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Site Report: Columbia Ward Fisheries Facility, Dumpsite and LTE Properties

Site Name: Columbia Ward Fisheries Facility, Dumpsite and LTE Properties
Address: NW Shore of Chignik Lagoon; SW of Dago Point, Chignik Lagoon, AK 99565
File Number: 2532.57.001
Hazard ID: 26487
Status: Informational
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 56.314722
Longitude: -158.602585
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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Problems/Comments

An EPA Brownfield funded Limited Phase I Environmental Site Assessment was completed for Columbian Ward Fisheries Facility, Dumpsite, and "License to Enter" (LTE) Properties at Chignik Lagoon, Alaska to identify potential environmental concerns. Subject properties included: the Columbia Ward Fisheries (CWF) former cannery on the northwest shore of Chignik Lagoon across from the village of Chignik Lagoon, a dumpsite located in the Dago Creek valley approximately 1,000 feet northwest of the CWF facility, and 18 small lots located near Dago Point approximately 0.5 to 1 mile northeast of the CWF facility. Potential environmental concerns identified included: CWF Facility: fuel tank farms, fuel pipelines, generator shed, heating oil aboveground storage tanks (ASTs), boat storage racks, beach seep, waste disposal, machine shop, and hazardous building materials; Dumpsite: leachate migration and surface debris; LTE Properties: generator shed, heating oil ASTs, and hazardous building materials. Cross-reference Hazard ID 26488, file no. 2532.38.004, Wards Cove Packing former Cannery - Chignik Lagoon.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
9/1/2006 Brownfields Award Brownfield funding approval from Susan Morales at EPA for Limited Phase I Environmental Site Assessment at the Old Old Chignik Lagoon Cannery Dump, Columbia Ward Fisheries Facility, Dumpsite and LTE Properties. FY 2017 EPA State and Tribal Response Program (STRP) funds $13,973 awarded to Chignik Lagoon Native Corporation. NTP# 18-9028-11-06B. Current status: Phase I with potential future phase II. Sonja Benson
7/3/2007 Update or Other Action Received final Limited Phase I Environmental Site Assessment for Columbian Ward Fisheries (CWF) Facility, Dumpsite, and "License to Enter" (LTE) Properties Chignik Lagoon, Alaska. Potential environmental concerns identified included: CWF Facility: fuel tank farms, fuel pipelines, generator shed, heating oil aboveground storage tanks (ASTs), boat storage racks, beach seep, waste disposal, machine shop, and hazardous building materials; Dumpsite: leachate migration and surface debris; LTE Properties: generator shed, heating oil ASTs, and hazardous building materials. Sonja Benson
1/6/2016 Site Added to Database A new site has been added to the database Mitzi Read

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Hazard ID Site Name File Number
26488 Wards Cove Packing Former Cannery - Chignik Lagoon 2532.38.004

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