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P.O. Box 1666
Shelton, WA 98584
DOCUMENT TITLE:
UNFIT FOR USE
ORDER AND LETTER
GRANTOR: Mason County Department of Health Services
P.O. Box 1666
Shelton, WA 98584
GRANTEE: Robert J. and Debra Pierson
1620 SW 156 th St.
Burien, WA 98166-2768
Property Located At: 120 NE Ranch Dr.
Parcel#22329-75-00090
Legal: TR 9 of survey 8/150
DOH Case#
WESTNET Case#W02-174
Order Prohibiting Use
Per WAC 246-205-560
Dear Mr. And Mrs. Pierson:
On or about November 04, 2002 Mason County Sheriff's Department, while executing a
search warrant at 120 NE Ranch Drive, confiscated an alleged illegal methamphetamine
drug lab. Due to the chemical process involved in the manufacture of methamphetamine,
the chemicals removed from the scene, and the location of the illegal drug manufacturing
in relation to the habitable/accessible areas of the property, contamination presents a
potential immediate or long-term health hazard. The residence(s) identified above, are
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therefore designated unfit for use until an assessment has been made by a certified
Clandestine Lab Cleanup Contractor and presented to this department for evaluation.
Date Residence Designated Unfit for Use: November 04, 2002.
Use of All or Portions of the Residence Identified Above Is Prohibited.
Penalties for Noncompliance:
Noncompliance with this order is either a
Code Violation RCW 7.43, 7.48
Or
Criminal misdemeanor RCW 9.66
The utilities to the above property will be disconnected for failure to comply with any
part of this notice.
Potential Health Risks:
Potential immediate health hazards from exposure to an illegal drug lab include shortness
of breath, cough, chest pain,dizziness, lack of coordination, chemical irritation and burns
to the skin, eyes,mouth and nose, and in severe cases, even death. Less severe immediate
health hazards from an exposure may include headache,nausea, dizziness, and fatigue or
lethargy..
Potential long-term health hazards include cancer,damage to the brain, liver, and
kidneys,birth defects, and reproductive problems(such as miscarriages).
Mason County Health Services Department's (MCDHS)Intended Course of Action:
Mason County Health Services Department is required to notify all interested parties that
an illegal drug lab was confiscated, and that the residence will require testing, and may
require decontamination or destruction of the residence. The residence cannot be entered,
inhabited, or rented until it is either properly decontaminated and released by the Mason
County Department of Health Services as fit for reuse, or demolished and properly
disposed of.
The residence listed above is designated unfit for use by the MCDHS on November 04,
2002.
Per: WAC 246-205-540.
The MCDHS submitted a Contaminated Property Report, dated November 04, 2002 to
the Washington State Department of Health as per WAC 246-205-550.
The MCDHS Shall:
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File a copy of this Order Prohibiting Use with the Mason County Auditor;
This Order Prohibiting Use will be served, either personally or by certified mail, return
receipt requested, to all known:
Owners
Persons having an interest in the real property identified above.
A copy of this Order Prohibiting Use will be mailed to each person or party having a
recorded right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real property.
Decontamination Measures (per WAC 246-205-570, 580):
Contamination reduction is required to be done by an authorized contractor(See enclosed
list).
Before starting contamination reduction, the property owner is required to have a written
work plan to reduce contamination of the property prepared by the contractor and
approved by MCDHS.
The work plan shall outline the contamination reduction and waste disposal procedures
the contractor intends to use. The property owner and the contractor shall follow the
Washington State Department of Health contamination reduction guidelines or other
more stringent procedures as deemed appropriate by the MCDHS.
The property owner is:
Financially responsible for any property testing required to demonstrate the
presence or absence of hazardous chemicals.
Financially responsible for the property's contamination reduction and disposal
expenses, as well as the incurred by the MCDHS resulting from the enforcement
of WAC 246-205;
Responsible for keeping records documenting contamination reduction
procedures and submitting notarized copies of all records to the MCDHS;
Responsible for requesting the MCDHS to review the contamination reduction
records and release the property for use.
Within ten working days of a request for review of contamination reduction records, the
MCDHS:
Shall review the documentation to verify reduction of contamination to acceptable
levels for reuse as stated in Washington State Department of Health guidelines.
