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MEMORANDUM
CIJY OF SPRINGFIELD
DATE OF HEARING: July 2,2002
TO: Springfield Planning Commission PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: Sarah Summers ?:5 gElVED
SUBJECT: DWP Addendum (2002) 1 :- 2. - 0 L
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ISSUE: The City of Springfield adopted a Drinki~g Water pro;ectio~~~p~~n~n'~~~;tha~ . f~
addressed only groundwater. At that time, Springfield took all of its drinking water from wells.
Since then, the Willamette well field was determined to be under the direct influence of surface
water, and Springfield Utility Board (SUB) will soon be using water taken from the Middle Fork
Willamette River. The proposed DWP Plan Addendum (2002) incorporates a surface water
management area as required by Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). A surface water
element of the DWP Plan is also required by Department of Land Conservation and
Development (DLCD) Goal 5 protection requirement and Metro Plan Periodic Review Work _
Task.
DISCUSSION: The DWP Plan sets City policies for the protection of its drinking water. The
'. proposed Addendum does not make any changes to the original DWP Plan which stands as
adopted, but adds surface water protection as required by DEQ and DLCD, All certified plans
are evaluated by DEQ at approximate 5-year intervals. DEQ's recertification of the DWP Plan
. will be based on an evaluation of the progress made toward risk reduction and an evaluation of
any new elements added to the Plan, Since the Willamette well field has been determined to be
under direct influence of surface water and SUB will be taking water directly from the Middle
Fork, Springfield is required by DEQ, DLCD and the Metro Plan Periodic Review Work Task to
add surface water protection as part of the overall DWP Plan.
The Addendum is a policy document that follows the format of the Plan. It has been .
written based on the results from a Potential Contaminant Sour<:e Inventory done by SUB which
meets the Oregon Department of Human Resources (ODHR) requirement to assess major
potential contaminant sources that could impact pubic drinking water. ODHR requires treatment
for organisms over and above the requirements for groundwater sources_ SUB is constructing a
slow sand filter system within the Willamette well field which will filter both groundwater and
surface water intake from'the Middle Fork, The Addendum includes a delineated management
area per DEQ for surface water of the Middle Fork Willamette Watershed. The area is 1,000 feet
from the waterline of the Middle Fork and its perennial tributaries for a distance of approximately
28 miles upstream (8,hours) from the SUB intake at the Willamette well field. All of the
management area is outside the boundary of Springfield's UGB and will be a co-operative effort
between SUB, Lane County, the Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council and other
organizations and governments.
RECOMMENDATION: Adoption of the Addendum (2002) by Resolution
ACTION REQUESTED: Recommend adoption of the Addendum t9 the City Council.
ATTACHMENT: Springfield Drinking Water Protection Plan Addendum (2002)
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Springfield Drinking,Water Protection Plan Addendum (2002)
Prepared for
. City of Springfield
Planning and Development Department
Prepared by
City of Springfield.
And
Springfield Utility Board.
JUNE 2002 .
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Abstract
Both groundwater and surface water are critical natural resources for drinking water as
well as for industrial and agricultural uses, It is in every community's interest to develop
a program that protects these vital resources against contamination.
In 1999, the Oregon Health Department (OHD) determined that some of Springfield's
public drinking water wells are under the influence of surface water. To help meet
additional requirements, SUB constructed a slow sand filter system within the Willamette
Wellfield. This facility is designed to treat both groundwater from affected wells and
surface water drawn from the Middle Fork Willamette River. . Adding surface water
creates source variability and increases the volume of water available to the public
drinking water supply. -
This Plan Addendum (2002) for surface water protection supplements an.existing
Springfield Drinking Water Protection Plan (Plan) that contains the strategy for
protecting groundwater used as the primary public drinking water source in Springfield, ..
Oregon, a metropolitan area with a population of approximately 60,000. The management
strategies, together with a contingency plan and plan for future water system needS,form
the existing Springfield Drinking Water Protection Plan .
. Wherever applicable, the Plan Addendum (2002) extends these principals to th~ .
protection of surface water and adds a strong emphasis to the development and
cooperation between the city of Springfield, Springfield Utility Board (SUB), and other
partners in protecting the surface water component of Springfield's drinking water.
supply.
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Table of Contents
Chapter I: Introduction .
Background".,,,.,.,, ",,,,,,,,,,.., '" ""............... .."",.."..,.............." ...""......"...."..".."... ",....."....... .""...........".. I
Purpose.. ."................m............ m...."....".................. ""............. .................,.. ".. 'm..'''....,...,.,.".. ..........,....".. 2
Area Sketch.......... ...."......."., "",,,,,........:.,,.......................... ..................,.......".... '"'''' ..".............",.............. 2
Natural Environment ,.... ,,,.,.. ""..:....... .........."........ ,.. ,................ ..",............."......... "" '" ",....." ".."........ .".." 3
Chapter 2: Participation
Representation of Interests.. n. ................:..................... ............... ............".. ,.....:........................ ................... 6
Community InvolvemenL..."...""..,.,....,'..................",,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,...................................................un...........,' 6
Chapter 3: Delineation of Surface Water Compon'ent - Drinking Water Protection Areas
Local Surface' Water Characteristics."".,...",.,..."........ ..."............".........................:.................. ....... m....:... 8
Surface Water Use. ........ .......,.."...".."......."............ ",,,. .""................,.................,.........,.............:. ............... 9
Delineation Projects....." "". """"................................,,. ""................"..",,,....,,.. "",....... ,.... ,,,...,, '"'''' ""'''' ,.. I I
Delineation Process.....".... "",,,".......,,............ ....... ...",..",,,....... .............,...,...... ..":""...........,,,.... ..,,, ".",..... I I
Chapter 4: Surface Water Component of Drinking Water Protection Area Inventory
Methodology",:...,.." "" ."". ".........................., "...,,,. ..............,............,.".......".. .....,........... "".,.".. ""..",...... 14
Results.".. ""'''.'''''''''' ."""", '" .""....,.,....................., "'" m""..............,.....,." .:, '" """"":,m,.,, "., ','. "...........,. '" 15
Chapter 5: Management of Po teniia I Sources of Contamination
Goals and Related Management Strategies for Surface Water Component of Drinking Water Protection
Plan...,.."..""."."""""",......""..".........:..............".,..."...,,,.............,,..........,.,..,,,,"',,,,,,...,,..,..............,..".,.", 17
Chapter 6: Contingency Plan '. . .
Potential Threats to the Drinkirig Water Supply......".""",,,...,,.,,......,,.............un.........m......:............m........ 23
Protocols for Incident Response ",,',..,...,,.....,,..".....m...":...',.,,.,,,,,......,,,,............,.."...."".........,......""..,..,,,. . 25
Prioritization of Water Usage """".,.........,............ ...... ......."",."""....,,,......,,.,, ..,.....,..........". ,,,...........,,... '" 30
Key PersOllllf:I (Notification Roster) ...:..,."...,..............,,,.....................,,......,,,....,....""..".....,.."...."",,"'..... 30
Short- Terin and Long-Term Replacement of Water Supply.........."....."..."""...."".."......".."..................... 33
Short-Term and Long-Term Conservation Measures",.,,,,,.,,.,,....:...............:.........,,.........".....".".......,,,...... 34
Plan Testing, Review, and Update ..".....,."."",,,.,...,,.....,,..:........,,...,,,...,,,,...,,,,,,,,,,.:......"...."....................... 36.
Personnel Training" ""..."........ "....,.............................,....",.....,.."....................,.......,.".....,......,. ."""..."."... 36
Provisions for Public Education .............................""..."".................................,........................."............... . 36
Logistical and Financial Resources ............"................." ".......,."..."...",,,... "... ..."............"........................ 3 7
Chapter 7: New Well Site Analysis 37
References
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List of Appendices
Appendix A - Springfield Utility Board, Potential Contaminant Source InventOlY (Sanitary Survey), 2001
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Acknowledgements
The Springfield Drinking Water Protection Plan Addendum (2002) is based on guidelines
provided for public drinking water systems from surface water sources (DEQ-OHS
Oregon Source Water Assessment Plan and Addendum, 1999) and produced through the
combined efforts oflocal officials and public agency staff. This project was staffed by an
. . inter-agency team from the City of Springfield, Springfield Utility Board; and Oregon
Department of Enviromnental Quality,.
The City of Springfield and Springfield Utility Board recogniZe and appreciate the role'of
the Oregon DEQ, Springfield City Council and Planning Commission in providing policy
direction during the course of this plan addendum development and the contributions of
the Technical Advisory Group for providing guidance andctechnicalassistance,
Springfield Planning Commission
Springfield City Council
Tim Malloy, Chair
Sean Wilson, Vice Chair
Lee Beyer .
. William Carpenter, Jr.
James Burford
Steve Moe
Marylyn Phillips
Sid Leiken, Mayor
Christine Lundberg
. Tammy Fitch
Anne Ballew'
Dave Ralston
Fred Simmons
Lyle Hatfield
Technical Advisory Group
Nancy Moreno,
Wellhead Protection Inspector
Springfield Utility Board
Chuck Davis,
Water Quality Manager
Springfield Utility Board .
Sarah Summers,
. . Planner
City of Springfield
Joe Leahy
City Attorney
Susie Smith,
Environmental Services/MWMC Manager
City of Springfield
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Chuck Gottfried,
Water Resources Program Coordinator
City of Springfield .
Leonard Goodwin,
Technical Services Manager
City of Springfield
Andrea Ball,
GIS Services
City of Springfield
Ed Black,
Maintenance Manager, Public Works.
City of Springfield
Rachael Burr,
Water Quality Protection Specialist
DEQ
Rick Cooper,
Hydro-geologist
Oregon Water Resources
William Sage,
Associate Planner
Lane County
Ross Penhallegon, .
Extension Agent
OSU Lane County Extension Service
Wayne Honneycut,
Forest Technologist
U.S, Forest Service'
David Mattson,
Engineer
BLM": McKenzie Resource Area
TimWright,
Dexter Hatchery
Oregon Department ofFish & Wildlife
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Doug Crispin,
Oregon State Parks Service
S ven Anderson
Oregon State Parks Service
Chuck Harmon
Sanitary Sewer Division
DEQ
Kenneth Duncan'
US Army Corps of Engineers
Willie Hartweg,
Director of Public Works
City of Lowell
Sunny Washburn,
Storm Water Division
City of Springfield
Ken Sandusky,
Landfills
Lane County
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Springfield's existing Drinldng Water Protection Plan. was. adopted by Springfield Utility
Board (SUB) and Rainbow Water District (RWD) on May ]5, ]999 and by the City of
Springfield on May] 7, ]999, This Plan Addendum (2002) maintains all aspects of the
existing Drinking Water Protection Plan, extending the boundaries of protection tCl
'include surface water of the Middle Fork Willamette River (Middle Fork) Watershed. As
required by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)/Oregon Health Department
(OHD), Drinking Water Protection Guidance Document, the management area for the
Midd]e Fork encompasses a ],000 feet setback adjacent to the river and its perennial
" tributaries for a travel distance of eight hours upstream from the Springfield Utility
Board's (SUB) Willamette Wellfield.
. Background
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Springfield Utility Board has historically drawn all of its public water from wells located
throughout the city. To help preserve this vital groundwater resource, a Drinldng Water'
. Protection Plan was adopted by the City ofSpringtield in May 1999, The existing Plan
covers an area that extends to the Springfield urban growth boundary and incorporates a
set of specific goals established by a Citizen Task Force.
This same year, OHD detennined that some of Springfield's public drinking water wells
are directly under the influence of surface water. Public drinking water wells under the
influence of surface water require treatment for organisms over and above that for
groundwater alone,
To help meet this requirement, SUB conducted research and pilot studies to help .
detennine a method of treatment that was both acceptable to regulatory agencies and .
cost-effective to construct and operate,. Based on the results, SUB constructed'a slow
sand filter system within the Willamette Wellfield, This facility treats groundwater from
affected wells and surface water drawn from the Middle Fork The treatment facility is
expected to go on~line in October, 2002,
SUB is also taking advantage of existing winer rights on the Middle Fork by
supplementing groundwater with surface water drawn from an intake on the river, This
surface water source adds to the volume of water available to the public drinking water
supply. Both groundwater from the affected wells and surface water from the river are
treated by slow sand filtration. Additional treatment for water filtered through the slow
sand filter system includes ultra violet (UV) light and chlorination as approved by
Oregon Department of Human Resources (ODHR) - Drinking Water Program (fonnerly
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Purpose
Springfield's existing Drinking Water Protection Plan covers only graundwater saurces
within the Urban Growth Boundary of Springfield. This Plan Addendum (2002) extends
the goals esiablished by the Citizen Task Force to. include surface water protection and
expands the protection area to include "the entire Middle Fark Watershed as the zone af
cantribution. However, the surface water management area is limited to a 1,000-foot'
setback alang the Middle Fork and its perennial tributaries for a distance of
approximately 28 miles upstream from the intake. This fulfills the requirements ofDEQ's
Source Water Assessment Guidelines for public drinking water systems supplied from
conjunctive and surface water resources, .
Drawing surface water from the Middle Fork will supplementexisting groundwater
resources supplied to the city ofSpringfieJd by SUB. This additional volume is
especially important during periads of high water use, such as in the summer months,
The surface water protection area is entirely autside the Urban Growth Baundary of
Springfield; primarily within thejurisdictian of Lane County and the incorporated city af
Lowell. This makes inter-agency cooperative agreements with partner agencies and
organizations essential to provide public education, monitoring, and other protection
strategies for this surface water resource,
Established and/or potential partners in this effort are Lane County, the city of Lowell;
. U,S. Army Corp of Engineers, U.S, Forest Service, and others who routinely use or effect.
water from the Middle Fork. 'Partnerships with the Oregon DEQ and the Middle Fork
Willamette Watershed Council (MFWWC) to. protect and restore the watershed have
already been established.
Area Sketch
The entire Middle Fork Watershed upstre'am from SUB's WilIamette Well field
contributes runoff to the Middle Fork. The watershed is approximately 1,364 square
miles.ofland located in Lane County, Oregon. Some 47 square miles of the watershed lie
within the surface water protection management area, This management area stretches an
estimated eight-hour time-of-travel upstream (- 28 miles) to approximately the east end
of Lookout Point Reservoir (Travel Rates of Water for Selected Streams in the Willamette
River Basin, Oregon by David Hams, USGS - Hydrologic Investigations Atlas, HA273,
1968) and includes a 1,000~foot setback on either side of the Middle Fork and its
perennial tributaries, .
Incorporated cities within the management area of the Middle Fork Watershed or that are
relevant to this Plan Addendum (2002), include Springfield (population 53,700), and
Lowell (population 1,105). Rural communities include Pengra, Dexter, Jasper, and Fall
Creek (Barry Edmonston, Director, Population Research Center- Portland State
University, Press release, Oregon's Population Increases by More Than One-half Million
in the I990s, December 13,2000),
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The population of Lane County and Springfield has grown significantly over the last
decade. Lane County census figures for the year 2000 indicate a population growth of
12.44 percent (282,912 to 318,100) for the decade between I 990.and 2000. The
population of Springfield grew by 20.23 percent (44,664 to 53,700) during this same
period (Barry Edmonston, Director, Population Research Center - Portland State
University, Press release, Or.egon 's Population Increases by More Than One-half Million
in the I990s; Decel11ber 13, 2000).
Portions of Highway 58, Jasper-Lowell Highway, West Boundary Road; Pengra Road,
Fall Creek Road and several smaller roads are located close to and/or cross the Middle
Fork or its perennial tributaries within the management area.
Union Pacific Railroad lines are located within 1,000 feet of the Middle Fork, cross the
river at Jasper, and continue south, southeast; crossing Rattlesnake Creek and Lost Creek
. . before swinging east, parallel to the south shore of Dexter and Lookout Point Reservoirs.
