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| Please Join Our Portland Harbor CAG at Portland Water Pollution Control Laboratory “BES Lab” at 6543 N. Burlington Avenue Portland, OR 97203. Wednesday, July 12, 2023 At 6:30- p.m. Pacific- (In Person) Click Here For The Zoom Link Meeting ID: 860 2314 6208 Hello Everyone, Please join us for our Portland Harbor CAG meeting in collaboration with Willamette River Advocacy Group (WRAG). This month we will meet at “BES Water Pollution Lab” at 6543 N Burlington Avenue Portland, OR 97203.Our discussion will be about River mile 11 East (RM11E).DOF (Dalton, Olmsted, and Fuglevand) has been working with public and private stakeholders to evaluate and clean up this stretch of the Willamette River on east side. DOF has been supporting the RM11E Group and will continue to provide technical and facilitation throughout the design. Also EPA will be doing sample testing at Green Anchor, come down between 1-3 on July 12 before our CAG meeting. *Below at the very bottom of the page are updates and links about RM11E. ———————————————————————————————— *News on the River* June 8 – July 27 Portland Harbor CAG River Workshops The Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group’s River workshops kicked off on Thursday, June 8! If you are interested in any or all of the different facets of this magnificent river that runs through our city, this event is for you! Geared towards adult learners, this educational series will cover the history, ecology, plants, and wildlife around the Portland Harbor Superfund cleanup, and so much more. This Thursday’s session will focus on Activism, Treaty Rights and Environmental Justice, with speakers from Mosquito Fleet, Human Access Project, and Yakama Nations Fisheries Superfund Section Govt. Liaison Learn more about River Workshop topics and schedule. All sessions are FREE will take place each Thursday from June 8 – July 27 from 5:30-7:30pm at Green Anchors. Green Anchors is located at 8940 N. Bradford Street in the Cathedral Park lot near the boat launch. Optional potluck happy hour at 5:00pm. Registration is encouraged, but not required. Childcare is available with one week notice. ———————————————————————————————— EPA Test Sampling at Cathedral Park July 12 2023, 1-3 p.m. EPA’s Laura Hanna, Laura Knudsen and Kristin Ching (New Community Involvement Coordinator) will be doing sample testing at Green Anchor, come down between 1-3 on July 12 before our CAG meeting. Anyone is welcome to stop by and see science and reciprocity in action! Our river deserves it!  |
———————————————————————————————— Cathedral Park Project Area Working Group Thursday, August 17 from 4:00-5:30pm for the next Cathedral Park Project Area Working Group virtual meeting! Virtual Cathedral Park Project Area Working Group Meeting Zoom Meeting Information Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84286239870 If clicking the link above does not work or you have any audio issues, please feel free to join the meeting on the phone by using the following information: Call Number: 719-359-4580 | Code: 84286239870# Or use One tap mobile: +17193594580, 84286239870# What are the August meeting topics? High-level recap from the June Working Group meeting Hear from Josie Clark (EPA) about sampling updates from the Cathedral Park Project Area. Report out from and Cathedral Park Jazz Festival in-person educational activities Planning for upcoming in-person educational activities in August/September aligned with Human Access Project’s concrete removal event Recap of Action Items and Next Steps for this Working Group Schedule next meeting if there is sufficient interest among Working Group members If you would like to join the working group or have other questions, please contact Laura Knudsen (knudsen.laura@epa.gov, call/text 206-643-4299). ———————————————————————————————— |
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| Making Our Voices Heard with Your Comment. Public Comment Period Opened June 15th. It Will Close July 12th In March of 2022, a bill was passed by the Oregon legislature, SB 1567, giving the first agency oversight ever over the oil facilities in the Hub (and the PDX airport, Eugene, and Port Westward) to Oregon DEQ. DEQ formed a program called Fuel Tanks and Seismic Stability. The scope of the bill is not as inclusive as we want but it is a first step to make progress–requiring the oil companies to conduct seismic stability assessments and to submit mitigation plans to lessen the risks of casualties, structural damage, and environmental impacts. A draft of DEQ’s proposed rules is available now and the