The Port of Portland plans to dredge 10,000 to 40,000 cubic yards of Willamette River sediment near its T-2 terminal and deposit it on the port’s west Hayden Island property.
The port describes the dredging as routine maintenance necessary to assure safe navigation of the river.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has reviewed analytical data about the sediments to ensure that contaminants are below levels of concern for people and animals, based on current and future uses of the site.
DEQ is holding a public information session about its findings at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24, in the Town Meeting Room at Oxford Suites in Jantzen Beach, 12226 N. Jantzen Drive in Portland.