PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Boat Haven moorage tenants and boat house owners will need to remove all expanded polystyrene foam from their vessels and property within two years, or repair or replace immediately any EPS that is found to be breaking down and dispersing into the water.

Failure to do so could result in fines of up to $10,000 a day from the state Department of Ecology and/or action by the Port of Port Angeles.

Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution amending port policy making a ban of EPS enforceable and in compliance with state law, which prohibits the use of EPS in underwater and in-water construction.

“We have in our current rules and regulations that this is supposed to be adhered to,” Executive Director Paul Jarkiewicz said.

“What we’ve noticed is th

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