Superfund at work: Hazardous waste cleanup efforts nationwide, summer 1993 (Rogue Valley/Ditch Creek Ranch Site Profile, Wimer, Oregon)

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:7272955

The Superfund at Work bulletin series profiles hazardous waste cleanup efforts nationwide. This issue profiles the Rogue Valley/Ditch Creek Ranch Site in Wimer, Oregon, where a company president used his own rach to illegally dump industrial wastes generated at his electroplating facility in a nearby town. The contamination spread over 18 acres of the Ditch Creek Ranch, endangering local water supplies and wildlife. This case was the largest criminal action ever taken in the State of Oregon for environmental pollution.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
• OSTI ID: 7272955
• Report Number(s): PB-93-963629/XAB; EPA--520/F-93/013
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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