Natural Environment
The Middle Fork Watershed is located primarily in the eastern portion of Lane County,
Oregon, Boundaries of the area of contribution are the Cascade Mountains to the east,
. McKenzie Watershed to the north, Coast Fork Willamette River Watershed to the south
and the mainstem Willamette River to the west.
Climate
The Middle Fork Watershed experiences wet winters and dry summers. Precipitation'
generally increases with elevation, ranging from an average of 40 to 50 inches per year
. on the valley floor to 80 inches at the headwaters of Little Fall Creek (University of
Oregon Department of Geography, Atlas of Lane County, 1999). .
Surface Water Drainage .
The Middle Fork has its source in the Cascade Mountains and flows northwest down a
steep gradient to the Willamette Valley, Both rainwater and snowmelt contribute to
surface water supplies. The Cascades store water in the form of snow that is released
during the summer. This snowmelt helps keep the flow relatively consistent in the
Middle Fork (-2,000cfs - year round) and Fall Creek (800 - 3,000 cfs - rainy season)
(University of-Oregon - Department of Geography, Atlas of Lane County, 1999).
Perennial tributaries within the eight-hour time of travel to the Willamette Wellfield
include Pudding Creek, Lost Creek, Alder Creek, and Rattlesnake Creek tha\ enter the
Middle Fork from the south, Wallace Creek, Hills Creek, Fall Creek, and an unnamed
creek enter the Middle Fork from the north. Little Fall Creek joins Fall Creek below Fall
Creek Dam, Winberry Creek discharges to Fall Creek Reservoir and Goodman Creek,
Schweitzer Creek, Minnow Creek, and Duval Creek discharge to Lookout Point
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Reservoir: Several unidentified smaller creeks depicted on USGS topographical maps
, also discharge to the Middle Fork_and the reservoirs within the eight-hour time-of-traveL
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Springfield Mill Race is a man-made diversion channel from the Middle Fork that
historically provided access to mill ponds on the south side of Springfield, It is currently
used to discharge storm water from south Springfield, Gory Creek connects. to the Mill .
Race and flows through the Willamette Wellfield providing recharge to the aquifer.
These water-bodies are not perennial streams and no surface water setback has been
identified for them, However, portions of the Mill Race and Gory Creek do fall within the
delineated wellhead protection area as defined within the existing Springfield Drinking
Water Protection Plan
Dams/reservoirs within the eight-hour time-of-travel upstream from SUB's intake at the
Willamette Wellfield which contribute flows to the Middle Fork are Dexter Reservoir and
Lookout Point Reservoir on the Middle Fork and Fall Creek Reservoir on Fall Creek.
Waldo Lake, Fall Creek Reservoir and Dam, and several additional creeks, contribute to
the flow of the Middle Fork, but are outside the designated surface water management.
area,
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Table 1.
Average annual, summer~ and winter flows in cubic feet per second (cfs) for the
Middle Fork at Jasper (U.S, Geological Survey, 2000)
Hydrogeology
Soils in the Cascades are primarily of volcanic origin, Most are moderately deep, well-
drained loams and clay loams derived from igneous andsedimentaryrock. Soils in the
lowlands of the WiIlamette Valley are a mixture ofalluvillm, or materials' deposited by..
rivers and their tributaries. Alluvium materials include sands, gravels, and silts
transported from the Cascade Mountains, Depending on their composition, soils in
bottomlands and terraces range from excessively drained gravelly sandy loam to poorly
drained silty clay loam and silty clay(Patching, R. ] 987, Soil Survry of Lane County,
Oregon, USDA Soil Conservation Service, Washington, D.C.).
Groundwater is most plentiful in areas with alluvial deposits and porous lava materials. .
Alluvial deposits from the mouth of the Middle Fork upstream to Dexter Dam store large
quantities of groundwater,
SUB currently has 32 wells located throughout the city of Springfield. Prior to adding a
surface water source, these wells provided 100 percent of the public drinking water
supply for the city from the Springfield aquifer. SUB will coritinue to use groundwater as
the primary drinking water resource, However, it is anticipated that the Middle Fork will
contribute about] 0% of the total water consumed,
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Sensitive Areas
Sensitive areas within the watershed include locations with a high potential to impact the
streams primarily due to their proximity or vulnerability, Evaluations forhigh soil
erosion potential, high penniability soils, and high runoff potential within these areas are
based on information listed in the U,S, Department of Agriculture, Soil Survey of Lane
County, Oregon, 1987. They can also be calculated using the 1 :24,000 SSURGO (Soil
Survey Geographic Database) data sets from the Natural Resources Conservation
, Service.
Setback~
A setback of 1 ,000 feet distance from the centerline of the intake stream and all perennial
tributaries has been suggested by the DEQ to identify those areas where there are higher
risks of contamination from spills and oilier releases due to their proximity to streams,
Soil Erosion Potential
High soil erosion potential is based on the effects of slope and soil erodibility (K-factor).
Soils classified as high are on >30% slopes and have K-factors >0.25. Though small
areas of soil meeting these parameters were noted throughout the management area, they.
are more often found in the upper regions of the watershed.
Hil!h Permiabilitv Soils
Areas within the management area identified as having high permiability soils are of
Recent Alluvial Deposits and have a high potential for groundwater recharge adjacent to
streams, These soils are more often found on the valley flOOL' .
Hil!h Runoff Potential' .
Areas with a high runoff potential are typically clays, with high water tables; or where an
impervious layer occurs at a shallow depth. These Class D soils have very slow
infiltration rates and are often found in wetland areas,
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Chapter 2: Participation
Public participation in the development of the Springfield Drinking Water Protection
Plan (plan), included the Springfield Drinking Water Protection Citizen Task Force
(Citizen Task Force),'materials and notices sent to the Interested Parties Mailing List,
Planning Commission meetings, and City Council meetings. Public participation in
development of activities and policies for the Middle Fork Watershed will be based on
agency/organization specific processes as determined by public process. These will
include Lane County, ODA, and DEQ information meetings and public hearings and
. MFWWC meetings.
Representation of Interests
The area that contributes surface water to Springfield's drinking water supply is entirely
outside the political boundaries of Springfield. The following interests were either
represented by the MFWWC or were kept informed and participated in the study through
. other public invi:Jlvementor actions,
Industries;
Commercial interests;
County residents;
Farmers;
Lane County agency staff;
S tate agency staff;
Federal agency staff;
Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council,
Community Involvement
The MFWWC is the primary vehicle for community involvement in development of
outreach and education of residents within the management area. The MFWWC
represents diverse interests related to conservation, preservation, and protection of the
Middle Fork (see Acknowledgements). All meetings of the MFWWC are advertised and
open to the public. Meeting agendas are mailed to persons listed as Interested Parties and
many citizens attend these meetings, In addition, MFWWC-Outreach and Education
Committee strives to provide opportunities for informing residents, and commercial
interests about uses and strategies for improvements and protection of surface and
groundwater within the management area.
As part of a basin-wide project, the MFWWC prepared a Watershed Assessment for the
lower Middle Fork, This assessment was compiled by an outside consultant and based on
water sampling conducted specifically for this project It also incorporates data for other
physical parameters conducted by outside sources. A recommended action that came
from the assessment was to collect baseline data for a variety of physical parameters, A
Sampling Plan for designated sites in the lower watershed has been prepared to gather
information on bacteria, pH, conductivity, and other parameters, This information will be
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used in determining source water proteCtion strategies and contingencies for the Middle
Fork WilIamette Watershed and this Plan Addendum (2002).
The assessment will also add to information being collected by the DEQ for usein
determining Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for the Middle Fork, TMDLs
. identifY the maximum amount (load) of each pollutant the river can absorb per day and
still meet state water quality standards.
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Chapter 3: Delineation of Surface Water Component - Drinking Water'
Protection Areas
DEQ requires a D,:inking Water Protection Plan to be developed and drinking water
protection areas to be delineated for surface water sources used as a public drinking water
supply. Setbacks of approximately 1,000 feet (or greater) from the center of the river and
its perennial tributaries for a distance equivalent to eight hours upstream from the intake
have been suggested for this purpose.
F or surface water sources, the drinking water protection (management) area delineation
process began by identifying the watershed boundaries of the Middle Fork, The surface,
water delineation for the zone of contribution includes the entire watershed area upstream
. of the SUB's public water system intake on the Middle Fork. This base delineation was
. provided to the City of Springfield by DEQ,
To narrow the management area covered by the surface water compot]ent of Springfield's
Drinking Water Protection Plan Addendum (2002), it was first determined how far
upstream to include in the setback. The intake at the Willamette Welifield that supplies'
surface waier to the slow sand filter system is located at approximately the river mile 189
. marker on the Middle Fork Based on the average high flow rate of 7,000 cubic feet per
. second provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), waier in the Middle Fork travels
3.5 miles per hour over this reach, This places the maximum estimated eight-hour time
of travel upstream from the intake at about river mile 217 (-28 miles), or approximately
the east end of Lookout Point Reservoir (Travel Rates of Water for Selected Streams in
the Willamette River Basin, Oregon by.David Harris, USGS - Hydrologic Investigations
Atlas, HA273, 1968) (see maps, Appendix A),
Perennial tributaries were determined from USGS Topographic M~ps for the area and the .
I ,OOO-foot setback was placed on the Middle Fork Watershed map by the City of
Springfield as a Geographic Information System (GIS) layer. Other GIS layers included
sensitive soils, transportation systems (railroads, highways, roads, land use zoning) and
other potential sources of contamination.. ,. .
Local Surface Water Characteristics
Both rainwater and snowmelt contribute to surface water supplies, The Cascade
Mountains store water in the form of snow that is released as melt-water during the
summer,
Water stored in reservoirs behind dams located on the Middle Fork and Fall Creek help
regulate flow rates in the river. Perennial tributaries contribute flow to the river year'
. round. .
Surface water in the Middle Fork leaves the drinking water protection area at the
downstream boundary of the Willamette Wellfield and is joined by the Coast Fork.
approximately one mile west of the wellfield to form the mainstem Willamette River.
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Surface Water Uses
Consumptive uses of water in the watershed include irrigation, agriculture, industrial, and.
municipal use, Irrigation is the primary consumptive use for which water rights are
issued, Non-consumptive uses include fish and wildlife habitat, recreation, and power
generation. Table 2 Summarizes water allocations at the mouth of the Middle Fork.
These figures represent water allocated for use, not actual use, . .
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I Irrigation 26.67 l,505
Domestic 15,72 952
I Agriculture (other) 3.48 210
I Industrial/Manufacturing 35.04 2,104
I Municipal 243 14,660
I Totals 323,9 19,431
Table 2.
Annual allegations for. consumptive water use in the Middle Fork WillameUe River
(Oregon Water Resources Department, 2002)
Dams/Reservoirs'
Dams provide power generation and flood control in winter, and flow-augmentation in
summer. Water stored in resezvoirs behind dams influences seasonal water availability
and flow patterns in the Middle Fork. . .
Resezvoirs that contribute flows' are Dexter Resezvoir and Lookout Point Resezvoir on the
Middle Fork and Fall Creek Resezvoir on Fall Creek. Table 3 summarizes the uses of .
each dam and resezvoir. Hills Creek Resezvoir and Dam are located upstream from and
outside tlie designate~ management area.
Lookout Point Flood control Full 455,800 1st 97,000
Hydroelectric 3 Gen.. Summer 324,200
Recreation
Dex ter Flood control N/A N/A 321,000
Hydroelectric I Gen,
Recreation
Fall Creek Recreation Full 125,000 5th 269,000
Summer 108,200 .
Table 3.
Dam & Reservoir Uses (US ACE and OWRD, The Willamette Basin Reservoir Study,
1999)
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Forestry and Agriculture
The predominant land use in the upper reaches of the Middle Fork is forestry. Most
forestlands are in the Cascade Mountains and extend down the eastern side of the
Willamette Valley. The U,S, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and
private owners are major forest landholders. Forest SerVice lands start approximately 3
miles east of Lookout Point Dam (Wayne Honneycut - Forest Technologist - U,S.Forest
Service), The BLM has no holdings within the I,OOO-foot setback for the stretch of the
. Middle Fork between the intake at the Willamette Wellfield and the east end of Lookout
Point Reservoir (David Mattson, Engineer- McKenzie Resource Area, BLM).
Most agriculture in the Middle Fork Watershed is located in the Willamette Valley.
There is very little land in agricultural use above Dexter Reservoir.. The dominant
. agricultural land use is pasture and hayland, Some row-crops are found near Jasper,
Lowell; and Pleasant Hill. There are also some nurseries, Christmas tree farms and
orchards in that area (Ross PenhaIlegon, OSU - Lane County Extension Service). .
Livestock
'Small'numbers of livestock grazing, cow/calf operations, ridinglboarding stables, and'
rural residential development with livestock for private use are found within the 1,000-
foot setback of the Middle Fork. No dairy farms are located within these sensitive areas
(Ross.Penhallegon - OSU - Lane County Extension Service). .
Wildlife! Hatcheries
Wildlife in and adjacent to the Middle Fork includes steelhead, bull trout, and salmon in .
the river. Western pond turtle, deer, smaIl game and both migratory and resident birds use
the riparian areas as habitat and gather food in 'or adjacent 'to the river.
Dexter Dam Fish Hatchery is part of the Willamette Hatchery Project that raises Chinook
salmon and summer steelhead, This hatchery is located on the north shore' of Dexter
Reservoir. Adult fish are caught at Dexter Dam and transported via tanker truck to the
Willamette Hatchery at Oakridge where eggs are incubated and raised to' fingerling size,
then transported back to Dexter Dam Hatchery for release to the Middle Fork (Tim
Wright, Dexter Hatchery, Oregon Department ofFish & Wildlife).
Recreation
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Recreation in the Middle Fork area relates closely to the scenic landscape, Lane County'
, and Oregon State parks located at or near Dexter, Fall Creek, and Lookout Point
. Reservoirs provide recreational opportunities in the summer months. Camping, hiking,
. fishing, hunting, and boating draw over 685,000 visitors to the area every year .
(Willamette,Basin Reservoir Summaries, Oregon Water Resources), Boat ramps are
located on the shore of Fall Creek, Dexter, and Lookout Point Reservoirs, Boat ramps are
also located along the main stream of the Middle Fork at Jasper, Clearwater, and at
Pengra Access opposite the mouth of Lost Creek (USGS 1 :24,000 Topographic Maps).
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Delineation Projects
Between 1992 and 1999 delineations of groundwater flow based on time-of-travel, were
developed in association with SUB's groundwater wells located throughout the City of
Springfield, GIS mapping of the groundwater delineations and potential contaminant
sources was completed by the City of Springfield in 1999.
Under the Administrative Rules that apply to Oregon's Source Water Assessment Plan
(Oregon's Drinking Water Protection Program), the Oregon Department of Human
Services (ODHS - formerly the OHD) has responsibility for certifying groundwater-
derived drinking water protection areas in the state.(DEQ and OHD, Source Water.
Assessment Plan). The delineations for all of Springfield's wells met state requirements
and were certified by OHD in April 1997, Future and new well delineations were
certified in March 1999 (Certification #0002R).
Because ODHShas determined that groundwater drawn from the Willamette Wellfield is
under the influence of surface water (conjunctive system), additional treatment is
required for use as public drinking water. As part of the requirement in constructing a .
treatment plant, a sanitary survey (potential pollution source inventory) was conducted in .
2000 to help identify any significant risks to the Middle Fork Guidelines provided by
Oregon's Source Water Assessment Plan - Addendum, Jun'e 1999, were used in
performing this survey,
In January, 2001, delineation of the Middle Fork Watershed was calculated by DEQ and
provided to the City of Springfield as a base map and zone of contribution to the Middle.
