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Site Report: FAA Cold Bay Station Bldg 104

Site Name: FAA Cold Bay Station Bldg 104
Address: Former Quarters Bldg 104; Block 21 Lot 1 Cold Bay Airport, Cold Bay, AK 99571
File Number: 2538.38.002
Hazard ID: 25691
Status: Active
Staff: Alyssa Wood, 9072694587 alyssa.wood@alaska.gov
Latitude: 55.206412
Longitude: -162.721979
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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Problems/Comments

Quarters Building 104 formerly utilized a 1,200-gallon UST that supplied heating oil for the building furnace. UST 28-G-4 was decommissioned in FY98, and approximately 50 cubic yards of contaminated soil were excavated. A FY99 RI detected DRO, GRO, and BTEX (excluding xylenes) above ADEC cleanup standards in soil samples in the vicinity of the UST excavation. Groundwater was sampled northeast of the Building 104, which is hydraulically downgradient of the decommissioned UST, and benzene, GRO, and DRO were detected above ADEC cleanup standards. 2010 SI found DRO at 15,000 mg/kg, GRO 2200 mg/kg 2-methylnaphthalene 54 mg/kg and 1-methylnaphthalene 40 mg/kg at 15' bgs. Groundwater not impacted.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
8/16/2011 Site Added to Database A new site has been added to the database Mitzi Read
8/29/2011 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 79129 name: 1,200-Gal Underground HOT (UST 28-G-4) Debra Caillouet
8/30/2011 Site Visit Drive-by inspection of FAA housing area. Debra Caillouet
7/6/2015 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Draft Work Plan, Groundwater and Vapor Intrusion Sampling, FAA Cold Bay Station, June 2015 Groundwater will be sampled at Buildings 101, 102, 104, 107 and 207. Soil gas and air samples will be collected at the residential building potentially impacted by the release at 207. Debra Caillouet
12/10/2015 Meeting or Teleconference Held DEC staff attended a meeting with FAA PM Raymore to discuss the current status and path forward at the FAA Cold Bay Station sites. Planned work includes an evaluation of remediation technologies for the contamination detected in soil and groundwater. Monte Garroutte
2/4/2016 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) approved the Groundwater Sampling Report, Cold Bay Groundwater Sampling and Feasibility Study, Cold Bay, Alaska. This report summarizes the 2015 groundwater sampling activities which were conducted at the FAA Cold Bay sites. This included the investigation of the following six areas of concern (AOCs): 1. Building 101 – Former Living Quarters 2. Building 102 – Former Living Quarters 3. Building 104 – Former Living Quarters 4. Building 107 – Former Living Quarters 5. Building 207 – Former Water Treatment Plant 6. Building 208 – Former Gasoline Shed DRO exceeds the groundwater cleanup level in at least one well at each AOC. Free product is present in well MW-12H, which is in the Building 207 AOC. Recommendations for each AOC will be addressed in the upcoming feasibility study for the site. Monte Garroutte
5/19/2021 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC provides comment on the "Draft Groundwater Monitoring and Investigation Work Plan Revision 0" dated February, 2021. This work plan proposes to do groundwater monitoring at this AOC (as well as work at other AOCs). Jessica Hall

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