Washington Superfund Sites

Narrative: 40-acre landfill that operated from 1968 through 1986. It received municipal and commercial wastes, including organic solvents. Subsequent contamination of nearby drinking wells was traced back to the landfill, necessitating a remedy that included provision of alternate water supplies to users.

Contaminants: 1,1-Dichloroethane · 1,1-Dichloroethene · Chloromethane · Tetrachloroethene · 1,1,1-Trichloroethane · Trichloroethene

Commencement Bay, Near Shore/Tide Flats

Location: Tacoma and Ruston, Pierce County

Contaminants: Arsenic · Benzene · Cadmium · Copper · Lead · PAHs · PCBs

Commencement Bay, South Tacoma Channel

Location: Tacoma, Pierce County

Contaminants: Heavy Metals · VOCs

Fairchild Air Force Base (4 Waste Areas)

Location: Spokane, Spokane County

Contaminants: SVOCs · Trichloroethene

FMC Corp. (Yakima Pit)

Location: Yakima, Yakima County

Contaminants: Pesticides

Fort Lewis Logistics Center

Location: Tacoma, Pierce County

Contaminants: Dichloroethene · PAHs · Trichloroethene

Frontier Hard Chrome, Inc.

Location: Vancouver, Clark County

Contaminants: Chromium

General Electric Co. (Spokane Shop)

Location: Spokane, Spokane County

Contaminants: PCBs

Greenacres Landfill

Location: Spokane, Spokane County

Contaminants: Heavy Metals · SVOCs · VOCs

Hamilton-Labree Groundwater Contamination

Location: Chehalis, Lewis County

Contaminants: Tetrachloroethene

Hanford 100-Area (USDOE)

Location: Richland, Benton County

Contaminants: Carbon-14 · Chromium · Strontium-90 · Tritium

Hanford 200-Area (USDOE)

Location: Richland, Benton County

Contaminants: Carbon Tetrachloride · Cyanide · Technetium · Tritium · Uranium

Hanford 300-Area (USDOE)

Location: Richland, Benton County

Contaminants: Chromium · Cobalt-60 · Copper · PCBs · Strontium-90 · Trichloroethene · Tritium · Uranium · VOCs

Harbor Island (Lead)

Location: Seattle, King County

Contaminants: Benzene · Cadmium · Ethylbenzene · Heavy Metals · Lead · Mercury · PAHs · PCBs · Petroleum hydrocarbons · Tributyl tin · Xylenes · Zinc

Hidden Valley Landfill (Thun Field)

Location: Puyallup, Pierce County

Contaminants: Metals · VOCs

Jackson Park Housing Complex (USNAVY)

Location: Bremerton, Kitsap County

Contaminants: Arsenic · Cadmium · Chromium · Copper · 1,3-Dinitrobenzene · 2,6-Dinitrotoluene · Lead · Nickel · 1,3-Dinitrobenzene · 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene · Zinc

Kaiser Aluminum Mead Works

Location: Mead, Spokane County

Contaminants: Cyanide · Fluoride

Lakewood Site

Location: Lakewood, Pierce County

Contaminants: Tetrachloroethene · Trichloroethene

Lockheed West Seattle

Seattle, King County. A shipyard that operated from 1946 to 1986. The facility discharged wastes directly into adjacent waters, resulting in sediments contamination.

Contaminants: Arsenic · Butyltins · Chromium · Copper · Lead · PAHs · PCBs · Silver · Zinc

Lower Duwamish Waterway

Location: Seattle, King County

Contaminants: Arsenic · Dioxins · Furans · PAHs · PCBs

Makah Reservation Warmhouse Beach Dump

Location: Neah Bay, Clallam County

Contaminants: Heavy Metals

McChord Air Force Base / American Lake Gardens

Location: Tacoma, Pierce County

Contaminants: Dichloroethene · Metals · Trichloroethene

Mica Landfill

Location: Mica, Spokane County

Contaminants: Heavy Metals · Phenols · VOCs

Midnite Mine

Spokane Indian Reservation. The site includes a former open-pit uranium mine and nearby areas affected by mine operations. Mining occurred from 1954 to 1977. Affected media include soil, surface water, sediments, groundwater, and air.

Contaminants: Lead · Manganese · Radium · Uranium

Midway Landfill

Location: Kent, King County

Contaminants: Benzene · Heavy Metals · Vinyl Chloride · VOCs

Moses Lake Wellfield Contamination

Location: Moses Lake, Grant County

Contaminants: Trichloroethene

Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island (Ault Field)

Location: Oak Harbor, Island County

Contaminants: Trichloroethane · Trichloroethene

Naval Undersea Warfare Station (4 Areas)

Location: Keyport, Kitsap County

Contaminants: Heavy Metals · PCBs · Petroleum hydrocarbons · VOCs

North Market Street

Location: Spokane, Spokane County

Contaminants: PAHs · Petroleum hydrocarbons · VOCs

Northside Landfill

Location: Spokane, Spokane County

Contaminants: Tetrachloroethene · Trichloroethene

Oeser Co

Location: Bellingham, Whatcom County

Contaminants: Creosote · PAHs · Pentachlorophenol

Old Navy Dump/Manchester Lab(USEPA/NOAA)

Location: Manchester, Kitsap County

Contaminants: Copper · Dioxins · Lead · Nickel · PCBs · Petroleum hydrocarbons · Zinc

Pacific Car & Foundry Co.

