| The Bremerton Housing Authority (BHA) is working to clean up a contaminated property located at 816 7th Street. Referred to as the South Court Lot 31 Site, the property was used as a dry cleaning facility from 1923 until 1972.
Based on contaminants encountered in previous environmental investigations, historic site operation included use of “dry cleaning” products that were typically gasoline and white gasoline, followed later by Stoddard Solvent, also referred to as Cleaner’s Naptha. Stoddard Solvent is a petroleum distillate commonly known as mineral spirits.
The EPA selected the property for a Brownfields Cleanup Grant in 2005. Grant funds will be used to clean up the 0.31-acre former Puget Laundry and Drycleaners. Final plans and specifications for the cleanup will be developed based on cleanup goals, methods, and costs considered acceptable by EPA, state regulators, recommendations of the Phase II Environmental Site Assessment report, and community participation.
The BHA is currently seeking comments on a draft Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA). The public will have an opportunity to comment on the ABCA during the 30-day comment period that begins Oct. 1. The BHA will:
- Review and respond to comments received, and;
- Consider these comments when selecting the cleanup alternative and developing the final Cleanup Work Plan.
Visit www.bremertonhousing.org to obtain a copy of the South Court Lot 31 Site ABCA report. If you are unable to download the ABCA or would like a hard copy, contact Scot Runyan, Multifamily Project Manager for the Bremerton Housing Authority at 360-616-2226 or srunyan@bremertonhousing.org, or Kathleen Byrne-Barrantes at 360-697-5815 or grantsolutions@comcast.net. | 