Everett Smelter

Sr 529 & E Marine View Dr Everett, Snohomish County
Facility Site ID: 2744
Cleanup Site ID: 4298

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Sign-Up For Soil Samping

You can sign up for free soil sampling if your property is within the Everett Smelter Cleanup boundary and has not been tested yet. Find out by visiting our Dirt Alert Map. If there are results for your property, it has already been tested.

How to sign up for free soil sampling

  1. Download and complete the Access Agreement form
  2. Submit the form
    • Email to shreejita.basu@ecy.wa.gov
      or
    • Mail to
      Everett Smelter Cleanup
      Department of Ecology
      PO Box 330316
      Shoreline, WA 98133-9716

Site Description

Limpieza
de la fundición de Everett: Novedades para el 2021
 Everett
Smelter:  Thông Tin Tẩy Nhiễm Năm 2021
  Ликвидация
отходов металлургического комплекса Everett: новости на 2021 г.


Everett Smelter Cleanup: 2021 Update



Visit the project home page for more information and the latest news about this cleanup: ecology.wa.gov/EverettSmelter

The Asarco smelter, which operated in Everett between 1898-1912, caused widespread arsenic and lead contamination in northeast Everett. Smelter operations left contamination behind on the former smelter property, and contaminated particles from the stacks settled on surrounding areas. Arsenic contamination in Everett was first detected in 1990.
 
The Everett Smelter cleanup site is divided into two parts:
  • The Uplands Area, which is located south and west of East Marine View Drive and includes residential properties and parks, and
  • The Lowlands Area, which is located north and east of East Marine View Drive along the Snohomish River and includes mostly industrial lands.
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) managed the cleanup of the most highly contaminated properties near the former smelter site between 1999-2007. In 2009, Ecology received funding through a bankruptcy settlement with Asarco. Ecology used this settlement money to continue cleanup in the Uplands Area and to study contamination in the Lowlands Area.
 
So far, Ecology has completed cleanup work on more than half the residential homes in the Uplands Area and at American Legion Memorial Park. Ecology has been studying contamination in the Lowlands Area and recently released a Cleanup Action Plan, which describes the preferred method for cleaning up contamination in this area.

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 #: 200504050143; 200504050142; 200504050141; 200504050140; 200504050135; 200504050139; 200504050138; 200504050137; 200504050136; 200704251108; 200701290760; 200604270899
County Recording Date: 4/5/2005

Restrictions/Requirements

  • Ongoing Maintenance of Remedy
  • Prohibit Removal or Alteration of Existing Buildings
  • Prohibit Soil Disturbance
  • Require Educational Programs
  • Restrict All Ground Water Extraction/Well Installation

