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Comments and Responses-Letter 13 <br />13. Michael Koivula <br />13.1-Based on review of the <br />historic land uses on the <br />Riverfront site, the Phase I <br />environmental site assessment <br />does not conclude that the site had <br />been used as a landfill. The site <br />may have been used as an <br />unofficial dumping ground, <br />however. In the event that barrels, <br />old auto bodies, or other discarded <br />items are encountered during <br />construction, the contractor would <br />remove these items and dispose of <br />them in an environmentally <br />appropriate manner. This would <br />result in an improvement to the <br />environmental quality of the azea. <br />If the Riverfront site is selected <br />for the new federal courthouse, <br />construction would not take place <br />in Island Park, and the park would <br />not be disturbed. A Phase II <br />environmental site assessment <br />was conducted for the Riverfront <br />site alternative, and petroleum <br />.contamination was found at the <br />location of Norm's Auto Repair. <br />No other subsurface <br />contamination was encountered, <br />and there is no indication that the <br />site has hazardous contamination <br />that might affect Island Pazk. <br />The Phase I and II evaluations <br />found no indication that the site <br />had been used as a landfill and no <br />evidence of contamination <br />Lettsr 19 <br />18.1 <br />October 11,2000 <br />Doer Mr. Meendraklt, <br />SUBJECT EiS SPRMIOFIELO RNERFRONT SITE FOR PROPOSED FEDERAL <br />COURTHOUSE <br />I am writap to expnaa my contxrn about the slang the proposed new Federal <br />Courthouse h the city of SpnrpfieW, partlradarty h the atoa called "the rtverfront eke". 1 <br />rwd the Drefl EI5 Prepared by your company and saw no roferance M the batbna past <br />use as a landau. As a torrnerempbyee of the Cky of Springfield Engineering <br />DepsrUrent, l was hvohred in ate placement of a tnatk sewer through this bcaaon. We <br />lound numerous barrels and ok! autp bodies, as wail u other kema. I am not sure of the <br />dates of the dumpiip at this site, but soma of the auto parts seemed to be of a 1930's <br />vintage. <br />There arc pertlapa better records of fhb iantl use in the City ol5prirpfieki Engineering <br />archhres.l know that it was common pntdiw h ins area m "add bank proleaion" in the <br />tortn of arty large heavy objects to erotlat>ta river and trtreem banks. <br />The date of my trunk sewer work was approximatety 1995.1 believe that no ncoNa of <br />evidenw of the landril wen kept at this date because 01 the pobntial o< requlrhg <br />heterdotu wosle eatuation, wkh fhe asaodatetl costa and delays.) believe that teat pica <br />bcaled in the lalsnd Perk area ahouki be done prior to any atxepOrq of Chia atm as a <br />Courthouse. The poleraial release of unlmown haxardoua iterna h an area of ihb cbae <br />proxaniltr b the wNamsde b not worth takhg the risk. <br />8lnoers ~~~ <br />ANGreel 0. Kolwia, <br />Orogon Lend surveyor, tt2714 <br />cc: Repreaentaavs PatsrA OeFazb <br />Senator Ron Wyden <br />resulting from unauthorized dumping. Any items <br />discovered during construction that are deemed to be <br />potentially hazardous would be disposed of at a <br />landfill authorized to accept hazardous materials, <br />which would result in an improvement to the <br />environmental quality of the azea. Runoff from the <br />construction site would be controlled by best <br />management practices, to prevent adverse impacts on <br />the Willamette River. <br />New Federal Courthouse 195 Final EIS <br />