Limited Money, Lack of Planning Could Complicate Tsunami Debris Cleanup

KTUU
By Ted Land
Channel 2 News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—

Now that it appears large amounts of Japan tsunami debris are washing up on Alaska’s coastline, state and federal agencies are trying to figure out a plan for how to clean it all up.

It's costly, labor-intensive work and this summer there's only a small slice of money to pay for beach cleanup.

“It covers a very, very small portion of the state,” said Dave Gaudet, program manager for the Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation, a non-profit group that doles out federal dollars for Alaska beach cleanup each spring and summer.

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