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01/2009 - Colville steps up to plate on ULSD

Colville's new ultra-low sulphur diesel tank farm, which was built in Deadhorse in the last half of 2008, has four 435,000 gallon tanks set in a concrete secondary containment, with "cone-up" bottom design for the tanks to sit on.
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2009 - Prudhoe Bay General Store

Prudhoe Bay General Store featured in The Great Alaska Pipeline (Pictorial Histories) book.
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2009 - Colville in the 2009 Milepost

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11/2008 - AK-WA Connection 2008: Colville meets industry’s pressing needs

Firm develops innovative oily waste recycling plan and builds North Slope Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel mega tank farm.
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10/2008 - Colville Ranks # 38

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06/05/2008 - Colville expands service across North Slope, on and offshore
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The Regulatory Commission of Alaska recently approved the expansion of Colville Waste Management’s solid-waste service area across the North Slope.

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06/08/2008 - Colville expands service across North Slope, offshore

The Regulatory Commission of Alaska recently approved the expansion of Colville’s solid waste service area across the North Slope, stretching from the eastern border of ANWR westward to Point Hope and extending offshore to the Chukchi and Beaufort seas. With the expansion Colville holds not only the largest certificated service area of any regulated utility in Alaska, but also one of the largest service territories of any regulated utility in the United States.

The company’s ultimate goal for the future is “zero landfill disposal,” said Colville President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Helmericks. “We already supply a waste-to-energy plant in Spokane with valuable resources sorted and recycled from the solid waste stream. That material would have otherwise been buried, reducing the useful life of the NSB’s Oxbow Landfill by many years.” Colville’s solid waste utility business was founded in 1981 by Mark’s father, Bud Helmericks. The company maintains a fleet of specialized equipment, including vehicles, bear-proof dumpsters and trailers to move solid waste across northern Alaska’s seasonal ice roads and year-round gravel roads.

05/27/2008 - Colville expands service across North Slope, on and offshore

Prudhoe Bay, Alaska – The Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) recently approved the expansion of Colville’s solid waste service area across the North Slope, stretching from the eastern border of ANWR westward to Point Hope and extending offshore to the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas of Arctic Alaska.

With this expansion, Colville holds not only the largest certificated service area of any regulated utility in Alaska, but also one of the largest service territories of any regulated utility in the entire United States,” noted Colville attorney Matt Findley of Ashburn & Mason.    

Colville’s solid waste utility has been in existence since 1981.  Colville Solid Waste Services has grown in response to both increased exploration and expanded production in the oil industry.  Colville’s environmental record is excellent in recycling as well as disposal.

Colville has been a solid business presence on the North Slope since its inception, and has consistently demonstrated that it has the resources and capability to operate efficiently and reliably in the region’s challenging physical and business climates,” stated longtime Colville counsel Bill Saupe of Ashburn & Mason.

Colville originated with the philosophy of “handling the leavings of industry in an environmentally sound manner in the harsh, yet fragile Arctic,” according to Mark Helmericks, President and Chief Executive Officer of Colville.  That simple phrase is attributed to his father and founder of the company, Bud Helmericks, describing the founding principle of Colville’s solid waste utility in regulatory documents

Zero landfill disposal is my ultimate goal for Colville’s future,” said Helmericks.  “We already supply a waste-to-energy plant in Spokane with valuable resources sorted and recycled from the solid waste stream.  That material would have otherwise been buried, reducing the useful life of the NSB’s Oxbow Landfill by many years.”

Colville’s solid waste certificated area was already one of the largest in the US, extending from the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska (NPRA) down the Dalton Highway to the Brooks Range and offshore in the Beaufort Sea.  Colville maintains a fleet of specialized equipment, including vehicles, bear-proof dumpsters and trailers to move solid waste across seasonal ice roads and year-round gravel.  Colville’s staff consists of some of the most knowledgeable drivers and handlers in the business.  Often pulling two loaded trailers behind a heavy hook truck, Colville drivers will log hundreds of miles in a work rotation safely handling customer’s unique needs in all Arctic conditions.

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03/2008 - Northrim Annual Report 2007

Colville Inc. featured on page 12 - 13
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10/2007 - Colville Inc. They arrived at Prudhoe Bay, even before the pipeline.

Serving Alaska’s North Slope with a collection of varied support services, Prudhoe Bay based Colville Inc. operates across the sweeping landscape of Alaska’s extreme north–literally the top of the world.
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10/2007 - Colville Ranks # 47

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7/01/2007 - Colville to service the Slope by sea

The fact that the Beaufort Sea has less ice year to year is not lost on a Colville Delta businessman who recently purchased and outfitted an all-aluminum boat for North Slope service.
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06/04/2007 - After a lifetime in the Arctic, Helmericks sees offshore as the answer

The most notable change on Alaska's North Slope since the 1970s is the absence of the Beaufort Sea ice pack, says Arctic business executive Mark Helmericks.

4/08/2007 - Colville, from 1950s pioneer to well-known provisioner in the Prudhoe region

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4/08/2007 - Movers and Shakers - Alaska Journal of Commerce

Colville Inc. announced that Becky Gay has taken the position of special assistant to the president of the Prudhoe Bay-based company.

3/31/07 - Colville’s Rick Hofreiter promoted to Vice President of Operations

Prudhoe Bay – Colville, Inc., an oilfield service company on the North Slope, announced the promotion of Rick Hofreiter to Vice President of Operations on March 31, 2007.

3/25/07 - Petroleum News

Colville's Becky Gay featured under Business Spotlight in March 25 issue of Petroleum News

1/28/07 - Demand for fuel surges on North Slope

We receive more than 10,000 gallons of fuel daily by truck, and with these and our reserves were are close to our capacity,” said Mark Helmericks, president of fuel supplier Colville Inc. “This demand for fuel could become critical if one of the two topping plants should go down.”

12/03/06 - As industry grows on the Slope, so does Colville Inc.

DEADHORSE — In Prudhoe Bay, if you want to find a hard-to-get item, Colville Inc. and its employees know where to look. From safety goggles to truck batteries to thousands of gallons of jet fuel, Colville is the support network for Alaska's North Slope

6/27/06 - Snowy owl released at Prudhoe Bay

6/24/06 - Project Hooter

4/18/06 - New Owner, New Management for Colville, Inc.