An ordinance that would prohibit underwater storage of hazardous materials within one mile of any surface body of water in the Haines Borough was introduced to the assembly by its newest member Will Prisciandaro on Tuesday.
Hazardous materials are defined under Alaska statute as “waste that exhibits the characteristic of toxicity, persistence, or carcinogenicity.”
“This will regulate facilities that would store hazardous waste under water’s surface or within a water storage,” Prisciandaro said. “There’s no…
