The Lower Duwamish Waterway site is a 5.5 mile stretch of the Lower Duwamish River which flows into Elliott Bay. The waterway lies south of downtown Seattle, and is flanked by industrial corridors as well as the South Park and Georgetown neighborhoods.
Sediments (mud and sand on the river bottom) in and along the waterway contain a wide range of contaminants from years of industrial activity and from stormwater. The Washington State Department of Ecology and EPA are working to clean up contaminated sediment and control sources of recontamination.
EPA added about five miles of the waterway to its list of Superfund cleanup sites in 2001. The contaminants in the waterway sediments include polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), mercury and other metals, and phthalates.
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- To receive our Duwamish updates and meeting notices in English, contact Renée Dagseth (dagseth.renee@epa.gov), 206-553-1889 or toll-free at 1-800-424-4372.
- O si desea hablar con alguien que habla español, llame a: Jonathan Freedman (freedman.jonathan@epa.gov), 206-553-0266 o 1-800-424-4372.
|  | Come visit the 5th Annual DUWAMISH RIVER FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2009
12:00-4:00 P.M.
Duwamish Waterway Park, in the South Park neighborhood, Seattle 7900 10th Ave South @ S. KENYON St.
Celebrate the Duwamish River cleanup and restoration! Free, family-friendly environmental festival features updates on the Duwamish River Superfund cleanup, kayak tours on the river, live entertainment, water taxi rides, food, children's activities, natural yard care tips, health information, and more!
For more info, contact Suzanne Skadowski, EPA (206) 553-6689 or call the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition at (206) 954-0218 or visit www.duwamishcleanup.org.
DUWAMISH RIVER FESTIVAL Poster
DUWAMISH RIVER FESTIVAL en Español
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