Site Report: Tuluksak Old BIA School
| Site Name: | Tuluksak Old BIA School |
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| Address: | Old BIA School property , Tuluksak, AK 99679 |
| File Number: | 2451.38.001 |
| Hazard ID: | 25428 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Jamie McKellar, 9074515175 jamie.mckellar@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 61.100930 |
| Longitude: | -160.960770 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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Problems/Comments
The Tuluksak Native Community submitted a DEC Brownfield Assessment Application in 2009 for the Old BIA School property which was burned down. The main school burned down, but the property still contains the Old BIA generator shed. The Old BIA school was originally built in the early 1930's and there is a suspected underground storage tank still present on site. The property was used by BIA until approximately 1960, when it was used by the Moravian Church. The Moravian Church used it until 1985, the structures burned in 1990, and it was deeded to Tuluksak Native Community in 1997. In August 2019, ADEC contaminated site staff visited Tuluksak and collected samples at four sites, including the Old BIA school. Samples were collected from all four sides of the generator shed, and the concrete vault/possible UST. Naphthalane, Pentachlorophenol, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene,vinyl chloride, and arsenic were sound above most stringent ADEC cleanup levels in surface soil. Arsenic concentrations are attributed to background. A single water sample was taken from the river down gradient of the site, and tested for TAH, TAqH, and metals. The water sample did not exceed for any contaminant. Originally this site was thought to be a former BIA State-owned site, but more data indicates that the site was not owned by the State. The property is currently owned by the Native Village of Tuluksak. Former file number 2451.57.002
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 7/13/2009 | Site Added to Database | A new site has been added to the database | Deborah Williams |
| 8/13/2009 | Update or Other Action | DEC received a response from the Alaska State Historic Perservation Office (SHPO) for the assessment work planned for FY2011 that there is "No Historic Properties Affected." | Deborah Williams |
| 8/19/2009 | Brownfields Award | Notice to proceed was awarded to SLR through SPAR term contract. Project managed under Reuse and Redevelopment Program. FY 2010 $33,242 SOA funds for a site characterizations awarded. Associated file 2451.57.001 Tuluksak Old Power Plant. | Deborah Williams |
| 9/30/2009 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | DEC held a stakeholder meeting for the Old BIA school property and the Old Power Plant located in Tuluksak. Participants of the meeting included representatives from the community of Tuluksak, DEC and SLR (consultant for the project). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the purpose of the work planned for the sites (Property Assessment and Cleanup Plan)and to give an opportunity for the consultants and the community to ask any questions regarding the field activities. | Deborah Williams |
| 3/17/2010 | Site Visit | SLR, consultant for DEC, conducted a site visit for two days in Tuluksak to collect information for the property assessment and cleanup plan. | Deborah Williams |
| 5/17/2010 | Update or Other Action | DEC received a work plan from SLR for assessment work planned for the site. Work plan modified to be a property assessment and cleanup plan based on information collected during the 3/17/10 site visit. | Deborah Williams |
| 8/5/2010 | Update or Other Action | DEC received a Property Assessment and Cleanup Plan (PACP) for the Tuluksak Old BIA School site. One site visit was conducted but no sampling was collected. According to the PACP, potential areas of petroleum contamination at the site include: the AST storage area noted in the 1958 aerial photos; the depression east of the Old BIA School generator building; the pipe stickup 12-feet north of the Old BIA School generator building; and assessment of the area to determine the location of the fuel line that ran from the river bank to the AST system. | Deborah Williams |
| 6/28/2019 | Update or Other Action | Letter provided to BIA providing a list of 31 sites where BIA is a PRP and requesting a meeting to discuss long-term planning for cleanup at these sites. | Gretchen Caudill |
| 1/31/2020 | Site Visit | In August 2019, ADEC contaminated site staff visited Tuluksak and collected samples at four sites, including the Old BIA school. Samples were collected from all four sides of the generator shed, and the concrete vault/possible UST. Naphthalane, Pentachlorophenol, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene,vinyl chloride, and arsenic were sound above most stringent ADEC cleanup levels in surface soil. Arsenic concentrations are attributed to background. A single water sample was taken from the river down gradient of the site, and tested for TAH, TAqH, and metals. The water sample did not exceed for any contaminant. | Erin Gleason |
| 1/31/2020 | Update or Other Action | Site was moved from informational status to active status due to the confirmed contamination found in August 2019. | Erin Gleason |
| 2/13/2020 | Site Characterization Report Approved | ADEC wrote a Site Visit Report for the work conducted in August 2019. Sample results from the Old BIA School indicate that Diesel Range Organics (DRO) is present up to 1,600 mg/kg; Naphthalene up to 0.049 mg/kg; Pentachlorophenol up to 0.13 mg/kg; 1,2,4 – trimethylbenzene up to 6.2 mg/kg; 1,3,5 – trimethylbenzene up to 1.5 mg/kg; and vinyl chloride at 0.0074 mg/kg; all above the most stringent ADEC cleanup levels. Water samples contained detectable levels of arsenic, barium, chromium, and lead. However all were below ADEC Water Quality Standards. Benzo(a)anthracene was also detected, but below ADEC cleanup levels | Erin Gleason |
| 2/14/2020 | Update or Other Action | Site file 2451.57.002 converted to a 38 file and is now 2451.38.001. | Cascade Galasso-Irish |
| 2/24/2020 | Update or Other Action | Sent letter to Tuluksarimute Incorporated and Native Village of Tuluksak copies of the ADEC 2019 sampling report for the school, drums, and power plant. | Erin Gleason |
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