BB&A Environmental assisted the University of Oregon during construction of the 117,000 square-foot Moshofsky Center in 1998 and the recently completed PK Park (new baseball facility). Buried wastes, including drums, various containers, batteries, and building demolition materials were encountered during construction of the facilities.
The Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend complex is located on 181 acres along the McKenzie River in Springfield, Oregon, and opened in August 2008. Two (2) underground storage tanks (USTs), each having a nominal capacity of 40,000 gallons, were installed at the facility for storage of diesel fuel associated with an emergency electrical power supply system for the facility.
On October 26, 2004, an eastbound diesel locomotive derailed approximately 16 miles west of Riddle, Oregon. The accident occurred along a section of the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad located on a steep embankment approximately 50 feet above Cow Creek. During the accident, a section of twisted rail punctured the fuel compartments on two (2) of the locomotives spilling an estimated 4,300 gallons of diesel fuel.
Former Automotive Repair Facility/Oregon Garden Property
Marion County, Oregon
Project Type
Hazardous Waste Investigations
Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS)
Project Services
Consulting & Engineering
Drilling & Probing
Field & Remediation
Project Description
The subject property is currently a vacant parcel that was acquired by the City of Silverton as part of the Oregon Garden site. The subject site was formerly utilized for vehicle repair and fuel storage using underground storage tanks (USTs). Previous investigations included Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs). Project tasks included: UST decommissioning activities, petroleum contaminated soil (PCS) cleanup, and completion of a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) including a human health and ecological risk assessment.
This project involved research and site specific investigative activities concerning the potential availability and feasibility of developing a groundwater-based resource for a community water supply system to replace an existing spring-fed source requiring significant upgrades. Elements of the evaluation included an assessment of groundwater availability (quantity and quality), exploratory drilling and aquifer testing, and estimation of costs associated with installation, operation, and maintenance of on-site groundwater extraction wells.
BB&A Environmental was retained to provide technical assistance with evaluation of various groundwater resources related to a Site Certificate Application for a 900 megawatt natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant.
Stormwater Pollution Control Plans (SWPCPs) were written by BB&A Environmental for the D.R. Johnson Lumber Company for their three (3) mill locations in Riddle, Dillard, and Prairie City, Oregon. The Riddle site has a lumber mill, a laminating plant, and a cogeneration facility. The Dillard site has a lumber mill. The Prairie City site has two (2) lumber mills and a cogeneration facility. BB&A Environmental submitted documentation to exempt two (2) additional sites in John Day and Baker City, Oregon, based on the absence of point source discharges. The John Day site has a lumber mill.
On August 16, 2004, a truck and tanker trailer rounding a curve on Highway 99E ran onto the graveled shoulder and edge of an open stormwater drainage ditch. The tanker trailer struck a utility pole adjacent to the stormwater ditch, rolled onto its side, and came to rest on the west side of the highway near the entrance to a recreational motor vehicle assembly plant and retail automotive service station.
On September 8, 2003, a fixed frame tanker and tanker trailer crashed on Oregon State Highway 38 near mile marker 19 within the community of Greenacres, Oregon. During the crash the tanker trailer overturned, ruptured, and spilled approximately 6,200 gallons of gasoline. Subsequent accidental ignition of the spill resulted in a fire that killed several trees, spread into the lawn of an adjacent residence, and further damaged the roadway.