Port Angeles – The Public comment period on the state Department of Ecology’s draft report about the K Ply cleanup site on Port Angeles Harbor is now available for public comment.
The K Ply property on Marine Drive, now owned by the Port of Port Angeles, was used as a lumber mill and plywood mill from 1926 to 2011. The site is in the process of being redeveloped but is currently vacant except for a boat wash facility run by the Port.
A 2016 cleanup operation at K Ply included removing over 50,000 tons of soil, bioremediation, and groundwater monitoring. Because some contamination was left behind during cleanup, Ecology reviews conditions at the site about every five years to make sure human health and the environment are still protected.
Ecology found that the cleanup is generally working as intended, but concentrations of diesel in groundwater are still above acceptable levels. Diesel levels may not reach the planned cleanup goals within 10 years of the cleanup work, which is this year.
The Port of Port Angeles, in coordination with Ecology, will collect data to inform a decision on whether the site needs more cleanup to address diesel concentrations.
For more details, take a look at the draft periodic review report (HERE).
Submit comments before midnight on June 15 at go.ecology.wa.gov/comment28.
If you have any questions about this periodic review, reach out to Connie Groven at connie.groven@ecy.wa.gov.
For questions about public involvement, ADA accessibility, or to request materials in a language other than English, contact Carolyn Subramaniam at carolyn.subramaniam@ecy.wa.gov.