Fork upstream of SUB's surface water intake, Mapping of the I,OOO-footsetback from
the Middle Fork and its perennial tributaries withinan eight-hour time-of-travel, and a
. base inventory of potential contaminant sources was plotted on a GIS layer by the City of
Springfield in May 200 I. Information gathered for this GIS layer was compiled by DEQ
and SUB.
A Sanitary Survey (Risk Assessment), including a table of potential pollution sources and
amap of the watershed was submitted to the ODHS in June, 200 I as part of a
construction permit application package for the slow-sand filter system,
DEQ has responsibility for reviewing surface water-derived drinking water protection
areas in the State, DEQ has reviewed the delineations and risk assessment for the Middle
Fork management area and found them to be both adequate and complete, However, no
formal approval or certification is available for drinking water systems installed after
June 1999 that use surface water as a resource..
Delineation Process
The area of contribution to the Middle Fork Willamette River encompasses the entire
Middle. Fork Willamette Watershed, The following activities were performed to .
complete the delineations and risk assessment (Sanitary Survey):
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. Preparation of Middle Fork Willamette Watershed map,
. Calculation of surface water travel time of eight hours upstream from SUB's surfuce
water intake on the Middle Fork was determined from USGS calculations based on
the average annual high water flow rate at Jasper.
. Sanitary'Survey (inventory) of potential contaminant sources within the drinking
water protection management area of the Middle Fork Watershed based on
recommendations within Oregon's Source Water Assessment Plan - Addendum, June
1999,
. Preparation of a map showing the drinking water protection (management) area
within the Middle Fork Watershed and potential sources of contamination within the
delineated management area,
The resulting management area provided affected agencies and organizations with
defined areas in which to focus management strategies to protect surface water. To .
further the analysis of potential contamination risks to surface water, the next step was to
map land use and develop a potential contaminant source inventory within the drinking
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water protection management area. This process and the results are presented in the
following chapter. The Sanitmy Survey also forms the base for the DWPP Addendum
(2002).
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Chapter 4: . Surface Water Component of Drinking Water Protection Area
Inventory
The primary intent of the Sanitary Survey (inventory) was to identify and locate
significant potential sources of contamination (contaminants of concem) within the
drinking water protection (management) area ofthe Middle Fork Willamette Watershed,
. Significant potential source of contamination can be defined as:
Any facility or acti~ity 'that stores, uses, or produces contaminants of concern and has
sufficient likelihood of releasing such contaminants to the environment at levels that
could contribute significantly to the concentration of these contaminants in the source
waters of the public water supply (Oregon DEQ, Source Water Assessment Plan,
Draft, November 17,1998).
Contaminants can reach a water body (groundwater, rivers, lakes, etc.) from activities
occurring on the land surface or below it 'Potential sources of surface water
contaminants from Oregon's Short List of PCSs for Swlace Water Component ofGWUDI
Systems (DEQ Drinking Water Protection Potential Contaminant Sources and DEQ
,Codes - Rev. ~/I/Ol) provides a useful overView of potential sources of contamination,
The List was used as a guideline for understanding the types of chemicals likely found at
different facilities and the level of contamination risk these facilities pose for surface
water.
The inventory was conducted by'SUB with assistance from Oregon DEQ, between March
and June 2001. '
The completed inventory served several importa\lt purposes:
o Provided an effective base for informing/educating the MFWWC, staff, and the
public about potential risks; ,
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o Provided information on the locations of many potential contaminant sources,
especially those that present the greatest risks to surface water;
. Provided information on the extent and volume of hazardous chemical use within the
Middle Fork management area; and,
. Provided a reliable basis for developing management strategies to reduce the risks to
surface water that contribute to Springfield's drinking water supply, .
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Based on EP A national guidance,.DEQ recommends an inventory for surface water
sources be completed within an area that includes a minimum setback of 1,000 feet or
greater from the center of streams. . Springfield's inventory of potential surface water
contaminant sources was carried out within a setback of 1,000 feet from the edge of
streams and reservoirs to identify those areas where there are higher risks of
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contamination from spills or other releases, simply due to their proximity to the water
body,
The stream boundaries for the potential pollution source inventory were essentially from
river mile 189 located at the Willamette WeJlfield to the east end of Lookout Point
Reservoir (approximately 28 miles) on the Middle Fork and an equivalent distance
upstream for perennial tributaries.
This basic inventory was used 'to direct the focus of management strategies to address
risks posed by hazardous chemicals and biologic contaminants across all land use zones
within the drinking water protection management areas that lie outside the Urban Growth
Boundary of Springfield., . .
Methodology
Past, current, and future hazardous chemical uses were identified through a variety of
methods. The inventory process did not include an inspection of sites for individual
potential contamination sources or chemical inventories, Inspection of all sites within the
drinking water protection management area for chemical inventory and storage is
recommended. However, it was determined that the inventory goal ,could be
accomplished by other means such as using the State Fire Marshal's inventory of
hazardous materials submitted by businesses and the DEQ and EP A source lists. Using
the Short List of PCSs fOr Surface Water Component of GWUDI Systems as provided in
o the DEQ Drinking Water Protection Potential Contaminant Sources and DEQ Codes,
Rev, 3/1101) and Table 5-2: Potential Sources of Drinking Water Contaminants,
. assumptions were made about typical chemicals associated with different land uses and
the risks these types and volumes of chemicals pose to surface water.
The inventory was completed in several phases,. The'first phase was a limited inventory
of potential contaminant sources listed in databases maintained by the state, The second
phase consisted of visual observations of properties made by driving the drinking water
protection management area adjacent to the Middle Fork The third phase was contacting
, local, state, and federal agencies and asking'them to provide information_on facilities
within' their jurisdiction for these same areas. The process. for completing the inventory is
summarized as follows: . .
. DEQ developed a digital base map for the entire Middle Fork Watershed;
. City of Springfield delineated the drinking water protection management areas
(I,OOO-foot setback within the eight-hour time-of-travel along the MiddleFork and its
perennial tributaries upstream trom the intake) as an overlay on the base map; ,0.
· SUB completed an inventory of potential contaminant sources within the drinking
water protection management area of the Middle Fork Watershed;
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'. . SUB developed a list ofregisteted water wells within or close to the drinking water
protection areas; and
. City of Springfield plotted information from local, state, and federal agency databases
that represented potentially significant sources of contamination to the surface water
component of Springfield's drinking water supply source. Plotted data inCludes:
DEQ
I. Underground storage tanks (UST)
2, Leaking underground storage tanks (LUST)
3, Underground Injection Control (Ule)
4. Registered hazardous waste generators (HWIMSY)
5. Environmental clean-up site inventory (ECSI)
6. Solid waste facilities
. State Fire Marshal
7. Hazardous materials handlers
8. Hazardous materials incidents
EPA
9. Superfund sites
IO. Toxic release locations
II, Waste water discharging facilities - Source Infonnation System (SIS)
No Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) were reported on' state lists or
noted by the OSU - Lane County Extension Agent for the management area,
Results
Results of the in~entory and mapping are shown on themap series attached at the end of
this document The GIS base map can be displayed at any scale and will be updated bi-
annually to reflect any changes in the status of potential contaminant sources inventoried.
The mapped drinking water delineations will be shared through Lane County Council of
Governments' (LCOG) common mapping system, the City of Springfield for this Plan
Addendum 2002, University of Oregon Info-Graphics Library, and others,
I~ addition to being used by the (:ity of Springfield for this Plan Addendum (2002), the
map will be made available for public education projects and informational purposes. It .
may also be used by consultants working for private industry in developing their business
plans and by the Oregon ODA, DEQ, Army Corps of Engineers, Oregon Fish and
Wildlife, Lane County and Oregon State Parks Divisions, and the MFWWC in
performing projects designed to protect surface water for all beneficial uses,
Thetotal inventory covered an area of approximately forty-seven (47) square miles inside
the zone of contribution (ZOC) of 1,364 square miles that comprises the entire Middle
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Fork Willamette River Watershed, This is a substantial area that has numerous and
complex issues,
Table4 displays an inventory of tax lots inside the surface water component of the
drinking water protection management area (map, tax lot inventory within the I ,ODD-foot
setback, Lane County of Government (LCOG)). There are 3,668 tax lots within this area
with 49 of the lots zoned commercial/industrial.
I Residential lands 2,531.22
I ParksIPublic lands 763.82 I
I Forest lands 22,866.17 I
I Agriculture 3,046.05 I
I Commercial lands 19.95 I
I Industrial lands 111.79 I
I Mining/Sand & 568,53 I
Gravel
I Water 1195 32.58 155.41 0.52 0,24 I
I Totals 3,668 99,98% 30,062.94 100% 46.97 I
Tahle 4,
Land use within the drinking water protection management area for surface water.:
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Chapter 5:. Management of Potential Sources of Contamination
In this chapter, potential sources of contamination are addressed by goals and related
management strategies, Goals are broad vision statements that describe desired
conditions or activities in the. future and provide direction for the development of
management strategies. The management strategies for each goal more specifically
describe a course of action,
Goals for protection of groundwater were developed by the Citizen Task Force (Citizen
Task Force), These are found in the existing Springfield Drinking Water Protection Plan
adopted by the City of Springfield on May 15, 1999 and are listed below in order of
priority, The Citi'zen Task Force prioritized these goals without information on their
relative costs and benefits, It is important to emphasize the first two goals (Public
Education and Overlay Zone) received a score in the prioritization significantly higher
thim the remaining recommendations,
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Where appli~able, these goals carry over to the Plan Addendum (2002) developed for the
protection of surface water that contributes to the City of Springfield's drinking water
supply.' .
I. Implement a Public Education Program
2. Adopt a Drinking Water Protection Overlay Zone .
3. Develop and Implement a Surface Water Monitoring Program
4, . Enhance the Existing Hazardous Waste Collection Program
5. Develop and Implement a Septic System Upgrade/Maintenance Program
6, Use and Enhance Existing Spill Response Plan
7. 'Form Public-Private Partnerships
8. Irriplement a Water Conservation Program"
9. Use Property Purchase and Donation to Provide Prote~tion Areas
During the prioritization process, the Citizen Task Force offered the following additional
recommendations for which there was general consensus of support, although they were
not ranked with the others as separaiealtematiyes, These.additional recommendations.
are discussed at the end of this chapter.
. Intergovernmental coordination
. Storm water management.
. Abandoned wells
. Goals and Related Management Strategies for Surface Water Component of
Drinking Water Protection Plan
Goal 1 : Implement A Public Education Program.
The Citizen Task Force's highest priority was to develop and implement a public
education program that would include the following four components, in order of
priority,
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1. Comprehensive public education program
2, Notification
3. Technical assistance
. 4, . Signs
These programs as adopted by the DWP Plan are expanded to include surface water
aspects of drinking water protection. Springfield and SUB will work closely with
drinking water protection partners (Lane County, Army Corps of Engineers, ODA, DEQ,
City of Lowell, MFWWC, and others) in coordinating public education efforts within the
surface water protection management areas ofthe Middle Fork SUB will work with the
MFWWC in sending a message to new and existing businesses and property owners
about which activities pose a risk to surface water resources, .
Goal2: Adopt a Drinking Water Protection Overlay Zone.
The Citizen Task Force's other highest priority was for the City of Springfield to'adopt a
Drinking Water Protection Overlay District for .the combined zone of contribution and to
refer the overlay district to the City of Eugene and Lane County for adoption and
application to areas that are within their jurisdictions,
The Citizen Task Force generally agreed that the overlay district would contain the
following five components, in order of priority.
1, Prohibitions
2, Standards
3, Inspections
4, Monitoring
5, Transport
An overlay districtthat covers the delineated areas inside the Springfield City limits and
urban growth boundary (UGB) was included as part of the City of Springfield Land Use
Development Code, Article 17, adopted by the Springfield City Council on May 17,
2000, .
This Drinking Water Protection Plan Addendum (2002) covers surface water protection
areas that lie entirely outside political boundaries of the City of Springfield, Therefore,
the City has no jurisdiction over these areas. Instead, the City will work with Lane
County and other agencies to recognize the entire Middle Fork Watershed as the zone of
contribution to the surface water component of Springfield's drinking water resource.
The City of Springfield will refer the extended zone of contribution and management area.
to state and federal agencies, Lane County, and incorporated cities in the watershed for
adoption of measures to protect those portions of the management area that lie within.
their jurisdictions,
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The City of Springfield and SUB will encourage and support the prohibition of high-risk
(DNAPL) chemical uses within the surface water management areas upstream of the
Willamette WelIfield drinking water supply intake on the Middle Fork.. SUB and the
City will also support and encourage proper storage and contairiinent of hazardous
chemicals that pose a risk of contamination to the drinking water supply.
Goal 3: Develop and Implement a Surface Water Monitoring Program.
The Citizen Task Force recommended a monitoring program that includes all drinking
water protection area delineations inside the Drinking Water Protection Overlay District
and possibly individual potential sources of contamination. The monitoring program
includes the following three components, in order of prjority.
1. Establish a comprehensive monitoring program
. 2. Sample during investigation
3, Sample during clean up
The Plan Addendum (2002) will extend this goal to include the Middle Fork Watershed
management area. '
. 1. Establish a comprehensive monitoring program,
The MFWWC has develop~d a water quality mo~itoring program for temperature, pH,
turbidity, conductivity, and other perameters as a component ofthe Source Water
. Assessment required under federal regulation of all watersheds that contribute to a public
drinking watersupply (Oregon DEQ, Sub-Basin Target Datesfor Completion ofTMDL 's
for Waters Listed in the 1998 303(d)List), This assessment is scheduled for completion
by 2003 and will establish base conditions for the Middle Fork and its tributaries,
Future monitoring will primarily be performed by DEQ and MFWWC with assistance
from trained yolunteers. In addition, SUB will conduct water quality testing at lhe point
of intake and assist the MFWWC in their monitoring efforts within the surface water
management areas. The frequency of testing will be determined based on evaluation of
the Middle Fork Watershed Assessment
2, Sample chemicals of concern during site investigation. .
. Require that samples for chemicals of concern be collected during site
investigation, Whenever samples are collected during a site investigation or
cleanup and follow-up monitoring, results of this sampling must be provided
. at no additional cost to the Drinking Water Protection Program or appropriate
agency/organization,
3. Sample during cleanup,
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. Require businesses conducting cleanup activities to provide sample results of
all analysis to the monitoring program at no additional cost to the program or
appropriate agency/organization. '
Goal 4: Enhance the Existing Waste Collection Program
The Citizen Task Force recommended the following four enhancements to Lane County's
hazardous waste collection program, in order of priority:
I, Increase frequency and flexibility
2, Demand management
3, Evaluation
4, Increase program funding
Lane County's hazardous waste program extends to all areas of the Middle Fork
Watershed. Therefore, no changes or additions to Goal 4 are needed orrecommended
within this Plan Addendum (2002) for protection of surface water. Itis recommended
that this goal continue to be supported.
Goal 5: Develop and implement a,septic system upgrades/maintenance program.
The Citizen Task Force forwarded the following two recommendations in this category,
. in order of priority, . .
I, Inspections and maintenance requirements
2. Septic tank regulations
No changes or additions to GoalS are recommended within this Plan Addendum (2002)
for protection of surface water. .
Goal 6: Use and enhance existing spill response Plan
The Citizen Task Force supported the following aspects of spill response, in order of
. priority:
I, Existing plan
2. Spill diversion and containment
3. Mapping
4, Hot line
Lane County's spill response program extends to ,all areas of the Middle Fork Watershed,
Therefore, no changes or additions to Goal 6 are recommended within this Plan
Addendum (2002) for protection of surface water,
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Goal 7:' Form Public-Private Partnerships
The Citizen Task Farce farwarded the fallawing three recammendatians, in order af
priarity:
I, Public Educatian by private sectar .
