St. Paul Cap

Project Summary St Paul Cap project site. Completed in 1992. This project was conducted as part of a December 1991 settlement with Simpson Tacoma Kraft Co., Champion International Corp. (owners and operators of a pulp mill), and Washington Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) (owner of contaminated submerged lands) at the St. Paul Waterway Problem Area, of Commencement Bay (Washington) Nearshore/Tideflats Superfund Site. The settlement recognized the work done by Simpson and Champion in creating new intertidal habitat in connection with the remediation of a 17-acre area of the St. Paul Waterway. Simpson Tacoma Kraft Co. conducts yearly tours (in approx. June) of the cap and the habitat. Monitoring reports on the efficacy of the cap and the habitat will be available at this site at a later date. They are also available by contacting Simpson Tacoma Kraft Co. and the Environmental Protection Agency, Seattle office. Restoration Activities As part of the remediation of the 17-acre area of the St. Paul Waterway, this project was constructed by Simpson Tacoma Kraft Company and designed to create a new intertidal habitat. The Company maintains this site and offers yearly "beach walks" for the public. FUNDING This project was conducted as part of a December 1991 settlement with Simpson Tacoma Kraft Co., Champion International Corp. (owners and operators of a pulp mill), and Washington Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) (owner of contaminated submerged lands) at the St. Paul Waterway Problem Area, of Commencement Bay (Washington) Nearshore/Tideflats Superfund Site. DRIVING DIRECTIONS Shoreline of Simpson Tacoma Kraft Company. Contact the Company for its beach walk schedule. RELATED DOCUMENTS None available at this time. PHOTOS None available at this time.