However, they then decided not to spend additional money for further investigation. For its part, OREC installed four deep groundwater monitoring wells, and conducted additional soil and groundwater sampling. It is currently conducting a human health risk assessment to determine whether acceptable risk levels are exceeded. In the fall of 1999, OREC completed construction of three buildings that are home to an insurance agency, a bank and a restaurant. Together, the three businesses employ about 60 people.
Plans are underway for a fourth building on the site.
The John Battin Power Service site occupies 2.91 acres in a mixed commerical and residential area of southeast Portland, Oregon. In 1994, Home Depot expressed interest in developing the site for a branch of their retail chain. A PPA was negotiated between Home Depot and DEQ, where Home Depot agreed to characterize and remediate soil contamination, but was not held liable for the groundwater contamination. Remedial activities included removal of approximately 2,870 tons of contaminated soil and debris, and installation of an engineered low-permeability cap over site soil to eliminate direct contact with remaining site. DEQ issued a no further action determination to Home Depot for the soil remediation at the site.