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Pope and Talbot Inc. Sawmill
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SITE BACKGROUND
The Pope & Talbot Sawmill manufactured forest products for over 142 years (1853 to 1995). Manufacturing activities released dangerous substances, including petroleum hydrocarbons, carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and metals. Operations also deposited wood waste on the bed of Port Gamble Bay. Wood waste smothers near-shore aquatic habitat and animals such as clams, and can cause changes in water chemistry that can harm the marine ecosystem. Some of this contamination has been found in soil, water and sediments on the Site. The mill was disassembled and removed in 1997. Between 2002 and 2007, approximately 26,000 tons of soil and 31,000 cubic yards of wood waste were removed from the Site. The amount of remaining contamination is unknown.
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SITE INFORMATION
Facility Site ID:
# 93937775
Location:
Port Gamble, Kitsap County
Contacts:
Kevin MacLachlan, Site Manager
360/407-6798
Status: Ranked,
Independent
Remedial Action
Information Repositories:
Poulsbo Library
700 NE Lincoln Street
Poulsbo, WA 98370
Hours: Mon.-Thurs.
10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sun. 1-5 p.m.
WA Department of Ecology
300 Desmond Drive SE
Lacey, WA 98503
By appointment only:
Contact Carol Dorn,
360/407-7224
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