As far as the eye can see
This view is looking across the former Pope & Talbot Mill Site on Port Gamble bay. It has been undergoing toxin/pollutant clean up for quite some time. The site was used by Pope & Talbot, Inc. to manufacture forest products from 1853 to 1995. The mill was shut down in 1995 and removed in 1997.
Cleanup highlights include:
Over 8,500 mostly creosote-treated pilings removed
Wood waste and contaminated sediment removed: over 110,000 cubic yards
Overwater and derelict structures removed: over 55,000 square feet, or about one acre
Clean capping and habitat materials placed: over 200,000 tons
Clean sand placed to accelerate natural recovery: over 113,000 cubic yards
Length of shoreline improved along mill site: over 3,400 feet
As far as the eye can see
This view is looking across the former Pope & Talbot Mill Site on Port Gamble bay. It has been undergoing toxin/pollutant clean up for quite some time. The site was used by Pope & Talbot, Inc. to manufacture forest products from 1853 to 1995. The mill was shut down in 1995 and removed in 1997.
Cleanup highlights include:
Over 8,500 mostly creosote-treated pilings removed
Wood waste and contaminated sediment removed: over 110,000 cubic yards
Overwater and derelict structures removed: over 55,000 square feet, or about one acre
Clean capping and habitat materials placed: over 200,000 tons
Clean sand placed to accelerate natural recovery: over 113,000 cubic yards
Length of shoreline improved along mill site: over 3,400 feet