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Port Gamble Leased Area

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SITE BACKGROUND

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Lease Area Site was used as a log storage area for the Pope & Talbot, Inc. Sawmill Site (see Facility Site ID #93937775).  Cadmium and wood waste have been found in sediment on the Site.  Wood waste smothers near-shore habitat and animals such as clams, and can cause changes in water chemistry that can harm marine ecosystems.  The Site consists of 74 acres of state- owned aquatic land on Port Gamble Bay, on Hood Canal.  It was managed by DNR, and leased to Pope & Talbot, Inc. from 1974 to 1995.  The amount of contamination on this Site is unknown.

Site Documents

• Fact Sheet - Comment Period begins May 9, 2008
• Work Plan to Perform a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study
• Public Participation Plan

Related Information

• Watershed Information (WRIA 15)

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