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Asarco Smelter - Ruston
The Asarco Smelter is part of the Commencement Bay/Nearshore Tideflats Superfund Site in Tacoma, Washington.
Announcements
The Remediation Information Center (formerly Asarco Information Center), staffed by MRC Construction, is managing the residential sampling and cleanup of properties in the Ruston and North Tacoma Study Area Zones. If you are a resident in this area and would like to know the status of your property, please call the Remediation Information Center at 253-759-6015. Hours of operation are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12:00pm to 4:00pm.
The Remediation Information Center can provide the following information:
- Results of yard sampling
- Date your property was cleaned up
- Results of re-sampling after cleanup
- Whether you are on the list to have your property sampled
- Whether your home is scheduled for sampling and/or remediation this year
If you receive paperwork from the Remediation Information Center about your property, you should keep this information and provide it to new buyers in the event of a sale.
Fact Sheets
- Slides from EPA public meetings on August 22, 2006 (PDF, 19pp. 219KB)
- Public comments invited on agreement for cleanup of Asarco smelter site (PDF, 2pp. 108KB) - August 2006
- Public meetings to discuss sale & cleanup of Asarco smelter site (PDF, 2pp., 107KB) - August 2006
- MC Construction set to purchase Asarco smelter site (2 p. 100 KB .pdf) - March 2006
- Cleanup work resumes at yards in Ruston - September 2005 (PDF, 98KB, 2pp.)
- 5-Year Review is complete - May 2000 (PDF, 37KB, 4pp.)
- Proposed Plan for Asarco sediments and groundwater - January 2000 (PDF, 263KB, 6pp.)
Decision Documents
- Statement of Work for smelter facility, slag peninsula, and marine sediments (PDF, 61pp. 489 KB) - August 2006
- Second Amendment to Consent Decree (PDF, 36pp. 1.2 MB) - August 2006
- Final Notice of Lodging of Second Amendment to Conset Decree (PDF, 2pp, 31 KB) - August 2006
- Commencement Bay/Nearshore Tideflats Five Year Review (including Asarco) (PDF, 83pp, 363KB) - December 2004
- Records of Decision (ROD)
- 5-Year Review for Residential Area Cleanup in Ruston/North Tacoma - March 2000 (PDF, 2 MB, 39pp.)
- Proposed Plan for Asarco Sediments/Groundwater Operable Unit - January 2000 (PDF, 1.3 MB, 39pp.)
- Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree [Federal Register: July 9, 1996] Ruston/North Tacoma
- Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree [Federal Register: January 5, 1995] Asarco Smelter
Administrative Record
Photos and Maps
(click on map for larger view)
Boundary of the Ruston/North Tacoma Study Area. Sampling has concluded in Zones 1 to 3 and all contaminated properties have been remediated. Sampling and remediation will continue in Zone 4 over the next several years. |
Construction of landfill liner:
Other Asarco photos:
 Smelter parking lot |  Landfill hole | 
Historic photo |
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Point of contact: Jeanne O'Dell
E-Mail: odell.jeanne@epa.gov
Phone Number: (206) 553-6919 or (800) 424-4372
Last Updated: 04/04/2008
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