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Oregon hazardous waste site that EHAP is currently assessing:
Former Ken Foster Farm
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Sherwood, Washington County
The former Ken Foster Farms site is a 40-acre tract of historic pasture land at the southeast corner of Sherwood. Beginning in the 1960s, wastes from Frontier Leather Company were deposited on the site with the purpose of increasing the organic content and nutrients in the soil.
A preliminary assessment by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) indicated that the Frontier tannery waste that was applied to the land included animal wastes (animal tissue, fat, and hair), chromium-treated animal hides and scraps, and waste water sludge from settling tanks. In recent years, the former pasture has been redeveloped and eight homes now occupy the site.
How did EHAP become involved?
The US EPA requested that EHAP evaluate the public health impact of the contaminated soil. A report and fact sheet that discuss EHAP's findings and recommendations have been completed.
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- Fact sheet - discusses EHAP's findings and recommendations.
Public Participation
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Staff from DHS, DEQ and federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry will be available to talk with residents and respond to concerns from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 14, 2007, at the Sherwood Senior Center, 21907 SW Sherwood Blvd.
The public is invited to comment on thePublic Health Assessment (pdf). Copies also can be obtained by calling 971-673-0977. Comments will be taken until Nov. 23 and may be mailed to Environmental Health Assessment Program, DHS Public Health Division, 800 NE Oregon, Suite 640, Portland, OR 97232. Anyone wishing to submit comments electronically may call 971-673-0977 to find out where to send them.
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