Oregon superfund site that EHAP is currently assessing:

Union Pacific Railyard

On this page:

• In the News
• Reports
• Educational Materials
• Public Participation
• Related Websites

Eugene, Lane County

The railyard, located in Northwest Eugene, originally began operations in the late 1800's as a small regional railroad.  Throughout the decades of rail operations at the site, drips, spills and operating practices associated with use and disposal of creosote, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH's), heavy metals, and volatile organic chlorinated solvents (VOCs), contaminated the soil and groundwater at the railyard. The main public health issue at the site is groundwater contamination and the potential effect it has on nearby neighborhoods.  EHAP has completed a final report which evaluates the public health implications of the contamination.

In the News

• DHS releases final public health assessment of groundwater contamination 
• Groundwater contamination from the Union Pacific Railroad Yard (UPRR); meeting scheduled

Reports

• Public Health Assessment- Final Report (2007) (pdf)
• Public Health Assessment - Draft Report (2007) (pdf)

Educational Materials

• Summary Fact Sheet -PHA Final Report (2007) (pdf)
• Summary Fact Sheet - PHA Draft Report (2007) (pdf)

Public Participation

• EHAP staff will be available at the November 1st public meeting hosted by DEQ at the Red Cross Building in Bethel.  There will be a public information session at 6pm when agency staff will be available to answer questions on an individual basis.  Presentations will begin at 7pm and will be followed by a question/answer session.

Related Websites

• Oregon DEQ's UPRR site - Description of site and DEQ's activities
• Indoor Air Quality- EPA's page on indoor air quality
• Trichloroethylene (TCE) Fact Sheet - Fact sheet developed by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry on one of the contaminants of concern at this site
• Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) Fact Sheet - Fact sheet developed by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry on one of the contaminants of concern at this site