2. Public-caardinated partnerships
3, Business recagnitian pragram
Public-private partnerships are especially impartant within the Middle Fark management
areas that are mast vulnerable to. patential pall uti an,
Public partners will be encauraged to. provide infarmatian and educatian far the purpase
af raising public awareness to. the risk af surface water pallutian fram everyday activities
-and pravide educatian an ways toreduce that risk
Goal8: Implement a water conservation program
The Citizen Task Farce farwarded the fallawing recammendatlans, in arder af priarity:
L Water demand management
2. Rate structure changes
3. Piping lass reductians
'4. Rebate pragram .
Recammendatians afthe Springfield Citizen Task Farce an water demand management
are extended to. include water drawn fram the Middle Fark Willamette River.
Goal9: Use property purchase/donation to provide protection areas
The Citizen Task Farce farwarded the fallawing recammendatians, in arder afpriarity:
L New wells
2, Land-set asides
3, Canservatian easements
4, V aluntary deed restrictians
The recammendatian far'item I (new wells) is nat applicable to. surface water,
Recammendatians adapted by the Plan are extended by this Plan Addendum (2002) far
items 2,3, and 4 are to. include the surface water management area of the Middle Fark
Goal 10: Consider additional recommendations
The Citizen Task Force farwarded the fallawing recammendatians regarding:
I, Intergavernmental caardinatian,
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2. Storm water management,
3, Abandoned wells, and
4.' Evaluation of new well sites,
The Citizen Task Force considered these recommendations to be very important,
although they were not included as separate options in the initial list ofaltematives to be
prioritized.
The basis of a network of public partnerships to prevent contaminants entering the
Middle Fork has been established. Surface water protection will greatly depend on
coordinated efforts between these intergovernmental partnerships formed by SUB, Lane
'County, Army Corp.of Engineers, Cities of Springfield, and Lowell, and others.
Recommendations adopted by the Plan are extended by this Plan Addendum (2002) to
include the surface water management area of the Middle Fork with the addition ofthe
. following for #3, Abandoned Wells:
. There are over 1,500 wells identified in the existing drinking water protection study
area. Additional wells are located within the surface water management area of the
Middle Fork, Wells that are no longer in use pose a significant risk to aquifer
contamination, It is recommended to identify and decommission these abandoned
wells.
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Chapter6: Contingency Plan
Goals and management strategies presented in the previous chapter focus Oll proactive
efforts that are intended to protect the drinking water supply from contamination, In the
event a drinking water contamination problem should occur, Springfield also needs to be
prepared to react to the contamination with a contingency plan. A contingency plan is
. designed response to the contamination or disruption of Springfield's current water
supply.' The contingency plan focuses on:
. Identification of the primary potential threats to the water supply; and
. Developing procedures that will be followed should threats materialize. .
Springfield's Contingency Plan addresses ten elements required by the Oregon Source'
Water Protection Program, in<;luding:
.'\' Potential thrt:ats to the drinking water supply;
2. Protocols for incident response;
3. Prioritization of water usage;
4. Key personnel and development of a notification roster;
5, Short-tenn and long-tenn replacement of water supplies;
6. Short-tenn and long-tenn conservation measures;
7, Plan testing, review, and update;
8, . Personnel training;
9, . Provisions for public education; and
. 10, Logistical and financial resources .
Additional details for emergency response situations can be found in Springfield .
Utility Board's (SUB) 1998 Integrated Contingency Plan, which describes SUB's
emergency organization and provides for clear authority, direction, and
communication during emergencies, Additions to the Contimzencv Plan aoolv onlv to
the surface water comoonent of the drinkinl! water suoolv,
1. Potential threats to the. drinking water supply
Due to the complexity of the SUB and Rainbow Water District's water supply
system, potential threats are dependent on the location of the problem, The
community water system is currently supplied by 33 wells in seven wellfields located
the area as shown in Map #\. The supply system is divided into separate pressure and .
operational areas. They are:
SUB/Rainbow North System is primarily located north ofI-105 and east ofI-5
and served by the Rainbow 1-5, SUB Sports Way, Rainbow "Q" Street, Rainbow
Chase wellfields, and SUB/Rainbow jointly owned WEYCO wellfield, Water
pressure ranges between 80 and 105 pounds per square inch (PSI),
SUB West System is bounded by 1-105 on the north, the city limits on the west
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and south, and 28 Street on the east. It is served by water from the Willamette
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Wellfield plus water through inter-ties from SUB/Rainbow North System and
. SUB East System, Water pressure in this system is maintained at 50 to 55 PSI,
which is substantially lower than the other systems and only allows forbringing
water into the system.
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SUB East System is essentially east of2Sth Street and bounded by the city limits
on the north, south, and east Water for the East System comes from the Thrust'
and SP/Mia Wellfields in addition to the SUB/Rainbow jointly owned EYCO
Wellfield, Water pressure ranges between 70 and 90 PSI,
The Thurston, WEYCO, Chase, and Willamette Wellfields are located near the
McKenzie or Middle Fork Willamette Rivers and have the potential to be impacted by
flooding and' spills in the rivers.
The 1-5, Sports Way, ".0" Street, and SP/Maia Wellfields are less subject to flooding.
They are closer to commerciallindustrial areas and are next to the 1-5 and 1-105
highways, which major transportation corridors.
Primary threats to Springfield's drinking water system are related to an interruption of
water delivery or contamination of the aquifer used for the drinking water supply, Nine
types of events have been identified that could cause an interruption in delivery and/or
contamination of the water supply,
A. Electrical/mechanical problems: power outage, broken pipeline, pump failure
R Flooding
C. Detection of contamination at a wellhead
D. Contamination from a leaking underground storage tank or chemical spill at a
nearby business
E. Railroad or highway spills
F, Spill in the McKenzie River, Willamette River, Springfield Millrace or the storm
waste systems that discharge to the rivers or millrace
G, Storm water contamination resulting in well water contamination
H. Sabotage .
I, Earthquake and volcanic activities
The most likely threats to the drinking water supply are electrical/mechanical failure;
. detection of contamination at or near a wellhead; a chemical release within the drinking
water protection area; railroad or highway spills; a spill in the McKenZie River,
Willamette River, or the Springfield millrace; and the storm water systems that discharge
to the rivers and millrace. Procedures to deal with these threats are outlined in Element 2
below,
Surface water contamination issues are divided into two areas of concern:
o Hazardous materials spills that are short term duration and are transported past
the drinking water intake over the course of a few hours or a few days. An
example would be a tanker truck spill.
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. Contaminants that are persistent and are found on the river during most of the ,
year, These contaminants may vary by current rate but are constantly present
and need to be removed in order for'the water to meet drinking-water standards,
An example would be turbidity that is a result of a mudslide in the watershed,
runoff from roads,'or construction activities, .
There are many potential causes for water quality problems identified in the Middle Fork.
watershed. These include discharges from waste water treatment plants, legal and illegal
waste dump sites, runoff from forest, agricultural, and private lands, failing septic
systems, seasonal flow reductions, recreation, hatcheries, transportation of hazardous
materials, management of transportation and utility corridors, and historic activities such
as mining and removal or degradation of riparian vegetation,
. Erosion from riparian' areas (stream 'banks), rerouting 'ofrunoffvia road building,
. construction, and land surfacing such as parking areas can lead to excessive erosion or
. pollutant transport, Increased heat input due to removal of vegetation, reduction in flow
(seasonal), changes in channel shape, and floodplain alteration'are also potential sources
of water quality impairment Due to the vastness of the surface water supply area, risk to
the drinking water from potential threats is dependent on thelocation of the problem,
Of the nine types of events listed in the existing Drinking Water Protection Plan nearly'
all are applicable to surface water. The intake for surface water from the Middle Fork is
located in the Willamette Wellfield.
2. Protocols for incident response
This element details the appropriate response for the most likely potential threats above,
A. B. Electrical/Mechanical and Flooding Related Interruptions~
Springfield primarily relies on a redundancy of groundwater source rather than .
. reservoir capacity to meet water demands, ;Most wellfield.power supplies have'.
the capacity to be fed from more than one power substation, which reduces the
potential for long-term outages. Experience has shown that no wellfield has been
out of service for more than one hour due to an electric supply failure. Froman
electrical reliability standpoint, the risk of more than one wellfield being down
because of an electrical outage is remote. Four well fields are located in flood
plains and subject to potential flooding effects. Flooding may not impact all wells
within these well fields,
Responses to these events include:
· Rely on water source capacity and power system redundancy to the
extent possible, During the summer peak demand times there is no
excess source capacity. During the remainder of the year sources can
be activated that are not affected by the interruption.
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o In the short-tenn (less than onechalf day in summer and about one day
in winter) rely on water tank storage,
o Apply conservation measures (Element 6).
o Institute adopted four-stage water curtailment plans in both the SUB
and Rainbow Water District service areas based on the system's ability
to maintain reservoir levels for fire protection (original DWPP -
Appendix E)
C. Detection of Contamination at a Well
.The required response to the detection of contamination at a wellhead depends on
whether the contamination is less than or exceeds the maximum contamination
level (MCL). The MCL is considered to be the maximum allowed concentration
of contaminant in drinking water withoutposing a significant health risk, The
community has applied a much higher standard in responding to man-made
chemicals, like Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPL), and other volatile,
semi-volatile, and synthetic organic chemicals, Every effort will be made to
eliminate any detectable amounts of the man-made substances from the drinking
water supply, .
. Notify the Oregon Department of Human Services - Drinking Water Division.
(formerly Oregon Health Division, OHD) (1-503- 731-4381) and Department
of Environmental Quality (DEQ) (see original DWPP -.Appendix H) of any
confirmed detection.
If the contaminant exceeds the MCL:
. Send news release to local media,
. Notify local elected officials,
o SUB staff will notify Board members,
. Rainbow staff will notify Board members,
. Springfield City manager's office will notify City Councilors,
. Follow OHS-DWD Public Notice requirements identified in Oregon
Administrative Rules 333-061-0042,
. Shut down the affected well(s), If an emergency exists and permission to use
the well(s) is granted by ODHS-DWD and DEQ, water will be mixed with
water from other wells to reduce the contaminant in the distribution system to
below the MCL, minimizing the concentration of the contaminant to the .
greatest extent possible,
. Flush affected system and reservoirs,
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. Implement curtailment or conservation plan as needed,
. Work with Water Resources Division to notifY other nearby well owners and
minimize contaminant movement Water master, Michael Mattick, 756-1856,
. Expand cooperation with agencies in investigation the contamination,
If the contaminant level is below the MCL:
. A minimum of quarterly monitoring will occur to track changes in
contaminant levels over time to verifY that contaminant levels remain below
the MCL
. If contamination is detected at WEYCO Wellfield, initiate SUB,Rainbow .
Water District, and Weyerhaeuser Memorandum of Understanding that details
the responses required and which may include turning on the carbon treatment
system.
. Turn offwell if not absolutely needed (non-critical demand periods). Ifan
emergency exists, water will be mixed with water from other wells to reduce
the contaminant in the distribution system to below the MCL, minimizing the
concentration of the contaminant to the greatest extent possible.
. ModifY well operation to last on, first off during critical demand periods.
. Run only in conjunction with other wells.
o NotifY local elected officials.
o SUB staff will notifY Board members,
. Rainbow staffwtll notifY Board members,
. Springfield City manager's office will notifY City Councilors.
o Send news release to local media,
o Implement first stage conservation measures (Section 6 in this chapter and
Appendix E Water Curtailment Plan).
o Work with RWD to notifY other nearby well owners and minimize
contaminant movement Water master, Michael Mattick, 746-1856. .
. Cooperate with agencies investigating the contamination. .
D.E. Contamination from a Leaking Underground Fuel Storage Tank or
Chemical Spinat a Nearby Business and Railroad or Highway Spills:
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The release of a contaminant from spills and leaking underground fuel storage
tanks is primarily addressed through the proactive management strategies
intended to reduce the likelihood of this risk. Standard operating procedure
between Springfield Fire Department and SUB, Rainbow, and Eugene Water &
Electric Board treatment plant is for notification of all releases in Springfield and
upstream on the McKenzie and Willamette rivers from the Fire Department to
water suppliers, The water suppliers coordinate their responses based on risk of
drinking water contamination.
. In the event of a contaminant release from underground fuel storage tanks or
spills in the drinking water protection area adjoining surface waters, the following
protocol applies:
Within a Zero to 5-Year TOTZ
The entire management area for surface w~ter protection is 'Yithin I ;000 feet ~f
the Middle Fork Willamette River. Therefore, any spills or leaks within the
management area would be considered within a Zero - 5 year TOTZ and treated
accordingly.
o Inventory and rank chemicals used in the drinking water protection area
(Chapter 4) and prepare related responses. This work is under way and will .
be completed in the near future. It is intended that the inventory and
responses will be complete prior to being needed, DNAPL chemicals are an
extreme risk in this aquifer setting, and immediate clean up and removal is
necessary.
o Contact Springfield Fire & Life Safety (9-1-1) when immediate response is
needed.
o Contact Springfield Fire Marshal (726-3737), Oregon State Fire Marshal (1-
503-378-3473), and CHEMTREC (1-800-424-9300) to determine spilled
chemical characteristics and cleanup recommendations, .
o NotifY all responders that a release is within the drinking water protection
area,
. Shut off nearby public water wells and/or surface water intakes as an
immediate precaution,
. Detennine short-, medium-, and long-term well operation,
o Follow communication and notification procedures contained in Element 4 in
this Chapter.
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.. Work to facilitate an expedited cleanup; but leave cleanup to the responsible
party,
. Coordinate with responsible party's contingency plan,
. Implement conservation or curtailment plan as appropriate.
. NotifY local elected officials,
. SUB staffwill notifY Boord members,
. Rainbow staffwill notify Board members.
. Springfield City manager's office will notify City Councilors,
. Send news release to local media,
. Work with RWD to notifY other nearby well owners and minimize contaminant
movement Water master, Michael Mattick, 746-1856,
o Cooperate with DEQ and other responsible agencies to facilitate cleanup and any
remedial action.
F. Spill in the McKenzie River, WiIlamette River, Springfield Millrace, or the
Storm Water Systems that Discharge to the Rivers or Millrace:
o Contact Springfield Fire & Life Safety (9-1-1) when immediate HAZMAT
response is needed,
o A contaminant release to surface waters may impact surface water entering SUB's.
intake on the river and the drinking water wells, notify all responders that the .
release is within the drinking water protection area.
. Contact Springfield Fire Marshal, Oregon DOT, Union Pacific Railrbad,DEQ, or
other appropriate agency, Oregon State Fire Marshal, and CHEMTREC to
determine spilled chemical characteristics imd cleanup recommendations. .
. Follow communication and notification procedures contained in Element 4 of this .
plan.
o Shut off nearby public water supply sources as an immediate precaution.
o Detennine short-, medium, and long-term well and river intake operation
o Monitor outflows to receiving drainage ways for contaminants. The fire and
public works departments should take extra precautions to prevent contaminant
runoff.
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o Work to facilitate an expedited cleanup, but leave cleanup to the responsible
party,
o Implement conservation or curtailment plan as appropriate.
o Send news release to' local media.
o Cooperate with DEQ (see original plan, Appendix H) and other responsible
agencies to facilitate cleanup and any remedial action.
