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The Commencement Bay Superfund Legacy: Collaboration, Restoration and Redevelopment in the Local Landscape
University of Puget Sound Sound Ideas Summer Research 2010 The ommeC ncement Bay Superfund Legacy: Collaboration, Restoration and Redevelopment in the Local Landscape Jenni Denekas University of Puget Sound Follow this and additional works at: http://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/summer_research Recommended Citation Denekas, Jenni, "The ommeC ncement Bay Superfund Legacy: Collaboration, Restoration and Redevelopment in the Local Landscape" (2010). Summer Research. Paper 51. http://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/summer_research/51 This Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by Sound Ideas. It has been accepted for inclusion in Summer Research by an authorized administrator of Sound Ideas. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Commencement Bay Superfund Legacy: Collaboration, Restoration and Redevelopment in the Local Landscape Jenni Denekas 2010 Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Summer Research Grant Recipient I. Introduction Commencement Bay has a long history of industrial development, which has leant Tacoma its moniker “City of Destiny” as well as its notoriety as the home of the “Tacoma aroma.” This development has also shaped Tacoma’s current shoreline and overall appearance. Originally, the shoreline was primarily an expanse of tideflats and estuaries, with large shellfish and seabird populations and important salmon habitat. The tideflats have for thousands of years supported tribes such as the Puyallup, and more recently the region’s abundant natural resources and the deep waters of the bay enticed Western settlement. In spite of the 1854 Treaty of Medicine Creek, which supposedly granted the Puyallup the rights to the tideflats at the mouth of the Puyallup River, development by Western settlers quickly overtook the local landscape. -
Consent Decree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 9 t0 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 11 Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) 12 ) F.O.F INC, ) 13 ) ¯HYLEBOS WATERWAY ) PROBLEM AREAS 14 ) Defendant. ) 15 ) 16 17 TABLE OF CONTENTS 18 A. BACKGROUND .......................................................................................... ........................3 19 B. JURISDICTION ................................................................. ...................................................8 20 C. PARTIES BOUND ...............................................................................................................8 21 D. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE ..............................................................................................8 22 E. DEFINITIONS .....................................................................................................................9 23 F. PAYMENT ..........................................................................................................................13 24 G. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CONSENT DECREE ...................................................;I7 25 H. CERTIFICATION OF SETTLING DEFENDANT AND C()NSENT DECREE United States Department of Justic Commencement Bay Nearshore/Tideflats Environment and Natural Resources Divisior Superfund Site Environmental Enforcement Sectior P.O. Box 7611 Page 1 of 25 Ben Franklin Statior Washington, D.C. 20044-761 1 SETYLING FEDERAL AGENCIES ............................................................................19 -
WSDOT Report Template
Chapter 3 Plan Alternatives 1 What geographic area does the Transportation 2040 plan cover? The central Puget Sound region is made up of King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties, and their 82 cities and towns (refer to Exhibit 3-1). The major metropolitan cities of the region are Seattle and Bellevue in King County, Bremerton in Kitsap County, Tacoma in Pierce County, and Everett in Snohomish County. What is included in the Metropolitan Transportation System (MTS)? 2 What makes up the region’s Metropolitan Transportation System? The MTS promotes facilities and services for carrying out activities The Metropolitan Transportation System (MTS) for the central crucial to the social and economic health of the central Puget Sound Puget Sound region facilitates the movement of people and region. Components of the MTS goods making local, regional, national, and international trips. include: These trips range from traveling to work or school, flying ▪ Roadway system across the country, or shipping Washington-made products ▪ Ferry system overseas. ▪ Transit systems These trips are made using a variety of travel choices. Those ▪ Nonmotorized system choices are key elements of the MTS. ▪ Freight and goods system Roadway System ▪ Intercity passenger rail system ▪ Regional airport system The region has thousands of miles of roadways ranging from ▪ Transportation System interstate highways to residential streets. Roadways are the Management primary means for moving people and goods from one location ▪ Transportation Demand to another in the region and beyond. The interstate system, Management which includes Interstate 5 (I-5), Interstate 405 (I-405), and Exhibit 3-1. Central Puget Sound Region Cities and Towns P:\Graphics\554-2284-010\03\01_04\07\09 Puget Sound Regional Council 3-3 Interstate 90 (I-90), was created to support national commerce and defense needs. -
