Two hazardous waste sites in the state have been proposed for listing as federal Superfund cleanup sites. One is in Astoria and one is in Klamath Falls.
According to the EPA, soil at the the Astoria Marine Construction Co. site is contaminated by paint chips sandblasted off ships and by petroleum-based products. The EPA says the DEQ has been unsuccessful in getting the company to clean up the site.
The Klamath Falls site involves the North Ridge Estates, a subdivision contaminated by asbestos left over from roofing, siding and tiles used to construct 82 buildings at the Marine Recuperation Barracks during the mid-1940s.
The two are among 15 sites nationally proposed for listing under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency program that investigates and cleans up hazardous waste sites.
According to the EPA, soil at the the Astoria Marine Construction Co. site is contaminated by paint chips sandblasted off ships and by petroleum-based products. The EPA says the DEQ has been unsuccessful in getting the company to clean up the site.
The Klamath Falls site involves the North Ridge Estates, a subdivision contaminated by asbestos left over from roofing, siding and tiles used to construct 82 buildings at the Marine Recuperation Barracks during the mid-1940s.
The two are among 15 sites nationally proposed for listing under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency program that investigates and cleans up hazardous waste sites.
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