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Site Report: King Salmon AS GWZ 2 SS20 Old Power Plant

Site Name: King Salmon AS GWZ 2 SS20 Old Power Plant
Address: Operation Ave Security Rd Bldg. 154 Former UST, Groundwater Zone 2 (OT28), King Salmon, AK 99613
File Number: 2569.38.022.04
Hazard ID: 23127
Status: Active
Staff: Ginna Quesada, 9074515960 ginna.quesada@alaska.gov
Latitude: 58.688609
Longitude: -156.661169
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

Groundwater Zone 2 (OT28). Old Power Plant Building 154 (SS20). The site is located on the north corner of Operations Avenue and Security Road, immediately south of Building 155. The contamination at SS20 is associated with a former UST. A Record of Decision for Final Remedial Action (signed by ADEC in December 2002, and by Air Force in January 2004) records this site as closed, with transfer to the 611th Civil Engineering Squadron Compliance Section under regulatory oversight by ADEC’s Storage Tank Program. The components of the final remedy consist of: continuation of bioventing, implementation of institutional controls, annual long-term monitoring with a 5-year review, and soil sampling to confirm that cleanup levels have been achieved. **Site double listed** LUST (2569.38.022.04)and CSP (2569.38.016.04) AF point of contact: Charley Peyton, Project Manager, 611th CES/CEV 10471 20th Street Suite 338, Elmendorf AFB, AK 99506-2270; Telephone 907-552-9765.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
3/15/1992 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 78038 Refer to CS database for earlier entries. Former Staff
3/15/1992 Site Added to Database Former Staff
12/18/2001 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum Added by the Administrator. Cynthia Pring-Ham
12/18/2001 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway The Record of Decision for Final Remedial Action at Groundwater Zone OT028 (Zone 2), Waste Accumulation Area 3 (SS017), Eskimo Creek Dump (SS022), Refueler Shop (SS021), and Old Power Plant Building (SS020) was signed by ADEC on December 18, 2002. The selected final remedies include: monitored natural attenuation of the TCE, BTEX, and GRO plumes with annual sampling, institutional controls on drinking water wells, and a 5-year review for OT028; site closure for SS017; vegetative soil cap, annual long-term monitoring (LTM), institutional controls on excavations and other subsurface activities, and 5-year review for SS022; and transfer to UST compliance section for continued operation of bioventing systems since contamination is associated with former state-regulated USTs, annual LTM, institutional controls of excavations and other subsurface activities, 5-year review, and confirmation soil samples to obtain site closure for SS021 and SS020. The 350 determination has been granted for the A-Aquifer, with application of the 10x rule for soil and groundwater. This approval has been given for similar facility sites (Zones 1 and 4) in recent years and documented in final, signed RODs. Gretchen Pikul
1/28/2003 Update or Other Action Updated Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude, Section, Township, and Range fields using TopoZone.com and site maps. Gretchen Pikul
3/11/2003 Long Term Monitoring Established Remediation System Operation, Monitoring, and Maintenance Manual at Six Remediation Sites - draft dated February 22, 2002 and received March 21, 2002; ADEC comment letter dated April 15, 2002; final dated December 23, 2002 and received March 11, 2003. Gretchen Pikul
3/11/2003 Long Term Monitoring Established Remediation Systems, 2001 Operation, Monitoring, and Maintenance, Biovent and AS/SVE Systems at Six Remediation Sites - draft dated March 12, 2002 and received March 21, 2002; ADEC comment letter dated April 15, 2002; final dated December 20, 2002 and received March 11, 2003. Gretchen Pikul
3/11/2003 Long Term Monitoring Established Technical Report – Remediation Systems 2001 Operation, Monitoring and Maintenance Biovent and AS/SVE Systems at Six Remediation Sites final dated December 20, 2002 and received on March 11, 2003. Gretchen Pikul
10/1/2003 Long Term Monitoring Established Technical Report Remediation Systems 2002 Operation, Monitoring, and Maintenance Bioventing Systems at Six Remediation Sites (draft dated and received in August 2003; ADEC comment letter dated September 11, 2003; final dated and received October 1, 2003). Gretchen Pikul
1/16/2004 Update or Other Action December 2003 Monthly Status Report for Bioventing Systems (electronic version dated and received on January 16, 2004). Gretchen Pikul
2/4/2004 Update or Other Action Meeting on Air Force compliance projects and actions needed to gain closure, including biovent systems, former marina, and former POL pipeline. Gretchen Pikul
2/27/2004 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other February 2004 Monthly Status Report for Bioventing Systems (dated February 17, 2004 and received by ADEC via e-mail on February 27). Gretchen Pikul
3/17/2004 Update or Other Action RECKEY has automatically been generated. Cynthia Pring-Ham
