Dawn Food Products
Facility Site ID:
3505
Cleanup Site ID:
16678
Current Status
Last Updated: July 2023
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Blog | "Cleaning Up: Dawn Food Products site moves closer to cleanup”
Cleanup moves forward with Remedial Investigation
Ecology held a 45-day public comment period (May 22 – July 5, 2023) on a Public Participation Plan and a legal agreement called an Agreed Order with Bridge Point Seattle 130 LLC (Bridge Point), the Potentially Liable Person, for the Dawn Food Products cleanup site at 6901 Fox Avenue South in Seattle. The Agreed Order requires Bridge Point to address contamination at the site.
Ecology has reviewed and considered the public comments received on the documents and will finalize both documents.
Based on Ecology’s evaluation of the comments, no updates were made to the Agreed Order or Public Participation Plan.
Ecology will finalize the PPP. We will continue to evaluate the community’s use of our adjusted LDW site outreach planning for future comment periods and will amend the PPP, as needed, based on community engagement.
The Dawn Food Products cleanup site is continuing the cleanup process. Ecology will make the future Remedial Investigation, Feasibility Study, and Cleanup Action Plan available for public review and comment.
Why This Site Matters
The Dawn Food Products site is adjacent to the Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund Site, which includes a 5-mile stretch of the Duwamish River. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added the LDW Superfund Site to the Superfund National Priorities List in 2001. Ecology is working to stop or reduce sources of contamination to the LDW Superfund Site, an effort known as “source control,” so that the EPA can proceed with the cleanup of the river sediment.
General Cleanup Process
The Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) is Washington’s environmental cleanup law. It provides requirements for contaminated site cleanup and sets standards that protect human health and the environment. Ecology enacts the MTCA and oversees cleanups. The MTCA site cleanup process is completed in steps (see graphic below) over a variable timeline.
What Happens Next?
Since no significant changes were made to the Agreed Order or Public Participation Plan, Ecology will finalize the documents and Bridge Point will proceed with the Remedial Investigation, Feasibility Study, and create a Draft Cleanup Action Plan for public review.
Each of those steps will require a public comment period. The graphic above shows these different stages of cleanup. Sometimes multiple stages occur in one public comment period.
Each of those steps will require a public comment period. The graphic above shows these different stages of cleanup. Sometimes multiple stages occur in one public comment period.
Public Participation
Current Dawn Food Products cleanup site Public Participation Plan
This plan includes information for the public regarding opportunities to get involved in the Site cleanup process. The outreach activities and mechanisms presented reflect Ecology’s current plans for keeping the public informed and for receiving information and comments from the public.
This plan includes information for the public regarding opportunities to get involved in the Site cleanup process. The outreach activities and mechanisms presented reflect Ecology’s current plans for keeping the public informed and for receiving information and comments from the public.
Site Information
Location
The Dawn Food Products cleanup site is located at 6901 Fox Avenue South in Seattle WA. Bridge Point Seattle 130 LLC recently purchased the approximately 5.4-acre property in the industrial area near Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood in 2021. This property is located adjacent to the Lower Duwamish Waterway (LDW) Superfund Site.
Site discovery and Initial Investigation
A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) was conducted in January 2020, documenting contamination of soil and groundwater. A Phase II ESA was conducted in March 2020, documenting contamination in the form of metals, total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) from gasoline, Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (cPAHs), and halogenated solvents. The goal of this investigation was to determine if the release may pose a threat to human health or the environment, and if further cleanup actions are needed. Ecology tracks any site that is suspected or confirmed to be contaminated with hazardous materials, as required by the state’s cleanup law, the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA), created by a 1989 voter initiative.
Ecology’s Confirmed and Suspected Contaminated Sites List
Following this investigation process the site was listed on the Confirmed and Suspected Contaminated Sites List.
The Dawn Food Products cleanup site is located at 6901 Fox Avenue South in Seattle WA. Bridge Point Seattle 130 LLC recently purchased the approximately 5.4-acre property in the industrial area near Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood in 2021. This property is located adjacent to the Lower Duwamish Waterway (LDW) Superfund Site.
