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48513 HIGHWAY 58 OAKRIDGE, OR 97463
220
43.73572 / -122.448179
4
Labaw, Joanne
Labaw.Joanne@epa.gov
206-553-2594


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Property Location



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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
Oregon Business Development Department2B00J03801ORBCRLF2009
Oregon Business Development DepartmentBF97080301ORBCRLF2004
R10 TBA - Oregon (Pre-law Superfund TBA)n/aORTBA1998


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment$1.0007/30/200007/30/2000R10 TBA - Oregon (Pre-law Superfund TBA)YFY06
Phase II Environmental Assessment05/30/200105/30/2001R10 TBA - Oregon (Pre-law Superfund TBA)N


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $1.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $1.00


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment.


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Contaminants and Media


Arsenic
Cadmium (Cd)
Chromium (Cr)
Mercury
Other Contaminants
Other Metals
PAHS
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Sediments
Cleaned Up

Cleanup Activities

Start DateEPA FundingCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Cleanup Documentation
12/06/2010$213,000.0005/30/2012Oregon Business Development Department
10/01/2011$53,000.0008/14/2012Oregon Business Development DepartmentNo


Cleanup/Treatment Implemented:
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source:
Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 220
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 3
EPA Cleanup Funding: $266,000.00
Leveraged Funding:
Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $266,000.00


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup.


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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Yes
Information Devices
A deed restriction was was filed with the County Property records for tax lot 3400 identifying the area of the cap and restricting work that would impair the cap.
Yes
01/01/2012
No


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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

There are no current redevelopment activities.


Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
Actual Acreage of Greenspace Created:
Leveraged Funding:


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Summary: Removal and disposal of contaminated sediment/soil in the former storm water detention ponds located on the City of Oakridge�s Industrial Park was completed in December 2010. In March 2011, OBDD awarded the City an increase in funding assistance in the amount of $53,000 (increased award from $160,000 to $213,000). The funding source for the additional $53,000 was from the Oregon Coalition Brownfields Cleanup Fund � Hazardous. The wetland and land survey of the Wildlife Pond to provide for wetland mitigation (filling) of the cooling ponds was completed in June 2011. The City�s Joint Permit to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Oregon Department of State Lands was approved on September 22, 2011, and cleanup work on the cooling ponds was complete by the end of October, 2011. To ensure greater survival success, planting of the riparian enhancement and compensatory wetlands areas was completed in the Spring of 2012. The Final Project Completion Report was submitted to DEQ in February 2012 and approved by DEQ in May 2012. A Notice of No Further Action was published May 1, 2012 in the Oregon Secretary of State�s Bulletin and Letter of No Further Action was issued August 14, 2012. Background: The Oakridge Industrial Park is a 220-acre site located at 48513 Oregon Highway 58, within the city limits of Oakridge, Lane County, Oregon. The site consists of multiple tax lots in Section 21S, Township 3E, Range 15, Willamette Meridian. Prior to 1939, a majority of the property was open meadow/pasture with drainages modified to support orchards, grass production or more intense cultivation. Sawmills operated at the site from 1939 until 1990. A fire destroyed the sawmill building in 1991. The former mill operations included a sawmill, green chain, planning mill, drying kilns, hardboard plant, steam plant, veneer plant, machine and vehicle maintenance ships, solid waste disposal areas, cooling water ponds, storm water detention ponds, and a log pond. During mill operations the cooling ponds were used to cool warm water from the kiln driers before the water left the facility. The cooling ponds have not been used for cooling since the mill operations ceased in the late 1980s. However, the cooling ponds are active ponds incorporated into the site�s surface water drainage system. The former storm water detention ponds were used to retain site surface water before discharging to Salmon Creek during mill operations. The storm water detention ponds were decommissioned when mill operations ceased. Multiple environmental site investigation and removal actions were conducted on the property since 1991 � first as part of a two-phase property transfer assessment that was conducted by Bald Knob prior to its purchase of the property from Pope and Talbot, Inc. in 1989 and later as part of the city of Oakridge�s pre-acquisition site investigation in 1995. Soil, surface water, groundwater and sediment samples revealed numerous contaminants of concern such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene associated with fuel and solvent use; semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), associated with diesel fuel and lubricating oils; lead, arsenic, cadmium, chromium associated with waste oil; pentachlorophenol (PCP) and mercury associated with wood preserving solutions; phenol and formaldehyde associated with plywood glues; polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) associated with insulating oils; and, dioxins and furans associated with use of PCBs and PCP. Cleanup actions conducted between 1989 and 1995 included removal and disposal offsite of a large volume of PCB-contaminated soils and debris; treating of PCB-contaminated groundwater onsite followed by discharging to a storm water system under permit, decommissioning and removal of several above- and underground storage tanks, excavation and removal of petroleum-contaminated soils from the vicinity of the under
Industry (220)
Hazardous
ID Number (if Applicable): 234 Enrolled: 06/06/1995
08/14/2012


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