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Beaverton Creek at Millikan

All POLREP's for this site Beaverton Creek at Millikan
Beaverton, OR - EPA Region X
POLREP #3 - Final POLREP 		Printer Friendly  |   PDF
 
On-Scene Coordinator - Marc Callaghan 5/23/2005
Emergency - Removal Assessment Pollution Report (POLREP) #3
Start Date: 4/24/2005 Completion Date: 4/28/2005
Pollution Report (POLREP) #3
Site Description
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.



Current Activities
None

Planned Removal Actions
Removal complete.

Next Steps
None

Key Issues
Source of oil was not identified.