BB&A Environmental assisted the University of Oregon during construction of the 117,000 square-foot Moshofsky Center in 1998 and the recently completed PK Park (new baseball facility). Buried wastes, including drums, various containers, batteries, and building demolition materials were encountered during construction of the facilities.
Former Automotive Repair Facility/Oregon Garden Property
Marion County, Oregon
Project Type
Hazardous Waste Investigations
Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS)
Project Services
Consulting & Engineering
Drilling & Probing
Field & Remediation
Project Description
The subject property is currently a vacant parcel that was acquired by the City of Silverton as part of the Oregon Garden site. The subject site was formerly utilized for vehicle repair and fuel storage using underground storage tanks (USTs). Previous investigations included Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs). Project tasks included: UST decommissioning activities, petroleum contaminated soil (PCS) cleanup, and completion of a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) including a human health and ecological risk assessment.
The Aurora Building is a mixed use project consisting of low income housing and ground floor commercial space in downtown Eugene, Oregon. The project site was formerly single-story commercial space. Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) performed by BB&A Environmental discovered that the subject property historically was the location of a former retail gasoline service station and automobile repair facility and that these past uses had resulted in both soil and groundwater impact.
The City of Eugene Library was constructed at a downtown site that historically was utilized as a dry cleaning facility and an automobile service center. In addition, contiguous properties contained historical automobile repair and paint facilities and an existing dry cleaning facility.
The University of Oregon obtained a Willamette Greenway conditional use permit in 1988 that allows development of a 67-acre parcel of land bordering the Willamette River known as the Riverfront Research Park. The master plan for the site involves a phased buildout of approximately one million square feet with clustered buildings and approximately half of the site maintained and/or enhanced as open space areas. Historically, certain parts of the property were utilized for industrial operations (e.g., aggregate and asphalt plants, manufactured gas plant).
After approximately 30 years of operating as a plating facility, the City of Portland Bureau of Fire and Rescue ordered the facility closed on May 9, 2003. Over the years a number of entities including Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Oregon Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA), and the City of Portland instituted enforcement actions against the business.
The Marion County Department of Public Works retained BB&A Environmental to provide environmental engineering and consulting services related to quarterly reporting of groundwater monitoring data at the Brooks Community Sewer District wastewater lagoon located near Brooks, Oregon. BB&A Environmental has evaluated quarterly groundwater monitoring data with regard to water quality standards established under the Water Quality Protection Rules (Oregon Administrative Rules [OAR] 340-40) and prepared quarterly reports for submittal to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).