Old Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) Tank Farm
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- Database Name: Elim Old AVEC Tank Farm
- Status: Informational
- Location: Elim
- Latitude: 64.616541
- Longitude: -162.263164
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Key DBAC Services:
- Site Assessment
- DBACs Awarded: 2010
- DEC File Number: 600.38.006
DEC Contaminated Sites contact: Janice Wiegers, Unit Manager, 907-451-2127 (Fairbanks)
Site Narrative
- Requested by the Native Village of Elim
Old AVEC tank farm in Elim
The Native Village of Elim requested assessment of the Old AVEC Tank Farm in Elim. AVEC upgraded to a new tank farm several years ago but no assessment or cleanup has taken place at the former tank farm. In 1970 the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) issued a site use permit to AVEC for use as a power generation facility to provide electricity to Elim. In its site use permit the BIA stipulated that the site be left in a clean and sanitary condition upon the termination of the permit, which expired in 2005.
The tanks remain on the site within a fenced area. The executive summary of a 2001 state-funded tank farm reconnaissance report for Elim recommended no further site investigation until the site was decommissioned and additional sampling beneath the tanks upon their removal to identify any localized contamination.
The community wants to use the property for residential or commercial development, but has no clear plan in place. Our proposed work in Elim would entail the development of a property assessment and cleanup plan, in coordination with AVEC.