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USACE-FUDS Contaminant Characterization and Removal at Timber Pump Station

Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Division of Mining, Land and Water (DMLW)
Northern Region Lands Section

The DNR, DMLW, Northern Region Lands Section has received a Land Use Permit application from the US Army Corps of Engineers – Formerly Used Defense Sites program (USACE-FUDS) to conduct contaminant characterization and removal activities at Timber Pump Station, near milepost 278 of the Richardson Highway.

PROPOSED ACTIVITY:

USACE-FUDS submitted an application to conduct contaminant characterization and removal activities at Timber Pump Station, associated with operation of the former Haines-Fairbanks pipeline, near milepost 278 of the Richardson Highway. They propose to remove and dispose of two aboveground storage tanks, underground storage tanks, associated piping and appurtenances, residual petroleum, and associated petroleum-contaminated soil, as well as decommission the septic tank. Excavations will be sampled to confirm DEC Level Two Migration to Groundwater soil cleanup levels, then backfilled and restored. Soil borings may be drilled and groundwater monitoring wells may be installed to delineate further contamination. Refer to the application packet for specific details regarding the proposed project.

This project will use typical construction and excavation equipment. Access will be provided directly from the Richardson Highway near MP 278.

LOCATION:

The site is located near MP 278 of the Richardson Highway (see attached map). The proposed activity is within the Doyon, Limited Region, though no corporation lands are affected.  The site is located within the Unorganized Borough.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:

The site is located in the SE ¼ of Section 26, Township 8 South, Range 9 East of the Fairbanks Meridian; containing 5 acres, more or less.  

DEADLINE FOR WRITTEN COMMENTS:

Written comments must be received in writing by the DMLW, Lands Section on or before 5:00 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2016 in order to ensure consideration.

To submit written comments, to view the full application packet, or to seek additional information, please contact:

Mandy Willingham
DNR, DMLW, Northern Region Lands Section
3700 Airport Way
Fairbanks, AK  99709-4699
Phone (907) 451-2739
Fax: (907) 451-2751
E-mail:  amanda.willingham@alaska.gov

DNR complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.  Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services or special modifications should contact the Public Information Center in Anchorage, between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, at (907) 269-8400, or pic@alaska.gov, or TDD (907) 269-8411; or the Public Information Center in Fairbanks between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at (907) 451-2705, or fbx_pic@alaska.gov.

DNR reserves the right to waive technical defects in this publication.

Public notice posted in the Northern Regional DNR Office and on the DNR web site: dnr.alaska.gov/commis/pic/pubnotfrm.htm.

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Department: Natural Resources
Category: Public Notices
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Location(s): Delta Junction, Fairbanks, Interior Region
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Publish Date: 3/23/2016
Archive Date: 4/8/2016
 
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