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Property Details for Old Dump at Joe Ward Slough


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58621
1/4 mile west of the City of Fort Yukon Fort Yukon, AK 99740
4
Section 12, T20N, R11E
66.565768 / -145.2449155
1
Morales, Susan
Morales.Susan@epa.gov
206-553-7299


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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
Alaska Department of Environmental ConservationRP97055604AKSection 128(a) State/Tribal2006


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment$9,524.0006/01/200706/01/2007Alaska Department of Environmental ConservationYFY07
Phase II Environmental Assessment$40,000.0006/01/200706/01/2007Alaska Department of Environmental ConservationN


Is Cleanup Necessary? Unknown
EPA Assessment Funding: $49,524.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $49,524.00


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

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Contaminants and Media


Other Contaminants
Other Metals
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
Ground Water
Soil
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up


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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.


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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 4
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Yes
Information Devices


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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

There are no current redevelopment activities.


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Recommendations of the Site Assessment/Limited Field Investigation were the following: Backfilling or capping the property could endanger buried containers because of driving heavy equipment on the property and the added weight of the backfill. Over time, waste could migrate to the surface through a simple soil cap. If redevelopment plans call for construction of buildings or tank foundations, then complete removal of the waste in the area of the foundation is recommended. Excavation of waste at the property should only be done if the contractor is prepared to retrieve and manage containers with unknown and possibly hazardous contents, batteries, and other debris. A more invasive assessment focused on the area targeted for development is recommended. The assessment could involve segregating potentially hazardous wastes from non-hazardous solid waste. The non-hazardous solid waste could be moved to a permitted landfill or an area at the site could be designated and developed as an appropriate landfill. Such an investigation could possibly be conducted as the first phase of a construction/redevelopment project. Contaminants of potential concern were limited to metals and organochlorinated pesticides. Mercury, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, selenium, and 4,4�- dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (4,4�-DDT) were detected in the soil above established screening levels, but only arsenic levels in soil exceeded DEC�s cleanup criteria, and only mercury is considered potentially anthropogenic in origin. Other metals concentrations appear to be typical of those found naturally occurring in Alaska and do not appear to be indicative of contamination leaching from the landfill. No evidence of a major off-site contaminant plume was found; however, development could increase the risk of a contamination release. (PPF - Old Dump at Joe Ward Slough, 9/10/07)

Former Use: The old dumpsite at Joe Ward Slough was used from 1948 to 1970 by the former Hudson Stuck Memorial Hospital for all their material waste. Reportedly, the power plant dumped their old transformers there as well. After the hospital shut down in the late �50s, the community continued to use the dump until 1970 when a new, temporary landfill was identified (this latter location is still in use today). No residential or other uses of the property were identified; it has only been used as a dump. Other possible contaminants include construction materials, batteries, and general household waste. Joe Ward Slough is used by the community for subsistence fishing and as a recreational swimming area. Concerns exist about possible direct flow into the slough through groundwater or surface runoff. The City of Fort Yukon has been given this area under a 14c3 agreement by the tribal government, and the city and tribe wish to clean up and restore the area for use as a rifle range or a new fuel-storage tank location.


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