Facility Site ID: 2757 Cleanup Site ID: 4402

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What's New?

Ecology conducted a 60-day public comment period (July 19 – Aug. 17, 2021) on  a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study report for the Jeld-Wen cleanup site. It described the nature and extent of contamination at the site, and evaluated options for cleanup. You can read about the studies in a fact sheet, and read the comments we received and our responses in a responsiveness summary.

Background

The Jeld-Wen Site (former Nord Door facility) is located on the Snohomish River waterfront at 300 West Marine View Drive. The site consists of five adjoining parcels with a combined upland area of approximately 36 acres, as well as adjacent tidal mudflats.

Operations at the site have included door and casket manufacturing, wood treating, fish net storage and saw milling:
  • 1920s-1985: National Pole Company treated poles in the uplands area prior to the 1940s. By the mid-1940s, Nord Door was operating the site as a stile and rail door plant. Nord Door operated an oil-fired boiler on the eastern portion of the site prior to 1957. Former above and below ground storage tanks (USTs/ASTs) were located in the eastern portion of the site along West Marine View Drive and also further to the west, beneath what is now the southern portion of the main manufacturing building.
  • 1986-mid-1990s: Jeld-Wen acquired the property in May 1986 through the bankruptcy court. Jeld-Wen’s operations included the purchase of rough green wood; drying, planing and cutting the lumber; and assembly of finished wooden doors, rails, posts, columns, and spindles.
  • Mid-1990s-Present: Various asphalt companies have leased the northeast portion of the site since the mid 1990's. Cadman is the current operator, following CEMEX (formerly Rinker Materials and formerly Sterling Asphalt) They have operated this portion of the site as an asphalt batch plant through the present. Operations at Nord Door ended in 2005.

Investigations to date have identified carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), dioxin/furans, petroleum hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in soil, groundwater and sediments. Site contamination is likely the result of the former wood door plant and machine shop’s manufacturing and production processes, leaks/spills from above and below ground storage tanks, as well as from the former pole treating yard.

Status

Ecology and Jeld-Wen entered into a formal legal agreement called an Agreed Order for site cleanup on January 2, 2008. The Agreed Order requires Jeld-Wen to develop a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) work plan, an RI/FS report, and a cleanup action plan (CAP). The initial RI/FS work plan was approved by Ecology on October 27, 2008. Field activities began in May 2009 with the collection of soil, groundwater, and sediment samples.

Since the initial RI investigation in 2009, multiple rounds of assessments have been completed at the Jeld-Wen site in both the uplands and in-water to fully characterize the site. You can read and download reports describing these assessments by clicking the View Electronic Documents link on the right. Site investigation work was completed in 2020.

The Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study report was finalized in 2021. The Remedial Investigation describes the nature and extent of contamination on the site and includes the information collected in the assessments described above. The Feasibility Study describes options for cleanup, evaluates those options, and presents a preferred alternative.

We expect to prepare a draft Cleanup Action Plan in late 2022. We will share the draft Cleanup Action Plan for public review before it is finalized. Once the Cleanup Action Plan is final, a consent decree between Ecology and the PLPs will govern the Jeld-Wen site cleanup. Site cleanup construction is anticipated for 2023/2024. The future use of the Jeld-Wen property is anticipated to be industrial.

The Cleanup Process

Ecology follows the steps laid out in the Model Toxics Control Act to conduct formal site cleanups. The Jeld-Wen site is at the Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study step in the process.

