State of Oregon: Department of Environmental Quality

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Environmental Cleanup Site Information (ECSI) Database Site Summary Report - Details for Site ID 6480, PCB Areawide - N Bradford St right-of-way

Site Photos
Click to View Photo	Picture Date	Caption	Size
View Photo	10/05/2021	Site Location	141 Kb
View Photo	10/05/2021	Photos of site location	54 Kb
View Photo	10/05/2021	Google Earth view of railroad crossing	55 Kb
View Photo	10/28/2011	2011 Total PCBs collected in soil and stormwater sediments by City of Portland.	184 Kb

General Site Information

Site ID: 6480

Site Name: PCB Areawide - N Bradford St right-of-way

CERCLIS No:

Address:

North Bradford Street Portland 97203

County: Multnomah

Region: Northwest

Other location information:

Investigation Status:

Suspect site requiring further investigation

Brownfield Site: No

NPL Site: No

Orphan Site: No

Study Area: No

Property:

Twnshp/Range/Sect: 1N , 1W , 12

Tax Lots:

Latitude: 45.5876 deg.

Longitude: -122.761 deg.

Site Size: 1.8 acres

Other Site Names:


	Cathedral Park
	N Bradford St
	N Bradford ROW

Site Characteristics
General Site Description:	[6/30/2022 VCP/Landes]: Elevated levels of contamination have been detected along the railroad right-of-way along N Bradford St adjacent/through Cathedral Park (see images below). While they do not present a short-term threat to public health, more sampling is necessary to make sure there is no risk of long-term health effects for someone who is regularly exposed to the soil in this area. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) were detected in surface soils and in areas of stormwater ponding along the North Bradford Street Right-of-Way in 2011. Surface soils in this area were sampled and analyzed by the City of Portland for PCBs, which were detected at concentrations ranging from 54 μg/kg to 21,700 μg/kg. These soils were determined to no longer have a pathway to the river in a source control decision at Peninsula Iron Works (ECSI# 5686). However, park users may be exposed to PCBs at levels that exceed DEQ's soil occupational risk-based concentrations. Therefore, soil investigation and remediation is likely warranted and DEQ anticipates participation by adjacent property owners and operators as needed. DEQ is actively engaging property owners and operators to move this site forward through our process for site investigation and cleanup. Both Union Pacific Railroad and Peninsula Iron Works have signed letter agreements to participate in the Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP). The VCP process takes time, but DEQ is committed to moving the project along as quickly as possible and keeping the community informed. In addition, DEQ recently obtained funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to do soil sampling in Cathedral Park. ECSI# 6503 Cathedral Park describes this soil sampling effort. DEQ has been meeting with community members since October 2021 (October, November, January, March, April, May) to discuss site information and next steps. DEQ's portion of those presentations can be found in the Site Documents on this ECSI webpage. Based on these conversations, DEQ developed a project webpage with FAQs and working with OHA to develop signs. You can stay up to date on this project by: Checking the project webpage for the latest updates, community meetings, and opportunities to get involved. Checking this ECSI webpage for the latest project technical documents. Reaching out to Portland Harbor Community Coalition at contact@phccoalition.org who are coordinating community efforts around this work.
Site History:	[9/30/2021 VCP/Landes]: The area along the N. Bradford Street right-of-way was first identified in stormwater and soil sampling along the railroad track by the City of Portland between 2008 and 2011. Information about the property on the north, Peninsula Iron Works can be found on the ECSI# 5686 site. The Site is in an area with a variety of historical industrial uses, although aerial images and Sanborn maps show much of the immediate surrounding area undeveloped.
Contamination Information:	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) were detected at concentrations ranging from 54 μg/kg to 21,700 μg/kg.
Manner and Time of Release:
Hazardous Substances/Waste Types:	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in soil
Pathways:
Environmental/Health Threats:
Status of Investigative or Remedial Action:	[06/30/2022 VCP/Landes]: DEQ continues to engage property owners to investigate and address this area. Both Union Pacific and Peninsula Iron Works have submitted workplan for sampling in the area. In addition, DEQ proactively sampled areas of community interest in Cathedral Park under an EPA-funded Brownfields grant, with more information available at ECSI# 6503 Cathedral Park .
Data Sources:

Substance Contamination Information
Substance	Media Contaminated	Concentration Level	Date Recorded
No information is available

Investigative, Remedial and Administrative Actions
Action	Start Date	Compl. Date	Resp. Staff	Lead Pgm
REMOVAL (Primary Action)	05/22/2023		Rebecca Digiustino	VCP
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Key to Certain Acronyms and Terms in this Report:

CERCLIS No.: The U.S. EPA's Hazardous Waste Site identification number, shown only if EPA has been involved at the site.
Region: DEQ divides the state into three regions, Eastern, Northwest, and Western; the regional office shown is responsible for site investigation/cleanup.
NPL Site: Is this site on EPA's National Priority List (i.e., a federal Superfund site)? (Y/N).
Orphan Site: Has DEQ's Orphan Program been active at this site? (Y/N). The Orphan Program uses state funds to clean up high-priority sites where owners and operators responsible for the contamination are absent, or are unable or unwilling to use their own resources for cleanup.
Study Area: Is this site a Study Area? (Y/N). Study Areas are groupings of individual ECSI sites that may be contributing to a larger, area-wide problem. ECSI assigns unique Site ID numbers to both individual sites and to Study Areas.
Pathways: A description of human or environmental resources that site contamination could affect.
Lead Pgm: This column refers to the Cleanup Program affiliation of the DEQ employee responsible for the action shown. SAS or SAP = Site Assessment; VCS or VCP = Voluntary Cleanup; ICP = Independent Cleanup; SRS or SRP = Site Response (enforcement cleanup); ORP = Orphan Program.

You may be able to obtain more information about this site by contacting Rebecca Digiustino at the Northwest regional office or via email at rebecca.digiustino@deq.oregon.gov. If this does not work, you may contact Ximena Cruz Cuevas (503) 229-6811, or via email at ximena.cruzcuevas@deq.state.or.us or contact the Northwest regional office.