RCRA = Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.  - Federal law that regulates hazardous and non-hazardous wastes.

CERCLA = Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act - Commonly known as Superfund.  This is the law which controls the site cleanup process.

FS = Feasiblity Study - The study of alternatives for cleaning up pollutants identified in the Remedial Investigation.

RM = River Mile.  On the Willamette this is the distance up river from the confluence with the Columbia River.

RI = Remedial Investigation - The study of the current state of the Portland Harbor identifying the nature and extent of pollutants as well as physical characteristics of the river and the Ecological and Human Health Risks.

CAG is short for Community Advisory Group, which refers to the Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group.  See the About page.

The Portland Harbor Superfund Site study area is the Willamette River between Sauvies Island (River Mile 1.9) and the Broadway Bridge (River Mile 11.8).

The Lower Willamette Group (LWG) is composed of the ten parties who signed a legal agreement with EPA to conduct the remedial investigation and feasibility study of the Portland Harbor Superfund Site and four other parties who have contributed financially to teh project.  The LWG is a small subset of potentially responsible parties identified by EPA.
The LWG has paid the costs of the Remedial Investigation and is conducting the development of the Feasibility Study.
Members of the LWG are:

1. Arkema Inc.
2. Bayer CropScience, Inc.
3. BNSF Railway Company
4. Chevron USA Inc.
5. City of Portland
6. ConocoPhillips Company
7. Gunderson LLC
8. Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals
9. NW Natural
10. Evraz Inc. NA, dba Evraz Oregon Steel
11. Port of Portland
12. Siltronic Coproration
13. TOC Holdings Co.
14. Union Pacific Railroad Company

CAG is short for Community Advisory Group, which refers to the Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group.  See the About page.

CAG is short for Community Advisory Group, which refers to the Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group.  See the About page.

The Portland Harbor Superfund Site study area is the Willamette River between Sauvies Island (River Mile 1.9) and the Broadway Bridge (River Mile 11.8).

The Lower Willamette Group (LWG) is composed of the ten parties who signed a legal agreement with EPA to conduct the remedial investigation and feasibility study of the Portland Harbor Superfund Site and four other parties who have contributed financially to teh project.  The LWG is a small subset of potentially responsible parties identified by EPA.
The LWG has paid the costs of the Remedial Investigation and is conducting the development of the Feasibility Study.
Members of the LWG are:

1. Arkema Inc.
2. Bayer CropScience, Inc.
3. BNSF Railway Company
4. Chevron USA Inc.
5. City of Portland
6. ConocoPhillips Company
7. Gunderson LLC
8. Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals
9. NW Natural
10. Evraz Inc. NA, dba Evraz Oregon Steel
11. Port of Portland
12. Siltronic Coproration
13. TOC Holdings Co.
14. Union Pacific Railroad Company