Eatonville Landfill cleanup

Staff will be available to talk one-on-one until the presentation starts at 6:15 p.m. There will be time for questions after the presentation. We will accept written comments at the meeting.

Comment on Eatonville Landfill cleanup

This site is ready for the next stage of cleanup. The Town of Eatonville leased the land from the Weyerhaeuser Company to use as a dump from about 1950 to 1980. Eatonville and Weyerhaeuser are the potentially liable persons for the site. We invite your review and comment on:

• The Consent Decree is a legal agreement. It requires Eatonville and Weyerhaeuser to carry out Ecology's Cleanup Action Plan.
• The Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study describes the chemicals polluting the site and where they are, and compares cleanup options. Contaminants include metals, semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), and Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH).
• The draft Cleanup Action Plan explains the proposed cleanup option, why we chose it, and the schedule, standards, and requirements.
  • In the Landfill Area, Ecology proposes fully removing the waste (about 21,500 cubic yards), fully removing contaminated soils (about 1,800 cubic yards), and restoring habitat.
  • In the Wetland Area, we propose removing as much waste as possible without disrupting the ecosystem, and monitoring natural recovery.
  • Ecology will put institutional controls at the site to prevent human exposure to contaminants during natural recovery.
• The State Environmental Policy Act Determination of Non-significance states that Ecology's cleanup plan is not likely to harm the environment.

The landfill covers about 2 acres. It is surrounded by Nisqually State Park, and is about a quarter mile from the Mashel River, a tributary of the Nisqually River. Both rivers are critical habitat for salmon and steelhead. The area is culturally important to the Nisqually Indian Tribe.