Point Defiance Bypass Project Environmental Assessment
Point Defiance Bypass Project Environmental Assessment Prepared for: U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration Prepared by: For more information you can: Call the WSDOT Rail Office at (360) 705-7900 Write to the WSDOT Rail Office at WSDOT Rail Office, P.O. Box 47407 Olympia, WA 98504-7407 Fax your comments to (360) 705-6821 E-mail your comments to [email protected] Title VI Notice to Public It is the Washington State Department of Transportation's (WSDOT) policy to assure that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin or sex, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise discriminated against under any of its federally funded programs and activities. Any person who believes his/her Title VI protection has been violated may file a complaint with WSDOT's Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO). For Title VI complaint forms and advice, please contact OEO’s Title VI Coordinators, George Laue at (509) 324-6018 or Jonte' Sulton at (360) 705-7082. Persons with disabilities may request this information be prepared and supplied in alternate forms by calling the WSDOT ADA Accommodations Hotline collect at (206) 389-2839. Persons with vision or hearing impairments may access the WA State Telecommunications Relay Service at TT 1-800-833-6388, Tele-Braille at 1-800-833-6385, or voice at 1-800-833- 6384, and ask to be connected to (360) 705-7097. Point Defiance Bypass Project Environmental Assessment Submitted pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. -
Kent Roberts, Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt
16th Biennial National Harbor Safety Committee Conference Hylebos Waterway Sunken Rock Barge Kent Roberts Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt Portland/Seattle/Vancouver Port of Tacoma Hylebos Waterway at Tacoma Upper End Hylebos Waterway Schnitzer Steel Recycling Metals Export Terminal Schnitzer Steel Terminal Buffelin Turn Hylebos navigation channel • 200’ wide navigation channel • USACE maintained at 30’ MLLW • “38’ Channel” = Ship drafts at high tide to 35’ with 3’ under keel clearance Channel widens to 250’ at Buffelin Turn – Walrath Dock Walrath Trucking Sound Rock Products SeaLevel Bulkhead Builders, Inc. SeaLevel Bulkhead Builders, Inc. November 6, 2016 SLBB Rock Barge “COMPLIANT” 145 x 45 x 11 steel deck barge Built 1966 Rock Barge Load • 235 Excavator • 2 loading ramps • 350 tons 6-man granite rock 6-man rock = 6,000 – 8,000 lbs outer dimensions 54” to 60” Value approx. $4600 Rock Barge, morning of Nov. 6 Sunken Rock Barge Salvage Plan • Global Diving & Salvage November 11, SLBB Rock Barge Wreck Removal • Detailed plan to refloat and remove the Rock Barge. • Detailed plan for pre-removal and post removal sediment sampling to confirm contaminated sediments not spread/exposed. Commencement Bay Superfund Site • In 1983, EPA put Commencement Bay on its “Superfund” list as the Commencement Bay Nearshore/Tide Flats site. • Decades long clean-up effort with ongoing monitoring. • 2 of 9 sediment sites of highest concern in Hylebos Waterway. Commencement Bay Superfund Site • 2014 EPA/USACE site assessment determined not to dredge Buffelin Turn upslope due to natural, clean sediment capping of subsurface contaminated sediments. Barge Removal Salvage Plan • “The 6-man rock cargo from the submerged barge was located offshore and embedded into the mud with less than 3.5 extending above the mud ( 25 feet below MLLW). -
I-5/Port of Tacoma Road Interchange Improvement Project Fife, Washington
2020 BUILD Grant City of Fife I-5/Port of Tacoma Road Interchange Improvement Project Fife, Washington Submitted to May 2020 US Department of Transportation Washington, DC 20590 2020 BUILD Application May 18, 2020 Secretary Elaine L. Chao U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Dear Secretary Chao: The City of Fife is pleased to submit this FY 2020 Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant application for Phase II of the I-5/Port of Tacoma Road Interchange Improvement Project (Project). This Interchange Improvement Project completes this phase of a transformational effort by the City of Fife, the Port of Tacoma, and The Washington State Department of Transportation to address significant backups at this interchange and to dramatically improve the movement of freight and goods as well as traffic in general. The Project includes road, intersection, and intersection improvements at the I-5/Port of Tacoma Road interchange that will greatly enhance a critical connection to the Port of Tacoma, which combines with the Port of Seattle to form the fourth largest gateway for containerized cargo in our nation. This $25 million in requested investment will leverage $24.65 million secured local and state matching funds already allocated to fully fund Phase II of the I-5/Port of Tacoma Road Interchange Improvement Project, making federal FY 2020 BUILD funds the last dollars needed to expeditiously complete design and begin construction. Additionally, the City of Fife has already fully funded Phase I of the Project ($44.6 million) which is 80% complete. -
