2008 Press Releases
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Dec. 11 Weekly Project Update
Dec. 4 Weekly Project Update
Nov. 26 Depot plans drill Tuesday
Nov. 25 CSEPP Siren Test Scheduled For Tuesday, November 25th
Nov 17 Small non-chemical explosion planned at depot Wednesday
Nov. 13 Umatilla Weekly Project Update   
Nov. 6 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
Nov. 5 Army destroys last nerve agent munition in Oregon chemical weapons stockpile
Oct. 30 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
Oct. 22 Army mobilizes to increase Burrowing Owl habitat in Oregon
Oct. 16 CSEPP Siren Test Scheduled for October 28th
Oct. 16 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
Oct. 9 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
Oct. 2 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
Sept. 30 CSEPP Siren Test Scheduled For Tuesday, September 30th
Sept. 26 Tone Alert Radios to be Activated for School Emergency Preparedness Drill
Sept. 25 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
Sept. 24 Umatilla Depot begins final VX-filled munitions disposal campaign
Sept. 18 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
Sept. 17 Oregon CSEPP Governing Board Meeting
Sept. 11 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
Sept. 10 Disposal plant worker had bottled air supply problem
Sept. 4 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
Aug. 26 CSEPP Siren Test Scheduled For Tuesday, August 26th  
Aug. 26 Army reports small sodium hydroxide spills on depot roadway
Aug. 21 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
Aug. 14 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
August 11 Depot plans drill Wednesday
August 7 Umatilla completes VX artillery projectile disposal campaign
July 31 Depot detects traces of mustard chemical agent vapor in two igloos during routine storage area monitoring
July 29 CSEPP Siren Test Scheduled For Tuesday
July 24 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
July 17 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
July 17 Depot detects trace of mustard chemical agent vapor
July 15 Umatilla Depot begins 8-inch VX artillery projectile disposal
July 3 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
June 30 Range Fire Reported at Umatilla Depot
June 28 Umatilla completes 155mm VX artillery projectile disposal campaign
June 26 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
June 12 Governing Board Advisory
June 5 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
June 2 Nerve agent processing resumes at Umatilla
May 29 Umatilla Weekly Project Update  
May 29 Security exercise planned at depot next week
May 22 Umatilla Weekly Project Update  (May 22, 2008)
May 22 Umatilla chemical munitions disposal to resume in early June 
May 15 Umatilla Weekly Project Update  (May 15, 2008)
May 14
May 13 One-third of Umatilla chemical agent tonnage destroyed
April  25 CSEPP Siren Test Scheduled For Tuesday, April 29th
April 23 Annual emergency preparedness drill slated May 5-7
Mar 27 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
Mar 20 CSEPP Siren Test Scheduled For Tuesday, March 25th
Mar 20 Umatilla Weekly Project Update  
Mar 20 Umatilla Depot begins VX Artillery Projectiles Disposal Campaign
Mar 14 Oregon CSEPP Governing Board Meeting Holds Monthly Meeting
Agenda
Mar 13 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
Mar 8 Army Selects Mike Strong as Umatilla Site Project Manager
Mar 6 Umatilla Weekly Project Update
Feb 21 CSEPP Siren Test Scheduled For Tuesday, February 26th
Feb. 14 Umatilla Chemical Agency Disposal Facility Update
Jan 31 Umatilla Chemical Agency Disposal Facility Update
Jan 29 CSEPP Siren Test Scheduled For Tuesday, January 29th
Jan. 24 Umatilla Chemical Agency Disposal Facility Update   
Jan. 23 Last self-propelled chemical munition eliminated at Umatilla -
All VX nerve agent rockets in Oregon stockpile destroyed
Jan 17 Umatilla Chemical Agency Disposal Facility Update   
Jan 10 Umatilla Chemical Agency Disposal Facility Update   
Jan 8 U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency News
Jan 05 Warming Shelter To Open In Milton-Freewater
Jan 04 Umatilla County Declares State of Emergency
Umatilla County Emergency Operations Center Activiated
 

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Umatilla County 
Emergency Management
Jodi Smith
(541) 966-3703
Jodi.Smith@csepp.net
Morrow County 
Emergency Management
Maureen Roxbury
(541) 922-5262
maureen@csepp.org
Benton County
Emergency Services
Steve Sautter
(509) 628-2600
s.sautter@bces.wa.gov
Department of Homeland Security
Cheryl Seigal
(541) 567-3652
Cheryl.Seigal@iem.com
Washington State
Emergency Management
Mark Clemens
(253) 512-7006
M.Clemens@emd.wa.gov

Umatilla Chemical Depot
Jim Hackett
(541) 564-5418
james.s.hackett@us.army.mil