Site Report: Eastwind/VECO yard

Site Name:	Eastwind/VECO yard
Address:	6501, 6601 and 6645 Changepoint Drive , Former address was 6400 Rovenna , Anchorage, AK 99518
File Number:	2100.26.221
Hazard ID:	24736
Status:	Cleanup Complete
Staff:	No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude:	61.162697
Longitude:	-149.898549
Horizontal Datum:

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Site Chronology
IC / Closure Details
Documents
Associated Sites

Problems/Comments

F.K.A. L55.60 See Also 2100.38.416 The Eastwind/Veco Yard leaking underground storage tank (LUST) site is one of several source areas on the approximately 34 acre property formerly owned and operated by Eastwind, Inc. and VECO, Inc. Eastwind developed the property in the early 1980s. The site reportedly became known as Eastwind/VECO after VECO, Inc. acquired Eastwind in the early 1990s. CH2MHill acquired VECO in 2007 but VECO’s former subsidiary NORCON remains the responsible party for contamination associated with Eastwind/VECO’s use of the site through approximately 1997. Contamination at the LUST site was associated with two regulated Underground Storage Tanks (USTs), and a fuel dispenser and piping that were installed in April 1982 by Eastwind. The USTs were installed in a single excavation and included a 10,000 gallon UST used to store diesel and a 2,500 gallon UST that was initially used to store kerosene and later, gasoline. The USTs were located within what is now (2013) the footprint of a cold storage building constructed in 1998 and 1999. The facility that includes the LUST site is currently owned by ChangePoint Church’s parent company, Anchorage Community Development.

