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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed a Targeted Brownfields Assessment (final report dated July 2007; field work done September 2006) at the Ekwok village - Potential Brownfields Inventory. The City of Ekwok was interested in a community-wide assessment and inventory of a variety of environmental conditions. The site inventory identified the following sites: City of Ekwok Former Bulk Fuel Storage Area, Former Community Dump Site, Current Community Dump Site, Private Home Dumps, School Fuel Storage Area and Pipeline, Backup Generator, City Shop, Soil Stockpiles, Proposed Bulk Fuel Storage Area, and the Sewage Lagoon. One of the sites identified in the site inventory was the City of Ekwok Former Bulk Fuel Storage Area. The former bulk fuel storage area is adjacent to the Nushagak River. The area includes two 20,000-gallon aboveground tanks, one previously held gasoline and one previously held fuel oil. A soil containment berm surrounds the two tanks. The containment appears to be unlined. The tanks were filled directly from the barge. Two gasoline pumps are located within a small shed next to the fuel tanks. All the former bulk fuel storage facilities remain intact; however, the tanks, associated piping, and pumps appear to be in poor condition. Stained gravel and strong hydrocarbon odor were noted around the pumps, the wooden building, and near the tank valves. This site is located within 200 feet of the river. The operator's building, located directly outside the fenced tank area has a high water mark showing flooding of up to approximately 2 feet of water at some point. According to the residents, the area is flooded every two to three years.

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