Site Report: FNSB - Woodriver Elementary School
| Site Name: | FNSB - Woodriver Elementary School |
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| Address: | 5000 Palo Verde Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99709 |
| File Number: | 100.26.200 |
| Hazard ID: | 25461 |
| Status: | Cleanup Complete |
| Staff: | No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 64.839591 |
| Longitude: | -147.872076 |
| 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
Work began on June 26, 2009 to remove and replace a 12,000-gallon dual purpose diesel underground storage tank from the Woodriver Elementary School site. Diesel range organics (DRO) above cleanup levels was detected in subsurface soil.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 5/20/2009 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | DEC received and reviewed UST Site Assessment/Release Investigation/Corrective Action Plan (SA/RI/CAP) for the FNSB School District Areawide UST Improvements Project/Contract No. 08-SDGPRJ-01, prepared by Independent Consultants Associated (ICA). (MBarnes) | Janice Wiegers |
| 6/3/2009 | Update or Other Action | DEC emailed ICA comments and regulatory reminders for the SA/RI/CAP. (MBarnes) | Janice Wiegers |
| 10/1/2009 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | DEC received and reviewed Wood River Elementary School Facility ID #3511 12,000-Gallon Diesel Underground Storage Tank Site Assessment/ Tank Closure Report dated Sep. 2009, prepared by ICA. The tank system was removed and recycled "as is". A new regulated duel heating oil and emergency use 5,000-gallon diesel UST was installed in the excavation. Amount of contaminated soil above cleanup level is approximately between 10 and 25 cy. Approximately 5-5.5 cy of contaminated soil was hauled offsite for thermal remediation. (MBarnes) | Willett Boger |
| 10/23/2009 | Site Added to Database | A new site has been added to the database | Mitzi Read |
| 10/23/2009 | Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum | LUST site created in CSP database for source area Former 12,000-Gallon Dual Purpose Diesel UST, 78822 | Mitzi Read |
| 10/23/2009 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 78822 name: Former 12,000-Gallon Dual Purpose Diesel UST | Mitzi Read |
| 6/3/2011 | Update or Other Action | DEC sent letter to FNSB providing comments to UST Site Assessment/Tank Closure Reports prepared by ICA. (MBarnes) | Willett Boger |
| 10/14/2011 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | Sent PRP lettter to Rob Bizarro at Fairbanks North Star Borough. Mr. Bizarro was notified the letter was sent. | Willett Boger |
| 5/9/2012 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | DEC received and reviewed Release Investigation Work Plan prepared by Shannon & Wilson, Inc. (MBarnes) | Willett Boger |
| 6/19/2012 | Site Characterization Workplan Approved | DEC sent letter to FNSB approving work plan for summer 2012 with an additional consideration for sample collection. (MBarnes) | Willett Boger |
| 11/27/2012 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | DEC received and reviewed Release Investigation Report dated Nov. 2012 prepared by Shannon & Wilson, Inc. Shannon and Wilson concluded there is no contamination of groundwater from the UST. (MBarnes) | Willett Boger |
| 6/30/2014 | Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum | Administrative action addition for grant reporting purposes. | Evonne Reese |
| 2/22/2017 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | Met with Borough Division of Public Works and briefly discussed the active FNSB CSP and LUST Sites. Preparing information request letter including 22 sites. | Michael Hooper |
| 4/25/2017 | Update or Other Action | Sent the FNSB a letter addressing 22 active CSP/UST sites. For Woodriver the letter requested information about abandoned UST piping and the fate of contaminated soil discussed in the June 2010 Site assessment report. | Michael Hooper |
| 6/23/2017 | Update or Other Action | Received a letter from the Borough with a contractor cost estimate for a phase 1 project scoping and file review for all active Fairbanks North Star Borough sites. | Michael Hooper |
| 9/12/2017 | Update or Other Action | Received phonecall from FNSB deputy director of public works. A report containing the information requested in the April 21, 2017 letter should be coming by end of October. | Michael Hooper |
| 11/9/2017 | Update or Other Action | Received memo with site summary in response to ADEC letter dated April 21, 2017. | Michael Hooper |
| 4/11/2019 | Cleanup Complete Determination Issued | After a review of the administrative record a cleanup complete determination was issued for this site. | Michael Hooper |
Contaminant Information
| Name | Level Description | Media | Comments |
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| DRO | Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation | Soil | Soil contamination remains above the buried ballast pad but doesn not seem to have impacted groundwater. |
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.