Action Information

Action Date	Action	Description	DEC Staff
12/1/1989	Update or Other Action	On file: "Closure Plan for Underground Storage Tank Site...December 1989" prepared by DOWL Engineers for Eastwind, Inc., 6400 Rovenna Street, Anchorage. The plan states that an Alaska UST Decommissioning Notice was submitted to the DEC on November 22, 1989, and that both tanks have been pumped empty in anticipation of their removal from the ground.	Former Staff
6/17/1994	Enforcement Action	ADEC Warning letter re Underground Storage Tank requirements dated June 17, 1994 states that two registered USTs at the facility were a 10,000 gallon diesel tank and a 2,000 gallon gasoline tank for which ADEC received a closure notice in November 1989; however no site assessment reports were received after closure as required by ADEC regulations, and ADEC later learned that the USTs had noot been closed out but had been in use in violaton of site and federal regulations. Violations include 1) failure to properly register USTs and pay annual registration fees; 2) Failure to complete 1 time tank tightness test or site assessment,; and 3) Failure to conduct release detection. The letter requested that registration and tank tightness testing be completed within 30 days, and submittal of site assessment reports for the tank removals within 30 days.	Former Staff
7/22/1994	Update or Other Action	ADEC received copy of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) inspection form and notice of fine against Eastwind, Inc. for inspection of this date titled "Expedited Enforcement Compliance Order and Settlement Agreement." The following violations of underground storage tank regulations were found: 1) failure to provide monthly monitoring/leak detection on tanks; and 2) failure to provide leak detection on pressurized piping. Note on form: Owner will be closing tanks in lieu of leak detection implementation. Decommissioning will take place by Sept. 30, 1994. Owner will submit copy of site assessment to EPA by Sept. 30, 1994." Inspection form states that Eastwind is a VECO company, and notes that Tom McKee of VECO is on-site representative, operator is Jerry Harmon, President of Eastwind, Inc.	Former Staff
5/4/1995	Site Added to Database		Former Staff
5/4/1995	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum	LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 78077	Former Staff
9/14/1995	Enforcement Agreement or Order	COBC between ADEC and Eastwind executed this date for UST compliance issues including non-judicial settlement terms.	Former Staff
10/17/1995	Update or Other Action	On file: "Work Plan for Underground Storage tank (UST) Closure Activities, 6400 Rovenna Street, Anchorage" dated 10/17/1995 and prepared by AGRA Earth & Environmental for Eastwind Construction, Inc., Jerry Harman, President, based on information from Tom McKee (VECO Corporation).	Former Staff
11/1/1995	Update or Other Action	On file: "Summary of Findings Report, UST Closure Program, 6400 Rovenna Street...November 1995" prepared by AGRA Earth & Environmental. The report documents work from Oct. 27 - 30, 1995 including the removal of two USTs, a 2,000 gallon gasoline UST and 10,000 gallon diesel UST located less than 10 feet apart. Following excavation of ~144 cy, 380 mg/kg GRO 0.38 mg/kg benzene, and 24,300 mg/kg DRO remained in soil at a depth of 2 ft. below the dispenser island. For the two tank excavations the only compound exceeding the most stringent cleanup level was 2,700 mg/kg DRO below the diesel tank (depth not provided). Groundwater as encountered during the removal of the gasoline UST, and a sample, observed to contain a significant amount of sediment was collected with a stainless steel ladel, with results of 620 mg/L DRO, 2 mg/L GRO, and 0.008 mg/L benzene. All samples were analyzed for GRO (VPH), DRO (EPH) and BTEX. The report does not document the disposal of the stockpiled soil.	Former Staff
12/28/1995	Enforcement Action Closed	ADEC letter dated December 28, 1995 with subject line "Release of Payment for Late Fee Penalties, Underground Storage Tank (UST) Facility #625." Based on the satisfaction of the terms of the Compliance Order by Consent (COBC) between ADEC and Eastwind, the late fee penalties of $30,880 were waived. ADEC's letter acknowledges that the conditions of the COBC were satisfacttorily met and completed, including 1) permanent decommissioning of the UST system; 2) Certified Worker used for removal; 3) firm with approved Quality Assurance Program plan used for site sampling; and 4) Post Closure notice filed with ADEC. In addition to the conditions of the COBC, Eastwind has also paid ADEC for outstanding UST registration fees for 1991 through 1995.	Former Staff
10/16/1997	Update or Other Action	(Duplicate entry as for Haz. I.D. 2735 'VECO Eastwind site' because both CS and regulated UST sources are included in the report). ADEC received report this date for work done in August 1992: "Environmental Site Investigation, 6400 Rovenna Street, Anchorage, Alaska, September 1992" prepared by Shannon & Wilson for Nat'l Bank of Alaska. The report describes the Eastwind facility as having the legal description of Industrial Equity Tract A and comprising 14.7 acres, with two structures on the property including an office building and a heavy equipment shop, although various minor structures were present including a drum storage shed, and a 5,000 gallon tanker truck was present at the site that was used to store waste oil. The majority of the property is described as unpaved with the exception of the asphalt pavement located around the office building, the equipment shop and the pump island. S&W excavated 13 test pits (TP1 through TP13); installed 5 borings that were completed as monitoring wells (B1MW through B5MW); sampled the groundwater from the 5 wells; and sampled the on-site drainage effluent and drinking water well. Also included in the report was a review of land ownership and use, with air photo analysis, for the previous 20 years. Regulated Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) at the site are described as a 2,000-gallon gasoline UST and a 12,000-gallon diesel UST. A strip drain (floor drain) within the slab and running the length of the equipment shop discharges into a drain pipe buried about 4 feet below the ground surface and extends into the yard area to the south of the shop. An expandable plug had been placed on the end of the pipe at an unknown time. No oil/water separator system is connected to the drain system. Groundwater is present from 2 to 8 feet below ground surface in the 5 monitoring wells with flow direction generally to the west. 23 soil samples and 9 water samples were collected and analyzed.	Eileen Olson
12/15/1997	Update or Other Action	ADEC received "Field Summary Report, Former Underground Storage Tank Area...December 1997" prepared by TELLUS, Ltd.on behalf of VECO/Eastwind counsel Eide & Miller.	Eileen Olson
5/4/1998	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum		Former Staff
9/30/1999	Update or Other Action	Conditional approval of WP for sampling of contaminated soils stockpiled on site.	Former Staff
5/10/2000	Release Investigation	Conditional approval of RI WP for assessment of contaminated soils at Sand Lake clean fill bluff area.	Former Staff
8/31/2000	Release Investigation	Conditional approval of RI WP for assessment of contaminated soils at Sand Lake clean fill upland area.	Former Staff
5/13/2002	Update or Other Action	Approval of site closure status for the sand lake clean fill site. Further work needed at the Rovenna street site	Robert Weimer
6/18/2002	Update or Other Action	Meeting with DOWL. Need MW's, stockpile data, RI/CAP for diesel spill north of freezer building (Alaska Refrigerated Services Cold Storage Building site), and info on road and ditch cleanup.	Robert Weimer
9/12/2002	Update or Other Action	Conditionally approved stockpile sampling WP.	Robert Weimer
10/22/2004	Update or Other Action	Update: see also 2100.38.416	Aggie Blandford
6/2/2008	Exposure Tracking Model Ranking	Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 78077 name: Leaking underground storage tanks and dispenser - diesel and gasoline	Former Staff
6/13/2008	Exposure Tracking Model Ranking	Intitial Ranking Complete for Source Area: 78077 (Autogenerated Action)
9/11/2013	Site Visit	Staff met with owner representative (Changepoint, dba Anchorage Community Development) and consultant Shannon & Wilson at the VECO Eastwind site to discuss monitoring well status and the next steps for obtaining site closure. Key monitoring wells could not be located during the site visit; the consultant will return later to attempt to locate the wells. Contamination at the site was associated with VECO’s operation of the site as a heavy equipment storage, maintenance and staging facility from the early 1980s through the mid-1990s. Contaminant sources included regulated and unregulated diesel, gasoline and waste oil tanks and surface spills. (Identical database entry made for Alaska Refrigerated Services Cold Storage Building site (File no. 2100.38.537 and VECO Eastwind(former) (File no. 2100.38.416).	Eileen Olson
10/1/2013	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC soil closure letter was issued. Site soil associated with the former LUSTs was closed; groundwater remains to be addressed. See attached soil closure letter.	Eileen Olson
1/28/2014	Site Visit	Accompanied consultant and company representative on cold storage building survey to determine what alternatives there may be to subslab soil gas sampling. A glycol circulation system and associated liner and sand bedding would like interfere with or potentially be damaged by probe installation, or results may be biased low due to presence of liner approxmately 2-1/2 feet below the slab. Facility is occupied by Sysco for food storage and transport.	Eileen Olson
2/24/2014	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC letter issued conditionally approving "Work Plan for Additional Soil Assessment and Collection of Indoor Air Samples at 6601 Changepoint Drive, Anchorage, Alaska" dated February 17, 2014; corresponding to the following sites: Alaska Refrigerated Services Cold Storage Building (File no. 2100.38.537); VECO Eastwind, Inc. Former (File no. 2100.38.416); and Eastwind/VECO yard (File no. 2100.26.221).	Eileen Olson
5/22/2014	Exposure Tracking Model Ranking	A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 78077 Leaking underground storage tanks and dispenser - diesel and gasoline .	Eileen Olson
5/23/2014	Cleanup Complete Determination Issued	Cleanup complete decision document issued granting closure for LUST site groundwater. Closure for soils associated with LUSTs granted previously.	Eileen Olson

