Research & Data - Washington State Department of Ecology

Form: Cultural Resources Review Request

This form is the first step to starting a cultural resources review consultation. A cultural resources review is required before breaking ground on any cleanup projects that receive state funding.

https://ecology.wa.gov/form-cultural-resources-review-request

Form: Inadvertent Discovery Plan

Inadvertent Discovery Plans outline what to do if workers unexpectedly discover human remains, or historic or prehistoric resources, while working on a project. Ecology cleanup grant recipients must fill out an inadvertent discovery plan before breaking ground on a project.

https://ecology.wa.gov/form-inadvertent-discovery-plan

Email list: MTCA Cleanup Rule and Sediment Management Standards

Stay informed about contamination cleanup rulemakings.

https://ecology.wa.gov/email-list-mtca-cleanup-rule-and-sediment-management-standards

Cleanup site: Treoil Industries

This site is a former industrial facility located in Whatcom County, near Ferndale. Ecology is facilitating a remedial investigation and feasibility study for cleaning up contaminants at the site.

https://ecology.wa.gov/cleanup-site-treoil-industries

Email list: Contaminated Site Register

Sign up to receive updates about contamination cleanup sites and activities. We publish this newsletter every two weeks.

https://ecology.wa.gov/email-list-contaminated-site-register

Online tool: Contaminated Sites List

Find information on contaminated sites that being investigated and cleaned up, or need to be investigated and cleaned up. Part of Cleanup and Tank Search.

https://ecology.wa.gov/online-tool-contaminated-sites-list

Cleanup site: Lower Issaquah Valley PFAS cleanup sites

Ecology is working on three PFAS cleanup sites in the Lower Issaquah Valley: Eastside Fire & Rescue and Issaquah Valley Elementary School (EFR HQ IVES), Memorial Field, and Rainier Trail.

https://ecology.wa.gov/cleanup-site-lower-issaquah-valley-pfas-cleanup-sites

Email list: Brownfields

Brownfields are abandoned or underutilized properties that may have environmental contamination. Join our email list to learn more about funding and educational opportunities to help redevelop brownfields into community assets.

https://ecology.wa.gov/email-list-brownfields

Cleanup project: Clean Earth Burlington

Clean Earth/Burlington, located within the Port of Camas in Washougal, WA, is currently undergoing a formal dangerous waste cleanup process at their site. The company is publicly known as Clean Earth, legally named Burlington Environmental, and is a subsidiary of PSC Environmental Services.

https://ecology.wa.gov/cleanup-project-clean-earth-burlington

Burlington Environmental-Georgetown, Seattle cleanup site

Burlington Environmental-Georgetown in Seattle consists of two sites, one to the east of Fourth Avenue South (known as “East of 4th”), and one to the west (known as “West of 4th”)

https://ecology.wa.gov/cleanup-site-burlington-environmental-georgetown

Cleanup site: Columbia Gorge Aluminum

Located in Goldendale, next to the Columbia River, the Columbia Gorge Aluminum aluminum smelter closed in 2003. Since 1980, the site has been used for managing hazardous and solid waste.

https://ecology.wa.gov/cleanup-site-columbia-gorge-aluminum

Cleanup site: Bay Zinc Co Inc

Cleanup site in Yakima county is the former location of zinc micronutrient fertilizer manufacturer, removing hazardous substances from the soil and groundwater.

https://ecology.wa.gov/bay-zinc-co-inc

Cleanup site: Hexcel Corp Structures, Kent

Hexcel is part of the BSB Diversified (BSB) cleanup site in Kent, which includes three separate properties: BSB; J.H. Carr & Sons, Inc.; and, Hexcel Corporation Kent-Plant. Hexcel was a metal finishing and electroplating plant.

https://ecology.wa.gov/cleanup-site-hexcel-corp-structures

Cleanup site: International Paper Longview

International Paper has used this facility in Longview for treating wood products. Their activity has resulted in the need for both soil and groundwater cleanup work.

https://ecology.wa.gov/cleanup-site-international-paper

Cleanup site: Boeing Auburn

Cleanup at the site of the Boeing fabrication facility in Auburn. Includes groundwater contaminated with a class of chemicals called “volatile organic compounds” (VOCs).

https://ecology.wa.gov/cleanup-site-boeing-auburn

Cleanup site: Yakima Training Center

The Yakima Training Center (YTC) is a sub-installation of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), which contains a dangerous waste management facility.

https://ecology.wa.gov/cleanup-site-yakima-training-center

Cleanup site: Boeing Auburn - documents

Documents for the Boeing cleanup site in Auburn, including general information, legal docs and maps.

https://ecology.wa.gov/cleanup-site-boeing-auburn-documents

Dirt Alert map: Former orchards

See whether a property falls within area that might have been used as an orchard lands. Until 1940, orchards were often sprayed with lead-arsenate pesticide.

https://ecology.wa.gov/dirt-alert-former-orchards

Cleanup site: Boeing Developmental Center

Cleanup in Tukwila, along the Lower Duwamish Waterway the site of a Boeing development and manufacturing facility. The soil and groundwater is contaminated with solvent, fuels, oils, and heavy metals.

https://ecology.wa.gov/boeing-development-center-norfolk

Cleanup site: Boeing Everett

Clean up activity at the site of the Boeing Everett manufacturing plant. Includes the removal of solvent, fuels, oils, and heavy metals from soil and groundwater.

https://ecology.wa.gov/boeing-development-center-norfolk-1