Brownfields Public Record

Last updated 3/28/2024

The EPA requires Brownfields Tribal Response Programs (TRP) to maintain a Public Record available to community members. The Brownfields Public Record must contain a list of all sites assessed or that have had response actions planned or undertaken by the program. There are three sub-categories of records within the TRP: inventory, site specific actions, and quality assurance.

Inventory

An inventory includes the timely survey of known and suspected brownfields sites. This includes sites where cleanup actions have occurred, brownfields are suspected, or other known brownfield sites.

INVENTORY
Survey of known and suspected brownfields site


Site Specific Actions

Site Specific Actions include Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) and Cleanup Actions.

Phase I ESA
Phase I ESAs are initial investigations into possible signs of contamination or environmental concerns at a site. Phase I ESAs include a review of the records about the site, interviews with those knowledgeable about the site and its operation, and a field visit to look for signs of environmental concerns. A Phase I ESA does not include any environmental sampling.

Phase II ESA
A Phase II ESA is a more narrowly focused investigation into possible contaminants of concern. Phase II ESAs include sampling of soils, sediments, ground or surface waters, and materials used at the site. A Phase II ESA informs what, if any actual contamination is found within the site and can be used to guide future actions.

Cleanup Actions
A cleanup is when know environmental contaminants are removed and disposed of appropriately from a site. Once a cleanup is successful, a site can be reused on a limited or unrestricted basis depending on the cleanup.

 

LIME STORAGE BUILDING SITE

Location:

North Tribal Economic Zone Area 1 (TEZ 1)
Assessment:

July 2008 - Phase I ESA

September 2009 - Phase II ESA

Cleanup Actions:

October 2009 - Lime Storage Building Site Fact Sheet

June 2011 - Phase I Remedial Plan

September 2011 - Summary of Phase I Cleanup Activities

September 2013 - Lime Storage Cleanup Phase II: Addendum

2013 Lime Storage Site Phase II Post-Project Fact Sheet

 

NORTH END CREOSOTE TIMBER DEBRIS
Location: North Tribal Economic Zone Area 1 (TEZ 1)
Assessment:

July 2008 - Phase I ESA

September 2009 - Phase II ESA

Cleanup Actions:

March 2015 - Creosote Treated Wood Debris Removal in TEZ 1 Fact Sheet

 

INDUSTRIAL PIER SITE
Location: North Tribal Economic Zone Area 1 (TEZ 1)
Assessment:

July 2008 - Phase I ESA

September 2009 - Phase II ESA

 

PETROLEUM COKE SPILL
Location: North Tribal Economic Zone Area 1 (TEZ 1)
Assessment: July 2008 - Phase I ESA

 

SKAGIT BOATYARD PETROLEUM SPILLS & FIRE
Location: McGlinn Island and Causeway
Assessment:

January 2001 - Phase I ESA

January 2001 - Phase II ESA

 

SKAGIT PLASTICS FIBERGLASS BOAT FACILITY DUMP SITE
Location: McGlinn Island and Causeway
Assessment:

October 2008 - Phase II ESA

November 2008 - Phase I ESA

September 2009 - Phase II ESA

Cleanup Actions:

September 2010 - Due Diligence Reporting - Disposal of the Skagit Plastics Debris Pile.

November 2010 - Fact Shet for Skagit Plastics Debris Pile Cleanup.

December 2010 - Screened Pile Chemical Analysis.

 

UNREGULATED DUMPING EAST OF LATITUDE MARINE
Location: McGlinn Island and Causeway
Assessment:

November 2008 - Phase I ESA

September 2009 - Phase II ESA

 

UNREGULATED DUMPING & HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SOUTH OF LATITUDE MARINE
Location: McGlinn Island and Causeway
Assessment:

November 2008 - Phase I ESA

September 2009 - Phase II ESA

 

CREOSOTE PILINGS AND DEBRIS
Location: McGlinn Island and Causeway
Assessment: November 2008 - Phase I ESA

Cleanup Actions:

March 2015 - Creosote Treated Wood Debris Removal at McGlinn Island Causeway Fact Sheet

 

KUKUTALI LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK
Location: Kiket Island

Cleanup Actions:

2013 - Kukutali Preserve (Kiket Island) Leaking Underground Fuel Tank Removal Fact Sheet

 

FRONT STREET SITE
Location: Swinomish Village
Assessment:

February 2009 - Phase I ESA

September 2009 - Phase II ESA

 

SWINOMISH FISH PLANT AND VICINITY
Location: Swinomish Village
Assessment: September 2018 - Phase I ESA

 

SWINOMISH WASTE OIL RECYCLING FACILITY
Location: Swinomish Village
Assessment: June 2017 - Phase I ESA

 

TEZ 2 - CREOSOTE PILINGS AND DEBRIS
Location: Tribal Economic Zone 2
Assessment:

March 2009 - Phase I ESA

September 2009 - Phase II ESA

 

TEZ 2 - WETLAND SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION
Location: Tribal Economic Zone 2
Assessment:

March 2009 - Phase I ESA

September 2009 - Phase II ESA

 

Off Reservation Sites:

These sites are immediately adjacent to the Reservation.

WHITMARSH LANDFILL
Location: Adjacent to TEZ 1 &2

 

WHITMARSH SIDING
Location: Adjacent to TEZ 1 & 2

 

PM NORTHWEST DUMP CERCLA CLEANUP SITE
Location: Adjacent to TEZ 1 & 2

 

METHAMPHETAMINE LAB - PADILLA HEIGHTS ROAD
Location: Adjacent to TEZ 1 & 2

 

SKAGIT PLASTICS FIBERGLASS BOAT FACILITY
Location: McGlinn Island and Causeway

 


Quality Assurance Plans

Quality Assurance Plans (QAP) ensure that data collected during a Phase II or cleanup project are legally defensible, rigorous, and scientifically sound. Quality assurance plans must be updated every five years. The Swinomish Brownfields QAP is undergoing a periodic update at present.

QUALITY ASSURANCE PLANS
Swinomish Brownfields Assessment Grant Sampling Quality Assurance Plan (9/19/2008)
Swinomish Phase II Environmental Site Assessment SQAP—Revision 2 (7/1/2009)
Addendum to the Swinomish Assessment Grant Quality Assurance Plan—Soil Confirmation Sampling Lime Storage Area 1 (5/18/2011)

Brownfields Public Record

CONTACT

To report a contamination concern, please contact Catey Ritchie

Environmental Manager

Catey Ritchie
Phone (360) 708.3120
critchie@swinomish.nsn.us

LOCATION & MAILING

Dept. of Environmental Protection
11430 Moorage Way
La Conner, WA 98257

HOURS

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