Superfund Site:

LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY
SEATTLE, WA

Superfund Site Profile

Site Contacts

Community Involvement Coordinator
Laura Knudsen
Knudsen.Laura@epa.gov
(206) 553-1838

Remedial Project Manager
Elly Hale
Hale.Elly@epa.gov
(206) 553-1215

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Site Location

Street Address:
RK 2.5 TO RK 10.8
SEATTLE, WA 98168

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Announcements and Key Topics

For information about EPA’s work at the Harbor Island Superfund Site (including East Waterway), downstream of the Lower Duwamish Waterway site, please see our Harbor Island Superfund site.

*New!* Season 1 of Cleanup Construction in the Upper Reach is Complete! Season 2 Began October 1, 2025

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Background

The Lower Duwamish Waterway (LDW) Superfund site is a five mile segment of Seattle’s only river, the Duwamish. The river flows between the neighborhoods Georgetown and South Park and through ...
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