Oregon Bulletin
February 1, 2011
OTHER NOTICES
Comment Due: March 1, 2011
Project Location: 3732 South 6th Street, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Proposal: The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) extends an
opportunity for the public to comment on the DEQ’s Record-of-Decision (ROD) for
the former Town and Country Shell, which is located at 3732 South 6th Street in
Klamath Falls, Oregon.
The DEQ staff report describes relevant information
related to site investigations and interprets this information related to
eligibility for a No Further Action (NFA) finding for the facility. The
DEQ’s Bend, Oregon office is the repository for the facility’s administrative
file.
The administrative file for this
facility can be reviewed by contacting Mr. Cliff Walkey, DEQ’s project manager
located in Bend, Oregon at (541) 633-2003. The
DEQ staff report recommending the NFA is included in the facility’s
administrative file.
How to Comment: A public comment period will extend from February 1 through March
1, 2011. Please address all comments and/or inquiries to Mr. Cliff Walkey at
the following address:
Cliff Walkey
Department of Environmental Quality
475 NE Bellevue Drive, Suite 110
Bend, Oregon 97701-7415
(541) 633-2003
walkey.cliff@deq.state.or.us
Upon written request by ten or more persons or by a
group with a membership of 10 or more, a public meeting will be held to receive
verbal comments.
The Next step: DEQ will consider all public comments received before making a
final decision regarding the “No Further Action” determination.
Comment Due: March 2, 2011
Project Location: 304 Main Street, Nyssa
Proposal: Pursuant to Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 465.315, the Oregon Department
of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is proposing to issue a Conditional No Further
Action (NFA) determination for former Goodman Oil Exxon Service Station site
located at 304 Main Street in Nyssa, Oregon. The site was an operating service
station until 2000.
The Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Program has
reviewed site assessment and remedial activities performed at the site. The
site is proposed for a risk-based closure and issuance of a Conditional No
Further Action determination. All of the potential exposure concerns are
addressed through elimination during development of the site-specific
conceptual site model or through institutional controls in the form of an
Easement and Equitable Servitude (E&ES). The E&ES recorded on the
property includes the following restrictions: no beneficial use of groundwater;
no residential use; and the placement of a vapor barrier beneath any buildings
constructed on the property. A Contaminate Media Management Plan was previously
provided to the city and the property owners within the impacted area.
Additional information concerning site-specific
investigations and remedial actions is available in DEQ’s LUST database located
on the web at http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/tanks/lust/LustPublicLookup.asp
under Site ID 23 09 0031.
Site specific information is also available by contacting Katie Robertson,
DEQ’s project manager for this site. The Administrative File for this facility
is located at DEQ’s Pendleton office, and can be reviewed in person by
contacting project manager at the number below to arrange for an appointment.
How to Comment: The public comment period will extend from February 1 to March 2,
2011. Please address all comments and/or inquiries to project manager at the
following address:
Katie Robertson
Department of Environmental Quality
700 SE Emigrant, Suite 330
Pendleton, OR 97801
(541) 278-4620
robertson.katie@deq.state.or.us
Upon written request by ten or more persons or by a
group with a membership of 10 or more, a public meeting will be held to receive
verbal comments.
The Next step: DEQ will consider all public comments received before making a
final decision regarding the “Conditional No Further Action” determination.
Comment Due: March 2, 2011
Project Location: 1103 12th Street, Hood River
Proposal: Pursuant to Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 465.315, the Oregon
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is proposing to issue a No Further
Action (NFA) determination for the former Uptown Texaco site located at 1103
12th Street in Hood River, Oregon.
The Voluntary Cleanup Program has reviewed assessment
and cleanup activities performed at the site. A service station was present at
the site by 1942 and operated until the tanks were removed in 1991. The site
was later used for auto repair until 2008 and is currently vacant.
Contamination associated with the improper disposal of
used oil at the site was identified in 2007 and cleaned up in early 2008.
Assessment of areas of potential concern identified during a site evaluation
was performed in May 2010 and January 2011. Based on the results of the
assessments, additional cleanup is not required at the site.
Additional information concerning site-specific
investigations and remedial actions is available in DEQ’s Environmental Cleanup
Site Information (ECSI) database located on the web at
http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/ecsi/ecsi.htm under Site ID 4927.
Site specific information is also available by contacting Katie Robertson,
DEQ’s project manager for this site. The Administrative File for this facility
is located at DEQ’s Pendleton office, and can be reviewed in person by
contacting project manager at the number below to arrange for an appointment.
How to Comment: The public comment period will end on March 2, 2011. Please
address all comments and/or inquiries to project manager at the following
address:
Katie Robertson
Department of Environmental Quality
700 SE Emigrant, Suite 330
Pendleton, OR 97801
(541) 278-4620
robertson.katie@deq.state.or.us
Upon written request by ten or more persons or by a
group with a membership of 10 or more, a public meeting will be held to receive
verbal comments.
The Next step: DEQ will consider all public comments received before making a
final decision regarding the “No Further Action” determination.
COMMENTS DUE: by 5 p.m. on March 2,
2011.
PROJECT LOCATION: 3550 SW
Bond Avenue, Portland, Oregon.
