's work is guided by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and its contract with Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. The council's 18 member organizations are communities in the region affected by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, as well as aquaculture, commercial fishing, environmental, Native, recreation, and tourism groups.

To obtain the text of this news release electronically, email a request to jones@pwsrcac.org.