Blaine Marina Inc
Facility Site ID:
2888
Cleanup Site ID:
63
Site Status - July 2018
The Department of Ecology recently completed a public comment period for several documents related to cleanup of the site:
- Draft Consent Decree (CD): legal agreement requiring the liable party to complete cleanup at the Site.
- Engineering Design Report (EDR): document that provides details on how to implement a cleanup plan.
- State Environmental Policy Act-Determination of Non-Significance (SEPA DNS): a determination that the cleanup work is not likely to harm the environment
The comments received by Ecology did not warrant any changes to these documents, and so they became final. The Port of Bellingham is now proceeding with cleanup efforts under Ecology oversight.
Site Description & Background
The Blaine Marina, Inc. site is located in the western portion of the Blaine Harbor industrial area. Most of the site was originally tide flats and sub-tidal areas of Drayton Harbor. Prior to 1949, the aquatic lands were dredged to create a small boat harbor and marina. The upland industrial area was created at that time and was generally constructed of hydraulic fill with timber and riprap bulkheads along the shoreline. The marina was expanded several times since its original construction, but the footprint of the upland industrial area has remained largely unchanged. The Port has leased this property to Blaine Marina, Inc. for use as a tank farm and fueling facility since the 1950’s. In 1955, the tenant installed three aboveground storage tanks to store gasoline and diesel fuel for dispensing at the fueling dock, and also for filling tanker trucks for delivery of home heating oil. The fueling facility now supports commercial and recreational boating activities at the marina.
Environmental investigations between 1990 and 2007 have documented the release of diesel-range and oil-range petroleum hydrocarbons and petroleum associated compounds benzene, ethylbenzene, and xylene in both soil and groundwater. Some of these releases exceed standards of the state’s cleanup law, the Model Toxics Control Act, and pose a threat to human health and the environment, so they must be addressed.
Environmental investigations between 1990 and 2007 have documented the release of diesel-range and oil-range petroleum hydrocarbons and petroleum associated compounds benzene, ethylbenzene, and xylene in both soil and groundwater. Some of these releases exceed standards of the state’s cleanup law, the Model Toxics Control Act, and pose a threat to human health and the environment, so they must be addressed.
Related Information
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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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Northwest Regional Office15700 Dayton Ave NShoreline, 98133Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.
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Ecology Bellingham Field Office913 Squalicum Way, Unit 101Bellingham, 98225This location may only have print documents available during open comment periods.
Contaminants 4
Contaminant Type | Soil |
Groundwater |
Surface Water |
Air |
Sediment |
Bedrock |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum Products-Unspecified | C | C | ||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Non-Halogenated Solvents | S | S | S | |||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Diesel | B | |||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Other | B |
- 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.