Pasco School Dist 1 Pasco HS
Cleanup Complete
A tank containing heating oil for the school was stored under an asphalt parking lot. The tank provided fuel for boilers that heated school buildings. The tank was removed in 2006. During removal, petroleum contamination was found in soil.
Environmental investigations found a limited amount of contaminated soil and no groundwater contamination. Contaminated soil was removed and replaced with clean fill.
Some contaminated soil remains about 25 feet under the ground because removing it could damage buildings. An environmental covenant was placed on the property that prohibits removing or altering buildings and disturbing soil without consulting Ecology.
Periodic Reviews
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
- Prohibit Removal or Alteration of Existing Buildings
- Prohibit Soil Disturbance
Restricted Media
- Soil
Documents 6
Legal 1
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Pasco High School Environmental Covenant | 9/16/2008 | Environmental Covenant; Alternative Mechanism |
Outreach Information 2
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Pasco School District No. 1 High School Periodic Review | 9/15/2014 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
| Sitio de la Escuela Secundaria del Distrito Escolar No. 1 de Pasco | 9/15/2014 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Technical Reports 2
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Second Periodic Review: Pasco School Dist. 1 Pasco HS | 10/26/2022 | Periodic Review (5 Year) |
| Pasco School District No. 1 High School Site Periodic Review | 9/15/2014 | Periodic Review (5 Year) |
Voluntary Cleanup Program 1
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| No further action letter: Pasco SD 1 HS | 9/29/2008 | VCP Opinion on Site Cleanup – NFA |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum Products-Unspecified | R | |||||
| Non-Halogenated Organics - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | R |
- S
- Suspected
- C
- Confirmed Above Cleanup Levels
- B
- Below Cleanup Levels
- RA
- Remediated-Above
- RB
- Remediated-Below
- R
- Remediated