Sunnydell Dryke Shooting Range
Facility Site ID:
1283666
Cleanup Site ID:
3572
Site Description
Sunnydell Dryke Shooting Range is an active business located at 292 Dryke Road in Sequim.
In 2004, Clallam County Department of Health & Human Services sampled water and sediment from two ponds on the property after receiving a complaint about water coming onto a neighbor’s property. Samples had high levels of lead, which is a common contaminant at shooting ranges.
In 2009, Ecology and the owners entered into an agreed order (legal agreement) to investigate contamination and evaluate cleanup options. Sampling has found that the site is contaminated with:
In 2004, Clallam County Department of Health & Human Services sampled water and sediment from two ponds on the property after receiving a complaint about water coming onto a neighbor’s property. Samples had high levels of lead, which is a common contaminant at shooting ranges.
In 2009, Ecology and the owners entered into an agreed order (legal agreement) to investigate contamination and evaluate cleanup options. Sampling has found that the site is contaminated with:
- Lead from lead shot and
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from clay targets.
You can read a full description of site contamination in the remedial investigation/feasibility study below. For more background information, click on "View Electronic Documents" in the bar to the right.
Current Status
In March - May 2017, Ecology held a public comment period on the removal of the site from the state Hazardous Sites List, a statewide record of contaminated properties. This delisting will be final in 2017.
Since some contamination remains on site, the property owner is responsible for regular monitoring and allowing periodic reviews of site conditions every five years. An environmental covenant has been filed with Clallam County as well, restricting land use on the site to prevent accidental releases of contamination.
Cleanup and Management
Because this is an active shooting range, more lead shot will re-accumulate after any cleanup. The cleanup plan divided the site into management areas to reduce the spread and buildup of lead shot and targets, and to manage recontamination issues. In addition, over 20 cubic yards of contaminated sediment was removed from the lower pond. Click the link below to read the final report describing all management and cleanup activities that occurred at the Sunnydell Dryke site.
Since some contamination remains on site, the property owner is responsible for regular monitoring and allowing periodic reviews of site conditions every five years. An environmental covenant has been filed with Clallam County as well, restricting land use on the site to prevent accidental releases of contamination.
Cleanup and Management
Because this is an active shooting range, more lead shot will re-accumulate after any cleanup. The cleanup plan divided the site into management areas to reduce the spread and buildup of lead shot and targets, and to manage recontamination issues. In addition, over 20 cubic yards of contaminated sediment was removed from the lower pond. Click the link below to read the final report describing all management and cleanup activities that occurred at the Sunnydell Dryke site.
Next Steps
- The site will be removed from the state Hazardous Sites List.
- The owners recorded an environmental covenant on the property. It will alert future owners of the site’s use as a shooting range and of possible contamination.
- We will review the site status every five years to make sure that management actions are protecting human health and the environment. To receive notice of these reviews, contact Megan MacClellan at the contact information listed to the right.
- The owners will need to do more cleanup in the future if the site is no longer used as a shooting range.
Site use restrictions called institutional controls are in effect
Institutional controls can be fences, signs, or restrictions on how the property is used. For instance, an institutional control may prohibit installing drinking water wells or disturbing a protective cap that isolates contamination. These restrictions keep the contamination contained and keep people from being exposed to the contamination. The controls are usually listed in environmental covenants recorded with the county.
Periodic reviews are required when institutional controls are required at a site. Ecology conducts reviews to make sure the controls remain effective and the cleanup still protects human health and the environment. We conduct periodic reviews about every five years.
Institutional Controls 1
Environmental Covenant
County Recording #:
2013-1301898
County Recording Date:
11/10/2013
Restrictions/Requirements
- Restrictive Signage
Restricted Media
- Soil
Documents 24
Legal 4
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Sunnydell Dryke Shooting Range - Satisfaction Letter of AO 9510 & No Further Action | 6/13/2017 | Order Notice of Satisfaction/Status |
| Sunnydell Dryke Shooting Range Restrictive Covenant | 11/5/2013 | Environmental Covenant; Alternative Mechanism |
| Sunnydell Dryke Agreed Order | 6/27/2013 | Agreed Order |
| Sunnydell Dryke Signed Agreed Order | 6/16/2009 | Agreed Order |
Public Information 11
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Sunnydell Dryke Shooting Range Delisting Responsiveness Summary | 5/15/2017 | Responsiveness Summary |
| Sunnydell Dryke delisting fact sheet | 3/15/2017 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
| Sunnydell Dryke Draft CAP Comment Period Responsiveness Summary | 6/28/2013 | Responsiveness Summary |
| Sunnydell Dryke Draft CAP Comment Period Fact Sheet | 4/25/2013 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
| Sunnydell Dryke Public Participation Plan | 2/21/2013 | Public Participation Plan |
| Sunnydell Dryke Update Fact Sheet | 11/15/2010 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
| Sunnydell Dryke 2009 Agreed Order Comment Period Responsiveness Summary | 8/10/2009 | Responsiveness Summary |
| Sunnydell Public Participation Plan | 7/1/2009 | Public Participation Plan |
| Sunnydell Dryke Agreed Order Comment Period Fact Sheet | 6/25/2009 | Fact Sheet\Public Notices |
| Sunnydell Dryke Public Participation Plan | 6/22/2009 | Public Participation Plan |
| Sunnydell Dryke Shooting Range Responsiveness Summary | 8/1/2008 | Responsiveness Summary |
State Environmental Policy Act 1
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Sunnydell Dryke SEPA Checklist and DNS | 4/25/2013 | SEPA Documents |
Technical Reports 8
| Document Title | Document Date | Document Type |
| Sunnydell Dryke Cleanup Repor 10-4-16 | 10/4/2016 | Final Cleanup Action Report |
| Remedial Action Work Plan | 9/19/2013 | Performance/Confirmational Monitoring Plan or Report |
| Sunnydell Dryke Cleanup Action Plan | 1/28/2013 | Cleanup Action Plan |
| Sunnydell Dryke Final RI/FS Report | 6/26/2012 | Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study |
| Sunnydell Dryke Site Characterization Report | 8/18/2010 | Remedial Investigation Report |
| Sunnydell Dryke Sampling and Analysis Plan | 6/1/2009 | Sampling and Analysis Plan |
| Sunnydell Dryke RI/FS Work Plan | 6/1/2009 | Remedial Investigation Work Plan |
| SUNNYDELL DRYKE SHOOTING RANGE Site Hazard Assessment | 2/1/2006 | Site Hazard Assessment Report |
There may be more documents related to this site. To obtain documents not available electronically, you will need to make a public records request.
Places to see print documents
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Southwest Regional Office300 Desmond Dr SELacey, 98503-1274Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.
Contaminants 3
| Contaminant Type | Soil |
Groundwater |
Surface Water |
Air |
Sediment |
Bedrock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metals - Metals Priority Pollutants | RA | RA | ||||
| Non-Halogenated Organics - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | RB | RB | ||||
| Metals - Lead | B |
- S
- Suspected
- C
- Confirmed Above Cleanup Levels
- B
- Below Cleanup Levels
- RA
- Remediated-Above
- RB
- Remediated-Below
- R
- Remediated
This contaminant list was based on our best information at the time it was entered. It may not reflect current conditions at the site.