The Port of Tacoma is applying for a Brownfields Cleanup Grant through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the “Parcel 132” Maritime Center cleanup project and invites public comment on the project and grant application.
Overview:
“Parcel 132” is a brownfield in need of remediation to clean up historically contaminated soil and groundwater from past industrial/manufacturing operations at this location. This parcel is located in the northeastern most corner of the Port Maritime Center project site.
The Port Maritime Center project is being developed in partnership with Tacoma Public Schools and will be home to new Port business offices and the Maritime 253 skills center, providing career/technical education in the maritime and industrial trades to junior/senior level high school students throughout Pierce County at no cost.
- More information about the Port Maritime Center project can be found here.
- More information about the Port’s remediation program can be found here.
Location:
“Parcel 132” is a Port-owned property located at 426 E. 11th St. in Tacoma. It comprises a portion of the Port Maritime Center project site (1203 E. “D” St., on the east side of the Foss Waterway, south of the Murray Morgan/11th Street Bridge).
Project Information and Grant Application Materials:
The Draft Brownfields Cleanup Grant Application, including details on the remediation project, can be viewed here.
The Draft Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives can be viewed here.
Public Comment Period:
The public comment period on this remediation project grant application is open through noon on Nov.13. Please submit your comments by completing the below form.
- Comments and Questions received as of 11/8/24
- Comments and Questions from Nov. 13, 2024 public meeting
Public Information Meetings on Nov. 7 & Nov. 13 at Noon (online via Teams):
Join Port remediation staff for an online information session to learn more about the remediation project on Nov. 7 or Nov. 13 at noon. There will also be opportunity to ask questions and provide comments on the project. Please RSVP here with the date you would like to attend, and we will send you an Outlook invite with the meeting link.
Contact:
If you have any questions about this project, please contact Melisa Bod by email at: mbod@portoftacoma.com.
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