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Cleanup Investigation

2011

Letter to Administrator Lisa Jackson and Responses to Congressional Delegation, December 14, 2011 (PDF) (42 pp, 10.8MB) - December 2011

Remedial Investigation Report (main text only) (PDF) (676 pp, 3.9MB) - August 2011
• Executive Summary - Remedial Investigation Report (PDF) (24 pp, 150K) - August 2011
• Baseline Human Health Risk Assessment (Appendix F) (PDF) (203 pp, 1MB) - May 2011. Note: Appendices with attachments, tables and maps are available upon request. Contact Dan Phalen at 206-553-8578.
• Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment (Appendix G) (PDF) (746 pp, 6.4MB) - July 2011. Note: Maps, attachments and response to EPA comments are available upon request. Contact Contact Dan Phalen at 206-553-8578.
2009

EPA Risk Assessment comments to LWG (PDF) (15pp, 168K) - December 23, 2009

Portland Harbor Draft Remedial Investigation Report - October 2009
• Executive Summary (PDF) (30pp., 4.4MB)
  • Executive Summary text only version (PDF) (23pp., 133KB)
• Section 11 - Summary and Conclusions: Text (PDF) (34pp., 247KB)
• Section 11 - Summary and Conclusions: Map (PDF) (1pp., 1.1MB)
• Section 11 - Summary and Conclusions: Tables (PDF) (2pp., 62KB)
• Sections 1-13: Text Only (PDF) (598pp., 3.5MB)
• Appendix F: Baseline Human Health Risk Assessment (PDF) (5612 pp. 43.5MB) Note: Large file size may take a long time to download using slower internet connections.
• Appendix G: Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment (PDF) (594 pp. 7.4MB to start) Note: Large file size may take a long time to download using slower internet connections.

Portland Harbor Site Remedial Action Objectives (PDF) (5pp, 34KB) - August 7, 2009

Areas of Potential Concern Letter (PDF) (2pp., 125KB to start) - June 23, 2009

• Lines of Evidence Maps referenced in June 23, 2009 AOPC letter (PDF) (4pp., 1.3MB)

Screening of Disposal Facilities for the Feasibility Study (PDF) (15pp., 1.2MB) - June 19, 2009
Pre-Feasibility Study Treatment Technologies Table Draft (PDF) (7pp., 35KB) - June 5, 2009

Lower Willamete River Sidescan Sonar Data Report (PDF) (198pp., 6.4MB) - May 15, 2009

Treatment Beneficial Use Market Survey Draft (PDF) (118pp., 586KB) - April 3, 2009

Early Preliminary Remediation Goals (PRG's) (PDF) (86pp., 1.4MB) - March 27, 2009

2008

Round 3A and 3B Stormwater Data Report (PDF) (10 pp. 87K to start) - draft undergoing government review - September 30, 2008

Round 2 Quality Assurance Project Plan Addendum 11: Sediment Chemical Mobility Testing (PDF) (26 pp. 163K to start) - draft undergoing government review - August 4, 2008

Draft Round 3B Sediment Data Report (PDF) (18 pp. 196K to start) - draft undergoing government review - August 1, 2008 NOTE: Large File: 56K download time may exceed 15 minutes for some of the attached files.

Background Data Processing and Outlier Identification (PDF) (35pp. 2.3MB) draft undergoing government review - July 3, 2008.

Background Document: Application of Oregon Water Quality Standards (PDF) (54 pp. 6.23MB) draft undergoing government review- July 2, 2008.

Portland Harbor RI/FS Round 3B Upland Stormwater Field Sampling Report (PDF) (561 pp. 17.7MB) - June 13, 2008. NOTE: Large File: 56K download time may exceed 60 minutes.

Draft Final Sediment Chemical Mobility Testing Field Sampling Plan (PDF) (8 pp. 97K to start) - June 13, 2008.

Stormwater Loading Calculation Methods (PDF) (597 pp. 30MB) NOTE: Large File: 56K download time may exceed 30 minutes. May 16, 2008. Draft Undergoing Governmental Review.

Round 3 Lamprey Ammocoete Phase 2 Toxicity Testing Data Report (PDF) (33 pp. 1.5MB to start) May 7, 2008. Draft Undergoing Governmental Review.
Round 3B Side-Scan Sonar Field Sampling Plan (PDF) (26 pp. 8MB to start) - April 24, 2008
Portland Harbor Superfund Site Overview (PDF) (41 pp. 2.2MB)
Portland Harbor Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study Summary (PDF) (88 pp. 7.7MB)
Portland Harbor April 2008 Update Continued (PDF) (17 pp. 518K)

Sediment Chemical Mobility Testing Field Sampling Plan (PDF) (158 pp. 4.5MB) draft undergoing government review

Round 3B Side-Scan Sonar Field Sampling Plan (PDF) (12 pp. 880K) - January 2008

2007

Draft Treatability Study and Literature Review (PDF) (56 pp. 1.3MB) - October 20, 2007.

