North Ridge Estates

Environmental Cleanup Site Information Number (ECSI):   2335
County:  Klamath
City:  Klamath Falls
Region: Eastern Region  

Contact Information

Project Manager:  Cliff Walkey
Phone: (541) 633-2003
E-mail: 

Site Summary

Following a July 2001 complaint, DEQ inspection revealed the presence of scattered, exposed asbestos-containing material at North Ridge Estates; a residential subdivision located about three miles north of Klamath Falls on Old Fort Road.  This subdivision is the site of a former World War II U.S. Department of Defense marine Barracks and the old Oregon Institute of Technology campus.

Asbestos-containing materials, including roofing, siding and pipe insulation, were used throughout the barracks and other buildings.  Buildings were demolished during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.  in the early 1990s, the site was developed into a residential subdivision that currently includes 22 homes and 63 residents. [more]

 

Current Documents and Supporting Information

Health Advisory

• Health Consultation, Community concerns Cover Letter and Report, March 23, 2006, US Dept. of health and Human services, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• "Asbestosis", Mayo Clinic
• Health Consultation, Public comment Release, Sept. 27, 2005, Oregon Dept. of Human Services
• Health Consultation, Lead Sampling, Oregon Dept. of Human Services
• Health Consultation, Final Release, Oregon Dept. of Human Services

Enforcement Documents

• Administrative Order on Consent for Removal Action and Streamlined Risk Assessment, May 2003
• Statement of Work:  Time-Critical Removal, Investigation, and Evaluation of Asbestos at the North Ridge Estates Site, Klamath falls, Oregon, May 2003
• Mutual Agreement and Order (MAO), 2002
• Notice of Noncompliance (NON), 2001
• EPA Compliance Order, 1979

Resources

• DEQ-Hosted Community Visioning Workshop 1 (Environmental Restoration and Development, July 22, 2008) Power Point Presentation
• Types of asbestos found in the North Ridge Estates Development
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Fact Sheet - North Ridge Estates Asbestos Investigation, Jan. 10, 2003
• Fact Sheet - North Ridge Estates Asbestos Investigation, April 8, 2003
• Photos of old Marine Barracks

Related Links

• MassDEP, Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection
• EPA (Draft) "Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Work Plan" (See under Technical Documents)
• (DHS) Oregon Dept. of Human Services (SHINE)
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (Atsdr)

News Articles on North Ridge Estates

Newspaper articles are published as a public service at the discretion of DEQ

• 2006 News Articles
• 2005 News Articles
• 2004 News Articles
• 2003 News Articles

DEQ Comments

The following reference list includes comments provided by DEQ which have been submitted to EPA for consideration.  This list is not exhaustive and specifically does not include many internal advisory comments and/or technical comments on multiple draft documents such as technical memoranda; remedial investigation; risk assessment; and, feasibility study and supporting documents.  Any interested party who desires to review the DEQ's administrative file for North Ridge Estates should contact Mr. Cliff Walkey, DEQ's Project Manager for North Ridge Estates, to arrange for a file review.

• D. Wayne Berman April 11, 2005 Draft Progress Report: Expedited Investigation for Phase 1 North Ridge Estates Site, Klamath Falls, Oregon April 25, 2005
• DRAFT Preliminary Evaluation of the Implication of Airborne Asbestos Exposure Concentrations Observed During Simulation of a Selected Set of Common, Outdoor Residential Activities Conducted at the North Ridge Estates Site, Klamath Falls, Oregon (Berman, February 22, 2005) February 28, 2005
• DEQ Comments dated June 29, 2005.  Re:  DRAFT Work Plan: Remedial investigation/Feasibility Study at the North Ridge Estates Site, Klamath Falls, Oregon (Berman and Berri, June 7, 2005). PDF
• April 25, 2005 DEQ comments to:  Dr. Wayne Berman April 11, 2005 Draft Progress Report:  Expedited Investigation for Phase 1 North Ridge Estates Site, Klamath Falls, Oregon. PDF
• Homeowners Coalition Letter, April 19, 2005.  DEQ is responding on behalf of Governor Kulongoski to your letter dated February 28, 2005 in which you express concern about the health and safety and general welfare of your families. PDF
• Draft Preliminary Evaluation of the Implication of Airborne Asbestos Exposure Concentrations Observed During Simulation of a Selected Set of Common, Outdoor Residential Activities Conducted at the North Ridge Estates Site, Klamath Falls, Oregon (Berman, February 22, 2005). PDF
• Final Draft Soil Sampling Results and Preliminary Risk Assessment, August 18, 2004. PDF
• Draft Burial Pile Stabilization Work Plan, August 12, 2004. PDF
• Draft Site-Specific Sampling Plan, Revised, July 2, 2004. PDF
• Draft Site-Specific Sampling Plan, June 22, 2004. PDF
• Preliminary Working Draft (Dr. Wayne Berman, March 23, 2004), May 14, 2004. PDF
• Sampling and Analysis Plan for a Fast-Track Sampling Program at North Ridge Estates, July 31, 2003 PDF
• Sampling and Analysis Plan for a Fast-Track Sampling Program at North Ridge Estates, July 3, 2003 PDF
• Burial Pile and Buried Steam Line Work Plan, June 23, 2003 PDF
• Draft Surficial Removal Work Plan, June 6, 2003 PDF
• Request for USEPA Removal Assessment, April 14, 2003 PDF

Agency Contacts

Oregon Dept. of human Services, Public Health Services SHINE Program

(503) 731-4025

Jae Douglas, Epidemiologist

David Stone, Toxicologist

Amanda Guay, Public health Educator (ext. 318)

 

 

Denise Baker Kircher

United States Environmental Protection Agency

(206) 553-4303

 

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