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Shelton, Washington
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error. Page A-2 Shelton-Mason County Journal Thursday, Dec. 3, 2,020 Dump: City of Shelton responsible for cleanup of area continued from pageA—1 I , I}. X’ I I . v -A Order to implement the cleanup action plan, “which takes some time to complete,” according to the city report. Once the Agreed order is finalized, all the documents 1— the RI/FS, the Cleanup Action Plan and the Agreed Order —— will be available for public review and comment. Private companies mined the site for , sand and gravel before the City of Shelton purchased the land in 1928 for a dump. In 1931, the city sold the property to Rayonier Pulp and Paper with the stipulation that municipal dumping could continue. That ar- rangement ended in 1949 when the site was quitclaimed back to the city. In 1972; the state passed its first solid waste regulation that required municipali- ties to cover debris daily, restrict access and control vectors for landfills. The Olympic Air Pollution Authority and Mason County Regional Planning banned open burning at the site beginning in August 1974. But the toxic dumping continued. Between 1976 and 1981, baghouse fly— ash generated by Simpson Timber Co.’s Oakland Bay mill was collected, mixed with water, processed through the city’s waste- water treatment plant and dumped at the landfill. ' In 1986, an inspector from the DOE not- ed that the landfill was still not closed and observed fresh sludge. Citing that report, the county instructed the city to close the dump in compliance with state laws and to monitor the water. The DOE also ordered the city to close the landfill under the state Model Toxics Control Act. In 2015, the DOE made the city respon- sible for cleaning up the site. The DOE pro- vided the city with funding for the cleanup of theylandfill through the Toxicserleanup Remedial Action Grant. The agreement re- quired the city to complete a remedial in— . vestigation and feasibility study, and draft a cleanup plan. ‘ ‘ The city last year considered five possible cleanup plans proposed by Aspect Consult- ing of Bainbridge Island, which has studied the landfill for the city since 2015. The five ,_ plans ranged from an estimated $1.5 mil- lion to $28.5 million. . In August 2019, the city sent the state a proposed capping plan that is neither the least or most expensive option. V The city has a $700,000 grant for the cleanup, and is seeking another $500,000 grant, Gill said at Tuesday’s meeting. Above, Garbage is discarded and burned in 1949 at the City 3, of Shelton’s C Street landfill. g The 16.7—acre site west of l 1 Shelton was the city’s municipal . g landfill starting in 1928, and i garbage and waste -— some of . it toxic — was dumped there for almost 60 years. Courtesy photo Left, Tests on the soil and groundwater are being conducted on the site of the former C Street landfill, where the City of Shelton and businesses du'mped toxic materials for decades. The public might see a proposed cleanup plan in April. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks ’ ms counmw unlike mums: CORRECTIONS A story in the Nov. 19 edition of the Shelton-Mason County Journal incorrectly identified Sisters Restaurant owner Leilani Tucker. The Journal regrets the error. A story in the N 0v. 26 edition of the Shelton-Mason County Journal incorrectly stated the graduation dates for Arla Shephard Bull, the new member of the North Mason School Board. She graduated from Olympic High School in Bremerton in 2004, the University of Washington in 2008. The Journal regrets the ‘ We deliver . or U-huul ma \ f”) 1,5 MY lllYlflll lflWNE [IIIABBY NOW 0PEN! Come see why «min; l.1lllll)’- is We provide implants, oralsurgcry. roolcanals' Veneers' w. crowns, bridges and more. Have your dental work done right here in Shelton and save the driving for the weekend, NCW PATIENT EXAM ANY {HINT/5L t x «Avssmmu "I‘MLA'I'MENT 1829 Jefferson Street, Shelton - (360) 426*8401 ....,,,,,,,g,,,,,,vg,.,. W, OPEN MUNDAV-FBIBAV, 7AM-4PM Slate Conn. Reg. No. NORlHRl033NO