Facility Site ID: 1740049 Cleanup Site ID: 2044

Cleanup Complete

Progress Elementary cleanup was part of Ecology’s Area-wide Soil Contamination Project. The focus of the project was to identify and clean up lead and arsenic on orchard lands that had been developed into properties heavily used by children. Children are more susceptible to the health risks from exposure to lead and arsenic, which was in pesticides historically used on orchards. 

Progress Elementary has been removed from the Hazardous Sites List following restoration of its playground in 2008. We completed periodic reviews in 2017 and 2023 and found the cleanup remains effective for preventing contact with or inhalation of contaminated soil.

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 #: 5703505
County Recording Date: 8/1/2008

Restrictions/Requirements

  • Prevent the Reuse or Relocation of Site Soil
  • Prohibit Soil Disturbance
  • Restrict Access
  • Restrict Land Use

Restricted Media

  • Soil
Legal 1
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Progress Elementary School Restrictive Covenant 7/30/2008 Environmental Covenant; Alternative Mechanism
Public Information 2
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Progress Elementary School Fact Sheet Playground Restored, Proposed Delisting 1/1/2009 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Progress Elementary School Fact Sheet Cleanup Proposition 5/31/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
State Environmental Policy Act 2
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Progress Elementary School SEPA DNS 5/9/2007 SEPA Documents
Progress Elementary School SEPA Checklist 5/1/2007 SEPA Documents
Technical Reports 4
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Second Periodic Review: Progress Elementary 11/8/2023 Periodic Review (5 Year)
Periodic Review: Progress Elementary 7/1/2017 Periodic Review (5 Year)
Progress Elementary School Interim Remedial Action Work Plan 7/1/2007 Interim Action Documents
Progress Elementary Site Hazard Assessment 8/23/2006 Site Hazard Assessment Report
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
Metals - Arsenic RA
Metals - Lead 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.