The storage building was demolished in 2003, but a concrete slab, debris and a burn pile remain.Ĭontamination at the site includes bioaccumulative toxins that could end up in marine waters through surface water runoff into the Swinomish Channel. The area was leased by a non-tribal member from 1964 to 1989 when it was used to store lime and other products for agricultural use. Army Corps of Engineers dumped dredge spoils on the Swinomish Reservation, converting an intertidal area of mudflats and marshes into uplands. When the channel was created in the 1930s, the U.S. The contaminated site is adjacent to the Swinomish Channel near the mouth of Padilla Bay. The Swinomish Tribe is cleaning up a former lime storage area by removing about 280 cubic yards of contaminated soil and 100 creosote wood pilings. The Swinomish Tribe plans to remove about 100 creosote pilings near the mouth of Padilla Bay. Non-functioning creosote debris in marine waters is considered a contaminant. Commercial Shellfish Growers Settlement.Coordinated Tribal Water Quality Program.
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