NVG has a Tribal Response Program (TRP) dedicated to identifying Brownfield sites. Our TRP is committed to Gakona, Mentasta and everything in between totaling 346,793 acres.
What is a Brownfield?
Brownfields are contaminated sites which could be targeted for cleanup and redevelopment. According to the EPA, a Brownfield site is defined as a real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.
Examples of a Brownfield
- Old or illegal dumps
- Petroleum spills
- Abandoned or idle structures with lead paint, asbestos, or other hazardous materials
- Old fuel storage areas of former gas stations
- Mine scarred lands
Do you know of any property that could be a Brownfield?
Call: 907.822.5777
Email: derrick@nvgakona.com or env.coordinator@nvgakona.com
Come by the office: Ask for Derrick or Edward.
Or fill out a Brownfield Environmental Site Assessment Request Form and return to the NVG Office.
Click link to download the NVG Brownfield ESA Request Form
***Our Brownfields program is not meant for spill responses***
If you would like to report a spill, please contact AK Spill Response
Central Alaska: (907) 269-3063
Outside of business hours: (800) 478-9300
Spill Reporting Placard
Spill Notification Form
Current Year (FY24-25):
The Heinz Site
Gakona applied for a third Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Brownfield Assessment & Clean Up (DBAC).
2025 Testing occurred on site awaiting Phase II Assessment and ABCA
The BLM/Fire Lookout Site
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) committed to conduct the assessments and the BLM/Fire Lookout Site is currently on the list for Abbreviate Preliminary Assessments. Field work took place June 2022.
The Burned Down Trailer Site
Removed from Public Record and placed in inventory. This was due to being private property and not being able to find any avenues of funding for assessments or clean up.
The Bear Creek Pit formerly known as the Mable Creek Pit Site
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) committed to conduct the assessments and the Bear is currently on the list for Abbreviate Preliminary Assessments. Field work took place June 2022. Gakona applied for the first DBAC for the Bear Creek Pit Site.
Previous Year (FY23-24):
The Heinz Site
The third DBAC was accepted by the ADEC. It will cover an assessment and provide a Analysis of Brownfields Clean Up Alternatives (ABCA). Field work is planned for summer 2024.
The BLM/Fire Lookout Site
Look for avenues of funding for assessment. Possible avenues include cooperation and co-coordination with Ahtna, Inc’s Community Wide Assessment Grant.
The Burned Down Trailer Site
Removed from Public Record.
Bear Creek Pit Site, formerly known as the Mable Creek Pit Site
DBAC was accepted. It will cover an assessment. Field work is planned for summer of 2024.
Native Village of Gakona’s Public Record
(All Mile Post Numbers are on Tok Cutoff Highway)
Mile 4.7 Heinz Site
Mile 59 BLM Fire Lookout
Mile 76.5 Bear Creek Pit
Inventory Record Sites
(All mile post numbers are on Tok Cutoff Highway)
Mile 11.3 High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP)
Mile 60 ADOT&PF Slana Maintenance Station
Mile 60 ADOT&PF Slana Maintenance Station Class V Injection Well
Mile 62.7 Duffy’s Roadhouse 1993-1997
Mile 62.7 Duffy’s Roadhouse 2009-2014
Mile 64.8 FAA Slana Station
Mile 78.1 Mentasta Lodge
Mentasta Village Clinic – Mentasta Lake
Mentasta School – 6 miles off the Tok cutoff, 38 miles south of Tok Junction
Mentasta Traditional Council Building – 6 Mile Mentasta Lake Road; NE of Intersection with Second Street, Mentasta Lake
Contact
Derrick Sinyon
Environmental Manager
email: derrick@nvgakona.com
907.822.5777
Edward Winishut
Environmental Coordinator
email: env.coordinator@nvgakona.com
907.822.5777
Native Village of Gakona 