Oregon Bulletin
OTHER NOTICES
Comment Due: August 31, 2011
Project Location: 1757 Washington Street, Oregon City, Oregon 97405
Proposal: The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) extends an
opportunity for the public to comment on the DEQ’s Record-of-Decision (ROD) for
the Amtrak Depot/Former Stimson Lumber Mill, Parcel 1, located in Oregon City,
Oregon.
The Amtrak Depot ROD describes relevant information
related to site investigations and interprets this information for the purpose
of eligibility for a No Further Action for the facility. The DEQ’s Bend,
Oregon office is the repository for the draft ROD and it is also available for
review on the DEQ’s website at:
http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/ECSI/ecsidetail.asp?seqnbr=2288
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.
How to Comment: A public comment period will extend from August 1 through August
31, 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, Ste. 110
Bend, Oregon 97701
(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: August 31, 2011
Project Location: 103 Fish Hatchery Lane, Enterprise
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 Texaco Bulk Plant located at 103 Fish
Hatchery Lane in Enterprise, Oregon.
The Voluntary Cleanup Program has reviewed assessment
activities performed at the site. The former petroleum bulk plant operated from
approximately 1924 through the early to mid-1980s. Low levels of petroleum
contamination were documented in soil and groundwater and the site is proposed
for a risk-based closure and issuance of a No Further Action determination.
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 3881.
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 August 1 to 31, 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. DEQ will provide
written responses to all received public comments.
COMMENTS DUE: by 5 p.m. on August
30, 2011
PROJECT LOCATION: 65420 East
Highway 26, Welches, Oregon 97067.
PROPOSAL: Pursuant to Oregon Revised
Statute, ORS 465.320, and Oregon Administrative Rules, OAR 340-122-100, the
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) invites public comment on its
proposal to issue a no further action (NFA) determination for the 65420 East
Highway 26, Welches, Oregon (site). The DEQ has reviewed the site investigation
and remediation activities performed by the responsible party, Cascade
Petroleum Transportation Company, and determined that no further cleanup
actions are necessary.
HIGHLIGHTS: On May 19, 2008, a
petroleum tanker truck operated by Cascade Petroleum Transportation overturned
on Highway 26 at Mile Post 39 on the eastbound lanes spilling approximately 750
gallons of unleaded gasoline to the shoulder of the Oregon Department of
Transportation highway right-of-way. An emergency response cleanup took place which removed close to 2000 tons of petroleum
contaminated soil. All of the impacted soil could not be removed because the
spill extended beneath essential utilities in the right-of-way and Highway 26,
leading to a longer-term cleanup at the site. This involved injecting 10,000
pounds of oxygen-releasing compound to biodegrade remaining soil and
groundwater contamination. Eight monitoring wells were installed to monitor the
groundwater plume and track the effectiveness of the treatment. Confirmation
soil samples indicated that cleanup was successfully achieved in19 of 20
locations sampled. An additional 2,200 gallons of treatment solution was
applied to the excavation to this location at depths close to the water table.
Since May 2008, 16 groundwater
sampling events from a network of eight monitoring were performed at the
Site. Initial monitoring showed contamination in half of the sampling locations
at levels exceeding DEQ risk based concentrations for drinking water use.
Petroleum contaminants have been has not been detected during nine monitoring
well sampling events since January 2009. Additional evaluations were completed
to assess whether any possible contamination remaining under Hwy 26 could
impact current well users. The evaluation concluded that well users would not
be impacted since the nearest well is located 1500 feet of the spill area.
The proposed NFA is documented in the “File Memorandum”
for the site dated July 13, 2011. DEQ will consider all public comments
received by the close of the comment period before issuing the NFA
determination.
HOW TO COMMENT: Send
written comments on the proposed remedial action to the DEQ project manager,
Ray Hoy at Oregon DEQ, Head Quarters Office, 811 SW 6th Ave., Portland, Oregon
97201, or e-mail to hoy.ray@deq.state.or.us by 5 p.m., August 30, 2010. 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 503-229-6712.
