BNSF Track Switching Facility SEPA Public Comment Period
Ecology is asking for public comments on a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) for a cleanup project at the BNSF Track Switching Facility, located at 500 Main Street in Wishram. BNSF Railway Company is proposing this cleanup under an agreed order overseen by Ecology. The details of the project are described in the Upland Cleanup Action Plan (CAP). The proposed work includes removing a limited amount of contaminated soil and installing wells to recover petroleum products and treat contamination in the ground.
This SEPA review covers only the first phase of a larger cleanup project at this site under the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA). Phase 1 focuses on cleaning up contamination on land (the upland area). A second phase in the future will address contamination in the river (sediment portion) and will have a public comment period as well.
The 14-day public comment period will run from March 4, 2026 at 12:00 a.m. to March 18, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Documents can be reviewed online at Ecology’s BNSF Track Switching Facility cleanup site website at https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/cleanupsearch/site/230.
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Ecology is asking for public comments on a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) for a cleanup project at the BNSF Track Switching Facility, located at 500 Main Street in Wishram. BNSF Railway Company is proposing this cleanup under an agreed order overseen by Ecology. The details of the project are described in the Upland Cleanup Action Plan (CAP). The proposed work includes removing a limited amount of contaminated soil and installing wells to recover petroleum products and treat contamination in the ground.
This SEPA review covers only the first phase of a larger cleanup project at this site under the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA). Phase 1 focuses on cleaning up contamination on land (the upland area). A second phase in the future will address contamination in the river (sediment portion) and will have a public comment period as well.
The 14-day public comment period will run from March 4, 2026 at 12:00 a.m. to March 18, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Documents can be reviewed online at Ecology’s BNSF Track Switching Facility cleanup site website at https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/cleanupsearch/site/230.
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