Restricted Media

  • Groundwater
  • Soil
Places to see print documents
Legal 12
Outreach Information 71
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Spring 2025 Factsheet 5/1/2025 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Community-wide fact sheet - December 2023 (Russian) 12/18/2023 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Community-wide fact sheet - December 2023 (Vietnamese) 12/18/2023 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Community-wide fact sheet - December 2023 (English) 12/8/2023 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Community-wide fact sheet - December 2023 (Spanish) 12/8/2023 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Parking Pass - 2020 Cleanup Group - Pre-construction meeting 4/3/2023 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Community-wide fact sheet - March 2023 (English) 3/20/2023 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Community-wide fact sheet - March 2023 (Russian) 3/20/2023 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Community-wide fact sheet - March 2023 (Spanish) 3/20/2023 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Community-wide fact sheet - March 2023 (Vietnamese) 3/20/2023 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Dirt Alert: Soil Sampling & Safety Guidance for People Concerned about Arsenic & Lead 2/1/2023 Focus Sheet
Everett Smelter Cleanup - 2021 Updates 9/3/2021 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Limpieza de la fundición de Everett - Novedades para el 2021 9/3/2021 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Ликвидация отходов металлургического комплекса Everett: новости на 2021 г. 9/3/2021 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter: Thông Tin Tẩy Nhiễm Năm 2021 9/3/2021 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Noticias acerca de la limpieza de la Fundidora de Everett para el 2018 7/3/2018 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Cleanup - 2018 Updates 6/28/2018 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Limpieza de la Fundidora de Everett 2017 7/31/2017 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Limpieza de la Fundidora Everett - Preguntas Frecuentas 6/1/2017 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
2017 Community-wide Fact Sheet 5/31/2017 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Project - 2017 FAQ 4/20/2017 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Everett Smelter Project - 2016 Lowlands Fact Sheet Russian 9/21/2016 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Project - 2016 Lowlands Fact Sheet Vietnamese 9/21/2016 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Project - 2016 Lowlands Fact Sheet Spanish 9/21/2016 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
2016 Dirt Alert Brochure 9/1/2016 Focus Sheet
Everett Smelter Project - 2016 Lowlands Fact Sheet 8/12/2016 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
EverettSmelterProject_Public Participation Plan 8/11/2016 Public Participation Plan
Everett Smelter Project - What Happens During Cleanup? 8/11/2016 Focus Sheet
What Happens During Sampling? 8/4/2016 Focus Sheet
Healthy Actions poster 8/4/2016 Focus Sheet
Everett Smelter Project - What Happens During Cleanup? Spanish 8/4/2016 Focus Sheet
Everett Smelter Project - What Happens During Cleanup? Vietnamese 8/4/2016 Focus Sheet
EverettSmelterProject_2016_ParkCleanupUpdate 6/1/2016 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Buying or Selling a Home in the Everett Smelter Cleanup Area 6/1/2016 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
EverettSmelterProject_2016_CommunityWide_Factsheet 5/1/2016 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
EverettSmelterProject_2016_CommunityWide_Factsheet_Espanol 5/1/2016 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
EverettSmelterProject_2016_CommunityWide_Factsheet_Vietnamese 5/1/2016 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
EverettSmelterProject_2016_CommunityWide_Factsheet_Arabic 5/1/2016 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
EverettSmelterProject_Lowlands_SRI_FS_FactSheet 10/1/2015 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Cần Ý kiến Phê bình cho một Báo cáo Môi trường về Xưởng Kim loại Everett trong Vùng Đất thấp (Lowlands SRI FS Fact Sheet in Vietnamese) 10/1/2015 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Отчеты об экологическом состоянии низины в месте работы металлургического предприятия Эверетта готовы для ознакомления и комментариев (Lowlands SRI FS Fact Sheet in Russian) 10/1/2015 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Reportes Ambientales sobre el Área de las Tierras Bajas en la Fundidora Everett están Disponibles para Revisión y Comentario (Lowlands SRI FS Fact Sheet in Spanish) 10/1/2015 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Cleanup Meeting Slideshow Performance Report 11/4/2010 Multimedia
Door Flier for the Everett Smelter cleanup 5/14/2010 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Update Focus Fact Sheet - Everett Smelter Cleanup 4/30/2010 Focus Sheet
Everett Smelter Site –2007 Soil Cleanup Weekly Newsletter # 13 11/1/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Site –2007 Soil Cleanup Weekly Newsletter # 14 11/1/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Site –2007 Soil Cleanup Weekly Newsletter # 10 10/1/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Site –2007 Soil Cleanup Weekly Newsletter # 11 10/1/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Site –2007 Soil Cleanup Weekly Newsletter # 12 10/1/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Site –2007 Soil Cleanup Weekly Newsletter # 8 9/1/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Site –2007 Soil Cleanup Weekly Newsletter # 8 9/1/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Site –2007 Soil Cleanup Weekly Newsletter # 4 7/1/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Site –2007 Soil Cleanup Weekly Newsletter # 5 7/1/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Site –2007 Soil Cleanup Weekly Newsletter # 6 7/1/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Door Flier for the Everett Smelter cleanup 7/1/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Mapping & Sampling Orientation Meeting 6/5/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Site –2007 Soil Cleanup Weekly Newsletter 6/1/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Site –2007 Soil Cleanup Weekly Newsletter # 2 6/1/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Site –2007 Soil Cleanup Weekly Newsletter # 3 6/1/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Mapping and sampling to occur in your neighborhood 6/1/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Cleanup - Cleanup Update 5/1/2007 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Site - Response to comments on Prospective Purchase Consent Decree 8/27/2004 Responsiveness Summary
