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…
EPA is considering adding the Upper Columbia River from Grand Coulee Dam to the Canadian border (a 150-mile river reach that includes Lake Roosevelt) to the National Priorities List (NPL), aka– Superfund. Also included is…
As reported in the Winter 2023 newsletter, EPA divided the Upper Columbia River Site into multiple operable units (OUs) for completion of the Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS). The RI/FS began in 2006 as…
Soil in the upper Columbia River valley of Stevens County, Washington, may contain unnaturally high levels of metals, including lead and arsenic. Concentrations depend on many factors, including land-use history and soil disturbances such as…
During summer 2022, EPA released an updated, enforceable schedule and process for implementing the Upper Columbia River Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS). This schedule was developed in association with Teck American Incorporated. The RI/FS…
EPA completed additional soil cleanup at 15 properties in Northport during the summer and fall of 2022. With the consent of property owners, cleanup was conducted at 14 residential properties and a common use area…
In the fall of 2022, the Lake Roosevelt Forum submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to EPA for the soil sampling results of 218 residential properties that were tested in 2014 and 2016….
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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