*>EPA 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 ------- |