May visit the property site to assess the thoroughness of the contractor's cleanup;
May require the property owner to provide more extensive testing and assessment
of the property site by an independent laboratory or firm qualified to perform such
testing and assessment.
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If after review of the information in the preceding paragraph, the MCDHS determines the
property has been decontaminated, the MCDHS shall within ten working days:
Record a notice with the Mason County Auditor that the property is fit for use.
Send a copy of the notice to the property owner.
Send a copy of the notice to the Washington State Department of Health.
Hearing; be advised that:
A hearing before the MCDHS Health Officer shall be held upon request of a
person notified of this Order as required under WAC 246-205-560;
The p q g
erson's request for a hearing shall be made within ten (10) days of the
serving of this Order;
The hearing shall then be held within not less than 20 days or more than 30 days
after the serving of the Order;
In any hearing concerning whether property may be released for reuse, the
property owner has the burden of showing that the property has been
decontaminated in accordance with RCW 64.44 and WAC 246-205.
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Arlene Hyatt at (360) 427-9670
Ext: 555. This letter is being sent to you by both Certified Mail and by plain envelope.
Respectfully,
Arlene Hyatt
Environmental Health Specialist
Enclosure
Copy: Mason County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Mason County Auditor's Office
Mason County Building Department
Mason County Sheriff's Department
Carolyn Comeau, Washington State Department of Health
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In superior court:
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Three people were identified in criminal history"including eight ton Department
nt escape in the first de-
Mason County Superior Court on convictions for forgery. warn according to the sheriffs -
Tuesday in connection with an in- JUDGE TONI Sheldon ap- gree,fice.
vestigation of the theft of hun- pointed Charles Lane to repre- The judge appointed Ronald
dreds of pieces of mail,dozens of sent Fowler and set bail at Sergi to represent Hickman and
credit cards and blank checks $10,000. setbailat prese0.
from five counties and manufac- Susan L. Binam, 25, of 801 A11 three individuals are sched-
ture of methamphetamine. South Steele,Tacoma,was identi- uled for arraignment o Novem-
Diane G Fowler,37,of 120 NE fied in an investigation of manu- bee 14.They were ordered to have
Ranch Road,Tahuya,was identi- facturing methamphetamine,pos- no contact with each other or with
fied in an investigation of manu- session of methamphetamine Laychak.
facturing methamphetamine,pos- with intent to deliver,and posses- Fowler, Binam and Hickman
session of methamphetamine sion of heroin. were arrested at approximately
with intent to deliver,possession [n support of the probable 11 a.m.on Monday,November 4,
of heroin and nine counts of pos- cause statement from officers, by detectives from the sheriffs of-
session of stolen property. Ludlow said a number of chemi- fice and WestNET who served a
cals and precursors for making search warrant at 120 NE Ranch
Deputy Prosecutor Dione Lud- meth were found in a motorhome Drive, Tahuya, according to a
low said officers of the Mason where Binam lived with Michael press release from Undersheriff
County Sheriffs Office and the W.Hickman and packaging mate- Gary Crane.
West Sound Narcotics Enforce- rials were found in her purse.
ment Team (WestNET) found at Sheldon appointed Linda Cal- "DURING THE service of the
least 35 credit cards in Fowler's lahan to represent Binam and set search warrant detectives uncov-
bedroom at the Ranch Road resi- bail at$75,500. ered an active methamphetamine
dence and confirmed"stolen sta- MICHAEL W.HICKMAN,26, lab at this location,along with ev-
tus"on 11 of the cards.The drugs, of 13319 138th Avenue,Gig Har- idence connecting the occupants
she said,were found in a motor- bor,was identified in an investi- to a series of identity thefts and
home registered to Fowler and a frauds, Crane said.
Mike Laychak, a possible co-de- gation of manufacturing meth-
fendant. amphetamine, possession of meroussstolen credit cards,dhun.
methamphetamine with intent to
In requesting a large bail deliver and possession of heroin. dreds of pieces of stolen mail and
amount Ludlow cited "a lengthy He is also wanted on a Washing- stolen and forged checks from
Mason, Kitsap, Pierce. Clallam
and Whitman counties,he added.
Sal Law enforcement officers were
also assisted at the scene by the
Mason County Environmental
Health Department, due to the
presence of raw sewage on the
property,Crane said.
"The service of this warrant is
tt�e result of a cooperative effort
—hpr of concerned