Round 3A Low-Flow and Stormwater-Impacted Surface Water Data Report (PDF) (163 pp. 1.5MB) - May 21, 2007
Appendix B. Data Validation Reports
• Low-Flow (PDF) (74 pp. 504K to start)
• Stormwater-Impacted (PDF) (63 pp. 509K to start)
Appendix C. SCRA Databases (Excel File Viewer Required to view these files, download approx. 9.9MB )
• September 2006 (Excel) (3.9MB)
• November 2006 (Excel) (8.3MB)

Comprehensive Round 2 Site Characterization Summary and Data Gaps Analysis Report

• ERRATA: March 13, 2007 changes/additions: Map 11.2-1, field clam locations revision, Fig 6.1-50, App. G, etc. (PDF) (48 pp. 6.6MB)
• ERRATA: April 26, 2007 additions: Maps 6-1.58, 6.1-59, and 6-1.60a-b (PDF) (9 pp. 4.2MB)
• Main Text, Figures & Tables
• Section 1-10 Maps
• Section 11 & 12 Maps
• Appendices
• Table of Contents (PDF) (6 pp. 81K)
• Executive Summary (PDF) (7 pp. 990K)
• Executive Summary with Summaries for Chapter 4 - 12 (PDF) (40 pp. 250K)
• Glossary (PDF) (12 pp. 80K)

Round 3A Field Sampling Plan: Stormwater Sampling (PDF) (150 pp. 2.1MB) - March 1, 2007.
Round 2 Quality Assurance Project Plan Addendum 8 - Round 3A Stormwater Sampling (PDF) (37 pp. 2.7MB) - March 1, 2007.

Round 3 Sampling for Pre-Breeding White Sturgeon (Acipenser Transmontanus) Tissue (PDF) February 9, 2007 (39 pp. 408K)

Round 3A Field Sampling Plan : Stormwater Sampling February 7, 2007 (PDF) (69 pp. 2.9MB to start) draft undergoing government review

2006

Draft Multiplate Invertebrate Tissue Sampling Data Report June 12, 2006 (PDF, 33pp. 987KB to start)
• Appendices A-D (PDF, 80pp. 1.67MB)
Draft Benthic Tissue and Sediment Data Report September 1, 2006 (PDF, 151pp. 3.97MB to start)
• Appendices A-C (PDF, 238pp. 5MB)
• Appendix D (ZIP file, 2.73MB)
PCB Congeners in Archived Round 2A Surface Sediment Data Report April 10, 2006 (PDF, 65 pp., 7.8 MB)
• Appendix B: Excel File Containing Data (ZIP, 1.3 MB)
• Appendix C: Data Quality and Evaluation Reports (ZIP, 74 KB)
Round 2 Subyearling Chinook Tissue Data Report March 31, 2006 (PDF, 84 pp., 1.5 MB)
• Appendix C: Data Quality and Validation Reports (ZIP, 68 KB)
Portland Harbor RI/FS Round 3 January 2006 High-Flow Surface Water Field Sampling Report Draft March 27, 2006 (PDF, 72 pp., 4.8MB)
Interpretive Report: Estimating Risks to Benthic Organisms Using Predictive Models Based on Sediment Toxicity Tests Draft March 17, 2006 (PDF, 78 pp., 818KB)
• Interpretive Figures (PDF, 23 pp, 12.2 MB)
• Appendix A.0. Evaluation of Existing SQV Sets Including Chemical Data Sets (PDF, 14 pp., 174 KB)
• Appendix A.1. Supporting Data (ZIP, 4.33 MB)
• Appendix B. Chemical Data Set for Existing SQV Sets (PDF, 5 pp., 2.3 MB)
• Appendix C. Results for Multivariate Analyses (PDF, 14 pp., 4.3 MB)
• Appendix D. Interpretive Data (ZIP, 4.0 MB)
• Appendix E. Results of Individual Logistic Regression Models (PDF, 87 pp., 1.4 MB)
• Figure 6-1. Areas of Concern from logistic Regression Model (PDF, 1 pp., 297 KB)
• Figure 6-2. Areas of Predicted High Benthic Risk (PDF, 1 pp., 292 KB)
• Figure 6-3. Sediment Quality based on Toxicity Tests (PDF, 1 pp., 364 KB)
2005

