Oregon Bulletin
January 1, 2011
OTHER NOTICES
PROJECT LOCATION: 14400 N
Rivergate Blvd., Portland, OR
DECISION: The Department of
Environmental Quality selected stormwater source control measures for the Evraz
Oregon Steel Mills site to significantly reduce potential sources of
contamination to the Willamette River. These measures include end-of-pipe
stormwater treatment and best management practices to prevent contaminated
stormwater from entering the Willamette River. The measures also include
contaminated soil removal and capping some areas of contaminated soils. DEQ has
concluded that this combination of actions will control site contaminant
sources that would otherwise be discharged to the Willamette River via Evraz’s
stormwater system.
HIGHLIGHTS: The Evraz facility is
located on approximately145 acres at River Mile 2 on the east shore of the
Willamette River. The property is part of the Portland Harbor Superfund Site
study area. The property was vacant prior to 1942. Between 1942 and 1967, the
Port of Portland owned the site and used it for ship bilge water disposal.
Evraz (formerly Gilmore Steel Mills) purchased the site in 1967 and built a
steel mill on the site that continues to operate today.
Environmental investigations of the site conducted
since 2001 revealed a variety of contaminants in the surface soil and
groundwater. These investigations identified contamination in three primary
areas pertinent to the stormwater pathway: contaminated surface soil that may
be carried in stormwater runoff, storm system sediments, and groundwater that
may infiltrate the stormwater system piping.
In addition to the stormwater controls described above,
DEQ is developing proposals to address erosion of contaminated bank soils,
contaminated groundwater migration, and risks to site workers from contaminated
soil on the property.
The company has already performed the following
environmental cleanup measures to reduce stormwater runoff contamination from
discharging to the river:
• removed the most
contaminated soil from several areas
• capped large areas of the
facility with new construction to eliminate contact between contaminated soils
and stormwater runoff
• installed in-ground
treatment systems that remove solids from stormwater
• installed bioswales, which
increase infiltration of stormwater
• implemented best management
practices including covering site activities that might generate pollution,
regulating the sweeping of paved areas, and employee education on maintaining
proper stormwater management
• routed the majority of the
site’s stormwater to a clarification basin before discharging runoff into the
Willamette
DEQ has concluded that these measures will control
contaminant discharge to the Willamette River consistent with Oregon rule and
statute and when properly implemented, are protective of public health and the
environment.
A DEQ staff report outlining the proposed source
control action was made available for public review from November 1 to 30,
2010. Comments were received from the City of Portland supporting the proposed
measures and identifying clarifications to wording and a figure in the report.
DEQ has addressed those clarifications in the Record of Decision.
THE NEXT STEP: DEQ and Evraz Oregon
Steel are conducting design stage evaluations to assess any impacts associated with the coagulant used in the end-of-pipe
treatment system and to evaluate post treatment contaminant loading to the
river via stormwater. These studies are expected to be completed in 2011 and
will provide the basis for finalizing treatment system implementation. Evraz
will also develop a long-term monitoring and maintenance plan for the
stormwater management system.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.deq.state.or.us/webdocs/forms/output/fpcontroller.ashx?sourceid=141&sourceIDTYPe=11
Project documents are available at DEQ’s Northwest
Region office. To schedule an appointment to review files in DEQ’s Northwest
Region office, call (503) 229-6729.
ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION: DEQ is
committed to accommodating people with disabilities. Please notify DEQ of any
special physical or language accommodations or if you need information in large
print, Braille or another format. To make these arrangements, contact DEQ Communications
& Outreach 503-229-5696 or toll free in Oregon at 1-800-452-4011; fax to
503-229-6762; or e-mail to deqinfo@deq.state.or.us.
People with hearing impairments may call DEQ’s 711.
COMMENTS DUE: February 2, 2011
PROJECT LOCATION: 2501 and
2503 South Columbia Blvd., Portland, OR
PROPOSAL: The Department of
Environmental Quality (DEQ) invites public comment on a remedial action
completed at the Former Schlesser Site and DEQ’s proposal to issue a No Further
Action determination for the site.
HIGHLIGHTS: The Site is located in
an industrialized portion of north Portland, approximately 1,100 feet south of
Columbia Slough. Historical Site use included the following: 1897 to 1905,
undeveloped; 1928 to 1974, residential use; and 1974 to 2008, use by the
Schlesser Company. The Schlesser Company had operated a wood products
manufacturing facility. The site was sold to DSM Holding in 2009 and Specialty
Metal Fabricators currently operates a sheet metal fabrication business on the
subject property.