Site discovery and Initial Investigation
A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) was conducted in January 2020, documenting contamination of soil and groundwater. A Phase II ESA was conducted in March 2020, documenting contamination in the form of metals, total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) from gasoline, Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (cPAHs), and halogenated solvents. The goal of this investigation was to determine if the release may pose a threat to human health or the environment, and if further cleanup actions are needed. Ecology tracks any site that is suspected or confirmed to be contaminated with hazardous materials, as required by the state’s cleanup law, the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA), created by a 1989 voter initiative.
Ecology’s Confirmed and Suspected Contaminated Sites List
Following this investigation process the site was listed on the Confirmed and Suspected Contaminated Sites List.
Documents 24
Legal 3
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
Dawn Food Products - Agreed Order Final | 7/6/2023 | Agreed Order |
Dawn Food Products PLP Determination Letter | 2/27/2023 | Final Potentially Liable Person Status Letter |
Dawn Food Products - Early Notice Letter | 12/6/2022 | Early Notice Letter |
Public Information 10
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
Dawn Food Products - Response Summary - July 2023 | 7/10/2023 | Responsiveness Summary |
Dawn Food Products - Public Participation Plan - July 2023 | 7/6/2023 | Public Participation Plan |
Dawn Food Products - Public Meeting Presentation | 5/23/2023 | Multimedia |
Fact Sheet - Dawn Food Products - Chinese - May 2023 | 5/16/2023 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Fact Sheet - Dawn Food Products - Vietnamese - May 2023 | 5/16/2023 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Fact Sheet - Dawn Food Products - Spanish - May 2023 | 5/16/2023 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Fact Sheet - Dawn Food Products - Somali - May 2023 | 5/16/2023 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Fact Sheet - Dawn Food Products - Khmer - May 2023 | 5/16/2023 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Fact Sheet - Dawn Food Products - Amharic - May 2023 | 5/16/2023 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Fact Sheet - Dawn Food Products - May 2023 | 5/16/2023 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Technical Reports 11
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
Dawn Food Products - Final Remedial Investigation Work Plan | 1/31/2024 | Remedial Investigation Work Plan |
Dawn Food Products - SHA Rank Letter | 8/7/2023 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
Dawn Food Products - Site Hazard Assessment | 8/3/2023 | Site Hazard Assessment Report |
Dawn Food Products - SHA Notification Letter | 3/29/2023 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
Dawn Food Products - Initial Investigation Field Report | 6/22/2022 | Initial Investigation Report |
Dawn Food Products - Remedial Investigation Work Plan | 11/3/2021 | Remedial Investigation Work Plan |
Dawn Food Products - Letter: Formal Request to Negotiate an Agreed Order | 5/26/2021 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
Dawn Food Products - Summary of Soil & GW Conditions Memorandum | 2/5/2021 | Site Specific Technical Document - other |
Dawn Food Products - Phase 2 ESA Letter Report | 3/6/2020 | Site Specific Technical Document - other |
Dawn Food Products - Phase 1 ESA Report | 1/31/2020 | Site Specific Technical Document - other |
Dawn Food Products - LDW Superfund Site Dawn Food 104(e) responses | 9/1/2008 | 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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South Park Branch / Seattle Public Library8604 Eighth Avenue SouthSeattle, 98108This location may only have print documents available during open comment periods.
Contaminants 9
Contaminant Type | Soil |
Groundwater |
Surface Water |
Air |
Sediment |
Bedrock |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metals - Metals - Other | C | C | ||||
Halogenated Organics - Polychlorinated biPhenyls (PCB) | B | |||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | C | |||||
Halogenated Organics - Halogenated Solvents | B | C | S | |||
Metals - Arsenic | C | C | ||||
Metals - Lead | B | |||||
Metals - Mercury | C | |||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Benzene | B | |||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Gasoline | C | 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.