Author: John Brock

Unocal Edmonds Bulk Fuel Terminal Cleanup Site – Public Comment Period Extended

Ecology has received requests to extend the comment period. After considering the requests, the comment period for the Unocal Edmonds Bulk Fuel Terminal 0178 cleanup site will now close on Sunday, November 24, 2024, at 11:59 pm.

Unocal Edmonds Bulk Fuel Terminal 0178 Cleanup Site, View of the Lower Yard


Unocal Edmonds Bulk Fuel Terminal 0178

https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/cleanupsearch/site/5180

Volunteers complete Edmonds Marsh and creek restoration work

Edmonds Beacon
October 10th, 2024

by Joe Scordino

The Edmonds Marsh Volunteer Restoration Project concluded its work for the year in restoring freshwater connections to the Edmonds Marsh and reestablishing a “new” Shellabarger Creek open channel on the west side of Highway 104. A volunteer tree planting event in October will complete the goals of this habitat restoration project for 2024.

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PFAS and Aquatic Life

As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s commitment to safeguard the environment from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the agency uses its Clean Water Act authorities to develop recommended water quality criteria and informational benchmarks to help states and authorized Tribes protect aquatic ecosystems from several PFAS.

Environmental Protection Agency
October 1, 2024

ITRC Publishes New 6PPD Guidance

This new Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) document provides information about 6PPD and 6PPDQ that can help inform future policies and regulations. The guide provides:

  • An introduction to 6PPD and 6PPDQ.
  • Current knowledge of effects, toxicity, and physical/chemical properties of 6PPD and 6PPDQ.
  • The occurrence, fate, and transport of 6PPD and 6PPDQ in the environment.
  • An overview of measuring, mapping, and modeling techniques for these chemicals.
  • Discussion of mitigation measures, solutions, policies, regulations, and laws.
  • An overview of information gaps and research needs.

Read the report:

https://6ppd.itrcweb.org/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council
September, 2024

‘Give them a chance’: The fight to bring salmon back to Edmonds stream

For years, locals have begged the city to remove fish barriers in Perrinville Creek. A federal grant could help.

by Ta’Leah Van Sistine
Saturday, September 21, 2024 6:30am

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/give-them-a-chance-the-fight-to-bring-salmon-back-to-edmonds-stream/

An overflow diversion structure sits along a section of Perrinville Creek near Talbot Road on Monday in Edmonds. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

‘A cleanup, not a coverup’: Marsh advocates challenge Ecology’s preferred alternative for Unocal site cleanup

Posted: September 18, 2024

Updated Sept. 19 with the audio recording.

To aid our readers who were unable to attend, My Edmonds News recorded the full session on audio, linked here. Readers may wish to listen and follow along with the DOE PowerPoint (linked here) to mirror experience of being in the room and see the visual aids as they are being discussed. 

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