Tacoma Port Earley Business Center
Facility Site ID:
9762715
Cleanup Site ID:
2395
Site Description
Tacoma Port Earley Business Center (EBC) is located at 401 Alexander Avenue in the Tacoma tide flats.
During World War I, a shipyard and sawmill operated on the site. Shipbuilding resumed during World War II. Parts of the property were used for ship repair, dismantling, and salvage until about 1960.
The Port purchased the EBC property in 1960. The Port leased out the site for a variety of businesses and industries. In 1983, the US Environmental Protection Agency designated much of the Tacoma tide flats as a national Superfund site. EBC is located within the Superfund site. Contaminants include chlorinated solvents, PCBs, pesticides, and metals (especially zinc).
During World War I, a shipyard and sawmill operated on the site. Shipbuilding resumed during World War II. Parts of the property were used for ship repair, dismantling, and salvage until about 1960.
The Port purchased the EBC property in 1960. The Port leased out the site for a variety of businesses and industries. In 1983, the US Environmental Protection Agency designated much of the Tacoma tide flats as a national Superfund site. EBC is located within the Superfund site. Contaminants include chlorinated solvents, PCBs, pesticides, and metals (especially zinc).
Agreed Order
The Department of Ecology (Ecology) is entering into an Agreed Order (legal agreement) with the Port of Tacoma (the port) for the Earley Business Center (EBC) site. Among other items, the Agreed Order will provide for a Draft Cleanup Action Plan.
Ecology held a comment period on the Agreed Order from February 11 through March 13, 2013. Ecology prepared a Responsiveness Summary for the comment that was received (see below).
The Agreed Order is now final.
Ecology held a comment period on the Agreed Order from February 11 through March 13, 2013. Ecology prepared a Responsiveness Summary for the comment that was received (see below).
The Agreed Order is now final.
Documents 17
Legal 5
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
Port Coordinator Change Letter | 7/30/2024 | Agreed Order |
Tacoma Port Early Business Center - AO DE 9553 | 12/5/2023 | Agreed Order |
Earley Business Center Amendment 1 to Agreed Order DE 9553 | 11/27/2023 | Agreed Order Amendment |
Earley Business Center Final Agreed Order DE 9553 | 4/10/2013 | Agreed Order |
Environmental Covenant - Port of Tacoma Peninsula | 5/5/2003 | Environmental Covenant; Alternative Mechanism |
Leaking Underground Storage Tank 2
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
USTs N-1, 2, 3, 4, 25, and 26 Site-Specific Summary Report | 2/3/2011 | LUST - Site Assessment Report |
UST N-6 Site-Specific Summary Report | 2/3/2011 | LUST - Site Assessment Report |
Public Information 3
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
Final Responsiveness Summary | 4/3/2013 | Responsiveness Summary |
Fact Sheet | 2/6/2013 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Earley Business Center Public Participation Plan | 1/16/2013 | Public Participation Plan |
Technical Reports 7
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
-
Southwest Regional Office300 Desmond Dr SELacey, 98503-1274Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.
-
Citizens for a Healthy Bay535 Dock St., Suite 213Tacoma, 98402This location may only have print documents available during open comment periods.
-
Tacoma Public Library1102 Tacoma Avenue STacoma, 98402This location may only have print documents available during open comment periods.
Contaminants 6
Contaminant Type | Soil |
Groundwater |
Surface Water |
Air |
Sediment |
Bedrock |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metals - Metals Priority Pollutants | C | |||||
Metals - Metals - Other | C | C | ||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Non-Halogenated Solvents | C | C | ||||
Other Contaminant - Asbestos | C | |||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Gasoline | C | C | ||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Other | 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.