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Ketchikan Pulp Company The land formerly owned by the Ketchikan Pulp Company (KPC) in Ketchikan, Alaska, was contaminated with lead, PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), arsenic, and petroleum compounds. Contaminated soils were removed and EPA placed long-term controls on the property to protect the cleanup. The bottom of Ward Cove was contaminated with ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, and 4-methylphenol. EPA dredged about three acres of sediments in Ward Cove, capped about 27 acres with clean material, and left another 50 acres of contaminated sediments to recover naturally. The cleanups were completed between 1998 and 2001. On this page: Newsletters/Fact Sheets Long Term Monitoring Five Year Reviews Uplands Operable Unit Work (Mill Site) Marine Operable Unit Work (Ward Cove) Many of the documents on this page are provided in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. Some files are large and may take a long time to download. Read about .pdf Newsletters/Fact Sheets: Ward Cove Sediment Cleanup: Monitoring Complete, Objectives Achieved (PDF) (2pp., 80K) - May 2009 Photo Gallery EPA's review finds past cleanup is protective (PDF) (1 page 43K) - August 2005 EPA to Review Past Cleanup - Five-Year Review to Begin (PDF) (1 page 40K) - March 2005 Ward Cove sediment cleanup complete (PDF) (2 pp. 401K) - March 2001 EPA announces Public Comment Period on Proposed Settlement Agreement (PDF) (3 pp. 20K) - August 2000 EPA Chooses Final Cleanup Plan for Ward Cove Sediments (PDF) (4 pp. 16K) - April 2000 Mill Site Cleanup Work Successful; Final Decision Document Out Soon (PDF) (6 pp. 83K) - January 2000 Ward Cove Sediment cleanup begins (PDF) (2 pp. 369K) - December 2000 Document Availability etc. (PDF) (2 pp. 25K) - June 1999 Long Term Monitoring Addendum to Long-Term Monitoring and Reporting Plan for Sediment Remediation in Ward Cove (PDF) (4 pp. 30K) - January 3, 2002 Long-Term Monitoring and Reporting Plan for Sediment Remediation in Ward Cove (PDF) (194 pp. 2MB) - September 2001 Five Year Reviews First Five Year Review Text & Signature (34 p 1.6 MB .pdf) - August 2, 2005 Photos Uplands Operable Unit (Mill Site) Administrative Record Index - September 2000 Cleanup Decision Made Fact Sheet (PDF) (4 pp. 25K) - June 2000 Proposed Plan Announced Fact Sheet (PDF) (2 pp. 29K)- May 1999 RD/RA Consent Decree (PDF) (84 pp. 169K) EPA contact: Andrea Lindsay (lindsay.andrea@epa.gov), 1-800-424-4EPA ADEC contact: William Janes, 907-465-5208 Marine Operable Unit (Ward Cove) Remedial Action Report: Sediment Remediation (PDF) (30 pp. 1MB) - September 30, 2009. 2009 Sediment Remediation Monitoring (PDF) (12pp., 830KB) 2007 Sediment Remediation Monitoring Report (PDF) (226pp., 29MB) Full Report - April 2009 Table of Contents and Executive Summary Only (PDF) (12pp, 415K) Approval Letter (PDF) (3pp, 33K) 2005 Monitoring Report for Sediment Remediation (108pp, 2.3MB to start) - June 2005 Download Bathymetry Arcview Shapefile data (6.5 MB) - viewable in freeware ArcExplorer Administrative Record Index Proposed Cleanup Plan for Ward Cove Sediment Remediation Summary (PDF) (2 pp. 16K)- July 1999 Proposed Plan (PDF) (23 pp. 158K) - July 1999 ADEC Waterbody Recovery Plan Summary (PDF) (2 pp. 16K) - July 1999 EPA contact: Karen Keeley (keeley.karen@epa.gov) - (206) 553-2141 ADEC contact: Bill Janes - (907) 465-5208 [ Main Cleanup | Brownfields ] [ Superfund | FOIA | Records Center ] Point of contact: Karen Keeley E-Mail: keeley.karen@epamail.epa.gov Phone Number: (206) 553-2141 Last Updated: 10/06/2009