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]
ORD009051442Allied Plating, Inc.MultnomahHeavy metal contamination of groundwater, wells and municipal water supplies.[8][9]01/22/198702/21/1990
06/29/1993
–
11/14/1994
OR0000515759Black Butte MineLaneSurface water contamination by mercury and other substances from abandoned mercury mine site.[10]09/23/200903/04/2010
–
–
–
ORN001002616Formosa MineDouglasHeavy metal contamination of streams and rivers.[11]03/07/200709/19/2007
–
–
–
OR7122307658Fremont National Forest Uranium Mines (USDA)LakeRadioactive contamination of streams, wetlands and creeks.[12]06/23/199304/25/1995
09/28/2006
–
–
ORD095003687Gould, Inc.MultnomahLead contamination of the air, surface and ground water.[13][14]12/30/198209/08/1983
09/28/2000
–
09/30/2002
ORD071803985Harbor Oil Inc.MultnomahPCB, oil and other contamination of wetlands and lakes.[15][16]09/05/200209/29/2003
–
–
–
ORD068782820Joseph Forest ProductsWallowaArsenic, chromium and other contamination of drinking water aquifers.[17][18]06/24/198803/31/1989
09/27/1993
–
11/04/1999
ORD052221025Martin-Marietta Aluminum Co.WascoCyanide contamination of groundwater and well water.[19][20][21]10/15/198406/10/1986
12/29/1994
–
07/05/1996
ORD009020603McCormick & Baxter Creosoting Co. (Portland Plant)MultnomahHeavy metal, Pentachlorophenol, Creosote and other contamination of soil, sediment and Willamette River.[22][23]06/23/199305/31/1994
09/27/2005
–
–
ORD980988307Northwest Pipe & Casing/Hall Process CompanyClackamasPCB and other contamination of soil.[24][25]02/07/199210/14/1992
06/04/2004
–
–
ORSFN1002155Portland HarborMultnomahPCB, DDT, arsenic and other contamination of Willamette River.[26][27]07/27/200012/01/2000
–
–
–
ORD009412677Reynolds Metals CompanyMultnomahSignificant contamination of Sandy River and Columbia River areas, including anadromous fish.[28][29]08/23/199412/16/1994
09/29/2006
–
–
ORD009042532Taylor Lumber and TreatingYamhillSerious pentachlorophenol, heavy metal, dioxin and other contamination of the soil, air, and water.[30][31]12/01/200006/14/2001
09/24/2008
–
–
ORD050955848Teledyne Wah ChangLinnRadioactive contamination of rivers.[32][33]12/30/198209/08/1983
09/13/2002
–
–
OR6213820917Umatilla Army Depot (Lagoons)MorrowPesticide, NDX and other contamination of groundwater, affecting drinking water supplies.[34][35]10/15/198407/22/1987
–
–
–
ORD009043001United Chrome Products, Inc.BentonChromium contamination in drinking water aquifers.[36][37]09/08/198309/21/1984
12/27/1991
–
–
ORD009049412Union Pacific Railroad Tie-Treating PlantWascoAmmonia, VOC, arsenic and other contamination of soil, groundwater and drinking water aquifers.[38][39]10/26/198908/30/1990
09/23/2004
–
–

See also

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.
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  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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
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