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Appendix D: Case Studies
Pages 319-328

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From page 319...
... In 1985, the Simpson Tacoma Kraft Company purchased a pulp and paper mill located at the mouth of the Puyallup River and within the federal Superfund site. There was extensive sediment contamination just off-shore from the plant site, resulting from 6 decades of mill operations that poured untreated effluent into Commencement Bay directly in front of the plant and created a 17-acre "hot spot" of toxicants (mostly phenols)
From page 320...
... marine waters and the first natural-resource damages settlement in the United States without litigation and with all federal, state, and tribal trustees (EPA 1991~. It addressed tribal fishing rights, Section 404, Endangered Species Act, Coastal Zone Management, and Growth Management issues, as well as sediment cleanup.
From page 321...
... The project is now in the contingency monitoring phase of its adaptive management program. The project continues to be one of the lowest cost cleanups in Commencement Bay and one of the most cost-effective sediment cleanups undertaken in Puget Sound.
From page 322...
... · Sediment cleanup can be successfully integrated with water quality, natural-resource damages, tubal fishing, brownfields, and growth-management issues to produce cost-effective, environmentally sustainable solutions in existing industrial harbor areas. ASARCO TACOMA SMELTER The Asarco Tacoma Smelter is located along Commencement Bay in Ruston, Washington, a small town surrounded by the metropolitan city of Tacoma.
From page 323...
... Under a cooperative agreement, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department developed two brochures related to the handling and disposal of contaminated soil. · The region provided informational brochures and bankers' seminars for professionals involved in property transactions.
From page 324...
... Its mission was to establish a direct communication path between Kodak Park and its neighbors. Reporting to senior site management, the team had access to and support from company community relations, communications, and health and environmental resources.
From page 325...
... To maintain communications with neighbors, a newsletter was mailed out on a monthly basis to give a status report on progress. 12 Years Later The Neighborhood Relations Team has developed into the Neighborhood Relations Office, a permanent group responsible for the management of liaison and issues associated with all neighborhoods bordering the company's three Rochester plant sites.
From page 326...
... Each year, Kodak Park conducts two local neighborhood opinion surveys, one written (received by every neighbor and Kodak Park employee) and the other a statistically random telephone survey.
From page 327...
... The act established two demonstration projects in Alaska, one in Prince William Sound and the other in Cook Inlet, both designed to promote partnership and cooperation among local citizens, industry, and government. Another important objective of the act was building trust and providing citizen oversight of environmental compliance by oil terminals and tankers.
From page 328...
... 1998 Monitoring Report. Unpublished report to Simpson Tacoma Kraft Company, Tacoma, Washington, and Champion International, Stanford, Connecticut for the Washington State Department of Ecology and U.S.


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