PCC Community Meeting Update from Oregon DEQ

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will host a Community Meeting Wednesday, September 18th, 2019, 6:00-9:00PM at Lewis Elementary School (4401 SE Evergreen St)Oregon DEQ will update neighbors regarding ongoing and upcoming environmental actions at Precision Cast Parts (PCC) that relate to soil and water* clean up efforts.

The specific topic areas for the 9/18 meeting include:

  • Meeting goals and objectives
  • Historical overview of clean up activities
  • Soil clean up activities that have been completed for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at the site. A colleague from EPA will be joining us for this portion.
  • Storm water system/DEQ water quality (NPDES) permit. A City of Portland colleague will be on hand to co-present.
  • Groundwater monitoring results and path forward to the feasibility study for the site. DEQ’s project team will be presenting this information during the meeting.
  • Sediment sampling and Johnson Creek bank repair work conducted by the City of Portland. DEQ along with a City of Portland colleague will be presenting information about the work within Johnson Creek.

*Air quality issues, including monitoring results, renewal of the ACDP permit, and the status of the facility in the Cleaner Air Oregon program, will be discussed at a future meeting.