Former Shell Oil Bulk Plant

220 Tumwater Truck Rd Lots 11 12 13 14 Port Angeles, Clallam County
Facility Site ID: 13172
Cleanup Site ID: 13147

  • Site Status

  • Cleanup Started

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Site History

Shell operated a bulk plant from about 1928 to 1975. Bulk plants store fuel. In this case, fuel was stored in six storage tanks above the ground. Shell also built a refueling and pumping station.

Fuels like gasoline, diesel, and other petroleum products were unloaded from oil barges and run through an underground pipeline to be stored in the tanks. After finding that the pipeline might have leaks, Shell switched to using tanker trucks to carry fuel from boats to the bulk plant. Now, the site is paved over and used for parking.

Site Location

A map showing the location of this site.
A map showing the location of this site.
The Former Shell Oil Bulk Plant is located at 220 Tumwater Truck Rd, Lots 11, 12, 13, and 14 in Port Angeles, Clallam County.  This site neighbors a similar cleanup site, Pettit Oil Company Tumwater Truck Route. Because of their similarities and close locations, public outreach for these sites may be grouped.

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Places to see print documents
Legal 3
Document Title Document Date Document Type
4.6.2017_Final Determination of Liability letter_Former Shell Oil_(Port) 4/5/2017 Final Potentially Liable Person Status Letter
4.6.2017_Final Determination of Liability Letter_Former Shell Oil_(Shell) 4/5/2017 Final Potentially Liable Person Status Letter
Former Shell Oil Bulk Plant - Early Notice Letter 10/28/2016 Early Notice Letter
Outreach Information 2
Technical Reports 3
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Shell Oil Bulk Plant Site Manager Change 2/2/2024 Site Specific Administrative Document - Other (Administrative Correspondence)
Expectations for Working Together to Cleanup _Former Shell Oil Bulk Plant 5/8/2017 Site Specific Administrative Document - Other (Administrative Correspondence)
Former Shell Oil Bulk Plant 10/12/2016 State Initial Investigation Report
There may be more documents related to this site. To obtain documents not available electronically, you will need to make a public records request.

Places to see print documents

  • Southwest Regional Office
    300 Desmond Dr SE
    Lacey, 98503-1274
    Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.

Contaminants 5

Contaminant Type
Soil
Groundwater
Surface Water
Air
Sediment
Bedrock
Non-Halogenated Organics - Benzene B B
Non-Halogenated Organics - Other Non-Halogenated Organics B B
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Diesel C C
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Gasoline C C
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Other B C
S
Suspected
C
Confirmed Above Cleanup Levels
B
Below Cleanup Levels
RA
Remediated-Above
RB
Remediated-Below
R
Remediated
This contaminant list was based on our best information at the time it was entered. It may not reflect current conditions at the site.