Action Date

Action

Description

DEC Staff

12/1/1989

Update or Other Action

On file: "Closure Plan for Underground Storage Tank Site...December 1989" prepared by DOWL Engineers for Eastwind, Inc., 6400 Rovenna Street, Anchorage. The plan states that an Alaska UST Decommissioning Notice was submitted to the DEC on November 22, 1989, and that both tanks have been pumped empty in anticipation of their removal from the ground.

Former Staff

6/17/1994

Enforcement Action

ADEC Warning letter re Underground Storage Tank requirements dated June 17, 1994 states that two registered USTs at the facility were a 10,000 gallon diesel tank and a 2,000 gallon gasoline tank for which ADEC received a closure notice in November 1989; however no site assessment reports were received after closure as required by ADEC regulations, and ADEC later learned that the USTs had noot been closed out but had been in use in violaton of site and federal regulations. Violations include 1) failure to properly register USTs and pay annual registration fees; 2) Failure to complete 1 time tank tightness test or site assessment,; and 3) Failure to conduct release detection. The letter requested that registration and tank tightness testing be completed within 30 days, and submittal of site assessment reports for the tank removals within 30 days.

Former Staff

7/22/1994

Update or Other Action

ADEC received copy of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) inspection form and notice of fine against Eastwind, Inc. for inspection of this date titled "Expedited Enforcement Compliance Order and Settlement Agreement." The following violations of underground storage tank regulations were found: 1) failure to provide monthly monitoring/leak detection on tanks; and 2) failure to provide leak detection on pressurized piping. Note on form: Owner will be closing tanks in lieu of leak detection implementation. Decommissioning will take place by Sept. 30, 1994. Owner will submit copy of site assessment to EPA by Sept. 30, 1994." Inspection form states that Eastwind is a VECO company, and notes that Tom McKee of VECO is on-site representative, operator is Jerry Harmon, President of Eastwind, Inc.

Former Staff

5/4/1995

Site Added to Database

Former Staff

5/4/1995

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum

LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 78077

Former Staff

9/14/1995

Enforcement Agreement or Order

COBC between ADEC and Eastwind executed this date for UST compliance issues including non-judicial settlement terms.

Former Staff

10/17/1995

Update or Other Action

On file: "Work Plan for Underground Storage tank (UST) Closure Activities, 6400 Rovenna Street, Anchorage" dated 10/17/1995 and prepared by AGRA Earth & Environmental for Eastwind Construction, Inc., Jerry Harman, President, based on information from Tom McKee (VECO Corporation).