THE NEXT STEP: DEQ will consider all
public comments received by the deadline. In the absence of comments, DEQ will
issue a NFA 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: 5 p.m., Wednesday,
August 31, 2011
PROJECT LOCATION: 6920 NE
42nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97211
PROPOSAL: The Department of
Environmental Quality proposes to issue a conditional no further action determination
for the former Eudaly Brothers property located at 6920 NE 42nd Avenue in
Portland, Oregon. Eudaly Brothers formerly operated an excavation company at
the property involving the storage and maintenance of heavy equipment. DEQ
based the determination on the results of site investigation and cleanup
activities performed at the property. DEQ has determined that further action is
not required because the site does not pose an unacceptable level of risk.
HIGHLIGHTS: In March 2009, GRI
observed petroleum staining on a sidewalk adjacent to the vehicle fueling area
at the property. Subsequent investigation revealed petroleum
hydrocarbon-stained soil in the area of a utility corridor adjacent to and
beneath the sidewalk. GRI removed approximately 4.2 tons of contaminated soil
from the utility corridor to depths ranging from two to four feet below ground
surface. Subsequent confirmation sampling revealed diesel-range hydrocarbons in
soil at a maximum concentration of 9,730 milligrams per kilogram.
Test pit investigations completed at the property
between April 2009 and July 2010 showed that soil and groundwater contamination
was primarily from diesel fuel. Laboratory analysis of soil samples from the
test pits further showed minor amounts of gasoline and heavy oil contamination.
Contaminated soil and groundwater were found to be restricted to the vicinity
of the above-ground storage tank enclosure and vehicle
fueling area.
The property is zoned for industrial/commercial use and
future use for residential purposes is unlikely. Shallow groundwater at the
property has no current or likely future use as drinking water.
Investigations did not detect petroleum hydrocarbons
and associated constituents in soil or groundwater at concentrations exceeding
Risk-Based Concentration standards for applicable exposure pathways. As a
result, residual soil and groundwater contamination does not pose significant
risks to current and likely future occupational workers.
HOW TO COMMENT: Send
comments by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 to DEQ Project Manager Jeff
Schatz, at schatz.jeff@deq.state.or.us; DEQ Northwest Region, 2020 SW 4th
Avenue, Suite 400, Portland, Oregon 97201; or fax to 503-229-6945.
For summary information in DEQ Environmental Cleanup Site
Information database go to http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/ECSI/
ecsiquery.asp, then enter 4495 in the Site ID box and click “Submit” at the
bottom of the page. Next, click the link labeled 4495in the Site ID/Info
column.
To review the project file, please contact Dawn
Weinberger at 503-229-6729 to schedule a file review appointment.
THE NEXT STEP: DEQ will consider all
public comments received by the close of the comment period before making a
final decision regarding the Conditional NFA determination. If DEQ receives a
written request by ten or more persons or by a group with a membership of ten
or more, a public meeting will be held to receive verbal 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 at 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: Sept. 1, 2011
Project Location: 3954 N. Williams Avenue, Portland, Oregon
Proposal: The Department of Environmental Quality invites public comment on
its proposal to issue a conditional no further action determination for the
former Portland Cleaning Works site.
Highlights: Dry cleaning operations were conducted at the property from 1920s
to about 1993. Solvents used in the dry cleaning included Stoddard Solvent, a
midrange petroleum product, and perchloroethene (PCE), also known as
tetrachloroethene.
A series of environmental investigations found high
concentrations of Stoddard Solvent and PCE in shallow soil at levels exceeding
DEQ risk-based concentrations.
In January 2009, DEQ finalized a Prospective Purchaser
Agreement with Saving Grace-Williams, LLC. The tasks completed under the
agreement included installation of controls for the building and other cleanup
actions to protect air quality in the building and remove the solvent from beneath
the building.
Air samples collected from the building interior
following installation of the vapor controls and cleanup show that indoor air
quality within the building is protective for occupational workers, but not
under a residential exposure setting. Soil gas sampling in the adjacent
residential yards showed the significant reductions in solvent concentrations
in soil gas indicating remedial action has successfully mitigated the PCE soil
gas source at the former Portland Cleaning Works site. DEQ has determined that
the cleanup has restored off-site areas to protective levels.
DEQ reviewed the existing environmental information for
the site and concludes that the site conditions are protective to to human
health or the environment under current site uses. DEQ proposes a conditional
no further action determination for the site, provided the
vapor controls for the site building are maintained and on-site
residential use of the property is restricted. Restrictions on residential use
would continue until DEQ approved such use based on re-evaluation of subsurface
conditions or expanded vapor controls were implemented to reduce indoor air
levels to protective levels for residential use. These requirements and
restrictions will be memorialized in an Easement and Equitable Servitudes with
the property owner to be filed with Multnomah County.