4/1/2004 Long Term Monitoring Established Remediation Systems 2003 Operation, Monitoring and Maintenance at Six Remediation Sites Work Plan Addendum; 1st draft dated and received in July 2003; ADEC comment letter dated August 8, 2003; ADEC approval letter dated August 19, 2003; 2nd draft dated and received on January 9, 2004; ADEC comment letter dated February 13, 2004; Air Force Comment Response received March 31, 2004; and ADEC approval letter dated April 1, 2004. Gretchen Pikul
4/22/2004 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Field Sampling Plan Addendum and Quality Assurance Project Plan for 2003 Environmental Restoration Program at Main Base Area (Groundwater Zone 1 - OT027), North and South Bluffs (Groundwater Zone 3 - OT029), Naknek River Storage Area (Groundwater Zone 4 - OT030), Rapids Camp Landfill (Groundwater Zone 6 - OT032), Red Fox Creek (Groundwater Zone 5 - OT031), and Bioventing Operations at Six Remediation Sites (draft dated and received in July 2003; ADEC comment letter dated July 28, 2003 and ADEC conditional approval letter dated August 8, 2003; final received April 22, 2004). Gretchen Pikul
6/18/2004 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other May and June 2004 Monthly Status Reports for Bioventing Systems (dated and received on June 18, 2004). Gretchen Pikul
8/9/2004 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other 2004 Work Plan Addendums: 2004 Remediation Systems Operation, Monitoring, and Maintenance at Seven Remediation Sites; draft dated July 30 and received on August 5, 2004; ADEC comment letter/conditional approval letter dated August 9, 2004; Air Force Comment Response received August 26 and ADEC sent e-mail on August 27 stating that Comment Response is acceptable and referred to ADEC conditional approval letter dated August 9, 2004. Gretchen Pikul
2/2/2007 Update or Other Action File number issued 2569.38.022.04. File number references information post-December 2002. For pre-2002 info see 2569.38.016.04 in the CS database. Aggie Blandford
4/15/2008 Site Visit ADEC staff conducted a site visit to a large number of pertinent sites at King Salmon Air Station over a 3 day visit. Sites were inspected for any visible evidence of contamination and potential sampling locations. ADEC staff was accompanied to all of the sites by the Project managers from the USAF and thier contractors. A RAB meeting was held during the site visit. Jonathan Schick
4/15/2008 Update or Other Action ADEC staff participated in a Restoration Advisory Board meeting at the King Salmon Air Station. Community members are encouraged to attend and view a presentation of the most recent sampling program where data is available. Main topics discussed were the TCE plume that is in Groundwater Zone 1 where a treatibility study is being conducted to see the possible influence of adding an enhanced in-situ bioremediation product that is engineered to break down chlorinated solvents. The other main topic discussed was the results from the basewide monitoring event at all of the Groundwater Zones from 2007. Jonathan Schick
5/15/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Intitial Ranking Complete for Source Area: 78038 (Autogenerated Action)
10/21/2008 Site Visit ADEC staff took part in a site visit to a number of pertinent sites at King Salmon Air Station over a 2 day visit. Sites, especially the pending Multi Site Inspection sites, were inspected for any visible evidence of contamination and potential sampling locations as the work plans are still being formulated. ADEC staff was accompanied to all of the sites by the Project managers from the USAF and thier contractors. A Restoration Advisory Board meeting was held during the site visit. The topics discussed included the most recent basewide monitoring program, a discussion of the Multi-SIte inspection project, an update on the status of the Groundwater Zone 5 Records of Decision, and a brief discussion concerning the TCE treatibility Study in Groundwater Zone 1. The next RAB meeting has been tentatively scheduled for April 21, 2009. Jonathan Schick
4/21/2009 Update or Other Action ADEC staff conducted a site visit to pertinent sites at King Salmon Air Station over a 2 day visit. Sites were inspected for any visible evidence of contamination and to become more familiar with the layout and topography of the area. ADEC staff was accompanied to all of the sites by the Project manager from the USAF and thier contractors. A Restoration Advisory Board meeting was held during the site visit. The topics discussed included the most recent basewide monitoring program, a discussion of the Multi-Site inspection project which is entering Phase II this summer, an update on the status of the Groundwater Zone 5 Records of Decision, and a brief discussion concerning the TCE treatibility Study in Groundwater Zone 1. The next RAB meeting has been tentatively scheduled for October, 2009. Jonathan Schick
10/26/2009 Site Visit ADEC staff traveled to King Salmon with the new RPM for the King Salmon Air Station to tour the sites and look at the excavations that were completed during the 2009 field season. Several sites were inspected and overall the sites appeared to be secured with orange snow fencing and visqueen covering the stockpiles to prevent ponding and migration of contaminants. While in King Salmon staff attended and participated in a Restoration Advisory Board Meeting to meet with the public of King Salmon and discuss the results from the latest round of base-wide sampling and to discuss the progress of the excavations that were conducted during the summer. Jonathan Schick
