Chevron Bulk Plant Camas

The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) held a public comment period between December 23, 2018, and January 23, 2019.   No comments were received. Ecology will finalize the Remedial Investigation and Cleanup Action Plan reports and remove the site from the Hazardous Sites List.  

The former Chevron Bulk Terminal (site) was a bulk fuel facility that was decommissioned in 1983. The site is located at 612 SE Union Street in Camas, Washington and is bordered by the Burlington Northern railroad to the north, a post office to the east, a light-industrial company to the south, and a residential area to the west.  Drinking water wells for the City of Camas are about 250 feet north and about 1,000 feet southeast of the property.  The property is 800 feet southeast of the Washougal River and 1,700 feet north of the Columbia River.  The surrounding area is zoned as Heavy Industrial.  Nearby businesses include manufacturing, fabrication, processing, bulk handling and storage, research facilities, warehousing and heavy trucking. In 1994, Chevron sold the property to Triangle Resources who uses the property for wood recycling. 

From 1984 to 1994, Chevron and Triangle Resources removed several above-ground and underground fuel storage tanks, some pumps, piping, and buildings.

Chevron conducted several environmental investigations between October 1987 and June 2015.  These investigations included soil borings, monitoring wells installation, soil excavation, and soil and groundwater sampling.  In 1994, Chevron excavated approximately 830 cubic yards of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) contaminated soil. Investigation results show TPH contamination in the gasoline and diesel carbon ranges above the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) Method B cleanup levels in soil near the following former structures: 

• loading racks 
• warehouse
• pumps
• garage
• above ground storage tanks
• sump pit