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 at
http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/ECSI/ecsiquery.asp. Enter 3529 in the “Site ID”
box and click “Submit” at the bottom of the page. Next, click the link labeled
3529 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.
People with hearing impairments may call 711. Please send written comments to
Anna Coates, Project Manager, DEQ Northwest Region, 2020 S.W. Fourth Ave.,
Suite 400, Portland, Oregon, 97201 or via email at:
coates.anna@deq.state.or.us. DEQ must receive written comments by 5 p.m.
Sept. 1, 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.
COMMENTS DUE: September 23, 2011
PROJECT LOCATION: 14930 SW
Vandermost Road, Beaverton, Oregon
INFORMATION MEETING/HEARING: DEQ
will hold a public information meeting and hearing beginning at 6 p.m. on Tuesday,
August 23, 2011 at the Beaverton City Hall, City Council Chambers located at
4755 Griffith Dr. Beaverton, OR 97076.
PROPOSAL: DEQ is opening a 45-day
public comment period beginning August 10, 2011 on a proposed cleanup remedy to
address groundwater contamination at the former Lakeside Reclamation Landfill.
Grabhorn Incorporated, owner of the landfill, evaluated a range of technologies
and strategies to address groundwater contamination from the Landfill and
contamination seeping into the Tualatin River. The primary objectives of the
cleanup remedy are to: 1) prevent leachate contaminated groundwater from
seeping into the Tualatin River and, 2) improve the effectiveness of the
Landfill’s cover to minimize or eliminate further groundwater contamination.
HIGHLIGHTS: Lakeside Reclamation
Landfill is a 37 acre former construction debris
landfill that operated since the early 1950’s until closure in 2009. Beginning
in the late 1990’s, levels of various landfill related contaminants began
rising in groundwater sampled from monitoring wells located between the
landfill and the Tualatin River. The landfill was referred to DEQ’s Cleanup
Program in 2005 to evaluate the need for corrective action for contaminants in
groundwater in excess of their DEQ landfill permit concentration limits. Based
on investigations completed by Grabhorn, DEQ determined that contaminated
groundwater seepage to the river poses a potentially significant adverse affect
on beneficial uses of the river for aquatic organisms but posed no significant
human health risks. Grabhorn completed a feasibility study to identify a remedy
to address the causes of the groundwater contamination and to prevent further
discharge of contaminated groundwater to the Tualatin River until contaminant
levels decline to protective levels. The proposed remedy uses groundwater
extraction wells to contain the plume of groundwater contamination and
improvements to the landfill cover to minimize leaching of landfill wastes.
DEQ prepared a report titled: STAFF REPORT: RECOMMENDED
REMEDIAL ACTION for Lakeside Reclamation Landfill, Beaverton, Oregon, dated
August 2011 (to be published August 10, 2011) that provides an overview of the
site’s history and operations, the results of environmental investigations
completed by Grabhorn, and DEQ’s recommended remedy to address groundwater
contamination.
HOW TO COMMENT: The project
file may be reviewed by appointment at DEQ’s Northwest Region Office at 2020 SW
4th Avenue, Portland, OR 97212. The August 2011 DEQ staff report will be
available for review beginning August 10, 2011. To make an appointment please
contact Dawn Weinberger at (503)229-6729.
To access site summary information and the August 2011
staff report in DEQ’s Environmental Cleanup Site Information (ECSI) database on
the Internet, go to www.deq.state.or.us/lq/ECSI/ecsiquery.asp, then enter
ECSI#4413 in the Site ID box and click “Submit” at the bottom of the page.
Next, click the link labeled ECSI #4413 in the Site ID/Info column.
Written comments on the proposal should be submitted to
Henning Larsen at 2020 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, OR 97212, or by electronic mail
by sending to: Larsen.henning@deq.state.or.us. Comments must be received by
4:30 PM on the due date in order to be considered in DEQ’s decision.
THE NEXT STEP: Once the comment period
has ended, DEQ will review all written comments and public hearing testimony
then issue a Record of Decision, DEQ’s final decision regarding selection of a
cleanup remedy.
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 (503) 229-6993.
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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