10/20/2010 Update or Other Action ADEC staff conducted a site visit to pertinent sites at King Salmon Air Station over a 2 day visit. Sites were inspected for any visible evidence of contamination and to observe some of the work that is being conducted to remove POL impacted soils and PCB impacted soils at OT010. ADEC staff was accompanied to all of the sites by the Project manager from the USAF and thier contractors. A Restoration Advisory Board meeting was held during the site visit. The topics discussed included the most recent basewide monitoring program, remedial action cleanup programs, and management of the IDW and soil in the biocells set up to add oxygen to the soil matrix to aid the degradation of the petroleum hydrocarbons. The next RAB meeting is scheduled for April 2011. Jonathan Schick
4/14/2011 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Contaminated Sites Staff recieved the Draft Work Plan for Monitoring Well Decommissioning and Repair for all sites across the King Salmon Installation. Jonathan Schick
6/21/2011 Update or Other Action Contaminated Sites Staff recieved responses to our comments on the Draft Work Plan for Monitoring Well Decommissioning and Repair. The responses were acceptable and the plan should be approved to be implemented in the field. Jonathan Schick
6/23/2011 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Contaminated Sites Staff submitted a letter to the AIr Force's Remedial Project Manager for King Salmon approving the Work Plan for Monitoring Well Decommissioning and Repair across the King Salmon Installation. The work is scheduled to be conducted in July of 2011. Jonathan Schick
6/23/2011 Update or Other Action Contaminated Sites Staff recieved the Final Version of the Work Plan for Monitoring Well Decommissioning and Repair for all sites across King Salmon Air Station. The Comments from the Draft Version of the Plan were addressed in the response to comments and in the Final Version of the document. Jonathan Schick
8/26/2011 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Contaminated Sites Staff recieved the Summary Report for Monitoring Well Decommissioning and Repair for King Salmon. The monitoring wells that were worked on during this program were located in all of the groundwater zones and at many of the individual sites at the installation. The report contained a short narrative, but mostly presented the outcome of the program through before and after photographs for each well location where work was performed. Jonathan Schick
8/29/2011 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Contaminated Sites Staff submitted a letter to the AIr Force's Project Manager approving the final report for the Monitoring Well Decommissioning project. The report detailed the 2011 activites at the sites across many areas at King Salmon Air Station. Jonathan Schick
3/20/2012 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Contaminated Sites Staff recieved the Draft Work Plan for Preliminary Assessments/Site Inspections for Cape Newenham, Cape Lisburne, Indian Mountain, Tatalina LRRS, and King Salmon Air Station. Jonathan Schick
4/3/2012 Meeting or Teleconference Held Contaminated Sites Staff met with members of the Remedial Project team from the US Air Force and their consultants and discussed the comments on the Draft Work Plan for Preliminary Assessments/Site Inspections for Cape Newenham, Cape Lisburne, Indian Mountain, Tatalina LRRS, Eareckson Air Station, and King Salmon Air Station. The main concerns were that the work plans were developed without input on the scope of work from the regulator and that the limited scope did not allow for sampling of the necessary constituents to properly characterize sites where fuels were not the only concern. Jonathan Schick
5/14/2012 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Contaminated Sites Staff recieved the Final versions of the Work Plan for Preliminary Assessments/Site Inspections for Cape Newenham, Cape Lisburne, Indian Mountain, Tatalina LRRS, and King Salmon Air Station. Jonathan Schick
8/19/2016 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC Approved the 2016 LTM Work Plan which includes Groundwater Zone 2. The closest downgradient well to site SS20 included in the current monitoring effort is MW-628 (~500 feet to the west). Holly Weiss-Racine
5/15/2018 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC approves the 'Final 2017 Five-Year Review, King Salmon Divert, Naknek Recreation Camp I, Naknek Recreation Camp II, Alaska, November 2017' in a letter dated May 15, 2018. Land Use Controls have not been fully implemented at any groundwater zones at King Salmon Divert. Recommendations include: finalizing the decision document for Zone 7, determine the extent of drinking water wells at Lake Camp (number of wells, depth of wells, and groundwater gradient), and fully implement LUCs by updating public land records for non-USAF owned properties. The next five-year review will be completed in 2022. Sammi Castle
5/18/2023 Site Visit DEC conducted a site visit with the U.S. Air Force. Ginna Quesada

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