Request for Public Comments on the Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives
34 Mile Haines Highway Stockpile, Haines, Alaska
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is accepting public comments on the Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives for a stockpile of petroleum contaminated soil at mile 34 on the Haines Highway.
The stockpile consists of 1,300 cubic yards of petroleum contaminated soil that was moved from a decommissioned sawmill to a Haines Borough-owned rock pit at mile 34 on the Haines Highway with the intention of incorporating the soil into asphalt for the Haines Highway reconstruction project. The soil was never incorporated into the highway and remains at the rock pit today.
DEC is evaluating options to remediate the stockpile so that it can be managed without further risk or restriction on future site activities due to the presence of contaminated material.
Copies of the Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives are available for public review at the following locations:Haines Borough Administration Office
103 3rd Ave
Haines, AK 99827
The DEC Brownfields Program website: https://dec.alaska.gov/spar/csp/brownfields/assessment-cleanup/dbac-projects/haines-34-mile-abca/
Comments on the Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives can be submitted to DEC through the website above or by mail to DEC Contaminated Sites Program ATTN: Henry Leasia, P.O. Box 1535, Haines, AK 99827.
The online form is the recommended method for submitting comments. Please be aware that all comments submitted to DEC for the Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives will be made available to the public online.
Comments on the Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives will be accepted from May 8, 2025 through June 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM.
It is the responsibility of the commenter to verify submissions are received by the deadline.
DEC complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Megan MacPherson at megan.macpherson@alaska.gov, 907-269-3096, Alaska Relay Service/TTY/TDD 800-770-8973, or dial 711 within 10 days prior to closure of this public notice period to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.