Former Staff

11/1/1995

Update or Other Action

On file: "Summary of Findings Report, UST Closure Program, 6400 Rovenna Street...November 1995" prepared by AGRA Earth & Environmental. The report documents work from Oct. 27 - 30, 1995 including the removal of two USTs, a 2,000 gallon gasoline UST and 10,000 gallon diesel UST located less than 10 feet apart. Following excavation of ~144 cy, 380 mg/kg GRO 0.38 mg/kg benzene, and 24,300 mg/kg DRO remained in soil at a depth of 2 ft. below the dispenser island. For the two tank excavations the only compound exceeding the most stringent cleanup level was 2,700 mg/kg DRO below the diesel tank (depth not provided). Groundwater as encountered during the removal of the gasoline UST, and a sample, observed to contain a significant amount of sediment was collected with a stainless steel ladel, with results of 620 mg/L DRO, 2 mg/L GRO, and 0.008 mg/L benzene. All samples were analyzed for GRO (VPH), DRO (EPH) and BTEX. The report does not document the disposal of the stockpiled soil.

Former Staff

12/28/1995

Enforcement Action Closed

ADEC letter dated December 28, 1995 with subject line "Release of Payment for Late Fee Penalties, Underground Storage Tank (UST) Facility #625." Based on the satisfaction of the terms of the Compliance Order by Consent (COBC) between ADEC and Eastwind, the late fee penalties of $30,880 were waived. ADEC's letter acknowledges that the conditions of the COBC were satisfacttorily met and completed, including 1) permanent decommissioning of the UST system; 2) Certified Worker used for removal; 3) firm with approved Quality Assurance Program plan used for site sampling; and 4) Post Closure notice filed with ADEC. In addition to the conditions of the COBC, Eastwind has also paid ADEC for outstanding UST registration fees for 1991 through 1995.

Former Staff

10/16/1997

Update or Other Action

(Duplicate entry as for Haz. I.D. 2735 'VECO Eastwind site' because both CS and regulated UST sources are included in the report). ADEC received report this date for work done in August 1992: "Environmental Site Investigation, 6400 Rovenna Street, Anchorage, Alaska, September 1992" prepared by Shannon & Wilson for Nat'l Bank of Alaska. The report describes the Eastwind facility as having the legal description of Industrial Equity Tract A and comprising 14.7 acres, with two structures on the property including an office building and a heavy equipment shop, although various minor structures were present including a drum storage shed, and a 5,000 gallon tanker truck was present at the site that was used to store waste oil. The majority of the property is described as unpaved with the exception of the asphalt pavement located around the office building, the equipment shop and the pump island. S&W excavated 13 test pits (TP1 through TP13); installed 5 borings that were completed as monitoring wells (B1MW through B5MW); sampled the groundwater from the 5 wells; and sampled the on-site drainage effluent and drinking water well. Also included in the report was a review of land ownership and use, with air photo analysis, for the previous 20 years. Regulated Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) at the site are described as a 2,000-gallon gasoline UST and a 12,000-gallon diesel UST. A strip drain (floor drain) within the slab and running the length of the equipment shop discharges into a drain pipe buried about 4 feet below the ground surface and extends into the yard area to the south of the shop. An expandable plug had been placed on the end of the pipe at an unknown time. No oil/water separator system is connected to the drain system. Groundwater is present from 2 to 8 feet below ground surface in the 5 monitoring wells with flow direction generally to the west. 23 soil samples and 9 water samples were collected and analyzed.

Eileen Olson

12/15/1997

Update or Other Action

ADEC received "Field Summary Report, Former Underground Storage Tank Area...December 1997" prepared by TELLUS, Ltd.on behalf of VECO/Eastwind counsel Eide & Miller.

Eileen Olson

5/4/1998

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum

Former Staff

9/30/1999

Update or Other Action

Conditional approval of WP for sampling of contaminated soils stockpiled on site.

Former Staff

5/10/2000

Release Investigation

Conditional approval of RI WP for assessment of contaminated soils at Sand Lake clean fill bluff area.

Former Staff

8/31/2000

Release Investigation

Conditional approval of RI WP for assessment of contaminated soils at Sand Lake clean fill upland area.

Former Staff

5/13/2002

Update or Other Action

Approval of site closure status for the sand lake clean fill site. Further work needed at the Rovenna street site

Robert Weimer

6/18/2002

Update or Other Action

Meeting with DOWL. Need MW's, stockpile data, RI/CAP for diesel spill north of freezer building (Alaska Refrigerated Services Cold Storage Building site), and info on road and ditch cleanup.

