Pollution in Washington

Washington hosts 47 Superfund cleanup sites, 325 facilities reporting to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, and 1,764 facilities currently in significant noncompliance with federal environmental laws. EPA has assessed $159.0M in lifetime penalties across these facilities, and TRI reporters released roughly 9.7M pounds of regulated chemicals on-site in the latest reporting year. The single largest on-site releaser is Conagra Foods Lamb Weston Richland in Richland, reporting 3.3M lb to EPA.

Superfund Sites47NPL
TRI Facilities325active reporters
Significant Violators1,764current SNC
Total Penalties$159.0Mlifetime

Superfund sites in Washington

SiteCityStatus
American Lake Gardens Mcchord AfbTacomaReady for anticipated reuse
Bangor Naval Submarine BaseSilverdaleConstruction complete
Bangor Ordnance Disposal UsnavyBremertonConstruction complete
Boomsnub AircoVancouverCleanup underway
Bremerton GasworksBremertonListed on NPL
Centralia Municipal LandfillCentraliaReady for anticipated reuse
Colbert LandfillSpokaneConstruction complete
Commencement Bay Near Shore Tide FlatsTacomaCleanup underway
Commencement Bay South Tacoma ChannelTacomaConstruction complete
Fairchild Air Force Base 4 Waste AreasSpokaneCleanup underway
Fmc Corp YakimaYakimaReady for anticipated reuse
Fort Lewis Logistics CenterTillicumReady for anticipated reuse
General Electric Co Spokane Apparatus Service ShopSpokaneReady for anticipated reuse
Grain Handling Facility At FreemanFreemanListed on NPL
Greenacres LandfillSpokane CountyReady for anticipated reuse
Hamilton Labree Roads Gw ContaminationChehalisCleanup underway
Hanford 100 Area UsdoeBenton CountyCleanup underway
Hanford 200 Area UsdoeBenton CountyCleanup underway
Hanford 300 Area UsdoeBenton CountyCleanup underway
Harbor Island LeadSeattleCleanup underway
Hidden Valley Landfill Thun FieldPierce CountyReady for anticipated reuse
Jackson Park Housing Complex UsnavyKitsap CountyCleanup underway
Kaiser Aluminum Mead WorksMeadCleanup underway
LakewoodLakewoodReady for anticipated reuse
Lockheed West SeattleSeattleReady for anticipated reuse
Lower Duwamish WaterwaySeattleCleanup underway
Makah Reservation Warmhouse Beach DumpNeah BayListed on NPL
Mica LandfillMicaReady for anticipated reuse
Midnite MineWellpinitCleanup underway
Midway LandfillKentReady for anticipated reuse
Moses Lake Wellfield ContaminationMoses LakeCleanup underway
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Ault FieldWhidbey IslandConstruction complete
Naval Undersea Warfare Engineering Station 4 Waste AreasKeyportConstruction complete
North Market StreetSpokaneReady for anticipated reuse
Oeser CoBellinghamConstruction complete
Old Navy Dump Manchester Laboratory Usepa NoaaManchesterReady for anticipated reuse
Pacific Car Foundry CoRentonConstruction complete
Pacific Sound ResourcesSeattleReady for anticipated reuse
Palermo Well Field Ground Water ContaminationTumwaterConstruction complete
Pasco Sanitary LandfillPascoRemedy selected
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard ComplexBremertonConstruction complete
Queen City FarmsMaple ValleyReady for anticipated reuse
Quendall TerminalsRentonRemedy selected
Seattle Municipal Landfill Kent HighlandsKentReady for anticipated reuse
Upper Columbia RiverVariousSuperfund site
Western Processing Co IncKentConstruction complete
Wyckoff Co Eagle HarborBainbridge IslandSuperfund site

Largest Washington releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)
Conagra Foods Lamb Weston RichlandRichland3.3M
Longview Fibre Paper And Packaging, IncLongview1.0M
Boise Cascade WallulaWallula996.6k
Weyerhaeuser Co - Longview FacilityLongview564.9k
Port Townsend Paper CorpPort Townsend377.5k
Us Doe Hanford SiteRichland304.1k
North Pacific Paper Company LlcLongview279.5k
Bp Cherry Point RefineryBlaine252.2k
Conocophillips Co Ferndale RefineryFerndale244.1k
Shell Opus Puget Sound RefineryAnacortes164.7k
Jblm Bldg 9001Mcchord Afb145.8k
Marathon Anacortes RefineryAnacortes125.5k
Agrium Us Inc Bowles RoadKennewick119.3k
Fiber Tech IndustriesSpokane108.6k
Western Pneumatic Tube Co LlcKirkland107.8k
Trans Alta RailCentralia106.1k
Crown Cork And Seal Co Inc OlympiaOlympia102.1k
Mcclarin Plastics, LlcWapato101.2k
Tyson Fresh MeatsWallula90.0k
Us Oil & Refining Co.Tacoma89.5k
Boeing EverettEverett70.2k
Chemco IncFerndale42.4k
Pse Encogen Nw Generating FacilityBellingham42.1k
Wa Army Natl Guard Mobil Training EquipYakima39.3k
Toray Composites AmericaTacoma37.8k

By county

King County County10 SF · 65 TRI · 314 violatorsPierce County County6 SF · 35 TRI · 189 violatorsSnohomish County County0 SF · 25 TRI · 146 violatorsClark County County1 SF · 20 TRI · 148 violatorsThurston County County1 SF · 5 TRI · 79 violatorsWhatcom County County1 SF · 16 TRI · 111 violatorsSpokane County County8 SF · 31 TRI · 58 violatorsKitsap County County8 SF · 4 TRI · 80 violatorsYakima County County1 SF · 13 TRI · 50 violatorsSkagit County County0 SF · 14 TRI · 59 violatorsLewis County County2 SF · 10 TRI · 54 violatorsIsland County County1 SF · 1 TRI · 23 violatorsCowlitz County County0 SF · 17 TRI · 43 violatorsClallam County County1 SF · 4 TRI · 25 violatorsGrant County County1 SF · 11 TRI · 28 violatorsBenton County County3 SF · 12 TRI · 43 violatorsGrays Harbor County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 26 violatorsChelan County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 26 violatorsMason County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 13 violatorsOkanogan County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 22 violatorsKittitas County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 39 violatorsWalla Walla County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 25 violatorsFranklin County County1 SF · 9 TRI · 11 violatorsDouglas County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 21 violatorsPacific County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 8 violatorsStevens County County1 SF · 5 TRI · 18 violatorsKlickitat County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 28 violatorsWhitman County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 18 violatorsJefferson County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 7 violatorsSan Juan County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 10 violatorsAdams County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 5 violatorsLincoln County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 10 violatorsPend Oreille County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 5 violatorsSkamania County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsFerry County0 SF · 1 TRI · 8 violatorsAsotin County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 7 violatorsColumbia County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsWahkiakum County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsGarfield County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsBristol Bay County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsKootenai County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsUmatilla County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsDillingham Census Area County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsHuntingdon County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsIdaho County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsKenai Peninsula County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLinn County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMatagorda County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMontezuma County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsNorthumberland County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsOneida County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsRio Grande County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsTrinity County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsUnion County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsWaller County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsWayne County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsNot Defined County1 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violators

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