Site Report: FAA Moses Point VORTAC USTs

Site Name:	FAA Moses Point VORTAC USTs
Address:	11 Road Miles From Elim; Moses Point, W of FAA Main Complex, NE of Landfill, Elim, AK 99739
File Number:	475.38.014
Hazard ID:	24945
Status:	Active
Staff:	Kelly Walker, 9074512166 kelly.walker@alaska.gov
Latitude:	64.696479
Longitude:	-162.071270
Horizontal Datum:	WGS84

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In 1994, three 6,000-gallon diesel underground storage tanks (USTs) (DEC Tank IDs 3, 4, & 5 / Owner Tank IDs 12-B-01, 12-B-01, & 12-B-03 respectively) and one 1,000-gallon leaded gasoline UST (DEC Tank ID 6 / Owner Tank ID 12-B-04) were removed from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range Beacon and Tactical Air Navigation System (VORTAC) facility at Moses Point. The four tanks were used at the VORTAC building between 1965 and 1994. They were used to supply fuel to an equipment generator that provided power to the facility. Petroleum staining at three tanks from overfills and fitting leaks was noted during the decommissioning. No remediation took place at the time, however some overburden soil was removed and stockpiled. The fate of the stockpiled soil is unknown. Confirmation samples from the floor of the excavations resulted in one sample exceeding cleanup levels for diesel range organics at 6,000 mg/kg and ethylbenzene at 1.6 mg/kg. Initial sampling was considered insufficient. Two rounds of subsequent sampling were conducted and contaminants were confirmed to be below DEC cleanup levels. Additionally, monitoring wells installed near the former UST locations showed no contaminants above DEC cleanup levels.

Action Information

Action Date	Action	Description	DEC Staff
1/22/1999	Site Added to Database		Former Staff
1/22/1999	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum		Former Staff
1/22/1999	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum	LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 77383	Former Staff
8/21/2002	Update or Other Action	RECKEY has automatically been generated.	Cynthia Pring-Ham
3/4/2005	Update or Other Action	Spoke with Carl Gysler at FAA. This site may refer to an old tank at the VOR station. FAA has confirmational samples showing site is clean. Carl will have new PM send in data for closure.	Mike Jaynes
5/2/2005	Update or Other Action	Site Scored in database.	Mike Jaynes
7/27/2006	Update or Other Action	updated file number	Wendy Uzzell
1/25/2010	Exposure Tracking Model On Hold	The 4 source areas for Moses Point have been ranked separately; see FAA Moses Pt. Fuel Storage Area (hazard ID 803), FAA Moses Pt. Maint./Vehicle Fac. (hazard ID 804), FAA Moses Pt. Septic/Sewage Fac. (hazard ID 805), and FAA Moses Pt. VORTAC Burns 1 & 2 (hazard ID 807).	Melody Debenham
5/27/2015	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has completed review of the Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments, Moses Point FAA Station, Moses Point, Alaska. DEC does not expect this document to be finalized or approved. DEC believes that there is now a future and perhaps imminent risk of contaminants migrating from several contaminated source areas at Moses Point into adjacent surface water. DEC expects to see a renewed planning effort and public process, resulting in a workplan submitted to remediate the contaminated areas at risk of eroding into the surface water.	Monte Garroutte
9/21/2016	Update or Other Action	DEC contacted the RP and discussed the schedule for moving the Moses Point sites forward. Work planned for FY2017: Removal actions for beach dumps and a new Remedial Investigation to complete a new Risk Assessment.	Dennis Shepard
3/19/2018	Update or Other Action	DEC has requested a public meeting be reinstated In Elim, AK to (1) update the community on the status of contaminated areas at Moses Point, (2) clarify any interim or long term institutional controls in the area, (3) introduce planned cleanup efforts for the contaminated site, and (4) present a forum for community feedback.	Gretchen Caudill
5/31/2018	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC Comments - Drat Remedial Action and Investigation. This work plan details the removal of contaminated soil and/or debris for seven AOCs, including the complete removal of the End of Runway Dump; the investigation of soil at nine AOCs, and the investigation of groundwater site-wide at the Moses Point FAA Station. Overall, the work plan appears to meet the objectives outlined, however DEC has concerns regarding the plan for characterization and removal of the End of Runway Dump. This WP does not include the LUST site.	Gretchen Caudill
7/6/2018	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC Approval – Final FAA Moses Point Remedial Action and Investigation Work Plan. Work to be conducted includes the removal of contaminated soil and/or debris for seven AOCs, including the complete removal of the End of Runway Dump; the investigation of soil at nine AOCs, and the investigation of groundwater site-wide. This WP does not include the LUST site.	Gretchen Caudill
4/7/2022	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Review of Work Plan, FAA Environmental Investigation Moses Point, Alaska completed and comments provided to FAA. Work Plan details the continuation of site characterization of contaminated soil and groundwater at the former FAA station. Areas of concern to be investigation are the former Low/Medium Frequency Loop Radio Range, area along the main road from Iron Creek to VOR access road, former Building 603, former Building 204, former Building 301 and former Fuel Storage Facility. Bulk soil and groundwater samples will also be collected to complete bench-scale testing for evaluating potential future in-situ treatment options.	Kelly Walker
5/20/2022	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Work Plan approved for FAA Moses Point Environmental Investigation for the 2022 field season. This work plan details the continuation of site characterization of contaminated soil and groundwater at the former FAA Moses Point station. Bulk soil and groundwater samples will also be collected to complete bench scale testing for evaluating future in-situ treatment options.	Kelly Walker
1/13/2023	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC completed review of Report, FAA Environmental Investigation for the former FAA Moses Point Station. This report details the groundwater and soil sampling to further delineate chlorinated solvents in groundwater and soils in the Main Complex area of the former station. A geophysical investigation was also conducted to evaluate the presence of buried debris along the main road and near former Building 603. Soils were also collected to complete bench scale testing to evaluate potential in-situ remediation methods. Data gaps remain and additional investigation is needed to fully delineate chlorinated solvents in groundwater and soils at the former FAA Moses Point station.	Kelly Walker