Site investigations from 2008 to 2010 resulted in the
excavation and disposal of 34.5 tons of soils that exceeded risk based
concentrations. With one exception, all surficial soils remaining are below
relevant risk criteria for occupational and construction/excavation worker
exposures. DEQ approves leaving the remaining subsurface soil contamination in
place, assuming the controls described below are in place. Shallow ground water
is not currently used and future use is unlikely due to existing zoning and
city water availability. Ground water does not exceed current risk criteria.
Based on the review of site information, DEQ proposes
that no further action is required to address environmental contamination at
the Site provided the Underground Injection Control registration and
institutional controls described below are maintained:
• Completion of Underground Injection Control
registration for Dry Well #2,
• Prohibition of the use of groundwater,
• Prohibition of the soil
excavation without DEQ approval.
HOW TO COMMENT: To review
project records, contact Dawn Weinberger at (503) 229-6729. The DEQ project
manager is Jim Orr (503-229-5039). Send written comments to the project manager
at the Department of Environmental Quality, Northwest Region, 2020 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 400, Portland, OR 97201 by
February 2, 2010. A public meeting will be held to receive verbal comments if
requested by 10 or more people, or by a group with a membership of 10 or more.
The DEQ staff report for this site may be reviewed at:
http://www.deq.state.or.us/Webdocs/Forms/Output/FPController.ashx?SourceId=5281&SourceIdType=11
THE NEXT STEP: DEQ will consider all
comments received and make a final decision after consideration of these
comments.
ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION: DEQ is committed to accommodating
people with disabilities. Please notify DEQ of any special physical or language
accommodations or if you need information in large print, Braille or another
format. To make these arrangements, contact DEQ Communications & Outreach
(503) 229-5696 or toll free in Oregon at (800) 452-4011; fax to 503-229-6762;
or e-mail to deqinfo@deq.state.or.us.
People with hearing impairments may call 711.
COMMENTS DUE: February 3, 2011
PROJECT LOCATION: 4150 N.
Suttle Road, Portland, Oregon
PROPOSAL: Pursuant to Oregon Revised
Statute, ORS 465.320, and Oregon Administrative Rules, OAR 340-122-100, the
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issues this notice of a recommended
remedial action for soil and sediment at the Merit Oil Use/Fuel Processors Inc.
site. DEQ will consider public comment in finalizing its selection of a final
remedy.
HIGHLIGHTS: The Merit Oil USA/Fuel
Processors Inc. site is comprised of five tax lots covering 6.7 acres at 4150
N. Suttle Road in Portland. The southern portion of the site is constructed of
approximately 10 feet of fill emplaced in a wetland in the 1980s, referred to
as the panhandle area. The adjacent wetland is a separate tax parcel totaling
1.7 acres.
Since 1976 used-oil processing and recycling has been
conducted at the site. Solvent recovery, foundry sand recycling, and tire
gasification operations also were conducted. A number of petroleum-based
releases from a wastewater pond occurred at the site in the mid-1980s and
impacted the adjacent wetlands. Cleanups were conducted following the releases
and appear to have removed the majority of petroleum-related contamination
based on subsequent site investigation results.
Fill placed at the site contains aluminum dross, a
waste product produced when refining aluminum, and foundry sands. Elevated
levels of metals such as lead and zinc are associated with the fill material.
Erosion and overland stormwater runoff deposited fill material into wetland
habitat adjacent to the property, including property owned by the Burlington
Northern-Sante Fe Railroad. The elevated metal concentrations in wetland
sediment pose a significant risk to wildlife that uses the wetlands.
The selected remedial action addresses potential
unacceptable risk to human health and ecological receptors and includes partial
removal and capping of impacted wetland sediment, off-site disposal of site
media exceeding hotspot concentrations, and consolidation of other lesser
contaminated sediment/soil on top of the panhandle where it will be capped with
clean soil. Natural vegetation will be restored in both the wetlands and upland
areas and storm water controls will be installed to prevent future erosional
runoff.
