f''_ F'- <br />~ Oy-r ~~ <br />= ~,=_ <br />FA.i c <br />J~~gon <br />Jahn ,i. Kitzh~lr~r, M.f~., Governor <br />September 6, 2001 <br />~1~~r_ Robert BriI] <br />dice President and Legal Counsel <br />Chiquita Processed Foods LLC <br />$~0 Bakke Street <br />Deforest, WI ~3~32 <br />Department of Environmental Quality <br />1~%estern Reg;on Eugrne Oifce <br />1102 (.incoln Strut, Suitc 2i0 <br />Eug-ne. OfL 47-10t <br />(S4I) 636-7335 <br />E•~C (5={i) 6Sb-755 t <br />ITY (Sa I) 63 %-5603 <br />RE: Na Further Action Required - Ta.Y Lots 700 & I 100, 700-flock Ferry Street <br />Chiquita Pracessed Foods LLC, Eu~cne, Oregon - I;CSI No. 3060 <br />Dear Mr. Brill: <br />The Oregon Department. of Envirozunental Quality's (DEQ's} Voluntary. Cleanup Program (VCP) has <br />evaluated SCiENTECH's summary of several environmental investigations performed tQ date at the <br />Chiquita Processed Foods LLC property in Eugene. ~ '... <br />Attached for your recorc:s is a copy of DEQ's Site Summary Report; inciridina the results made <br />available to DEQ'for past environmental investi~ations'ofthe Chiquita property, and DEQ's <br />recommendations concerning the site. DEQ's evaluation included hazardous substances in shallow <br />sail anal Groundwater underlying tax lots 700 and .1100 of the 700 Block of Ferry Street. Szdiments <br />and water contained in two wastewater sumps on the property were also evaluated. DEQ's evaluation <br />specifically excludes consideration of adjacent ta.Y lot X00, currently occupied'by Auto Craft Inc. <br />DEQ concludes that no further action is required for environmental investiGation.or cleanup of the <br />Chiquita property, identified as ta_x lots i00 grid I I00 of the 700-Block of Ferry- Street in Eugene. <br />This conclusion is consistent with Oregon Environmental Cleanup Law: ORS 465.?00 et sea., unless <br />additiotlal information becomes available justifying further investi~atioli. <br />DEQ appreciates tour participation in our Voluntary Cleanup Pro~am, including your responsive and <br />thorough documentation of environmental conditions at the Chiquita property. Vlie hope that this <br />correspondence provides you and the City of Eugene ~vith rhe~means to successfully conclude your <br />property sale a;reement with the City. Please do not hesitate to contact Ine if you have any questions <br />or concerns rebardin~ this mattt;r. <br />Sincerely ~ . ~ <br />. ~or <br />kzi Azldersen ~ ' <br />Iv naY~er: Environmzntal Cleanup Progralns <br />cc: Chuck Sohn. City of EuRenc; <br />Jot Bib Cravens. SCIEi4TECH <br />Gn~~ Aitl:zn, DEC!«~RiEu~?r:ne <br />1`lindi Enlish, Dt:Q~tib-IJEu~renz <br />