2010 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:12:48 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Milton's Dry Cleaners, Vancouver, Washington
 
Milton's Dry Cleaners Cleanup Site Investigation Continues

Washington State Department of Ecology
Frequently Asked Questions
March, 2010



In 2007, Ecology entered into an Agreed Order (legal agreement with the potentially liable persons (PLPs) to cleanup contamination at the Milton's Dry Cleaners site (Figure 1). A dry cleaners operated on the property from 1969 to 2001. It is no longer in operation. During that time, a chemical used in the dry cleaning operation, tetrachloroethylene, also known as PCE, was released to the environment.

Investigations have revealed that PCE and its breakdown products are present in soil and groundwater above state cleanup levels on the property and at several locations southwest of the property. Available data suggest groundwater flows from the Milton's site in a mainly southwestern direction, which may explain why some locations southwest of the property are contaminated.

After reviewing recent soil vapor and groundwater data, Ecology has determined that more investigation is needed to fully determine the nature and extent of contamination at the site. Ecology will then decide what cleanup actions should be taken to reduce and eventually eliminate contamination in both soil and groundwater.

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To download the entire FAQ, go to
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/tcp/sites/milton_dc/March2010/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions/FINAL%20Miltons%20Dry%20Cleaners%20VI%20FAQ%20March%2012.pdf


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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>
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