The operations area of the site is currently covered
with buildings, process equipment or pavement that precludes worker direct
contact with soil contamination in this area of the site. Remediation and/or
further investigation of the operational area will be deferred until the site
is re-developed and/or site use changes. Engineering and institutional controls
will be implemented to maintain the cap placed in the panhandle and wetland
areas, and preserve current protective conditions in the upland through
restricting site development that could result in unacceptable risk to future
site workers.
HOW TO COMMENT: To access
additional detail on the site, please view the DEQ Staff Report in DEQ’s
Environmental Cleanup Site Information (ECSI) database on the Internet at
http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/ECSI/ecsiquery.asp. Enter 673 in the “Site ID”
box and click “Submit” at the bottom of the page. Next, click the link labeled
673 in the Site ID/Info column. Next, click on the staff report under Site
Documents. You can review the administrative record for the proposed
conditional no further action at DEQ’s Northwest Region office located at 2020
SW 4th Avenue, Suite 400, Portland, Oregon. For an appointment to review the
files call (503)229-6729; toll free at (800)452-4011;
or TTY at (503)229-5471. Please send written comments to Mark Pugh, Project
Manager, DEQ Northwest Region, 2020 S.W. Fourth Ave., Suite 400, Portland,
Oregon, 97201 or via email at: pugh.mark@deq.state.or.us. DEQ must receive
written comments by 5 p.m. on February 3, 2011.
DEQ will hold a public meeting to receive verbal
comments if 10 or more persons, or a group with membership of 10 or more,
requests such a meeting. Interest in holding a public meeting must be submitted
in writing to DEQ. If a public meeting is held, a
separate public notice announcing the date, time, and location of any public
meeting would be published in this publication.
DEQ is committed to accommodating people with
disabilities at our hearings. Please notify DEQ of any special physical or
language accommodations or if you need information in large print, Braille or
another format. To make these arrangements, contact DEQ Communications and
Outreach at (503) 229-5696 or toll free in Oregon at (800) 452-4011. People
with hearing impairments may call DEQ’s TTY number, (503)229-5471.
THE NEXT STEP: DEQ will consider all
public comments received by the deadline. In the absence of comments, DEQ will
issue a conditional No Further Action for the site.
PROJECT LOCATION: 6633-6639
SW Macadam Avenue, Portland, Oregon
The Department of Environmental Quality has approved an
environmental cleanup conducted at 6633-6639 SW Macadam Avenue in Portland. The
site has been used as a commercial property since 1954. The property is zoned
storefront commercial, and future use is likely to remain commercial. The
current zoning also allows for residential use.
Petroleum impacted soils were observed during
redevelopment activities in 2008. Following soil sampling, approximately 863
tons of contaminated soil was removed from the property. Sampling conducted
following the soil removal showed remaining levels of petroleum contamination
below levels that would pose a risk to human health and the environment based
on commercial use of the property. However, remaining contamination exceeds
protective levels for residential use of the property. Therefore, DEQ required
an easement and equitable servitude to be filed with the Multnomah County
Recorder of Deeds that restricts residential use of the property. The property
use restriction was filed with the County on November 19, 2010.
DEQ has determined that, given the current and
reasonably likely future land use, the environmental conditions are protective
of human health and the environment, provided the restrictions presented in the
easement and equitable servitude are not violated. Therefore no further action
is required.
A public comment period was held from September 1, 2010
to September 30, 2010. No comments were received.
COMMENTS DUE: 5pm, January 31, 2011
PROJECT LOCATION: 866 and 900
N. Columbia Blvd., Portland, Oregon
PROPOSAL: The Department of
Environmental Quality is proposing to issue a “Conditional No Further Action”
(CNFA) determination based on results of site investigation and remedial
activities performed at the former CARCO facility located on N. Columbia Blvd.
in Portland, Oregon. DEQ has determined that current Best Management Practices
appear to be adequate to control stormwater contaminant releases at the
facility and remaining areas of soil with hazardous substance contamination are
adequately controlled by capping, or cover and do not pose risks to human
health and the environment exceeding the acceptable risk level defined in ORS
465.315. DEQ is therefore proposing issuance of a Conditional No Further Action
determination for the facility. This decision excludes contamination that may
have left the site in the past via stormwater and traveled to the Columbia
Slough.
HIGHLIGHTS: The facility has been
in industrial use since the 1920s. Past activities at the facility include tire
manufacturing, pipe fitting, iron and steel casting. In November 1989 a
15,000-gallon coal tar UST, located on the south side of the plant building,
was removed along with 111 tons of contaminated soil. In 1998 an additional 486
tons of soil was removed from the coal-tar tank excavation area. In 2006 a
groundwater investigation was performed and only low concentrations of
polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon and volatile organic compounds were found.
