Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group
December 10, 2008 Draft
Minutes by Jackie L. Calder
Present at meeting:
Jim Robison
Robin Plance
Jackie Calder
Darise Weller
Tom Chisolm
Jan Secunda
Chairperson
Vice Chairperson, St. Johns NA
Education and Outreach Chair
cleanriveroregon@yahoo.com Secretary, University Park NA
dweller972@comcast.net
Treasurer, Linnton NA
o2boutdoors@yahoo.com
Citizen
tede@stephouse.net
Sierra Club
Recreation:
Bill Egan
fishcrappie@yahoo.com
Absent:
Education:
Trish Graf
Business:
Steve Gunther
Services
At Large:
Bill MacCauley
jimrobison@aol.com
rgplance@hotmail.com
Oregon Bass and Panfish Club
pgraf02@hotmail.com
Portland State, PCC
stephenmgunther@yahoo.com Progressive Products and
503-253-2491
Retired longshoreman
December 10, 2008
Road to the Road
The following is a summary of activities by the Lower Willamette Group as well as
contributions and guidance from the EPA and the DEQ. It is an effort to provide
information to the Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group and all stakeholders and
interested parties of the Portland Harbor Superfund Site during the year of 2008.
Through the use of Maps and collected data, we will show the areas and levels of
chemicals in addition to the approaches and methods of treatments.
The following were ascertained as part of the contaminants that could have an effect
on habitat or species, which have the Portland Harbor as its locale or home.
Metals
Pesticides
PCBs
TBT
PAH’s
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Tributylin
These are the top of the list for addressing for treatment in the sediment.
We have evaluated various areas that require special attention due to the severity of
contamination.
 Area of Albina
 Westinghouse transform
 PPL
 Cargill area
These are logical sources. Most contaminated Sediment is due to historic releases.
Not from the last five years but prior to that time. Mile 12 starts to be lighter density in
contaminants. Downriver is more servere. The EPA extended the study area because it was
found that a wider area is showing more contaminants.
Phyto-remediation from the UW. Is it possible? Usually it requires sunlight
penetration and some of the contaminants are embedded in sediment that remains on the
bottom.
STORMWATER OR OUTFALLS
What is the load from materials deposited into the river? Collected run-offs or some
cso’s. What are they contributing?
 EPA analyzed various types of watersheds or the type of contaminants they bring.
 LWG analyzed various drainage areas by types: So highway watersheds, industrial
watersheds, agriculturural drainage.
 Stormwater data is it fed into water quality database at DEQ?
(Aside: We should hold a workshop regarding Human Health Risk Assessment, and
the ECO Risk Assessment.)
They actually are needed will determine hardcore decisions. The Harbor would put
on a grid identifying the high risk areas.
Barbara Smith: Who are the RECEPTORS?
January Tentative schedule Presentation: Jim Anderson—Source Control.
February –Overview of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment.
Jim: Could you bring an example of another location?
(Aside: Steering: What about adopting Washington’s state standards? Or exceed
their standards. )
There are no Federal standards for sediments.
To accomplish the Superfund, we need to deter mine what this site needs.
Chip Humphrey:
In the Feasibility study Round Three includes:
 Stormwater
 Surface water low/high flow events
 Biota sampling
 Bioassays/co-located sediments
 Upstream/ downstream areas—
FEASIBILITY STUDY
ELEMENTS 2008
Draft Treatability Study Literature Survey Tech Memo (Feb 2008)
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Need copy of slides.
MILESTONES
What is the relationship between sediment and fish? How clean the sediment to
change the health of the fish or the edible part?
DRAFT RI REPORT
DRAFT BASELINE RISK ASSESSMENT REPORTS
Bill Egan:
What are we doing about on-going polluters and pollutants?
Chip: Source Control from Jim Anderson and the review of Downtown Sediment
Analysis from Keith Johnson.
Jim Robison: What is being done about the legal and the illegal sources of
contaminants.
Jim Anderson: Keith Johnson and Matt McClincy will be presenting both topics in
January.
Back to the topic.
From Round Two Report:
AREAS OF POTENTIAL CONCERN
Initial areas: (Iaopc’S) werepresented. Eventual we need to look at the magnitude of the
exceedances. Feasibility will tell how to manage these areas.
BEYOND 2009
DRAFT FS—ROD PROCESS
LWG submits Draft FS Report
 Agency review
 Report available for public review
 Roll out/open house sessions/CAG presentations
Key to next steps/forward schedule—for the draft FS plan to be adequate in order
for the clean up to be the best it can be
Draft FS /review ‘O9
PROPOSED PLAN
 EPA develops Conceptual Proposed Clean
 Remedy Review Board (2-3 months) revisions
 Proposed Plan—formal public review
GETTING TO CLEAN UP
 Setting priorities for cleanup—sequencing options
 Upstream to downstream
 Worst first
 Ready to go (straightforward design)
 EARLY ACTIONS—Portl of Portland Terminal 4
 Slip 3 Wheeler Bay
 Work with Arkema
 US Moorings
 EPA issued a unilateral admintrative Order to the Corps of Engineers
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Jim Robison thanked the presenters, guests and members for attending the meeting and
then adjourned the meeting.
Attendance – December 10, 2008
Name
Organization
Jim Robison
Karen L Reed
Robin G. Plance
Chip Humphrey
Jim Anderson
Keith Pine
Jesse Starr
Brooke Bonkoski
Pam Plance
Carol Grand
Marcia Danab
Noi Tran
Gene Tienken
Cyril Young
Stephen Zylstra
Mike McCabe
Rachel Wray
Bob Wyatt
Bill Egan
Jan Secunda
Darise Weller
Travis Williams
Peter De Fur
Judy Smith
Chip Humphrey
Greg Madden
Joan Rothlein
Matt Mudge
PHCAG
Bateman Seidel
PHCAG
EPA
ODEQ
LWG(Anchor Env.)
ARCADIS
ARCADIS
North Portland NS
NW Pipe
ODEQ
Test America Inc
Envirocon
Dept. State Lands
NR Trustee Council
Dept. State Lands
Port of Portland
NW Natural/LWG
OBPFC/PHCAG
PHCAG/Sierra Club
PHCAG/Linnton NA
Willamette Riverkeeper
WR/PHCAG by phone
EPA
EPA
Med Data
OHSU
URS
Contact
jim@jimrobison.org
kreed@batemanseidel.com
rgplance@hotmail.com
humphrey.chip@epa.gov
anderson.jim@deq.state.or.us
kpine@anchorenv.com
jesse.starr@arcadis-uscan
brooke.bonkoski@arcadis-us.com
pamela@npnscommunity.org
cgrand@nwpipe.com
danab.marcia@deq.state.or.us
noitran@testamericainc.com
gtienken@envirocon.com
cyril.young@state.or.us
stephen.zylstra@FWS.gov
mike.mccabe@state.or.us
rachel.wray@portofportland.com
rjw@nwnatural.com
fishcrappie@yahoo.com
tede@stephouse.net
dweller972@comcast.net
travis@willamette_riverkeeper.org
pdefur@estewards.com
smith.judy@epa.gov
humphrey.chip@epa.gov
gmadden@meddata.com
jrothlein@teleport.com
matt.mudge@urscorp.com