PORTLAND, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Portland glass company Bullseye Glass signed an agreement prohibiting the company from using certain metals in uncontrolled furnaces.
The agreement lifts the cease-and-desist order against the glass company by Oregon Governor Kate Brown after an air monitor near Bullseye measured levels of lead that were potentially dangerous in May.
Here are the terms of the new agreement, according to the DEQ:
• Bullseye Glass will not use lead, arsenic, cadmium, or hexavalent chromium VI in an uncontrolled furnace.
• Bullseye Glass will submit to DEQ information about its quality assurance, metals usage, and production procedures relative to air emission, as well as all testing data.
• The glass company may submit a request to DEQ to use cobalt, manganese, nickel, and selenium in an unfiltered furnace by submitting a written request outlining the proposed use, but may not proceed without official approval.
• Officials at DEQ and OHA will assess the request and determine if the proposed use of the requested metals constitute a health threat to the community, prior to authorizing any use of these metals.
The DEQ said it would have requested a new cease-and-desist order from the governor if Bullseye had not agreed to the Mutual Agreement and Final Order on Monday.
