JOB ANNOUNCEMENT NO.: 2010-54 CLOSED

Yakama Nation DNR Fisheries Resource Management Program

Position Title:  Remediation & Restoration Specialist

Responsibilities:  Permanent full time position evaluating and prioritizing contaminated sites impacting natural resources along the Columbia River. Responsibilities include evaluating technical documents including RI/FSs, injury assessment plans, and restoration plans. Compiles technical information and develops reports and presentations.

Qualifications:  Minimum B.S. degree in environmental science, engineering, or fisheries biology or closely related field and 3 years of professional level experience.

Salary:  $42,702.40 Regular Full-Time, plus benefits package. 

Closes:  3/25/10

The official application form, resume, and supporting information should be submitted to the Yakama Nation Personnel Office as described in the application instructions.  A courtesy copy of the resume and cover letter only should be sent to:

Rose Longoria

Yakama Nation – Fisheries Program

PO BOX 151

Toppenish, WA  98948

OCTOBER 2009

RFP ANNOUNCEMENT NO.: 2830.8101-001

Seeking technical assistance proposals from consulting firms to identify, prioritize, and inventory contaminated sites along the Columbia River.

Contract not to exceed $50,000 for Phase 1.  Closes December 11, 2009.

 APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS    

OCTOBER 2009

Portland Harbor Draft Remedial Investigation Report – Executive Summary. 

SEPTEMBER 2009

The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (Yakama Nation) is conducting a Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) for the Portland Harbor Superfund Site in the lower Willamette River (LWR), Oregon. The purpose is to assess potential injuries and damages for the Superfund Site and adjacent areas where hazardous substances released from Portland Harbor facilities have come to be located. This NRDA process is intended to determine the natural resource restoration required to make the public whole for its natural resource losses caused by Portland Harbor hazardous substance releases.

This Injury Assessment Plan (IAP) describes the general approach of the Yakama Nation to compile and evaluate sources of existing information, identify data gaps, and determine the scope of information and kinds of analyses needed to determine injuries and quantify damages. The focus of the injury assessment is the Portland Harbor Superfund Site, located in the LWR near Portland in Multnomah County, as well as adjacent areas where contaminants have potentially migrated, such as downstream into the Multnomah Channel and Columbia River.

A primary reason the Yakama Nation has been involved in the Superfund Site cleanup effort is concern with harm to the Columbia River fishery by Portland Harbor releases, including juvenile salmon downstream from the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers.

 RELATED DOCUMENTS    

NOVEMBER 2007

Superfund Projects Briefing Presentation.