Willamette River Cleanup
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About the Portland Harbor Cleanup Site
The Portland Harbor Site spans 10 miles of the Lower Willamette River. The river sediments, surface water, and the fish that reside in the harbor have high levels of PCBs, PAHs, dioxins/furans, DDT and other pesticides which present an unacceptable risk to people’s health, especially subsistence and tribal fishers, and to the environment.
Under EPA cleanup plan, contaminated sediments at the site will be addressed through dredging, capping, enhanced natural recovery, and monitored natural recovery. Approximately 394 acres of sediment, out of 2,190 total acres in the site, will be actively remediated with dredging and capping, including removal of over three million cubic yards of contaminated sediments. Approximately 1,774 acres of the site with lower contaminant levels are expected to recover naturally over time.
Active cleanup construction work is expected to take about 13 years and cost $1 billion. Following the active cleanup construction phase, EPA expects a 100-fold reduction in contamination-related cancer and other serious risks. The river’s natural recovery process will further reduce these risks.
CAG General Meeting April 13, 2022
CAG Board Members Michael Pouncil, Chair Doug Larson Sarah Taylor John Marshall Scott Burr, Tech Advisor Caleb Shaffer, EPA Laura Knudson, EPA Number of Participants: 39 This meeting is recorded. Portland Harbor CAG YouTube page. “Subscribe...
Willamette Week: We Asked Metro Council President Lynn Peterson Why the Toxic Soil of a North Portland Beach Hasn’t Been Removed
Willamette Week By Aaron Mesh April 10, 2022 at 10:59 pm PDT For more than a year, environmental advocates have wondered why regional government Metro is still letting dioxins, PCBs, heavy metals and other toxic chemicals stain what could be Portland’s next riverside...
Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group Letter of Concern to the Portland Harbor Trustee Council
PDF Version of this letter April 6, 2022Julie WeisPortland Harbor Trustee Council ChairHaglund Kelly LLP2177 SW BroadwayPortland, Oregon 97201 Dear Ms. Weis,Over the past few months, the Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group (PHCAG) raisedconcerns and questions...
BRAIDED RIVER: Lower Willamette Speaks
BRAIDED RIVER: Lower Willamette Speaks, an exhibition by the Braided River Campaign opens March 28t at the Alexander Gallery, Clackamas Community College Oregon City Campus. In their first exhibition, the Braided River Exhibition weaves a Story of Displacement and...
Hiring opportunity: Willamette Cove environmental technicians
Port of Portland has posted this announcement for temporary Environmental Technicians working at Willamette Cove. These positions are excellent entry points for individuals interested in environmental work. The positions include OSHA Health and Safety Training (cost...
Wednesday, March 9 Virtual Portland Harbor Collaborative (5-7pm Pacific)
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CAG General Meeting February 9, 2022
https://youtu.be/nEYUnLwrMQw CAG Board Members Michael Pouncil, Chair (absent) Doug Larson Sarah Taylor John Marshall Scott Burr, Tech Advisor Caleb Shaffer, EPA Laura Knudson, EPA Number of Participants: 31 This meeting is recorded. Portland Harbor CAG YouTube...
Eathquake, oil spill would unleash havoc
As reported in The Oregonian, a new report confirms what local residents have been warning about for decades. https://enewspo.oregonlive.com/data/13373/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/13373/pub/23967/page/1/alb/728446
Please Join Our Virtual CAG Meeting.Wednesday, February 9, 2022 At 6:30 p.m. Pacific
Click Here For The Zoom Link February is here, love is in the air for our Willamette River. There is so much intent in making sure that The Portland Harbor Superfund cleanup is representative of all of the hard work of our past and present community members....
CAG General Meeting January 12, 2021
John Marshall presented about the transparency, accountability, and verifiability of mitigation bank credit-debit and performance standard data records for the Portland Harbor mitigation banks.
Susan Bladholm is a transportation enthusiast and is a life-long Portlander who would like to foster a greater appreciation for the value of our riverways. Susan gave us an update on the pilot program for Frog Ferry on in 2022.
Virtual CAG Meeting January 12
Please Join Our Virtual CAG Meeting. Wednesday, January 12, 2022 At 6:30 p.m. Pacific Click Here For The Zoom Link Happy New Year everyone…2022 is here and we are starting the year off with intention to live more sustainably and in harmony with our rivers. How do we...
Advocates Want the EPA to Force Portland to Clean Up a Key Stretch of the Willamette River
Reported in Willamette Week By Nigel Jaquiss December 22, 2021 at 4:47 pm PST Environmental and community groups have asked federal regulators to crack down on the city of Portland and the state of Oregon for allegedly dragging their feet on the cleanup of a prime...