Water Quality | Rosemere Neighborhood Association

Elevated levels of toxins in fish in Portland harbor – June 16, 2004

March 29, 2009 Author: admin

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ELEVATED LEVELS OF PCBs IN RESIDENT FISH FROM PORTLAND HARBOR

Press Release from Oregon Health Services

June 16, 2004

Contact: Bonnie Widerburg (503) 731-4180
Technical contact: Dave Stone or Ken Kauffman, DHS (503) 731-4012

Elevated levels of PCBs in resident fish from Portland Harbor
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The Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS), in cooperation with Multnomah County Health Department, is advising the public today of high levels of PCBs in fish caught from Portland Harbor, in the lower Willamette River. [Read More...]

Cleaning up Vancouver Lake – June 15, 2004

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VANCOUVER LAKE TASK FORCE MEETINGS

To: Iloba Odum, Director, SW Regional Office, Deprtment of Ecology
From: Dvija Michael Bertish, Chairman, Rosemere Neighborhood Association

June 15, 2004

Iloba,

Attached below is an email that I sent to Betty Sue Morris last December asking to be part of the Vancouver Lake Task Force. I did not receive a response to this request, and suffice it to say that I was disappointed at what I read in the Columbian today as well as the Task Force’s media release. Everyone knows that RNA has been extremely active in this situation and that we want to participate in this process. [Read More...]

May 1st Water Quality Discussion – May 4, 2004

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May 3, 2004

Members of the RNA Board met with representatives of the Clark County Health Department, the City of Vancouver’s Public Works Department, and local Water Quality Experts to discuss failing septic systems and cesspools in the Rosemere Neighborhood and the Burnt Bridge Creek Watershed in general. [Read More...]

Media Correction: “Burnt by Pollution” – May 3, 2004

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From Rosemere Neighborhood Association

Re: Article By Erik Robinson, Columbian Staff Writer
“Burnt by pollution”
April 29, 2004

In this article, Mr. Robinson states “Leaking septic systems are a major source of microbial pollution — at least 12.7% of the total, according to a 1999 study commissioned by the City of Vancouver — but the study also laid the blame on Mother Nature.” This figure has been widely misrepresented by the City of Vancouver in an attempt to downplay the severity of contaminants that come from human waste. [Read More...]

RNA Advocates for Burnt Bridge Creek Water Quality Improvements – April 23, 2004

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The RNA met with Clark County Health Department officials in March to discuss how failing septic systems are contributing to the pollution of Burnt Bridge Creek (which feeds into Vancouver Lake). There are several homes in Rosemere that do not have access to City Sewer Service. Neighbors approached the RNA in 2001 to ask how they could get sewer service where there are no sewer mains. There are cesspools and aging sewer systems in Rosemere (and throughout Vancouver) that are not being properly maintained or inspected. Water quality tests indicate that effluent from failed septic tanks is polluting the creek and is also creating a public health risk. [Read More...]

Sewage spill at Frenchman’s Bar Park – April 15, 2004

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The RNA received this response to our complaint from the Washington State Department of Ecology in Olympia on April 20, 2004.

Thank-you for voicing your concerns in this matter. Ecology was notified of the incident on the day that it occurred. This Department is actively investigating the situation at this time. The report will be available to the public upon the completion of the investigation. Please feel free to inquire after June 1st about the status of this investigation. Please refer to ERTS number 540239 when making inquiries. [Read More...]

Vancouver looks to finish Burnt Bridge Creek Trail – a toxic area! – April 4, 2004

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Vancouver looks to finish Burnt Bridge Creek Trail:

This is a toxic area. One would hope the Columbian has not purposely published propaganda. It’s a lovely picture, but this is a toxic area. Please stay out of it for the health of your family and your children. No doubt the “Powers That Be” are trying to promote the Burnt Bridge Creek project as a Green Jewel. It’s a dangerous jewel. Poisonous water, poisonous greenery, poisonous mud. PLEASE STAY OUT OF IT.

Approaches to Water Quality Protection

March 24, 2009 Author: admin

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Protection of our water supply and aquatic habitat is vital to the viability of our economy, as well as the overall sustainability of human and wildlife. Increased population and development threaten our water resources, and management practices must be put into place to protect these resources before they are contaminated beyond repair. [Read More...]

Minutes For Meeting With Vancouver City Officials on Burnt Bridge Creek Pollution Problems – July 24, 2003

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July 24, 2003
4 – 6 PM

Present: Brian Carlson, City of Vancouver Environmental Services
Victor Ehrlich, City of Vancouver Environmental Services
Brent Boger, City of Vancouver Attorney
Lou Dooley, Clark County Health Department
Randy Phillips, Clark County Health Department
Monica Kirk, EPA
Iloba Odum, Department of Ecology
Dave Howard, Department of Ecology

Discussion:

This meeting was requested by EPA and Ecology to better understand a complaint from the Rosemere Neighborhood Association about possible septic tank pollution impacting Burnt Bridge Creek. [Read More...]

RNA UNCOVERS MISSING TEST RESULTS FOR CONTAMINATION OF BURNT BRIDGE CREEK DUE TO FAILING SEPTIC SYSTEMS – 2003

March 24, 2009 Author: admin

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The Rosemere Neighborhood Association, through a Freedom of Information Act request, has obtained a copy of a test called “Burnt Bridge Creek Microbial Source Tracking; Identification of Sources of Microbial Pollution in Burnt Bridge Creek Watershed,” dated October 1999. The RNA obtained a copy of this report through the Freedom of Information Act.

TO SEE THE FULL REPORT CLICK HERE: Burnt Bridge Creek Microbial Source Tracking – October 1999

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