Public Meeting - Final Phase of Wrangell Junkyard (Byford) Cleanup

Calendar Date:
Monday, August 21, 2017 - 5:30pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — August 7, 2017

CONTACT: Sally Schlichting, Contaminated Sites Unit Manager, (907) 465-5076

Public Meeting Planned for Final Phase of

Wrangell Junkyard Site Cleanup

WRANGELL, Alaska — A public meeting to discuss the Wrangell Junkyard cleanup project will be held Monday, August 21 at 5:30pm in the Wrangell Assembly Chambers (City Hall) at 205 Brueger Street.

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and NRC Alaska will give an overview of the cleanup project and present the plan to construct a monofill to contain treated soil from the cleanup of the former Wrangell Junkyard Site.

DEC will also be taking questions from the public during this meeting.

For more info on the meeting or the junkyard cleanup, contact DEC at (907) 465-5076. Photos and information are also available on the DEC website.

https://dec.alaska.gov/spar/csp/sites/wrangell-junkyard/