LETTER
FROM GOVERNOR KITZHABER
EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
State Commitment to Manage
Sediments in Portland Harbor
Mission and Goals of the
PHSMP
How Sediments Will Be
Managed in Portland Harbor
Cleanup Is Already
Occurring
Who Has Reviewed the PHSMP
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 State Commitment to Manage Sediments
in Portland Harbor
1.2 DEQ Will Accomplish Protective
Cleanup Equivalent To A Superfund Listing 1.3
Process for Developing and Implementing the
Portland Harbor Sediment Management Plan
1.4 Mission and Goals of the Portland
Harbor Sediment Management Plan
1.5 Organization of Portland Harbor
Sediment Management Plan
2.0 DESCRIPTION OF
PORTLAND HARBOR
3.0 OREGONS
ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY
- 3.3 Enforcement Strategy to Implement
PHSMP
4.0 PORTLAND HARBOR
CONCEPTUAL SITE MODEL
4.1 Description of the Willamette River
and Portland Harbor 4.2
Sediment Loading and Transport
4.3 Addressing Water Quality Criteria
4.4 Summary of Information 4.5
Contaminants of Interest
4.6 Potential Receptors 4.7
Contaminants of Interest
4.8 Identification of Potential Data
Gaps
5.0 SUMMARY OF SITES
CURRENTLY IN THE CLEANUP PROCESS
6.0 SUMMARY OF
HARBOR-WIDE SITE DISCOVERY WORK CONDUCTED TO DATE
7.0 REMEDIAL
INVESTIGATION OF PORTLAND HARBOR SEDIMENTS
7.2.1 Guideline Development
7.2.2 Harbor-Wide Biota-Sediment
Accumulation Function (BSAF)
7.2.3 Reference Area Selection
7.2.4 Continuing Development
Activities
7.3 Remedial Investigation of Portland
Harbor
7.3.1 Benthic Community Survey
7.3.2 Ecological Characterization
of Portland Harbor
7.3.3 Human Activity/Fish
Consumption
7.3.4 Sediment Chemistry and
Bioassay Testing
7.3.5 Fish Tissue Sampling
7.3.6 Risk Assessment
7.4 Remedial Investigation at Sites
7.4.1 Phase I Sediment Toxicity/
Human Health
7.4.2 Phase II Bioaccumulation
7.4.3 Strategy for New Site
Discovery
7.4.3.1 Developing Strategy
Recommendations
7.4.3.2 Outfalls and Natural
Drainages
7.4.3.3 Expanding Study Area
Boundaries
7.5 Portland Harbor Feasibility Study
7.5.1 Source Control Measures
7.5.2 Available Alternatives
7.5.3 Remedy Selection
8.0 EXPEDITING
CLEANUP OF PORTLAND HARBOR - THE INTEGRATED SCHEDULE
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8-1 Portland Harbor Sediment Management Plan
Harbor-Wide Programmatic and Remedial
Investigation Schedule
- Figure
8-2 Approximate Time-Phasing Between
Harbor-Wide and Reference Area,
Site-Specific, and Programmatic Activities
- Figure
8-3 Portland Harbor Sediment Investigation
Work Plan Development and Oversight Schedule
- Figure
8-4 Site-Specific Activities During
Harbor-Wide RI/FS
- Figure 8-5
PHSMP Site Assessment Activities Schedule
9.0 SEDIMENT
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
9.1 Structure and Resources to Implement
PHSMP 9.2 Sediment Management
Activities Requiring Coordination
10.0 COSTS AND
FUNDING - COMMITTING RESOURCES TO GET THE JOB DONE
10.1 Estimated Costs for Harbor-Wide
RI/FS 10.2 Sources of Funding
and Funding Mechanisms
11.0 COMMUNITY
INPUT RECEIVED TO DATE
11.1 Outreach Activities in Developing
PHSMP 11.2 Preliminary
Discussions with Environmental and Community
Organizations
11.3 Public Comment Period
11.4 Public Involvement Plan
12.0 CONTINUED
COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT AGENCIES AND PORTLAND HARBOR
COMMUNITIES
12.1 Meeting Other Federal, State, and
Local Requirements
12.1.1 Other State Agency Roles
and Responsibilities
12.1.2 Federal Agency Roles and
Responsibilities
12.1.3 Native American Tribes
12.1.4 Local Agency Roles and
Responsibilities
13.0 COORDINATION
AND INTEGRATION OF INVESTIGATIONS AND CLEANUP WITH
DREDGING ACTIVITIES
13.1 Dredged Material Evaluation Framework
13.2 Anticipated Dredging Activities
13.3 Coordination with Portland Harbor
Sediment Management Plan
13.3.1 Ensuring Regulatory Consistency
13.3.2 Determining Which Regulatory
Framework to Apply
13.3.3 Modifications to Dredging
Projects in Contaminated Areas
13.3.4 Modifications to the RI/FS
Process to Accommodate Dredging Projects
APPENDICES
APPENDIX
A LETTER FROM EPA TO DEQ DATED MARCH 10, 1999 APPENDIX B
NOVEMBER 1998 COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN DEQ AND
PORTLAND HARBOR GROUP
APPENDIX C
PUBLIC OUTREACH CONDUCTED
DURING PLAN PREPARATION
APPENDIX D
OREGON'S CLEANUP STATUTES
AND REGULATIONS
APPENDIX E
DESCRIPTION OF SITES
CURRENTLY UNDER CLEANUP
AGREEMENTS APPENDIX F SITE
DISCOVERY RESULTS TO DATE
APPENDIX G
SEDIMENT ASSESSMENT
METHODOLOGY
APPENDIX H
SITE-SPECIFIC SCHEDULES
FOR PHSMP
APPENDIX I
DETAILED DREDGING
COORDINATION PLAN
APPENDIX J
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PLAN
FOR IMPLEMENTATION
APPENDIX K
PUBLIC REVIEW COMMENT
RESPONSIVENESS SUMMARY
APPENDIX L
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
APPENDIX M
ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS
Comments or Questions?
Please contact Liz Waddle at (503) 229-5158 or e-mail at waddle.liz@deq.state.or.us
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