To remove fuel contaminants in the soil at 15.5 Mile Haines Highway, the Army Corps of Engineers proposed excavating at least 7,500 tons of soil as part of an interim soil removal action. The Army Corps is currently evaluating local landfarming as an alternative compared to shipping the soil to the Lower 48.

The Army Corps has proposed to use property near 24 Mile Haines Highway to landfarm the soil. That process involves spreading the…