Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 10): Commencement Bay - South Tacoma Channel, Tacoma Landfill Site, Tacoma, Washington (final remedial action) March 1988. Final report
The Commencement Bay/Tacoma site is a 190-acre industrial/municipal landfill located in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. The landfill is operated by the City of Tacoma Refuse Utility and is surrounded primarily by residential development and open land, with some commercial and industrial development. Several utilities (i.e., sewer, water, and storm) pass through the site. An aquifer beneath the site provides drinking water to the Town of Fircrest and the City of Tacoma, both of which have wells near the landfill. The Tacoma landfill began operations in 1960, receiving only nonhazardous wastes and bulk waste. Although the landfill does not accept hazardous wastes for disposal, it did receive wastes in the 1960s and 1970s that have since been designated as hazardous substances. In 1983, investigations by EPA revealed the presence of hazardous compounds in the ground water and soil near the landfill. The primary contaminants affecting the ground water and surface water are VOCs including benzene, toluene, and xylenes. The selected remedial action for this site is given.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
- OSTI ID:
- 5517001
- Report Number(s):
- PB-89-206395/XAB; EPA/ROD/R-10-88/016
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are not fully legible
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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POLICY AND ECONOMY
GROUND WATER
WATER POLLUTION
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
WASTE DISPOSAL
LAND POLLUTION
REMEDIAL ACTION
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SUPERFUND
COST ESTIMATION
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
LAND RECLAMATION
LICENSES
LIQUID WASTES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROGRESS REPORT
PUBLIC HEALTH
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SITE SURVEYS
SOLID WASTES
VOLATILE MATTER
DOCUMENT TYPES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MATTER
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
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