Alaska Online Public Notices #AKR000210740

Hiland Mountain Correctional Center Shooting Range Closure and Cleanup Plan

Alaska agencies are planning closure and cleanup of the inactive Hiland Mountain Correctional Center shooting range in Eagle River. - Government agencies - Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), Hazardous Waste Program, is seeking public comments on the revised closure plan. - Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) is responsible for the planned closure; the plan was submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 10. - Vendors named - Shannon & Wilson prepared the closure plan. - ChemTrack is to perform excavation, waste handling, transportation, and disposal. - Pace Analytical is to conduct laboratory testing. - Planned work - Collect 12 background and 13 perimeter soil samples and remove an estimated 1,150 cubic yards of impacted soil. - Screen for bullets and lead fragments, conduct confirmation sampling, and prepare a closure report. - Cleanup targets include lead, arsenic, antimony, and propellants. - The notice concerns public comments and a site cleanup plan, not a request for products. No OEMs or product line items are identified.

Description

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking public comments on the Revised Modified RCRA Closure Plan for the Hiland Mountain Correctional Center Shooting Range. The plan addresses additional contamination discovered during cleanup and proposes further characterization and removal of solid waste and contaminated soil. The ADEC Hazardous Waste Program proposes to approve the revised plan with stipulations. Comments on the proposed plan were due by 11:59 p.m. on December 4, 2026.

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