By Seth Preston, Communications Manager, Toxics Cleanup Program
The dirt is flying and the tanks are coming out of the ground at the Country Junction store in South Kitsap County.
Here's a look at some of the work that’s going on, including a photo of two tanks pulled out of the ground.
To do this project, Ecology is using about $500,000 in stimulus money provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). It’s one of several ARRA-funded projects that Ecology is undertaking.
The Kitsap Sun has reported on the work at the gas station and convenience store. Country Junction is located at 5310 S.E. Highway 160 (Mile Hill Drive), on the southwest corner of the intersection of Highway 160 and Long Lake Road east of Port Orchard. A store has operated on the site since the 1960s; at some point, the property also was used for bulk storage of heating fuel.
Petroleum-related contamination was found on the site. An earlier cleanup (in 1990) removed five old underground storage tanks from the property. About 1,500 cubic yards of material was dug up, piled nearby and remediated in place above the ground.
Since then, the site has been monitored. A few years ago, sampling and a subsequent investigation showed widespread groundwater contamination between the store and Long Lake Road. Ecology's project is focusing on that contamination and its sources.
2 comments:
It would be nice to read about who is working on the site (to some appropriate level of detail).
Hi, Brad. Thanks for posting a comment. The work is being done by Everett-based Clearcreek Contractors. I'll have more photos and an update later today (Tuesday, Feb. 16).
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