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BNSF Parkwater Railyard Site

Site entrance at 5302 East Trent

Looking west toward the site from Fancher Road

Looking west toward the site

Site Description

The Washington State Department of Ecology plans to enter into an Agreed Order with BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) to conduct a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study at the Parkwater Railyard site. The BNSF Parkwater facility, formerly known as Yardley, is one-half mile south of the Spokane River and lies over the Spokane Valley Rathdrum-Prairie Aquifer in the Spokane Valley.  The site is located at 5302 East Trent Avenue in the city of Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.
 
The site operated as a railyard for nearly 100 years.  Operations continue today and include fueling, intermodal operations, and switching of rail cars.  In 1990 a petroleum release was discovered during the removal of an underground storage tank believed to contain petroleum.  Petroleum constituents consistent with diesel fuel have been detected in soil and groundwater near the locomotive fueling area on the rail yard.
 
For more details you may click on the fact sheet and Agreed Order links below.
Comments Accepted January 12 through February 10, 2009.

Site Documents

January 9, 2009

• Fact Sheet
• English
• Русский (Russian)
• Agreed Order

Related Information

• Watershed Information for WRIA 57

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