Everett Landfill / Tire Fire Site Riverfront Redevelopment

Client: City of Everett

Development of a Consent Decree (CD) and Cleanup Action Plan (CAP) to enable redevelopment of a 70-acre former landfill located along the Snohomish River and adjacent to the Everett city center. Work includes continuing support to the City of Everett (City) to ensure CD compliance over the course of development through long-term agency coordination; review of developer-produced construction plans, submittals, and reports; and monitoring.

Overview of Floyd|Snider Contributions

Developed CAP and CD for a brownfields site with undetermined future use

Leads agency coordination for the City and private site developer

Reviews development plans and construction submittals for compliance with CD requirements

Supports long-term monitoring requirements for the City, evaluating landfill gas and leachate migration and controls

Project Summary

Since 1998, Floyd|Snider has supported the City of Everett preparing the Everett Landfill / Tire Fire Site for mixed-use redevelopment.

The closed municipal landfill is a 70-acre property adjacent to the Snohomish River and Everett city core. Following closure in the 1980s, the landfill site was used to store tires and was the site of two major tire fires—producing ash waste and triggering listing of the Site by Ecology under MTCA. Today, Floyd|Snider continues to support the City throughout the redevelopment process to ensure compliance with the CD requirements established in the CAP, providing reviews of developer team plans, construction submittals, and completion documentation; liaising with Ecology to ensure clear messaging and documentation of construction progress; and providing ongoing monitoring.

Since 1998, Floyd|Snider has supported the City of Everett preparing the Everett Landfill / Tire Fire Site for mixed-use redevelopment. The closed municipal landfill is a 70-acre property adjacent to the Snohomish River and Everett city core. Following closure in the 1980s, the landfill site was used to store tires and was the site of two major tire fires—producing ash waste and triggering listing of the Site by Ecology under MTCA. Today, Floyd|Snider continues to support the City throughout the redevelopment process to ensure compliance with the CD requirements established in the CAP, providing reviews of developer team plans, construction submittals, and completion documentation; liaising with Ecology to ensure clear messaging and documentation of construction progress; and providing ongoing monitoring.

Our Approach

Floyd|Snider successfully developed an Ecology-approved Consent Decree and CAP for the Site in 2001.

The Consent Decree and CAP defined environmental requirements for development in the absence of a specific redevelopment plan. It defined the process, schedule, and liabilities associated with redevelopment of the Model Toxics Control Act-listed landfill for potential developers. The Consent Decree was the first in Washington to govern landfill redevelopment and to define development construction requirements in the absence of a specific development plan. Since 1998, Floyd|Snider has provided scientific, engineering, management, and negotiation expertise to the City in support of the landfill redevelopment efforts. Now that the Site is undergoing private development, Floyd|Snider supports the City in their review of the permit and design documents for compliance with the Consent Decree and CAP requirements, and we facilitate the ongoing Ecology interactions and approvals of each development phase. In addition, Floyd|Snider supports the City with long-term monitoring requirements and agency coordination and negotiations.

Project Milestones

2001. Final Consent Decree and CAP
2007. Property Disposition Agreement between City and Developer
2019. Site redevelopment initiated
2023. Phase 1 of redevelopment completed, including new public roadway; two mixed-use residential/commercial buildings with over 300 residential units in total; associated parking and site infrastructure; and dog park

Floyd|Snider successfully developed an Ecology-approved Consent Decree and CAP for the Site in 2001. The Consent Decree and CAP defined environmental requirements for development in the absence of a specific redevelopment plan. It defined the process, schedule, and liabilities associated with redevelopment of the Model Toxics Control Act-listed landfill for potential developers. The Consent Decree was the first in Washington to govern landfill redevelopment and to define development construction requirements in the absence of a specific development plan. Since 1998, Floyd|Snider has provided scientific, engineering, management, and negotiation expertise to the City in support of the landfill redevelopment efforts. Now that the Site is undergoing private development, Floyd|Snider supports the City in their review of the permit and design documents for compliance with the Consent Decree and CAP requirements, and we facilitate the ongoing Ecology interactions and approvals of each development phase. In addition, Floyd|Snider supports the City with long-term monitoring requirements and agency coordination and negotiations.

Project Milestones

Project Team

Floyd|Snider

Haley and Aldrich (Formerly Hart Crowser)

BHC Consultants

The City of Everett has more than 20 years' history of working on numerous sites with Floyd|Snider. During this time, we have always experienced a highly responsive, strategic and integrated team, resulting in successful solutions at complicated sites. Working with Floyd|Snider has been a valuable and productive relationship.

Mark Sadler, PE, City of Everett

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