Anacortes Port
Facility Site ID:
67532227
Cleanup Site ID:
1678
A PUGET SOUND INITIATIVE site - Reaching the goal of a healthy, sustainable Puget Sound.
Site Description
The Cap Sante Marine site was acquired by the Port of Anacortes (Port) in 1956 and operated as a boat yard, marina support area, and offshore fueling facility. From the late 1970s to 2007, Cap Sante Marine, Ltd. occupied the northern portion of the site and continued to supply marine services. In the early 1980s, fuel was observed seeping from an underground storage tank (UST) into the waters of Fidalgo Bay next to the site. Fuel was recovered and the seepage was stopped. In 1985, the Port replaced the then-existing USTs with new tanks; however, petroleum contaminated soils were not removed. In 2004 and 2005, the Port further inspected the degree of the site contamination. Findings revealed that a fan-shaped contaminated area around the former USTs was impacting soil and groundwater. In 2007, USTs, supply lines, and 9,888 cubic yards of contaminated soil were removed during a partial cleanup called an Interim Action.
Currently there are two areas where isolated contaminated soil remains, approximately 1,100 cubic yards in the Cap Sante Lease Area and 700 cubic yards in the Fisherman’s Work Area and Parking Lot of the site.
Currently there are two areas where isolated contaminated soil remains, approximately 1,100 cubic yards in the Cap Sante Lease Area and 700 cubic yards in the Fisherman’s Work Area and Parking Lot of the site.
Site Status
Cleanup was completed for this site in 2014, after an environmental covenant was established that listed several requirements to prevent exposure to the contamination that remains on site.
Those requirements include:
· Restricting future development and controlling future soil disturbance where contamination remains by establishing environmental covenants for the site.
· Containing contaminated soil with a cap of gravel and plantings for the Marine Lease Area and asphalt for the Fisherman’s Work Area.
· Monitoring groundwater wells regularly to assess the performance of the cleanup.
According to the covenant, any accidental damage to these systems must be reported to Ecology, and planned work that could compromise their integrity must be approved by Ecology.
A periodic review conducted in 2021 found that the requirements of the covenant are being followed and the caps had not been damaged.
Those requirements include:
· Restricting future development and controlling future soil disturbance where contamination remains by establishing environmental covenants for the site.
· Containing contaminated soil with a cap of gravel and plantings for the Marine Lease Area and asphalt for the Fisherman’s Work Area.
· Monitoring groundwater wells regularly to assess the performance of the cleanup.
According to the covenant, any accidental damage to these systems must be reported to Ecology, and planned work that could compromise their integrity must be approved by Ecology.
A periodic review conducted in 2021 found that the requirements of the covenant are being followed and the caps had not been damaged.
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 #:
201408050034
County Recording Date:
8/5/2014
Restrictions/Requirements
- Maintain/Protect Monitoring System
- Ongoing Maintenance of Remedy
- Prohibit Soil Disturbance
- Restrict All Ground Water Extraction/Well Installation
- Restrict Sediment Cap Disturbance
Restricted Media
- Groundwater
- Soil
- Surface Water
Documents 57
Legal 5
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Cap Sante Marine Environmental Covenant August 2014 | 8/5/2014 | Environmental Covenant; Alternative Mechanism |
| Anacortes Port - Cap Sante Marine Draft Consent Decree with Exhibits A - C included | 1/17/2014 | Consent Decree |
| Cap Sante Marine Draft Consent Decree Exhibit C May 2013 | 5/22/2013 | Consent Decree - Amendment |
| Anacortes Port AO Remedial Action (Full document) | 7/13/2007 | Agreed Order |
| Anacortes Port AO Remedial Action (Abbr. Document) | 7/13/2007 | Agreed Order |
Map 8
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Figure 2, Site Plan, April 2007 | 4/2/2007 | Map |
| Figure 5, Proposed Monitoring Well and Soil Sampling Locations, March 2007 | 3/2/2007 | Map |
| Figure 4, Proposed Sediment Sampling Locations, March 2007 | 3/2/2007 | Map |
| FIgure 3, Previous Sampling Locations, March 2007 | 3/2/2007 | Map |
| Figure 1, Vicinity Map, March 2007 | 3/2/2007 | Map |
| Appendix F Figure 3, TBT Bioaccumulation Testing Sampling Location Plan, September 1998 | 9/7/1998 | Map |
| Appendix F Figure 2, Confirmed Sampling Location Plan, September 1998 | 9/7/1998 | Map |
| Appendix F Figure 1, Project location map, September 1998 | 9/7/1998 | Map |
Public Information 4
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Cap Sante Marine Draft Public Participation Plan May 2013 | 5/8/2013 | Public Participation Plan |
| Cap Sante Marine Fact Sheet May 2013 | 5/8/2013 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
| Appendix H, Public Participation Plan, March 2007 | 3/5/2007 | Public Participation Plan |
| Anacortes Port Fact Sheet Draft Documents Available for Public Review and Comment | 3/1/2007 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Technical Reports 40
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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Headquarters300 Desmond Dr SELacey, 98503Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.
Contaminants 4
| Contaminant Type | Soil |
Groundwater |
Surface Water |
Air |
Sediment |
Bedrock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halogenated Organics - Polychlorinated biPhenyls (PCB) | B | |||||
| Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum Products-Unspecified | C | C | S | |||
| Non-Halogenated Organics - Non-Halogenated Solvents | C | C | ||||
| Non-Halogenated Organics - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | 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.