Aluminum Recycling Corp
Site Background
The Hillyard Processing Company leased land from BNSF Railway Company and operated an aluminum dross reprocessing facility at the site. Aluminum reprocessing began in 1954, and continued through several changes in operators. Aluminum Recycling Corporation was the latest operator of the facility until 1987 when the property was abandoned with about 65,000 cubic yards of dross left on-site.
BNSF is responsible for cleaning up the site and still owns the property.
Contamination
Cleanup Progress Is Being Monitored
In 2001, dross and soil mixed with dross were excavated and consolidated into an on-site pit. The pit was capped with a waterproof cover system to limit rain and snowmelt reaching the dross and contaminated soil. Rain and snowmelt are routed into a lined evaporation pond on-site. The cover system and evaporation pond are inspected each month and are working.
Cleanup activities are complete and monitoring continues to ensure human health and the environment are protected. Quarterly groundwater monitoring will continue for chloride, nitrate, and nitrite.
Periodic reviews
Ecology completed periodic reviews in 2008, 2013, and 2022. Overall, the cleanup and institutional controls are performing successfully.
Site use restrictions called institutional controls are in effect
Institutional controls can be fences, signs, or restrictions on how the property is used. For instance, an institutional control may prohibit installing drinking water wells or disturbing a protective cap that isolates contamination. These restrictions keep the contamination contained and keep people from being exposed to the contamination. The controls are usually listed in environmental covenants recorded with the county.
Periodic reviews are required when institutional controls are required at a site. Ecology conducts reviews to make sure the controls remain effective and the cleanup still protects human health and the environment. We conduct periodic reviews about every five years.
Institutional Controls 1
Environmental Covenant
Restrictions/Requirements
- Ongoing Maintenance of Remedy
- Prevent the Reuse or Relocation of Site Soil
- Prohibit Soil Disturbance
- Restrict Access
- Restrict All Ground Water Extraction/Well Installation
- Restrict Land Use
- Restrictive Signage
Restricted Media
- Groundwater
- Soil
Documents 22
Legal 3
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
Restrictive Covenant: Aluminum Recycling Corp | 6/18/2001 | Environmental Covenant; Alternative Mechanism |
Consent Decree: Aluminum Recycling Corp | 4/12/2001 | Consent Decree |
Agreed Order: Aluminum Recycling Corp | 11/16/1998 | Agreed Order |
Outreach Information 6
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
Periodic Review Public Notice: Aluminum Recycling Corp | 3/13/2008 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Engineering Design Documents and SEPA DNS Fact Sheet: Aluminum Recycling Corp | 10/1/2001 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
News Release, Cleanup Agreement: Aluminum Recycling Corp | 2/12/2001 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Draft Consent Decree Fact Sheet: Aluminum Recycling Corp | 2/1/2001 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Draft CAP Fact Sheet: Aluminum Recycling Corp | 4/1/2000 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Draft RI/FS Fact Sheet: Aluminum Recycling Corp | 10/1/1999 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Technical Reports 13
Places to see print documents
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Eastern Regional OfficeN 4601 Monroe StSpokane, 99205-1265Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.
Contaminants 2
Contaminant Type | Soil |
Groundwater |
Surface Water |
Air |
Sediment |
Bedrock |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metals - Metals - Other | C | |||||
Other Contaminant - Conventional Contaminants, Inorganic | B | C |
- S
- Suspected
- C
- Confirmed Above Cleanup Levels
- B
- Below Cleanup Levels
- RA
- Remediated-Above
- RB
- Remediated-Below
- R
- Remediated