Facility Site ID: 16256288 Cleanup Site ID: 6550

  • Site Status

  • No Further Action

Site History

The property was used as a garage by Inland Northwest and Carnation dairies, and later for storage and parking after the structures were demolished and the City of Spokane acquired it.

Soil and perched groundwater contamination occurred due to leaks from above- and underground petroleum storage tanks at the garage. In 1989, releases from the underground tanks were discovered and 100 cubic yards of contaminated soil were excavated and stockpiled to allow contamination to volatilize. The building was demolished in 1999.

In 2013, Ecology ranked this site a 5 and added it to the Hazardous Sites List (HSL) due to lead, cadmium, and diesel contamination in soil. The HSL includes all contaminated sites that have had their hazard ranked relative to other known contaminated sites in Washington. Sites are ranked on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 presenting the highest risk. Only the diesel contamination was related to the dairies’ operations. The lead and cadmium were from former railroad activities at the Riverfront Park site and will be addressed during that cleanup.

In 2019, another 74.5 tons of petroleum-contaminated soil related to the aboveground tank were disposed off-site, and soil was resampled as part of the city's The Podium redevelopment project. Results showed contamination was below levels requiring further cleanup. In 2020, Ecology issued its no further action opinion and removed the site from the HSL.

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.

Leaking Underground Storage Tank 1
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Carnation Dairies - UST Release Summary Letter 8/29/2019 LUST Site Characterization Report
Technical Reports 3
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Carnation Dairies Spokane - Dispenser PCS Cleanup 12/26/2019 Remedial Action Report
Carnation Dairies Spokane - Sampling and Analysis Plan 4/26/2019 Sampling and Analysis Plan
Carnation Dairies Spokane - Site Hazard Assessment 2/15/2013 Site Hazard Assessment Report
Voluntary Cleanup Program 3
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Carnation Dairies Spokane - NFA 6/22/2020 VCP Opinion on Site Cleanup – NFA
Carnation Dairies Spokane - NFA letter 6/22/2020 VCP Opinion on Site Cleanup – NFA
Carnation Dairies Spokane - FA Letter 5/28/2019 VCP Opinion on Site Cleanup – Other
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

  • Eastern Regional Office
    N 4601 Monroe St
    Spokane, 99205-1265
    Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.

Contaminants 2

Contaminant Type
Soil
Groundwater
Surface Water
Air
Sediment
Bedrock
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Diesel RB
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Other 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.