Spill at Camas mill releases at least 124,000 gallons of ‘caustic liquid’

Less than one week before shutting down pulping operations, the Camas paper mill had an accidental release of at least 124,000 gallons of corrosive liquid.

In an email, Kristi Ward, public affairs manager for the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in downtown Camas, said the mill had accidentally released a “caustic pulping liquid mixture containing about 50 (percent) black liquor” around 8:30 p.m., Tuesday night.