Superfund Site
Commencement Bay Deep Waters
Middle Of Bay, Tacoma, WA 98402
National Priorities List: Yes
Status: Active
Commencement Bay Deep Waters is a superfund site located at Middle Of Bay, Tacoma, WA 98402. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Commencement Bay Deep Waters because they pose or had once posed a potential risk to human health and/or the environment due to contamination by one or more hazardous wastes. Commencement Bay Deep Waters is currently registered as an Active superfund site by the EPA. Because it is part of a site that's on the NPL (National Priorities List), Commencement Bay Deep Waters is considered a mid-level risk hazardous waster site identified by the EPA.
