[CPEO-BIF] FORMER SITES, FUEL: "Investigation finds widespread contamination at former Haines Fuel Terminal, " AK

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Investigation finds widespread contamination at former Haines Fuel Terminal

By Emily Files
KHNS Radio (Haines, AK)
May 10 2016

Extensive testing at the former Haines Tank Farm and Fuel Terminal found widespread fuel-related contamination. Approximately 75,000 cubic yards of soil have contaminants that exceed environmental standards.

The problem is decades old, from the time that the Haines-Fairbanks pipeline operated with little environmental oversight in the 1950s and ‘60s. This contamination investigation will hopefully lead to a final clean-up. But at a meeting last week, some residents said the process was not moving fast enough.

Thursday’s restoration advisory board meeting took a different tone than the last. Almost immediately, members confronted a presenter about what they saw as too-slow progress.

“This is poppycock,” said Jim Studley. “You are not taking advantage of the situation. The inability of the government to act is ridiculous.”


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For the entire article, see
http://khns.org/investigation-finds-widespread-contamination-at-former-haines-fuel-terminal

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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