Walla Walla City Shop

812 W Rees Ave Walla Walla, Walla Walla County
Facility Site ID: 88514759
Cleanup Site ID: 6812

More about cleanup

Site History

The site in 2023 (click to enlarge).
The site in 2023 (click to enlarge).
In November 1994, three underground storage tanks were removed. About 130 cubic yards of soil contaminated by a leaking waste oil tank were excavated. In 1999, two more soil excavations were done totaling 423 cubic yards. Some contaminated soil remains at the site, so an environmental covenant was filed to make any future property owners aware of it and prohibit activities that would expose it.

Periodic Reviews

Ecology visited the site in 2023 and 2016, and found that the cleanup actions remain intact.

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.

Site use restrictions called institutional controls are in effect

Institutional controls can be fences, signs, or restrictions on how the property is used. For instance, an institutional control may prohibit installing drinking water wells or disturbing a protective cap that isolates contamination. These restrictions keep the contamination contained and keep people from being exposed to the contamination. The controls are usually listed in environmental covenants recorded with the county.

Periodic reviews are required when institutional controls are required at a site. Ecology conducts reviews to make sure the controls remain effective and the cleanup still protects human health and the environment. We conduct periodic reviews about every five years.

Environmental Covenant

County Recording #: 2011-05073
County Recording Date: 6/30/2011

Restrictions/Requirements

  • Prohibit Soil Disturbance

Restricted Media

  • Soil
Places to see print documents
Legal 1
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Walla Walla City Shop Covenant 6/30/2011 Environmental Covenant; Alternative Mechanism
Technical Reports 2
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Second Periodic Review: Walla Walla City Shop 10/31/2023 Periodic Review (5 Year)
Periodic Review: Walla Walla City Shop 12/2/2016 Periodic Review (5 Year)
Voluntary Cleanup Program 1
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Walla Walla City Shop - VCP NFA 7/6/2011 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

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

Contaminants 3

Contaminant Type
Soil
Groundwater
Surface Water
Air
Sediment
Bedrock
Halogenated Organics - Halogenated Organics RB
Metals - Metals Priority Pollutants RB
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Other RA
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.