McDonalds Restaurant
2019 Periodic Review Completed
Environmental cleanup is complete at the site, and the periodic review in 2019 shows that cleanup work remains effective in protecting the health of people and the environment.
After cleanup, some soil contamination remained at the site. To prevent exposure to that contamination, a restrictive covenant was filed for the site in 1999. The covenant restricts property use and requires maintenance of a pavement cap to eliminate exposure to contaminated soil.
When an environmental covenant exists for a cleanup site, Ecology reviews site conditions at least every five years to ensure long-term effectiveness of the cleanup action.
Based on Ecology's inspection on February 13, 2018, the pavement cap around the restaurant and parking lot is in satisfactory condition and continues to eliminate exposure to contamination.
From January 3 to February 3, 2019, Ecology held a comment period to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on conditions at the site. No comments were received and Ecology finalized the periodic review report.
Site Description
Cleanup Site History
During construction of the McDonald's Restaurant, petroleum hydrocarbon contamination was discovered in soil and groundwater.
The owner conducted the following cleanup activities at the site:
- Removed and disposed of more than 3,000 cubic yards of petroleum contaminated soil.
- Pumped and treated 1.9 million gallons of water to remove petroleum contamination from groundwater.
After cleanup, soil samples collected at the site indicated that all but two areas were below petroleum cleanup levels. Excavation of more soil from the two remaining contaminated areas was limited by the location of power poles, utilities, and the sidewalk. The contaminated areas were capped with asphalt/concrete. The owner installed groundwater wells and monitors water quality to assure the contaminated soil does not contaminate groundwater.
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.
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 1
Environmental Covenant
Restrictions/Requirements
- Ongoing Maintenance of Remedy
- Prevent the Reuse or Relocation of Site Soil
- Prohibit Soil Disturbance
Restricted Media
- Soil
Documents 17
Legal 1
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Restrictive Covenant | 8/25/1999 | Environmental Covenant; Alternative Mechanism |
Leaking Underground Storage Tank 1
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Site Charactorization and Remediation Report | 10/23/1992 | LUST Site Characterization Report |
Public Information 1
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| McDonalds Restaurant 2019 Periodic Review Response Summary-No Comments | 2/13/2019 | Responsiveness Summary |
Technical Reports 12
Voluntary Cleanup Program 2
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| No Further Action Letter | 12/13/1999 | VCP Opinion on Site Cleanup – NFA |
| McDonalds Restaurant SW0074 - VCP Site NFA | 12/13/1999 | VCP Opinion on Site Cleanup – NFA |
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 1
| Contaminant Type | Soil |
Groundwater |
Surface Water |
Air |
Sediment |
Bedrock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum Products-Unspecified | R | C |
- S
- Suspected
- C
- Confirmed Above Cleanup Levels
- B
- Below Cleanup Levels
- RA
- Remediated-Above
- RB
- Remediated-Below
- R
- Remediated