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                            Assessment
                            Port of Shelton,  WA
BACKGROUND

EPA has selected the Port of Shelton for a Brownfields
Assessment Pilot. The Portof Shelton (population 49,405)
is located in Mason County on the eastern part of the
Olympic Peninsula, approximately 60 miles southwest of
Seattle. The Port is targeting the 408-acre John's Prairie
Industrial Park for this Pilot. The 270 acres of developed
land in the industrial park have been used for over 40 years
by forest product businesses, such as saw mills and utility
pole manufacturers. Degreasing solvents, heavy metals,
pesticides, and oxygen-demanding pollutants, which are
typical of log yard operations, are suspected to be present
and could threaten the underlying  Class I aquifer. The
potential for pre-existing environmental contamination at
John's Prairie has  hampered the Port's ability to attract
new businesses to  the property.

The economic health of Mason County has long been tied
to the forest products industry. As  a result of the sharp
decline of forest product manufacturing in the county,
employment in the forest industry dropped from 84 percent
in 1992 to 71 percent in 1999.  A third of the  county's
workforce travels  to work at urban centers outside the
county. The economic decline of the region is reflected in
the county's unemployment rate of 8.1 percent, which is
nearly 50 percenthigherthan the state unemployment rate
and nearly double the national rate. The county's median
household income is nearly 28  percent below the state
average.

OBJECTIVES

The Port of Shelton's primary objective is to develop the
John Prairie Industrial Park into a vibrant property supporting
mixed commercial use and heavy industrial land tenants.
To accomplish this objective, the Pilot will fundabaseline
environmental assessment and characterize buried wood
waste on the industrial park's 270 developed acres as a
   PILOT SNAPSHOT
    Port of Shelton,
    Washington
Date of Announcement:
May 2002


Amount: $200,000
Profile: The Pilot targets the
John's Prairie Industrial Park
where potential contamination is
hampering development in an
region hurt by the decline in
forest product manufacturing.
   Contacts:

   Portof Shelton
   (360)426-1151
Regional Brownfields Team
U.S. EPA Region 10
(206)553-2709
        Visit the EPA Region 10 Brownfields web site at:
     http://www.epa.gov/r10earth, click on "Superfund",
         scroll down and click on "Brownfields"

      For further information, including specific Pilot contacts,
    additional Pilot information, brown fields news and events, and
    publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields web site at:
              www.epa.gov/brownfields

first step in cleaning up the park and attracting new
businesses. The Pilot also will assist with cleanup planning
and community involvement activities.

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:

• Conducting a Phase I environmental site assessment;

• Gathering and analyzing published hydrogeological reports
  and well logs to determine the regional groundwater
  flow direction and identify nearby groundwater users;

• Preparing a work plan  and health and safety plan for
  environmental sampling investigations; and

• Evaluating cleanup options.

The cooperative agreement forthis Pilot has not yet been negotiated; therefore,
activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
                                                             Solid Waste            EPA 500-F-02-073
                                                             and Emergency         May 2002
                                                             Response  (5105)       www.epa.gov/brownfields/

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