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Site Report: FAA Level Island

Site Name: FAA Level Island
Address: Level Islands, ~27 Mi. West of Wrangell, Wrangell, AK 99929
File Number: 1529.38.011
Hazard ID: 1457
Status: Active
Staff: Michael Hooper, 9074515174 michael.hooper@alaska.gov
Latitude: 56.465470
Longitude: -133.092824
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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Problems/Comments

Diesel and gasoline contamination. Combination LUST and CS Site.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
12/27/1999 Site Added to Database Diesel and gasoline contamination. Eileen Olson
1/24/2000 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Initial ranking. Eileen Olson
3/23/2000 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Changed Toxicity Value from 2 to 3 due to presence of gasoline contamination. Bill Petrik
5/4/2001 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Changed surface environments from 0 to 2, since marine environment is less than 1/4 mile from site. Eileen Olson
5/4/2001 Cleanup Plan Approved Plan approved for removal of a 325 cubic yard DRO-contaminated stockpile generated from several sites in 1995, and approval of plan to excavate additional soil at a former tank location. Widespread soil and groundwater contamination remains to be addressed. Eileen Olson
7/18/2001 Update or Other Action Sent request for information regarding contaminated soil transport. CS staff member Deb Calliout was told by a contractor that they transported contaminated soil by barge with a tarp over the contaminated soil pile as the only containment during an open ocean transit for the FAA Level Island project. This method of transport was not approved. Elizabeth Stergiou
1/23/2002 Update or Other Action Recieved response to ADEC letter of 7/18/01, including the 12/27/01 Final Post Project Submittal, FAA Level Island Housing Decommissioning. Elizabeth Stergiou
2/27/2007 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Anne Marie Palmieri
9/22/2009 Site Characterization Workplan Approved work plan approved this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
5/26/2011 Update or Other Action Site management has been transferred to Fred Vreeman. Anne Marie Palmieri
11/19/2012 Update or Other Action Received letter from the EPA Underground Injection Control (UIC) program documenting that the floor drains at Building 622 are now listed as permanently closed in the UIC program file. Melody Debenham
7/27/2015 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 72435 facility. Monte Garroutte
9/7/2016 Institutional Control Compliance Review DEC has completed a decision document for the FAA Level Island sites. FAA has indicated that it will review the decision document following the 2016 field season. Monte Garroutte
2/11/2020 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Provided comments on Draft Remedial Action and Remedial Investigation Workplan. Michael Hooper
4/13/2020 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Approved Draft Final Workplan for 2020 Field season. Field work is currently delayed due to global pandemic. Michael Hooper
3/23/2021 Update or Other Action This site is on Forest Service land. Kara Kusche
4/13/2021 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Reviewed revision to approved work plan for this project. The workplan was amended to include sampling of RCRA metals at the landfill. Michael Hooper
5/9/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Provided comments on DRAFT Release Investigation and Remedial Action Report for non-dump AOCs at the level island station. Michael Hooper
8/3/2022 Site Characterization Report Approved The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) has reviewed the aforementioned report for remedial action and remedial investigation which occurred at the non-landfill areas of concern (AOCs) at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Level Island contaminated site located on Level Island located near Wrangell, AK. ADEC will evaluate the Beach Barge Connection (PX AOC 1) and Building 105 UST 44-A-3 (RTH AOC 1) for closure. The remaining AOCs including the South Drum Storage Rack (SAL AOC 4), the Pipeline, Tank Farm and Pumphouse (PX AOC 1), and the Building 622 UST 44-A-4 (SAL AOC 5) require additional characterization or monitoring. ADEC comments from the letter dated May 9, 2022 were addressed in the final version of the document, the non-landfill Release Investigation and Remedial Action Report is approved as written. The FAA Level Island landfill project is ongoing and will be detailed in a separate report. Michael Hooper
9/23/2022 Update or Other Action ADEC has issued a No Further Action Required Determination for the Beach Barge Connection and Building 105 Areas of Concern. See database attachment for details. Michael Hooper

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