| Action Date |
Action |
Description |
DEC Staff |
| 4/24/2012 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC received a Draft Remedial Investigation results report for Site. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 9/7/2012 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC provided review comments for the Draft Remedial Investigation results report for the Site. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 9/10/2012 |
Site Added to Database |
A new site has been added to the database |
Mitzi Read |
| 10/10/2012 |
Update or Other Action |
DEC sent a letter to EPA concerning Risk Assessments (RAs) for Remedial Investigation Sites at Galena. DEC has asked EPA to provide an opinion on risk assessment issues requiring resolution for the remedial investigation sites at Galena. Specific issues of concern are: determination of risk assessment source area and calculation of exposure point concentrations |
Dennis Shepard |
| 11/15/2012 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 79332 name: S1850 Bldg 1850 Storage Yard |
Dennis Shepard |
| 2/1/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC received a Draft Final Remedial Investigation results report for the site. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 4/24/2013 |
CERCLA RI Report Approved |
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) received a Draft RI results report for Site S1850 on April 20, 2012. ADEC provided comments for the draft report on September 7, 2012. On February 1, 2013, ADEC received a response to comments (RTC) and a Draft Final RI results report for Site S1850.
Based on the acceptable responses in the RTC, the Draft Final RI results report for Site S1850 was approved. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 1/14/2014 |
CERCLA RI Plan Approved |
DEC provided approval for a 2013 Supplemental Remedial Investigation (RI) and Site Characterization (SC) Sampling Plan on May 24, 2013. The sampling plan presents step out sample locations and analytical protocols for supplemental remedial investigation at six Sites (B400, OWS1833, DSWD, SS006/SS019, and FT001) and supplemental site characterization activities at two Sites (ST010 and OAP) at the Former Galena FOL.
By Agreement between the Air Force and DEC, TCE contamination at site S1850 is being investigated as part of the investigations at Sites SS006 and SS019. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 10/26/2016 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
A restoration Advisory board meeting was held in Galena Alaska to discuss the general and specific status of site investigations and cleanup at Galena. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 8/8/2018 |
Site Visit |
DEC conducted a site visit at the Former Forward Operating Location in Galena, AK on August 8-9, 2018. A photo log is available in DEC's electronic file. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 10/29/2018 |
Site Visit |
On October 23, 2018, DEC participated in the Technical Project Team (TPT) meeting with representatives from USAF and ADOT&PF. A site visit with inspections of each site was conducted the following day (10/24/2018) in Galena, as well as a regional advisory board (RAB) meeting with members of the community and other interested parties. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 4/5/2019 |
Site Visit |
On April 2, 2019, DEC staff participated in a Technical Project Team meeting with representatives from USAF, Parsons, CH2M, and ADOT. The TPT meeting was held at the Fairbanks DEC office. On April 3-4, 2019, DEC staff traveled to Galena to participate in meetings with the City Mayor & RAB chair to discuss community concerns about site cleanup; a Proposed Plan meeting for Site DP023, and a community regional advisory board (RAB) meeting to discuss fieldwork completed during the 2018 field season and upcoming 2019 fieldwork. Site visits were also conducted. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 10/23/2019 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
On October 22, 2019, DEC participated in the Technical Project Team (TPT) meeting with representatives from USAF and ADOT&PF. A site visit was conducted the following day (10/23/2019) in Galena, as well as a regional advisory board (RAB) meeting with members of the community and other interested parties. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 11/15/2023 |
Site Visit |
DEC, DOT, USAF, and contractors met at the Fairbanks DEC office on May 2, 2023 for a Technical Project Team meeting. The following day a site visit and Regional Advisory Board (RAB) meeting were held in Galena. Meeting minutes for the TPT and RAB meetings were approved on November 15, 2023. |
Jamie McKellar |
