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Jacks Auto
Private
249730
1400 Bethel Street NE Olympia, WA 98506
.37
47.05733899355741 / -122.88456000521992
10
Morales, Susan
Morales.Susan@epa.gov
206-553-7299


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
Olympia, City ofBF01J66201WAAssessment2019


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Cleanup Planning$13,905.0006/01/202208/01/2022Olympia, City of
Phase II Environmental Assessment$44,770.0807/01/202110/29/2021Olympia, City ofNFY22
Phase II Environmental Assessment$51,154.6007/01/202110/29/2021Olympia, City ofNFY22
Phase II Environmental Assessment$11,641.0206/16/202107/30/2021Olympia, City ofNFY22
Phase II Environmental Assessment$4,498.6006/01/202106/18/2021Olympia, City ofYFY22


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $125,969.30
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $125,969.30


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment.


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Contaminants and Media


Asbestos
PAHS
Petroleum Products
VOCs
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
Building Materials
Ground Water
Soil
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up


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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.


Cleanup/Treatment Implemented:
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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: .37
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged:
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

There are no current redevelopment activities.


Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

2.1 Property History
The northern parcel of the Property (1408 Bethel Street NE) was developed with a convenience store
identified as Briggs Grocery (1958 - mid-1970s), Don's E-Z Stop (mid-1970s - 2018), and Convenience
Corner (2018 - current).
The southern parcel of the Property (1400 Bethel Street NE) was developed with a grocery store prior to
1934 (White Newton Grocery). By 1946, a service station (Horner's Service and Grocery) was in
operation. The service station changed ownership multiple times and was identified as Bob's Richfield
Service Station (1958), Jim's Signal Service Station (1963), Steve's Enco Service Station (1968), and
Humphrey's Exxon Service Station (1973).1 By 1978, the southern parcel was identified as Henderson's
Twenty-Four Hour Towing & Repair and by 1987, the service station and auto building was vacant. Six
underground storage tanks (USTs) were present to the southwest of the building at that time (see Figure
1) and at least one hoist was present within the building based on Thurston County Auditor records.
Additionally, according to the Thurston County Auditor, the existing service station building and
associated canopy was constructed in 1957.
Prior to their first identified use, both parcels were likely used for residential and/or agricultural use
based on surrounding land uses.
2.2 Previous Environmental Investigations
In 1990, Ecology Assessment Group LLC (EAG) removed the six USTs associated with the former service
station (see Figure 1). The USTs included four gasoline USTs, one fuel oil UST, and one waste oil UST
(that historically contained gasoline). EAG collected composite soil samples from directly beneath each
UST at the time of removal (see Table 1).2 Soil samples were analyzed for total petroleum hydrocarbons
(TPH) and a subset of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) consisting of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene,
and xylenes (BTEX). EAG reported that the 'heaviest' contamination was reported under UST 1 and that
UST 3 was corroded and had a hole in the bottom (see Figure 2). Visual indications of contamination
were only reported in the fill areas (likely associated with overflows) and the bottom of UST 1. As a
result of the TPH contamination, additional excavation occurred. Samples were taken during overexcavation
work, but sample locations and specific analytical data are unavailable. Reportedly, the soil beneath UST 1 was excavated to 17.5 feet below ground surface (bgs) and the TPH concentration at the
excavation floor was 330 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg). The soil beneath UST 4 was excavated to 19.5
feet bgs and the TPH concentration at the excavation floor was 173 mg/kg. The soil beneath the fuel oil
UST (UST 6) was also excavated and a soil sample was collected from the excavation floor; the TPH
concentration from the floor of the fuel oil UST excavation was 2.0 mg/kg. In total, approximately 163
cubic yards of contaminated soil were removed from the UST excavations and stockpiled on-site. Clean
overburden material was stockpiled separately. EAG reported that constraints such as low-hanging
electric lines, sidewalks, nearby streets, and the type of excavator limited the excavation from extending
further vertically or laterally (EAG 1990 and 1991a).
Dewatering was required to advance the excavation deeper than 15 feet bgs. Approximately 5,000
gallons of water was pumped out of the excavation and disposed of off-site. Two groundwater samples
were collected from the open excavation and analyzed for BTEX. Elevated concentrations of benzene (79
micrograms per liter [ug/L]), toluene (1,200 ug/L), ethylbenzene (2,100 ug/L), and xylenes (5,100 ug/L)
were reported in the first sample. The second sample collected one week later still contained elevated,
but lower, concentrations of BTEX: benzene (10 ug/L, toluene (320 ug/L), ethylbenzene (less than 1.0
ug/L), and xylenes (4,500 ug/L) (EAG 1991a).
EAG remediated the contaminated soil stockpile usin
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