I’ve blogged before on various aspects of the Duwamish Superfund site process, which began in 2001 with the lower 5 miles of the Duwamish River being listed as a federal Superfund site. The last decade has seen a massive study of the river and scoping of cleanup options by the Lower Duwamish Waterway Group,
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EPA’s CERCLA Section 104(e) Information Request: What is this?
By Doug Steding on
Posted in Cleanup & Superfund
Many businesses located in or near Superfund sites eventually will receive a Section 104(e) Information Request from EPA. This is particularly true at large aquatic sites such as the Portland Harbor Superfund Site in Oregon, the Lower Duwamish Superfund Site in Seattle, the Fox River in Wisconsin and other sites involving industrial corridors adjacent…
EPA Releases Final Remedial Investigation for the Lower Duwamish Superfund Site
By Doug Steding on
Posted in Cleanup & Superfund
Yesterday, EPA released the final draft of the Remedial Investigation (“RI”) for the Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund Site. The complete text is available here. The Duwamish Superfund Site consists of the lower five miles of the Duwamish River, which empties near the Seattle waterfront. EPA listed this site in 2000 in response to contamination…