[CPEO-BIF] Shipyard site, Bellingham, Washington

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Public invited to comment on cleanup plans for shipyard pollution on 
Harris Avenue

HANNAH BOSTWICK
BELLINGHAM HERALD
November 2, 2009

BELLINGHAM - The public has until Nov. 30 to comment on a draft 
agreement outlining the steps needed to manage old shipyard 
contamination on Harris Avenue, the state Department of Ecology said.

The existing draft, agreed to in 2003 by the department and the Port of 
Bellingham, addressed contaminated sediment at the site, but a new plan 
was needed after recent sampling revealed contamination in the soil and 
groundwater, too, said Katie Skipper, department spokeswoman.

Once a final agreement is reached, the port will have to conduct an 
in-depth environmental study of the site, analyze cleanup options, and 
develop a cleanup plan with department oversight, she said.

The property at 201 Harris Ave. occupies most of the cleanup site. Since 
the early 1900s, various shipyard businesses that owned or leased the 
site polluted the area, Skipper said.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/102/story/1137949.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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