[CPEO-BIF] Crowley Maritime site, Duwamish Waterway, Seattle, Washington

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Washington State
Department of Ecology
News Release
August 11, 2009

09-199
Ecology and Crowley Maritime reach cleanup agreement

BELLEVUE - A Crowley Maritime Corp. (Crowley) subsidiary and the 
Department of Ecology (Ecology) have signed an agreement to test soil, 
groundwater, and adjacent sediments for contamination at a site the 
company owns along the Duwamish Waterway in Seattle as the first step 
toward its long-term cleanup.

Ecology invites the public to review and comment on the accord - called 
an Agreed Order - and an accompanying work plan and public participation 
plan.

The 16-acre property at 7400 8th Ave. S. has been leased for cargo 
storage and distribution in recent years. Uses dating back to the 1920s 
include various manufacturing ventures that produced pipes, chains, 
lumber, treated poles, aluminum windows and steel culverts. The land 
lies on the north bank of Slip Four, a short branch of the Duwamish 
Waterway near Georgetown.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2009news/2009-199.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org



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