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New City Cleaners

SITE DESCRIPTION

New City Cleaners (Site) is located at 747 Stevens Drive in Richland.  The Site has been operating as a dry cleaner since approximately 1950.  PCE, a common chemical used in the dry cleaning process, was discovered in groundwater on an adjacent property to the south.  At this site, use of PCE began in 1974.  After the discovery of PCE in groundwater, four underground storage tanks (some containing petroleum products, some containing dry cleaning fluids) were removed from the site in 1992.  During the tank excavation, some soil was also removed and stored on the New City Cleaners property.  In 2000, approximately 5,000 tons of contaminated soil was excavated and transported offsite.  This was intended to control the source of groundwater contamination.  Associated structures (wood storage sheds, landscaping, fences, and asphalt) were also removed, and the excavation was backfilled and compacted with clean fill.  Samples collected since 2000 indicate high levels of PCE and TCE in groundwater remain on both the New City Cleaners property and on other nearby properties. 

SITE DOCUMENTS

April 22, 2009

• Fact Sheet
• Agreed Order

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• Watershed Information for WRIA 37

Additional Resources

• Acronyms used by the Toxic Cleanup Program
• Cleanup Process: Major Steps & Definitions
• Data Submittal Requirements for All Cleanup Sites
• Facility/Site Atlas
• Toxics Cleanup publications