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The snow covered ridges of Mt. La Gorce (left background) and Mt. Katolinat (right background) as seen from the icy shore of Naknek Lake at Brooks Camp on the afternoon of 5 May 2008. Photograph taken by Daniel Noon.

Brooks Camp Beach Fuel Spill Site Assessment and Remediation

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The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to remove and remediate approximately 40 cubic yards of fuel-contaminated sand along the shoreline of Naknek Lake within Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM) during the spring of 2009. The fuel-contaminated sand was discovered in 2007 during the excavation of sand for the construction of the new Brooks Camp leach field. Contamination of the lakeshore most likely occurred between 1975 and 1993 due to inadequate fueling practices and deteriorating underground fuel tanks and lines. These tanks and lines were subsequently removed in 1993 and replaced with a modern above ground fueling system.

An environmental assessment (EA) was developed to describe and analyze a "No Action" alternative and a Proposed Action alternative. The EA was completed in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR 1508.9).

The comment period for the EA will extend 30 days, beginning January 22 and ending February 20, 2009. Please send written comments through the PEPC system or to the address below.

Contact Information

Daniel Noon
Katmai National Park and Preserve
Environmental Planning and Compliance
P.O. Box 7
King Salmon, AK 99613
Daniel_Noon@nps.gov