[CPEO-MEF] FORMER SITES, REGULATION: North Ridge Estates (OR) added to EPA’s National Priorities List

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Release
U.S. EPA Region 10
September 15, 2011


North Ridge Estates in Oregon added to EPA's National Priorities List


Seattle - The North Ridge Estates site near Klamath Falls, Oregon has  
been added to the National Priorities List (NPL), EPA's list of the  
most contaminated sites in the nation.

"For many years, EPA has worked to find a way to protect North Ridge  
Estates residents from contamination," said Dan Opalski, EPA Region  
10 Superfund Director in Seattle.

"The Superfund listing provides access to resources that will enable  
us to get the site cleaned up for good."

North Ridge Estates was proposed to the NPL in March 2011 after the  
State of Oregon used a one-time option to nominate the site for  
listing. The site is contaminated with asbestos containing materials  
and other contaminants from the improper demolition of a World War II  
era military barracks and other activities. The former Kingsley  
Firing Range Annex is also part of the site.


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For the entire release, see
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/ 
0/297E5901D2B994C38525790C006AECBC

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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