Photographs of Environmental Remediation on St. George Island


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Thumbnail photo of people standing on the long building of the Enhanced Thermal Conduction unit. Thumbnail photo of people constructing an Enhanced Thermal Conduction cell. Thumbnail photo of an excavator sampling at the Enhanced Thermal Conduction Unit. Thumbnail photo of a rusty machine behind a half-collapsed chain link fence, the School AST. Thumbnail photo of a machine behind a chain link fence, the School AST.
Thumbnail photo group showing westerly views of rusted tanks at the tank farm and tank farm beach frontage. Thumbnail photo group showing southerly view of rusted tanks at tank farm and northeasterly view of rusted tanks and small brick building at tank farm. Thumbnail photo of UST removal at the Cottage C UST. Thumbnail photo of shallow trenches at UST removal at the Cottage C UST. Thumbnail photo of the Old Hanger Building.
Thumbnail photo of the Old Hanger Building, a blue, metal-sided structure. Thumbnail photo of Makushin Pit. Thumbnail photo of rusted oil drums at Oil Drum Dump. Thumbnail photo of piles of rusted oil drums alongside a dirt road at the Oil Drum Dump Site. Thumbnail photo of rusted oil drums in snow at Oil Drum Dump Site.
Thumbnail photo of large rusted metal objects in snow at "Boneyard B". Thumbnail photo of large rusted metal objects in "Boneyard B". Thumbnail photo of large rusted metal objects in the snow at "Boneyard C". Thumbnail photo of large rusted metal objects in the snow at "Boneyard C". Thumbnail photo of former fuel storage area delineated by large rocks.
Thumbnail photo of staked-out area estimating the extent of petroleum contaminated soil at the Former Fuel Storage Area with church and other buildings in the background. Thumbnail photo of excavation in progress at the Former Fuel Storage Area with church in the background. Thumbnail photo of excavation in progress at the Old Carpenter Shop. Thumbnail photo of backfilled area at the Old Carpenter Shop. Thumbnail photo of two people at Old Carpenter Shop.
Thumbnail photo of final area of excavation at the Old Carpenter Shop, a long trench marked by pink flags. Thumbnail photo of two people geoprobing at the Old Carpenter Shop. Thumbnail photo of a rectangular area marked by stakes and tape, with a weathered white building in the background. Thumbnail photo of the Old Coal House, a heavily weathered white building. Thumbnail photo of a row of rusted drums at the Abandoned City Diesel Tank Disposal Site.
Thumbnail photo of rusted tanks at the Abandoned City Diesel Tank Disposal Site. Thumbnail photo of people with excavator at St. George School UST Removal. Thumbnail photo of excavation area at the School UST Site. Thumbnail photo group of three photos showing the removal of diesel contaminated soil and 500 -gallon heating fuel UST. Thumbnail photo group showing final excavation with sampling locations.
Thumbnail photo of an excavator loading truck at the second Active Gas Sation UST Removal. Thumbnail photo of area of bare earth surrounded by grass at the Abandoned Diesel Tank Farm, after remediation. Thumbnail photo of a row of rusted tanks with wooden walkway at the Abandoned Diesel Tank Farm, prior to remediation. Thumbnail photo of heavy equipment on misty day while environmental remediation is in progress at the Abandoned Diesel Tank Farm. Thumbnail photo of rusted tanks at the Inactive Gas Tank Farm.
Thumbnail photo of heavy machinery excavating at the Inactive Gas Tank Farm. Thumbnail photo of dirt road and bare earth near shore at the Inactive Gas Tank Farm, after completion of environmental remediation. Thumbnail photo of two people walking near the East-West Port Fuel Supply Line. Thumbnail photo of people and heavy machinery at the excavation site at the North-South Port Fuel Supply Line. Thumbnail photo of a person at the North-South Port Fuel Supply Line prior to remediation.
Thumbnail photo of the north excavation area at the North-South Port Fuel Supply Line. Thumbnail photo of the St. George Inactive Gas Station, a small brick building. Thumbnail photo of people covering the liner at the Active Landfill. Thumbnail photo of people laying out liner at the Active Landfill. Thumbnail photo of Active Landfill cap construction, a wide low dome of earth.
Thumbnail photo of St. George Active Landfill. Thumbnail photo of rusted metal objects on rocky shore at the Ocean Dump Site. Thumbnail photo of debris strewn rocky shore at the Ocean Dump Site. Thumbnail photo of rusted metal objects on rocky shore at the Ocean Dump Site. Thumbnail photo of large excavation at Open Pits Site.
Thumbnail photo of debris and machinery at the Open Pits Site. Thumbnail photo of people in excavated pit at environmental remediation in progress at the Open Pits Site. Thumbnail photo of grassland, buildings, and large bare area at the Ballfield/Former Landfill after remediation. Thumbnail photo of a large excavation at Active Power Plant UST removal. Thumbnail photo of a bare area of light earth at the Old Power Plant following environmental remediation.
Thumbnail photo of the excavation area at the Old Power Plant. Thumbnail photo of historic photograph showing the ASTs at the Old Power Plant with labeled buildings.