Terrys Salvage
Facility Site ID:
74599527
Cleanup Site ID:
3111
Site History
Beginning in the 1950s, the property was used as an automobile salvage yard. Operations left stockpiles of old tires, scrap vehicles, and automotive parts.
In 2004, Ecology did a site hazard assessment and listed the property on the state’s Hazardous Sites List. After this, Terry’s Salvage closed. In 2011, the City of Kelso removed an abandoned building and scrap car parts from the site.
The city found the site was contaminated with:
In 2004, Ecology did a site hazard assessment and listed the property on the state’s Hazardous Sites List. After this, Terry’s Salvage closed. In 2011, the City of Kelso removed an abandoned building and scrap car parts from the site.
The city found the site was contaminated with:
- Petroleum hydrocarbons
- The heavy metals lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
- Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
You can read more about contaminants in the site assessment report.
Cleanup
In fall 2013, the city removed debris and 3,100 tons of contaminated soil. They then refilled the site with clean soil. Ecology awarded the city $755,300 in grants to help it plan for and clean up the site.
From January 9 - February 10, 2014, Ecology held a public comment period on removing the site from the Hazardous Sites List. You can learn more in the notice we mailed to the community and read the comments and our responses.
From January 9 - February 10, 2014, Ecology held a public comment period on removing the site from the Hazardous Sites List. You can learn more in the notice we mailed to the community and read the comments and our responses.
Documents 11
Legal 3
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
Satisfaction of Agreed Order 9914 | 2/25/2014 | Order Notice of Satisfaction/Status |
Terrys Salvage Agreed Order and Cleanup Action Plan | 6/18/2013 | Agreed Order |
Terrys Salvage Notice of Potential Liability to City of Kelso | 3/27/2013 | Final Potentially Liable Person Status Letter |
Public Information 4
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
Terry's Salvage Delisting Comment Period Responsiveness Summary | 2/27/2014 | Responsiveness Summary |
Terry's Salvage HSL Delisting Fact Sheet | 1/2/2014 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Fact Sheet for Agreed Order - Terry's Salvage | 5/16/2013 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
PPP -- Terry's Salvage | 5/16/2013 | Public Participation Plan |
Technical Reports 4
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
Completion Report Terry's Auto Salvage: Remedial Action-Soil Removal | 11/25/2013 | Remedial Action Report |
Terrys Final Remedial Action Plan and EDR | 5/28/2013 | Engineering Design Report |
Terry Salvage Focused Site Assessment Report | 10/2/2012 | Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study |
TERRYS SALVAGE Site Hazard Assessment | 8/1/2004 | Site Hazard Assessment Report |
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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Southwest Regional Office300 Desmond Dr SELacey, 98503-1274Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.
Contaminants 9
Contaminant Type | Soil |
Groundwater |
Surface Water |
Air |
Sediment |
Bedrock |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metals - Metals Priority Pollutants | RB | RB | RB | B | ||
Metals - Metals - Other | RB | |||||
Halogenated Organics - Polychlorinated biPhenyls (PCB) | RB | |||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum Products-Unspecified | RB | B | B | RB | ||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | RB | |||||
Metals - Arsenic | RB | |||||
Metals - Lead | RB | |||||
Metals - Mercury | RB | |||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Diesel | RB |
- 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.