Environmental Investigation in Rickreall, Oregon

Confidential Agricultural Co-Op, Rickreall, Oregon
Owner/Principal Brent Jorgensen Served as Project Manager.

Assisted the client in emergency cleanup of fertilizer and pesticide fire debris, investigated waste disposal and treatment options, and worked closely with with DEQ in preparation and implementation of sampling, analysis, and closure plans and reports. Project involvement also included preparation of regulatory classification reports, design and installation of a wastewater treatment system, coordination of site cleanup and decontamination with Chemical Waste Management, Inc., and negotiation of site cleanup standards with DEQ. Also worked with Oregon DEQ and USEPA to exempt on-site wastes from RCRA Land Ban Disposal Restrictions. Other activities included:

• Preparing a fire debris management plan

• Sampling soil and debris contaminated with agricultural chemicals

• Submitting samples with chain-of-custody documentation to a certified lab, interpreting the results, and characterizing the debris for disposal

• Preparing regulatory classification reports

• Identifying waste removal and disposal options

• Designing a wastewater treatment system for pesticide-contaminated liquids using carbon filtration

• Coordinating site cleanup and decontamination with Chemical Waste Management, Inc.

• Preparing a fire debris removal report for the Oregon DEQ