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Ghost Creek Dump Site
Contaminants
Diesel, Drums
Location
62.210050 & -159.783952
Current Use
Abandoned
Size
5 acres, 75-100 drums
Problem Severity
10, very severe
Redevelopment Plan
Subsistence use
DEC Database
Past Work on Site
First entered YRITWC database in 2006. Past known history on the site is that it is a family residence and they ran a barge line business. in 2007 YRITWC conducted a phase 1 environmental site assessment at the request of the community. In 2008 the Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP), after being contacted by YRITWC about the site, conducted a site investigation that resulted in a Step III Site Assessment Report dated May 2009. The Ghost Creek site consists of approximately 300 abandoned surplus military drums, gallon aboveground storage tank, and other debris on a native allotment just north of Holy Cross. Site does not have confirmed contamination above DEC cleanup levels.
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