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Former Scott Paper Mill -- Northern Portion, Anacortes

Environmental Cleanup Information

Numerous buildings, sheds, piers, tailings ponds, boilers, fuel storage tanks, a smokestack and burners were located on the northern portion of this former pulp mill site. Remaining contaminants of concern to be investigated in this area of the site include: petroleum; carcinogenic polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (cPAHs); dioxins/furans; metals; polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); and deleterious substances (e.g., wood), brick, metal, and slag in the marine environment. For more information about the site, please review the documents listed on this page or contact the Site Manager.

November 2005

Fact Sheet
Interim Action Work Plan
    Part I
    Part II - Site plan and figures
    Pat III - Exploration and Fill Material
    Appendix A - Fuel Dock Facility Drawings
    Appendix B - Selected Boring Logs and Monitoring Well Construction Details
    Appendix C - Health and Safety Plan
    Appendix C (continued)
    Attachment 1 - Emergency Information   

January 2005

Public Meeting to be held January 4, 2005, 7:00-9:00pm

A public comment period was recently held on a draft interim action work plan for temporary shoreline bank stabilization at the northern portion of the former Scott Paper Mill site. During the comment period, held between November 29 and December 9, 2004, several community members requested a public meeting to discuss the proposed interim action work plan. In response to this request, Ecology will hold a public meeting on January 4th, 7:00- 9:00pm, at the Municipal Building (City Hall), 6th Street and Q Avenue, Anacortes, Washington.

For more information contact:

Ron Timm, Site Manager, WA Department of Ecology, 3190 160th Avenue SE, Bellevue, WA 98008

Phone: (425) 649-7185 E-mail: rtim461@ecy.wa.gov

November 10, 2004

April 4, 2003

February 25, 2003

December 17, 2002

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