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Site Report: Tyonek Staging Area

Site Name: Tyonek Staging Area
Address: Tyonek Area, Tyonek, AK 99682
File Number: 2337.38.013
Hazard ID: 1519
Status: Active
Staff: Dawn Wilburn, 9072628200 dawn.wilburn@alaska.gov
Latitude: 61.040278
Longitude: -151.326667
Horizontal Datum:NAD83

We make every effort to ensure the data presented here is accurate based on the best available information currently on file with DEC. It is therefore subject to change as new information becomes available. We recommend contacting the assigned project staff prior to making decisions based on this information.

Problems/Comments

Equipment storage yard used by Grace Drilling, Arco, and other oil field companies. Site has numerous petroleum spills, 55 gallon drums, and improperly stored drilling materials that are leaking to the ground. Correspondence should be directed to: Tom Harris, CEO, Tyonek Native Corporation, Fax # 274-7125.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
8/7/1992 Update or Other Action Initial site inspection by Don Fritz and Monica English with Tom Harris, Tyonek Native Corporation (TNC), CEO. Stained soils, drums and miscellaneous solid waste observed on site. Don Fritz
8/13/1992 Update or Other Action MSDS sheets for various products observed at the site received from Milpark Drilling Fluids Don Fritz
2/26/1993 Site Added to Database Multiple petroleum spills, barrels, and improperly stored drilling materials leaking to the ground. Former Staff
8/11/1993 Cleanup Plan Approved Letter from ENSR, consultants for Grace Drilling, concerning emergency removal of drums, pails and other items containing fuel, oil, water, paint, etc. Paul Horwath advised that ADEC did not need to be involved at the time. Donald Seagren
8/17/1993 Update or Other Action Letter form CIRI with comments on proposed ENSR emergency removal plan. Donald Seagren
8/23/1993 Update or Other Action MSDS sheets received from Baker Hughes for the drilling mud at the site. Donald Seagren
8/25/1993 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = TECH - Technical Assistance). Reviewed drilling mud additive MSDS's for TNC and CIRI and provided disposal options for site cleanup. Former Staff
8/30/1993 Update or Other Action letter to TNC and CIRI related to MSDS sheets for drilling additives remaining at the site. Donald Seagren
9/16/1993 Update or Other Action Coordination with the ADEC Solid Waste Program on trying to reach a reasonable solution for disposal of all of the solid waste left on site. Donald Seagren
11/1/1993 Site Characterization Report Approved Emergency Removal Program and surface Soil Sampling Report submitted. Donald Seagren
12/1/1993 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Initial ranking. Former Staff
10/1/1994 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Phase II Soil Sampling Plan received and subsequently approved. CIRI approved plan, but no approval ever received from TNC. Work was never conducted. Donald Seagren
10/17/1994 Update or Other Action Phase II Soil Sampling Plan submitted Donald Seagren
10/19/1994 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = FI - Field Inspection (General)). Central Alaska Utilities conducted site inspection. Former Staff
12/8/1994 Update or Other Action Phase II review comments sent to Grace Drilling. Donald Seagren
2/2/1995 Update or Other Action Response to ADEC review comments received. Donald Seagren
2/28/1995 Update or Other Action Response adequate. Formal written approval of the plan awaiting approval by CIRI and TNC. There were legal and contractual issues between lessors and lessee that were to be addressed. Donald Seagren
4/10/1995 Update or Other Action CIRI letter of non-objection to the Phase II plan. CIRI letter to TNC outlining their position on the cleanup, testing and that TNC is ultimately responsible. Donald Seagren
5/19/1995 Update or Other Action Letter from Grace Drilling that due to not receiving approvals from TNC, work will not be conducted this year. Donald Seagren
5/10/2004 Update or Other Action File number assigned and entered into the Fileroom DB and CS DB. Alyce Hughey
10/21/2005 GIS Position Updated Using Figure 1 from a Phase II Soil Sampling Plan Tyonek Staging Area, from ENSR Consulting and Engineering, dated October 1994, in conjunction with TopoZone Pro and the KPB Parcel Lookup, entered the coordinates for this site. Metadata includes No Topo Basemap, TopoZone Pro Street Maps, Black and White Aerial Photo, on a Medium Size Map, View Scale 1:10,000, Coordinate Datum NAD83. High degree of confidence in accuracy of location. Alyce Hughey
5/9/2007 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Donald Seagren
6/11/2008 Update or Other Action Site transferred from Don Seagren to Paul Horwath per Linda Nuechterlein. Alyce Hughey
6/3/2009 Update or Other Action File transferred from Anchorage to Soldotna 6-3-09. Project Manager changed from Paul Horwath to Linda Nuechterlein. Alyce Hughey
3/4/2013 Update or Other Action File Transferred from Anchorage to Soldotna. Project manager changed from Grant Lidren to Paul Horwath. Annie Ariel
7/20/2021 Update or Other Action Phase II dated 1994 and an Emergency Removal Program and Surface Soil Sampling Report dated 1993 is the entirety of the hard copy files. Jessica Hall
7/20/2021 Workplan Requested Sent Tyonek Native Corporation Work Plan Request and Information Request Letter. Work Plan due September 30, 2021. Jessica Hall

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