DESCRIPTION:
Kotlik currently operates an unpermitted dump to dispose of solid waste. The current landfill is located across the Yukon River (Apoon Pass or North Mouth River) from the community and is accessible by boat during the summer and snowmobile or ATV during the winter. The site is not completely fenced or contained. There is no control of dumping and burning, and there is also no room for future expansion. Residents haul and burn their own solid waste to reduce volume. Approximately 117 (2000 U.S. Census) households utilize the open dump including 2 commercial stores and 23 Governmental/Service organizations. This dump is located upstream on Apoon Pass about a mile from the village. It is accessed by boat in the summer and snowmachine/sled in the winter.
In 1998 the City of Kotlik and the Kotlik Yupik Corporation agreed upon a land trade where the City would gain title to 6.41 acres of KYC land in exchange for 5 acres of municipal land within the municipal boundaries.
During the May 8, 2006 community joint meeting, the Bill Moore's Slough Elders Council was appointed as the lead entity to pursue funding for a new landfill since they were already active in pursuit of a burnbox grant and develoment of the Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan.
Name of Infrastructure: Landfill
Year Built: 1970s
Total Capacity: Near maxed out
OWNERSHIP, OPERATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT:
Name of Owner: City of Kotlik
FUTURE NEEDS:
| As Reviewed and Approved by the Kotlik Planning Board: | 2006 | | Short Term (ST), Mid Term (MT), or Long Term (LT): | LT | | Lead Local Agency: | Bill Moore's Slough
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Future Needs:
The need for a new landfill was identified in the previous section, "Water/Sewer."
A burn box to incinerate waste products is desired. Recycling of different waste such as cardboard, aluminum, steel, newspaper and perhaps refurbishing used appliances and furniture may become factors to reduce solid waste.
Possible Funding Source(s): Denali Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, USDA.
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