Seattle Times
Facility Site ID:
4377754
Cleanup Site ID:
14495
Site Background
Seattle Times site is located at 1120 John Street in Seattle. Seattle Times first began operations at the facility in 1931. While in operation, the facility included at least 11 underground storage tanks (USTs), which contained a range of compounds including waste oils and liquids, heating oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, and petroleum- and solvent-based inks. Seattle Times ceased operations at its 1120 John Street facility in 2011. In 2013, Onni John Street (Land) LLC (Onni) purchased the former Seattle Times facility from Seattle Times.
In 2012 and 2013, Environmental Partners, Inc. (EPI), on behalf of the Onni Group, performed a limited subsurface investigation at the Seattle Times property. In 2018, EPI collected additional data to assess the vertical and horizontal limits of contamination previously identified in 2012 and 2013.
In 2020, Onni submitted a draft Remedial Investigation Report to Ecology, which Ecology reviewed and then provided comments. Onni collected additional data in 2020 independently without Ecology’s oversight. These investigations documented the following hazardous substances in soil and/or groundwater in amounts that exceed minimum allowed levels under the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA):
• total petroleum hydrocarbons
• polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
• tetrachloroethe (PCE)
• trichloroethene (TCE)
• vinyl chloride (VC)
In 2012 and 2013, Environmental Partners, Inc. (EPI), on behalf of the Onni Group, performed a limited subsurface investigation at the Seattle Times property. In 2018, EPI collected additional data to assess the vertical and horizontal limits of contamination previously identified in 2012 and 2013.
In 2020, Onni submitted a draft Remedial Investigation Report to Ecology, which Ecology reviewed and then provided comments. Onni collected additional data in 2020 independently without Ecology’s oversight. These investigations documented the following hazardous substances in soil and/or groundwater in amounts that exceed minimum allowed levels under the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA):
• total petroleum hydrocarbons
• polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
• tetrachloroethe (PCE)
• trichloroethene (TCE)
• vinyl chloride (VC)
Documents 27
Legal 9
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Final Agreed Order with Ex A and Ex B | 11/10/2021 | Agreed Order |
| Seattle Times - Agreed Order - August 2021 | 8/23/2021 | Agreed Order |
| Final PLP Status Letter_SeattleTimes 9_22_20 | 9/22/2020 | Administrative Order on Consent |
| Seattle TImes ML Letter to Ecology 2020-09-11 | 9/11/2020 | Early Notice Letter |
| Preliminary PLP notice letter for Seattle Times at Seattle Times Site | 7/9/2020 | Early Notice Letter |
| Final PLP letter for Onni at Seattle TImes site | 7/9/2020 | Early Notice Letter |
| Seattle TImes JDL to Becker RE Onni | 1/29/2020 | Early Notice Letter |
| Early Notice Letter to Onni | 12/18/2019 | Early Notice Letter |
| SeattleTimesLUST2876 | 2/10/2012 | NFA Letter – non-VCP |
Public Information 7
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Seattle Times June 2022 Fact Sheet - Chinese | 5/31/2022 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
| Seattle Times June 2022 Fact Sheet - Spanish | 5/31/2022 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
| Seattle Times June 2022 Fact Sheet | 5/31/2022 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
| Seattle Times - Public Participation Plan - August 2021 | 8/23/2021 | Public Participation Plan |
| Seattle Times - Factsheet (Spanish) - August 2021 | 8/23/2021 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
| Seattle Times - Factsheet (Chinese) - August 2021 | 8/23/2021 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
| Seattle Times - Factsheet - August 2021 | 8/23/2021 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
State Environmental Policy Act 3
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Seattle Times June 2022 SEPA Cover Letter and Checklist | 6/6/2022 | SEPA Documents |
| SEPA Determination of Non Significance | 5/17/2022 | SEPA Documents |
| SEPA Checklist for Interim Action 2022 | 3/29/2022 | SEPA Documents |
Technical Reports 8
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Seattle Times - Revised Remedial Investigation Report | 5/5/2022 | Remedial Investigation Report |
| Seattle Times - Interim Action Work Plan | 5/5/2022 | Interim Action Documents |
| Comments on the Remedial Investigation Report | 7/14/2020 | Remedial Investigation Report |
| Seattle Times draft RI report Figures - Pgs 50 - 59 | 1/21/2020 | Remedial Investigation Report |
| Seattle TImes draft RI Report Tables - Pgs 38 - 49 | 1/21/2020 | Remedial Investigation Report |
| Seattle Times draft RI Report - Pgs 1 - 37 | 1/21/2020 | Remedial Investigation Report |
| Seattle Times - Supplemental Investigation Report | 5/30/2018 | Site Specific Technical Document - other |
| Seattle Times - Limited Subsurface Investigation Report | 8/16/2013 | Site Specific Technical Document - other |
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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Northwest Regional Office15700 Dayton Ave NShoreline, 98133Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.
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Seattle Public Library - Central1000 Fourth AveSeattle, 98104This location may only have print documents available during open comment periods.
Contaminants 1
| Contaminant Type | Soil |
Groundwater |
Surface Water |
Air |
Sediment |
Bedrock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halogenated Organics - Halogenated Solvents | S | S |
- 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.
Public Comment Period June 06, 2022-July 05, 2022
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Información del sitio.
Ecology held a 30-day public comment period in June 2022. We received no comments during this time and are moving forward with finalizing the documents. The current owner, Onni John Street (Land) LLC (Onni), will move forward with conducting this cleanup work under a legal agreement, called an Agreed Order.
The following documents are being finalized:
Interim Action Work Plan (IAWP): describes how Onni will conduct a cleanup of contaminated soil on the site.
Revised Remedial Investigation (RRI) report: describes contamination at the site.
State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) – Determination of Non-significance: Our determination that the cleanup work is not likely to harm the environment.
View a copy of the community mailer sent to addresses surrounding the cleanup site for the June 2022 public comment period.