Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Ross public comment period

We invite you to review and comment on the dangerous waste permit renewal documents for the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Ross Complex in Vancouver, Washington.

Translations available:

• Información en español (Spanish)
• 本材料提供 中文 版本 (Chinese)

Documents available for review

• Dangerous Waste Permit Application: BPA and Ecology have agreed on the final dangerous waste permit application.
• Standard Conditions: Basic requirements that we require at all dangerous waste facilities in Washington.
• Draft public participation plan: This plan encourages community involvement in the permitting process.
• BPA Ross Fact Sheet: This document provides the legal and technical basis for permit reissuance.

How to submit comments

Submit your comments in the following ways:

• Online public comment form
• Email emilie.kadhim@ecy.wa.gov
• At the public hearing on Nov. 5 (see below for details).
• Mail (see address information below)

When the public comment period ends, we will consider all comments and may change the documents based on them. After considering all comments, the documents will become final.

Public hearing and information session on Nov. 5

We are holding a public hearing on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026 at the Vancouver Community Library at 5 p.m. During the public hearing, you will have the chance to formally submit comments either verbally or in writing.

]We are also hosting an information session at 4:30 p.m. to help you learn more about the BPA Ross Complex and to provide an overview of the dangerous waste permit renewal process. This session is intended to help you better understand the context of the site before the public hearing begins.

Here are the details:

• Date: Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026
• Information session start time: 4:30 p.m.
• Public hearing start time: 5 p.m.
• Location: Vancouver Community Library – 901 C St., Vancouver, WA 98660

Site background

BPA Ross Complex is an active facility that manages and controls the generation and transmission of electricity across the Pacific Northwest. It’s part of the Department of Energy (DOE). BPA’s dangerous waste management facility is located on a 250-acre property that was previously listed as a Superfund site in 1989, but as of 1995, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determined that cleanup at this site was successful. The site is continually monitored and contaminants remain within acceptable levels.

We are proposing to reissue the dangerous waste permit for BPA Ross to authorize the continued management of dangerous waste at the Ross Complex. When issued, the permit will be in effect for a period of 10 years.

For more information:

• Read the BPA Ross public notice (publication 26-04-038)
• Go to the BPA Ross Complex webpage