Washington State is celebrating new commerce and jobs from the cleanup and redevelopment of an old sawmill in the city of Cashmere. The state’s Department of Ecology granted the Port of Chelan County $5 million from 2012-2013 to evaluate contamination of the property, remove contaminated soils and wood waste, set up a monitoring program for groundwater, replace a water main, and prepare the property for redevelopment.
In all, Ecology’s toxic cleanup program staff oversaw the removal of 26,000 tons of wood waste and contaminated soil, and the construction of two 17,000-square-foot buildings to support the expansion of local business.
