NW Pipeline Finley Meter Station
Facility Site ID:
322
Cleanup Site ID:
4754
The Williams Northwest Pipeline Finley Meter Station (aka NW Pipeline ST Chevron) site is currently a gas pipeline meter station, formerly including mercury-containing equipment. The site is located at 43601 S Finley Road, Finley (Kennewick). The site is about .5 miles south of the Finley Middle School.
In 2003, the site was added to Ecology’s Hazardous Sites List with a ranking of “2”. Sites on the Hazardous Sites List are a priority for Ecology, and have completed a Site Hazard Assessment (SHA). A SHA provides information about the environmental risk of the site. Risk is based on the amount of contaminants, how toxic they are, and how easily they can come in contact with people and the environment. Sites are ranked relative to each other on a scale of “1” to “5”; with a rank of “5” being the lowest.
About 2 drums of mercury contaminated soil were removed from the site in an interim action in 1990. Contamination exceeding Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) cleanup levels was known to remain at the site.
In September 2011, about 41 tons of mercury contaminated soil were excavated and disposed of the Graham Road Landfill in Spokane, a permitted RCRA Subtitle D Landfill. Verification sampling did not find contamination above MTCA cleanup levels at the Site following soil excavation. Arsenic contamination was not tested for at this Site.
Based upon cleanup activities, Ecology has determined the site is no longer a threat to human health and the environment. Ecology issued a no further action determination in March 2013. The site has been removed from the Hazardous Sites List.
In 2003, the site was added to Ecology’s Hazardous Sites List with a ranking of “2”. Sites on the Hazardous Sites List are a priority for Ecology, and have completed a Site Hazard Assessment (SHA). A SHA provides information about the environmental risk of the site. Risk is based on the amount of contaminants, how toxic they are, and how easily they can come in contact with people and the environment. Sites are ranked relative to each other on a scale of “1” to “5”; with a rank of “5” being the lowest.
About 2 drums of mercury contaminated soil were removed from the site in an interim action in 1990. Contamination exceeding Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) cleanup levels was known to remain at the site.
In September 2011, about 41 tons of mercury contaminated soil were excavated and disposed of the Graham Road Landfill in Spokane, a permitted RCRA Subtitle D Landfill. Verification sampling did not find contamination above MTCA cleanup levels at the Site following soil excavation. Arsenic contamination was not tested for at this Site.
Based upon cleanup activities, Ecology has determined the site is no longer a threat to human health and the environment. Ecology issued a no further action determination in March 2013. The site has been removed from the Hazardous Sites List.
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 7
Public Information 1
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| NW Pipeline Finley Meter Station Delisting Fact Sheet | 4/10/2013 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
Technical Reports 5
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| NW Pipeline Finley Meter Station SA and Remedial Action rpt | 12/1/2012 | Remedial Action Report |
| Northwest Pipeline - Terrestrial Ecological Evaluation (TEE) Memo | 3/26/2012 | Terrestrial Ecological Evaluation |
| Northwest Pipeline - Terrestrial Ecological Evaluation (TEE) Summary Report | 11/1/2011 | Terrestrial Ecological Evaluation |
| NW Pipeline - Standard Operating Procedure Grid-Based Soil Sampling Protocol | 3/1/2005 | Site Specific Technical Document - other |
| NW Pipeline Finley Meter Station Site Hazard Assessment | 2/1/2004 | Site Hazard Assessment Report |
Voluntary Cleanup Program 1
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| NW Pipeline Finley Meter Station - VCP Opinion on Site Cleanup - No Further Action | 3/28/2013 | VCP Opinion on Site Cleanup – NFA |
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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Central Regional Office1250 W Alder StUnion Gap, 98903-0009Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.
Contaminants 2
| Contaminant Type | Soil |
Groundwater |
Surface Water |
Air |
Sediment |
Bedrock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metals - Arsenic | B | |||||
| Metals - Mercury | RB | S |
- 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.