Coleman Oil Biodiesel Spill
Facility Site ID:
83844381
Cleanup Site ID:
13215
Site History
In 1921, the site began operating as a bulk fuel facility. Coleman Oil Company (Coleman Oil) has owned the site since 2007. In 2017, a citizen saw an oil sheen on the Columbia River. The oil sheen was generally next to the junction of Chehalis and Worthen Streets in Wenatchee. An investigation by Ecology and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with the full cooperation of Coleman Oil, the source was discovered to be from leaking underground piping connected a 20,000-gallon Above Ground Storage Tank (AST) containing diesel fuel to a truck loading rack at the site.
Cleanup Activities
Stopping the oil sheen on the river was the highest priority. Ecology spill responders and Coleman Oil placed floating barriers to contain the oil sheen, excavated contaminated soil, and installed recovery wells and vaults to pump out diesel to prevent it from reaching the river. These actions are called Interim Actions. Interim Actions are partial or short-term cleanup while a long-term cleanup plan is worked on and are meant to reduce exposure to contamination.
The Interim Actions have resulted in stopping the oil sheen on the river and removing all free product from site monitoring and recovery wells. Groundwater and surface water monitoring are ongoing, and pumping of recovery wells continues to prevent remaining petroleum in groundwater from reaching the river.
The Interim Actions have resulted in stopping the oil sheen on the river and removing all free product from site monitoring and recovery wells. Groundwater and surface water monitoring are ongoing, and pumping of recovery wells continues to prevent remaining petroleum in groundwater from reaching the river.
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
County Recording #:
1166672
County Recording Date:
1/29/2025
Restrictions/Requirements
- Maintain/Protect Monitoring System
- Prohibit Removal or Alteration of Existing Buildings
- Prohibit Soil Disturbance
- Restrict Domestic Ground Water Extraction/Well Installation
Restricted Media
- Soil
Documents 45
Legal 5
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
Coleman Oil Biodiesel Spill Agreed Order - DE 15389 | 10/30/2017 | Agreed Order |
Coleman Oil Biodiesel Spill Final PLP Letter-Coleman Oil Co. | 6/27/2017 | Final Potentially Liable Person Status Letter |
Coleman Oil Biodiesel Spill Final PLP letter-Coleman Services IV, LLC | 6/27/2017 | Final Potentially Liable Person Status Letter |
Coleman Oil Biodiesel Spill ENL-Coleman Oil Co., LLC | 5/26/2017 | Early Notice Letter |
Coleman Oil Biodiesel Spill ENL-Coleman Services IV, LLC | 5/26/2017 | Early Notice Letter |
Outreach Information 3
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
Coleman Oil Biodiesel Spill - FS & IAWP Fact Sheet | 9/13/2023 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Coleman Oil Biodiesel Spill - Investigation Reports Fact Sheet | 10/2/2019 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Coleman Oil Biodiesel Spill Agreed Order Fact Sheet for RI/FS | 9/29/2017 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Technical Reports 37
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
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Central Regional Office1250 W Alder StUnion Gap, 98903-0009Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.
Contaminants 1
Contaminant Type | Soil |
Groundwater |
Surface Water |
Air |
Sediment |
Bedrock |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Other | C | 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.