This property has a documented history as a industrial and manufacturing facility going back to 1926. Historical insurance policies issued during operations at this property and through 1986 could fund a cleanup.
The Kitsap Rifle & Revolver Club has operated as an active shooting range on its 72-acre Kitsap County property since the club's establishment in 1926, with aerial photography confirming range structures in place by at least 1966. The facility currently encompasses a 200-yard rifle range, a 50-yard pistol range, and nine sport pistol ranges, all of which have deposited lead contamination across firing lines, range floors, and impact berms, along with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from clay target shooting. An ongoing lead recovery program — active for at least 15 years — uses sifting devices to extract lead from the berms for recasting, and institutional controls are in place to prevent migration; the site nonetheless remains in Awaiting Cleanup status under Standard Cleanup. That history could support an insurance cost recovery claim against carriers who issued insurance policies 40+ years ago.
Why Historical Insurance Policies May Be Accessible
Pre-1986 Commercial General Liability (CGL) policies were occurrence-based and did not contain an effective pollution exclusion in Washington. If contamination occurred while those policies were active, those historical insurance carriers may still have a legal obligation to fund the cleanup costs, even if the business closed or the property changed hands.
Lead and PAH contamination at this property accumulated across decades of range operations that predated 1986 by at least four decades, with shooting activity documented as far back as the 1940s and confirmed by aerial photography from 1966 and 1982. Occurrence-based CGL policies issued to the club and its operators during that pre-1986 window contained no effective pollution exclusion under Washington law and remain enforceable today. The investigation and remediation costs the club now faces — characterizing and cleaning up lead-laden berms, range floors, and firing lines across a 72-acre property — represent the type of long-accruing environmental liability that those historical carriers may be obligated to fund.
Restorical's role is to locate viable historical policies, determine whether a successful coverage claim is possible, and assist our clients and their legal counsel to obtain insurance coverage. Restorical then manages the claim, including accounting, to ensure the cleanup is funded in a timely manner.
What We Look For
- Historical insurance policies (pre-1986)
- Policy numbers, carrier names, and coverage periods
- Connection between contamination timing and policy period
- Evidence linking cleanup obligation to insured activity
What We Deliver
- Historical Coverage Chart
- Trigger Analysis & Property/Policy Nexus
- Coverage strategy with recommendations
- Insurance funding for your remediation
- Claims Management & Forensic Accounting
The Restorical Proven Process
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