Site Report: NSB Atqasuk Fire Station Waste Heat Recovery Line
| Site Name: | NSB Atqasuk Fire Station Waste Heat Recovery Line |
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| Address: | Tikgluk Street, Atqasuk, AK 99791 |
| File Number: | 390.38.003 |
| Hazard ID: | 25374 |
| Status: | Cleanup Complete |
| Staff: | No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 70.482011 |
| Longitude: | -157.421746 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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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
On 10/20/08 approximately 250 gallons of ethylene glycol were released from a pressure relief valve on the waste heat recovery line. The release originated inside the fire station, flowed into the bay and outside to the ground beneath and extended ~80 from the building. Initial response actions did not include excavation due to frozen ground conditions and constraints to excavating beneath the pile-supported structure.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 3/3/2009 | Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program | Spill transferred by PERP staff John Ebel. Spill no. 08399929401; spill date = 10/20/08; substance = ethylene glycol; quantity = ~250 gallons; PERP file no. 390.02.004. | Mitzi Read |
| 3/11/2009 | Site Added to Database | A new site has been added to the database | Mitzi Read |
| 3/12/2009 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 78736 name: Waste Heat Recovery Line Pressure Relief Valve - Ethylene Glycol | Mitzi Read |
| 12/8/2011 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | Meeting today to discuss site status and potential future activities at the site. | Bill O'Connell |
| 3/24/2015 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | Date of receipt via email of electronic copy of document entitled Draft Work Plan, North Slope Borough Atqausk Fire Station Waste Heat Recovery Line. Planned activities include ield screening for propylene and ethylene glycol using HACH kits will be performed as well as soil and surface water samples to be analyzed for propylene and ethylene glycol. Only surface soil sampling is included in this workplan | Keather McLoone |
| 5/15/2015 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | Date of receipt via email of revised workplan. | Keather McLoone |
| 8/27/2015 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | Reviewed Final Site Characterization Report, dated August 2015. Six surface soil samples and one surface water sample were collected and analyzed for glycols. Glycol was not detected above laboratory limits in any of the sample results. | Joshua Barsis |
| 9/11/2015 | Cleanup Complete Determination Issued | Reviewed the environmental records for the NSB Atqasuk Fire Station Waste Heat Recovery Line site. Based on the information provided to date, it has been determined that the contaminant concentrations remaining on site do not pose an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment and this site will be closed. This decision is based on the administrative record for the NSB Atqasuk Fire Station Waste Heat Recovery Line site, which is located in the offices of the ADEC in Anchorage, Alaska. No further remedial action is required. | Joshua Barsis |
Contaminant Information
| Name | Level Description | Media | Comments |
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| Ethylene Glycol | < Method 2 Most Stringent | Soil |
Control Type
| Type | Details |
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| No ICs Required |
Requirements
| Description | Details |
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| 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) |
No associated sites were found.