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Thea Foss, Wheeler-Osgood Waterway

Thea Foss and Wheeler-Osgood Waterways are part of Commencement Bay /Nearshore Tideflats Superfund site in Tacoma, Washington.

• Fact Sheets
• Decision Documents
• Technical Documents
• Administrative Record
• Contacts

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Fact Sheets

• June 2004 - EPA to Begin the Second Five-Year Review of Commencement Bay (PDF) (6 pp, 350K)
• January 2004 - Final designs approved for Thea Foss and Wheeler-Osgood Waterways (PDF) (4 pp, 179K)
• May 2003 - In-Water Work To Begin in August - City Contractor Selected (PDF) (6 pp, 875K)
• March 2003 - 30 Day Public Comment Period for Hylebos and Thea Foss - Wheeler Osgood Waterways (PDF)
• March 2003 - Thea Foss - Wheeler Osgood Waterways (PDF)
• November 2002 - Waterway Presentation (PDF) (3.1 MB)
• October 1998 - Thea Foss Waterway Proposed Settlement Agreement (PDF) (2 pp, 115K)
• September 1998 - Bay-Wide Update (PDF) (4 pp, 154K)
• December 1997 - Source Control of the Thea Foss & Wheeler/Osgood Waterways: Stormwater (PDF) (7 pp, 42K)
• July 1997 - Bay-Wide Update (PDF) (9 pp, 49K)
• July 1997 - Thea Foss and Wheeler Osgood Waterways (PDF) (3 pp, 25K)

Decision Documents

• Record of Decision (ROD) (PDF) (128 pp, 550K) - September 1989
• Superfund Five Year Review Report (PDF) (83 pp, 363K) - December 2004
• Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) (PDF) (15 pp, 54K) - September 2004
• Documents related to Upland Disposal and use of the Transloading Pier on Middle Waterway for Thea Foss Dredged Sediments:
  Table 10-2 - Draft Estimate for Waterway Remediation (PDF) (2 pp, 60K) - November 11, 2002
  Appendix 5 - Upland Disposal Facility Analysis (PDF) (107 pp, 2MB) - January 31, 2003
• Thea Foss Order for Access Administrative Record Index (PDF) (5 pp, 20K) - March 2002
• Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) (PDF) (140 pp, 12MB) - August 2000

Technical Documents

Note: Large files may take over 10 minutes to download.

• Result of Year Six Operations, Maintenance, and Monitoring Plan Site Activities; Head of the Thea Foss Waterway Remediation, Tacoma, WA (PDF) (16 pp, 1.6MB)
• Utilities Year 5 Operations, Maintenance, and Monitoring Report (PDF) (250 pp, 11.3MB) - September 2009. Appendices available upon request to Kira Lynch.
• City of Tacoma Year 2 Annual Operations, Maintenance, and Monitoring Report (PDF) (156 pp, 18MB) - March 23, 2009. Appendices available upon request to Kira Lynch (lynch.kira@epa.gov)
• Utilities Year 3 OMMP Report (PDF) (209 pp, 7.3MB) - August 2007
  Appendix B: Site Visit (PDF) (17 pp, 1.4MB)
  Appendix G Report 1 (PDF) (742 pp, 17MB)
  Appendix G Report 2 (PDF) (482 pp, 11.7MB)
  Appendix G Report 3 (PDF) (594 pp, 14MB)
• Utilities/City of Tacoma Year 3 Supplemental Sampling and Analysis Memo (PDF) (51 pp, 5.4MB)
• Technical Memo: Year 3 Monitoring Survey for Simpson Middle Waterway Log Haul Facility (PDF) (11 pp, 175K)
• City of Tacoma Year 0 Baseline Monitoring Report (PDF) (837 pp, 62.5MB)
  Technical Memorandum: Changes to OMMP based on Year 0 Report (PDF) (14 pp, 463K)
  Attachment A-1: Low Tide Slope Cap Inspection (PDF) (211 pp, 25MB)
  Attachment B-1: Supplemental Natural Recovery Area (PDF) (59 pp, 7MB)
  Attachment D-1: Post-Construction Hydrogeologic Conditions (PDF) (142 pp, 18 MB)
  Attachment D-2: Memo Identifying Wells to Be Monitored to Establish a Baseline (PDF) (3 pp, 1.2MB)
  Attachment D-3: Response to Comments (PDF) (17 pp, 7.5MB)
  Attachment E-1: Habitat Migration Area Monitoring (PDF) (197 pp, 9MB)
• City of Tacoma OMMP Report (PDF) (466 pp, 21.2MB) - September 2006
• City of Tacoma Institutional Controls Plan (PDF) (36 pp, 600K) - September 2006
• City of Tacoma Remedial Action Construction Report (PDF) (291 pp, 17MB) - September 2006
  Appendices (PDF) (447 pp, 27MB)
• Utilities Year 2 Operation, Maintenance, and Monitoring Plan Report (PDF) (294 pp, 19MB) - November 2006
• Utilities Year 1 Operation, Maintenance, and Monitoring Plan Report (PDF) (169 pp, 10MB) - October 2005
• Utilities Recontamination Observation Report (PDF) (253 pp, 10MB) - July 2005

Administrative Record

• Thea Foss Order for Access Administrative Record Index (PDF) (5 pp, 20K) - March 2002
• Hylebos/Thea Foss Waterway Explanation of Significant Differences (PDF) (138 pp, 382K) - August 2000

Contacts

Community Involvement Coordinator:

• Kay Morrison (morrison.kay@epa.gov), 206-553-8321

Project Manager:

• Rebecca Chu (chu.rebecca@epa.gov), 206-553-1774

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