Summary Information
(last updated on: 4/13/2018 11:55:40 AM)
(Aug. 2007) The site is a former Air Force Station/Radar Base in Harney County. The primary concern at this site was the threat of release of friable asbestos from deteriorating and abandoned buildings, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in surface and near-surface soils. DEQ requested help from EPA to for a removal action to remove unsafe buildings, asbestos, and PCB-contaminated soil, which was necessary to stabilize the site.
EPA performed a time critical removal at the site in June and October 2004. The removal was performed to mitigate the threats of CERCLA hazardous substances at the site, including asbestos and PCBs. The site consisted of approximately 25 buildings in various states of disrepair. EPA abated the site buildings of friable asbestos containing material (ACM), demolished the site buildings, segregated the demolition debris into ACM debris and non-ACM debris, and excavated and removed several sections of an ACM steam line. All asbestos abatement work was performed by a state certified abatement contractor.
EPA also removed PCB-contaminated soil and steel from specific locations on site. Following excavation, the area was backfilled to the original grade with two to six feet of soil from elsewhere on the site.
The waste streams and approximate quantities disposed of from the site included: 20.5 tons of friable ACM; 357 tons of ACM debris; 534 yd3 of demolition debris (non-ACM); and 200 tons of PCB-contaminated soil and debris. Additionally, approximately 65 tons of non-contaminated metal scrap was taken off site by a metal recycler. EPA documents can be found at EPA's Removal Program website, the link for which is shown below.
DEQ completed several rounds of picking up ACM from the surface of the ground at the site in 2008 and 2011.
| Site: |
Burns Air Force Station (ECSI Site ID: 1703) |
CERCLIS (EPA) Id | 0001096957 |
| Project Manager: |
N/A - Project currently unassigned. |
Investigative Status: | Contamination Suspected |
| PM Phone: |
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NPL(National Priority Listing): | No |
| Address: |
23S/30E/S20 |
Is this site an Orphan? | Yes |
| Burns,
97720 |
Is this site a brownfield? | No |
| County: |
HARNEY |
Action Underway or Needed: |
Site Confirmatory Sampling recommended |
| Region: |
Eastern Region |
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EPA Removal Program website
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This link provides details on EPA's removal activities at the site, focused on asbestos.
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View of former base from radar platform. 1703 5-20-1998
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5/20/1998
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View of former base. 1703 5-20-1998
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5/20/1998
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View South along main entrance road. 1703 8-28-2003
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8/28/2003
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Asbestos covered boiler. 1703 8-28-2003
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8/28/2003
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Asbestos covered piping. 1703 8-28-2003
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8/28/2003
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Fire damaged quonset hut with asbestos. 1703 8-28-2003
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8/28/2003
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Asbestos floor tiles. 1703 8-28-2003
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8/28/2003
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