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Site Report: FAA - ND Beacon Strawberry Point

Site Name: FAA - ND Beacon Strawberry Point
Address: Hinchinbrook Island, PWS; , Cordova, AK 99574
File Number: 2228.38.001
Hazard ID: 22980
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 60.393453
Longitude: -146.094120
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

Bud Alto, 563-8120, is the contact for Harding and Lawson for the closure and release investigation activities. Last staff assigned was Halverson (7/11/92).

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
6/22/1992 Update or Other Action NOR; Spill reported on June 22, Notice of Release letter sent on June 24th. Release investigation to be initiated on June 29. Plan to conduct in-situ bioremediation if feasible. FAA elected to backfill the excavations with petroleum contaminated soil prior to revceiving department approval. Former Staff
6/23/1992 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 75909 ADD; Former Staff
6/23/1992 Site Added to Database Former Staff
7/16/1992 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum LCAU; Former Staff
7/17/1992 Update or Other Action CORR; Mailed FAA and Harding and Lawson compliance advisory letters note apparent violations of 18 AAC 78 and 18 AAC 75. Alleged violations occurred when petroleum contaminated soil from various areas at the site was spread out over the LUST area at the site. The soil was spread out after DEC had requested that it be stockpiled in accordance with Department guidelines. A corrective action plan was requested by August 31, 1992. Former Staff
8/10/1992 Release Investigation SA2; FAA submitted an interim release investigation/corrective action report for the site. Verbal concurrance from DEC to submit a final release investigation report/interim corrective action report by October 15, 1992. Former Staff
8/14/1992 Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment SA1; Removed the following USTs: 36-A-3 1,000 gallon diesel fuel; 36-A-5 500 gallon heating fuel; 36-A-9 500 gallon gasoline. Removed two 8,000 gallon above ground diesel fuel tanks; 36-A-1 and 36-A-2. Decommissioned a 4" diameter above ground fuel line between Boswell Bay and the above ground diesel tanks. Petroleum contamination was present in the vicinity of all the tanks and portions of the fuel line. Also identified petroleum contaminated soil in a parking area west of the engine generator building (#600) and building #200. Extensive soil and shallow ground water contamination were identified. A release investigation has been conducted and an interim release investigation/corrective action report has been submitted. Impacted soil was placed back into the excavations (without department approval) and in-situ remediation is planned. A potable water well was abandoned and a new potable water well was installed approximately 200 feet south of the generator building. the well Former Staff
2/10/1994 Update or Other Action CAPR; Former Staff
4/26/1994 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway CAPR; CAPR approved. Former Staff
7/12/2006 Update or Other Action Per Proj. Mgr request add file number 2228.38.001 Wendy Uzzell
12/23/2009 Update or Other Action LUST site created in CSP database for source area LUST spill, 78836 Tana Robert
4/7/2014 Cleanup Plan Approved The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) received the document: “WORK PLAN ADDENDUM NO. 2: THERMAL SOIL REMEDIATION OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR THE SOIL EXCAVATION AT FAA STATIONSTRAWBERRY POINT, HINCHINBROOK ISLAND, ALASKA CONTRACT NUMBER DTFAAL-10-00002, TASK ORDER NUMBER 0060” on March 27, 2014 by email. This final workplan incorporates all of the comments presented in the comment resolution meeting held on March 18. Specific regulatory approvals include: 1. This facility is a Category A Portable Treatment Facility, as classified by ADEC’s Soil Treatment Facility Guidance, dated November 7, 2002 and 18 AAC 78.274. This document uses the definition of facility given in 18 AAC 75.365 2. A waiver of the requirement for impartial third party sampling is granted under 18 AC 790(f) to allow on site personnel to conduct environmental sampling at this remote location. 3. Onsite transportation and disposal of treated soil to be used as backfill in the excavation is anticipated. Movement of soil to be used as backfill may commence immediately upon receipt of sample results by the project team in the field. This pre-approval is intended to facilitate rapid application of backfill and minimize storage of treated soil at the project site. Fred Vreeman
5/26/2015 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC Review and Approval of the Draft Phase I Removal Action Report, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Station Strawberry Point, Hinchinbrook Island, Alaska. This report described the results of the 2013 removal activities at the FAA Station at Strawberry Point. Of the eight areas of concern (AOCs) identified for remediation at the site, five were addressed in 2013. Four AOCs, including the Northernmost Site, the Metal Debris Area, the VHF site, and the Former Dump Site, were excavated and/or cleaned up to a degree that warranted a determination of Cleanup Complete without ICs once the excavated soil has been remediated. Excavation work remains at the three AOCs which were not addressed in 2013: The Davis Property, The Orca Oil Property, and Pipeline Area 17+23 and North of 17+23. According to the report, further excavation work is also planned at the Generator/Shop Area. Monte Garroutte
7/9/2015 Cleanup Plan Approved ADEC received and approved the document "FINAL WORK PLAN ADDENDUM NUMBER 4 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION EXCAVATION OF CONTAMINATED SOILS STRAWBERRY POINT, HINCHINBROOK ISLAND, ALASKA,JULY 8, 2015, Contract Number DTFAAL-10-D-00002, Task Order Number 0076, Modification No. 6 CLIN0002" on July 9, 2015. The document describes the excavation, confirmation sampling, and site restoration of four remaining Pipeline Sites areas of concern: Davis Property, Orca Oil Property, Station 17 + 23, and North of 17 +23. Joy Whitsel
4/26/2016 Update or Other Action Site assigned to project manager for evaluation of cleanup progress, and follow up. Fred Vreeman
1/23/2017 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 80026 name: Northernmost Site Joy Whitsel
1/23/2017 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 78836 name: LUST spill Generator/Shop Bldg Joy Whitsel
1/23/2017 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 80022 name: Former Dump Joy Whitsel
1/23/2017 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 80023 name: VHF Site Joy Whitsel
1/23/2017 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 80024 name: Orca Oil Joy Whitsel
1/23/2017 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 80025 name: North of 17+23 Joy Whitsel
4/17/2020 Update or Other Action DEC approves the 2020 Final Work Plan. RP plans to install and sample two temporary monitoring well points, and attempt sampling at an existing monitoring well. RP will also complete a bluff line survey to determine erosion. This work may be postponed or cancelled for this summer based on the COVID-19 pandemic. Tim Sharp
6/19/2020 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 78836 LUST spill Generator/Shop Bldg. Tim Sharp
6/25/2020 Update or Other Action DEC issued a Cleanup Complete Determination for 5 of the 8 AOCs present at Strawberry Point: Former Dump, VHF Site, Orca Oil, North of 17+23, and Northernmost Site. All of these AOCs had excavations that reduced contamination to below migration to groundwater cleanup levels, and no groundwater impacts. This determination is subject to the standard conditions, and the FAA - ND Beacon Strawberry Point site (Haz ID 1924, File No. 225.38.001) will remain open until the Generator/Shop AOC can be issued a cleanup complete determination. Tim Sharp
11/10/2021 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 78836 LUST spill Generator/Shop Bldg. Tim Sharp
11/16/2021 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued DEC has reviewed the site history and determined that the contaminant concentrations remaining on site are not of unacceptable risk, or the pathways of concern are de minimis or incomplete. The site is considered closed without ICs. Tim Sharp

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO < Table C Groundwater contaminated area was thermally remediated and all previously contaminated area has eroded into the ocean

Control Type

Type Details
No ICs Required

Requirements

Description Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.
Movement or use of contaminated material (including on site) in a manner that results in a violation of the water quality standards is prohibited (18 AAC 70)
Hazard ID Site Name File Number
1543 FAA Strawberry Point 2228.38.001

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