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Public Information Concerning Hazardous Waste Activities in Washington StatePublic Information Archives_______________________________________________________________________ Hazardous Waste & Toxic Reduction Program Statewide Permit Modifications_______________________________________________________________________ UNIVAR USA INC.: AGREED ORDER FOR CLEAN UP AND DANGEROUS WASTE PERMIT, KENT, WA - DRAFT DOCUMENTS FOR PUBLIC REVIEW: September 2 through October 18, 2008Univar USA Inc. has a facility in the industrial/commercial core of Kent that stores, packages, and distributes various chemical products. The eleven acre facility has been in operation for over 30 years. Soil and groundwater have become contaminated with various organic chemicals. Ecology and Univar are proposing to enter into an agreed order to clean up the site. Ecology invites the public to read and comment on the documents posted here. _______________________________________________________________________ FORT LEWIS - SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE HILLSIDE HOUSING AREA TACOMA, WA - DRAFT DOCUMENTS FOR PUBLIC REVIEW: Cleanup Action Plan, State Environmental Policy Act checklist: August 25 through September 24, 2008Fort Lewis environmental staff and Department of Ecology plan to investigate, sample, haul away and clean up soil near the southeast part of the Hillside Housing area at Fort Lewis. This area was used as small arms training ranges. Decades of spent bullet slugs and fragments have accumulated in the soil and contaminated it with lead. Ecology invites the public to read and comment on the documents posted here. _______________________________________________________________________ FUEL PROCESSORS, INC., WOODLAND, WA - PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT: June 4 through July 3, 2008The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) invites the public to read and comment on a proposed Order, Draft Groundwater and Soil Investigation Work Plan, Draft State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Checklist, all under proposal for Fuel Processors, Inc. (“FPI”). The facility is located at 701 Bozarth Avenue in Woodland Washington. At one time FPI housed a tank farm and was used for oil recycling. Due to the business of recycling dangerous wastes groundwater and soil were contaminated. The public is invited to comment on these documents through July 3, 2008. After reviewing comments received, Ecology will make a final decision on the draft documents.
THE OESER COMPANY, BELLINGHAM, WA - PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: May 14 through June 13, 2008The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) invites the public to read and comment on a proposed closure plan for three units at the Oeser Company located at 730 Marine Drive, Bellingham, Washington. Oeser is an active wood treating facility. Due to spillage and improper storage certain locations at the facility became contaminated with hazardous wastes. The public is invited to comment on these documents through June 13, 2008. After reviewing the public comments, Ecology will make a final decision on these draft documents. B.S.B. DIVERSIFIED COMPANY, INC (BSB) PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: April 18 through May 19, 2008Draft documents for public review: Consent Decree, Cleanup Action Plan, Consent Decree, Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study, State Environmental Policy Act Checklist and Restrictive (Environmental) Covenant An underground soil/clay groundwater containment wall is to be installed at BSB’s property located at 8202 South 200th Street in Kent, Washington. Waste management activities and associated releases of hazardous substances were investigated and cleanup actions initiated. Groundwater and soil are contaminated with vinyl chloride (VC), cis 1,2 dichloroethylene and trichloroethylene (TCE). VC and TCE are known or reasonably anticipated to be carcinogens to humans. Ecology invites the public to read and comment on the documents posted here.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (GE), FORMER DAWSON STREET PLANT PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: March 26 through April 25, 2008Public Notice – Public review and comment The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) invites you to comment on an Agreed Order to require The General Electric Company (GE) to develop cleanup documents for contamination at its former facility located at 220 South Dawson Street, Seattle, Washington. The public is invited to comment on these documents through April 25, 2008. After reviewing the public comments, Ecology will make a final decision on these draft documents.
