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251205
255 Robert Bush Drive SOUTH BEND, WA 98586
.62
71019900026, 71019900022
46.663227317966026 / -123.8006456544726
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Morales, Susan
Morales.Susan@epa.gov
206-553-7299


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
Washington Department of EcologyRP00J90505WASection 128(a) State/Tribal2019


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment$9,848.0010/15/202112/21/2021Washington Department of EcologyYFY22


Is Cleanup Necessary? Unknown
EPA Assessment Funding: $9,848.00
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Total Funding: $9,848.00


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

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Cleanup Activities

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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: .62
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Additional Property Attributes

The South Bend Boat Shop provides service to over 200 vessels per year, ranging in size from 20' to over 100' in length. It is the only facility of its kind in Willapa Bay and provides a critical service to bay bound commercial vessels. The owner has expressed an interest in retiring and has closed the boat shop. The Port of Willapa Bay is considering purchase of the property to facilitate reopening of the boat shop and provide service to vessels that cannot safely travel outside the bay for maintenance and repairs. The Port has requested assistance with conducting due diligence to make an informed decision on acquisition.

The site has been used for boat construction and repair since before World War II. It began to be used more intensively post WWII through the Korean War and then to present. Initial use also included boat building, which ceased in the 1960s. Repair and maintenance has been the principal use since then. The principal type of boats repaired are known as the "Bay Bound Boats, i.e. those boats typically under 70' that are used in Willapa Bay for the fishing (gillnet, bay crabbers) and shellfishing (oyster dredges, power barges, workboats) industries. Larger boats can include ocean crabbers, tuna boats. With the decline of boatyards in the lower Columbia River (AMCO being the most recent), the owner has noticed an increase of boats looking for boat service facilities in SW Washington. This service (other than Bay Bound boats) includes some recreational boats and adds the other 30% of business.
Current work is principally associated with boat maintenance, including: shaft, props, rudders, keels, hydraulics, engines (removal & installation), hull repair, (wood, metal, fiberglass), and hull cleaning, preparation for painting. Other services include welding and fabrication. Potential contamination would be a result of painting and/or removal of paint associated with annual hull maintenance. Paint use would reflect paints produced from before WWII to the present. The potential for other contamination (i.e. bilge water including fuel and oils) is unknown. There have not been any reports of releases at the property, but due to the operational history, the potential for contamination should be evaluated prior to the Port acquiring the property.
The site has a Washington State Department of Ecology approved sediment retention system.
Commercial (.62)


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