Northport Waterfront Cleanup Started

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Published: Monday, 25 March 2024 17:07

The Washington Department of Ecology’s (Ecology) Northport Waterfront cleanup project began construction on March 4th. Click here for pictures.

Located on the Columbia River next to the Northport Town Park and boat launch, the cleanup will relieve elevated levels of arsenic, copper, lead, and zinc in soil and sediment considered to be a risk to human health and the environment.

As shown in the graphic, work has begun on the hillside and will progress to four more cleanup areas over the next eight months, a longer timeline than was originally planned due to unusually high spring water. Park Road, including the boat launch and the town park, is currently closed. Ecology is building a secondary access route to the boat launch and park to accommodate the community’s needs, estimated to be opened in late April.

Pollutants being cleaned up are associated with wastes that were dumped and spread along the shore from the Le Roi Smelter, which was previously removed, cleaned-up, and reclaimed to be what is now Northport Town Park.

For more project information, click here to visit Ecology’s Northport Waterfront website. You can view more photos and watch the cleanup progress by periodically visiting their Northport Waterfront Flickr album.