From:	HARMAN Charles
Sent:	Monday, May 09, 2011 2:36 PM
To:	SEIDEL Paul
Cc:	FORTUNA Steve; GILLES Bruce A
Subject:	RE: Water System Chemical Detections

Paul � Thanks for the update. I will try to go over this with Bruce and think about an approach.
Chuck
From: SEIDEL Paul  
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 2:28 PM 
To: HARMAN Charles 
Cc: FORTUNA Steve; GILLES Bruce A 
Subject: RE: Water System Chemical Detections

Chuck-
This is interesting information, thank you. Steve made me aware of this EDB issue a while back, and 
makes a compelling argument why it could be associated with former pesticide application at 
Townsend Farms.  Townsend Farms no longer produces berries at their Fairview facility, and have not 
for several years. They do process berries grown all over the region for further distribution.  The site 
is still �active� in the sense we have a VCP agreement, executed in 2007. However, they completed 
an RI in 2009, which explicitly did not include groundwater. At that time, one of the Townsend 
brothers who was executing the environmental work left the company, and the remaining 
Townsends, for whatever reason, have had little to no interest in pursuing a feasibility study or 
completing remaining cleanup that was indicated by the RI work.  The consultant had some difficulty 
getting paid for the final work to complete the RI.  Sometime in 2009, after becoming aware of the 
EDB issue, I requested both verbally and in writing, that the Townsends sample their wells for EBD, in 
light of the new information that Steve provided. I was not explicitly formally declined, but the 
request was never acted on.
The only contact DEQ now has with the Townsends, is the occasional phone call when they plan to 
move some dirt or if they want to sell a lot through the PPA process, which has not happened for 
several years. Bruce and I have discussed not entertaining further PPA requests, unless they address 
groundwater.  Basically, the status is that no further activity has occurred since completion on the 
non-groundwater RI.
I still have all the files here, and am very open to direction about what would be appropriate under 
the circumstances.
Paul




From: HARMAN Charles  
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 2:05 PM 
To: SEIDEL Paul 
Subject: FW: Water System Chemical Detections

Paul � In regards to the note regarding EBD concentrations in wells at Townsend Farms site, I wanted 
to know if this is still an active project that you are managing. The reason I ask that is EDB was also 
detected in some (one?) of the City of Fairview wells and Steve Fortuna had noted in the past that 
Townsend Farms might be a source of these detections given use of EBD in agriculture.
If the Townsend Farms project is still open, then I wanted to discuss with you and Bruce about how 
we can evaluate this problem � if it hasn�t been evaluated already � through Townsend Farms. I�ve 
lost some of the details of the Townsend Farms project from what I�ve heard in the past, but believe 
that the primary focus had been on pesticides in surface soils.
In my estimation the presence of EDB in City of Fairview wells, along with high concentrations in 
Townsend Farm wells, which is within that well-field area, would make finding a source of this 
contaminant a high priority. Even if there is not a broad impact to existing City of Fairview wells we 
should do some kind of beneficial water use determination. But based on my knowledge of this area, 
I would assume that groundwater would be determined to be a source of domestic and public 
drinking water supply.
I am interested in knowing if the EDB in groundwater issue has been evaluated at Townsend Farms, 
and, if not, then strategize on how to figure out the nature and extent of any source.
Thanks
Chuck Harman
Interim Manager, NWR Cleanup Section
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Northwest Region
2020 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 400
Portland, OR 97201-4987

(503) 229-6431 (office)
(503) 209-9103 (cell)
(503) 229-6899 (fax)



From: WISTAR Gil  
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 9:06 AM 
To: MONROE Sheila; GILLES Bruce A; HARMAN Charles; CHRISTENSEN Jeff; ROSENBERG Max; MASON 
Bill 
Cc: HARVEY Julie 
Subject: RE: Water System Chemical Detections

FYI. I have reformatted Tom�s database a bit, to make it more readable, and to focus on the chemicals 
Cleanup usually addresses.
There seem to be several new detections, and something unusual going on at the Pedee School. EBD 
was also detected at about twice its MCL at Townsend Farms in Fairview.
Let me know if you have any questions about the data.
Julie, have y9ou sent this data to Sheree and Audrey? Anyone else in WQ who should see it?
Gil
From: Tom PATTEE [mailto:tom.pattee@state.or.us]  
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 3:24 PM 
To: Gil WISTAR 
Cc: Joshua SEEDS; Julie Harvey 
Subject: Water System Chemical Detections

Gil,
 
Attached is an update of significant chemical detections that occurred in 
routine public water supply monitoring during the fourth quarter of 
2010.  Detections of more immediate concern are identified in red text.  
These include nitrate concentrations above 7 mg/L and any organic 
detections that have occurred for the first time or that are greater than 
25% of the chemical MCL.
 
The purpose of this e-mail is to keep your agency informed of water 
quality issues that we have become aware of  and is not intended to 
suggest that any specific action be taken by DEQ.  A more detailed 
listing of monitoring results can be found at the DHS data online 
website (I have provided links in the spreadsheet).  Chemical sampling 
results for each water system can be found at the bottom of each Water 
System Info Page under the "Entry Point Detects", "Single Analyte 
Results", or "Nitrate" links.
 
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
 
Tom Pattee, R.G. 
Groundwater Coordinator 
Drinking Water Program 
OR Dept. of Human Services