Tumwater staff begin planned‑action EIS work for brewery brownfields; phase‑2 sampling underway

May 29, 2025

City staff updated council May 27 on brownfield cleanup and a planned‑action EIS for the former brewery and nearby sites; phase‑2 sampling at the Knoll site is complete, WSDOT site testing has begun, and the city is pursuing Ecology and EPA grants and a scoped EIS through 2026.

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Tumwater — City staff on May 27 briefed the City Council on the next steps for redevelopment of contaminated brewery properties and related brownfield sites, including underway environmental sampling and plans to prepare a planned‑action environmental impact statement (EIS) under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).

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