PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Environmental Health officials are monitoring water quality in Mystery Bay, and have been awarded a grant for improving the quality of Mats Mats Bay.
The state Department of Health recently placed both bays on its 2008 threatened shellfish area list because of fecal coliform bacteria levels.
Jefferson County Public Health “is committed to working to keep these areas clean and productive,” said new Environmental Health Director Andrew Shogren.
“While these two bays face different challenges, I’m confident by working together we can keep these bays open for commercial shellfish.”
