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Harbor Island (Lead)

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Site Summary Harbor Island, a 400-acre industrial site, lies at the mouth of the Duwamish Waterway on the southern edge of Elliott Bay. EPA has found contamination in soil, groundwater, and sediments at the site. EPA has divided the Harbor Island site into areas called "operable units (OUs)." The agency has documented decisions for the operable unit cleanups in documents called Records of Decision (RODs) and Explanations of Significant Differences (ESDs). Fact Sheets Questions and Answers for Harbor Island Area Superfund Sites (PDF) (12pp. 2.56MB) - August 2010 Lockheed West Seattle and Harbor Island/East Waterway Community Involvement Plan (PDF) (8 pp. 725K) Harbor Island Area Superfund Sites Fact Sheet: Share your ideas for involving the public (PDF) (2 pp. 96K) East Waterway Study Progresses (PDF) (4 pp. 106K) - July 2008 Progreso con el Estudio del East Waterway (PDF) (4pp., 105K) - July 2008 Major cleanup of shipyard sediment has begun - August 2003 Comments Requested on Harbor Island East Waterway Sediment Cleanup - August 2003 Comments Requested on Two Proposed Agreements for Harbor Island Cleanups: Todd and Lockheed Shipyard Sediments - June 2003 Comments Requested on the Harbor Island Lockheed Shipyard Sediments Cleanup Proposal - December 2001 Boundaries of sediments expanded (PDF) (4 pp. 245K) - December 1999 Proposed Plan for the West Waterway Operable Unit - November 1999 Public Comment Period on EPA's Proposed No Action Decision (PDF) (4pp, 155K) - November 1999 Public Comment Period on Proposal to Dredge and Cover Sediments - October 31, 1995 Overview of Activities - June 1995 Top of Page Documents Third Five-Year Review Report (PDF) (224 pp. 7.5MB) - September 2010 Second Five Year Review (PDF) (57 pp. 803K) - September 29, 2005

You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA's PDF page to learn more. Site Information Cleanup Activity Milestones (CERCLIS) Documents Environmental Enforcement Action Report (FRS) Fact Sheets Site Summary (NPL PAD) Site Progress Profile EW Potential Human Access Areas (Photo Gallery) Contact Information General Information Renee Dagseth (dagseth.renee@epa.gov) EPA Community Involvement Coordinator 206-553-1889 or toll-free at 1-800-424-4372 Lockheed and Todd Shipyard Sediments Lynda Priddy (priddy.lynda@epa.gov) EPA Project Manager 206-553-1987 or toll-free at 1-800-424-4372 Soil and Groundwater East Waterway Ravi Sanga (sanga.ravi@epa.gov) EPA Project Manager 206-553-4092 or toll-free at 1-800-424-4372 West Waterway Karen Keeley (keeley.karen@epa.gov) EPA Project Manager 206-553-2141 Tank Farms Maura O'Brien (mobra461@ecy.gov) Ecology Project Manager 425-649-7249 National Superfund Information EnviroMapper National Superfund Website Site Information Where You Live

RODs and ESDs

Administrative Record Indexes
Additional information about Harbor Island is available in EPA's administrative records for the site. Indexes to some of the administrative records are available below.

• East Waterway Removal AR (HIEAR) - July 2003
• Todd Shipyard Under Pier Remedy ESD (HUPAR) - April 2003
• Lockheed Shipyard Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) #2 (HLES2) - April 2003
• Lockheed Shipyard ESD Administrative Record Index - December 2001
• Harbor Island ESD AR #2, Administrative Record Index - October 2001
• Harbor Island/Todd Shipyard ESD Administrative Record Index - September 2000

The administrative records and other written information about the site are housed at the EPA Region 10 Superfund Records Center:

1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Mail stop: ECL-076
Seattle, WA 98101
206-553-4494 or toll-free at 1-800-424-4372

East Waterway
The Port of Seattle has prepared a draft supplemental Remedial Investigation for the East Waterway. To receive a copy of the report, please contact the EPA site manager, Ravi Sanga at 206-553-4092 or sanga.ravi@epa.gov.

• East Waterway Conceptual Site Model and Data Gaps Analysis Report (PDF) (182 pp. 6.6MB)
• East Waterway Existing Information Summary Report (PDF) (281 pp. 1.8MB) - March 2008
  • East Waterway Existing Information Summary Figures (PDF) (77 pp. 16MB)
• Potential Human Access Areas Photo Gallery
• East Waterway T-30 Post Dredge Monitoring Plan (PDF) (77 pp. 534K) - February 15, 2008.
• East Waterway Supplemental Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study Work Plan (PDF) (95 pp. 2MB) - July 6, 2007
• Order for Supplemental Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study for the East Waterway Operable Unit (PDF) (63 pp. 1.2MB) - October 20, 2006
  
• Slip 27 Sampling Results (PDF) (30 pp. 260K to start) - October 18, 2007

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Technical Memos
Quality Assurance Project Plans
Data Reports
East Waterway Phase 1 Removal Action
Other Documents
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West Waterway

• West Waterway Tributyltin (TBT)
• Data Files: Harbor Island Human Health Risk Assessment - September 1999
• Data Files: RI/FS Tributyl Tin Investigation - 1998

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Marine Sediments

• Human Health Risk Assessment Data - September 1999
• Data files: Remedial Investigation - 1991

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Shipyards

• 5 Year Review Low-tide Sampling and Analysis Plan (PDF) (18 pp. 460K) - January 17, 2010
• Remedial Action Completion Report (PDF) (249 pp. 9MB) - September 2005
• Partial Deletion Data Collection Form - December 1996
• Partial Delisting of Site: Lockheed Shipyard Unit - September 5, 1996
• Map of partial delisting area

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Tank Farms

• BP West Coast Products (formerly ARCO Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Harbor Island)
• Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminal, Harbor Island (formerly GATX Terminals)
• Shell Oil Products Seattle Terminal, Harbor Island (formerly Equilon Terminal)

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