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Site Report: Yellow Taxi Sourdough Cab

Site Name: Yellow Taxi Sourdough Cab
Address: P.O. Box 767 1531 Deermount, Ketchikan, AK 99901
File Number: 1516.26.019
Hazard ID: 25107
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 55.341661
Longitude: -131.634535
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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

The release event ID 2311 for the Yellow Taxi Sourdough Cab on the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) database is closed in an administrative action by the project manager. Soil sample data from the excavation combined with observations by registered underground storage tank (UST) workers at the UST closure site indicate that the regulated tank and piping was intact and a gasoline release had not occurred. A corresponding petroleum release from the heating oil UST closed by removal at the same time is managed using the record on the Contaminated Sites Database under the name Yellow-Sourdough Taxi.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
8/18/1998 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum 10/13/06 Update action history for administrative purposes. Evonne Reese
8/18/1998 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 77592 Groundwater sampled contained free product and 290 mg/L DRO was detected. Former Staff
8/18/1998 Update or Other Action No corrective action underway, contaminated soil placed back in tank excavation. Former Staff
8/18/1998 Site Added to Database Former Staff
11/3/1998 Update or Other Action Notice of Petroleum Release Reported registered letter sent to RP. Bruce Wanstall
10/11/1999 Update or Other Action Soil contaminated with 9,700ppm DRO was used to backfill the tank excavation. Soil from sidewall of excavation had 170ppm GRO. Former Staff
10/2/2001 Update or Other Action Changed Project Manager from Paul Horwath to Mike Jaynes Cynthia Pring-Ham
3/21/2002 Update or Other Action Review of file shows no progress. RP has not returned phone call. Will pursue. Mike Jaynes
7/19/2002 Update or Other Action Project manager transfer Jaynes to Wanstall. File review of LUST event shows no corrective action to recover documented subsurface free product and contaminated groundwater. Bruce Wanstall
8/22/2002 Update or Other Action Letter sent to owner requesting additional information per Department letter dated 6/15/1999 requesting a release investigation of soil and groundwater on the property. Bruce Wanstall
7/8/2004 Update or Other Action Letter sent to RP requesting Site Assessment Bruce Wanstall
10/27/2004 Update or Other Action Site assessment and cleanup and conditional site closures with institutional controls discussed with the RP. Bruce Wanstall
1/6/2005 Update or Other Action Phase One investigation underway based on information contained in an EDR report of the LUST removal and documented release event. Bruce Wanstall
12/6/2005 Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment Discussion with facility owner about recovering contaminated soil from the excavation and installation of groundwater monitoring well in the UST footprint. Review of tank closure report shows that assessment was completed in October 1998. Bruce Wanstall
8/9/2006 Update or Other Action Review file to promote site work this season; left phone message with RP Flora to contact DEC. Site re-ranked to reflect from site inspection that contaminated soil is all subsurface and not subject to ingestion pathway. Bruce Wanstall
1/3/2007 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking ETM: Baseline Ranking Jill Taylor
5/21/2007 Site Visit ADEC stopped by the office of Yellow Taxi but no one answered the door. The site of the former USTs is in the parking area in front of the building; as we passed it no odor or visual evidence of contamination in surface soil or puddles were observed and were not anticipated because the historical release was to subsurface soil and ground water. The playground next door was still active and just beyond that is Deer Creek; no stressed vegetation or surface disturbance indicating recent excavation was observed on the property. The area is serviced by the City of Ketchikan Public Water System. Bruce Wanstall
6/19/2007 Site Closure Approved The release event ID 2311 for the Yellow Taxi Sourdough Cab on the LUST database is closed in an administrative action by the project manager. Soil sample data from the excavation combined with observations by registered UST workers at the UST closure site indicate that the regulated tank and piping was intact and a gasoline release had not occurred. Release from the diesel UST at the same location is managed as an active site under Hazard ID 2991 and DEC file 1516.38.012. Bruce Wanstall
11/25/2016 Update or Other Action Administrative update: an official closure document was not issued for this site since it was administratively closed. Kristin Thompson

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
For more information about this site, contact DEC at (907) 465-5390.

Control Type

Type Details
No ICs Required

Requirements

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

There are no documents for this site report.

No associated sites were found.

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