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Photo showing the Ladder Creek Settling Tank, which is a large inverted A-frame steel structure supported by four steel I-Beams on each corner. The tank is is rusted and blackened from a 2015 wildire. Charred tree trunks and bare soil surround the tank in this photo along with workers in bright colored jackets and shirts and yellow hard hats.

CERCLA Response Action: Ladder Creek Falls Settling Tank

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The National Park Service has conducted a time-critical removal action in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act to mitigate potential risks to public health, welfare, and the environment from the release or threat of release of hazardous substances along the Ladder Creek Settling Tank site within Ross Lake National Recreation Area. More information is available in the Community Involvement Plan which can be found by navigating from the "Document List" link on the left side of the webpage. To review the contents of the Administrative Record email or call the project contact below.

Contact Information

Robert Burrows
Environmental Protection Specialist
Rob_Burrows@nps.gov
(360) 854-7313