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Site Report: South Side Dumpsite - Alakanuk

Site Name: South Side Dumpsite - Alakanuk
Address: Near the Old Village Site - Alakanuk Slough of the Yukon River, Alakanuk, AK 99554
File Number: 2403.38.003
Hazard ID: 25666
Status: Informational
Staff: Breanna Mahoney, 9072697503 breanna.mahoney@alaska.gov
Latitude: 62.685556
Longitude: -164.653611
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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Problems/Comments

Nortech Environmental Engineering, Health & Safety Consultants complete an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the Former South-Bank Dumpsite in Alakanuk, Alaska. This EMP was completed on January 14, 2011 for the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council. The Dumpsite is reported to have been created during construction of the existing school building in the early to mid-1970s. At that time, the Dumpsite was at least 75 feet from Alakanuk Pass, but active erosion has moved the bank to that the Dumpsite is now protruding several feet into Alakanuk Pass. At this time, the Dumpsite is visible along approximately 80 feet of the bank. The Dumpsite is a physical hazard to boaters and others that use this portion of the bank for recreational and subsitence purposes. The community is concerned about both the erosion of the visible solid waste and the release of potentially hazardous materials less than one-quarter mile above the City of Alakanuk Water System intake in Alakanuk Pass. Materials observed on the exposed bank consist of plastic, wood, and metal debris that appears consistent with packaging and waste construction materials.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
6/21/2011 Site Added to Database A new site has been added to the database Deborah Williams
6/21/2011 Update or Other Action The Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council hired Nortech to complete an Environmental Management Plan for the Former South-Bank Dumpsite in Alakanuk, Alaska. Deborah Williams
3/13/2020 Update or Other Action Site file reassigned to Contaminated sites on this date. FKA 2403.57.001. Cascade Galasso-Irish

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