On Tuesday Aug 21, FOSC Dan Heister responded to and confirmed reports that a release of suspected historic contamination had been encountered during excavation activities at the former Taylor Lumber facility in Sheridan, OR.
FOSC Hesiter requested assistance from EPA's Emergency Response program to: 1) prevent the release from reaching navigable waters of the US, and 2)investigate and mitigate the source of the spill.
Wednesday August 22-FOSC Callaghan arrived on site with START (2), and ERRS (4) personnel.
The release has been been secured and protective strategies have been put in place as a contingency for any potential surficial runoff that may occur in the short term. Further investigation may be warranted once analytical sample results are received.
(Please see Polution Reports for more detailed informaiton)
