Steven Kelley
Task Force Co-chair

Stephen Gerritson
Task Force Co-chair

Katherine Bridwell

Jon DeJong

Loren Dunn

Jim Hazen

Steve Marek

Scott McKinnie

Laura Mrachek

Raymond Paolella

Frank Peryea, Ph.D.

Randy Phillips

Marcia Riggers

Paul Roberts

Ken Stanton

Craig Trueblood

Michael Wearne

Washington State Department of Ecology Contact:
Dawn A. Hooper,
(360) 407-7182
dhoo461@ecy.wa.gov

Facilitation Team Contact:
Elizabeth McManus,
(206) 447-1805 elizabeth.mcmanus@ross-assoc.com

Area-Wide Soil Contamination Task Force

June 30, 2003

Valoria H. Loveland, Director
Washington State Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2560

Tom Fitzsimmons, Director
Washington State Department of Ecology
P.O. Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600

Mary Selecky, Secretary
Washington State Department of Health
P.O. Box 47890
Olympia, WA 98504-7890

Martha Choe, Director
Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development
PO Box 42525
Olympia WA 98504-2525

Re: Area-Wide Soil Contamination Task Force Final Report

Dear Agency Directors:

We are pleased to present you with the final report of the Area-Wide Soil Contamination Task Force, chartered in January 2002 to offer advice about a statewide strategy to respond to low-to-moderate level arsenic and lead soil contamination (so-called area-wide soil contamination) in Washington State.

Our Task Force has worked diligently over the last 18 months to understand and consider the issues and to develop recommendations that advance a shared set of guiding principles. Task Force deliberations focused on understanding the nature and extent of area-wide soil contamination, making recommendations about effective, practical, and affordable steps individuals and organizations might choose to take to reduce their potential for exposure to arsenic and lead in soil, and creating an alternative, more streamlined approach under the Model Toxics Control Act for properties affected by area-wide soil contamination. We believe that the recommendations included in the enclosed report offer you the means to respond appropriately to area-wide soil contamination and appreciate you giving the report your fullest consideration.

Thanks to you and to your staffs for providing us with outstanding support throughout our deliberations. It has been an honor to participate on this Task Force and serve the people of Washington State, and we look forward to seeing the benefits that will be brought about as a result of this work.

Respectfully,

Mr. Stephen Gerritson, Task Force Co-chair
Sierra Club

Mr. Steven D. Kelley, Task Force Co-chair
Washington Association of Realtors