Industrial Container Services WA LLC, Seattle

The Industrial Container Services WA LLC cleanup site is in Seattle near Seattle’s South Park Neighborhood and the First Ave. South bridge over the Lower Duwamish Waterway, in an industrial area. Contamination likely comes from various industrial activities, which started in the 1930s. In 2010, Ecology negotiated a legal agreement, called an Agreed Order, with the property owner Herman Trotsky and the site operator, Industrial Container Services-WA, LLC, the Potentially Liable Persons for the site.

The following documents are available for review:

• Remedial Investigation: The results of an environmental study detailing the types of contamination and where they were found. The study found the following contamination at levels that need to be cleaned up:
  • Soil: Metals, petroleum hydrocarbons, carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (cPAHs), pentachlorophenol (PCP), DDT, dieldrin, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
  • Groundwater: VOCs, semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs), PCBs, petroleum hydrocarbons, and pesticides
  • Sediment: PCBs, metals, and SVOCs
• Feasibility Study: A document showing different cleanup methods, called alternatives. This document includes Ecology’s preferred alternative. 

We will be highlighting this comment period at our November Lower Duwamish Waterway Office Hours event at the Seattle Public Library South Park Branch on Wednesday, November 20 from 4–6 p.m. Join us to learn more!