Old City Power Plant and Tank Farm
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- Database Name: Akiak Old City Tank Farm and Power Plant
- Status: Active
- Location: Akiak
- Latitude: 60.913550
- Longitude: -161.220293
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Key DBAC Services:
- Site Assessment
- DBACs Awarded: 2009
- DEC File Number: 2402.38.005
DEC Contaminated Sites contact: Janice Wiegers, Unit Manager, 907-451-2127 (Fairbanks)
Site Narrative
Requested by the Akiak Native Community - Middle Kuskokwim Consortium
The former generator building for Akiak was built in the late 1970s. The owner of the property is the City of Akiak. Contamination exists at the site from accidental spills, and the suspected contamination at the site is waste oil, glycol, and battery acid. The old power plant in Akiak is located several hundred feet from the old city tank farm, which is no longer in use. The community is concerned that contaminants from the site may be seeping into the groundwater. Their request indicated that the community would like to restore this area for greenspace.
Our work at this site entails development of a property assessment and cleanup plan, to inform decisions on remedial actions that may be required to support future site reuse.