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Mr. Hartwig reviewed the letter received from Bruce Scherzinger, DEQ contact for the project. 1. Area eight (comer of High St & Chemeketa St) must be fuily delineated. Soil contamination was found 30 feet in from the comer and was not completely removed due to curbs and streets. The work plan to delineate the area cails for four borings: one inside the curb, and three on the north side of the curb along the parking area. If contamination is found in any of the three curb side borings then two additional borings will be done further into the street. 2. Ob#ain a deed restriction on the property to restrict future ground water usage. This means ground water cannot be drawn from the block to be used as drinking water, washing cars, etc. lt is a common restriction in soil contaminated areas. The law firm of Miiler~ Nash has been contacted for draft deed restrictio~ language. 3. DEQ sha11 be no 'fif'ied in advance if the site development or building design changes from what was submitted. 4. Ensure the e~#ing c~on#amination is addressed during block excavation. A soil matmc deanup supervisor or registered geotogist must be on site during excava#ion. Cerrtury West has been contacted to provide that service during excavation. David Hartwig noted this is a fine response from DEQ considering the amount of work done on the block, the level of contamina#ion in soil and water, and the amount of soil removed ftom the site. The delineation of area eight will start after Bruce Scherzinger approves #he work plan and permits are obtained from the City of Salem. Area Eight Contamination Maynard Hammer asked if the plumes come back into the site from somewhere else and if they do what are the implications. Bill Anon noted DEQ is concemed about what is on the edge of the County property and the impact of contamination on neighboring property. This is where approval of the work plan comes in. The plan shows what will happen if the numbers are above or below established dean up requirements on the edge of the property. Bill Anon noted the response to Area 8 will take approximately six to eight weeks to compiete. Eric Collins noted the draft plan is completed and is waiting for Mr. Scherzinger to comment on the fine details, then work can begin. R.G. Andersen-Wyckoff asked if the project will be delayed while the sources of the soil contamination is found. Bill Anon r~ted it is up to Bil1 Scherzinger, the DEQ project manager. Randy Franke asked what contaminants are in area eight? Bill Anon noted the contaminants found in that area are from older gasoline and is petroleum based, Minutes of August 24, 1998 CAC Meeting Page 2 of 8 10