2004. Fidalgo Bay.
Rail to Trail conversion. This former Burlington Northern railway was paved and opened to the public in 2005. It is named after the late Tommy Thompson, a narrow gauge railway creator who dreamed of running his train along the Fidalgo Island shoreline.
Custom Plywood Mill Site
The site is currently vacant property with abandoned building remnants and debris. A sawmill and wood-box factory, and then a plywood mill, operated on the site for almost a century. Mill features included a hog-fuel boiler, drum storage tank area, transformer yard, above-ground storage tanks containing fuel oil, gasoline, diesel and/or propane, phenolic formaldehyde resin and caustic storage tanks (both used in making plywood glue), a machine shop, a metal shop, and an area for spraying paint and oil.
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Work will focus on cleaning up about 6 upland acres this year. It will include removing pilings and other structures to allow excavation of about 33,600 tons of contaminated soil; off-site disposal of the soil, structures and pilings; and backfilling the site with about 39,000 tons of clean soil.
Site soil contains elevated concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, selenium, silver, zinc, oil-range petroleum hydrocarbons, dioxins, and furans. Groundwater beneath the site does not meet drinking water standards. The water also contains elevated concentrations of arsenic, copper and nickel. Dioxins and wood debris contaminate Marine sediments are found to be contaminated with dioxins and wood debris.
In 2013, Ecology plans to:
Remove old creosote dock pilings and other in-water concrete and metal structures.
Dig up and dredge about 10 acres of sediment contaminated with dioxins and wood waste.
Dispose of contaminated sediment off-site.
Improve the near-shore habitat by reshaping an existing spit and jetty.
Connect Fidalgo Bay with the wetland area that was created in 2011.
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2004. Fidalgo Bay.
Rail to Trail conversion. This former Burlington Northern railway was paved and opened to the public in 2005. It is named after the late Tommy Thompson, a narrow gauge railway creator who dreamed of running his train along the Fidalgo Island shoreline.
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2004. Fidalgo Bay.
Rail to Trail conversion. This former Burlington Northern railway was paved and opened to the public in 2005. It is named after the late Tommy Thompson, a narrow gauge railway creator who dreamed of running his train along the Fidalgo Island shoreline.
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2004. Fidalgo Bay.
Rail to Trail conversion. This former Burlington Northern railway was paved and opened to the public in 2005. It is named after the late Tommy Thompson, a narrow gauge railway creator who dreamed of running his train along the Fidalgo Island shoreline.
Tags: Tommy Thompson Parkway Anacortes Skagit County Washington State Puget Sound Fidalgo Bay San Juan Islands Railroad Bed Rails To Trails Salish Sea Waterfront Trail Trail Construction Kodak DX3500 Under Construction 2004-2005 a (266 122) photography production Tommy Thompson Trail Rail to Trail Easyshare Point & Shoot Archives Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve
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2004. Fidalgo Bay.
Rail to Trail conversion. This former Burlington Northern railway was paved and opened to the public in 2005. It is named after the late Tommy Thompson, a narrow gauge railway creator who dreamed of running his train along the Fidalgo Island shoreline.
Tags: Anacortes Skagit County Washington State Puget Sound Fidalgo Bay Fidalgo Island San Juan Islands Railroad Bed Rails To Trails Salish Sea Waterfront Trail Trail Construction Kodak DX3500 Under Construction 2004-2005 a (266 122) photography production Tommy Thompson Trail Rail to Trail Easyshare Point & Shoot Archives Tommy Thompson Parkway Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve
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