Removal of biological contaminants is part of the on-going treatment Response to spills
is different for surface water because the contaminant will be moved down stream by
river flow. Surface water travels great distances within a short time, Any detected
contamination within the surface water management area, the Middle Fork or its
perennial tributaries is considered a high risk to Springfield's drinking water supply and
will be handled accordingly. SUB's emergency response would be to shut off the river
intake during the time the contaminant was present
Because surface water is a relatively minor component of Springfield's total drinking
water resource, primary threats to Springfield's drinking water system remain. as stated in .
the existing Plan, These are related to an interruption of water delivery or contamination
of the aquifer used for the primary drinking water supply, However, contamination of
surface water could also result in groundwater contamination,
3. Prioritization of water usage
This element prioritizes community needs in case ~he water supply' is interrupted and/or a. .
replacement supply is necessary, Prioritization of water use from highest to lowest is
establisheq in the adopted Water Curtailment Plans and as developed in the Springfield
Drinking Water Citizen Task Force mock exercise as follows:
o Fire protection
. Hospitals
. Emergency evacuation shelters
. Nursing homes
. Schools
. Residents
. Industrial/commercial
. Public parks
. All other
4. Key personnel and development of a notification roster
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In the event of an emergency situation threatening the water supply; key people must be
notified and response procedures coordinated among SUB, the City of Springfield, City
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of Eugene, Rainbow Water District, Lane County; State of O'regon, and other appropriate
, jurisdictional personnel.
If a call is received by the 9-1-1 center, the fire department and police department are to
be dispatched to the event of an emergency spill. The nature and location of the incident
detennines who is dispatched, If the incident involves a vehicle accident; the police
department is often the first to be notified, If the event is non-vehicle related and a spill
is reported, the appropriate fire department is normally the first to be notified by the 9- I-I
dispatch center. Both fire and police will be notified if a contaminant is known to be
present The incident commander will notifY dispatch ofthe need for Regional
HAZMAT Response Team, With all spill reports in the Springfield area, the Dispatch
Center notifies EWEB Hayden Bridge Treatment Plant The plant operator on duty
notifies SUB and Rainbow Water District and relays all information available,
During an emergency spill event, an incident command center is established to safely
control the situation. The incident command system is dynamic, meaning that as events
unfold, roles and responsibilities of personnel may change as the situation progresses,
. The person in charge may also change depending on which agency responds first For
. example, police may be first on the scene and in control until the fire department arrives.
If a spill occurs within the drinking water protection area, SUB, Rainbow, and
Springfield Public Works Department (PWD) should be notified immediately, The
police, Rainbow, and PWD personnel are responsible for aiding the fire chief in adequate,
appropriate, and safe actions.
. Key personnel and their roles are as Iisted.below:
Springfield Police (Emergency 9-171, Administrative 726-3714)
Police personnel are often the first to be dispatched and respond to an emergency
event Police are in charge of public safety until fire department personnel arrive, .
then the incident command control is relinquished to fire department personnel. At
the direction of the fire department incident commander, the police are responsible
for keeping the area secured and providing support help,
Springfield Fire Chief (Emergency 9-1-1, Administrative Dennis Murphy, 726-
3737)
The fire chief or other designated fire personnel will be responsible for'determining if
local personnel can adequately and safely respond to a spill event The incident
commander will contact O'regon Emergency Response System and request a Regional
HAZMAT Response Team if the situation and/or contaminant is beyond local
equipment and personnel capabilities, If it is determined that local response is
adequate, the incident commander determines and directs what ids needed from
police, SUB, Rainbow, and City personnel through a unified incident command
system,
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Springfield Utility Boa'rd Water Department Director (Ken Cerotsky, Work and
after hours emergencies 746-8451). After hours notice is routed to Water
Production call out list.
This person coordinates necessary actions, making any decisions regarding the
operation of the SUB water system. In the event the department director is not
available, the SUB Integrated Contingency Plan will be initiated. This plan .
establishes that the most responsible SUB personnel contacted is the responsible
person for the Utility, until such time as they are replaced in accordance with the
plan, SUB Water Department director provides technical assistance and backup
support as directed by the incident commander. It is this person's responsibility to
infonn the incident commander of the spill location within the drinking water
protection area and suggest any additional precautionary measures that need to be
considered, Operational situations that may affect Rainbow or other public water
suppliers will be coordinated directly with the responsible representative for the
appropriate supplier as soon as possible, The Oregon Department of Human
Resources - Drinking Water Program (formerly Oregon Health Division) will be
immediately notified. In the event of any drinking water contamination, SUB Water
Department director will designate a media relations person who will prepare a press
release and handle all media for SUB.
Rainbow Water District Superintendent (J. Timothy Hanley, work and after
hours emergencies, 746-1676). After hours notice is routed to the on-call person.
This person coordinates necessary actions, making any decisions regarding the
operation of the Rainbow water system, Rainbow Water District superintendent
provides technical assistance and backup support as directed by the incident
commander. It is this person's responsibility to infonn the incident commander of the
spill location' within the drinking water protection area and suggest any additional
precautionary measures that need to be considered. Operational situations that may
affect SUB Rainbow or other public water suppliers will be coordinated directly with
the responsible representative for the appropriate supplier as soon as possible. The
Oregon Department of Human Resources - Drinking W'.Iter Program (formerly
Oregon Health Division) will be immediatelYnotified in tlie event of any drinking
water contamination, Rainbow Water District superintendent will designate a media
relations person who will prepare a press release and handle all media contacts for
Rainbow,
Lane County Sherifrs Office, Emergency Response Coordinator
(Ike Jenson, 682-4160)
The Lane County emergency coordinator should be notified and will inform the Lane
County Public Health Department and the Oregon Emergency Response System,who
in turn notifies other appropriate state agencies, Usually, the fire chief notifies the
county coordinator if the event requires county resources for response, However, if
the county coordinator is notified first, he will notify SUB, Rainbow, and/or the
appropriate water supplier when a spill emergency occurs within the drinking water
. protection or surface water management area, .
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Other local officials to be notified include:
Springfield City Manager (Mike Kelly, 726-3700).
Springfield Mayor (Sidney Leiken 726-3700)
Other state and federal contact numbers include:
. . Oregon Department of Human Resources, Tom Charbonneau, Regional
Engineer, 1-503-0731-4381
Oregon DEQ, Western Region Phone list, Appendix H
Oregon Resources Division, Michael Mattick, Water master, 746-1856
OregoIiState Fire Mabihall, 1-503-378-3473
Chemtrec, 1-800- 424-9300
Call this 24-hour Emergency Notification number to report transportation related
spills and to get MSDS sheets and related clean-up information on chemicals that
have been spilled, Internet address: www.cmaha.com
No additional changes are anticipated to existing procedures within Springfield's
Drinking Water Protection Plan for inclusion of the surface water management area of
the Middle Fork,
5. Short-term and long-term replacement of water supplies
In the event of an emergency, the minimum water needs of the community must be met
with water that meets applicable health standards, Short-term options are those where the
alternative supply is needed for a few hours ordays, Long-tenn options are considered
for a permanent replacement supply,'
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Changes included within the Plan Addendum (2002) are not applicable to the City of
Springfield's primary drinking water supply (well water). Short and Long-term options
for water supplied from wells remains as laid out in Springfield's existing Drinking .
Water Protection Plan,
Potential short-term drinking water:
. Implement curtailment plan existing Drinking Water Protection Plan-
Appendix E) and conservation practices,
. Purchase water from EWER
. Bottled water.
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. Deliver potable water from non-affected wells with private tanker trucJ<:s
and/or notice to insure public health,
. Make water available for only a short duration each day and issue a Boil
Water notice to insure public health.
Intermediate-term
Recommendations within the existing Springfield Drinking Water Protection Plan are
extended to include drinking water from surface water sources, '
. Same as short-term,
Long-term
. Develop new well(s).
. Construct well treatment facilities,
. Expand capacity or treatment capabilities of water treatment (slow sand filter)
plant (capacity' limited to existing water rights on the Middle Fork Willamette
River).
. Purchase water from EWES
6. Short-term and long-term conservation measures
ConserVation ofwatet use will lesson demands on Springfield's public water supply
system in the event of an emergency situation: This element identifies short-term and
long-term conservation 'practices that could be implemented. as a function of user needs
identified in Element 3, Prioritization of Water Usage, The extent of
conservation/curtailment measures necessary will depend upon the nature and extent of
the emergency, Generalized conservation /curtailment practices that can be applied
across land uses are identified below and are extended to cover surface water drawn from
the Middle Fork.
. Encourage conservation implementation in all uses prior to an emergency,
. Prohibit outdoor water use,
. Provide water for drinking water purposes only.
. Administer fines to violators of water misuse or overuse in the event of a
water shortage emergency,
. Make water available for a short duration every day.
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o Drop water pressure so that overuse is unlikely,
o Review individual commercial/industrial use on a case-by-case basis to
determine critical need.
o Educate people about the emergency and necessary actions,
WilIamalane Parks and City of Springfield: Park and City irrigated turf areas .
will not be irrigated from the SUB or RWD public water supply systems during a
water emergency. Some parks have auxiliary surface water sources and wells, In
most instances these auxiliary supplies will not be affected by these curtailment
measures' unless they compromise the public system. Street flushing and sweeping
with water will be curtailed,
Commercial!Indust~ial!AgriCulturahlUxHiary water supply wells: SUB and
R WD should seek cooperation from owners of wells whose operation might affect
water availability to the SUB and R WD public water supply wells, Auxiliary
w~lls in the vicinity of the public water supply wells may also influence the flow
of contamination by drawing water more quickly toward the public wells. Well
owners should be notified in the event of an emergency that their cooperation in
reduced water use might be requested.
'Emergency Evacuation Shelters and Schools: SchooJs'can reduce water use
primarily by eliminating grounds irrigation. In a temporary emergency, tankers
for drinking water and other essential functions should be stationed atthe school
or emergency shelter to keep them in operation.
McKenzie WilIamette Hospital: The hospital is encouraged to develop a water
contingency and conservation plan, In a temporary emergency, tankers for
drinking water and other essential functions should be stationed at the hospital to
keep them in operation. For auxiliary potable water supply the hospital's
irrigation well can be treated with a portable treatment system from the National
Guard or treatment equipment supplier.
Industry/Commercial: Many businesses already have a contingency plan in
place that identifies water conservation practices in the event of a water shortage.
Businesses should be informed that in the event of a water emergency, their water
use may be curtailed and it is in their best interest to develop a conservation plan
if they do not already have one.
Resident: COlnmon conservation measures for residential use include limiting
practices such as lawn irrigation, car washing, laundry use; and installing .
conservation devices such as low-flow shower heads. SUB publishes a variety of
information on water use reduction and conservation practices, Additionally,
Oregon Water Resource Department, DEQ, and the American Water Works
Association also publish infonnation on water conservation, SUB and RWD
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should educate customers on water conservation practices prior to a water
emergency, These educational efforts are described in Element 9,
Fire Department: l~ the event of a fire during a 'water supply emergency, the fire
department has top priority for water usage, The Springfield Fire & Life Safety
Department must be notified when an emergency water conservation or '
curtailment plan is going into effect. The notification shall iriclude specific
operational details such as low pressure areas and isolated zones in the water .
. distribution system in order for fire personnel to make infonned decisions about'
fire suppression. Communication between the fire chief and stand-by personnel is
criticaL Additionally, the fire department should identifY alternative sources of
water for fire response services to insure fire protection,
7.Plan.Testing, review, and update
This contingency plan will be evaluated, reviewed, and updated using an annual review
and periodic mock exercise, SUB and Rainbow will review any personnel or substantial
changes and make adjustments to the Plan annually. A copy of this Contingency Plan is
included in SUB's Water Production Emergency Procedure ManuaL The Emergency
Procedure Manual is reviewed and updated quarterly with corrections or modifications to
the plan taking place during the process, In addition, a simulated emergency (mock
exercise) will allow emergency responders to make necessary adjustments to the plan.
Mock exercises will also serve as an educational tool for local citizens, reminding the
. community of the importance of protecting their drinking water supply and of the.
curtailment measures that might be imposed in the event of an emergency.
8. Personnel training
To be effective, contingency plans must rely on properly trained personnel operating
within a well-organized and effective system with up-to-date infonnation, County and
state emergency responders have been professionally trained to deal with HAMAT
responses. Local personnel should also be trained in initial HAZMA T responses since
they could be the first to arrive on site, Police' officers receive HAZMAT awarenes,s level
training as part of their officer-training program. Currently, all fire personnel receive
HAZMAT operations level training. With this level training, local personnel ate able to
adequately identifY and contain many hazardous materials,
9. Provisions for public education
Public notification and education infonnation builds and maintains support for the plan,
It further encourages assistance and understanding when an emergency arises and the
plan is put into effect. Management strategies for the Springfield Drinking Water
Protection Plan have a strong educational imperative that satisfies this component of the
contingency plan. However, before an emergency occurs residents and businesses must
be infonned 'about the conservation and curtailment measures they will be expected to
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apply, This infonnation should be prepared and distributed prior to a contamination or
supply interruption.
SUB provides wat.-:r only to residences and businesses within the city of Springfield.
Therefore conservation and curtailment of services would apply only to those areas,
However, surface water that supplements existing groundwater sources is located entirely
outside the city. Therefore, education to infonn the public about protecting this resource
will be based on the impact contaminants will have on the community and how limited
surface water resources could affect them. Public education outside the city of
Springfield will be coordinated through the MFWWc.
10. Logistical and financial resources
The City, SUB, and Rainbow Water District should participate in an emergency response
situation only to the extent of providing assistance and infonnation regarding the water
system and the particular needs of the community,. The City, SUB, and Rainbow should
not attempt any clean up on their own, although containment Illay be appropriate, The
responsible party is legally obligated to report and clean up chemical releases, If no
responsible party is found, the community may need to finance clean up or treatment.
Potential funding sources include:'
. State emergency funds
. Federal emergency funds
. A bond measure for replacement, treatment, or clean up needs
Chapter 7: New Well Site Analysis
This section deals with development of new wells to meet the drinking water demand of
an increasing population and is not applicable to surface water resources,
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release, Oregon's Population Increases by More Than One-half Million in the 1990s, December.
13,2000.
David Harris, Travel Rates o.fWater for Selected Streams in the Willame/le River Basin, Oregon,.
USGS - Hydrologic Investigations Atlas,HA273, 1968.
Patching, R" USDA Soil Conservation Service, Washington, D,C" Soil Surveyoflane County,
Oregon, 1987,
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communication. Information on forestlands and facilities.
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communication,
Tim Wright, Dexter Hatchery, Oregon Department ofFish & Wildlife. Personal communication
on March 21, 200!. Information on Dexter Fish Hatchery.
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13,2000. . .
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2002. Information on allocated water use,
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Information ori Lowell State Park adjacent to Dexter Dam,
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Information on state park facilities, .
Randall Trox, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality - Water Quality Division. Personal
communication, March 26, 200 I. List of reported septic systems in the upper Middle Fork area,
Chuck Harmon, Oregon Department of Environment Quality - Sanitary Sewer Division,
Personal communication, March 26, 200 I, Information on large septic systems in public parks,
Kenneth Duncan, U.S, Army Corp of Engineers. Personal communication, March 21, 200 I.
