Site Report: Galena AFS/Airport - LF012 Historic Landfill SW of Triangle
| Site Name: | Galena AFS/Airport - LF012 Historic Landfill SW of Triangle |
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| Address: | W of Galena Airport Taxiway; S of DSWD Area, Galena, AK 99741 |
| File Number: | 860.38.057 |
| Hazard ID: | 26188 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Jamie McKellar, 9074515175 jamie.mckellar@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 64.738631 |
| Longitude: | -156.964440 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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Problems/Comments
The Historic Closed Landfill site, otherwise known as LF012, is the site of a closed landfill southwest of the cantonment triangle at the Galena AFS/Airport. In 1993, The Radian Corportation used EM to detect several metal anomalies underneath the surface at the site. LF012 was also sampled in July and October 1995 for evidence of contamination on the soil surface, in the surface water, and in the down-gradient groundwater. Chromium (up to 0.52 mg/L), arsenic (up to .034 mg/L), vanadium (up to 0.22 mg/L), and lead (up to .053 mg/L) were measured above ADEC Method Two cleanup levels in the groundwater and surface water samples taken in the July sampling event. Though there was work performed in 2011 and 2012 to establish background concentrations of RCRA metals in the Galena groundwater, there are no agreed upon background levels for the groundwater in the region. Monitoring well MW-02 was relocated at this landfill in 2012, though it was found to be unusable. No other monitoring wells at the site could be located. Drums were found buried at the site, though no sampling has been conducted to determine if petroleum contamination is present. DRO, GRO and RRO analytical sampling must be completed at this site before it can be closed.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 1/24/2014 | Site Added to Database | A new site has been added to the database | Mitzi Read |
| 2/14/2014 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 79590 name: LF012 Historic Landfill SW of Triangle | Monte Garroutte |
| 7/30/2015 | Site Visit | DEC completed a site visit and inspected the cap on the landfill also observed the condition of monitoring wells at the site. The cap was found to be in good shape with no settled areas, no standing water or uncovered debris. Monitoring wells were missing or damaged, these will need to be replaced to evaluate the potential leachate coming out of the landfill. | 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 |
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