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
EPA is seeking feedback from community residents on the Upper Columbia River investigation and how they would like to be informed of site-related news. This is your opportunity to share thoughts, questions, and concerns about…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Via a Federal Register Notice being released March 7th, EPA will propose listing the Upper Columbia River (UCR) as a Superfund site on the National Priorities List. The notice will start a 60-day public comment…
In 2005, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initiated the Upper Columbia River Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS). Funded under a settlement agreement with Teck, its purpose is to establish the nature, extent and possible…
As previously reported by the Forum, EPA drafted and received public input on a draft “Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities.” Of particular importance to the Upper Columbia Valley communities are…
In October, the Forum reported that EPA may propose adding the Upper Columbia River study area to the National Priorities List (NPL), aka– Superfund. The Upper Columbia River study area currently extends from Grand Coulee…
The backdrop for Forum activities is the unique and distinct needs of Lake Roosevelt, which resulted from creating a reservoir to support operational capacity at Grand Coulee Dam. Two Indian tribes, federal agencies, state agencies and four counties have specific interests in the management of the lake. Individually and collectively, they seek to meet a diverse set of environmental, economic and cultural needs.
Lake Roosevelt Forum continues to successfully engage in a set of public outreach activities intended to further strengthen collaboration and cooperation among the many stakeholders with interests in and around Lake Roosevelt.
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