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
Join by Phone: Dial 253-215-8782

Background Materials

Comment Period and Submissions

From May 2nd – June 1st, 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.

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.

Northport Proposed Cleanup Areas