Action Date

Action

Description

DEC Staff

1/22/1999

Site Added to Database

Former Staff

1/22/1999

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum

Former Staff

1/22/1999

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum

LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 77383

Former Staff

8/21/2002

Update or Other Action

RECKEY has automatically been generated.

Cynthia Pring-Ham

3/4/2005

Update or Other Action

Spoke with Carl Gysler at FAA. This site may refer to an old tank at the VOR station. FAA has confirmational samples showing site is clean. Carl will have new PM send in data for closure.

Mike Jaynes

5/2/2005

Update or Other Action

Site Scored in database.

Mike Jaynes

7/27/2006

Update or Other Action

updated file number

Wendy Uzzell

1/25/2010

Exposure Tracking Model On Hold

The 4 source areas for Moses Point have been ranked separately; see FAA Moses Pt. Fuel Storage Area (hazard ID 803), FAA Moses Pt. Maint./Vehicle Fac. (hazard ID 804), FAA Moses Pt. Septic/Sewage Fac. (hazard ID 805), and FAA Moses Pt. VORTAC Burns 1 & 2 (hazard ID 807).

Melody Debenham

5/27/2015

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has completed review of the Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments, Moses Point FAA Station, Moses Point, Alaska. DEC does not expect this document to be finalized or approved. DEC believes that there is now a future and perhaps imminent risk of contaminants migrating from several contaminated source areas at Moses Point into adjacent surface water. DEC expects to see a renewed planning effort and public process, resulting in a workplan submitted to remediate the contaminated areas at risk of eroding into the surface water.

Monte Garroutte

9/21/2016

Update or Other Action

DEC contacted the RP and discussed the schedule for moving the Moses Point sites forward. Work planned for FY2017: Removal actions for beach dumps and a new Remedial Investigation to complete a new Risk Assessment.

Dennis Shepard

3/19/2018

Update or Other Action

DEC has requested a public meeting be reinstated In Elim, AK to (1) update the community on the status of contaminated areas at Moses Point, (2) clarify any interim or long term institutional controls in the area, (3) introduce planned cleanup efforts for the contaminated site, and (4) present a forum for community feedback.

Gretchen Caudill

5/31/2018

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC Comments - Drat Remedial Action and Investigation. This work plan details the removal of contaminated soil and/or debris for seven AOCs, including the complete removal of the End of Runway Dump; the investigation of soil at nine AOCs, and the investigation of groundwater site-wide at the Moses Point FAA Station. Overall, the work plan appears to meet the objectives outlined, however DEC has concerns regarding the plan for characterization and removal of the End of Runway Dump. This WP does not include the LUST site.

Gretchen Caudill

7/6/2018

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC Approval – Final FAA Moses Point Remedial Action and Investigation Work Plan. Work to be conducted includes the removal of contaminated soil and/or debris for seven AOCs, including the complete removal of the End of Runway Dump; the investigation of soil at nine AOCs, and the investigation of groundwater site-wide. This WP does not include the LUST site.

Gretchen Caudill

4/7/2022

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Review of Work Plan, FAA Environmental Investigation Moses Point, Alaska completed and comments provided to FAA. Work Plan details the continuation of site characterization of contaminated soil and groundwater at the former FAA station. Areas of concern to be investigation are the former Low/Medium Frequency Loop Radio Range, area along the main road from Iron Creek to VOR access road, former Building 603, former Building 204, former Building 301 and former Fuel Storage Facility. Bulk soil and groundwater samples will also be collected to complete bench-scale testing for evaluating potential future in-situ treatment options.

Kelly Walker

5/20/2022

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Work Plan approved for FAA Moses Point Environmental Investigation for the 2022 field season. This work plan details the continuation of site characterization of contaminated soil and groundwater at the former FAA Moses Point station. Bulk soil and groundwater samples will also be collected to complete bench scale testing for evaluating future in-situ treatment options.

Kelly Walker

1/13/2023

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC completed review of Report, FAA Environmental Investigation for the former FAA Moses Point Station. This report details the groundwater and soil sampling to further delineate chlorinated solvents in groundwater and soils in the Main Complex area of the former station. A geophysical investigation was also conducted to evaluate the presence of buried debris along the main road and near former Building 603. Soils were also collected to complete bench scale testing to evaluate potential in-situ remediation methods. Data gaps remain and additional investigation is needed to fully delineate chlorinated solvents in groundwater and soils at the former FAA Moses Point station.

Kelly Walker

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Site Report: FAA Moses Point VORTAC USTs

Site Chronology

IC / Closure Details

Documents

Associated Sites

Problems/Comments

Action Information

Contaminant Information

Control Type

Requirements

Missing Location Data

State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation