EPA Will Release Portland Harbor Record of Decision by the End of this Year

摘要

The EPA's Region 10 is analyzing comments from approximately 5,300 individuals on its "Proposed Cleanup Plan for the Portland Harbor Superfund Site," and plans to release a record of decision (ROD) by the end of the year. Region 10 encompasses Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho, with headquarters in Seattle. The 90-day public comment period extended from June 8 to August 8, with a 30-day extension to September 6 granted. The comments were received via emails, hard copies, web sub-mittals and oral testimonies at four EPA public meetings. The Port of Portland and the 10-member Lower Willamette Group (LWG), of which the Port is a member - have objected to elements of the proposed plan, stating that it gives the responsible parties no ability to assess the most economical and environmentally effective method for each location, but rather levies a rigid definition of the dredging and capping areas and dredging amounts, with no leeway for applying site specific methods commonly used in cleanup projects.