Much of this contamination was likely related to a former dry well that was
removed in 1991. In 2007 DEQ concluded that groundwater contamination was below
risk levels and no more investigation was necessary.
Stormwater at the site has recently been investigated.
Metals and PCBs were found in stormwater solids and stormwater leaving the
site. Metals are related to casting sand used throughout the site and PCBs are
apparently related to the large transformers located at the facility. Thorough
site surface cleaning was undertaken and PCB-contaminated soil in a transformer
enclosure was removed. If stormwater best management practices are maintained
then future stormwater runoff should meet permit benchmarks. Areas
of remaining contaminated soil are covered by buildings or asphalt and a
deed restriction would require that these areas remain covered.
DEQ concludes that environmental conditions at the site
do not pose an unacceptable risk to human health and the environment, and
therefore, meet the requirements of the Oregon Environmental Cleanup Laws.
HOW TO COMMENT: DEQ’s Staff Report for
the CARCO site and other project file information is available for public
review (by appointment) at DEQ’s Northwest Region Office, 2020 SW Fourth
Avenue, Suite 400, Portland, Oregon, 97201. To schedule a file review
appointment, call Dawn Weinberger at 503-229-6729; toll free at 1-800-452-4011;
or TTY at 503-229-5471. Summary information and a copy of the Staff Report are
available in DEQ’s Environmental Cleanup Site Information (ECSI) database on
the Internet; go to http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/ECSI/ecsiquery.asp, then
enter 3389 in the Site ID box and click “Submit” at the bottom of the page.
Next, click the link labeled 3389 in the Site ID/Info column. Please send
written comments to Robert Williams, Project Manager, at the address listed
above or via email at williams.robert.k@deq.state.or.us. To be considered, DEQ
must receive written comments by 5 pm on January 31, 2011. Upon written request
by ten or more persons or by a group with a membership of 10 or more, DEQ will
hold a public meeting to receive verbal comments.
THE NEXT STEP: DEQ will consider all
public comments received by the date and time stated above, before making a
final decision regarding the “Conditional No Further Action” determination. In
the absence of comments, DEQ will issue the No Further Action determination for
the CARCO site.
ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION: DEQ is
committed to accommodating people with disabilities. Please notify DEQ of any
special physical or language accommodations or if you need information in large
print, Braille or another format. To make these arrangements, contact DEQ
Communications & Outreach (503) 229-6488 or toll free in Oregon at (800)
452-4011; fax to 503-229-6945; or e-mail to deqinfo@deq.state.or.us. People
with hearing impairments may call the Oregon Telecommunications Relay Service
1-800-735-2900 number.
COMMENTS DUE: January 31, 2011
PROJECT LOCATION: Oremet
Substation, at approximate address of 243 34th Avenue SW, Albany, Oregon. The
site is south of Southwest 34th Avenue and east of the Albany Lebanon Canal on
tax lot number 501 in Township 11 south, Range 3 west in Section 18 in Linn
County, Oregon.
PROPOSAL: The Oregon Department
of Environmental Quality (DEQ) requests public comment on its recommendation
that no further investigation or cleanup action is required for PCBs and
petroleum-contaminated soil at the Oremet Substation in Albany.
BACKGROUND: For detailed project
information please see a copy of PacificCorp’s November 2010 report on DEQ’s
website at: http://www.deq.state.or.us/wdr/?p=30300
The site is an active PacificCorp electrical substation
that serves the community of Albany, Oregon. On April 10, 2008 a release of
approximately five gallons of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-containing mineral
oil was observed next to a transformer during routine maintenance at the Oremet
Substation. After reporting the release to the National Response Center,
PacificCorp’s contractor removed the stained soil around the transformer and
disposed it at the Riverbend Landfill in McMinnville. Final confirmation soil
samples had no detections of PCBs, and a detection of Total Petroleum
Hydrocarbons was found in one soil sample at a maximum level of 624 ppm.
