Spills · chemical

Anchorage, ak, USA

Release From Old Landfill On Jber Property; Anchorage, Ak · NOAAORR-10766

issued
2024-03-29 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2024-04-12 00:00Z
self-cancels
2024-04-12 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
61.244, -149.883
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Release from Old Landfill on JBER Property; Anchorage, AK.
Anchorage, AK, USA.
1. On 3/28/2024, US Air Force (USAF)/ Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson (JBER) Environmental personnel notified USCG regarding a release from an old landfill located on a bluff at the Port of Anchorage. The landfill and bluff are on USAF property on JBER. A green liquid was reportedly draining from the bluff into a storm drain and into Cook Inlet.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL.
3. POSITION 61.244N 149.883W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10766: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10766

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