News Release
| Release Number: | 07-105 |
| Dated: | 8/28/2007 |
| Contact: | Amy Echols, 503-808-4510 |
PORTLAND, Ore. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will provide an overview briefing to area city councils on upcoming work to remove contaminated sediment from the Columbia River off Bradford Island, a part of the Bonneville Dam project.
The Corps invites the public to drop by an open house before the council briefings to talk with project staff and learn more about this project and future environmental work on Bradford Island.
Monday, September 10
Cascade Locks City Hall
Open House: 5:30 pomp
City Council Briefing: 7 p.m. *
* Cascade Locks’ local access cable television will televise this briefing.
Tuesday, September 11
North Bonneville City Hall
Open House: 5:30 p.m.
City Council Briefing: 7 p.m.
Thursday, September 20
Stevenson City Hall
Open House: 4:30 p.m.
City Council Briefing: 6 p.m.
The Corps is leading efforts to remove polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contaminated sediment from an area just upriver from the Bonneville Dam spillway, along the shores of Bradford Island. This contaminated sediment is the result of the disposal of electrical equipment on the island and in the Columbia River possibly in the late 1960s. The Corps removed the electrical debris and sampled sediment in the area in 2002. Sediment removal activities in the river adjacent to Bradford Island are scheduled to begin in early October.