Commencement Bay-Nearshore Tideflats
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Commencement Bay-Nearshore Tideflats

The Commencement Bay Nearshore/Tideflats (CB/NT) Superfund site is located in the City of Tacoma and the Town of Ruston at the southern end of Puget Sound in Washington. It encompasses an active commercial seaport and includes 12 square miles of shallow water, shoreline, and adjacent land, most of which is highly developed and industrialized. EPA placed the site on the Superfund National Priorities List in 1983 due to widespread contamination of the water, sediments, and upland areas. The site is divided into a number of separate Project Areas being managed as distinct sites.
 Aerial photo of Commencement Bay waterways.

Site History

Site History
CERCLIS - Site information via national EnviroFacts database
Map: Tacoma Area Superfund and RCRA Sites (PDF) (1pp, 182K)

Project Areas
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Contacts

Community Involvement
  • Jeanne O'Dell (odell.jeanne@epa.gov), 206-553-6919 or toll-free 1-800-424-4372
  • Charles Bert (bert.charles@epa.gov), 360-753-8073 (Lacey Office)
Project Managers
    Asarco Smelter:
    • Smelter Complex, Residential Cleanup, Sediments - Kevin Rochlin (rochlin.kevin@epa.gov), 206-553-2106
    • Tacoma Tarpits - Tamara Langton (langton.tamara@epa.gov), 206-553-2709

    Waterways:
    • Hylebos Waterway - Jonathan Williams (williams.jonathan@epa.gov), 206-553-1369
    • Thea Foss Waterway - Piper Peterson Lee (peterson-lee.piper@epa.gov), 206-553-4951
    • Middle Waterway - Nancy Harney (harney.nancy@epa.gov), 206-553-6635
    • Sitcum Waterway - Karen Keeley (keeley.karen@epa.gov), 206-553-2141
    • St. Paul Waterway - Karen Keeley (keeley.karen@epa.gov), 206-553-2141
    • Occidental Chemical Removal - Jonathan Williams (williams.jonathan@epa.gov), 206-553-1369
    • Source Control - Kris Flint (flint.kris@epa.gov), 206-553-8155, and Marv Coleman (wsmi461@ecy.wa.gov), 360-407-6259 (Washington Dept. of Ecology)
    • Wood Debris Cleanup - Kris Flint (flint.kris@epa.gov), 206-553-8155
    • Olympic View Resource Area - Karen Keeley (keeley.karen@epa.gov), 206-553-2141


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Point of contact: Jeanne O'Dell
E-Mail: odell.jeanne@epa.gov
Phone Number: 1-800-424-4372
Last Updated: 04/04/2008