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Tacoma Smelter Plume Management Plan

The Management Plan provides an overview of the Tacoma Smelter Plume (TSP) project and outlines the objectives, priorities, and goals of the TSP team (Ecology, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, Public Health - Seattle & King County, and Thurston County Public Health). 

Objectives include:

• Improving public awareness.
• Measuring soil pollution and protecting human health, especially in child play areas.
• Making soil safety part of:
  • Agencies that manage and oversee child play areas.
  • Development of areas that children will play in.

• Table of Contents
• Management Plan body (with linked table of contents)
   
  • Figures
    • Figure 1 - Tacoma Smelter Plume Footprint
    • Figure 2 – Child-use Area Study Zone
      
  • Tables
  • Table 1 – Moderate and High Concentrations of Arsenic and Lead
  • Table 2 – Elements of Implementation Strategy
    
  • Appendices
    • Appendix A – Area-wide Soil Contamination Task Force Report – Executive Summary (June 30, 2003)
    • Appendix B – Area-wide Soil Contamination Strategy: Implementation of Task Force Recommendations (October 1, 2003)
    • Appendix C – Implementation of the Area-wide Soil Contamination Strategy for Washington State (In progress)
    • Appendix D – Soil Safety Program Design (April, 2006)
    • Appendix E – General Timelines
    • Appendix F – Public Health – Seattle & King County Workplan
    • Appendix G – Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Workplan
    • Appendix H - Thurston County Health Department Workplan
    • Appendix I – Ecology Workplan