List of Superfund sites in Oregon

Outline of map of Oregon with colored dots representing the location of Superfund sites in the state
A map of superfund sites in Oregon.

This is a list of federal Superfund sites on the National Priorities List (NPL) in Oregon designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. There are other federal Superfund sites in Oregon not on the NPL, which are shorter-term, cleanup sites.

The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clean up contaminated properties and create the NPL list. On this list are the most polluted sites requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations.[1]

The NPL guides EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for significant environmental remediation.[2] As of April 2010, there were thirteen Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Oregon.[2] Four sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list; none are currently proposed for entry on the list.[2] The primary goal is to reduce the risks to human health and human health in the environment through a combination of cleanup, engineered controls like caps and site restrictions such as groundwater use restrictions.

A secondary goal is to return the site to productive use as a business, recreation or as a natural ecosystem. Identifying the intended reuse early in the cleanup often results in faster and less expensive cleanups. EPA's Superfund Redevelopment Initiative provides tools and support for site redevelopment.

Superfund sites

  Deleted from National Priorities List
CERCLIS ID Name County Reason Proposed[3] Listed[4] Construction
completed[5] 		Partially
deleted[6] 		Deleted[7]
ORD009051442 Allied Plating, Inc. Multnomah Heavy metal contamination of groundwater, wells and municipal water supplies.[8][9] 01/22/1987 02/21/1990
06/29/1993
–
 11/14/1994
OR0000515759 Black Butte Mine Lane Surface water contamination by mercury and other substances from abandoned mercury mine site.[10] 09/23/2009 03/04/2010
–
–
–
ORN001002616 Formosa Mine Douglas Heavy metal contamination of streams and rivers.[11] 03/07/2007 09/19/2007
–
–
–
OR7122307658 Fremont National Forest Uranium Mines (USDA) Lake Radioactive contamination of streams, wetlands and creeks.[12] 06/23/1993 04/25/1995
09/28/2006
–
–
ORD095003687 Gould, Inc. Multnomah Lead contamination of the air, surface and ground water.[13][14] 12/30/1982 09/08/1983
09/28/2000
–
 09/30/2002
ORD071803985 Harbor Oil Inc. Multnomah PCB, oil and other contamination of wetlands and lakes.[15][16] 09/05/2002 09/29/2003
–
–
–
ORD068782820 Joseph Forest Products Wallowa Arsenic, chromium and other contamination of drinking water aquifers.[17][18] 06/24/1988 03/31/1989
09/27/1993
–
 11/04/1999
ORD052221025 Martin-Marietta Aluminum Co. Wasco Cyanide contamination of groundwater and well water.[19][20][21] 10/15/1984 06/10/1986
12/29/1994
–
 07/05/1996
ORD009020603 McCormick & Baxter Creosoting Co. (Portland Plant) Multnomah Heavy metal, Pentachlorophenol, Creosote and other contamination of soil, sediment and Willamette River.[22][23] 06/23/1993 05/31/1994
09/27/2005
–
–
ORD980988307 Northwest Pipe & Casing/Hall Process Company Clackamas PCB and other contamination of soil.[24][25] 02/07/1992 10/14/1992
06/04/2004
–
–
ORSFN1002155 Portland Harbor Multnomah PCB, DDT, arsenic and other contamination of Willamette River.[26][27] 07/27/2000 12/01/2000
–
–
–
ORD009412677 Reynolds Metals Company Multnomah Significant contamination of Sandy River and Columbia River areas, including anadromous fish.[28][29] 08/23/1994 12/16/1994
09/29/2006
–
–
ORD009042532 Taylor Lumber and Treating Yamhill Serious pentachlorophenol, heavy metal, dioxin and other contamination of the soil, air, and water.[30][31] 12/01/2000 06/14/2001
09/24/2008
–
–
ORD050955848 Teledyne Wah Chang Linn Radioactive contamination of rivers.[32][33] 12/30/1982 09/08/1983
09/13/2002
–
–
OR6213820917 Umatilla Army Depot (Lagoons) Morrow Pesticide, NDX and other contamination of groundwater, affecting drinking water supplies.[34][35] 10/15/1984 07/22/1987
–
–
–
ORD009043001 United Chrome Products, Inc. Benton Chromium contamination in drinking water aquifers.[36][37] 09/08/1983 09/21/1984
12/27/1991
–
–
ORD009049412 Union Pacific Railroad Tie-Treating Plant Wasco Ammonia, VOC, arsenic and other contamination of soil, groundwater and drinking water aquifers.[38][39] 10/26/1989 08/30/1990
09/23/2004
–
–

See also

References

  1. ^ P.L. 96-510, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601–9675), December 11, 1980.
  2. ^ a b c "National Priorities List". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  3. ^ "Proposed NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  4. ^ "Final NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  5. ^ "Construction Completions at NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  6. ^ "Partial deletions at NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  7. ^ "Deleted NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  8. ^ "Superfund Information Systems: Site Progress Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  9. ^ Allied Plating, Inc.
  10. ^ "Black Butte Mine Superfund site progress profile". EPA. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  11. ^ Formosa Mine
  12. ^ Fremont National Forest Uranium Mines
  13. ^ Gould, Inc.
  14. ^ "Superfund Information Systems: Site Progress Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  15. ^ Harbor Oil
  16. ^ "Superfund Information Systems: Site Progress Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  17. ^ "Superfund Information Systems: Site Progress Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  18. ^ Joseph Forest Products
  19. ^ Martin-Marietta Aluminum Co.
  20. ^ "Martin-Marrieta Aluminum Co". Retrieved 2009-12-05.
  21. ^ "Superfund Information Systems: Site Progress Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  22. ^ McCormick & Baxter Creosoting Co. (Portland Plant)
  23. ^ "Superfund Information Systems: Site Progress Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  24. ^ Northwest Pipe & Casing/Hall Process Co.
  25. ^ "Superfund Information Systems: Site Progress Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  26. ^ Portland Harbor
  27. ^ "Superfund Information Systems: Site Progress Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  28. ^ "Superfund Information Systems: Site Progress Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  29. ^ Reynolds Metal Company
  30. ^ "Superfund Information Systems: Site Progress Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  31. ^ Taylor Lumber and Treating
  32. ^ Teledyne Wah Chang
  33. ^ "Superfund Information Systems: Site Progress Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  34. ^ "Superfund Information Systems: Site Progress Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  35. ^ Umatilla Army Depot
  36. ^ United Chrome Products, Inc.
  37. ^ "Superfund Information Systems: Site Progress Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  38. ^ "Superfund Information Systems: Site Progress Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  39. ^ Union Pacific Railroad Tie Treatment