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Consultant flags diesel tank at regional hospital; city says engineers will inspect
Summary
An AEI report identified an old diesel tank at the regional hospital and recommended removal for environmental reasons; city staff said consultants will inspect the site and coordinate with ADQ and the hospital operator.
City staff informed the council that AEI prepared a report (dated 08/14/2024) that identified a diesel storage tank behind Phillips Hospital Company LLC installed in February 1998 and noted missing monitoring and reporting records.
Staff said the report indicates the tank should be removed and that consultants and an engineer (Philip Fields and others) will visit the site this week to confer with ADQ (the relevant regulator) and advise whether the city is qualified to remove the tank and whether soil replacement or remediation will be required. Staff emphasized the need to resolve the issue quickly because the report set a near‑term action window.
A staff member said the city only received the report the previous night and resent it to council members earlier in the day. Council and staff discussed logistics for site access and the tank’s general location at the north end of the hospital property; no date for removal was set during the meeting.
What happens next: staff said engineers and consultants will inspect the tank, confer with ADQ, and return recommendations to the council; the city indicated it is working to meet a 30‑day timeline mentioned in the report.
