List of Superfund sites in Oregon

This is a list of federal Superfund sites on the National Priorities List (NPL) in Oregon designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. There are other federal Superfund sites in Oregon not on the NPL, which are shorter-term, cleanup sites.

A map of superfund sites in Oregon.

The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clean up contaminated properties and create the NPL list. On this list are the most polluted sites requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations.[1]

The NPL guides EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for significant environmental remediation.[2] As of April 2010, there were thirteen Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Oregon.[2] Four sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list; none are currently proposed for entry on the list.[2] The primary goal is to reduce the risks to human health and human health in the environment through a combination of cleanup, engineered controls like caps and site restrictions such as groundwater use restrictions.

A secondary goal is to return the site to productive use as a business, recreation or as a natural ecosystem. Identifying the intended reuse early in the cleanup often results in faster and less expensive cleanups. EPA's Superfund Redevelopment Initiative provides tools and support for site redevelopment.

Superfund sites

  Deleted from National Priorities List

CERCLIS ID	Name	County	Reason	Proposed[3]	Listed[4]	Construction completed[5]	Partially deleted[6]	Deleted[7]
ORD009051442	Allied Plating, Inc.	Multnomah	Heavy metal contamination of groundwater, wells and municipal water supplies.[8][9]	01/22/1987	02/21/1990	06/29/1993	–	11/14/1994
OR0000515759	Black Butte Mine	Lane	Surface water contamination by mercury and other substances from abandoned mercury mine site.[10]	09/23/2009	03/04/2010	–	–	–
ORN001002616	Formosa Mine	Douglas	Heavy metal contamination of streams and rivers.[11]	03/07/2007	09/19/2007	–	–	–
OR7122307658	Fremont National Forest Uranium Mines (USDA)	Lake	Radioactive contamination of streams, wetlands and creeks.[12]	06/23/1993	04/25/1995	09/28/2006	–	–
ORD095003687	Gould, Inc.	Multnomah	Lead contamination of the air, surface and ground water.[13][14]	12/30/1982	09/08/1983	09/28/2000	–	09/30/2002
ORD071803985	Harbor Oil Inc.	Multnomah	PCB, oil and other contamination of wetlands and lakes.[15][16]	09/05/2002	09/29/2003	–	–	–
ORD068782820	Joseph Forest Products	Wallowa	Arsenic, chromium and other contamination of drinking water aquifers.[17][18]	06/24/1988	03/31/1989	09/27/1993	–	11/04/1999
ORD052221025	Martin-Marietta Aluminum Co.	Wasco	Cyanide contamination of groundwater and well water.[19][20][21]	10/15/1984	06/10/1986	12/29/1994	–	07/05/1996
ORD009020603	McCormick & Baxter Creosoting Co. (Portland Plant)	Multnomah	Heavy metal, Pentachlorophenol, Creosote and other contamination of soil, sediment and Willamette River.[22][23]	06/23/1993	05/31/1994	09/27/2005	–	–
ORD980988307	Northwest Pipe & Casing/Hall Process Company	Clackamas	PCB and other contamination of soil.[24][25]	02/07/1992	10/14/1992	06/04/2004	–	–
ORSFN1002155	Portland Harbor	Multnomah	PCB, DDT, arsenic and other contamination of Willamette River.[26][27]	07/27/2000	12/01/2000	–	–	–
ORD009412677	Reynolds Metals Company	Multnomah	Significant contamination of Sandy River and Columbia River areas, including anadromous fish.[28][29]	08/23/1994	12/16/1994	09/29/2006	–	–
ORD009042532	Taylor Lumber and Treating	Yamhill	Serious pentachlorophenol, heavy metal, dioxin and other contamination of the soil, air, and water.[30][31]	12/01/2000	06/14/2001	09/24/2008	–	–
ORD050955848	Teledyne Wah Chang	Linn	Radioactive contamination of rivers.[32][33]	12/30/1982	09/08/1983	09/13/2002	–	–
OR6213820917	Umatilla Army Depot (Lagoons)	Morrow	Pesticide, NDX and other contamination of groundwater, affecting drinking water supplies.[34][35]	10/15/1984	07/22/1987	–	–	–
ORD009043001	United Chrome Products, Inc.	Benton	Chromium contamination in drinking water aquifers.[36][37]	09/08/1983	09/21/1984	12/27/1991	–	–
ORD009049412	Union Pacific Railroad Tie-Treating Plant	Wasco	Ammonia, VOC, arsenic and other contamination of soil, groundwater and drinking water aquifers.[38][39]	10/26/1989	08/30/1990	09/23/2004	–	–

See also

• List of Superfund sites in the United States
• List of environmental issues
• List of waste types
• TOXMAP

External links

• EPA list of proposed Superfund sites in Oregon
• EPA list of Superfund sites in Oregon
• EPA list of Superfund site construction completions in Oregon
• EPA list of partially deleted Superfund sites in Oregon
• EPA list of deleted Superfund sites in Oregon
• Superfund Research Program at Oregon State University

References

1. P.L. 96-510, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601–9675), December 11, 1980.
2. "National Priorities List". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
3. "Proposed NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
4. "Final NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
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6. "Partial deletions at NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
7. "Deleted NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
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9. Allied Plating, Inc.
10. "Black Butte Mine Superfund site progress profile". EPA. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
11. Formosa Mine
12. Fremont National Forest Uranium Mines
13. Gould, Inc.
14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
15. Harbor Oil
16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
17. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
18. Joseph Forest Products
19. Martin-Marietta Aluminum Co.
20. "Martin-Marrieta Aluminum Co". Retrieved 2009-12-05.
21. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
22. McCormick & Baxter Creosoting Co. (Portland Plant)
23. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
24. Northwest Pipe & Casing/Hall Process Co.
25. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
26. Portland Harbor
27. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
28. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
29. Reynolds Metal Company
30. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
31. Taylor Lumber and Treating
32. Teledyne Wah Chang
33. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
34. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
35. Umatilla Army Depot
36. United Chrome Products, Inc.
37. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
38. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
39. Union Pacific Railroad Tie Treatment