Clean Care Corp
Facility Site ID:
37982391
Cleanup Site ID:
604
Site Background
The 4.25-acre former CleanCare Corporation site (CleanCare) is located in the Tacoma Tideflats between the Blair and Hylebos Waterways.
From the 1960s to the 1970s, wastewater from oil recycling, petroleum tank-cleaning scales, and sludge were placed in a pond at a site adjacent to CleanCare. This oil pond was later filled with auto shredder fluff, lime, silty sand, and other materials.
CleanCare operated a treatment, storage, disposal, and recycling facility with four tank farms, two hazardous waste container storage pads, and a processing area.
The property is currently owned by Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer because tax payments were not made. CleanCare is now part of the larger Taylor Way and Alexander Avenue Fill Area cleanup site (Facility Site no. 1403183, Cleanup Site no. 4692), along with neighboring properties.
From the 1960s to the 1970s, wastewater from oil recycling, petroleum tank-cleaning scales, and sludge were placed in a pond at a site adjacent to CleanCare. This oil pond was later filled with auto shredder fluff, lime, silty sand, and other materials.
CleanCare operated a treatment, storage, disposal, and recycling facility with four tank farms, two hazardous waste container storage pads, and a processing area.
The property is currently owned by Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer because tax payments were not made. CleanCare is now part of the larger Taylor Way and Alexander Avenue Fill Area cleanup site (Facility Site no. 1403183, Cleanup Site no. 4692), along with neighboring properties.
Site Contamination
ver the years, there have been many spills and releases of petroleum, organic compounds, and other chemicals at CleanCare. In March 1999, about 1,000 to 2,000 gallons of oily waste spilled into the on-site storm drains. The wastes flowed off-site into the Lincoln Avenue ditch and into Blair Waterway. In July 1999, Ecology issued a $486,000 penalty against CleanCare. CleanCare ceased business operations and closed its doors in November 1999.
Soil samples at the site and neighboring properties show:
Groundwater is contaminated with:
Soil samples at the site and neighboring properties show:
- Wood debris from nearby forest product industries, in some places as great as 10 feet thick.
- Pulverized or fragmented auto debris (“auto shredder fluff”).
- Lime solvent sludge.
- Arsenic.
- Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs).
- Benzene.
- Toluene.
- Ethylbenzene.
Groundwater is contaminated with:
- Metals including arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury.
- Gasoline, diesel, and oil.
- Semivolatile compounds.
- Volatile organic compounds.
Cleanup
Ecology asked the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (EPA START) to collect data and remove dangerous waste from the abandoned site. EPA START:
- Transported 3,630 drums offsite for disposal.
- Transferred 2 million gallons of liquid waste material from above ground storage tanks (ASTs) offsite for disposal.
- Removed19 temporary ASTs and demolished 4 large ASTs.
- Capped three areas of the site with asphalt.
Documents 22
Legal 2
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Taylor Way & Alexander Fill Area - Satifaction of Agreed Order No. DE 13921 | 2/11/2021 | Order Notice of Satisfaction/Status |
| Taylor Way & Alexander Fill Area - Environmental Covenant | 12/28/2020 | Environmental Covenant; Alternative Mechanism |
Technical Reports 20
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Taylor Way and Alexander Avenue Fill Area (TWAAFA) Response to February 16, 2024 letter | 4/3/2024 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
| Taylor Way and Alexander Avenue Fill Area (TWAAFA) Comments on Investigation Reports | 1/4/2024 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
| Approval of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Sampling and Analysis Plan | 12/27/2023 | Sampling and Analysis Plan |
| TWAAFA - Approval of Supplemental Work Pan, Port Parcel 110 and Potter | 3/13/2023 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
| TWAAFA - Comments on Port Parcel 110 & Potter Property Work Plan | 2/6/2023 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
| TWAAFA - Comments on Data Gaps Data Report | 1/26/2023 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
| TWAAFA - Comments on Indoor Air Sampling & Analysis Plan | 1/23/2023 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
| TWAAFA - Indoor Air Sampling & Analysis Plan | 12/19/2022 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
| TWAAFA - 1st & 2nd Qtr Groundwater Reports - Comments | 11/28/2022 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
| TWAAFA - Revised VI Status Conditional Approval | 3/8/2022 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
| Ecology Comments on the Revised Data Gap Investigation Progress Summary and Soil Vapor Intrusion Status and Recommendations Memorandum | 11/3/2021 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
| Taylor Way & Alexander Ave Fill Area - Groundwater Monitoring Network Evaluation Comments | 11/2/2021 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
| Taylor Way & Alexander Ave Fill Area - Status Vapor Intrusion Recommendations | 8/25/2021 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
| TWAAFA - Re: Updated Initial Application for Prospective Purchaser Consent Decree for CleanCare Property | 8/20/2021 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
| Taylor Way & Alexander Fill Area - Informal Dispute Decision | 6/4/2021 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
| Taylor Way & Alexander Fill Area - Ecology Past Cost Invoice 3/5/2021 | 3/5/2021 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
| Taylor Way & Alexander Fill Area - Prospective Purchaser Consent Decree fir CleanCare Property | 2/23/2021 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
| Taylor Way & Alexander Fill Area - Enforcement Order No. DE 19410—Public Comment Period Submittal of Port Comments | 2/4/2021 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
| Taylor Way & Alexander Avenue Fill Area - Response to October 6, 2020, Notice of Planned Issuance of Enforcement Order | 10/19/2020 | Site Specific Administrative Document - other (Administrative correspondence) |
| Clean Care Corp Site Hazard Assessment | 2/1/2002 | 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 5
| Contaminant Type | Soil |
Groundwater |
Surface Water |
Air |
Sediment |
Bedrock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Contaminant - Base/Neutral/Acid Organics | C | C | ||||
| Halogenated Organics - Halogenated Organics | C | C | ||||
| Metals - Metals Priority Pollutants | C | C | ||||
| Metals - Metals - Other | C | |||||
| Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum Products-Unspecified | C | C |
- 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.