The state Department of Ecology proposes to remove a Kent property from a statewide list of contaminated sites because it has been shown to meet state cleanup standards.
The site, at 74th Avenue South and South 259th Street, was the scene of a 1989 fuel release from the Olympic Pipe Line, which delivers petroleum products. The release contaminated soil and groundwater with petroleum compounds.
The pipeline’s owner, Olympic Pipe Line Company, removed more than 1,950 tons of contaminated soil in 1989, according to a state DOE media release. From 2004 to 2014 the company sampled and monitored groundwater, and pumped out about 168 gallons of contaminated groundwater. Follow-up soil sampling shows that the site meets state cleanup standards. The cleanup was conducted under Ecology’s Voluntary Cleanup Program.
Ecology has determined that the property no longer poses a threat to human health or the environment and meets the requirements for removal from the department’s Hazardous Sites List. Before doing so, Ecology invites public comment through Jan. 3.
For details and contact information on this cleanup, please see Ecology’s fact sheet and website.
People with comments or technical questions may direct them to Dale Myers, Site Manager, Dept. of Ecology, 3190 160th Ave. SE, Bellevue WA 98008-5452; or 425-649-4446; or Dale.Myers@ecy.wa.gov.
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