Infonnation on dam facilities and Dexter Lake Service Buildings and Grounds map,
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Willie Hartweg, City of Lowell Department of Public Works, Personal communication, May 14,
'2001. Information on City of Lowell facilities,
Frederique Chateau,-Gruener, Lane County Permits Division, Personal communication, May'
2001. New construction,
Sunny Washburn, City of Springfield - Storm Water Division, City of Springfield Storm System
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Rachael Burr, Oregon DEQ, Water Quality Protection Specialist, database information listed
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POTENTIAL CONTAMINANT SOURCE
ThYENTORY
(SANITARY SlJRVEY)
Prepared for
Oregon Health Division
By
Springfield Utility Board
As Part of the
Permit Application for
Construction of a
Slow Sand Filter System
In
Springfield, Oregon
June 1,2001
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TABLE OF CONTENTS' -
INTR 0 D U CTI 0 N ..... ............................................................................1
. P URPO S E ................................. ............. ........ ................... ...... ....... ........1
BACK G R 0 U1'\l) ....................... ......... ...... .............. ....... .......... ....... ........ 2
SOURCE WATER ................................................................................2
WATER QUALITY..............................................................................3
Pilot Studies
Watershed Panners
General Impainnents
303(d) Listing
S EN S ITIVE AREAS... ......:..;.... ...... .......... ...... ............... ................ ....... 4
Setbacks . ;,.:
Soil Erosion Potential.,
High Permeability Soils
High Runoff Potential
POTENTIAL NON-POINT SOURCES OF POLLUTION..............4
Transportation
Agriculture
F orestrV
Sand and GravelfMines/Quarries
ParkslBoatinglRecreation Sites
Flood Control/Seasonal Drawuown
Cemeteries
New Construction
Wildlife
POTENTgL POINT SOURCES OF POLLUTION........................8
Fish Hatcheries
Storm Water Outfalls
Underground Injection Wells
Other Large Septic Systems
Waste Water Treatment FacilitieslDischarge
Industries,if acilities
Water Wells
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
Hazardous Waste Handlers
Underground Storage Tanks
Other Possible Pollution Sources
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SUMMAR y ...............................................................................................~ 1.2 ' .". ~ .J'
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REFERENCES ......................................................................................13
TABLES
L Average annual, suminer, and winter flows in cubic
feet per second for the Middle Fork at Jasper.""""."..."."".""""."...""" 2
2. Conditions and factors leading to 303(d) listing''''''...",''.'',,,,,,''..,,.''..,,''. 4
3. Seasonal Average OWQI Results for Middle Fork ....""..."...""....".""" 6
4, Dam & Reservoir Uses .".".".".."""".".""."""....""""""""""..""""",,, 7
5, Pennitted Waste-Water Discharge sites,."""""""...",,,.,,.,,..,,..,,,,,,,,,,,,... 9
6, . Registered Leaking underground Storage Tanks..""..."""".""""""""...lO
7. Reported hazardous Waste handlers ".".""."""""..."""."""",.....""...",,10
8. Registered Underground Storage Tanks ""...""...,,,...,,..,,;,,,,,,,.......,,.,,,,,.11
APPENDICIS
A Maps - Middle Fork of the Willamette River, Potential
Contaminant Sources
. B, Pptential Contaminant Sources - Surface Water Component
.of Groundwater Under the Influence of Surface Water
POTENTIAL CONTAMINANT SOURCE INVENTORY
(Eight-Hours Upstream of the Willamene Wellfield)
June 21, 2001
INTRODUCTION
Springfield Utility Board (SUB) draws water from wells located adjacent to the Middle Fork of
the Willamene River (Middle Fork), In 1999, the Oregon Health Department (OHD) determined
that some of these wells were directlv under the influence of surface water. OHD requirements
for public drinking water systems found to be under the direct influence of surface water require
treatment for organisms over,and above the requirements for groundwater sources alone.
To help meet these requirements, SUB conducted research and pilot studies to help determine a
method of treatment that is both acceptable to regulatory agencies' and cost-effective to construct
and operate. Based on the results, SUB is constructing a slow sand filter system within the
Willamene Wellfield.
The V,:illamene Wellfield is located in Lane County, outside the urban boundaries of Springfield.
Both groundwater and surface water from an intake 'on the Middle Fork Willamene River will be
filtered through this system and used as drinking water. . Additional treatment will include ultra
violet (UV) light and chlorination.
The intake for the slow sand filter system is at the approximate 189 mile marker on the Middle
Fork. Based on the average high flow rate of 7,000 cubic feet per second provided by the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS), water in the Middle Fork travels 3.5 miles per hour over this reach.
This places the maximum estimated eight-hour time oftrave] upstream from the intake at about
the 217 mile marker (28 miles) or approximately the east end of Lookout Point Reservoir (Travel
Rates o(Wmerlor Selecled STreams in the Willameue River Basin Oregon by David Harris,
USGS - Hvdrologic InveSTigaTions ATlas, HA273, 1968) (see maps, Appendix A).
PURPOSE
This inventory is pal'! of the permit application for construction of a slow sand filter facilit)' that
will serve the city of Springfield. Oregon. It meets the OHD requirement to assess major
potential contaminant sources that could impact public drinking water.
Data collected for this docwnent will be used in developing a Springfield Drinking Water
Protection Plan to update the existing delineations for the Willalllene Wellfield adopted by
Springfield on May 15, 2000. ]t will also be used in making day-to-day decisions on water
quality issues such as sample collection and monitoring. In the process of data collection, a line
of communication has been established that is expected to form the basis of inter-agency
cooperative agreements between Springfield, Lane County, the Cities of Dexter and LowelL
Army Corp of Engineers, U.S. Forest Seryice. Middle Fork Willamene Watershed CounciL and
others who routinely use water from the Middle Fork Willamene.
BACKGROUND
The population of Lane County and Springfield has grovm significantly over the last decade.
Lane County census figures indicate a population grO\vth of 12.44 percent (282,9 I 2 to 3] 8, I 00)
for the decade between 1990 and 2000. The population of Springfield grew by 20.23 percent
. (44,664 to 53,700) during this same period (Barry Edmonston, Director. Population Research
Center - Portland State University, Press release, Oregon '5 Population Increases by More Than
One-half Million in the] 990s, December 13, 2000). Drawing surface water from the Middle
Fork will supplement existing groundwatenesources supplied to the city by SUB.
SOURCE WATER
The Middle Fork of the Willamene River has its source in the Cascade Mountains and flows
northwest dovm a steep gradient to the Willamene Valley, Perennial tributaries within the eight-
hour time of travel to the Willamene Wellfield include The Springfield Mill Race, Pudding
Creek, Lost Creek, Alder Creek, .and Ranlesnake Creek that enter the Middle Fork from the
south. . \Vallace Creek, Hills ,Creek, Fall Creek, and an unnamed creek enter the Middle Fork
from the north. Linle Fall Creek joins Fall Creek below Fall Creek'Dam. Winberry Creek ,
discharges to Fall Creek Reservoir and Goodman Creek, Schweitzer Creek, Minnow Creek, and
Duval Creek discharge to Looko!!t Point Reservoir. Several smaller creeks identified as
perennial streams on USGS topographical maps also discharge to the river and the reservoirs.
Both rainwater and snowmelt contribute to surface water supplies. The High Cascades store
water in the fonn of snow that i? released during the summer. This snowmelt helps keep the
flow relatively consistent in the Middle Fork (-2,000cfs - year round) and Fall Creek (800-
3,000 cfs - rainy season) (Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Atlas of Lane
County, 1999).
1;01:+';:Average Annual Flow (cfs)
I 4]54
Average Summer Flow (cfs) 1 A verage Winter Flow (cfs) .
23] 8 I 6433
Table L
Average annuaL summer, and winter flows in cubic feet per second (cfs) fot the Middle
Fork at Jasper (US Geological Survey, 2000)
Groundwater is most plentiful in areas with allm'ial deposits and porous lava materials. Alluvial
deposits from the mouth of the Middle Fork to Dexter Dam store large quantities of groundwater.
SUB currently has 3] weJJs located throughout the city. These wells draw] 00 percent of the
public water supply for the city of Springfield from the Springfield aquifer. Groundwater also
contributes to the flow of the Middle Fork during periods when the river becomes a gaining
stream.
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WATER QUALITY
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Pilot Studies,
Between May, 1000 and May, 200], Springfield Utility Board conducted pilot studies to
determine the treatability of water drawn from wells in the Willamene Wellfield and surface
water from the Middle Fork Willamene River.. Based on results of these and previous studies,
water from the Middle Fork was determined to be very treatable, Findings of temperature and
turbidities obtained during these studies indicated that these parameters would not be limiting to
the slow sand treatment process and that treatment can be applied cost effectively. Sampling
results also indicated low bacteria levels and no organic or inorganic compounds that would
adversely impact the slow sand treatment process.
Watershed Panners
The Middle Fork Watershed Council, DEQ, U.S, Forest SeT\'ice, Oregon Depanment ofFish and
Wildlife: Oregon Depanment of Agriculture (ODA), and otheragencies and organizations are in
the process of assessing water quality and watershed conditions in the management area to gain
more detailed information on existing water quality and opponunities for improvement. These
agencies are considered imponant watershed panners in monitoring and maintaining water
quality in the Middle Fork Willamene,River.
General Impairments
. There were many potential causes for water quality problems identified in the Middle Fork
watershed. These include discharges from waste water treatment plants, legal and illegal waste
dump sites, runoff from forest, agricultural, and private residential lands, failing septic systems,
seasonal flow reductions, recreation, fish hatcheries, and historic activities such as mining
(primarily sand and gravel), and removal or degradation of riparian vegetation.
Erosion from riparian areas (stream banks), rerouting of runoff via road building, construction,
and land surfacing such as parking areas can lead to excessive erosion or pollutant transport.
Increased heat input due to removal of vegetation, reduction in flow (seasonal), changes in
channel shape, and floodplain alteration are also potential sources of water quality impairment.
303( d) Listin~
Section 303(d) of the Clean U'aler ACI requires states to monitor water quality and develop
programs to improve water quality where standards are not met, Within the Middle Fork
Management Area, several segments of the main stream and its tributaries have been identified
by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) as "water quality limited" for
temperature and sedimentation. The Middle Fork was placed on the 303(d) list of water quality
limited water bodies in 1998.
Under Senate Bill 1010, the Southern Willamene Valley Local Advisory Comminee. with
assistance from the East Lane Soil and Water Conservation District and the Oregon Department
of Agriculture, has developed a draft \Vater Quality Area Management'Plan for reducing
agricultural acti\'ities that contribute to pollution in the Middle Fork Willamel1e River (S\VLAC,
draft Southern Willamelle r'allev AgricuiIural Waler Qualily Managemenl Plan, ApriL 2001).
This draft plan is currently undergoing review by ODA.
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..Table;2,listsgeneral so.urces.of.impairrnentand.some,'specificpotentiaJ sources.\,\'ithin the. I . '..
. Middle Fork watershed that may have contributed to.it being declared "water quality limited;;,
rt.~~ijf;;0;:'Parameter
.1 Temperature
I Sediment
'I' ','_SourCes .of PoUution'Conlrlbiltingto.J03( d) .listing:~,,);<~,:~r;'j
I Lack of vegetation along stream-banks, lowered water table, return flows J
of warm water, natural sources such as hot springs
I Erosion from urban and rural runoff seasonal draw down from reservoirs I
Table 2,
Conditions and factors leading to 303(d) listing
SENSITIVE AREAS.
Sensitive areas are those with a high potential to impact streams due to proximity or
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vulnerability. Evaluations for high soil erosion potential, high permeability soils, and high
runoff potential within these areas are based on information listed in the U.S. Depanment of
Agriculture, Soil Survey of Lane Count}.', Oregon, 1987. They can also be calculated using the
1:24,000 SSURGO (Soil Survey Geographic Database) data sets from the ,Natural Resources
Conservation Sen,ice.
Setbacks
A setback of 1,000 feet from the centerline of the intake stream and all perennial tributaries has
been suggested by the DEQ to identify those areas where there is a higher
risk of contamination from spills and other releases (see maps, Anachment A),
Soil Erosion Potential
High soil erosion potential is based on,the effects of slope and soil erodibility (K-factor). Soils
classified as high are on >30% slopes and have K-faclOrs >0.25. Though small areas of soil
meeting these parameters were noted throughout the setback, they are more often found in the
upper regions of the watershed.
High Permeabilirv Soils
fueas within the setback identified as having high permeability soils are of recent alluvial
deposits and have a high potential for groundwater recharge adjacent to streams. These soils are
more often found on the valley floor.
Hil!h Runoff Potential
Areas with a high runoff potential are tvpically clays with high water tables, or where an
impervious layer occurs at a shallow depth, These Class D soils have very slow infiltration rates,
POTENTL-\.L NON-POINT SOURCES OF POLLUTION
Non-point source pollution is the result of contaminants reaching the water through seepage,
overland flow, or infiltration from an ill-defined source.
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Activities found iI, ..je eight-hour time-of-travel upstreamj)'om the Will;unette Wellfield intake.~
. ~,;, 'iJP:a,t;Uire;:.g.~I1,eJ",I) y,,~~i():~i,~f.~?~~'iJh "'l1.011"P9in}.~~ llrs:el; P9 J Iqti 9Il\',iricl ude IfI'~~sporta:tJ oh':sysi€rtit1~~1~F}\"'~\
, , 'grmng,'timber harvesiiiifpublic parks and recreation sites, riding and boarding stables, , . , '" .. .
" 'pesticide applicfltion:' agriculture, and private residential lands (see /i.ppendix B; PO/entia!
Contaminant Sources - Surface Water Component of Groundwazer Under the Influence of
Surface Water Systems).
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Transponation
. Runoff from highways and railways can contain oil, antifreeze, and other hazardous substances
that could enter the streams in runoff or in recharge to groundwater. Herbicide use in the .
management of roadside vegetation could also enter streams and groundwater if applied prior to .
a rainfall event.
Jasper-Lowell Highway roughly parallels the Middle Fork from about two miles northwest of
Jasper to Pengra Bridge, From there, Pengra Road follows the north shore of the Middle Fork to
De>.1er Dam where it meets the West Boundary Road that skins the north shore of both Dexter
and Lookout Point Reservoirs. Highway 58 parallels the Middle Fork from about one mile
northwest of Dexter and sbns the south shore of both Dexter and Lookout Point Reservoirs.
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Little Fall Creek Road and Lost Creek Road parallel Little Fall Creek and Lost Creek
respectfull)', crossing these creeks at several locations. Big Fall Creek Road, Peninsula Road,
and Winberry Creek Road sbn the perimeter of Fall Creek Reservoir.
Southern Pacific Railroad lines are located within 1,000 feet and parallel to the Middle Fork
from about three miles northwest of Jasper. The line splits about 1 y, miles south of that
community: a shon spur follows the north side of Fall Creek for about 1 mile from the point
where it joins the Middle Fork. The main line crosses the river and continues south, southeast,
crossing Rattlesnake Creek and Lost Creek before swinging east. parallel to the south shore of
Dexter and Lookout Reservoirs.
Agriculture
Most agriculture in the Middle Fork watershed is located in the lower-ponions of the Willamette
Valley, There is very little land in agricultural use above Dexter Reservoir.
Pesticides are applied to crops within the setback on an annual basis, usually in spring and
summer (Ross Penhallegon - OSU-Lane County Extension Service). Historically, nitrate and
soluble reactive phosphorus in streams of the Pudding Basin have increased during spring runoff
as the per cent of drainage area in agriculture increased (USGS, Summar) of Major Issues and
Findings in the Willamelle Basin. 199 I - 1995).
The dominant agricultural land use is pasture and hay land. Perennial crops such as blueberries,
straV;'berries, and filbens are found within the LOOO-feet setback of the Middle Fork. Container
nurseries and some field crops such as sugar beets: mint and ro~'-crops are found near Jasper,
Lowell, and Pleasant HilL There are also some Christmas tree farms in that area
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The area has some livestock grazing, cow/calf operations. and ridinglboarding stables, Poultry
are raised in the area along \\ 'heeler Road. south of the Middle Fork, and small numbers of
horses and cattle are raised on numerous small farms and rural residential sites. No dairy farms
are located within these sensitive areas. .
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F orestrv
Forests within the 1 ,uOO feet setback consist lJrimarilv of greenbelt and smaIl wooded areas of . . .
'. ,. !.......'..., ,m. ix.e d.con. iferous,ar;d,d. ecidu~u"s,.tr~~~':i;;;,;th~;l;';;:'~t:.p;rtio;s'of,the'watersndd~'-'\'t~~~'h;~kgr''O[{:;:'!:t;:;'Pi!,'i\''i
l" ~h~ ri.... "10\ :i. -' .~..' ';-'1"- ,;... .~".', ''''U::''<.lr/"''~ 'c,,- ,-" -".", ''''r~'''''.''- i ",' ,. "-",-to'.:- ,..... .-,< ,_, ~ " ." ".. '-', _,;. "",,_,.~ ..' ',~, _ ,... '.' ....