Robert Weimer

9/12/2002

Update or Other Action

Conditionally approved stockpile sampling WP.

Robert Weimer

10/22/2004

Update or Other Action

Update: see also 2100.38.416

Aggie Blandford

6/2/2008

Exposure Tracking Model Ranking

Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 78077 name: Leaking underground storage tanks and dispenser - diesel and gasoline

Former Staff

6/13/2008

Exposure Tracking Model Ranking

Intitial Ranking Complete for Source Area: 78077 (Autogenerated Action)

9/11/2013

Site Visit

Staff met with owner representative (Changepoint, dba Anchorage Community Development) and consultant Shannon & Wilson at the VECO Eastwind site to discuss monitoring well status and the next steps for obtaining site closure. Key monitoring wells could not be located during the site visit; the consultant will return later to attempt to locate the wells. Contamination at the site was associated with VECO’s operation of the site as a heavy equipment storage, maintenance and staging facility from the early 1980s through the mid-1990s. Contaminant sources included regulated and unregulated diesel, gasoline and waste oil tanks and surface spills. (Identical database entry made for Alaska Refrigerated Services Cold Storage Building site (File no. 2100.38.537 and VECO Eastwind(former) (File no. 2100.38.416).

Eileen Olson

10/1/2013

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC soil closure letter was issued. Site soil associated with the former LUSTs was closed; groundwater remains to be addressed. See attached soil closure letter.

Eileen Olson

1/28/2014

Site Visit

Accompanied consultant and company representative on cold storage building survey to determine what alternatives there may be to subslab soil gas sampling. A glycol circulation system and associated liner and sand bedding would like interfere with or potentially be damaged by probe installation, or results may be biased low due to presence of liner approxmately 2-1/2 feet below the slab. Facility is occupied by Sysco for food storage and transport.

Eileen Olson

2/24/2014

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC letter issued conditionally approving "Work Plan for Additional Soil Assessment and Collection of Indoor Air Samples at 6601 Changepoint Drive, Anchorage, Alaska" dated February 17, 2014; corresponding to the following sites: Alaska Refrigerated Services Cold Storage Building (File no. 2100.38.537); VECO Eastwind, Inc. Former (File no. 2100.38.416); and Eastwind/VECO yard (File no. 2100.26.221).

Eileen Olson

5/22/2014

Exposure Tracking Model Ranking

A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 78077 Leaking underground storage tanks and dispenser - diesel and gasoline .

Eileen Olson

5/23/2014

Cleanup Complete Determination Issued

Cleanup complete decision document issued granting closure for LUST site groundwater. Closure for soils associated with LUSTs granted previously.

Eileen Olson

Contaminant Information

Name	Level Description	Media
GRO	< Table C	Groundwater
DRO	< Table C	Groundwater
RRO	< Table C	Groundwater
Benzene	< Table C	Groundwater
Dichloromethane	< Table C	Groundwater
GRO	< Method 2 Most Stringent	Soil
RRO	< Method 2 Most Stringent	SoilSoil
DRO	< Method 2 Most Stringent	Soil
Benzene	< Method 2 Most Stringent	Soil
Ethylbenzene	< Method 2 Most Stringent	Soil
Toluene	< Method 2 Most Stringent	Soil
Xylenes (total)	< Method 2 Most Stringent	Soil

Name

Level Description

Media

Comments

GRO

< Table C

Groundwater

DRO

< Table C

Groundwater

RRO

< Table C

Groundwater

Benzene

< Table C

Groundwater

Dichloromethane

< Table C

Groundwater

GRO

< Method 2 Most Stringent

Soil

RRO

< Method 2 Most Stringent

SoilSoil

DRO

< Method 2 Most Stringent

Soil

Benzene

< Method 2 Most Stringent

Soil

Ethylbenzene

< Method 2 Most Stringent

Soil

Toluene

< Method 2 Most Stringent

Soil

Xylenes (total)

< Method 2 Most Stringent

Soil

Control Type

Type	Details
No ICs Required

Type

Details

No ICs Required

Requirements

Description	Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.

Description

Details

Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.

Decision document.

LUST soil closure letter.

Hazard ID	Site Name	File Number
2735	VECO Eastwind	2100.38.416
25967	Alaska Refrigerated Services Cold Storage Bldg	2100.38.537

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Site Report: Eastwind/VECO yard

Site Chronology

IC / Closure Details

Documents

Associated Sites

Problems/Comments

Action Information

Contaminant Information

Control Type

Requirements

Decision document.

LUST soil closure letter.

Missing Location Data

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