Facility Site ID: 10775 Cleanup Site ID: 11461

  • Site Status

  • No Further Action

Cleanup Completed

The Today's Family Dentistry site cleanup is completed. Ecology held a public comment period from December 24, 2018 to January 25, 2019 on its proposal to remove the site from the Hazardous Sites List. Ecology received no comments during the comment period and removed the site from the Hazardous Sites List in 2019.

Site Description

Today's Family Dentistry is the site of a former dental office. The site is located in northeast Vancouver, Washington, and the parcel is zoned community commercial.  The property is approximately 0.8 acres and consists of a commercial building, parking lot, and a grass area. The site is located on the west side of NE 112th Ave, south of NE Burton Road, and east of I-205.

Cleanup Site History

In 2010, Clark County Public Health and Ecology tested the on-site septic system and found the tank had waste metals typical of a dental office. In 2014, Ecology put the site on the Hazardous Sites List based on preliminary sampling information. Ecology ranked the site as a 2 (moderate-high risk) out of 5, with 1 representing the highest relative risk and 5 representing the lowest relative risk.

The property owner, who had entered the Voluntary Cleanup Program, conducted the following cleanup activities at the site:

  • Tested and removed septic tank sludge.
  • Removed the septic tank from the property.
  • Connected the building to the city sewer system.

In 2017, the property owner put four groundwater monitoring wells on the property to see if metal had moved to the soil and groundwater. Results showed that metals were below state cleanup levels. Ecology reviewed the cleanup work and determined the site met state cleanup levels.

In 2018, Ecology made a no further action determination for the site and proposed to remove it from the Hazardous Sites List.  Ecology held a comment period on the proposal from December 24, 2018 to January 25, 2019 and there were no comments submitted during the comment period. In 2019, Ecology removed the site from the Hazardous Sites List.  

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.

Public Information 1
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Today's Family Dentistry Fact Sheet 12/3/2018 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Technical Reports 4
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Today's Family Dentistry Responsiveness Summary-No Comments 1/29/2019 Site Specific Technical Document - other
Remedial Investigation Report 3/22/2018 Remedial Investigation Report
2017.04.13_Acceptance Letter Packet_SW1581 4/13/2017 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
Today's Family Dentistry - Site Hazard Assessment and Laboratory Data 5/28/2014 Site Hazard Assessment Report
Voluntary Cleanup Program 1
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Today's Family Dentistry - SW1581 - VCP Opinion on Site Cleanup - No Further Action 5/31/2018 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

  • Southwest Regional Office
    300 Desmond Dr SE
    Lacey, 98503-1274
    Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.

Contaminants 4

Contaminant Type
Soil
Groundwater
Surface Water
Air
Sediment
Bedrock
Metals - Metals - Other B B
Metals - Arsenic B B
Metals - Lead B B
Metals - Mercury 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.