Cowman Campbell Paints

5221 Ballard Ave NW Seattle, King County
Facility Site ID: 30774595 Cleanup Site ID: 8651

  • Site Status

  • Cleanup Started

More about cleanup

The Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) project was terminated because there has been no activity to cleanup the site. 

Site Background

The property was formerly the location of a portion of the Cowman Campbell Paints from complex from about 1947 to approximately 2000. The Site is defined as contamination associated with constituents of paint thinning solvents released to soil and groundwater from three underground storage tanks. The tanks were closed in place in 1992 and 1998 because removing them would potentially undermine the foundations of nearby historical buildings.

The Site is contaminated with carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons into the oil; total petroleum hydrocarbons in the gasoline range and benzene into the soil and groundwater; and petroleum hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds into the soil vapor.

In 2011, approximately 880 pounds of a calcium hydroxide solution, were injected using injection points, two in each tank cavity. A soil vapor extraction system was operated from 2013 to 2015. Impacts to groundwater are under investigation.

Places to see print documents
Technical Reports 40
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Cowman Campbell Paints 7/20/2021 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Summary 6/17/2020 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Cowman Campbell Paints - Response to WDOE Opinion Letter 10/13/2017 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Summary 7/12/2017 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Cowman Campbell Paints - Indoor Air Sampling 7/12/2017 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Supplemental Site Sampling and Discussion, 5221 Ballard Avenue NW 10/21/2015 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Summary 10/21/2015 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Cowman Campbell Paints—NW2496 VCP Termination Letter 10/15/2015 Site Specific Administrative Document - Other (Administrative Correspondence)
Cowman Campbell Paints - Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study 7/4/2013 Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Assessment 10/24/2012 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Cowman Campbell Paints - Interim Action Progress Report 9/6/2012 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Cowman Campbell Paints - Progress Memo 5/3/2012 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 12/1/2011 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 10/12/2011 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 8/19/2010 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 3/1/2010 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 1/15/2010 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 10/7/2009 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 6/30/2009 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 3/24/2009 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 1/20/2009 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 9/5/2008 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 7/9/2008 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 3/26/2008 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 11/9/2007 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Geotechnical Report 7/17/2007 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 7/11/2007 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 1/1/2007 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 12/27/2006 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 9/1/2006 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 6/1/2006 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Site Assessment Report 11/28/2000 LUST Site Assessment Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 10/28/2000 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Phase II Environmental Site Assessment 7/29/2000 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Cowman Campbell Paints - Site Assessment Report 2/10/1998 LUST Site Assessment Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 4/25/1997 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 1/21/1997 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 10/15/1996 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Groundwater Monitoring Report 7/26/1996 Monitoring Report
Cowman Campbell Paints - Site Assessment Report 2/19/1991 LUST Site Assessment Report
Voluntary Cleanup Program 6
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Cowman Campbell Paints—NW3030 VCP Termination Letter 8/16/2021 VCP Administrative Document
Cowman Campbell Paints VCP Status Request Letter 8/20/2019 VCP Administrative Document
Cowman Campbell Paints—NW3030 VCP Opinion Letter 9/29/2017 Voluntary Cleanup Program Opinion – Other
Cowman Campbell Paints - VCP Acceptance & Early Notice Letter 1/29/2016 VCP Administrative Document
Cowman Campbell Paints—NW2496 VCP Opinion Letter 4/10/2014 VCP Opinion on Site Cleanup – Other
NW2496_FurtherActionLetter 2/12/2012 Voluntary Cleanup Program Opinion – 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

  • Northwest Regional Office
    15700 Dayton Ave N
    Shoreline, 98133
    Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.

Contaminants 4

Contaminant Type
Soil
Groundwater
Surface Water
Air
Sediment
Bedrock
Other Contaminant - LUST - Other Hazardous Substance C C
Non-Halogenated Organics - Non-Halogenated Solvents C 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.