. "", " . '. 'the slop~saie' dc;minated qy DouglasJirand \\:estern hemlock. U.S. Forest!)' Service lands begin
L .. abou.t three'miles east of Lookout Point Dam. Loss ofyegetation cover due t()erosion, .
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construCtion, or fires in these areas could contribute sediments to streams, Pesticide spraying
could also impact water quality.
Sand and Gravel/.Mines/Quarries
USGS topographic maps, Lane County Land Use maps, and Soil Survey of Lane County,
Oregon maps indicate the location of 23 mines, quarries, gravel pits, and borrow pits (primarily
sand and gravel operations) within the 1,000 feet setback for the Middle Fork and its perennial
tributaries. Runoff containing loosened soils and sediments.from these operations could impact
water quality. No mining of metal ores has been identified in this area.
ParkslBoating/Recreation Sites
Recreation in the Middle Fork area relates closely to the scenic landscape. Lane County and
Oregon State parks at or near Dexter, FaIl Creek, and Lookout Point Reservoirs provide
recreational opponunities in the summer months, Camping, hiking, horseback riding, water
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skiing, fishing, hunting; and boating draw over 685,000 visitors to the area every year
(Willamerre Basin Resen'oir Summaries, Oregon Water Resources Deparunent). Boat ramps are
located on the shore of FaIl Creek, Dexter, and Lookout Point Reservoirs. -B~)at ramps are also
located along the main stream of the Middle Fork at Jasper, Clearwater, and.}t Pengra Access
opposite the mouth of Lost Creek (USGS 1.24,000 Topographic Maps!: . ;,.
Riding stables and/or arenas were visuaIly verified adjacent to the Middle Fork at Trent, on the
north side ofLinle fall Creek. on Brand-S Road near Jasper, and directly north of the \Villamette
Wellfield in Springfield.
Flood Control/Seasonal DrawdO\\'l1
Dams provide power generation, flood control in the winter,.and flow-augmentation in the
summer. Water stored in reservoirs behind dams influence seasonal water availability and flow
patterns in the Middle fork.
The Middle fork Viillamene Sub-basin has more flow controlling reservoirs than any other sub-
basin in the Willamette Basin. Though presenting a barrier to fish passage. the system of dams
and reservoirs maintains relatively high flows and low temperatures throughout the year. The
Middle fork at Jasper is occasionally impacted by high levels of total phosphates and
biochemical oxygen demand during heavy precipitation. This indicates pollution from run-off,
which is present in any river system. This site is consistently excellent throughout the year
(Curtis Cude, DEQ Laboratory Division, Water Quality Monitoring, Oregon ifiater Quality
1ndex Reporrfor Upper rVillomerre Basin- Water Years 1986-1995, Oregon Depanment of
Environmental Qualityj.
STOREr No.
Middle Fork :I!'
Jasper Bridge
402054
Swnmer.. .
._ Average "
93
I. FWS Average '
I 92
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Minimum
SeaSonal Average
92
Table 3.
Seasonal Average OWQI Results for Middle Fork (WY 1986-1995)
Summer: June.September: FWS (Fall, VI'inter & Spring): Oct-May
Scores - Fair: 80-84 Good: 85-89 Excellent:90-100
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Erosion of stream . 'nnels can occur with seasonal differe 5 in flow from reservoirs and could
ac.count fO~.!Duch v. [he sediment transported downstream trom dams. D'!;W~).q,~ated:,:,:(thin,an ..
. eight-hour.time of travel upstream fr~m ,the Wi)Iarnene. Wellfield intake are'Dexter Darn and'~ '. -.
iocikout' Poirn Damon ihemain stre~ of the Middle Fork and Fall Creek Dam,ort Fall Creek
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Table+surrin1arizes the uses'of each' dam' imd reServoir, storage capacities, 'and' priorit)' of draw
dov.'Il that regulate summer flows in the Willamene River.
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Lookout Point I Flood control
I 3 Hydroelectric Gen.
I Recreation
Dexter Flood control
] Hydroelectric Gen.
Recreation
Fall Creek Recreation
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Full 455,800 1st . 97,000
Summer 3"4."00
NA
N/A
321.000
Full 1"5,000
Summer 108,"00
5th-
"69,000
Table 4.
Dam & Reservoir Uses (USACE and OWRD, The WiIlamene Basin Reservoir Study, 1999)
Lookout Point Reservoir on the Middle Fork is ranked first'priority for summer draw dovm
(134,200 acre-feet) with a full capacity of 455.800 acre-feet and summer storage of 324.200
acre-feet. Dexter Reservoir on the Middle Fork is a regulating reservoir below Lookout Point
Dam. Dexter Reservoir has a normal storage capaciTy of 22,200 acre feet. DeXTer Dam has a
maximum discharge of270.000 cfs.' .
Fall Creek Reservoir on Fall Creek is raked fifth prioriTy for summer draw do\\'Il (16,800 acre-
feet) with a full capaciTy of 125,000 acre-feeT and summer storage of I 08.200 acre-feet. Fall
Creek Dam has a maximum discharge of 82.400 cfs. (Oregon Water Resources _ web-site. Dam
lnformarion ).
Due To extreme dry condiTions. the lrnny Corps of Engineers has issued an advisory lener to
Willamene Valley v,:ater Users dated May 15,2001. This advisory indicates that this is
expecTed to be one of the most eXTreme low-flow years on record for The Willamette River (64
percent of average beTween May and SepTember) and That mOST of The projecTs in The Willamene
(watershed) will not refill This year. No single purpose will receive its full share of stored water
in 200 I.
Cemeteries
Small amounts of chemicals are used in preparation of human remains for burial. Wood
preservatives are used in caskets. If caskets are not vaulted. these chemicals can, over Time,
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leach into soils and groundwater. Pesticides and fertilizers used in the upkeep of cemeteries can
be washed into streams in runoff from storm evems or through excessive watering. Five
cemeteries and/0r gravesites were idemified on USGS Topographical Maps for areas within the
1,000 feet setback.
NeV., Construction
New construction activities can result in soils being dislodged and sediment transported
dO\\'IlStream from a construction site. New construction within the 1.000 feet seTback of the
Middle Fork and its perennial tributaries is permined by the City of Springfield within its urban
growth boundaries and by Lane Coumy in outlying and smaller urban areas.
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According to'Da\'id Vowlsby, City ofSp'ringfield Permits Department, nonew-'c'onstruction .
..x, ;'-permits,haveibe~n issued,Jof.:areas within the,HOOO.feet setback.that lie wi\hiri'ihe\lir15an'grb~1h";""i:
. boundaries for the City of Springfield. Permits issued by Lane County for areas in smaller
communities and in rural areas of concern have not been determined (Frederique Chateau-
Gruener, Lane County Permits Division),
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Wildlife
Wildlife in and adjacent to the Middle Fork includes steelhead, bull trout. and salmon in the
river. Western pond turtle, deer. small game and both migratory and resident birds use the
riparian areas as habitat and gather food in or adjacent to the river. Fecal materials from wildlife
can enter the surface water and contribute to bacteria and nutrient loading.
POTENTIAL POINT SOURCES OF POLLUTION
Point source pollution sources can be traced to a verifiable location, .tut example of this is
discharge from a pipe. Many sites with a potential for point source pollution within the 1,000
feet setback of the Middle Fork and perennial tributaries within an eight-hour time-of-travel
upstream from the \\'illamene Wellfield intake (river mile 189 to :2] 7) were visually verified by
driving !he area, Others were identified through queries of agency databases or interviews with
agency r~presentatives (see Appendix B, POlenria! Conraminanr Sources - SUfjac'e iFaIer
Componenr o(Groundwaler Under Ihe Influence o(Sur(ace U'aIer 5,\'Slems):
Fish Hatcheries
Dexter Dam Fish Hatchery is part of the Willamene Hatchery Project that raises Chinook salmon
and swnmer steelhead. This hatchery is located on the north shore of Dexter Reservoir. Adult
fish are caught at Dexter Dam and transported via tanker truck to the Willamene Hatchery at
Oakridge where eggs are incubated and raised to fingerling size, then transported back to Dexter
Dam Hatchery for release to the Middle Fork. Fish are treated with antibiotics added to their
food for fourteen days in summer as needed. This medication can be released in water that
discharges to the reservoir (Tim Wright. Dexter Hatchery, Oregon Department ofFish &.
Wildlife).
Storm Water Outfalls
Runoff from streets, parking areas, and drainage ditches can contain nutrients, oils and other
hazardous materials. Storm water outfalls were reported for the city of Lowell and the city of
Springfield, In Springfield. one outfall to the Middle Fork is located at CleaT\",ater boat ramp
and one to the Springfield Mill Race that joins the Middle Fork is located near 31nd Street.
Springfield Mill Race contributes water to Gorrie Creek, which runs through the Willamene
Wellfield Points of discharge in Lowell have not been determined.
Under2.round Injection Wells
Underground Injection \Vells deposit potential pollutants beneath the soil surface. In ] 984, EP A
approved DEQ' s rules (under the federal Safe Drinking Waler ACI) to administer a state
Underground Injection Control (UIC) program. 1\0 Class L II, lIL or IV U1Cs are listed in the
current database for the area of interest.
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Examples of Class V UICs include large septic systems, disposal wells, and dry wells. The
Oregon DEQ requires UICs be registeredJpermined. SCAR/Jasper Mountain Center. located at
37875 Jasper-Lowell Road, is the only site listed as a registered DIC in the database for the area
of interest.
Other Large SePtic Systems
Large septic systems are defined by EPA as serving> 20 persons Iday. Rural mobile home
parks, schools, public parks and campgrounds, service stations, restaurants, ranger stations, RV
parks, and other large facilities or those that provide public services are likely to have large
septic systems (Randall Trox, Oregon DEQ \Vater Quality Division). Chuck Harmon, DEQ
Sanitary Sewer Di\'ision, reported large septic systems located at Pengra Access and Jasper Park
on the Middle Fork.
Waste Water Treatment FacilitiesIDischar2e
Discharges of waste-water are regulated by the Oregon Health Department and require a
discharge permit. Untreated waste-water can contribute to bacteria and nutrient loading in water.
Waste-water discharge permits have been issued for waste-water treatment facilities located in
the cities of Lowell (adjacent to Dexter Reservoir) and Dexter (adjacent to the Middle Fork). Six
additional permits have been issued to public parks, recreation sites, and private concerns within
the LOOO-feet setback, Permined sites along the Middle Fork are listed in Table 5.
I ."Location '<";;';'" . City I WQ..P . Permit
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Jasper Mountain Center i 37875 Jasper-Lowell Rd Jasper Dam Gen.52A
Cascade Pacific Industries I 37385 Jasper-Lowell Rd Jasper lnd Gen-52A
Cascade Pacific Industries I 37385 Jasper-Lowell Rd Jasper Ind NEPEDS
Pacific Rim Mftg. I 3684] Jasoer.Lowell Rd Jasper lnd Gen. I 2Z
Timber Products Co 34617 Brand.S Rd Lowell Ind Gen-12Z
Lowell STP Lowell Dom NEPDS
Dexter ponds Lowell Agr Gen-03
Lowell \\'TP Lowell lnd Gen-02
OR ParKs 8:. Rec..Lowell Lowell lnd
ParK Dexter Dam Lowell Dam WPCF
Dexter ParK Dexter Dam ViPCF.OS
My Place Tavern 38397 Dexter Rd Dexter Dam Gen.51
Daniel P. Perkins ,'f 83928 Brown Rd Dexter lnd Gen-12Z
Table 5<
Permilled Waste-Water Discharge sites (DEQ-Source Information System _ March, 2001)
lndustries/F acilities
Hazardous materials and waste associated with production or other activities at more than 30
facilities and industrial sites within the] ,000 feet setback have a'potential for release to surface
water andlor groundwater. Industries located within the area of interest include wood products,
vehicle repair and maintenance, salvage yards. fueling stations, fish hatcheries, and hydro-
electric dams. These potentia] poim-sources include chemical storage tanks, releases from
equipment. and lagoons,
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Water Wells
Water wells can act as a direct conduit for contaminants to enter groundwater. There is an
interface between groundwater and surface water. with 'groundwater contributing flow to surface
water, especially during dryer seasons. The State of Oregon-Lane County on-line Well Log
Report for the relative area indicates greater than 1,600 water wells have been recorded within or
near the 1 ,OOO-feel setback. The report indicates that 55 of these water wells have been
abandoned, unreported wells and improperly abandoned wells may also be located within this
area. These wells can pose a high risk for contaminants entering groundwater (Michael ManicL
Oregon Water Master, District 2).
LeakinQ underQround StoraQe Tanks
Eleven sites witilin the area of interest were included on the March. 2001 Leaking Underground
Storage Tank (LUST) database for the area of interest (Table 6). Information from this and other
databases was provided by Rachael Burr, DEQ Drinking Water Protection Specialist.
1;~~'!~;):'Facility .
Lowell School DisTrict
Lowell union Seryice
Timber Inn CheHor:
USFS Lowell Ranger
Station
Eagie Rock Leggin&. Ine
Upper Willamene Vclley
Projects Office
Lundy Elementary Schoo!
LowelJ union Seryi:e II
Hill Creek Lumber
Jasper Store
Gibson Residence
. Table 6.
I.. ,;-"'i)S':,Location .
I 45 S Moss Strw
! ] 13 E Main Suee:
44784 Hwv 58
Moss"::;treel
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Lowell
Lowell
Lowell
Lowell
07/19/1989 NFA
08/16/1989 NFA
03/01/1990 NFA
12/18/1991 NFA
8 I 056 Chlckaree Rd
Dexter Lake
Lowell
Lowell
12/02/1992 MA
05/1811993
45 S Moss Street
] 13 E J\'!ain Street
36841 Jasper Lowell Rd
36763 Jasper Lowell Rd
i 38] 50 Jasper Lowell Rd
LoweU
Lowell
Jasper
Jasper
Jasper
0;/27/1995 >;FA
03/14/1995 NFA
09118/1996 NFA
01/30/2000 NFA
Registered Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUSTs)
Hazardous \liaste Handlers
Four hazardous waste handlers within the area of interest were listed in the March, 2001 Oregon
Hazardous r-Vasle Managemenlln(ormation System (HWIMS}j database:
1'~l~,,;,"Facility ..
l USACE Fall Creek
Dam
I USDA FS Lowell
Service Center
., USACE Lookoul
.Pom. Dam.
I USACE De\ter Dam
Table 7,
LoCation" ',1
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18S R 1\1' \I'M ,
North] 6"' 6:
D Street
County Road 36C! I
\111e E of City
3YIY4 Pengr" Rd
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Lowell
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Lowell
Lowell
Reponed Hazardous Waste Handlers
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Underground Storage Tanks
22 Underground Storage Tank (UST) locations were listed in the March, 2001 Oregon UST
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database for the area of interest (Table 8).
Lowell Gas 8; Grocery
Lowell RFPD
Bimore #.26
USFS Lowell Service Cemer
Warehouse
Lowell Bus Shop
Eagle Rock Logging Inc.
