Welcome

Bob Blankenburg
Program Manager: Bob Blankenburg, P.E.

We are committed to protecting public health and the environment through ensuring effective solid waste management, which includes landfills, treatment systems, and solid waste storage facilities.

*Septic systems are regulated by the Division of Water - Wastewater Discharge. Contact them at (907) 269-6285.

Upcoming Training

Rural Alaska Landfill Operator (RALO) Courses:

Nome - May 21-24, 2012. Contact Mike Blair at blairpair@acsalaska.net or at 907-338-6380 for more information.

WEAR Project

The Solid Waste Program has begun a 4 year Waste Erosion Assessment and Review (WEAR) project to inventory and prioritize Alaska's eroding landfills, closed dump sites and contaminated sites. For more information on this project, visit our WEAR web page.

Eroding Waste

*Waste eroding into western Alaska river