Consent Decree: Companies Responsible for Middle Waterway Cleanup

June 20, 2003

The U.S. Department of Justice issued a Notice stating that a proposed consent decree with regard to the cleanup of the Middle Waterway Problem Area within the Commencement Bay/Nearshore Tide Flats Superfund Site at Tacoma, Wash. Under the proposed decree, cleanup would be the responsibility of Marine Industries Northwest, Inc.; Foss Maritime Company; Pioneer Industries, Inc.; State of Washington Department of Natural Resources; City of Tacoma; City of Tacoma Department of Public Utilities; Simpson Tacoma Land Company; Simpson Tacoma Kraft Corporation, LLC; Cook's Marine Specialties; Stuart Cook; and Western Machine Works. Comments on the proposed consent decree must be submitted within 30 days. 68 Fed. Reg. 36839

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