Bioretention Soil Suppliers

This page includes suppliers and/or vendors currently known to meet the qualifications in the City of Seattle’s Standard Specifications for the following bioretention soil media components and blending. The City will add to this list as more vendors demonstrate ability to meet qualifications.

To be considered as a supplier for any of the items below, please read the specification to ensure your product complies and then contact Greg.Stevens@seattle.gov.

Bioretention Soil, Type HP and Bioretention Polishing Media Blending

Walrath Landscape Supply
11405 24th Avenue E
Tacoma, WA 98445
Contact: Greg Miller
(253) 531-7499
greg@tewalrath.com

Coconut Coir Fiber

Cocogro Coir Fiber produced by Botanicare
3204 NW 38th Circle
Vancouver, WA 98660
(888) 478-6544
botanicare.com/products/cocogro

Biochar

  1. PD 100+mesh biochar from Biological Carbon, LLC
    Philomath, OR
    Contact: John Miedema
    (541) 619-0007.
  2. Biochar Supreme, Inc.
    PO BOX 859
    Everson, WA 98247
    (360) 927-9974
    biocharsupreme.com
  3. Stormwater Biochar
    (503) 789-6760
    stormwaterbiochar.com

Activated Alumina

  1. Actiguard F (14 x 28 Mesh) from Axens Canada Specialty Aluminas, Inc.
    4000 Development Drive
    Brockville, Ontario
    K6V 5V5 Canada
    (613) 342-7462
    www.axens.net/solutions/catalysts-adsorbents-grading-supply/drying-series-adsorbents
  2. BASF CPN Activated Alumina (14 x 28 Mesh) from BASF Catalysts, LLC
    101 Wood Avenue
    Iselin, NJ 08830-0770
    (732) 205-5000
    chemical-catalysts-and-adsorbents.basf.com/global/en/adsorbents

Iron Aggregate

“ETI CC-1004” from Connelly-GPM, Inc.
3154 S. California Avenue
Chicago, IL 60608-5176
(773) 247-7231
connellygpm.com/zero-valent-iron

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Address: 700 5th Avenue, Suite 4900, Seattle, WA, 98104
Mailing Address: PO Box 34018, Seattle, WA, 98124-5177
Phone: (206) 684-3000
SPUCustomerService@seattle.gov

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