Public Invited to Comment on Northport Waterfront Cleanup Plan

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Published: Tuesday, 03 May 2022 21:15

The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has completed a draft cleanup plan for the Northport Waterfront. The site is located along the shoreline of Northport City Park. As shown in the graphic, contaminated materials from legacy smelter operations would be capped or removed from five designated cleanup areas in the 10.7 acre site. The plan, Ecology notes, will also “… encourage recreation in cleaned up areas.”

Ecology is hosting an online public meeting to provide an overview of the plan and respond to questions.

Date: May 17, 2022

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Join online via Zoom: https://bit.ly/NorthportCAP

Join by Phone: Dial 253-215-8782, enter the Meeting ID 881 7536 0585 #, and the Passcode 480648 #

Background Materials

• Public Meeting Notice and Overview
• Draft Cleanup Action Plan

Comment Period and Submissions

From May 2^nd – June 1^st, Ecology will be accepting comments on the draft plan. Staff will respond to all comments and publish the responses. Comments can be submitted online, via postal mail or email.

• Online: https://tcp.ecology.commentinput.com/?id=3WKmj
• Postal Mail: Justin Rice, WA Department of Ecology Site Manager, 4601 N. Monroe St., Spokane, WA 99205
• Email: justin.rice@ecy.wa.gov

Next Steps

After receiving and responding to comments, Ecology will begin engineering design for the cleanup. The draft engineering design report will also be made available for public comment.