Food Web Modeling Report: Evaluating TrophicTrace and the Arnot and Gobas Models for Application to the Portland Harbor Superfund Site Draft November 4, 2005 (PDF, 304 pp., 2.8MB)
Portland Harbor RI/FS Round 2A Sediment Site Characterization Summary Report Draft July 15, 2005 (44 pp 400 KB pdf to start)
Letter to Early Action and Lower Willamette Group Project Managers Regarding Diving Safety - June 22, 2005 (4 pp, 48 KB pdf)
Draft Monitored Natural Recovery Report April 2005 (58 pp, 1.9 MB pdf)

2004

Round 1 Site Characterization Summary Report DRAFT RI/FS October 12, 2004 (50 pp, 300 KB pdf to start)
Round 1 Executive Summary November, 2004 (5 pp 50 KB .pdf)
Portland Harbor RI/FS Deliverable Descriptions and Submittal Deadlines (13 p. 80 KB) - July 2004
Round 2 QAPP June 24, 2004 (162 pp, 800 KB pdf)
Round 2 Shore Bird and Beach Sediment Field Sampling Plan June 2, 2004 (20 pp, 300 KB pdf)
Round 2 Sediment Sampling and Benthic Toxicity TestingText, Figures and Tables June 1, 2004 (101 pp, 7.1 MB pdf)
Sediment Appendices (133 pp, 7 MB pdf)
RI/FS Programmatic Work Plan April 23, 2004 (217 pp, 800 KB pdf to start)
Round 1 Complete Set of Sampling Data - July 6, 2004 (12 MB excel spreadsheet)

2003

Round 1 Tissue Sample Collection and Archive Information Summary Tables October 22, 2003 (54 pp, 500 KB pdf)
Upland Groundwater Data Review Report June 6, 2003 (62 pp, 500 KB pdf)
Technical Memo: Chemistry Category Reclassification May 29, 2003 (40 pp, 228 KB)
Sediment Stake Erosion/Accretion Monitoring Report May 15, 2003 (45 pp, 4.7 MB pdf)
Round 2A QAPP Addendum April 17, 2003 (31 pp, 115 KB)
Round 1 Field Sampling Report DRAFT March 14, 2003 (44 page, 224 KB .pdf to start. Additional large .pdfs attached. Independent Excel spreadsheets for some figures, appendix and tables.)
Figure 5-14 Species Relabeling Check Sheet (XLS) (16KB)
2003-02-24_-_R1_Field_Sampling_Report_APPENDIX_C (XLS) (7.5M)
2003-03-14_-_R1_Field_Sampling_Report_TABLES (XLS) (124KB)
Figure 5-13 Lab Sample Storage Log Data Sheet (XLS) (17KB)

Summary of 2002 Field Activities February 28, 2003 (9 pp, 271 KB pdf)

2002

Round 1 Quality Assurance Project Plan Final Report (PDF) (161pp, 1.8Mb) - November 22, 2002
Bathy Integration Report Draft April 4, 2002 (35 pp, 2 MB pdf)
Hydraulic Analysis of the McCormick and Baxter Creosoting Company (PDF) (23 pp. 129K to start) March 19, 2002.
Technical Memorandum: Disposal Facility Siting Draft March 2002 (30 pp, 300 KB pdf)
Technical Memorandum: Capping Material Evaluation Draft February, 2002 (14 pp, 218 KB pdf)

1998

Portland Harbor Sediment Investigation Report (48 pp, 2.6 MB pdf) - May 1998

Early Action Cleanup Areas

Upland Sites

Cleanup Technologies

Administrative Documents

Name	Date	Status	Type	Size
Community Involvement Plan	2002-02-06	Final	Adobe Acrobat	24 pp, 327K
Administrative Order on Consent	2001-10-23	Final	Adobe Acrobat	30 pp. 1.67MB
Amendment to AOC	2003-06-16	Final	Adobe Acrobat	13 pp. 271K
Second Amendment to AOC	2006-04-27	Final	Adobe Acrobat	13 pp, 271K
Statement of Work	2002-03-06	Final	Adobe Acrobat	41 pp, 91K
Memorandum of Understanding Intergovernmental Team	2001-09-16	Final	Adobe Acrobat	14 pp, 72K
Memorandum of Understanding US Army Corps of Engineers	2002-March	Final	Adobe Acrobat	9 pp, 320K

Links to Documents from Other Agencies

Background

Pre-Listing Documents

You can find hard copies of these documents at one of the Information Repository locations for the Portland Harbor Superfund site.

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