Site Report: Evergreen Helicopters / Former MarkAir
| Site Name: | Evergreen Helicopters / Former MarkAir |
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| Address: | Nome Airport, Block 3, Lot 1, Nome, AK 99762 |
| File Number: | 400.38.042 |
| Hazard ID: | 25380 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Rebekah Reams, 9074512144 rebekah.reams@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 64.507481 |
| Longitude: | -165.444545 |
| 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
Markair Lot 1 Block 3, Nome Airport, has been in operation since World War II. Various equipment, aboveground storage tanks (ASTs), underground storage tanks (USTs), drums, planes, helicopters, and a building, have occupied the site past and present. A Phase II Environmental Assessment (EA) was completed by Restoration Science and Engineering in July 1997 for the MarkAir Bankruptcy Trustee. The Phase II EA revealed two main areas of concern: the 500-gallon heating oil AST and the area where the Jet A fuel cabinet and Jet A AST were located. The AST adjacent to the Jet A fuel cabinet was observed to be leaking from one of the connections. Soil samples collected at depths of 1-1.5 feet indicated gasoline range (GRO), diesel range organics (DRO), and benzene contamination above cleanup levels. This site was originally tracked under the MarkAir - Nome site in the Contaminated Sites (CS) database (Hazard ID 2940, File Number 400.38.005).
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 3/19/2009 | Site Added to Database | A new site has been added to the database | Mitzi Read |
| 3/20/2009 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 78739 name: Jet A Fuel Cabinet and AST | Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 3/20/2009 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 78740 name: 500-Gallon Heating Oil AST | Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 3/24/2009 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | PRP letter sent. Contacted someone within Evergreen Helicopters (Mr. Woollem) to let them know a PRP letter is on it's way and why. Report from Restoration Science and Engineering was attached to the letter. | Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 3/26/2009 | Update or Other Action | Received call from Evergreen Helicopters. They received PRP letter and indicated they have no documentation of a spill ever reported on site. ADEC indicated that indeed, this is the first time we contact Evergreen about this contamination since it was initially investigated under the Markair settlement. The PRP letter is to request the current status, inform them that this site is in our database and ask for their intentions to investigate the contamination. The letter has been forwarded to an Evergreen staff member in Nome for additional information. They will submit a response to ADEC within the 30 day timeline. | Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 4/23/2009 | Update or Other Action | ADEC received response to PRP letter. Evergreen Helicopters will evaluate available data related to the site and performed a site investigation of the areas of concern identified in the 1997 Phase II report. A remediation plan will be later submitted based on the results of the delineation activities. | Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 11/23/2011 | Update or Other Action | After a DEC letter requesting the status of the site, DEC received a call from Evergreen requesting a copy of the 1997 report and indicating they would follow up and plan to conduct the requested investigation. | Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 9/11/2013 | Site Visit | DEC project manager took a brief tour of the site to observe site features and layout. | Robert Burgess |
| 11/21/2013 | Update or Other Action | Received a call from Rob Young of Evergreen Helicopters, who identified himself as the Fuel Quality Program Manager. Mr. Young stated that he would like more information about the site, including a copy of the 1997 Phase II report. Mr. Young stated that he would like to get work moving on the site and would like information on how to do this. ADEC indicated that the report could be mailed to his office along with a cleanup process fact sheet. | Robert Burgess |
| 4/29/2016 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 78739 Jet A Fuel Cabinet and AST. | Robert Burgess |
| 4/9/2019 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | DEC sent letters to potentially responsible parties to prior leaseholder Erickson, Inc. and current leaseholder Pathfinder Aviation. | Megan Roberts |
| 5/9/2019 | Update or Other Action | DEC received the completed information request from Pathfinders Aviation. | Megan Roberts |
| 3/2/2020 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | DEC met with Alaska Commercial Development Group personnel to discuss Bering Air warehouse project to be completed at this site. | Rebekah Reams |
| 4/23/2020 | Update or Other Action | Bering Air warehouse project has been postponed due to the effects of COVID-19. | Rebekah Reams |
Contaminant Information
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Requirements
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| Hazard ID | Site Name | File Number |
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| 2940 | MarkAir - Nome | 400.38.005 |