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Fort Yukon Inert Waste Landfill

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Details

Updated:
2022-10-14
Name:
Fort Yukon Inert Waste Landfill
Category:
Non-Municipal
Classification:
Inert Monofill
Status:
Active
Closure Date:
N/A
Retired Date:
N/A
Landowner:
Fort Yukon, City of
Type of Land Ownership:
Facility Owner is Landowner
Land Lease Expiration:
Financial Assurance Mechanism:

Location

Region:
Yukon-Koyukuk
Location:
Fort Yukon
Population:
550
Latitude:
66.569091
Longitude:
-145.182363
Drinking Water Protection Zone:
MTRS:
Section 15, Township 20N, Range 12E, FM.
Acres:
Years of Operation:
Description:
The site consists of a gravel pad, a solid waste disposal cell, a heated building that includes a baler and storage for heavy equipment, an enhanced burn unit, a storage area for used appliances, a stockpile of cover materials, and drainage controls and the disposal of an annual average of less than 5 tons per day of domestic and commercial refuse at the community’s 10-acre site. The City of Ft. Yukon plans to separate out scrap metal, aluminum and potentially hazardous wastes as much as practicable at the landfill prior to disposal into the landfill.

File Details

Manager:
Angie Weatherwax
File Location:
Fairbanks
File Number:
740.15.007
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