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Public Works Administration City of Eugene 858 Pearl Street May 2, 199 Eugene, OR 97401 (503) 687-5262 CONTACT: Chuck Solin, Environmental Program Manager, 687-5061 Louis Kroeck, Project Manager, 465-2692 From Sandr Gleason, Public Communication Manager, 6$7-5523 FOR IMM DIATE RELEASE CITY TO BEGIN WORK ON TUGMAN PARK LANDFILL Rep esentatives from the City of Eugene and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (D Q) recently agreed upon construction activities and a construction schedule to correct site onditions in the undeveloped section at the south end of Tugman Park to the south of th playground area. The construction work will correct problems that have resulted from a lan ill that operated at the site between the 1920 and 1950s. Once the work is i completed, ngoing testing will help the City assess the effectiveness of the work. Ove the next few months, the City of Eugene Public Works Department will acquire all needed nvironmental permits. The project will be bid and a contractor selected by mid- June 1995, with construction planned to begin mid-July 1995. Construction will be completed ~ by early N vember 1995. r Dur ng the construction, the contractor will cover the north face of the old dump site j where som debris has been exposed due to erosion. Nearly 13,000 cubic yards of soil will be hauled the site. The steep areas will be contoured to a surface grade that provides appropriat drainage and minimizes slope erosion. Ab ut 400 feet of Tugman Creek will be piped, sealed, and covered by the landfill cover. Thi will prevent infiltration of water from the old dump site into Tugman Creek and will lessen the possibility of contaminants migrating into the creek. The lower portion of the Tugman C eek will be undisturbed during construction project. more i i