Bob Danko This is Me

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1. 1. Newsletters

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   Published on: 5/8/2006   Last Visited: 5/21/2008

   Knowing the past uses and current condition of former agricultural lands is important to property owners and developers, said Bob Danko of DEQ's Land Quality Division.Past agricultural operations may have left behind hazardous substances that exceed acceptable human health risk levels for residential and commercial properties.
   
   In addition, Oregon's environmental cleanup law places responsibility on current and past property owners for contamination that may exist, as well as for site investigation and cleanup costs.
   
   "DEQ recommends that an environmental assessment be considered before agricultural lands are developed," said Danko.
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   For more information on the guidance, please contact Bob Danko of DEQ's Land Quality Division, Portland, at (503) 229-6266, toll-free in Oregon at 1-800-452-4011, ext. 6266.You may also e-mail Danko at danko.robert@deq.state.or.us.

2. 2. BendBulletin.com

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   Published on: 6/23/2002   Last Visited: 6/23/2002

   Bob Danko, policy analyst with the DEQ, said rehabilitating mine sites is important, but added that pollution caused by abandoned mines in Oregon pales in comparison to Rocky Mountain states.
   
   Nonetheless, the state has begun analysis on mine sites throughout Oregon, hoping to create a priority list for cleaning them up. To date, the DEQ has identified 143 mines for potential action.
   
   Of the mine sites in Central Oregon, 22 never produced one flask of mercury. Products of the 1872 mining law - which allowed U.S. citizens to freely mine land and sell extracted minerals, and also allowed the purchase of land for $2.50 or $5 an acre - many of the sites were claims that never made it past the paperwork.
   
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   Today, it's not likely any active mercury mines exist in the United States, Danko said.
   
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   That money funds cleanup at all orphan sites - such as wood treatment facilities, groundwater contamination areas and other industrial facilities, not just mines - and officials struggle to stretch the budget, Danko said. Moreover, during the most recent legislative session, lawmakers allocated only about $4 million because of the budget shortfall.
   
   Less than $1 million has gone to mine cleanup since 1991, when the creation of the Orphan Site Account was authorized.
   
   DEQ officials want permission from the Legislature to create an account specifically for mines. Moreover, they want to change state law to make the existing Orphan Site Account money more available for mine remediation.
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   Meanwhile, officials hope to establish a list of "priority" mines requiring cleanup within the next few months, Danko said.
   
   "We want to clean up contaminated sites," he said. "But right now, we just have the money to work on the worst ones."

3. 3. kgw.com | Portland | Environment

   www.kgw.com/environment/storie - [Cached]

   Published on: 6/23/2002   Last Visited: 6/23/2002

   Bob Danko, policy analyst with the DEQ, said pollution caused by abandoned mines in Oregon pales in comparison to Rocky Mountain states.
   
   Nonetheless, the state has begun analysis on mine sites throughout Oregon hoping to create a priority list for cleaning them up.
   
   To date, the DEQ has identified 143 mines for potential action.
   
   Of the mine sites in Central Oregon, 22 never produced one flask of mercury. Many of the sites were claims that never made it past the paperwork.