Truck City Truck Stop
Site Background
Truck City Truck Stop (Site) is an 8-acre parcel located at 3216 Old Highway 99 South, Mount Vernon, Washington.
The Site was developed in 1952-1953 as a fueling facility for Standard Oil and operated as an independent entity since 1976. The current café and tire center were constructed prior to the Truck Stop at unknown dates.
The Site previously operated eleven underground storage tanks (USTs) for fuel and oil storage. The tanks were installed during property development and were located in four tanks. Three tanks and one fueling area was located east of the current truck scale and the fourth tank nest is the current tank area.
In 1987 surface spill of 200-300 gallons of diesel fuel occurred in the eastern tank area of the property.
In July 1992 a Consent Decree was signed between the former site owner and Ecology. The property owner contributed funding for the cleanup in the form of a loan with Ecology through the Mix Funding agreement for this site. (WAC 173-340-560)
In 1992 Ecology conducted an Interim cleanup action to remove six 5,000 gallon USTs, remove the associated piping and excavate the most contaminated soil in the western tank area.
In 2005 two spills occurred at the Site: a surface release of diesel fuel to nearby Maddox Creek; as well as a spill caused by a truck backing into a fuel pump.
In 2008 an unknown volume of diesel was spilled by an unattended fueling nozzle. The spill also spread to Maddox Creek travelling nearly five miles down the Lower Maddox Creek entering Skagit Bay. This spill went unreported until Ecology Spills Team traced the source back to the Site.
In November 9, 2012, Ecology and the former owner closed out the Consent Decree.
Model Toxics Control Act
The Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) is Washington’s environmental cleanup law. It provides requirements for contaminated site cleanup and sets standards that protect human health and the environment. Ecology enacts the MTCA and oversees cleanups.
The MTCA site cleanup process is completed in steps over a variable timeline
Remedial Action Grant Funding
Skagit County applied for Remedial Action Grant from Washington State Department of Ecology. The Remedial Action Grant provide funding to local governments that investigate and clean up hazardous waste sites under the supervision of Ecology under an order or decree. Ecology (Remedial Action Grant Funding) and Skagit County will be jointly paying for the cleanup.
Contaminants Of Concern
Documents 80
Legal 25
Public Information 13
State Environmental Policy Act 7
Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
2014 SEPA Checklist signed | 11/17/2014 | SEPA Documents |
2014 SEPA DNS | 11/17/2014 | SEPA Documents |
2014 SEPA Checklist | 11/17/2014 | SEPA Documents |
Skagit County Jail Draft EIS | 12/1/2013 | SEPA Documents |
Cultural Resources Review of the Proposed Skagit County Jail Sites, | 10/17/2013 | SEPA Documents |
Scoping for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) | 9/16/2013 | SEPA Documents |
Determination of Significance, NOA, and Notice of Public Hearing on Scope of EIS | 7/18/2013 | SEPA Documents |
Technical Reports 35
Places to see print documents
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Northwest Regional Office15700 Dayton Ave NShoreline, 98133Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.
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Mount Vernon Public Library315 Snoqualmie StreetMount Vernon, 98273This location may only have print documents available during open comment periods.
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Skagit County Commissioners Office1800 Continental Place Suite 100Mount Vernon, 98273This location may only have print documents available during open comment periods.
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City of Mount Vernon910 Cleveland AvenueMount Vernon, 98273This location may only have print documents available during open comment periods.
Contaminants 4
Contaminant Type | Soil |
Groundwater |
Surface Water |
Air |
Sediment |
Bedrock |
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Non-Halogenated Organics - Non-Halogenated Solvents | RB | RB | ||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Diesel | RB | RB | ||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Gasoline | RB | RB | ||||
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Other | RB | RB |
- S
- Suspected
- C
- Confirmed Above Cleanup Levels
- B
- Below Cleanup Levels
- RA
- Remediated-Above
- RB
- Remediated-Below
- R
- Remediated