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Former Scott Paper Mill

A lumber mill, and later a pulp mill operated on the Scott Paper Mill Site beginning in the late 1800s through the late 1970s.  The pulp mill used waste from the lumber mill and discharged waste water directly to Fidalgo Bay.  Metals, diesel- and motor oil-range petroleum hydrocarbons, carcinogenic polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (cPAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and dioxins/furans have been found in soil at the Site above Washington State cleanup levels.  Many of these contaminants were also found in groundwater (low levels) and marine sediments.  In 1999, the Port of Anacortes and Sun Healthcare Systems conducted an independent cleanup action to remove petroleum-contaminated soil and wood debris on one of the parcels within the Site.  Portions of the property have been operated recently by multiple entities that have used the Site as a log yard, a staging area for oil field equipment, a boat manufacturing site, storage, and a modular home assembly area.  The northern portion of the Site is now primarily Seafarers’ Memorial Park, and the southern portion is primarily vacant.  

Site Documents

August 31, 2009

• Final Consent Decree

June 1, 2009

• Response to Comments

February 2009

Public comment period is open from February 25 through March 25, 2009 for the Draft Consent Decree and Draft Cleanup Action Plan.

Fact Sheet

Consent Decree

Exhibit A

Site Location Map

Site Plan

Exhibit B - Draft Cleanup Action Plan (text)

Tables

Figures

Figure 01 - Vicinity Map
Figure 02 - Site Plan
Figure 03 - Port Uplands Area Soil Preliminary Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (0 to 2 ft)
Figure 04 - Port Uplands Area Soil Preliminary Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (2 to 6 ft)
Figure 05 - Port Uplands Area Soil Preliminary Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (6 to 10 ft)
Figure 06 – Port Uplands Area Soil Preliminary Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (10 to 15 ft)
Figure 07 – MJB North Area Soil Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (0 to 2 ft)
Figure 08 – MJB North Area Soil Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (2 to 6 ft)
Figure 09 – MJB North Area Soil Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (6 to 10 ft)
Figure 10 – MJB North Area Soil Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (10 to 15 ft)
Figure 11 – Surface Sediment Cleanup Level Exceedances
Figure 12 – Conceptual Site Model
Figure 13 – Port Uplands Area Remedy
Figure 14 - MJB North Area Uplands Remedy
Figure 15 - Marine and Shoreline Buffer Area Excavation/Dredging Remedy
Figure 16 - Marine Area Wave Attenuation and Shoreline Capping Remedy
Figure 17 - Shoreline Transition Zone Cross‐Section A‐A’
Figure 18 - Shoreline Transition Zone Cross‐Section B‐B’
Figure 19 - Shoreline Transition Zone Cross‐Section C‐C’
Figure 20 - Disproportionate Cost Analysis: Port Uplands Area
Figure 21 - Disproportionate Cost Analysis: MJB North Upland Area

Appendix A - September 2008 Port Uplands Area Supplemental Soil Investigation

Part 01
Part 02
Part 03
Part 04
Part 05
Part 06
Part 07
Part 08

Appendix B - 2007 AND 2008 Supplemental Sediment Chemistry and Biological Testing Data

Report
Data:
Part 01
Part 02
Part 03
Part 04
Part 05
Part 06
Part 07
Part 08
Part 09
Part 10
Part 11
Part 12
Part 13

Appendix C - Compliance with Applicable Laws

Exhibit C - Natural Resource Damages Settlement

Figure 1

Exhibit D - Schedule and Deliverables

Exhibit E - Applicable Relevant and Appropriate Requirements

Exhibit F - Ecology Policy 840 (Data Submittal Requirements)

Exhibit G - Boiler Plate Restrictive Covenant

Exhibit H - Public Participation Plan

Port of Anacortes SEPA Documents

November 26, 2008

Agreed Order

Site Location Map

Scott Mill Site Map

August 2008

      Fact Sheet

      Public Participation Plan

      Remedial Investigation (text)

