| Action Date |
Action |
Description |
DEC Staff |
| 5/10/2012 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC received a Draft Site Characterization report for Site. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 7/20/2012 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC provided review comments for the Draft Site Characterization report for Site UST1578-3_B1812. The report concluded that subsurface soil beneath and in the immediate vicinity of UST 15783 is contaminated with EDB above migration to groundwater Method Two cleanup levels. EDB was not detected in groundwater at Site. The review concluded that EDB contamination is not fully delineated at the Site.
DRO, GRO, Benzene and several VOC’s and SVOCs above DEC cleanup levels were identified up-gradient of the UST 1578-3 tank location within the Site B1812. DRO contamination at Site B 1812 was consistently identified at 29 feet bgs. DRO was also identified in vadose soil within the B 1812 site boundaries at 5’ and 10’ bgs. Benzene above the Table C cleanup level was detected in several grab groundwater samples from borings within Site B 1812 at 13 – 14 and 41 feet bgs. VOCs, TCE and Methylene chloride were also detected at several locations within the B 1812 site boundaries at 5 – 10’ bgs. EDB was not detected in soil or groundwater at Site B1812. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 10/29/2012 |
Site Added to Database |
A new site has been added to the database |
Mitzi Read |
| 10/29/2012 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 79352 name: UST 15783 (DEC Tank ID #6) 500-Gal Leaded Gasoline |
Dennis Shepard |
| 5/10/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC received a Draft Final Site Characterization results report for the Site. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 8/29/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC provided Comments for the Draft Final report. AF has agreed to include a further evaluation of Site UST 1578-3 data as part of the Site Characterization and cleanup at Site B 1812. This will include an evaluation of EDB in the cumulative risk calculation at site B 1812. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 9/6/2013 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
A teleconference call was held to discuss the Final resolution of comments for the Site UST 1578-3_B1812 Site Characterization report. All issues were resolved and DEC provided verbal approval to Finalize the report. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 9/12/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC received the Final Site Characterization report for Site UST 1578-3_B 1812. The report recommends cleanup complete designation for the UST 1578-3. The Air Force has agreed that any residual contamination left on the UST site will be cleaned up concurrent with Cleanup efforts for Site B 1812. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 11/21/2013 |
Site Characterization Report Approved |
A backcheck review of the Final Site Characterization results report was completed and the report approved |
Dennis Shepard |
| 11/21/2013 |
Update or Other Action |
Hazard ID 25933 determined to be duplicate of LUST source area for UST 1578-3 tracked under Hazard ID 25116. Hazard ID 25933 modified to track non-LUST issues at Bldg 1812. File no. 860.26.004 reassigned to 860.38.052; source area renamed; and LUST Release Confirmed Action removed. |
Mitzi Read |
| 6/24/2014 |
Site Characterization Workplan Approved |
DEC approved the 2013 Supplemental Site Characterization (SC) Sampling Plan, Former Galena Forward Operating Location (FOL), Galena, Alaska. This additional sampling was agreed to during a November 2012 Galena Data Gaps meeting. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 9/25/2014 |
Site Characterization Report Approved |
DEC approved the Supplemental Site Characterization Results Report, Building 1812 Former Satellite Hazardous Waste Accumulation Point (Site B1812 or CSS002), Former Galena Forward Operating Location (FOL), Alaska. DEC/Air Force - comment/response and documentation of the agreements for a supplemental site characterization are documented in the approval letter(DEC_approval_B1812_df_suppSC_090214). |
Dennis Shepard |
| 7/30/2015 |
Cleanup Plan Approved |
DEC approved the Phase I Cleanup Plan for Site CSS002, Building 1812 Former Hazardous Waste Accumulation Point, Former Galena Forward Operating Location (FOL), Alaska (July 2015). The cleanup plan includes excavation and segregation of petroleum, PCB and TCE contaminated soils to 15 feet below ground surface. Petroleum contaminated soil will be transported to the Galena Landfarm for treatment. PCB soil will be transported offsite to an approved TSD facility.
