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On the evening of 4/24/05. The EPA Phone Duty Officer received a call from ODEQ State On-Scene Coordinator (SOSC) Greenburg relating to a spill/release reported on Beaverton Creek near Millikan Way and 153rd in Beaverton, Oregon. ODEQ had mobilized a contractor to find the source and deploy boom/absorbants.
Beaverton Creek at the spill location, flows through a wetland. The creek is tributary to Rock Creek which flows to the Tualatin River, a navigable waterway. The Tualatin River is tributary to the Willamette River, also a navigable waterway. The surrounding area is a mixed residential and commercial zone, with a large number of feeder creeks and boarding wetland areas. The drainage system has a high wildlife/waterfowl population and Beaverton Creek flows through the Tualatin Hills Nature Park.
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