Figures

Figure 1. Vicinity Map
Figure 2. Site Plan
Figure 3. Historical Site Photo with Highlighted Site Features, August 16, 1969
Figure 4. Site Soil Preliminary Cleanup Level Development under MTCA
Figure 5. Site Groundwater Preliminary Cleanup Level Development under MTCA
Figure 6. Soil Explorations – Port Parcel 3 Uplands Area RI and Previous Investigations
Figure 7. Sample and Cross Section Locations, Upland Remedial Investigation, MJB Property
Figure 8. Cross Section Locations
Figure 9. Cross Section A-A’
Figure 10. Cross Section B-B’
Figure 11. Cross Section C-C’
Figure 12. Cross Section D-D’
Figure 13. Port Uplands Area Preliminary Soil Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (0-2 ft BGS)
Figure 14. Port Uplands Area Preliminary Soil Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (2-6 ft BGS)
Figure 15. Port Uplands Area Preliminary Soil Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (6-10 ft BGS)
Figure 16. Port Uplands Area Preliminary Soil Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (10-15 ft BGS)
Figure 17. Preliminary Soil Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (0-2 ft BGS) MJB North Area
Figure 18. Preliminary Soil Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (2-6 ft BGS) MJB North Area
Figure 19. Preliminary Soil Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (6-15 ft BGS) MJB North Area
Figure 20. Cross Section A-A’, Uplands Remedial Investigation, MJB Property
Figure 21. Groundwater Elevation Contours, May 2004
Figure 22. Groundwater Elevation Contours, August 2004
Figure 23. Groundwater Elevation Contours, July 2005
Figure 24. Groundwater Elevation Contours, January 2006
Figure 25. Estimated Groundwater Flow Direction
Figure 26. Tidal Influence on Groundwater Levels
Figure 27. Groundwater and Surface Water Elevations vs. Time
Figure 28. Groundwater Elevation Contours at Low Tide, December 2, 2004
Figure 29. Groundwater Elevation Contours at Mid Tide, December 2, 2004
Figure 30. Groundwater Elevations at High Tide, December 2, 2004
Figure 31. Historical and RI/FS Sediment and Nearshore Groundwater Samples, Site-Wide Marine Area
Figure 32. Bathymetric Contours – Marine Area
Figure 33. Estimated Area of Sediment Deposition and Crab Tissue Sampling Stations
Figure 34. Radioisotope Profiles in Sediment Core Samples
Figure 35. Summary of Total PCB Concentrations in Sediment, Marine Area
Figure 36. Areal Extent of SQS and CSL Exceedances, Marine Area
Figure 37. Geologic Cross Sections, MJB North Area and Site-Wide Marine Area
Figure 38. Cross Sections A-A’
Figure 39. Cross Sections B-B’
Figure 40. Cross Sections C-C’
Figure 41. Cross Sections D-D’
Figure 42. Conceptual Site Model


Tables

Tables 1-8
Table   9
Tables 10-17
Tables 18-23

     Feasibility Study (text)

Tables

Tables 1-14



Figures

Figure 1. Vicinity Map
Figure 2. Site Plan
Figure 3. Port Uplands Area Preliminary Soil Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (0-2 ft BGS)
Figure 4. Port Uplands Area Preliminary Soil Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (2-6 ft BGS)
Figure 5. Port Uplands Area Preliminary Soil Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (6-10 ft BGS)
Figure 6. Port Uplands Area Preliminary Soil Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (10-15 ft BGS)
Figure 7. Preliminary Soil Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (0-2 ft BGS), MJB North Area
Figure 8. Preliminary Soil Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (2-6 ft BGS), MJB North Area
Figure 9. Preliminary Soil Cleanup Level Exceedance Locations (6-15 ft BGS), MJB North Area
Figure 10. Conceptual Site Model
Figure 11. Summary of Total PCB Concentrations in Sediment, Marine Area
Figure 12. Areal Extent of SQS and CSL Exceedances, Marine Area
Figure 13. Geologic Cross Sections, MJB North Area and Site-Wide Marine Area
Figure 14. Cross Section A-A’
Figure 15. Cross Section B-B’
Figure 16. Cross Section C-C’
Figure 17. Cross Section D-D’
Figure 18. Alternative PUA-1
Figure 19. Alternative PUA-2
Figure 20. Alternative PUA-3
Figure 21. Alternative PUA-4
Figure 22. Alternative MJB-1, MJB North Area
Figure 23. Alternative MJB-2, MJB North Area
Figure 24. Alternative MJB-3, MJB North Area
Figure 25. Alternative MJB-4, MJB North Area
Figure 26. Plan View Marine Alternative M-1
Figure 27. Plan View Marine Alternative M-2
Figure 28. Cross-Section A-A’: Marine Alternative M-1
Figure 29. Cross-Section B-B’: Marine Alternatives M-1 and M-2
Figure 30. Cross-Section C-C’: Marine Alternative M-1
Figure 31. Cross-Section D-D’: Marine Alternatives M-1 and M-2
Figure 32. Cross-Section A-A’: Marine Alternative M-2
Figure 33. Cross-Section C-C’: Marine Alternative M-2



Appendices

Appendix A: Pre-Design Shoreline Stability Evaluation Report
     Part 1
     Part 2
Appendix B - D: Cleanup Action Alternative Cost Estimates

Related Information

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