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Intalco Aluminum Corporation

Location & History

Intalco, a primary aluminum smelter, began operating in 1966. The facility is located at 4050 Mountain View Road in Ferndale, near Cherry Point along the Strait of Georgia. It is permitted to discharge treated wastewater into the strait.

The dangerous waste landfill receives solid and dangerous waste generated at the smelter. The dangerous waste includes:

• Spent potliner.
• Secondary wastewater treatment sludge.
• Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) remediation waste from 2005-2006 site cleanup activities.

The landfill has a leachate collection system and is surrounded by a network of groundwater monitoring wells. Contaminants of concern include PCBs, cyanide and fluoride. There is a gradually increasing trend in sulfate and chloride in some of the monitoring wells. The source is an adjacent unlined solid waste landfill that closed in 1986. One well shows chloride levels above the drinking water standard, however this does not impact drinking water supplies.

Capacity:

The smelter is capable of producing approximately 307,000 tons of aluminum metal per year at full production.

Facility Site Number: 16

Location and Mailing address:

Intalco Works
4050 Mountain View Road
Post Office Box 937
Ferndale, WA 98248

Industrial Section Permits.

Ecology Contact:

Judy Schwieters
(360) 407-6942

For more information visit the Company Website.

Facility 24 hour Contact Number:

(360) 384-7061