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Site Report: Tok Old School

Site Name: Tok Old School
Address: NW corner of the intersection of West 1st Ave and West 1st St, Tok, AK 99780
File Number: 130.38.017
Hazard ID: 27970
Status: Active
Staff: Lizzy Buckingham, 9072698924 lizzy.buckingham@alaska.gov
Latitude: 63.339718
Longitude: -142.990748
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Problems/Comments

The Tok Old School building was constructed sometime after 1954 and prior to 1980. The property contains the old school building as well as several ancillary buildings. The school had a private water supply well(s), an onsite septic system(s), and heating fuel, including a heating oil tank in the basement of the former school building. It is unknown if there are any aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) or underground storage tanks (USTs) on the property. It is unknown whether the basement heating oil tank or its associated piping extends beneath the basement floor, or if there were any past releases or overfilling events. The old school building is suspected to contain hazardous building material (HBM), including asbestos-containing materials and lead-based paint. Other potential HBM include polychlorinated biphenyls in fluorescent light ballasts, mercury in thermostats and electric switched, phosphorescent chemicals in emergency exit signs, and electronic devices which could contain lead, cadmium, chromium, and copper.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
7/31/2024 Site Visit DEC completed a site visit and soil sampling. Photographs were taken, and four test pits were made. An aboveground storage tank and several blue 5-gallon buckets were observed near the north end of the school building, near the old shop area. Product from one of the blue 5-gallon buckets had spilled onto the ground. An underground storage tank was found just south of the most eastern shed on the property. Soil samples were taken to determine if petroleum contamination exists at the site. Two test pits were dug near the AST, one near the spilled blue 5-gallon bucket, and one near a fill spout near a boiler room in the east end of the school building. No stressed vegetation was noted. Petroleum odor was noted near the 5-gallon buckets and the UST. Lizzy Buckingham
8/23/2024 Brownfields Award DEC Brownfields awarded DBAC services to provide a hazardous building materials (HBM) survey and cost estimate for abatement of the Tok Old School property. Marc Thomas
9/10/2024 Site Added to Database A new site has been added to the database Anne Marie Palmieri

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