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***Final Site*** December2013


### MA KAH R ESE RVATION W ARM HOU SE

BE AC H DUM P Nea h B ay, W as hingt on Cl al la m Co un ty

 **Site Lo**  **cat ion:** 
The Makah Reservation Warmhouse Beach Dump is loca te d approximat el y 3 m iles northwest of Neah Bay on a r id ge overlooki ng the Str ai t of Juan de Fu ca . It is at the h ea d of two unn am ed c re eks, and dr ai nage is to the west and east vi a these creeks. West Cr ee k discharges to Warmhouse B ea ch and Ea st Cr ee k discharges to Ea st Beach.



###  **Site Hi**  **st or**  **y:**
The Warmhouse Be ac h Dump is an open dump wh ic h was in use from the early 1970s through O ct ober 2012. T he dum p reportedl y was used b y the Makah Air Force S ta tion on the reservation to dispose of mun ici pal so li d and hazardous was te s

. Fo ll owi ng the cl osure of the Air Force S tati on in the la te 1980s, the dump con ti nued to be used by tribal members and non

mem bers for the disposal of mun ici pal solid was te s. A cce ss to the dump was closed as of Nov em ber 1, 2012.



###  **Site Con**  **ta min**  **atio n/Con**  **ta min**  **ants:**

The ac tive area of the dump is about 7 acres and the waste deposit is up t o 40 f ee t i n d epth. As of t he e nd of 2003, wast e volu me s were esti ma ted to be 55,000 to 65,000 cubic yards. So il s at the dump are contami nate d w it h polyaro ma ti c hydro ca rbons, pesti ci des, polychlorinated biphenyls, p et ro le um hydro ca rbons, me t al s, dioxins and perchlorate . Surfac e

w ate r in cr ee ks contains e le v ate d concentrations of p erchlora te , l ea d, ca d mi um, ma nganese, copper and zinc. Sediments i n the cr ee ks contain elevated concentrations of b enzo(a)pyrene, perchlora te

, ca dm ium, coppe r, lead, ma nganese, zinc and

p olybro mi n ate d diphenyl et hers . Mu ss el s at the b ea ches contain e le v ate d con ce ntrations of lea d.



###  **Potential Im**  **p ac**  **ts on**  **S urrounding Communi**  **ty/Env iron**  **ment:**

West Cr ee k is used by the Makah Tri be for ce r em on ia l purposes. Warmhouse Beach is an impor ta nt n atural and cu ltu ra l resource for the tribe. In the past it has been used as a trad it ional sum me r fishing camp where f am i lie s have spent ex te nde d periods of tim e li ving and harves ti ng a wide var iet y of ma rine resour ce s av ai lable at t he be ac h. Tribal subsis te nce harves t for sea urchins, mu ss el s and s te ame r cl am s is docu me nted t o o ccur on bo th Warmhouse B ea ch and East Beach. Warmhous e B ea ch is also used for camping, surfi ng a nd other r ec reational a cti vit ie s.

The Olympic Coast N at ional Marine Sanctuary, F la tte ry Rocks N ati onal W il dlife Refuge, and several federal and s tat e li s te d thre at ened and endangered spec ie s habitats are w it hin the s ite ’s influence, includi ng the federal-lis te d thre ate n ed

ma rbled murre le t and t he s tel ler sea li on.



###  **R es**  **pon se Activities**  **(t o d**  **ate):**
No response a cti v it ies have been conducted at the site.



###  **N ee**  **d f**  **or NP**  **L Li sti**  **ng:**
The Makah Tribe referred the s it e to the EPA due to concerns about harmful hazardous subs ta n ce s le aching from the dum p to trad iti onall y signif ica nt sh el l fishi ng b eac hes and surf ac e w ate rs w it hin the reserv at ion and the t ri bes’ tre at y-pro tect e d

usual and accusto me d fishing grounds. Other cl eanup al tern ati ves were evalu ate d, buta re not v iable. The EPA rec ei ved a le tte r of support for pl ac ing this s it e on the NP L from the Makah Tribe, w hi ch considers cleanup of the dump it s highes t
environ me nta l prior it y.

[The descrip ti on of the s ite (r ele as e) is ba s ed on informa ti on ava il ab le at the time the s it e was ev al ua ted wi th the HRS. The descrip ti on m ay

c hang e as a dd iti ona l informa ti o n is ga thered on the s ou rces an d exte nt of c on ta mi na ti on . S ee 56 FR 5 60 0, Feb ru ar y 11, 19 91, or s ub se qu en t

FR no tice s.]

Fo r more infor ma ti on about the hazar dou s s ub st an ce s iden ti fied in th is narra ti ve summary, incl ud in g general informa ti on r egarding the effec ts of expo sure to
the se s ub st an ce s on human h ea lt h, pl ea se see the A ge ncy for Tox ic Sub st an ce s and Dis ea se R eg ist ry (ATS DR) ToxFA Qs. ATS DR ToxF AQs can be f ou nd o n th e I nternet a t http:/ /ww w .a ts d r.cdc.gov/t oxfaq s/i nd ex .a sp or by tele ph on e at 1-888-42-ATS DR or 1- 88 8-4 22 -87 37.