Project: Port Heiden Sanitation Improvement Upgrades
Project Description: Waste and landfill maintenance equipment (Caterpillar wheel loader) purchase for compacting & burying solid waste. Transferring waste metals to recycling center or pit. Cleaning debris at landfill which blown around due to high winds. The city trash collector &
experienced heavy equipment operators will be completing the necessary maintenance and cleaning of our landfill. This is an on-going project aimed at better solid waste management. The hazards of high winds spreading trash everywhere causing not only airplane hazards but health issues with people, animals and the environment.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: City of Port Heiden, Port Heiden Village Council, Delta Backhaul
Cost Estimate: Unknown currently.
Timeline: Annually.
Funding Partners: Port Heiden Native Council IGAP Program, Village Safe Water Program, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and US Environmental Protection Agency, GSA, BBEDC Block Grant, USDA
Evaluation Measures:
-1-2 job opportunities
-The benefits of a cleaner community are for all to enjoy & take pride.
-Decrease in loose waste around the community.
Key Project Contact:
Name: Barbara O’Domin
Title: City Administrator
Organization: City of Port Heiden