EPA Adds Upper Columbia River to Superfund National Priorities List
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EPA Adds Upper Columbia River to Superfund National Priorities List

In December 2024, EPA added the Upper Columbia River (UCR) site to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). EPA lists Superfund sites based on identified releases of contamination and where that contamination is found. Geographic…

EPA Updating Community Involvement Plan for Upper Columbia River
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EPA Updating Community Involvement Plan for Upper Columbia River

EPA Staff Contribution This month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is wrapping up a total of 20 scheduled interviews with community members who volunteered to share their thoughts, questions, and concerns about Upper Columbia River…

Welcome Mary Mitchener, Teck American Incorporated Environmental Manager
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Welcome Mary Mitchener, Teck American Incorporated Environmental Manager

In the fall of 2024, Teck American Incorporated (TAI) announced the appointment of Mary Mitchener as a TAI’s Environmental Manager. Based out of Spokane, her duties include oversight of TAI’s UCR RI/FS project team and…

LRU Updates River Photo
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Upper Columbia River Added to Superfund List

The Federal Register published a notice on December 13th adding EPA’s Upper Columbia River site to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL).

Although site boundaries are not determined as part of the listing, related investigations have stretched from the U.S. – Canada border

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EPA Planning Additional Northport Cleanup

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 is planning to conduct a time-critical removal/soil cleanup action for approximately 15 properties in summer/fall 2024. Currently, EPA is reviewing existing soil sampling data to identify properties…

Grand Coulee Dam
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EPA Proposes Adding the Upper Columbia River to the National Priorities List

In March, EPA proposed listing the Upper Columbia River (UCR) as a Superfund site on the National Priorities List (NPL). Per EPA, “NPL sites are areas where there are known releases of hazardous substances, pollutants,…

Upper Columbia River Meeting Hosted by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Citizens for a Clean Columbia
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Upper Columbia River Meeting Hosted by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Citizens for a Clean Columbia

You are invited to attend a community meeting about Upper Columbia River hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Citizens for a Clean Columbia EPA will provide updates on investigation related reports, sampling, and…

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EPA Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) Update

As part of a 2006 Settlement Agreement with Teck, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is directing the Upper Columbia River Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS). Its purpose is to establish the nature, extent and…