public comment period opened June 15th. It will close July 12th. Written testimony is due by 4 pm on July 12th. The rules are available for review. Warning: your eyes may glaze over. Paste this in your browser: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/rulemaking/pages/seismicstability2023.aspx Please consider adding your voice for the safety of all of our communities. Email: Send comments to 2023@DEQ.oregon.gov Postal mail: Oregon DEQ, Attn: Fuel Tank Seismic Stability Team, 700 NE Multnomah Street, Suite 600, Portland, Oregon 97232-4100 Below are talking points drafted by RAC members and other advocates. Consider beginning your comments by sharing your location and why this matters to you. Require oil facilities to integrate earthquake early warning systems into their operationsto increase safety for those at greatest risk but to also reduce the impacts for the entire state. ShakeAlert®is an earthquake early warning (EEW) system that detects significant earthquakes quickly so that alerts can reach many people seconds to tens of seconds before shaking arrives. We cannot prevent an earthquake but we can reduce the risk. This action is not costly to adopt and can be installed quickly, making us safer soon–before any of the other mitigation steps can be taken. The facilities could better protect their employees, warn the nearby communities, and cease operations before the earthquake hits by triggering a shutdown of operations. This could avoid or reduce cascading issues such as fuel releases, fires, explosions, and spills. This has been described as a “no brainer” by many. Remove fuel from the CEI Hub. We can’t leave old unsafe tanks sitting around with fuel in them. They can still serve as sources of fire and ignition of nearby tanks, still collapse into the river, and spread toxic pollutants into the environment. Require decommissioned tanks be removed. They may have toxic sludge or be empty but they are still hazards. What do you think of a 10-year timeline for getting the CEI Hub to a place where it is considered “safe-enough” when an earthquake could come at any time? Equity issues were not adequately addressed. If you want to comment on them, please email sterling@phccoalition.org for talking points. Thank you for your support. We’d welcome a copy of your testimony: nancyhiser@comcast.net Nancy Hiser Linnton Neighborhood Association 503-713-3468 |
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| This event is put on in support and collaboration with Breach Collective, Mosquito Fleet and York River Ed. Center. Please use the QR code with smart phone above or use the link here to register. |
| ——————————————————————————————————— Remember, we have a “New” Portland Harbor CAG YouTube page. “Subscribe here” and at the bottom of the email. Now you have access to our monthly virtual meetings, forums, and presentations. Give the YouTube channel a thumbs up *** *** *** *** Tonights Guest Speaker Tonights speaker in Paul Fuglevand, PE Senior Principal Engineer for DOF (Dalton, Olmsted, and Fuglevand). Paul has over 40 years of nationwide consulting experience at several of the country’s largest Superfund site. For the past 20 years, Paul has served as technical director, project manager, and project coordinator for work set forth in EPA Agreed Orders at various Superfund sites. He is a nationally recognized expert in the characterization of sediments and the design of remedial actions for cleanup of contaminated sediments. Contact information link can be found here… And if you wish to know more about WRAG, https://wragpdx.wordpress.com/contact * River Mile 11 East information: Summary: Remedial design work is ongoing. The Phase I PDI Evaluation Report has been completed and they are working on a Preferred Alternatives Report (PAR). Working Parties: City of Portland, PacifiCorp, Cargill, Inc., CBS Corporation, DIL Trust, Glacier Northwest, Inc. Informal Public Feedback Opportunity: Review conceptual design in 2023 for River Mile 11 East area (estimated date). EPA Point of Contact: Hunter Young, EPA Project Manager (young.hunter@epa.gov, 503-326-5020) https://semspub.epa.gov/work/10/100003524.pdf https://semspub.epa.gov/work/10/100098511.pdf Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 Time: Start at 6:30 pm Pacific Zoom Time: Start at 6:00 pm Pacific Location: “BES Water Pollution Lab” at 6543 N Burlington Avenue Portland, OR 97203. Weblink: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86023146208 Meeting ID: 860 2314 6208 One tap mobile Call-in: +1 253 205 0468 US Dial by your location– |
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