Purdy Transfer Station

14515 54th Ave NW Gig Harbor, Pierce County
Facility Site ID: 1290 Cleanup Site ID: 3651

  • Site Status

  • No Further Action

More about cleanup

Removal From Contaminated Sites List

We held a public comment period from June 15 to July 17, 2017. We didn't receive any comments.

Ecology removed this site from the Contaminated Sites list.

Site Background And Cleanup

Location of Purdy Transfer (Landfill) Site
Location of Purdy Transfer (Landfill) Site

This former landfill operated from 1941 to 1989. It was constructed without a base liner or leachate collection system (now a standard practice). A leachate collection system drains the liquid generated from a landfill into an area for disposal.

Only residential trash and sewage sludge was dumped at the facility. However, we tested for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and metals to determine if any hazardous waste was dumped at the site. We did not find any evidence of hazardous waste. However, we did find that some chlorinated solvents leaked into the groundwater. Drinking water is not affected.

When the landfill closed in 1989, it was capped with an engineered cover liner and protective layer of clean soil.  This site was cleaned up under Ecology’s Voluntary Cleanup Program. With Ecology’s oversight, LRI cleaned up this site by:

  • Monitoring groundwater and landfill gas since 1985.
  • Studying the site thoroughly to find the extent of the contamination.
  • Ensuring that people would not be exposed to contamination through groundwater or soil vapors.
  • Re-analyzing recent groundwater samples with a more precise method to make sure contamination was below cleanup levels. 

Voluntary Cleanup Program

This site was cleaned up under our Voluntary Cleanup Program, which provides technical help to owners of contaminated sites.

Voluntary Cleanup Program customers pay fees to cover our costs for technical help and reviewing cleanup reports. Sites in this program must meet the same cleanup standards as the sites Ecology manages under legal orders.

Places to see print documents
Public Information 1
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Purdy Transfer Station - Factsheet 6/12/2017 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Technical Reports 1
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Purdy Transfer Station - SHA 8/1/2001 Site Hazard Assessment Report
Voluntary Cleanup Program 1
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Purdy Transfer Station - SW1490 - NFA 4/5/2017 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

  • Southwest Regional Office
    300 Desmond Dr SE
    Lacey, 98503-1274
    Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.

Contaminants 2

Contaminant Type
Soil
Groundwater
Surface Water
Air
Sediment
Bedrock
Halogenated Organics - Halogenated Organics RB RB
Other Contaminant - Conventional Contaminants, Organic 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.