Fruit Valley Neighborhood – Cadet and Swan Cleanup – Opportunity for Public Comment July 13 – August 11, 2023
The Port of Vancouver is providing this update of our progress to cleanup groundwater contamination in the vicinity of the Fruit Valley Neighborhood. We have been working under the oversight of the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) to cleanup groundwater contamination associated with the Cadet Manufacturing and former Swan Manufacturing Company (Swan) sites. Groundwater cleanup has been very successful, and the Port of Vancouver has submitted a draft plan for final cleanup of these sites located near the Fruit Valley Neighborhood. The locations of these sites are shown below.
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Background Information
Although contamination occurred many years before the port owned the properties, cleanup of the Cadet and former Swan sites is a top priority for the Port of Vancouver. The contamination is related to the use of solvent-based cleaning products at the sites by previous operators. Cleanup has been ongoing with oversight from Ecology since 1998, and these efforts have been very successful.
Cleanup actions have included:
Sitewide Groundwater Cleanup
The port constructed a groundwater pump and treat system that began operating in June 2009. The system pumps groundwater that’s still contaminated after completion of the other cleanup actions summarized above, and conveys it to a nearby treatment system. Treated water is then discharged to the Columbia River consistent with state and federal environmental regulations. Since June 2009, the system has:
Pump and treat system located at Port of Vancouver cleans contaminated groundwater in Fruit Valley neighborhood
Results
The 2022 data indicate that the treatment system and other actions have cleaned up the shallow groundwater under the Fruit Valley Neighborhood. Shallow groundwater contamination is now confined to a small area under the former Swan property (see the map above).
Ecology would like your comments on the proposed final cleanup plan!
The Washington Department of Ecology invites your comment on cleanup documents for the Port of Vancouver NuStar Cadet Swan cleanup site (Site). Ecology is holding a comment period from July 13 to August 11 for public review of cleanup documents for the site. The site is in Vancouver, WA.
Ecology is entering into a legal agreement called an Agreed Order (AO), DE 21295. The agreement is between Ecology and the Port of Vancouver (Port) to clean up contamination at the Cadet Manufacturing and Swan Manufacturing portions of the Vancouver Port of NuStar Cadet Swan site (Site). The Port of Vancouver is the potentially liable person (PLP) at the Site responsible for the cleanup under this AO.
Cleanup documents for review and comment during the comment period:
Documents will be available prior to the July 13 comment period at our Site webpage. Please note there is another comment period running.
More information about the site and the comment period are in the fact sheet.
If you prefer to review printed documents, they are available at the Vancouver Community Library, 901 C Street Vancouver, WA 98660. Documents are also available at Ecology’s Office, 300 Desmond Drive SE, in Lacey by appointment.
If you have questions about the cleanup, please contact the cleanup project manager, Andrew Smith at Andrew.Smith@ecy.wa.gov or 360-485-3987. If you have questions about public involvement, please contact Matt Fuller at matt.fuller@ecy.wa.gov or 360-485-5340.
Please submit your comment during the comment period, July 13 to August 11, 2023.
For more information, please refer to the Washington State Department of Ecology project website.
3103 NW Lower River Road, Vancouver, WA 98660
PHONE360-693-3611 FAX360-735-1565 EMAIL info@portvanusa.com
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