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Nuiqsut NSB Tank Farm

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Site Information

Updated:
2022-10-14
Name:
Nuiqsut NSB Tank Farm
Site Type:
Tank Farm
Status:
Active/Open

Location

Region:
North Slope
Location:
Nuiqsut
Latitude:
70.213686
Longitude:
-150.998848
MTRS:
Description:
This is a tank farm near the airstrip. It is not a known contaminated site, but does house petroleum products and could result in contamination if it is subjected to erosion or flooding. There were multiple vertical and horizontal tanks at the facility. This site is located approximately 2500 feet from the Nechelik Channel of the Colville River Delta.
Acres:
0.6
Years of Operation:
1980s-present

Contamination

Possible Contaminants:
Fuels
Exposure Pathways:
Inhalation

Distances to (ft)

Erosion:
2,800
Water Body:
1,670
Water Name:
Nechelik Channel of the Colville River Delta
Subsistence:
4,400
Critical Habitat:
1,992,000
Residences:
250
Stressed Habitat:
2,440

Erosion

Type:
Ice
Factors:
(no items specified)
Symptoms:
(no items specified)
Erosion Rate:
3
Rate QA:
Reported
Current Mitigation:
No

Soil

Silt %:
Clay %:
Cobble %:
Organics %:
10
Sand %:
Gravel %:
90
Boulder %:
Loam %:

File Details

Manager:
Angie Weatherwax
File Location:
Fairbanks
File Number:

Drinking Water Sources

There are no water sources for this site.

Tanks (if Applicable)

GallonsContentsOwnerLabeling
4881246 Diesel & Gasoline TanksNorth Slope BoroughLegible

Files

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