BLASER DIE CASTING (BLASER) SITE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: January 31, 2008 through March 1, 2008Public Notice – Enforcement Order – Remedial Investigation at the Blaser Die Casting site at 5700 3rd Avenue South, Seattle, Washington. The Washington State Department of Ecology (“Ecology”) is accepting public comment on an enforcement order and its attachments. The Order and Scope of Work is a legal document requiring that Blaser conduct a remedial investigation. Ecology intends to sign and issue the Order on January 31, 2008; its requirements will therefore be in effect during the comment period. Releases from the Blaser site have contaminated soils and groundwater. Ecology already oversees cleanup at the Philip Services Corporation (PSC) facility, a closed hazardous/dangerous waste management facility in Georgetown. Blaser is located in an area several blocks downgradient of PSC’s facility, and one block south of another Model Toxic Cleanup Act (MTCA) site responsible for groundwater contamination. BOEING COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE GROUP - EVERETT PLANT: December 20, 2007 through January 21, 2008Proposed Agreed Order Modification for Interim Cleanup Action and SEPA Documents for Public Review and Comment The Department of Ecology invites the public to read and comment on:
The public is invited to comment on these documents through January 21, 2008. After reviewing the public comments, Ecology will make a final decision on these draft documents.
CAPITAL INDUSTRIES, INC., (CAPITAL) SITE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: December 7, 2007 through January 10, 2008Public Notice – Draft Agreed Order – Proposed Remedial Investigation at the Capital Industries, Inc. site at 5801 – 3rd Avenue South, Seattle, Washington. The Washington State Department of Ecology (“Ecology”) is accepting public comment on a draft agreed order and its attachments. The draft Agreed Order and Scope of Work for a remedial investigation at Capital is a legal agreement between Capital and Ecology. Ecology already oversees cleanup at the Philip Services Corporation (PSC) facility, a closed hazardous/dangerous waste management facility in Georgetown. Capital is located in an area several blocks down gradient of PSC’s facility, and immediately south of other Model Toxic Cleanup Act (MTCA) sites responsible for groundwater contamination. NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIVISION, KEYPORT PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: November 30, 2007 through January 15, 2008The Washington State Department of Ecology is accepting public comments regarding the tentative decision to issue a dangerous waste management permit to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport Washington. The permit will allow the Navy to continue managing dangerous waste on their base. The public comment period begins November 30, 2007 and ends on January 15, 2008. ART BRASS PLATING, INC., (ART BRASS) SITE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: November 7 through December 11, 2007Public Notice – Draft Agreed Order – Proposed Remedial Investigation and Interim Action at the Art Brass Plating, Inc. site at 5516 – 3rd Avenue South, Seattle, Washington. The Washington State Department of Ecology (“Ecology”) is accepting public comment on: (1) a draft agreed order and its attachments; (2) an interim action; and (3) a SEPA DNS associated with that interim action. The draft Agreed Order and Scope of Work for a remedial investigation at Art Brass is a legal agreement between Art Brass and Ecology. Ecology already oversees cleanup at the Philip Services Corporation (PSC) facility, a closed hazardous/dangerous waste management facility in Georgetown. Art Brass is located in an area several blocks downgradient of PSC’s facility. BOEING COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE GROUP - RENTON - PUBLIC NOTICE: Agreed Order Amendment/Property TransferThe Washington State Department of Ecology is accepting public comments regarding a proposed amendment to its Agreed Order No. 97HZ-233. The proposed amendment to the order changes the property boundary and removes an area of concern due to the Boeing Company’s intention to sell a portion of their Renton plant. The public comment period begins October 29th and ends on November 28, 2007. If significant comments with changes to the Agreed Order are received, an additional public comment period will be held. EMERALD SERVICES, INC. SUBMITTED APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF DANGEROUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PERMITThe Department of Ecology (Ecology) received an application to renew a permit to manage dangerous waste. The notice gives general information about the facility who applied, the permitting process, and contacts for the project. Would you like to request information from the Department of Ecology's Hazardous Waste Program? Please send us an email that tells us what information you want. Someone will contact you about reviewing or receiving this information. Publications are usually available free of charge. If we have to photocopy information for you, we may have to charge a copying fee A list of Hazardous Waste Generators in Washington State: Active Handlers List.xls (Data is current as of 8/3/05) Ecology asks EPA's Superfund Emergency Response program to take charge of CleanCare, a Hazardous Waste Management Facility which has gone out of business. For more information.. Last updated June 2008 |
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