Economic Impact

Golovin

Erosion at Old Dump Site

The Old Golovin dumpsite is located on the north shore of Norton Sound, near the confluence of Chinik Creek and Golovin Bay. The dump was actively used from the early 1960s until the summer of 1996, when it was closed and covered with gravel from the excavation created during construction of a new city landfill on higher ground.

Port Heiden

Economic Infrastructure: Construction of Safe Harbor

Commercial fishing boats are launching in open water, since the erosion of a protective land barrier that created a calm lagoon.

Golovin

Erosion at Abandoned Fish Plant

The Golovin Fish Processing Plant was in operation from the 1960s to the 1980s. This site is located on the shore of Golovnin Lagoon, less than a quarter mile north of the community.