Port Orchard Bulk Plant & Cardlock

134 Bay St Port Orchard, Kitsap County
Facility Site ID: 26185147 Cleanup Site ID: 5782

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Site Background

The area comprising the Site has historically been used as a bulk fuel storage facility, first as the Wilkins Distributing Bulk Plant and Cardlock by Wilkins Distributing Company/Nordic Properties from the 1940s to 1992, then as the Port Orchard Bulk Plant and Cardlock between 1993 and 2003. The former fuel storage facility on the property used both aboveground and underground storage tanks (ASTs/USTs) for the storage and distribution of gasoline and diesel fuel. Eight ASTs installed between 1965 and 1989 on the western portion of the Site were removed in early 2004. Currently, the property comprising the Site is vacant and gravel-covered.

During the Site investigation, soil and groundwater sampling at the Site found concentrations of several petroleum-based contaminants to be above acceptable levels, as a result of the operation of the former bulk fuel storage facility. These contaminants include:

  • Gasoline-range petroleum hydrocarbons (GRPHs)
  • Diesel-range petroleum hydrocarbons (DRPHs)
  • Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and total xylenes (BTEX)

Status:

An Interim Remedial Action for the Site was conducted in 2004, which resulted in the removal of 10 USTs, removal and disposal of 5,593 tons of contaminated soil from two excavation sites, and groundwater monitoring to evaluate the effect of source removal on groundwater quality.
The cleanup action at the Site was conducted in several phases between 2007 and 2009, and included the following activities:

  • Two separate chemical injections to treat non-excavated soil at the Site
  • Excavation of the remainder of a historic gasoline pipe which connected the two soil excavation sites
  • Additional soil sampling
  • Groundwater monitoring

Soil samples from the two excavation sites and groundwater samples collected after the cleanup action was completed found contaminant levels to be below acceptable levels. Two areas along the border of the first excavation site, where higher residual levels of contaminants remain, have been capped by asphalt pavement in order to prevent further risk to humans or the surrounding environment.

Site Documents

You can view the documents electronically (see links below and in the column to the right). Comments can be sent to Chris Maurer, site manager, via email at Christopher.Maurer@ecy.wa.gov or mail to Chris Maurer, site manager, Toxics Cleanup Program, PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600.

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.

Environmental Covenant

County Recording #: 201307030382
County Recording Date: 7/3/2013

Restrictions/Requirements

  • Ongoing Maintenance of Remedy
  • Prevent the Reuse or Relocation of Site Soil
  • Prohibit New Building Construction
  • Prohibit Removal or Alteration of Existing Buildings
  • Prohibit Soil Disturbance

Restricted Media

  • Soil
Places to see print documents
Legal 1
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Port Orchard Bulk Plant & Cardlock - Environmental Covenant 7/3/2013 Environmental Covenant; Alternative Mechanism
Public Information 1
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Port Orchard Bulk Plant & Cardlock - Fact Sheet April 2013 4/15/2013 Fact Sheet\Public Notices
Technical Reports 1
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Port Orchard Bulk Plant & Cardlock - Closure Report October 2010 10/4/2010 Site Specific Technical Document - other
Voluntary Cleanup Program 2
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Port Orchard Bulk Plant & Cardlock - VCP No Further Action Letter 7/9/2013 VCP Opinion on Site Cleanup – NFA
Port Orchard Bulk Plant & Cardlock - VCP Further Action letter 5/19/2011 VCP Opinion on Site Cleanup – 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

  • Northwest Regional Office
    15700 Dayton Ave N
    Shoreline, 98133
    Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.

Contaminants 6

Contaminant Type
Soil
Groundwater
Surface Water
Air
Sediment
Bedrock
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum Products-Unspecified S S
Non-Halogenated Organics - Non-Halogenated Solvents C C S
Non-Halogenated Organics - Benzene C C
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Diesel C C
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Gasoline C C
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Other 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.