PROPOSAL: Pursuant to Oregon
Revised Statute, ORS 465.320, and Oregon Administrative Rules, OAR
340-122-0100, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) invites public
comment on its proposal to issue a no further action determination for the
Block 31 site located at 3550 SW Bond Avenue. The DEQ has reviewed site
investigation and remediation activities performed by the
current developer Pacific Retirement Services, and has determined that
no further cleanup actions are necessary.
HIGHLIGHTS: The Block 31 site
consists of 1.16 acres of property located within the South Waterfront
Development Central District. The site is bound on the north by SW Curry
Street; on the west by SW Bond Avenue; on the south by SW Pennoyer Street; and
on the east by SW River Parkway. Historically the site has been used for
various commercial and industrial purposes, including shipbuilding and repair
operations, construction material storage, and electrical products manufacturing
facilities. Most recently, a TCI cable building was located on the eastern
portion of the Block 31 site and was demolished in 2005. The site has been
redeveloped with the construction of a continuing care retirement facility
comprised of a 30-story structure with one level of parking located below
grade.
Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination had been identified
in soil and groundwater. A risk-based evaluation consistent with DEQ guidance
has been completed following cleanup activities. The evaluation determined that
contaminants in soil and groundwater at the site are below Risk Based Criteria
values for all exposure pathways of concern. DEQ’s site evaluation and no
further action determination are documented in the “File Memorandum” for the
site dated December 28, 2010. DEQ will consider all public comments received by
the close of the comment period before issuing the no
further action determination.
HOW TO COMMENT: Send written comments
on the proposed remedial action to the DEQ project manager, Michael Greenburg
at Oregon DEQ, Northwest Region, 2020 SW 4th Ave., Suite 400, Portland, Oregon
97201, or e-mail to greenburg.michael@deq.state.or.us by 5 p.m., March 2, 2011.
To view the project files please call Dawn Weinberger, File Review Specialist,
at (503) 229-6729 to schedule an appointment. If you have any questions, please
contact the project manager at 503 229-5153.
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.
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: March 2, 2011
PROJECT LOCATION: NW 11th
Avenue and NW Overton Street, Portland, OR 97239.
PROPOSAL: The Department of
Environmental Quality is proposing to approve an Explanation of Significant
Difference (ESD) to the remedial action for soils described in the December 15,
2000 Record of Decision (ROD) for the Hoyt Street Rail Yard (HSRY) site. No
changes are proposed for the remedial action for groundwater contamination at
the site. The areas affected by the proposed ESD are blocks 18, 21, 22, and 25,
which are located on the northeast section of the HSRY site and designated as
‘The Fields’.
The changes proposed in the ESD meet the cleanup
standards specified in the Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 465.315 and Oregon
Administrative Rule (OAR) 340-122-0400. Public notice is being performed under
ORS 465.320.
HIGHLIGHTS: Hoyt Street Properties
purchased the property in 1998 for redevelopment into condominiums and
commercial businesses. Prior to 1998, the site operated as a railroad service
yard. Environmental investigations have identified petroleum and petroleum
constituents in soil and groundwater. The City of Portland currently owns
blocks 18 and 21 and is in the process of acquiring blocks 22 and 25 from Hoyt
Street Properties for park development.
The 2000 ROD specified that any soil cap for a park
area be a minimum of three (3) feet in thickness, and further required that
soil cap for play areas be a minimum of five (5) feet thick. The DEQ has
reassessed this requirement in light of HSRY site conditions and more recent
requirements for similar sites, and has determined that a two (2) foot thick
cap of soil meeting site-specific park user risk-based concentrations (RBCs) in
park areas and a three (3) foot thick cap meeting urban residential child RBCs
in high-use playground areas, are sufficient for the protection of human health
and the environment and meet the development objectives for the site. In both areas,
an underlying demarcation layer would be required between soils contaminated
above the applicable RBCs and capping soil. The urban residential child RBCs are categorized as on-site soil reuse (ON-1)
soils and are referenced in Tables 4-1 and 5-1 of the 2000 ROD. The
site-specific park user RBCs are presented in Table 4-1 of the proposed ESD and
have been reviewed and approved by a DEQ staff toxicologist. Note that as an
alternative to a minimum depth soil cap, the ROD allows for hardscape cap
consisting of buildings or pavement.
The proposed ESD is documented in the administrative
record available at the Northwest Region office in Portland and presented on
DEQ’s Environmental Cleanup Site Information (ECSI) database.
HOW TO COMMENT: The project
file may be reviewed by appointment at DEQ’s Northwest Regional Office at 2020
SW 4th Avenue, Suite 400, Portland, Oregon 97201-4987. To access site summary
information and the “Explanation of Significant Difference Proposed Change
To the Record of Decision for the Hoyt Street Rail Yard, Multnomah County,
Oregon” in DEQ’s ECSI database on the Internet, go to
http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/ECSI/ecsiquery.asp, then enter 5443 in the Site
ID box and click “Submit” at the bottom of the page. Next, click the link
labeled 5443 in the Site ID/Info column. To be considered, written comments
must be received by 4:30 PM on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 and sent to Rebecca
Wells-Albers, Project Manager, at the address listed above. Upon written
request by ten or more persons or by a group with a membership of 10 or more, a
public meeting will be held to receive verbal comments.
THE NEXT STEP: DEQ will consider all
public comments received by the close of the comment period before making a
final decision regarding the proposed ESD.
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 DEQ’s TTY
number, 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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