Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing Amendment 1 to the Agreed Order with the Washington State Department of Ecology for Remediation of the Former West Olympia Landfill Site
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the resolution authorizing Amendment 1 to the Agreed Order with the Washington State Department of Ecology for Remediation of the Former West Olympia Landfill Site and authorizing the Interim City Manager to sign the amendment and any other documents deemed necessary for remediation.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve amending the Agreed Order with the State of Washington Department of Ecology for cleanup of the former West Olympia Landfill Site.
Staff Contact:
Donna Buxton, Groundwater Protection Program Manager, Public Works, 360.753.8793
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
On October 2, 2017, the City of Olympia and the State of Washington Department of Ecology (DOE) entered into an Agreed Order for remediation of the former West Olympia Landfill Site (Site). The Agreed Order requires the City to conduct a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) of the Site.
The Remedial Investigation of the Site is complete, and the Feasibility Study will be completed in April 2020. The next step in DOE's regulatory cleanup process (under the Model Toxics Control Act) is a draft Cleanup Action Plan. The proposed amendment to the Agreed Order requires the City to prepare a draft Cleanup Action Plan (dCAP) for the Site.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
Cleanup and development of the former West Olympia Landfill Site will remediate existing onsite environmental contamination and provide an economic development opportunity in West Olympia.
Options:
1. Authorize the Interim City Manager to sign Amendment 1 to the Agreed Order between the City of Olympia and the Washington State Department of Ecology for cleanup of t...
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