Legal 9
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Jeld Wen Wick Final PLP Letter 1/19/2023 Final Potentially Liable Person Status Letter
Jeld Wen - Final PLP Determination - W&W Everett Investments LLC 8/9/2021 Final Potentially Liable Person Status Letter
Jeld Wen - Final PLP Determination Letter - Port of Everett 6/9/2021 Final Potentially Liable Person Status Letter
Jeld Wen - Preliminary PLP Determination Letter - Port of Everett 11/21/2019 Final Potentially Liable Person Status Letter
Jeld Wen - Notice of Waiver - W&W Investments 9/29/2014 Final Potentially Liable Person Status Letter
Jeld Wen - Final Agreed Order January 2008 1/2/2008 Agreed Order
Jeld Wen - Final PLP Determination Letter - Jeld Wen 8/10/2007 Final Potentially Liable Person Status Letter
Jeld Wen - Notice of Waiver - Jeld Wen 8/1/2007 Final Potentially Liable Person Status Letter
Jeld Wen - Preliminary PLP Determination Letter - Jeld Wen 6/21/2007 Final Potentially Liable Person Status Letter
Public Information 5
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Jeld Wen - Response to Comments for the Draft Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study and Draft Public Participation Plan 12/10/2021 Responsiveness Summary
Jeld Wen - Public Participation Plan 2021 6/2/2021 Public Participation Plan
Jeld Wen - Site Fact Sheet 2021 5/25/2021 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Jeld Wen - Public Participation Plan 10/21/2008 Public Participation Plan
Jeld Wen - Site Investigation Documents 11/1/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
State Environmental Policy Act 1
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Jeld Wen - SEPA Checklist 10/21/2008 SEPA Documents
Technical Reports 36
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Jeld Wen - Final RI/FS: December 2021 - Appendices K to O and Q 12/17/2021 Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study
Jeld Wen - Final RI/FS: December 2021 - Appendices A to I 12/17/2021 Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study
Jeld Wen - Final RI/FS: December 2021 - Appendix P part 2 12/17/2021 Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study
Jeld Wen - Final RI/FS: December 2021 - Appendix P part 1 12/17/2021 Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study
Jeld Wen - Final RI/FS: December 2021 - Appendix J part 3 12/17/2021 Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study
Jeld Wen - Final RI/FS: December 2021 - Appendix J part 2 12/17/2021 Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study
Jeld Wen - Final RI/FS: December 2021 - Appendix J part 1 12/17/2021 Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study
Jeld Wen - Final RI/FS: December 2021 - (Text and Figures - No Appendices) 12/17/2021 Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study
Jeld Wen - Draft Final RI/FS: March 2021 - Appendix P 2nd Part 3/31/2021 Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study
Jeld Wen - Draft Final RI/FS: March 2021 - Appendix P 1st Part 3/31/2021 Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study
Jeld Wen - Draft Final RI/FS: March 2021 - Appendix J 3rd Part 3/31/2021 Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study
Jeld Wen - Draft Final RI/FS: March 2021 - Appendix J 2nd Part 3/31/2021 Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study
Jeld Wen - Draft Final RI/FS: March 2021 - Appendix J 1st Part 3/31/2021 Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study
Jeld Wen - Draft Final RI/FS: March 2021 - Appendix E 3/31/2021 Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study
Jeld Wen - Draft Final RI/FS: March 2021 - Appendices A-D, F-I, K-O 3/31/2021 Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study
Jeld Wen - Draft Final RI/FS: March 2021 - (Text and Figures - No Appendices) 3/31/2021 Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study
Jeld Wen - 2nd Addendum to Source Control Evaluation Work Plan -August 2019 9/3/2019 Remedial Investigation Work Plan
Jeld Wen - Summary Report ‐ 2019 Data Gap Assessment 7/9/2019 Remedial Investigation Report
Jeld Wen - Addendum to Source Control Evaluation Work Plan 4/3/2019 Remedial Investigation Work Plan
Jeld Wen - Summary of Source Control Evaluation & Data Gaps 1/1/2019 Remedial Investigation Report
Jeld Wen - Source Control (SCE) Work Plan Final 11/1/2017 Remedial Investigation Work Plan
Jeld Wen - Amendment to Phase II Work Plan 6/17/2015 Remedial Investigation Work Plan
Jeld Wen - Sediment Quality Assurance Project Plan - Third Addendum March 2014 3/5/2014 Remedial Investigation Work Plan
Jeld Wen - Data Gap Assessment 2/14/2014 Remedial Investigation Report
Jeld Wen - Second Amendment to Phase II Remedial Investigation Work Plan - Knoll Area November 2013 11/22/2013 Remedial Investigation Work Plan
Jeld Wen - Former Woodlife Area Upland Assessment 7/7/2013 Remedial Investigation Report
Jeld Wen - Sediment Quality Assurance Project Plan Addendum 4/20/2013 Remedial Investigation Work Plan
Jeld Wen - Amendment to Phase II Remedial Investigation Work Plan - Upland Assessment 2/20/2013 Remedial Investigation Work Plan
Jeld Wen - Draft Quality Assurance Project Plan Addendum February 2013 2/14/2013 Remedial Investigation Work Plan
Jeld Wen - Draft Phase II Remedial Investigation Upland Soil and Groundwater Summary Report August 2012 8/24/2012 Remedial Investigation Report
Jeld Wen - Phase II Remedial Investigation Work Plan 8/20/2011 Remedial Investigation Work Plan
Jeld Wen—Initial Investigation Report LUST 2092 5/3/2011 Initial Investigation Report
Jeld Wen - Final Initial Remedial Investigation Data Summary Report November 2009 11/22/2009 Remedial Investigation Report
Jeld Wen - Addendum to Final Work Plan for RI/FS and DCAP 3/13/2009 Remedial Investigation Work Plan
Jeld Wen - RI/FS Work Plan 10/21/2008 Remedial Investigation Work Plan
Jeld Wen - Safety and Health Plan 10/21/2008 Health and Safety Plan
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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Contaminants 15

Contaminant Type
Soil
Groundwater
Surface Water
Air
Sediment
Bedrock
Halogenated Organics - Halogenated Organics C
Metals - Metals - Other C C
Halogenated Organics - Polychlorinated biPhenyls (PCB) C C
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum Products-Unspecified C C
Non-Halogenated Organics - Phenolic Compounds C C
Halogenated Organics - Dioxins/Furans C C C
Non-Halogenated Organics - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons C C C C
Metals - Arsenic C
Other Contaminant - Other Deleterious Substances S C
Metals - Lead C C
Metals - Mercury C C
Non-Halogenated Organics - Benzene C C C
Non-Halogenated Organics - Other Non-Halogenated Organics C
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Diesel C C
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Gasoline C 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.