Anacortes Port Log Yard

Facility Site ID: 21898438 Cleanup Site ID: 3604

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Site Description

The Anacortes Port Log Yard Site is generally located at 718 4th Street in Anacortes, Washington. The Site is owned by the Port of Anacortes (Port) and was used historically for log handling from the mid-1960’s to about 2004. Operations included log rafting and the transfer of logs from water to upland sorting and handling areas on Pier 2. From 1978 to 1979 the Port leased the area to Forest Sales, Inc. for similar uses.

Current Status

Following the closure of the facility in 2004, the Port led an investigation to assess potential impacts from decades of log handling activities. Further investigations from 2008 to 2010 found that sediment samples failed to meet Ecology’s regulatory levels. The following specific conditions and contaminants were identified as a result of the investigations:
  • Surface sediments contain up to 75 percent wood debris by volume within a matrix of silt and fine sand.
  • Total organic carbon and total volatile solids exceed recommended levels for wood waste in sediments.
  • Sediment samples failed to meet Ecology’s acceptable Sediment Cleanup Objectives and Cleanup Screening Levels criteria for benthic (i.e., living in or near marine sediments) invertebrate community health.
  • The site may contain dioxins / furans at levels that exceed human health risk based sediment cleanup levels.

Site Documents

A selection of documents are listed below.  Additional electronic documents pertaining to the site can be found under the "View Electronic Documents" link located in the right hand column.

Legal 1
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Anacortes Port Log Yard Final Agreed Order 11/3/2014 Agreed Order
Public Information 2
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Anacortes Port Log Yard Public Participation Plan RI/FS and DCAP 9/1/2014 Public Participation Plan
Anacortes Port Log Yard FACT SHEET for draft AO & draft PPP 8/26/2014 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Technical Reports 31
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Anacortes Port Log Yard - SHA Rank Letter 8/31/2017 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
Anacortes Port Log Yard - Site Hazard Assessment 4/13/2017 Site Hazard Assessment Report
Anacortes Port Log Yard - Ecology SHA Notification Letter 3/10/2017 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 6, Letter of Cancellation of Operating Agreement between Port of Anacortes and Frontier Industries, INC., May 1997 5/15/1997 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
Folder B, DOC 4, Third Amendment to Non-Preferential Revocable Lease Agreement, November 1995 11/9/1995 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 2, Port of Anacortes Lease Agreement, September 1995 9/28/1995 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 5, Second Amendment to Operating Agreement Between Port of Anacortes and Frontier Industries, INC., August 1990 8/28/1990 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 1, Port of Anacortes Lease, June 1990 6/29/1990 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 4, First Amendment to Operating Agreement Between Port of Anacortes and Frontier Industries, INC., September 1989 9/13/1989 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 2, Letter from Port of Anacortes regarding paving a portion of Pier 2 log storage yard, May 1989 5/30/1989 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 1, Letter from Port of Anacortes to Frontier Industries, March 1989 3/22/1989 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 3, Operating Agreement, Port of Anacortes/Frontier Industries, INC., March 1989 3/16/1989 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 3, Maintenance Agreement between Port of Anacortes and Frontier Industries, March 1989 3/1/1989 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
Folder B, DOC 3, Second Amendment Non-Preferential Revocable Lease Agreement, September 1987 9/10/1987 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 2, FIrst Amendment to Operating Agreement Between Port of Anacortes and Frontier Industries, INC. February 1987 2/20/1987 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC2, First Amendment to Maintenance Agreement Between Port of Anacortes and Frontier Industries, August 1986 8/21/1986 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 1, Operating Agreement Frontier Industries, INC. August 1986 8/21/1986 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
Folder B DOC 2, Exhibit 2, First Amendment, Non-Preferential Revocable Lease Agreement, July 1986 7/16/1986 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
Folder B DOC 1, Exhibit 1 Non-Preferential Revocable Lease Agreement, April 4/1/1986 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 1, Maintenance Agreement Between Port of Anacortes and Frontier Industries, November 1985 11/1/1985 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 1, Port of Anacortes letter Agreement, November 1984 11/1/1984 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 3 Lease of Shop Area - Log Yard, March 1984 3/30/1984 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 2, Port of Anacortes Lease, July 1983 7/14/1983 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 1, Port of Anacortes Lease, April 1978 4/1/1978 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC. 5, Letter regarding vouchers 9-1 through 9-74 and Resolution 495, October 1976 10/14/1976 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 2, Letter regarding regular meeting with presented vouchers 5-1 through 5-62 and Resolution 471, June 1975 6/17/1975 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 1, Letter regarding a regular meeting of the Anacortes Port Commission, January 1968 1/11/1968 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 4, Letter regarding a regular meeting of the Port Commission, May 1967 5/11/1967 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 3, Letter regarding acceptance of a bid and Resolution No. 276, July 1966 7/7/1966 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 2, Letter regarding meeting of the Port Commission, December 1965 12/16/1965 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
DOC 1, Resolution No. 336, 337, and 338, October 1964 10/8/1964 Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence)
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

  • Headquarters
    300 Desmond Dr SE
    Lacey, 98503
    Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.

Contaminants 5

Contaminant Type
Soil
Groundwater
Surface Water
Air
Sediment
Bedrock
Metals - Metals Priority Pollutants S
Halogenated Organics - Polychlorinated biPhenyls (PCB) C
Non-Halogenated Organics - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons C
Other Contaminant - Bioassay Benthic Failures C
Other Contaminant - Other Deleterious Substances S
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.