Bruce Titus Nissan Dealers
Facility Site ID:
41363269
Cleanup Site ID:
3481
Site Description
The Bruce Titus Nissan facility is located at 4030 South Tacoma Way in Tacoma. The Bruce Titus Nissan dealership was constructed in 1989 and continues to operate as an automobile dealership and service center.
The site is bordered to the north by a veterinary clinic and additional parking for the Titus Nissan operation, followed by a vacant used car lot; to the west by railroad tracks followed by undeveloped land; to the south by a machine design and manufacturing facility; to the southeast by a used car lot; and to the east by South Tacoma Way followed by a new and used car dealership.
Site History
Since 1989, a car dealership and service center has operated on the property. An investigation conducted in 2001 showed a number of potential environmental impacts at the site. As a result, another investigation was conducted in 2002, using soil borings and monitoring wells. Results of the investigation showed no soil contamination, but the groundwater was contaminated with Trichloroethelyne, Chloroform, 1,2 Dichloropropane, and Bromodichloromethane.
Because soil on the site was not contaminated, we believe that the groundwater contamination was coming from the adjacent South Tacoma Field (a Superfund site) property to the south.
How was the site cleaned up?
Since soils on the site were not contaminated, and the groundwater contamination was coming from off-site sources, no cleanup actions occurred at the Titus Nissan site. Instead a determination of No Further Action (NFA) for groundwater was issued on the condition that a environmental covenant was put in place. The environmental covenant was recorded in December 2002.
What does the environmental covenant do?
The covenant prohibits activities that could result in the release of or human exposure to, contaminants that remain at the site. In the case of the Titus Nissan site, it primarily prohibits any use or release of groundwater at the site. It requires that current and future property owners maintain these protective measures and inform anyone leasing the property about the possible presence of contamination.
An interim NFA for soils was issued in September 2002. A final NFA determination for soil will be issued once it is shown that groundwater beneath the site is no longer contaminated.
The site is bordered to the north by a veterinary clinic and additional parking for the Titus Nissan operation, followed by a vacant used car lot; to the west by railroad tracks followed by undeveloped land; to the south by a machine design and manufacturing facility; to the southeast by a used car lot; and to the east by South Tacoma Way followed by a new and used car dealership.
Site History
Since 1989, a car dealership and service center has operated on the property. An investigation conducted in 2001 showed a number of potential environmental impacts at the site. As a result, another investigation was conducted in 2002, using soil borings and monitoring wells. Results of the investigation showed no soil contamination, but the groundwater was contaminated with Trichloroethelyne, Chloroform, 1,2 Dichloropropane, and Bromodichloromethane.
Because soil on the site was not contaminated, we believe that the groundwater contamination was coming from the adjacent South Tacoma Field (a Superfund site) property to the south.
How was the site cleaned up?
Since soils on the site were not contaminated, and the groundwater contamination was coming from off-site sources, no cleanup actions occurred at the Titus Nissan site. Instead a determination of No Further Action (NFA) for groundwater was issued on the condition that a environmental covenant was put in place. The environmental covenant was recorded in December 2002.
What does the environmental covenant do?
The covenant prohibits activities that could result in the release of or human exposure to, contaminants that remain at the site. In the case of the Titus Nissan site, it primarily prohibits any use or release of groundwater at the site. It requires that current and future property owners maintain these protective measures and inform anyone leasing the property about the possible presence of contamination.
An interim NFA for soils was issued in September 2002. A final NFA determination for soil will be issued once it is shown that groundwater beneath the site is no longer contaminated.
Periodic Review
Ecology reviews cleanups at least every five years to make sure they still protect human health and the environment. We completed the second periodic review in summer, 2017. Based on the most recent review, the requirements of the environmental covenant remain protective.
Ecology will do another periodic review after five years.
Ecology will do another periodic review after five years.
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 #:
200212130597
County Recording Date:
12/13/2002
Restrictions/Requirements
- Ongoing Maintenance of Remedy
- Restrict All Ground Water Extraction/Well Installation
Restricted Media
- Groundwater
Documents 14
Legal 1
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Bruce Titus Nissan Dealers - Environmental Covenant | 12/13/2002 | Environmental Covenant; Alternative Mechanism |
Public Information 1
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Bruce Titus Nissan Dealers - Final Responsiveness Summary | 11/7/2012 | Responsiveness Summary |
Technical Reports 11
Voluntary Cleanup Program 1
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Bruce Titus Nisson Dealers - Interim NFA Letter | 9/25/2002 | VCP Opinion on Site Cleanup – NFA |
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 1
| Contaminant Type | Soil |
Groundwater |
Surface Water |
Air |
Sediment |
Bedrock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halogenated Organics - Halogenated Organics | 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.