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Ready for Reuse
Gould, Inc. Property

5909 NW 61st Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97208

Images from left to right: View of the site entrance. East Doane Lake next to the site, and the top of the capped containment
area on site.

Site Name: Gould, Inc. Superfund Site
Size: 9.2 acres

Existing Site Infrastructure: The site is currently vacant and fenced. The property consists of a capped
area with a grass cover and a low field area that is seasonally ponded. An active rail line and electricity are
located about half a mile from the site.

Readiness for Reuse: EPA determined the site had achieved the Sitewide Ready for Anticipated Use
performance measure in September 2008.

Use Restrictions: Restrictive covenants prevent residential or agricultural site uses and restrict activities that
may disturb or damage the containment facility, cap, wells or other remedy components.

SETTING:

•	The site, totaling 9.2 acres, consists of a former lead smelter
and lead oxide production facility that operated from 1949
until 1981. Site activities included on-site disposal of about
87,000 tons Of battery casings and discharge of about six
million gallons of acid into a nearby lake. These activities
contaminated soils, sediment and surface water with battery
casings and lead.

•	The site is located in an industrial area known as Doane
Lake in northwest Portland, Oregon. The Gould Site is
approximately 1,000 feet southwest of the Willamette River.

•	Surrounding population: 0.5 mile, 42 people j 2.5 miles,
41,939 people | 4 miles, 115,246 people.

Disclaimed EPA does not warrant that the property is suitable
for any particular use. Prospective purchasers must contact the
property owner for sale potential.

REMEDIAL STATUS:

•	Remedy construction took place between 1998 and 2000.

•	Battery casings and contaminated soils and sediment were
placed into a lined containment area created at the site. The
containment area has a composite cap and a vegetated soil cover.

•	In 2002, I-PA deleted the site from the National Priorities List.

•	EPA determined the site had achieved the Sitewide Ready for
Anticipated Use performance measure in September 2008.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Dustan Bott
Superfund Reuse Coordinator
US. BPA Region 10

(206) 553-5502
hott.dustan@epa.gov

Piper Peterson
Superfund Reuse Coordinator
IIS. EPA Region 10
(206) 553-4951
peterson.piper@epa.gov

Ben Leake
Remedial Project Manager
GS. BPA Region 10
(503) 326-2859
leake.henjamin@epa.gov

Site Summary: https://www.epa.gov/superfund/gould

EPA Region 10 Reuse Fact Sheets

February 2020


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