Location: Renton, King County

Contaminants: Heavy Metals · PAHs · PCBs · Petroleum hydrocarbons · Solvents

Pacific Sound Resources

Location: Seattle, King County

Contaminants: Creosote · PAHs

Palermo Well Field Ground Water Contamination

Location: Tumwater, Thurston County

Contaminants: Tetrachloroethene · Trichloroethene

Pasco Sanitary Landfill

Location: Pasco, Franklin County

Contaminants: Toluene · Trichloroethene · Xylenes

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Complex

Location: Bremerton, Kitsap County

Contaminants: Heavy Metals · PCBs · Petroleum hydrocarbons · SVOCs · VOCs

Queen City Farms

Location: Maple Valley, King County

Contaminants: Arsenic · 1,2-Dichloroethene · PCBs · Trichloroethene

Quendall Terminal

Location: Renton, King County

Contaminants: Creosote

Seattle Municipal Landfill (Kent Highlands)

Location: Kent, King County

Contaminants: Heavy Metals · Toluene · Trichloroethene · Vinyl Chloride · Xylenes

Vancouver Water Station #1 Contamination

Location: Vancouver, Clark County

Contaminants: Tetrachloroethene

Vancouver Water Station #4 Contamination

Location: Vancouver, Clark County

Contaminants: Tetrachloroethene

Western Processing Co., Inc.

Location: Kent, King County

Contaminants: Heavy Metals · PCBs · Phenols · VOCs

Wyckoff Co./Eagle Harbor

Location: Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County

Contaminants: Dioxins · PAHs · Pentachlorophenol

ALCOA (Vancouver Smelter)

Vancouver, Clark County. Deleted from the NPL in 1996.

Contaminants: Cyanide · Fluoride

Bonneville Power Administration Ross Complex (USDOE)

Vancouver, Clark County. Deleted from the NPL in 1996.

Contaminants: Lead · PAHs · PCBs · Pentachlorophenol

Fort Lewis (Landfill No. 5)

Tacoma, Pierce County. Deleted from the NPL in 1995.

Contaminants: Heavy Metals · SVOCs · VOCs

Hamilton Island Landfill(USA/COE)

North Bonneville, Skamania County. Deleted from the NPL in 1995.

Contaminants: Arsenic · Cadmium · SVOCs · VOCs

Hanford 1100-Area (USDOE)

Richland, Benton County. Deleted from the NPL in 1996.

Contaminants: Asbestos · Heavy Metals · PCBs · Trichloroethene · VOCs

McChord Air Force Base (Wash Rack/Treat)

Tacoma, Pierce County. Deleted from the NPL in 1996.

Contaminants: Benzene

Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island (Seaplane)

Oak Harbor, Island County. Deleted from the NPL in 1995.

Contaminants: Arsenic · Lead · PAHs · Pesticides

Northwest Transformer

Everson, Whatcom County. Deleted from the NPL in 1999.

Contaminants: PCBs

Northwest Transformer(South Harkness St)

Everson, Whatcom County. Deleted from the NPL in 1997.

Contaminants: Arsenic · Cadmium · Lead · PCBs

Old Inland Pit

Spokane, Spokane County. Deleted from the NPL in 1999.

Contaminants: Heavy Metals

Pesticide Lab (Yakima)

Yakima, Yakima County. Deleted from the NPL in 1993.

Contaminants: Pesticides

Port Hadlock Detachment (USNAVY)

Indian Island, Jefferson County. Deleted from the NPL in 2005.

Contaminants: Heavy Metals · Pesticides

Silver Mountain Mine

Horse Springs Coulee, Okanogan County. Deleted from the NPL in 1997.

Contaminants: Arsenic · Cyanide

Spokane Junkyard/Associated Properties

Spokane, Spokane County. Deleted from the NPL in 1997.

Contaminants: Asbestos · PCBs · VOCs

Toftdahl Drums

Brush Prairie, Clark County. Deleted from the NPL in 1988.

Contaminants: Heavy Metals · PCBs

Tulalip Landfill

Marysville, Snohomish County. Deleted from the NPL in 2002.

Contaminants: Cadmium · Chromium · Copper · Lead · PCBs · SVOCs · Toluene · VOCs · Xylenes

Yakima Plating Co.

Yakima, Yakima County. Deleted from the NPL in 1994.

Contaminants: Copper · Lead · Zinc