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Cadet Manufacturing and Port of Vancouver Building 2220
(former Swan Manufacturing)

SITE DESCRIPTION

Two adjacent properties, the Cadet Manufacturing Company (Cadet) and the former Swan Manufacturing Company (SMC) sites have been identified as contributors of solvent contamination. Trichloroethylene (TCE), a solvent used in production of electric home heaters (to degrease metal before painting), was found at both sites. TCE and other solvents entered the groundwater underneath these properties and traveled beneath both the northern and southern parts of the Fruit Valley Neighborhood (FVN).

Cadet (still operating) is located at 2500 W. Fourth Plain Boulevard (in 1976, degreasing using TCE stopped). SMC was located between 2001 and 2501 W. Fourth Plain Boulevard and moved to the current Cadet site in 1964. Cadet bought SMC in 1972. The Port of Vancouver (Port) is responsible for the cleanup at the SMC site. In May 2006, the Port purchased the Cadet property and assumed cleanup responsibility for that site.

The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) and the Port of Vancouver (Port) are working together to continue the investigation and clean up of contaminated groundwater at the Swan and Cadet sites and in the Fruit Valley Neighborhood. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) continues to evaluate the investigation, cleanup plans and findings to address any health issues.

To review cleanup activities to date and find out more about this site, please use the links below. Questions about site cleanup can be directed to Craig Rankine, Site Manager, at 360-690-4795 or cran461@ecy.wa.gov. To be added to the mailing list or for information about public involvement, please contact Meg Bommarito, Public Involvement Coordinator for the project, at 360-407-6255 or mbom461@ecy.wa.gov.

SITE DOCUMENTS

• Fact Sheet - June 9, 2009
• FAQ - May 2008
• Responsiveness Summary - March 2008
• Fact Sheet - January 7, 2008
• Agreed Order - Interim Action
• Exhibits A and B
• Exhibit C - Part 1
• Exhibit C - Part 2
• Exhibit D - Part 1
• Exhibit D - Part 2
• Exhibit E - Part 1
• Exhibit E - Part 2, and Exhibit F
• Work Plan - Interim Action
• Table 1
• Table 2
• Figures 1 and 2
• Figures 3
• Figures 4 and 5
• Figures 6 and 7
• Figures 8 and 9
• Figures 10 and 11
• Figures 12 and 13
• Figures 14 and 15
• Figures 16 and 17
• Figures 18 through 21
• Appendices
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4
• Part 5
• Part 6
• Part 7
• Appendix C
• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• SEPA Checklist
• Figure 1
• Figure 2
• Figure 3
• Figure 4
• Figure 5
• Figure 6
• SEPA Determination of Non-Significance
• Fact Sheet - August 6, 2007
• Public Participation Plan - August 6, 2007
• Frequently Asked Questions - May 9, 2007
• Fact Sheet - March 2007
• South Fruit Valley Neighborhood - March 13, 2006
• South Fruit Valley Neighborhood (SFVN) Groundwater and Soil Investigation Work -- May 2005
• SFVN Additional Information -  May 9, 2005
• Fact Sheet - October 2004
• Fact Sheet - April 2004
• Fact Sheet - November 7, 2003
• Fact Sheet - June 16, 2003

  • June 2003 Schedule - June 2003

• Fact Sheet - May 2003
• Fact Sheet -December 2001

Related Information

• Watershed Information for WRIA 28

Additional Resources

• Washington State Department of Health Consultation January 2008
• Washington State Department of Health Fact Sheet:  What is vapor intrusion
• 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