Upper Willamene Valley Projects
Office
Lowell School
.i.,owell County Park
'C8; G Market
, Jasp'cr Store
'Jaspei'Sawmill
Goshen Whole La; Chippe'
Log-O-Logging lne
Peterson Property at 7"' Da\'
Adventist
Fall Creek Market
Elijah Bristow Pa,k
Lane COUnty Park
McDougal Bros.lnc
Lost Creek- T lUcking lne
Dexter RFPD '
On the \Va\' Marke: 8; Go;
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I 13 E Main St
389 N Pionee,
44784 Hwy 58
196 N 6"' Street
Lowell
Lowell
Lowell
Lowell
Lowell
8 I 956 Chickaree Rd
Dexter lake
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General Deliver\'
105 Moss Street
36763 Jasper Rd
34617 Brand S Rd
Hampton Rd
37234 Immigrant Rd
35573 Zephyr v.'a\
Lowell
Lowell
Lowell
Jc.:<;;per
Jasper
Goshen
Pleasant Hill
Pleasam Hill
39074 Jasper-Lowell Rd
38259 Wheeler Rd
39095 Dexter Rd
38437 Dexter Rd
81028 Lost Creek Rd
82781 BarbreRd
38299 Hw\' 58
F all Creek
Dexter
Dexter
Dexter
Dexter
Dexter
Dexter
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Other potentia] sources of pollution in the watershed include timber harvesting, pesticides and
fenilizers used by homeo\\llers, historic land uses such as household dump sites and unreponed
septic systems and wells. maintenance of utility Jines, discarded or improperly stored hazardous
materials, and accidental rei eases from vehicles and tank cars.
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SUMMARY
This Inventory to assess major potential contaminant .sources that could impact public drinking'
water is provided as part of the permit requirements for construction of a slow sand filter system,
The inventory was conducted within an estimated eight-hour time of travel upstream from the
intake and an approximate setback of 1,000 feet for both the Middle Fork Willamette River and
its perennial tributaries,
SUB is constructing a slow sand filter system v.ithin the Willamette Wellfield to meet OHD
requirements for groundwater sources found to be under the influence of surface v,ater. SUB
will also use existing water rights on the Middle Fork to supplement groundwater resources with
surface water. Both groundwater and surface water from an intake on the Middle Fork will be
filtered through the slow sand filter system and used as drinking water for the city of Springfield.
Data collected for this document will be used in developing an update to the Springfield
Drinking.Water Protection Plan to expand the existing delineations for the WilIamette Wellfield
and in making day-to-day decisions on water quality issues. It also forms the basis of inter-
agency cooperative agreements between Springfield, Lane County, Dexter, Lowell, Anny Corp
of Engineers, US Forest Service, Middle Fork Willamette Watershed CounciL and others with
whom there is a mutual interest in ensuring a clean and plentiful water supply in the Middle Fork
for all health, economic, and other beneficial uses.',
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REFERENCEr
Barry Edmonston, Director, Population Research Center - Portland State University, Press
release, Oregon '5 Populalion Increases by More Than One-half Million in the I990s, December
13,2000,
David Harris, Travel Rates of Water for Selected Streams in the Willamelle River Basin, Oregon,
USGS - Hydrologic Investigations Atlas, HA273, 1968.
. Patching, K, USDA Soil Conservation Service, Washington, D.C., Soil Survey of Lane County,
Oregon, 1987.
Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Atlas of Lane County, ] 999. Information on
precipitation, streamflow, ecoregions, wildlife habitat, transportation, and recreation.
U,S, Geological Survey, 2000. Average summer and winter flows in the Middle Fork Willamette
River at Jasper gauge.
USACE and O\VRD, The VVillamelle Basin Resen'oir Study, 1999,
Oregon Water Resources Department, web-site Dam Informalion,
Oregon Department of Agriculture, Sourhern Willamelle Vu!ley 303 (d) List and Decision Matrix
- 1998.
Oregon Department ofFish and Wildlife, Fish Halcheries ~fOregon
Wayne Honneycut, Forest Technologist, US Forest Service. May, 200L personal
communication. Information on forest lands and facilities,
David Mattson, Engineer - McKenzie Resource -,\rea, BLM. May, 2001, personal
commurucatJon.
Ross Penhallegon, OSU - Lane County Extension Service. March, 2001, personal
communication.
Tim Wright, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife. Personal communication on March 2 1,
2001. Information on Dexter Fish Hatchery.
USGS, 124, 000 Topographic Maps of Eastern Lane County (Townships -.] 8S, 1 9S, 20S, 21E I
Ranges -lE, 1 W, 2W).
Barry Edmonston, Director, Population Research Center - Portland State University, Press
release, Oregons Population Increases by More Than One-haif Million in the 19905, December
13,2000. '
Curtis Cude. DEQ Laboratory Division, Water Quality Monitoring, Oregon Waler Quality Index
Reponfor L;~per Willamelle Basin- Warer rears 1986-1995, Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality.
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Doug Crispin, Ore 'State Parks Service. Personal comr
Information on LO'v,~ll State Park adjacent to Dexter Dam,
ication on March 21, 2001.
Sven Anderson, Oregon State Parks Service, Personal communication on March 22, 200 I.
Information on state parks facilities,
Randall Trox, Oregon Depanment of Environmental Quality - Water Quality Division. Personal
communication on March 26, 2001. List of reponed large septic systems in the upper Middle
Fork area.
Chuck Hannon, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Sanitary Sewer Division.
Personal communication March 26, 200 I, Information on large septic systems in public parks.
S\VLAC, SOUThern Willamerre Valley Agricultural WaleI' Qualiry Management Draft Plan
(303d), ApriL 2001.
SSURGO (Soil Survey Geographic Database) data sets, Narural Resources Conservation
Service.
USGS, Summary of Major Issues and Findings in the Willamerre Basin, 1991 -1995.
USGS, Evaluaring rhe Impact of Herbicide Use in the Management of Roadside Vegeralii/n
(OR174).
Anny Corps of Engineers, lener to Wil!amerre Valley "ValeI' Users dated May 15.2001.
Information on y;.ater availability due to drought conditions.
Kenneth Duncan, U.s. Corps of Engineers. Personal communication on March 2 1, 2001.
Information on dam facilities and Dexrer Lake Service Buildings and Grounds map.
Willie Hartweg. City of Lowell Department of Public Works. Personal communication May 14,
2001. Information on City of Lowell facilities.
Frederique Chateau-Gruener. Lane County Permits Division. Personal communication, May 23,
2001. New construction.
David Vowlsby, City ofSpringfieJd Permits Division. Personal communication, May 23, 2001.
New construction.
Sunny Washburn. City of Springfield Storm Water Division. Ciry of Springfield Storm System
and Willamerte Well Area map.
William Sage, Lane County Land Management Division, Lane Coul1ly Zoning Maps identifying
land use codes. March, 200 I.
Ken Sandush, Lane County Landfills. Personal communication on March 29, 200].
Information on historical landfills in Lane County, Oregon.
State of Oregon-Lane Count\' on-line Well Log Reporl. May, 2001.
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Michael Mattick "reg on Well Master, District 2. Persor-' communication on May 29, 2001.
Water well infOl....tion.
Rachael Burr, Oregon DEQ, Water Quality Protection Specialist, database information listed
below:
Oregon Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) database, March, 2001.
Oregon Hazardous Waste Management System (H\VYMSI) database of hazardous waste
handlers, March, 2001.
Oregon Underground Storage Tank (UST) database, March, 2001.
Oregon State Fire Marshal's (SFM) List of Hazardous Materials Storage Facilities
database, March, 20QI. .
State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Underground Injection Control
(UIC) database, March, 200],
Oregon Source Information System (SIS) database of Wastewater Discharge Permits,
March, 2001.
Oregon Environmental Cleanup Site Inventory (ECSl) database, March, 200 I.
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Willamette River
Watershed, Oregon
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EUGENE
SPRINGAELD
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Al CONTAMINANT SOURCES
POTENT!
.. AgricuIturallForest.
.. Commerclalltndustrial
III Miscellaneous
e ResidentiaVCommercial
. Storm Water Outfloo"y
o
2.5
5 Miles
River Mile Points
1 000 foot butler off streams
Urban Growth Boundaries
High Soils Erosion Potential
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rr1 . .. n
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AMINANT SOURCES
POTENTIAL CONT
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If streams
1000 foot buffer 0
Boundaries
Urban Growth
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High Soils Eroston
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Potential Contaminant Sources - Surface Water Component of
Groundwater Under the Influe'nce of Surface Water Systems
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I No known sources I
I MedicaWet OfficeslNursing Facilities
I Bird Residential Care I 501/4.511"1/:. T.IY5.
Facility RIll'
I Mines/Gravel Pits/Quarries (S,T.R estimates onl~)
Mine/Quarry I 5\\'1/401>;11'1145.19.
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Mine/QuaiT\' i "E1/4 5.20. T185. RIE
Mine/Qu"lT\' I 5\\'1/45.22. T185. RIE
Mine/Qu"lT\' i 511"1/4 5.26. T~ RIE
Mine/QuaiT\' I 5EI14 5.24.1 185. RIE
Mine/Qu"lT\' I 511"1/4015\\114 5.IY.
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Parvin Bune QuaiT\' I >;E1/4 5.20. T.I'. R.III' I
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I Jasper QuaiT\' I Jasper-Lowell Rd. I
I Mills/SawlLumberlPlywood/Forest Products
I Dexter Forest Fiber. Inc. I 38538 Dexter Rd.
I Hills Creek Lumber I 3684i Jasper.
, Lowell Rd
I Jasper Sawmill 34617 Brand.S Rd.
Cascade Pacific 37385.1asper-
industries, inc. Lowell Rd.
Mine/Qu"lT\
Mine/QuaiT\'
0ravel Pit
Gravel Pi,
Gravel PiT
Gravel Pit
Borrow PiT
BOlTo\!; Pit
Borrow Pit
Borro," Pit
Barra," Pit
Quam'
QuaiT\
I \Vood Preser\'ing/T rea ting
" Jasper Wood Treating.
Ino.
37385 Jasper.
Lowell Rd.
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I Scrap Yard Dexter Rd. by Dexter j
Dexter Ponds or Trent
I Elderly Auto Pans!Salvage Jasper-Lowell Rd. I Jasper I I
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I Automoti\'e - Body Shops - Car Washes - Gas Stations - Repair Shops i Higb
I Fall Creek Market 39074 Jasper- I Fall I UST I"
Lowell Rd. Creek
I Dexter Auto Repair 38851 Dexter Rd. I Dexter I SfM j
Stutesmans Equip. Ine. 82415 LoS! Creek Rd, I Dexter I 5FM I
Lane County Publio 38500 Dexter Rd. I Dexter.1 5FM I
Works
Lane County 39095 Dexter Rd. I Dexter I LUST I
Dexter Shop UST
C & G Market ] 05 Moss S1. I Lowell lUST
Lowell Bus Snap I Lowell I C5T
Bimore #26 44784 Hwy. 58 I Lowell 'I liST
SFM
] 13 E Main S1. I Lowell II L~d~
I 5FM
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I Rose Logging. lne. I 38437 Dexter Rd.
I Linie \\. Loggm!,. Inc. I 824]5 Lost Creek Rd.
I Salt Creek Logging Co. I MJ' 23 Hwy. 58
I" Saw Systems EnterPrIses I 38150 Jasper-
Lowell Rd.
I USACE Lookout Point I County Rd. 360 one
Dam , mile east of Lowell
I USACE Dexter Dam 39] 94 Pengra Rd.
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Lowell Gas 8.:. Grocery
Timber Inn Che\TOn
Caner, Vv' ayn e G
Trucking
I Lost Creek Trucking. ]nc
On The Way Market &
Gas
Jasper Store
Upper Willamene
Projects Office
Eagle Rock Logging
Yon calia Timber'
McDougal Bras Inc.
USACE
Higb
44784 Hv,")'. 58
81950 Caner Lane
81028 Lost Creek Rd.
38299 Hw\. 58
36763 Jasper-
Lowell Rd.
Dexter Lake
8) 956 Chickaree Rd.
38437 Dexter Rd.
I Fall Creek Rd. MP 4
I 40386 Boundar\' Rd.
Sf ~.~ 1"W ',< S1 T]SS
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1 None Known I 1
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I Name Unknown I /ld.iacenlRlver
1 Name Unknown I Brand S Rd.
I' Name Unknown I 38965 Fall Creek Rd.
Painted Pony 30]9 S. 'oM" S1.
Express Ranch and
Stables
I Lagoons/Liquid Waste
1 Dexter Ponds
I Lowell State Park
i Land Application Sites
I None Known
: Others (List)
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A03
A07
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/109
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Dexter Dam
Hatchery
Linle F all Creek
Nurser:
38965 Fall Creek
Rd.
Adjacent River
Brand.S Rd.
3019 S. "M" S1.
Below Dexter Dam
Berween Elijah
Bristow State Park
& Dexter Dam
40379 Linle Fall
Creek Rd.
Jasper
Trent
Jasper
Springfield
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I RV ParksIRural Mobile Home Parks
I Mobile Home Park I "\l1!4 5.16. ,.19S. R.
! lW (S ofHv"y5S)
I' Mobile Home Park 1 N\lJ/4S.16. T.195.R.
1'W (N ofHwy58)
I Mobile Home Park I W of Dexter Ponds
Across Highway fiaril I Jasper or Fa]! I
38899 Fall Creek Rd. Creel:.
I Septic Systems - High Density> l/Acre I
[' Elijah Bristow State I 38:59 Wheeler Rd.
Park .
I Lowell Park I Dexter Reservoir
i Sewer Lines - Close Proximit). to PWS i
I None Known 1
! Waste TransferlRecycling Stations I
I. Ranlesnake Transfer I 8:572 Ranlesnake
! Station Rd.
! \\/a~er -\\"astewater Treatment Plants/Collection St.ations
SUB Water SEll; 0'.1. T.ISO'. R.c\\ Springfieid
Treatmem
\Vaste Water
Treatmeni Ponds
Dexter Ponds
R03
Dexter Shores
Mobiie Home Park
I Mobile Home Park
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Parks-'Recreation
Cemeteries - pre 1945
I Ml. Vernon
Cemetery
I Fall Creek Cemete,,'
I Jasper Cemete,,'
I Grave site
I Lowell Cern ete"
! LandfilVDumps
I Rural Dump Site
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RJ7
RJ9
R20
Lowell \\'TP
SE corner of Hwy
58 @ Dexter Rd
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Jasper
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I City of Springfleld
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Millrace
Clearwater Boat
Ramp
Dexter Lake
Springfield
Springfleld
M05
City of Lowell
I Composting Facilities
I None Known I I
I Historic Waste Dumps/Landfills/Settling Ponds/Lagoons
I Widing, I 70 I S. 28"' Street I Springfield.1
Transponatlon
I Thurston Garbage I I'll" ',; of 1'\1 I',. S.L I Springfield I
Dump ,T.185. R.2W
I Weverhaeuser '[ 57"' & Jasper II Springfield I
Landfill (1960.86) Rd. (on hill)
I Clearwater Landfill 5 4.5.B.9r ' Springfield '
(1992.97) ~~\5 I
I Ranlesnake Dump 82572 Raulesnake D"xter i
(1950.75) Rd. ,
: Homesteads/Rural/Septic Systems < l!Acre
I USACE Dexter I' Near Base-Lookout
Service Building Point Dam
I Injection Wells/Dry Wells/Sumps - Class V UICs
I SCAR'JasDer 37875 Jasoer-
Mountain Cemer Lowell Rd.
I Kennels> 20 Pens
I None Known I 1 I
i River Recreation - Hean- Use (Campgrounds. Boat Ramps, Parks)
I Clealwater Boat 1'\1114. NEI/4 5.8. T18. Springfield I
,Ramp R.2R
I Lowell CountyPark "\11145.15. T.I95. R. Lowell I
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Picnic Area 1 II"
" Boat Ramp 1'1\1 I 14 5.5, T. I 95. R. Trent I
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I Fall Creek Picnic "11"1145.3. TIYS, R.I\I Unity II
Area
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/C3l1!pgmund Reservoir'
Black Canyor: BOaL :\'Wli4-NW]l':: ~-.2i. T- East of
Ramp/Campground I. ::!o. R-2E Lookout
Point
Reservoir
Lookout
Point
Reser\'oi~
Lowell
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Jasper
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