Terrys Salvage

1124 N Pacific Ave Kelso, Cowlitz County
Facility Site ID: 74599527 Cleanup Site ID: 3111

  • Site Status

  • No Further Action

  • Brownfield

  • This site has received funding as part of our Brownfields Program.
    Brownfields Public Funding: $198,695.00

More about cleanup

Site History

Abandoned building, since demolished, at Terry's Salvage site
Abandoned building, since demolished, at Terry's Salvage site
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 Contaminated 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. 

Contaminants

The city found the site was contaminated with:

  • Petroleum hydrocarbons
  • Heavy metals: lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
  • Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

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 Contaminated Sites List. We received two comments and removed the site from the Contaminated Sites List.
Places to see print documents
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
Terry's Salvage - Public Participation Plan 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

  • Southwest Regional Office
    300 Desmond Dr SE
    Lacey, 98503-1274
    Please 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.