Everett Smelter Site - Additional public comment sought on draft prospective purchaser consent decree 6/1/2004 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Site - public comment sought on draft prospective purchaser consent decree 4/1/2004 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Site Update 3/1/2003 Responsiveness Summary
Everett Smelter Plans for Cleanup of the Fenced Area Issued for Public Review and Comment 12/1/2002 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Enforcement Order Issued 6/1/2002 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Enforcement Order for Everett Smelter Site Cleanup Canceled 5/1/2002 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Enforcement Order Issued for Site Cleanup 4/1/2002 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Everett Smelter Site Residential Property Cleanup Manual Available for Public Review & Comment 6/1/2000 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
State Environmental Policy Act 2
Technical Reports 37
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Technical Memorandum, ESP Groundwater Sampling 8/27/2024 Monitoring Report
Project Manual and Addenda for IFB 2334 ESP Upland Cleanup 2020 Property Group 2/14/2023 Construction Plans and Specifications
Project Manual Appendix A1 for IFB 2334 ESP Upland Cleanup 2020 Property Group 2/14/2023 Construction Plans and Specifications
Project Manual Appendix C for IFB 2334 ESP Upland Cleanup 2020 Property Group 2/14/2023 Construction Plans and Specifications
Project Manual Appendix A2, B, and D for IFB 2334 ESP Upland Cleanup 2020 Property Group 2/14/2023 Construction Plans and Specifications
Area B1 Wetlands Delineation Report 2/1/2023 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Project Manual for IFB 2224 ESP Upland Cleanup 2019 Property Group 5/4/2022 Construction Plans and Specifications
Project Manual Appendix A1 for IFB 2224 ESP Upland Cleanup 2019 Property Group 5/4/2022 Construction Plans and Specifications
Project Manual Appendix A2, C, and D for IFB 2224 ESP Upland Cleanup 2019 Property Group 5/4/2022 Construction Plans and Specifications
Everett Smelter Site Lowland Area Monitoring Well Inventory 10/20/2020 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Draft Engineering Design ReportArea B2 Storm Drain Repairs,and Areas C2 and C3 Fencing/Signing. 6/29/2018 Engineering Design Report
Appendices for Draft Engineering Design Report (EDR), Area B2 Storm Drain Repairs, and Areas C2 and C3 Fencing/Signage 6/29/2018 Engineering Design Report
Project Manual for IFB 1737 ESP Upland Cleanup 2017 Property Group 6/1/2017 Construction Plans and Specifications
Everett Smelter Project - Lowlands Final Cleanup Action Plan 11/10/2016 Cleanup Action Plan
Everett Smelter Project Lowlands SRI report 2/8/2016 Remedial Investigation Report
Everett Smelter Project Lowlands SRI Appendices 2/8/2016 Remedial Investigation Report
Everett Smelter Project Lowlands Final Feasibility Study Report 2/8/2016 Feasibility Study
Everett Smelter Project Lowlands Feasibility Study 9/15/2015 Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study Report
Everett Smelter Project Lowlands Proposed Interim Action Scope of Work 2/19/2014 Interim Action Plans and Reports
Everett Smelter - Lowland Area Groundwater, Surface Water and Sediment Technical Memorandum 7/16/2013 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Snohomish River Sediment, Seep and Outfall Sampling Technical Memorandum 6/25/2013 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Monitoring Well Installation Technical Memorandum 5/15/2013 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Sampling and Analysis Plan 9/27/2012 Sampling and Analysis Plan
Everett Smelter Site Update 11/4/2003 Site Specific Administrative Document - Other (Administrative Correspondence)
Everett Smelter - Judgment Granting Injunctive Relief to Enforce Order 10/20/2003 Site Specific Administrative Document - Other (Administrative Correspondence)
RE: Everett Smelter Site 6/10/2002 Site Specific Administrative Document - Other (Administrative Correspondence)
The Everett Smelter Site Advisory 2001 1/1/2001 Site Specific Administrative Document - Other (Administrative Correspondence)
Property Cleanup Manual for the Peripheral Area of the Everett Smelter Site 6/26/2000 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Health Safety Plan for Peripheral Area Sampling and Analysis Everett Smelter Site 6/26/2000 Health and Safety Plan
Field Sampling Plan For Field Work Conducted in Summer 2000 for the Peripheral Area Everett Smelter Site 6/26/2000 Site Specific Technical Document - Other
Comprehensive Lowland Area Remedial Investigation Report 1/2/2000 Remedial Investigation Report
Everett Smelter Integrated Final Cleanup Action Plan & Environmental Impact Statement for the Upland Area, Vol. I, Figures 11/19/1999 Cleanup Action Plan
Everett Smelter Integrated Final Cleanup Action Plan & Environmental Impact Statement for the Upland Area, Vol. I, Text 11/19/1999 Cleanup Action Plan
Everett Smelter Integrated Final Cleanup Action Plan & Environmental Impact Statement for the Upland Area, Vol. II 11/19/1999 Cleanup Action Plan
Everett Smelter Integrated Final Cleanup Action Plan & Environmental Impact Statement for the Upland Area, Vol. III 11/19/1999 Cleanup Action Plan
East Marine View Drive Widening and Legion Memorial Golf Course Improvement Independent Remedial Action Report 12/1/1998 Interim Action Plans and Reports
Remedial Investigation, Everett Smelter Site, Everett, Washington 9/15/1995 Remedial Investigation 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

  • Northwest Regional Office
    15700 Dayton Ave N
    Shoreline, 98133
    Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.

Contaminants 2

Contaminant Type
Soil
Groundwater
Surface Water
Air
Sediment
Bedrock
Metals - Metals Priority Pollutants C C C B
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum Products-Unspecified 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.