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Platinum Boneyard

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Site Information

Updated:
2022-07-05
Name:
Platinum Boneyard
Site Type:
Other
Status:
Active/Open

Location

Region:
Bethel
Location:
Platinum
Latitude:
58.987247
Longitude:
-161.777947
MTRS:
Description:
Located 2 miles south of the community, 1 mile past the landfill on a maintained dirt road.
Acres:
1.0
Years of Operation:
2004-present

Contamination

Possible Contaminants:
C&D/Asbestos, Fuels, Industrial Waste, Mining Waste
Exposure Pathways:
Human Direct Contact, Inhalation, Wildlife Direct Contact

Distances to (ft)

Erosion:
3,600
Water Body:
3,600
Water Name:
Kuskokwim River
Subsistence:
3,600
Critical Habitat:
30,000
Residences:
9,400
Stressed Habitat:
999

Erosion

Type:
Waves
Factors:
Tides
Symptoms:
(no items specified)
Erosion Rate:
1
Rate QA:
Reported
Current Mitigation:
No

Soil

Silt %:
Clay %:
Cobble %:
Organics %:
10
Sand %:
10
Gravel %:
80
Boulder %:
Loam %:

File Details

Manager:
Rachel Mills
File Location:
Anchorage
File Number:

Drinking Water Sources

There are no water sources for this site.

Tanks (if Applicable)

There are no tanks for this site.

Files

No files have been attached to this item.
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