Washtucna Fertilizer Plant
Facility Site ID:
567
Cleanup Site ID:
1600
Cleanup Complete
The Washtucna Fertilizer Plant site was removed from Ecology's Hazardous Sites List (HSL) in February 2015. The HSL contains all contaminated sites in Washington that have been evaluated and ranked. A rank of 1 indicates the greatest potential threat to human health and the environment and a rank of 5 the least potential threat. The site ranked a 5 based on petroleum and metal contamination in soil.
Above-ground petroleum storage tanks were removed in 1975. Fuel has not been stored or sold at the site since 1975. A shed used for herbicide and pesticide storage and a shed used to store packaged petroleum products and agrichemicals have been removed.
In 2014, nearly 117 cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed and disposed off-site. Cleanup goals were met over an extended period of sampling that began in 1994. As a result of the cleanup work and sampling results, we issued a no further action letter stating cleanup is complete.
Above-ground petroleum storage tanks were removed in 1975. Fuel has not been stored or sold at the site since 1975. A shed used for herbicide and pesticide storage and a shed used to store packaged petroleum products and agrichemicals have been removed.
In 2014, nearly 117 cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed and disposed off-site. Cleanup goals were met over an extended period of sampling that began in 1994. As a result of the cleanup work and sampling results, we issued a no further action letter stating cleanup is complete.
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.
Documents 4
Public Information 1
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Fact Sheet Washtucna Delisting 2014 | 11/20/2014 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Technical Reports 1
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| WASHTUCNA FERTILIZER PLANT Site Hazard Assessment | 2/1/2004 | Site Hazard Assessment Report |
Voluntary Cleanup Program 2
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Washtucna Fertilizer Plant - VCP Opinion on Site Cleanup - No Further Action | 9/29/2014 | VCP Opinion on Site Cleanup – NFA |
| Washtucna Fertilizer Plant - VCP Opinion on Remedial Investigation | 3/13/2013 | Voluntary Cleanup Program Opinion – Other |
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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Eastern Regional OfficeN 4601 Monroe StSpokane, 99205-1265Please 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 | RB | |||||
| Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum Products-Unspecified | RB |
- 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.