Amys Cleaners

Amy’s Cleaners (Site) is located at 3377 Bethel Rd. Southeast Port Orchard, Washington at an elevation of approximately 280 to 300 feet above mean sea level.  Amy’s Cleaners was and still is an operating dry cleaners store, and has operated since 1989. Prior to January 2002, waste perchloroethylene (PCE), and PCE contaminated sludge and filters were generated by this tenant. As the dry cleaning solvents were recovered and condensed, impurities were accumulated as sludge. Waste storage conditions and operations at this facility appeared to be satisfactory, according to the consultant. The business owner, Mr. Kye Hyon Kim, has said waste PCE and PCE contaminated filters and residual sludge were removed for recycling on a bi-annual basis by Safety Kleen. As of January 2002, Mr. Kim replaced the former dry cleaning machine with a state-of-the-art Satec HCS machine (Model B-300) that utilizes hydrocarbon (synthetic petroleum) technology. Hydrocarbon dry cleaning uses Exxon DF-2000, which is odorless, non-toxic and classified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as non-hazardous to the environment.
 
EnviroBusiness, Inc. (EBI) conducted an initial subsurface investigation at the property in July 2000. The investigation activities and findings are presented in a report titled ‘Limited Subsurface Investigation Report, Amy’s Cleaners, July 14, 2000’. EBI advanced three borings: one inside the building near the dry cleaning machine and two outside, on the south side of the building. No active cleanup occurred according to information in Ecology files. Since MTCA Method A cleanup levels were exceeded in a limited area beneath the store, efforts were made to show protectiveness and to establish a conditional point of compliance, and implement institutional controls. Based on EBI’s visual inspection of the facility and review of waste manifests, it appears that the current dry cleaner is compliant with waste manifesting and proper waste disposal practices, and that no continuing source of contamination exists on the property. In addition, it should be noted that Amy’s Cleaners has made efforts to reduce the generation of hazardous waste by utilizing hydrocarbon dry cleaning technology, which is odorless, non-toxic and classified by EPA as non-hazardous to the environment.
 
Ecology issued a ‘No Further Action’ letter October 19, 2005, after a restrictive covenant was recorded with the county. The Amy's Cleaners site was removed from Washington's Hazardous Sites List in 2021.