Eatonville Landfill
Site Cleanup History
Ecology placed the site on the Contaminated Sites List in 2020.
In 2021, Ecology, the Town of Eatonville, and Weyerhaeuser Company entered Agreed Order DE 20072. The Town of Eatonville and Weyerhaeuser are the potentially liable persons (PLPs) responsible for investigation and cleanup of the site.
The Agreed Order required the PLPs to complete a Remedial Investigation (RI) Work Plan and RI report. The RI report identified the type of contamination and where it is found at the site. The Agreed Order also required the PLPs to complete a Feasibility Study (FS) that compares alternative cleanup methods. Then, the PLPs used the information in the RI/FS to complete a preliminary draft cleanup action plan describing which method will be used to clean up the Site. Ecology used the preliminary plan to prepare the draft Cleanup Action Plan (dCAP).
The RI/FS and draft Cleanup Action Plan are now complete and will be available for public comment. Ecology and the PLPs will enter a new legal agreement, Consent Decree, to implement the cleanup actions. These documents are summarized in the fact sheet.Site Description
The Site is near the Town of Eatonville in rural Pierce County. The town leased the property from Weyerhaeuser to use as a dump from about 1950 to 1980.
The landfill is about two acres in size. It contains:
- municipal solid waste
- appliances
- car parts and tires
- empty drums
- pollution from waste burning
- pollution from recreational firearm shooting
- other types of waste
The landfill does not have a liner below the trash. This allowed pollution to move down into soil and groundwater.
Nisqually State Park surrounds the landfill. There is no fence to prevent people and animals from walking through the debris at the Site.
The landfill is on a very steep slope. There is a wetland at the lower end and at the base of the landfill. Water from the wetland flows downstream about ¼ mile to the Mashel River. The Mashel River is a major tributary of the Nisqually River. Both rivers provide key habitat for fall Chinook salmon and steelhead trout.
The Nisqually Indian Tribe holds fishing, hunting, and gathering rights in the Nisqually watershed. The area around the Site is culturally important to them.
Contamination
Ecology placed Eatonville Landfill on the Contaminated Sites List due to the following contaminants of concern. These contaminants were found in soil, groundwater, or surface water:
- Metals: arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, hexavalent chromium, iron, lead, nickel, and zinc
- Semi Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs): pentachlorophenol (PCP) and carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (cPAHs)
- Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH): gasoline, diesel, and oil-range organic compounds
Documents 29
Legal 6
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
Eatonville Landfill Consent Decree | 8/13/2024 | Consent Decree |
Eatonville Landfill - Project Coordinator Change Notification | 2/21/2022 | Agreed Order Amendment |
Eatonville Landfill - Agreed Order DE 20072 | 8/2/2021 | Agreed Order |
Eatonville Landfill - Final PLP Notice to Town of Eatonville | 7/12/2021 | Final Potentially Liable Person Status Letter |
Eatonville Landfill - Final PLP Notice to Weyerhaeuser | 7/12/2021 | Final Potentially Liable Person Status Letter |
Eatonville Landfill - Early Notice Letter | 9/22/2020 | Early Notice Letter |
Public Information 5
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
Eatonville Landfill 2024 Public Meeting Presentation | 12/4/2024 | Multimedia |
Eatonville Landfill Cleanup Site: Public Comment Invited | 10/24/2024 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Eatonville Landfill Agreed Order Responsiveness Summary | 12/22/2021 | Responsiveness Summary |
Eatonville Landfill Fact Sheet for Agreed Order and Public Participation Plan | 8/5/2021 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Eatonville Landfill Public Participation Plan | 8/2/2021 | Public Participation Plan |
State Environmental Policy Act 1
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
Eatonville Landfill SEPA Determination of Nonsignificance | 10/23/2024 | SEPA Documents |
Technical Reports 17
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
Eatonville Landfill Draft Cleanup Action Plan | 7/22/2024 | Cleanup Action Plan |
Eatonville Landfill Public Review Draft RIFS Appendices | 2/26/2024 | Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study |
Eatonville Landfill Public Review Draft RIFS Text Table and Figure | 2/26/2024 | Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study |
Eatonville Landfill Site - RI/FS Comment Response Schedule Extension | 5/30/2023 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
Eatonville Landfill RI Work Plan App C HSP | 9/7/2021 | Remedial Investigation Work Plan |
Eatonville Landfill RI Work Plan App B QAPP | 9/7/2021 | Remedial Investigation Work Plan |
Eatonville Landfill RI Work Plan App A SAP | 9/7/2021 | Remedial Investigation Work Plan |
Eatonville Landfill RI Work Plan Text | 9/7/2021 | Remedial Investigation Work Plan |
Eatonville Landfill - Weyerhaeuser Signed PLP Waiver (Kristen Sawin) | 6/25/2021 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
Eatonville Landfill - Town of Eatonville Signed PLP Waiver (Mayor Mike Schaub) | 6/25/2021 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
Eatonville Landfill - Preliminary PLP Notice to Weyerhaeuser | 6/23/2021 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
Eatonville Landfill - Preliminary PLP Notice to Town of Eatonville | 6/23/2021 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
Eatonville Landfill Jan 2021 Sampling Analytical Results | 1/29/2021 | Progress Report |
Former Eatonville Landfill - Response to Ecology | 10/14/2020 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
Former Eatonville Landfill Initial Investigation | 6/1/2020 | Initial Investigation Report |
Technical Review of Eatonville Landfill Closure Options | 9/30/2014 | Site Specific Technical Document - other |
Eatonville Landfill Site Investigation and Preliminary Economic Analysis for Corrective Action Alternatives | 11/7/1996 | Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study |
Places to see print documents
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Southwest Regional Office300 Desmond Dr SELacey, 98503-1274Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.
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Eatonville Library205 Center StreetEatonville, 98328This location may only have print documents available during open comment periods.
Contaminants 8
Contaminant Type | Soil |
Groundwater |
Surface Water |
Air |
Sediment |
Bedrock |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metals - Metals - Other | C | C | C | |||
Halogenated Organics - Polychlorinated biPhenyls (PCB) | C | |||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | C | |||||
Metals - Arsenic | C | |||||
Metals - Lead | C | |||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Diesel | C | |||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Gasoline | C | |||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Other | C |
- S
- Suspected
- C
- Confirmed Above Cleanup Levels
- B
- Below Cleanup Levels
- RA
- Remediated-Above
- RB
- Remediated-Below
- R
- Remediated
Public Comment Period
Eatonville Landfill is ready to move to the next cleanup stage!
Four documents are available for your review and comment. The fact sheet summarizes the key points from these documents.
Submit your comment between November 14th at 8:00 AM and December 18th at 11:59 PM.
We held a public meeting and open house on Wednesday, December 4 from 5:00 to 7:30 PM. The meeting was at the Eatonville Community Center. Slides from the presentation are available here.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Carolyn.Subramaniam@ecy.wa.gov.