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Cleanup at Former Joseph Guy Community Center (Continuation Project)

Site Location
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  • Database Name: Kwethluk Former Joseph Guy Community Center
  • Status: Cleanup Complete - Institutional Controls
  • Location: Kwethluk
  • Latitude: 60.809951
  • Longitude: -161.423544
  • Key DBAC Services:
    • Cleanup
  • DBACs Awarded: 2012, 2013
  • DEC File Number: 2424.57.001

DEC contact: IC Unit, 907-465-5229

Site Narrative

  • Requested by the Organized Village of Kwethluk and the City of Kwethluk
kwethluk targeted soil removal and storage

Targeted soil removal and storage in super-sacks.

The Former Joseph Guy Community Center was destroyed during a fire in April 2006. The site is located in Kwethluk, a rural Alaskan village located approximately 12 miles east of Bethel. The Organized Village of Kwethluk applied for and received a Targeted Brownfield Assessment (TBA) for the burn site. The TBA was completed in 2009/2010, focusing on the 5,000 square-foot footprint beneath the building. The TBA identified three locations requiring corrective action, and developed a brief analysis of cleanup options that focused on building removal and disposal, followed with targeted source area removal. Previous work included the demolition and removal of the burned structure, targeted soil removal, and additional sampling across the footprint. Previous sampling results identified elevated metals concentrations along the southern portion of the footprint. Additional activities involved refined sampling and removal of soil from the property.

kwethluk staged soil

Staged soil pending confirmation sampling and ultimate disposal.

Project Documents

Brownfields Cleanup Action, Joseph Guy Community Center (PDF)