Web Documents for Orphan Site River Mile 1.9 to 11.8

Summary Information

(last updated on: 1/10/2019 12:01:40 PM)

Portland Harbor is a heavily industrialized stretch of the Willamette River north of downtown Portland, Oregon, that was listed on the National Priorities List (“Superfund”) in December 2000. Sediments in the river are contaminated with various toxic compounds, including metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated pesticides and dioxin. Levels of these pollutants in the river appear to be highest near contaminated sites that sit adjacent to the river on the shore (often referred to as “upland” sites).

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), DEQ, and many other agencies, tribal governments, community groups and companies are working to investigate and clean up contamination in Portland Harbor. The EPA is the lead agency responsible for investigating and cleaning up contaminated sediments in the river itself, and the DEQ is the lead agency for investigating and cleaning up contamination on upland sites, working with individual property owners. Both EPA and DEQ coordinate closely with six Tribal governments and other natural resource trustees. The trustees are designated by law to act on behalf of the public or Tribes to protect and manage natural resources. For more information about this project, see the links below.

General Site Information

Site:	Orphan Site River Mile 1.9 to 11.8 (ECSI Site ID: 2068)	CERCLIS (EPA) Id	SFN1002155
Project Manager:	Sarah Greenfield	Investigative Status:	Contamination Suspected
PM Phone:	(503)229-5245	NPL(National Priority Listing):	Yes
Address:	Willamette River Miles 1.9 to 11.8	Is this site an Orphan?	Yes
	Portland, 97210	Is this site a brownfield?	No
County:	MULTNOMAH	Action Underway or Needed:	REMEDIAL DESIGN
Region:	Northwest Region	Click for more details ...

Site Documents

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File Name	Category	File Size MB	Document Date	Upload Date
2008 DEQ Demand Letter.pdf	Correspondence	1.4654	12/29/2008	1/9/2019
2019 DEQ Mailing List (PRP List).pdf	Correspondence	0.3231	1/10/2019	1/10/2019
NRRB Comments on PH - Jan 2016.pdf	Correspondence	2.8070	12/3/2015	1/10/2019
State of Oregon Comments on Proposed Plan 9-6-16.pdf	Correspondence	0.4118	9/6/2016	1/10/2019
FS_Agency_Comments_Final 10-9-15.pdf	Correspondence	0.5960	10/9/2015	1/10/2019
2018-08-01 404 CERCLA comment.pdf	Correspondence	0.0379	8/1/2018	1/10/2019
2017-06-14 PH_DEQ_to_Scott_Pruitt.pdf	Correspondence	0.4982	6/14/2017	1/10/2019
2017-12-19 DEQ 2017 PHSS Progress Ltr.PDF	Correspondence	0.8140	2/19/2017	1/10/2019
2016-12-22 PH StateConcurrenceLtr.pdf	Correspondence	0.9437	12/22/2016	1/10/2019
2018-12-28 DEQ 2018 PHSS Progress Ltr.pdf	Correspondence	2.5352	12/28/2018	1/10/2019
2021 DEQ Mailing List (PRP List).pdf	Correspondence	0.1974	1/15/2021	1/20/2021
Sample 2021 DEQ Demand Letter_011521.pdf	Correspondence	0.3620	1/15/2021	1/20/2021
2023 DEQ Demand for PHSS Remedial Action Costs_All.pdf	Correspondence	1.3902	5/1/2023	5/2/2023
PRP Mailing List_2023.pdf	Correspondence	0.2283	5/1/2023	5/2/2023
FactSheet_DEQsRoleinPHSS_Nov2018.pdf	Fact Sheets	0.2806	11/27/2018	1/10/2019
PHSS Site-wide Oversight Orphan Declaration Memo.pdf	Memos	0.3228	6/30/2020	7/2/2020
Accounting Memo - PHSS DEQ Oversight of Site-wide Remedial Actions.pdf	Memos	0.5288	6/30/2020	7/2/2020
Portland Harbor MOU, Feb. 01.pdf	Miscellaneous	0.0556		10/15/2007
2002-03-20 USACE LOA.pdf	Miscellaneous	0.4481	4/2/2002	1/10/2019
Request for Comments - LWG Cert. of Completion_Jan 2020.pdf	Miscellaneous	0.2459	12/23/2019	12/23/2019
Certifcate_of_Completion_LWG CJ_DRAFT_Jan 2020.pdf	Miscellaneous	0.1422	12/23/2019	12/23/2019
DEQ-LWG Consent Judgment - 2006.pdf	Orders/Consent Judgments	0.7945	11/6/2006	1/9/2019

Site Links

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Link	Description
DEQ Portland Harbor	DEQ is the lead agency investigating and cleaning up contamination on upland sites. DEQ is support agency for EPA's in-water cleanup.
EPA Portland Harbor Superfund	EPA's site provides information on the in-water portion of the cleanup project.
OHA Fish Advisory	Oregon Health Authority released a fish advisory for the Lower Willamette River on April 11, 2018. It is an update to the 2004 advisory.
MultCo Fish Advisory Education	Multnomah County is the lead agency providing health education and community outreach on the OHA fish advisory.
DEQ Downtown and Upriver Reach	DEQ oversees sediment investigations and cleanup in the Upriver and Downtown reaches of the Willamette River upriver of Portland Harbor.
Map of Portland Harbor	Interactive map of Portland Harbor showing DEQ source control sites. Click on a site name for additional information.