[CPEO-MEF] FORMER SITES, FUEL: "Army to update public on contamination at former Haines [AK] fuel terminal"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Army to update public on contamination at former Haines fuel terminal


by Emily Files
KHNS Radio News (Haines, AK)
May 4, 2016

This week, representatives from the Army will give another update on the effort to address contamination at the former Haines fuel terminal and tank farm on Lutak Road. The contamination stems from the time of the Haines-Fairbanks Pipeline, built by the Army in the 1950’s.

The Army’s contractors conducted extensive testing at the site last year. In December, they presented preliminary results, showing where they found potential pollutants in the soil. Contractor Arden Bailey spoke at the December meeting.

“Yeah we found contamination out there, but this is the end of the investigation period for the tank farm and we’re going to clean it up,” Bailey said. “And so, [Army representatives] came to us and said ‘find every dead body. Find every place there’s contamination that you can.’ And we did.”

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation project manager Anne Marie Palmieri says in December, the Army could say where they thought there might be pollution. But now, they have more definitive results.

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For the entire article, see
http://khns.org/army-to-update-public-on-contamination-at-former-haines-fuel-terminal

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