Port of Everett to get $350K for its costs in soil clean-up
EVERETT — ExxonMobil and a local oil distributor will pay the Port of Everett $350,000 for costs related to an environmental cleanup that extends onto about a half-acre of port property, under a new settlement agreement.
The corporate giant’s predecessors and Marysville-based American Distributing Co. stored petroleum on two Federal Avenue properties in the 1900s. Now, with the state Department of Ecology’s oversight, they’re responsible for addressing the petroleum-saturated soil beneath the surface.
The ExxonMobil and ADC properties, together, are nearly an acre in size, just west of the ramp that connects Terminal Avenue with West Marine View Drive. The land was paved about 20 years ago and has been a parking lot ever since.
The companies have been studying the extent of the contamination there for decades and taking steps to remove pollutants.
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