American Plating
Facility Site ID:
1202
Cleanup Site ID:
2539
Site Description
The American Plating site is located at 2110 East D Street in Tacoma. The 1.5 acre site sits on the eastern bank of the Thea Foss Waterway, near its head. American Plating was an electroplating facility until 1986, when the company filed for bankruptcy. Past operations and spills contaminated the site with heavy metals such as cadmium, copper, lead, and nickel. There is also contamination from cyanide and vinyl chloride.
The Foss Waterway Development Authority (FWDA) now owns the site and is responsible for finishing the cleanup.
The Foss Waterway Development Authority (FWDA) now owns the site and is responsible for finishing the cleanup.
Site Cleanup
In 2003, Ecology performed interim cleanup actions (see photo gallery bellow). This included:
- Removing site buildings.
- Disposing of 18,000 gallons of water found in a concrete sump.
- Removing the 25,000 gallon concrete sump.
In 2012, FWDA cleaned up the site. This included:
- Disposing of 175 tons of trash, metal waste and asphalt.
- Removing 1,060 tons of contaminated soil from the site.
- Capping exposed areas with clean soil and caps.
- Maintenance of a three foot wide native habitat restoration area along the western boundary.
FWDA recorded an environmental covenant for the site in 2014. This prohibits activities that could result in the release of the contaminants that remain at the site. The EC states:
- Property owner must preserve caps.
- Property owner needs to maintain groundwater monitoring wells.
- Groundwater should not be used from the site.
Current Status
Ecology held a public comment period from February 19 – March 20 for taking American Plating off the Hazardous Sites List. We received no comments. The No Further Action letter was finalized. We are moving forward with removing the site from the list.
You may read more about the cleanup and delisting in the documents below:
You may read more about the cleanup and delisting in the documents below:
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.
Institutional Controls 2
Environmental Covenant
County Recording #:
N/A
County Recording Date:
11/4/2003
Restrictions/Requirements
- Prohibit Soil Disturbance
- Restrict All Ground Water Extraction/Well Installation
- Restrict Land Use
- Restrict Sediment Cap Disturbance
- Restrict Shellfish and/or Finfish Harvesting
Restricted Media
- Groundwater
- Soil
Environmental Covenant
County Recording #:
201410280356
County Recording Date:
10/28/2014
Restrictions/Requirements
- Prohibit Soil Disturbance
- Restrict All Ground Water Extraction/Well Installation
- Restrict Domestic Ground Water Extraction/Well Installation
- Restrict Land Use
Restricted Media
- Groundwater
- Soil
Documents 18
Legal 4
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| American Plating No Further Action Letter | 6/30/2015 | NFA Letter – non-VCP |
| American Plating Environmental Covenant | 10/28/2014 | Environmental Covenant; Alternative Mechanism |
| American Plating Consent Decree | 12/31/2003 | Consent Decree |
| American Plating Prospective Purchaser Consent Decree Re: 2110 East D Street, Tacoma, Washington | 12/30/2003 | Consent Decree |
Public Information 3
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Fact Sheet | 2/19/2015 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
| American Plating 2011 Fact Sheet | 9/1/2011 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
| American Plating Fact SheetConsent Decree for Cleanup Proposed | 11/1/2003 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
State Environmental Policy Act 2
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| American Plating Determination of Non-significance | 11/28/2003 | SEPA Documents |
| American Plating SEPA Checklist | 11/17/2003 | SEPA Documents |
Technical Reports 9
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| American Plating Remedial Action Report | 5/14/2013 | Remedial Action Report |
| American Plating Post-Interim-Action Groundwater Monitoring Results: May and September, 2011 | 2/23/2012 | Groundwater Monitoring Report |
| Engineering Design Report | 1/27/2012 | Engineering Design Report |
| American Plating Post-Interim-Action Groundwater Monitoring Results: April and October, 2010 | 2/28/2011 | Groundwater Monitoring Report |
| American Plating Post-Interim-Action Groundwater Monitoring Results: May and November, 2009 | 9/21/2010 | Groundwater Monitoring Report |
| American Plating Post-Interim-Action Groundwater Monitoring Results: May and September, 2008 | 11/25/2009 | Groundwater Monitoring Report |
| American Plating Draft Final Cleanup Action Plan | 11/24/2003 | Cleanup Action Plan |
| Final Interim Action Plan | 4/25/2003 | Interim Action Documents |
| AMERICAN PLATING Site Hazard Assessment | 8/1/1997 | 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
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Southwest Regional Office300 Desmond Dr SELacey, 98503-1274Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.
Contaminants 2
| Contaminant Type | Soil |
Groundwater |
Surface Water |
Air |
Sediment |
Bedrock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halogenated Organics - Halogenated Organics | RB | RB | B | B | ||
| Metals - Metals Priority Pollutants | RA | RA | B | 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.