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ECOLOGY GRANTS $80,000 TO SEATTLE-KING COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR HAZARDOUS SITE INVESTIGATIONS
Ecology has awarded $80,000 to the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health to investigate suspected hazardous waste sites. The department plans to use the grant to collect information about environmental conditions and the types and quantities of wastes at sites throughout King County. The information collected will be used to evaluate the risks the sites pose to the environment and human health.
CONTACT: Steve Loftness at (360) 407-6060) or Denise Clifford at (360) 407-6160.
DOUBLE-WALL TANKS HEAD OFF ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
On Nov. 7, a tanker truck and trailer hauling 8,800 gallons of jet fuel rolled down an embankment in Kitsap County, miraculously without spilling any of the contents. But, in fact, it was no miracle. The rig's owner, Cascade Petroleum Transportation of Portland, had voluntarily invested in double-wall tanks for its vehicles. The extra $3,000 cost per vehicle paid off handsomely. The outer walls of the tanks were badly damaged when the truck veered off a back road near Port Orchard, but the inner tanks remained intact, preventing a spill and saving the company an estimated $100,000 in cleanup costs.
CONTACT: Dick Storey at (206) 649-7116 or Ron Langley at (360) 407-6162.
CITY OF OLYMPIA GETS GRANT OF $110,625 TO EVALUATE STORMWATER DETENTION PONDS
Ecology offered a Centennial Clean Water Fund grant of $110,625 to the city of Olympia. The city will measure the effectiveness of stormwater detention ponds in the North Thurston County area. Stormwater is water generated from snowmelt or rainfall that flows along the city streets and collects pollutants, such as oil left on roadways. Twelve existing and three new sites will be chosen for the study from the North Thurston County area. The project will identify effective pond designs that can be used elsewhere.
CONTACT: Bill Backous at (360) 407-6271 or Mary Getchell at (360) 407-6157.
SKAGIT COUNTY RECEIVES GRANT TO MONITOR WATER QUALITY IN SAMISH BAY
Ecology offered a Centennial Clean Water Fund grant of $28,875 to Skagit County to monitor water quality in Samish Bay and its tributaries. The county will identify sources of pollution, and priorities for reducing the pollution in the Samish Watershed Management Plan. Implementation of the plan is expected to restore shellfish harvesting in all parts of the bay.
CONTACT: John Glynn at (206) 649-7033 or Mary Getchell at (360) 407-6157.
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