Site Report: Kotzebue Municipal Dump
| Site Name: | Kotzebue Municipal Dump |
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| Address: | Air Force Base Road, Gravel Road From Airport, Kotzebue, AK 99752 |
| File Number: | 410.38.012 |
| Hazard ID: | 815 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Laura Jacobs, 9074512911 laura.jacobs@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 66.868299 |
| Longitude: | -162.620401 |
| Horizontal Datum: | NAD83 |
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We make every effort to ensure the data presented here is accurate based on the best available information currently on file with DEC. It is therefore subject to change as new information becomes available. We recommend contacting the assigned project staff prior to making decisions based on this information.
Problems/Comments
Site used as an open dump for 30 years. The quantity and type of materials disposed at dump are unknown. Potential exists for air quality problems due to open burning. Leaching of contaminants into the Kotzebue Lagoon and Sound may occur. No potential for contamination of drinking water. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ID# AKD9830664--Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS) Site. Mostly state land and some City of Kotzebue. Cross reference file number 410.23.003.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 4/5/1989 | Update or Other Action | Site discovery. | Former Staff |
| 11/1/1989 | Preliminary Assessment Approved | Preliminary assessment conducted by Ecology and Environment, Inc. for ADEC. Exact date of report is unknown. Report recommends No Further Action. | Former Staff |
| 9/5/1990 | Site Added to Database | Open dump. | Former Staff |
| 11/9/1990 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Initial ranking. | Former Staff |
| 6/20/1994 | Update or Other Action | Sent PRP-CS Database Notification Letter to RP requesting update and more environmental information concerning contaminated site. | Jeff Peterson |
| 4/5/2001 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Quantity Value changed to unknown. | Former Staff |
| 8/9/2005 | GIS Position Updated | Checked site location as result of site being designated as a potential BF site. Unfamiliar with site, but location is very suspect. Updated metadata fields to document the uncertainty. | Torsten Ernst |
| 7/27/2007 | Update or Other Action | Site transferred from Oelkers to Farris. | Shannon Oelkers |
| 6/6/2008 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed. | Ann Farris |
| 6/11/2008 | Update or Other Action | Updated Lat-Lon after site visit. | Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 6/12/2008 | Update or Other Action | This site is being monitored by the Solid Waste program under file # 410.15.002. | Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 7/1/2015 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | Teleconference with Tri-lateral Group Committee (KIC, Kotz IRA Native Village, and City of Kotz) about potential cleanup of leacheate runoff from landfill, as potential wetlands mitigation options for Cape Blossom Road Construction. | Jim Fish |
| 7/8/2016 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | DEC Contaminated Sites and Solid Waste programs met with ADOT&PF staff regarding using the closed landfill to stockpile materials for Cape Blossom road construction project. Wastewater staff will prepare a list of requirements for the use and ADOTPF staff will scan landfill closure construction sheets (large blue line over aerial photography). Design sheets indicated a 50 ft by 50 ft area where lead (batteries?) were buried. | Laura Jacobs |
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