Arctic Village Former Power Plant
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- Database Name: Arctic Village Former Power Plant
- Status: Active
- Location: Arctic Village
- Latitude: 68.125604
- Longitude: -145.538470
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Key DBAC Services:
- Site Assessment
- Hazardous Building Materials Survey
- DBACs Awarded: 2016
- DEC File Number: 700.38.002
DEC Contaminated Sites contact: Janice Wiegers, Unit Manager, 907-451-2127 (Fairbanks)
Site Narrative
- Requested by the Native Village of Venetie
Photo of the former power plant in Arctic Village, Alaska. Image courtesy of 2016 DBAC Report.
The building was constructed as a washeteria in 1976, and later served as an electrical power generation plant, maintenance shop and storage area. In 1994, DEC documented soil staining near the ASTs and fuel saturated soil beneath the building. The community is seeking to revitalize the area as a community greenspace, elder/youth instruction area, and public gathering/potlach area due to its proximity to the Village store, youth center, church, and city council.
A phase I conducted in 2007 by the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council indicated previous fuel spills (4,000-5,000 gallons) were reported spilled inside the building and outside in the area surrounding three former 6,000 gallon aboveground storage tanks; approximately 20-25 cubic yards of diesel fuel soil and some debris were removed from the site in the past; and other potential hazards such as exposed insulation and electrical transformer were present. The phase I recommended further assessment. In SFY 2016 Arctic Village was awarded a DBAC to conduct a Hazardous Building Materials survey along with limited site assessment. Abatement and cleanup activities are still needed before the site can be reused.
Project Documents
Hazardous Building Material Survey and Limited Assessment 2016