Ecology seeks comments on Anacortes cleanup project

Ecology wants public input on Port's cleanup of the Old Shell Tank Farm.

Posted by Betty Carteret; contact at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Original photo courtesy of Anacortes Museum.

Download Fact sheet at https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/gsp/DocViewer.ashx?did=23952.

The Port of Anacortes and WA Dept. of Ecology have developed cleanup planning documents related to the Old Shell Tank Farm located between 13th and 14th Street on Q Avenue (behind McDonald's). The Port of Anacortes is also inviting comments on their State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Checklist and Determination of Non-Significance for this project.

Click links for the Port's SEPA Checklist and Determination of Non-significance

The following Ecology draft documents are available for your review

(click link to view report):

Consent Decree https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/gsp/DocViewer.ashx?did=23948
Remedial Investigation & Feasibility Study https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/gsp/DocViewer.ashx?did=20208
Cleanup Action Plan https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/gsp/DocViewer.ashx?did=23949
and Public Participation Plan https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/gsp/DocViewer.ashx?did=23969

You can find these documents online or at the Anacortes Public Library (ask Reference Desk for help).

Submit comments by January 8, 2014 to Ecology by mail or email. Mail them to site manager Nick Acklam, Department of Ecology, Toxics Cleanup Program, P.O. Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600 or email them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Ecology is planning a presentation on this project in mid-January at Anacortes City Hall that will be announced in news media and posted on the Friends calendar. If you'd like to receive notice of this and other news, signup to receive our newsletter (right column).

Contact:
Nicholas Acklam, WA Dept. of Ecology
Site Manager
(360) 407-6913