Property Details for Old Alatna Village Site

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Institutional & Engineering Controls
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment
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Property Owner

Government

ACRES Property ID

86681

Property Address

North bank Koyukuk River Alatna, AK 99720

Size

5.5

Parcel Numbers

Latitude/Longitude

66.563186 / -152.671251

Congressional District

Property Contact

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 Name	CA #	State	Type	Announcement Year
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation	RP97055605	AK	Section 128(a) State/Tribal	2007

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$12,460.00	08/30/2007	04/17/2008	Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation	Y	FY08

Is Cleanup Necessary? No
EPA Assessment Funding: $12,460.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $12,460.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

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Contaminants and Media

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None

Remediating Action for Contaminants

NOT Cleaned up

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Unknown

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Cleanup Activities

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The community is interested in reusing their traditional village site for community gatherings, subsistence activities, and for a cultural and historic monument to preserve community memories. The materials that remain at the old village site could possibly be used to construct one new building. The site is important because of its cultural and historical significance to village of Alatna residents. In order to identify environmental conditions that may hinder their reuse objectives, the Alatna Tribal Council applied to DEC for a DEC Brownfield Assessment (DBA). The site was found to be safe and suitable for the desired reuse. So far no redevelopment work has begun, but some of the large items on the property are being prepared for backhaul.

Former Use: The village of Alatna, located on the north bank of the Koyukuk River near its confluence with the Alatna River, was settled by Inupiaq Eskimos. An Athabascan community lives across the river on the south bank of the Koyukuk River in the village of Allakaket. These two villages have co-existed for over 100 years. In 1975 they were incorporated as one city. They are currently connected by an electrical intertie. Alatna was devastated by a severe flood in 1994. The Alaska Division of Emergency Services (DES) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provided immediate assistance with housing and financial needs. The entire community was relocated approximately 1 mile down river (southwest) and � of a mile away from the river in order to be elevated above the floodplain. After relocating, the village became tribally owned. The 2006 population estimate for the village was 33 residents (DCRA, 2006). The economy is seasonal and subsistence-based. No environmental assessment has been completed since the flood, which left behind several cabins. Other debris and potentially hazardous materials were also left behind, such as fuel drums and transformers; it was unknown whether the transformers contained PCBs.

Predominant Past Usage

Residential (5.5)

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