Groundwater sampling from boreholes advanced next to the transformer ruled out
shallow groundwater impacts from either PCBs or petroleum. Oregon DEQ guidance
addresses generic remedies for PCB releases at electrical substations. The
generic remedy includes excavation to a PCB cleanup level of 7.5 ppm and
offsite disposal at an approved landfill. PacificCorp’s 2008 removal action at
the site met these criteria. The remaining maximum petroleum hydrocarbon level
is well below DEQ’s most stringent risk-based cleanup level of 9,800 ppm.
Therefore, DEQ has determined that PCB and petroleum contamination from the
2008 release does not pose a threat to human health or the environment.
DEQ proposes that no further action is necessary at this
site to investigate or cleanup PCB and petroleum contaminated soil.
HOW TO COMMENT: The project files may
be reviewed by appointment at DEQ’s Eugene office, 165 East 7th Street, Eugene.
Written comments must be received by January 31, 2010. Comments should be
submitted to DEQ’s Eugene office, 165 East 7th Street, Eugene, OR 97401 or by
e-mail at aitken.greg@deq.state.or.us. Questions may also be directed to Greg
Aitken at the Eugene address or by calling him at 1-800-844-8467 ext 7361. The
TTY number for the hearing impaired is 541-687-5603.
THE NEXT STEP: DEQ will consider all
public comments before taking final action on this matter. A public meeting
will be held to receive verbal comments on the proposed cleanup action upon
written request by ten or more persons, or by a group with ten or more members.
COMMENTS DUE: 5 pm, January 31, 2011
PROJECT LOCATION: 2710
Friendly Street, Eugene
PROPOSAL: Per OAR 340-120-0078, a
30-day public comment period is required before DEQ can approve a No Further
Action Determination for a cleanup project. Lucia Community, LLC conducted
assessment and cleanup of petroleum contamination at the Friendly Street site.
DEQ is recommending that no further action is necessary to address contaminants
in shallow soil originating from historical automobile repair activities at the
site.
HIGHLIGHTS: The current property
owner, Lucia Community, LLC is planning a multi-use development consisting of
residential and commercial facilities at the Friendly Street site.
Historically, the property was used for automobile repair
which was most recently operated under the name Transmission
Specialists. Earlier waste oil collection, storage, and on-site disposal
through a waste oil burner, and a leaking hydraulic hoist resulted in petroleum
contamination in shallow soil.
Between 1990 and 1997, several assessments were
conducted to define the magnitude and extent of contamination. In July 2010,
Lucia Community, LLC performed a cleanup consisting of the removal of
approximately 71 tons of petroleum-contaminated soil followed by additional
confirmation sampling. Confirmation sampling showed that very limited
contamination remains at the site. Residual contamination is well below safe
cleanup levels and does not pose a risk to future occupants of the site.
DEQ is recommending no further action for assessment or
cleanup of petroleum contamination at the site. DEQ is soliciting public
comment on the recommendation. A summary report presenting details of the
cleanup project along with a basis for DEQ’s recommendation, is available for review during the month of January 2011.
HOW TO COMMENT: The summary report is
available for review electronically by going online to the Environmental
Cleanup Site Inventory (ECSI) at http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/ecsi/ecsi.htm
and entering ECSI site #1357. There will be a link to the Site Summary Report.
An electronic copy of the report can be emailed if requested. The report can be
viewed in person at the DEQ Eugene office by appointment by contacting the DEQ
project manager, Bryn Thoms at 541-687-7424 or at thoms.bryn@deq.state.or.us.
The Eugene office address is 165 E. 7th Avenue, Suite 100, Eugene, OR 97401.
Comments on the proposed cleanup need to be received by
the Eugene Office, attn: Bryn Thoms, no later than 5 pm on January 31, 2011.
Fax or email comments are acceptable.
THE NEXT STEP: The comments will be
addressed upon completion of the comment period. Once the comments have been
adequately addressed, the DEQ may approve, modify, or recommend that additional
work is needed.
ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION: DEQ is
committed to accommodating people with disabilities. Please notify DEQ of any
special physical or language accommodations or if you need information in large
print, Braille or another format. To make these arrangements, contact DEQ
Communications & Outreach (503) 229-5696 or toll free in Oregon at (800)
452-4011; fax to 503-229-6762; or e-mail to deqinfo@deq.state.or.us.
People with hearing impairments may call Oregon
Telecommunications Relay Service 1-800-735-2900.
The online versions of the OARs and Oregon
Bulletin are provided for convenience of reference and
enhanced access. The official, record copies of these
publications are the original paper filings.
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