TCE soil is being moved to a site at million gallon hill for pretreatment (in accordance with RCRA approval and Air Force lead agency determination). TCE will be disposed of off-site if treatment cannot reach levels below DEC cleanup levels for unrestricted use. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 8/30/2016 |
Cleanup Plan Approved |
DEC approved the Phase I Construction Completion Report and Phase II Cleanup Plan for Site CSS002, Building 1812 Former Hazardous Waste Accumulation Point, Former Galena Forward Operating Location, Alaska (September 2016), Former Galena Forward Operating Location (FOL), Alaska.
The phase 2 cleanup plan includes bioventing and In situ sulphate application to stimulate bioremediation. Performance monitoring is also addressed in the cleanup plan. |
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 |
| 8/2/2017 |
Update or Other Action |
Sulfate injections (in-situ chemical oxidation)were completed to address petroleum contamination at the B. 1812 site. A total of 10 borings were installed to a depth of 27-37 feet below ground surface. Approximately 315 kg of gypsum and 3,500 L of water were injected into each well. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 6/6/2018 |
Update or Other Action |
TECH MEMO APPROVED: 2018 Temporary Soil Treatment for Site CSS002 TCE-Contaminated Soil. This Technical Memorandum proposes and describes the configuration, tilling, and sampling of temporary soil windrows to treat approximately 150 cubic yards (cy) of trichloroethene (TCE)-contaminated soil. Approximately 143 cy of TCE-contaminated soil was excavated from Site CSS002 in 2015 and placed in a lined and covered stockpile within a fenced area at Million Gallon Hill. In addition, approximately 5 to 10 cy of drill cuttings from other sites with potential TCE in soil (Sites OW024, SS015, SS019, SS022, and SS025) has been added to the stockpile from 2015 to 2017. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 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 |
| 8/31/2018 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
TECH MEMO APPROVED: Soil Treatment Results for Site CSS002 TCE-Contaminated Soil. Prepared by Parsons. Dated August 30, 2018. |
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 |
| 1/2/2019 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
REPORT APPROVAL: 2017 Performance Monitoring Report for Sites CPL006, CSS002, OW024, SS014/SS017, SS016, SS022, SS025, ST009, and ST010. Parsons, December 2018. The report presents and evaluates performance monitoring data for sites managed by Parsons with an approved Cleanup Plan or Record of Decision (ROD), and an active remedy installed and operating for fiscal year 2017. |
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 |
| 10/30/2019 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
REPORT APPROVAL: Final 2018 Performance Monitoring Report for Sites CPL006, CSS002, OW024, SS006/SS019, SS014/SS017, SS015, SS016, SS018, SS022, SS025, ST009, ST010, and FT001, Former Galena Forward Operating Location, Alaska (Parsons, October 2019) |
Jamie McKellar |
| 12/30/2019 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
REPORT APPROVAL: Final Technical Memorandum for Anaerobic Soil Treatment for Site CSS002 TCE-Contaminated Soil, Former Galena Forward Operating Location, Alaska (Parsons, December 16, 2019) |
Jamie McKellar |
| 9/4/2020 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 79352 Bldg 1812 Pipeline. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 4/21/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
REPORT APPROVAL: 2020 Performance Monitoring Report for Sites CPL006, CSS002, SS006/SS019, SS017, SS015, SS016, SS018, SS022, ST009, ST010, and FT001, Former Galena Forward Operating Location, Alaska (Parsons, April 2021) |
Jamie McKellar |
| 11/30/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM APPROVAL: Final 2021 Remediation System and Well Decommissioning and Replacement (Sites CG001, CSS002, SS025, ST005, ST020, and TU001), CH2M/Jacobs, November 2021 |
Jamie McKellar |
| 8/23/2023 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
REPORT APPROVED: Final Remedial Process Optimization Evaluation Report, Former Galena Forward Operating Location, Alaska (Parsons, June 2023) |
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 |
