Furniture Spa, LLC, which was fined $82,200 in April of this year by the Department of Ecology will only pay a little more than half that, according to a release sent out by the department. According to the release, the furniture stripping operation will pay $45,200 over the next 30 months “under an agreement to …
Years after the start of cleanup at 1515 Leary Way NW, the Department of Ecology (Ecology) says the property is no longer considered hazardous and is recommending that it be removed from the state’s list of hazardous places. The property, which is now The Dirt Exchange, has been used for industrial purposes since 1928, according …
Earlier this year, the Department of Ecology took 20 soil samples from Ballard and several other Seattle neighborhoods to test for pollutants such as dioxins and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The DOE has run its tests and concluded that Ballard has the highest level of PAHs in the neighborhoods it tested, although the numbers aren’t …
Starting this week, the Department of Ecology (DOE) is partnering with the City of Seattle to collect soil samples in several parts of the city, including Ballard. “The specific goal of the study is to determine the range and amount of dioxins in soil in both the Lower Duwamish area and greater Seattle urban areas,” …
The Department of Ecology (DOE) has fined Seattle-based K-Sea Transportation $21,000 for an oil spill last year. According to the DOE, ten gallons of diesel fuel spilled into Salmon Bay on March 31, 2009. The DOE says the diesel fuel overflowed during fuel transfer between two tanks on board the K-Sea tug Tiger and the …
The future home of Ballard Blocks II at 14th Ave. and 46th St. is a big empty lot that frequently fills with water. It’s also contaminated, according to the Department of Ecology. The land used to house Wesmar Co., Inc., a chemical product manufacturer and distributor, and Color Tech, Inc., a metal coating service. Between …