US DOE BPA Ross Complex

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Ross Complex is part of the Department of Energy (DOE) control center for electricity throughout the Pacific Northwest. BPA’s dangerous waste management facility is located on a 250-acre property in Vancouver, Washington. Past activities at BPA resulted in soil and groundwater contamination.

In 1989, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) listed the BPA Ross Complex as a Superfund Site because of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in groundwater near the City of Vancouver’s drinking water supply. The EPA was the lead agency conducting the cleanup. 

Cleanup activities included

• Soil excavation, treatment, and capping.
• Redevelopment safeguards. 
• Monitoring the natural movement of contaminants in the groundwater.  

In 1995, EPA conducted an inspection of the facility and determined that the cleanup was successful. The site is continually monitored and contaminants remain within acceptable levels.

For more information about cleanup sites in the neighborhood and throughout Washington, go to:

• What's In My Neighborhood a map-based search tool. Enter an address or zoom into an area to find sites.
• Cleanup and Tank Search is a text-based search tool and lets you filter lists by location, contaminant, cleanup status, and more.

These tools also show completed cleanups.