Port Angeles Rayonier Mill Site
Site Description
Visit the Rayonier Mill project home page for more information and the latest news about the cleanup.
Rayonier ran a pulp mill on the property from 1930 to 1997, and then afterwards dismantled the mill. When the mill was running, sulfite and acid would break down wood chips into cellulose fibers. Operations at the mill contaminated air, soil, groundwater, and sediments.
In 2008, the City of Port Angeles and the Port of Port Angeles created the Port Angeles Harbor Works Development Authority (PAH-WDA) with the intention of acquiring the Rayonier Mill property to integrate redevelopment into the cleanup.
In 2010, the city's and port's PAH-WDA received an Ecology (Brownfields Program) Integrated Planning Grant for $200,000. PAH-WDA used these funds to conduct due diligence and market analysis in support of their plans to acquire the property.
The extent of contamination at the site is unknown, so we decided to focus on a study area that includes the former mill property and adjacent marine environment.
The amount and type of contamination vary across the upland portion of the Study Area. Most of the contaminated hot spots were cleaned up with interim actions in the 1990s and 2000s. Over 30,000 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the site.
Status Update
View our status update on Port Angeles cleanup sites. Please visit the Rayonier Mill project home page for the latest information about progress on the cleanup and comment periods.
Contaminants
Contaminants found in soil and groundwater include:
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
- Metals (such as arsenic and lead)
- Dioxins
- Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs)
- Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
- Ammonia
Many of the same contaminants found in soil are also present in sediment, including:
- Phenols
- Phthalates
- Wood debris
Documents 110
Legal 16
Map 1
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
Map of North Olympic Peninsula Regional Background Sampling Locations | 5/3/2013 | Map |
Public Information 30
Technical Reports 51
Natural Resource Damage related documents 12
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
Port Angeles Harbor NRDA Funding and Participation Agreement | 11/24/2015 | NRDA Legal Document |
Port Angeles Harbor NRDA Resolution 8 | 10/8/2015 | NRDA Legal Document |
Port Angeles Harbor NRDA Resolution 6 | 12/19/2014 | NRDA Legal Document |
Port Angeles Harbor NRDA Resolution 7 | 12/11/2014 | NRDA Legal Document |
Port Angeles Harbor NRDA Resolution 5 | 9/10/2013 | NRDA Legal Document |
Port Angeles Harbor NRDA Preassessment Screen | 8/30/2013 | NRDA Preassessment |
Port Angeles Harbor NRDA Resolution 4 | 7/11/2013 | NRDA Legal Document |
Port Angeles Harbor NRDA Resolution 3 | 7/11/2013 | NRDA Legal Document |
Port Angeles Harbor NRDA Funding and Participation Agreement | 6/6/2013 | NRDA Legal Document |
Port Angeles Harbor NRDA Resolution 2 | 3/14/2013 | NRDA Legal Document |
Port Angeles Harbor NRDA Resolution 1 | 7/26/2012 | NRDA Legal Document |
Port Angeles Harbor NRDA Trustee Council Memorandum of Agreement | 3/27/2012 | NRDA Legal Document |
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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Contaminant Type | Soil |
Groundwater |
Surface Water |
Air |
Sediment |
Bedrock |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metals - Metals Priority Pollutants | C | C | ||||
Metals - Metals - Other | C | C | ||||
Halogenated Organics - Polychlorinated biPhenyls (PCB) | C | C | ||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum Products-Unspecified | C | C | C | |||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Phenolic Compounds | C | C | ||||
Halogenated Organics - Dioxins/Furans | C | C | C | |||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | C | C | C | |||
Metals - Arsenic | C | C | ||||
Other Contaminant - Other Deleterious Substances | C | |||||
Metals - Lead | C | |||||
Metals - Mercury | C | |||||
Other Contaminant - Bioassay Failure | C | |||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Diesel | C | |||||
Pesticides - Pesticides-Unspecified | C |
- S
- Suspected
- C
- Confirmed Above Cleanup Levels
- B
- Below Cleanup Levels
- RA
- Remediated-Above
- RB
- Remediated-Below
- R
- Remediated