Ridgefield to enter agreement on downtown contamination cleanup
Source: https://www.thereflector.com/, November 7, 2022
By: Rick Bannan
The city of Ridgefield is looking to clean up a small section of a downtown parking lot that used to be a dry cleaning business, which led to the contamination of 22 acres of land.
During its Nov. 3 meeting, the Ridgefield City Council voted unanimously to support a “consent decree” between the city and the Washington State Department of Ecology. The decree would allow for work at the former Park Laundry site at 122 N. Main Ave. to excavate and purify the nearby water table.
Though the property in question is only about 2,600 square feet, the contamination from the business’ operation covers a 22-acre area, according to a staff report presented to the council. The area is contaminated with tetrachloroethylene, a chemical usually used in the dry cleaning process. Read more.