DRAFT Port of Tacoma Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy Implementation Plan
DRAFT Port of Tacoma Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy Implementation Plan Produced by The Port of Tacoma July 8, 2021 1 Executive Summary: PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER 2 Table of Contents: PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER 3 Glossary: PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER 4 1. Purpose Improving air quality and reducing impacts on climate change are key priorities for the Port of Tacoma (PoT) and as such, it has been a partner in the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy (NWPCAS) since its inception in 2008. The NWPCAS is a voluntary collaboration between the PoT, Port of Seattle (PoS), The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) and Port of Vancouver (VFPA) to reduce and ultimately eliminate air pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from seaport activities in the Puget Sound-Georgia Basin Airshed. The NWPCAS constitutes a shared strategic framework for clean air and climate actions and investments that creates a “level playing field” across the four participating port entities, and helps them coordinate, collaborate, and hold each other accountable. The participating ports completed a renewal of the NWPCAS in 2020, continuing their commitment to work jointly to reduce air pollution and climate impacts. The 2020 NWPCAS puts forth an aggressive, aspirational joint vision to phase out emissions from seaport activities by 2050, supported by a suite of high-level joint objectives and actions. Given that each port exists in a unique policy environment, has different lines of business, and different community interests, there is a need for flexibility in how the ports individually implement the NWPCAS. Therefore, each port has committed to developing an Implementation Plan that details the individual actions they will take to work towards the NWPCAS vision and objectives. -
Washington State Short Line Rail Inventory and Needs Assessment
Washington State Short Line Rail Inventory and Needs Assessment WA-RD 842.1 Jeremy Sage June 2015 Ken Casavant J. Bradley Eustice WSDOT Research Report Office of Research & Library Services 15-06-0240 WASHINGTON STATE SHORT LINE RAIL INVENTORY AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT Washington State Department of Transportation PO Box 47407 310 Maple Park Avenue SE Olympia, WA 98504-7407 360-705-7900 www.wsdot.gov Prepared by: Freight Policy Transportation Institute Washington State University Hulbert Hall 101 Pullman, WA 99164-6210 Acknowledgements Washington State Department of Transportation Lynn Peterson, Secretary of Transportation Cam Gilmour, Deputy Secretary Barb Ivanov, Freight Systems Director External Expert Review Team Patrick Boss, Columbia Basin Railroad Jennie Dickinson, Port of Columbia Carla Groleau, Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Dale King, Tacoma Rail Alan Matheson, Tacoma Rail Glen Squires, Washington Grain Commission Brig Temple, Columbia Basin Railroad Jeff Swanson, Clark County WSDOT Internal Review Team Jason Beloso, Rail Planning Manager John Gruber, Regional Planning Manager Kathy Murray, Multimodal Planning Division Project Team WSDOT FPTI Doug Brodin, Research Manager Dr. Jeremy Sage Chris Herman, Freight Rail Program Dr. Kenneth Casavant Matthew Pahs, Freight Planning Program J. Bradley Eustice Thomas Noyes, Urban Planning Office Bob Westby, PCC Railway System This material is based upon work supported by WSDOT research report number WA-RD 842.1 The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the Washington State Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. -
Profiles of Top U.S. Agricultural Ports, 2017 Update, Tacoma, Washington
Export/Import Profile Tacoma, WA he Port of Tacoma, WA, is located in the northwest region of the U.S. West Coast. In August 2015, the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, WA, formed the Northwest Seaport Alliance. The Alliance unified the two ports’ marine cargo terminal investments, operations, planning and marketing to Tstrengthen the Puget Sound gateway and attract more marine cargo to the region. Over 1,900 vessels called the port alliance terminals in 2017 moving more than 27.5 million metric tons of total cargo including more than 3.7 million twenty-foot equivalent units. Exports In 2017, the Port of Tacoma ranked 3rd in the nation for total waterborne agricultural exports and 4th for containerized waterborne agricultural exports. The port moved more than 7.4 million metric tons of agricultural export cargo in 2017. Approximately 59 percent of these products moved in bulk vessels. Grain products, soybeans, and animal feed accounted for about 80 percent of the port’s agricultural exports. The top shipping lines were Blue Water Shipping Co. and Evergreen, which together moved approximately 62 percent of the port’s agricultural export cargo. The top destination markets were China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan which accounted for more than 90 percent of agricultural exports through Tacoma. U.S. Waterborne Agricultural Exports Through Tacoma, WA, 2017 Containerized 41% Bulk 59% Source: IHS Markit/PIERS 1 Photo Credit: Port of Tacoma U.S. Waterborne Agricultural Exports Through Tacoma, WA, 2017 Dry 85% Refrigerated 15% Source: IHS Markit/PIERS U.S. Waterborne Agricultural Exports Through Tacoma, WA, 2017 Commodity Metric Tons Share U.S. -
