---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Washington Department of Ecology <waecy@public.govdelivery.com> Date: Tue, Dec 30, 2025 at 16:46 Subject: Extended: Public Comment Period for Arkema Inc Cleanup Ecology has extended the Arkema Inc public comment period. The new closing date is February 20, 2026. [image: Washington Department of Ecology logo] [image: arkema inc banner image] Public Comment Period Extended – Arkema Inc Cleanup, Tacoma Tideflats Ecology has extended the public comment period for the Arkema Inc cleanup <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fapps.ecology.wa.gov%2Fcleanupsearch%2Fsite%2F3405%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0100019b71ded2d4-5f32dfe3-982c-4c51-8b23-f978b27718fd-000000/4uQFmC5yqR5MUY1e0_i6QJ0DZ4irmJBM2nG7C4qybfs=438> . This extension is based on community feedback. The comment period is open now through *Friday, February 20 at 11:59 PM.* *Public Comment Period* *Start:* Thursday, December 4, 2025, at 8:00 AM *End:* Friday, February 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM (previously Tuesday, January 6, 2026) ------------------------------ How to Submit Comments We encourage you to share your comments using one of the following methods: *Preferred:* Submit comments online at *https://go.ecology.wa.gov/comment3405 <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fgo.ecology.wa.gov%2Fcomment3405%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0100019b71ded2d4-5f32dfe3-982c-4c51-8b23-f978b27718fd-000000/oWgDim4Uoj1zJs2fXrB8CVK1-Eh7xrc5HMc2mIzcyoQ=438>* *Alternatively,* you can send your comments by mail or email to: Sam Meng, Site Manager Washington Department of Ecology PO Box 47775 Olympia, WA 98504-7775 Email: Sam.Meng@ecy.wa.gov *Submit Your Comments* <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fgo.ecology.wa.gov%2Fcomment3405%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/2/0100019b71ded2d4-5f32dfe3-982c-4c51-8b23-f978b27718fd-000000/TKCMwRZDGpEfyXwAAMKBrNSkX5B5PXgdwhDgsCZ1p48=438> ------------------------------ Documents Available for Review - *Draft Interim Action Plan *(download 17.1 MB) <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fapps.ecology.wa.gov%2Fcleanupsearch%2Fdocument%2F163644%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0100019b71ded2d4-5f32dfe3-982c-4c51-8b23-f978b27718fd-000000/Awotm07dz8hKNm4PbOntTauDvlIfzxACkFyg8H6CQvs=438> *:* A plan to conduct a limited cleanup of the site that will help limit arsenic entering the Hylebos Waterway before a cleanup plan for the entire site is developed. - *Draft Agreed Order Amendment* (download 151 KB) <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fapps.ecology.wa.gov%2Fcleanupsearch%2Fdocument%2F163627%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0100019b71ded2d4-5f32dfe3-982c-4c51-8b23-f978b27718fd-000000/0zhX-9vlSOw6LAZO9XxGx2w0nEIASdBqpmbQxyximLc=438> *:* This is an addition to the 2011 legal agreement that powers the site’s cleanup. This agreement is between Ecology and the Port of Tacoma, who is conducting the cleanup. The amendment adds the Interim Action Work Plan and its schedule to the Port’s scope of cleanup requirements. - *SEPA Determination of Non-Significance *(download 537 KB) <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fapps.ecology.wa.gov%2Fcleanupsearch%2Fdocument%2F164299%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0100019b71ded2d4-5f32dfe3-982c-4c51-8b23-f978b27718fd-000000/gdm7yEkxeu1QzmIppSE5CIIGR7guBKBaJovvj62-3Sw=438> *:* We determined the proposed cleanup is not likely to cause significant environmental harm. We considered environmental, historical, and cultural factors in this process. To aid in your review, we prepared a *fact sheet *(download 1.16 MB) <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fapps.ecology.wa.gov%2Fcleanupsearch%2Fdocument%2F164580%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0100019b71ded2d4-5f32dfe3-982c-4c51-8b23-f978b27718fd-000000/tXVAHPGVwzTyMmWuCcL7nfM165_XnSgXdS4xsR_236M=438>*. *The fact sheet provides context about the site and summarizes the key points of the documents listed above. 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