EVERETT — The state Department of Ecology is crafting plans to continue its cleanup of areas polluted by the Everett Smelter, and is soliciting public comment until Nov. 3. A public meeting will also be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at Hawthorne Elementary School.
The smelter contaminated much of north Everett with heavy metals, including arsenic and lead. The residential neighborhoods affected are either clean, in the process of being cleaned or in the planning stages.
Ecology has released two studies of the 230-acre “lowlands” area, which is a mostly industrial tract between East Marine View Drive and the Snohomish River. The Supplemental Remedial Investigation provides details about polluted areas, and the Feasibility Study outlines potential cleanup options.
Both reports are available online at http://1.usa.gov/1FLDMJY or at the Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave.
Comments can be emailed to Site Manager Sandra Matthews at sandra.matthews@ecy.wa.gov or mailed to the Department of Ecology, 3190 160th Ave. SE, Bellevue, WA 98008.
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