FAST Corridor Brochure
April 2006 The FAST Partnership helps move our economy. Don Wilson, Port of Seattle Don Wilson, Port of Seattle Since 1998, a coalition of public and private partners in the Puget Sound maritime freight gateway has leveraged $568 million of public and private funding for strategic freight mobility infrastructure improvements. Another $300 million is needed to complete the remaining 16 of the 25 most important FAST Corridor projects. FAST Corridor Keeps the Puget Sound Gateway Open As one of the West Coast’s largest Pacific Rim trade hubs, the Puget Sound ports of Tacoma, Seattle and Everett link worldwide suppliers and markets. Washington State and the entire nation depend on the ability of the highways and rail lines in the Puget Sound gateway to move goods for retail, industrial and agricultural sectors. FAST Vision & Goals Each of the FAST Corridor partners works to achieve a common freight mobility vision. That vision integrates local and regional transportation system improvements along mainline rail lines and truck corridors near ports in the central Puget Sound region. These projects move international maritime and domestic trade, while supporting Puget Sound’s economy and locally mitigating the impact of freight that benefits other parts of the country. The FAST Corridor’s goals are to: Improve the func- Eliminate choke- Provide safe rail Establish reliable tionality, capacity and points where railroad crossings and reliable truck links between connectivity of the and arterial networks emergency access for ports, railroad intermo- mainline rail system. intersect. local communities. dal yards and regional distribution centers. The FAST Corridor public-private partnership was established to move needed goods and support port operations on the highways and rail lines that sustain the maritime international trade corridor through the Puget Sound region. -
Washington State Rail System 2009
Blaine 31 B 539 N Oroville Rail System Key S Northport Metaline F 542 K BNSF Railway (BNSF) F Falls R Ballard Terminal Railroad (BDTL) BIRR Bellingham Whatcom Pend Bellingham International Railroad (BIRR) LW 20 R Okanogan Tonasket 20 Oreille Cascade and Columbia River Railroad (CSCD) Friday F Republic Kettle Falls S Newhalem P Central Washington Railroad (CW) D Harbor N Colville O C Anacortes B 2 K V Chehalis-Centralia RR & Museum (POCH) S F A C Ferry Winthrop R Columbia Basin Railroad (CBRW) Neah Bay San T Sedro-Woolley Rockport V Columbia and Cowlitz Railway (CLC) Juan Omak 25 395 M Mount Vernon Skagit Department of Defense - Army (USA) Chewelah Okanogan Department of the Army Island 9 155 Eastern Washington Gateway (EWG) Darrington Port 530 153 97 Newport Great Northwest Railroad (GRNW) 112 F Townsend Coupeville S N Brewster Kettle Falls International Railway (KFR) B Stevens Port B Lake Whatcom Railway (LWR) N Forks Angeles 101 Snohomish SF Longview Switching Company (LSC) 174 Clallam Everett Chelan Bridgeport Spokane Meeker Southern Railroad (MSN) F Mount Vernon Terminal (MVT) S Edmonds N D Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad (PCC) B C 172 S Wilbur Pend Oreille Valley Railroad (POVA) F C F NS BNS B E Spokane Port of Royal Slope Line Jefferson Kitsap 5 405 Douglas W Davenport UP BDTL Skykomish Waterville 2 G Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad (PVJR) Queets Bremerton Leavenworth Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad (PSAP) Seattle U King Coulee City Lincoln P Royal Slope Line (RS) 21 Port Orchard 119 Tacoma Rail Capital/Tidelands Division -
Washington State Long-Range Plan for Amtrak Cascades
Washington State Long-Range Plan for Amtrak Cascades February 2006 Prepared by the Freight Systems Division Washington State Department of Transportation February 2006 For more information, contact: z Call the WSDOT State Rail Office at (360) 705-7900 or 1-800-822-2015; z Write to the WSDOT State Rail Office at P.O. Box 47407, Olympia, WA 98504-7407; z Fax your comments to (360) 705-6821; or z E-mail your comments to [email protected] Persons with disabilities may request this information be prepared and supplied in alternate forms by calling the WSDOT ADA Accommodation Hotline collect 206-389-2839. Persons with vision or hearing impairments may access the WA State Telecommunications Relay Service at TT 1-800-833-6388, Tele-Braille 1-800-833-6385, or Voice 1-800-833-6384, and ask to be connected to 360-705-7097. Washington State Long-Range Plan for Amtrak Cascades Prepared for the Washington State Department of Transportation By The Resource Group Consultants, Inc. Transit Safety Management, Inc. HDR Engineering, Inc. Berk & Associates, Inc. AECOM Consult, Inc. February 2006 Table of Contents List of Exhibits .......................................................................................................iii Executive Summary................................................................................................v Chapter One: Introduction ..................................................................................1-1 What is intercity passenger rail? .........................................................................................