| Action Date |
Action |
Description |
DEC Staff |
| 7/3/1985 |
Update or Other Action |
(Old R:Base Action Code = RDRA - Remedial Design / Remedial Action). Contract awarded to Tryck Nyman Hayes for remedial design at Burma Road (added to main contract for Kodiak Defense Area). Final payment made 12/18/1987. Apparently, no further investigation or action taken beyond the design. This action added by Shannon and Wilson 11/20/1996. |
S&W-Miner |
| 8/29/1985 |
Update or Other Action |
(Old R:Base Action Code = SI - Site Investigation). Site visit performed by Alaska District Corps of Engineers, Leisnoi, Inc., BLM, 176th EOD of Fort Richardson. Visit found ordnance debris and unexploded ordnance. This action added by Shannon and Wilson 11/20/1996. |
S&W-Miner |
| 11/21/1996 |
Site Added to Database |
Ordnance and metals contamination in soil. Site added by Shannon and Wilson. |
S&W-Miner |
| 2/19/1997 |
Preliminary Assessment Approved |
PA action added by Shannon and Wilson, Inc., on 2/19/97. Based on FUDS Site Summary dated 2/21/96, PA completed 7/86. |
S&W-Miner |
| 2/19/1997 |
Update or Other Action |
(Old R:Base Action Code = RDRA - Remedial Design / Remedial Action). RDRA action added by Shannon and Wilson, Inc., on 2/19/97. Based on FUDS Site Summary dated 2/21/96, Burma Road was added to the Remedial Design (RD) of the Kodiak Defense Area. A/E contractor Tryck, Nyman Hayes. Apparently no further investigation or action was taken at this site beyond the design. |
S&W-Miner |
| 11/29/1999 |
Site Ranked Using the AHRM |
Initial ranking. Justified Priority to High because of the presence of UXO. |
Jeff Brownlee |
| 3/14/2000 |
Update or Other Action |
Site Justified because site contains unexploded ordnance which is an immediate physical hazard to humans and animals. |
Jeff Brownlee |
| 11/7/2000 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Comment resolution meeting on the draft OEW and environmental sampling work plan (Geophex, contractor for ADEC, assisted in review of the OE work plan). Work plan was not approved because of lack of definable DQOs and lack of QC plan (no prove out, etc). |
Jeff Brownlee |
| 9/5/2001 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Staff participated in a comment resolution meeting on the COE Burma Road UXO Site Investigation. The 2000 Alaska District investigation found unexploded ordnance (UXO) scrap at several areas of concern (AOC) along with subsurface anomalies. Subsurface anomalies were not excavated. The COE Huntsville district is funded to perform an investigation at this site and has completed the draft Archive Search Report (ASR). The ASR utilizes records and aerial photography to identify areas of concern to be further investigated. Some areas of elevated metals in soil (chromium and arsenic) were noted at a couple AOCs. Additional sampling in non-disturbed areas may be necessary to estimate the background of these metals in area soil. |
Jeff Brownlee |
| 6/11/2003 |
Site Number Identifier Changed |
Changed Workplan from X8 to X2. |
Jeff Brownlee |
| 10/27/2004 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
staff participated in a Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting to discuss the status of Formerly Used Defense Sites on the island. The Corps of Engineers also participated at the meeting. The DEC and COE contractor also participated in a public open house to solicit comments on the cleanup work being done on Kodiak. Turnout was light as is typical in Kodiak |
Jeff Brownlee |
| 3/17/2005 |
Update or Other Action |
Contaminated Sites staff reviewed and commented on a groundwater monitoring report for the Burma Road Formerly Used Defense Site on Kodiak. Three monitoring wells were installed and sampled for a selection of metals and perchlorate. The site was a disposal/storage area and an Open Burn/Open Demolition area for ordnance during WWII. No contaminants were noted over cleanup levels |
Jeff Brownlee |
| 6/14/2005 |
Update or Other Action |
File number issued 2601.38.090. |
Aggie Blandford |
| 6/17/2005 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Contaminated Sites staff participated in a public open house for Formerly Used Defense Sites on Kodiak Island. Staff also conducted several site inspections. Proposed Plans for the Little Navy Annex Site and the Cape Chiniak Site were introduced at the Kodiak Island Borough assembly meeting. The open house had a moderate amount of interest with several community members stopping by to discuss sites and pick up information. |
Jeff Brownlee |
| 1/18/2006 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Contaminated Sites staff participated in a Technical Planning Process meeting for the Burma Road Unexploded Ordnance Site on Kodiak. The meeting was attended by the COE, Alaska District and Huntsville District, both districts contractors and the DEC. This site is being evaluated to see if there is enough information to perform a desktop Site Investigation Report. Consensus is the site with have to go to Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study in the future. The group also traveled to Kodiak and took a helicopter tour of the site |
Jeff Brownlee |
| 1/19/2006 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Contaminated Sites staff participated in a Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting to discuss the recent documents available for the review and the field work the COE will be doing this summer in the island. The COE and DEC were interviewed on public radio to discuss the Kodiak projects and overall contaminated site cleanup process. There was also a public open house to give community members the opportunity to bring up concerns and ask questions in person. As typical for Kodiak turn out was light |
Jeff Brownlee |
| 2/14/2006 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Contaminated Sites staff participated in a Technical Planning Process meeting for the Burma Road Unexploded Ordinance Site on Kodiak. The meeting was attended by the COE, Alaska District and Huntsville District, both districts contractors and the DEC. This site is being evaluated to see if there is enough information to perform a desktop Site Investigation Report. Consensus is the site with have to go to Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study in the future. The group also traveled to Kodiak and took a helicopter tour of the site |
Jeff Brownlee |
| 5/4/2006 |
Update or Other Action |
Contaminated Sites staff conducted a file review for a Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) project on Kodiak Island. The Corps of Engineers would like to do a bench top Site Investigation (SI) and carry the site into the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) phase of the cleanup process. The DEC concurred that the file contains sufficient investigative and historical information to do a bench top SI |
Jeff Brownlee |
| 5/24/2006 |
Update or Other Action |
Staff participated in site inspections with a Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division representative on Kodiak Island. Several Formerly Used Defense sites were toured by helicopter including Burma Road, Long Island, Buskin Lake, Cape Chiniak Tracking Station and Little Navy Annex |
Jeff Brownlee |
| 6/1/2006 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Staff participated with the Corps of Engineers (COE) and their contractor in a public open house for the Formerly Used Defense Sites on Kodiak Island. We also attended the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting. The COE gave a briefing on the work planned for this summer. The open house showed light interest which is normal for Kodiak. Staff also met with Coast Guard environmental personnel and inspected several sites on the Coast Guard Base |
Jeff Brownlee |
| 7/14/2006 |
Update or Other Action |
Staff reviewed a Technical Planning Process document for the Burma Road Military Munitions Response Project (MMRP) on Kodiak Island. The document recommends doing a Site Investigation with existing information. When funding is programmed a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study will be performed. |
Jeff Brownlee |
| 9/26/2006 |
Update or Other Action |
Staff reviewed a draft Site Investigation Report (SI) for the Burma Road Military Munitions Response Program site on Kodiak. This SI incorporates previous studies including the Archive Search Report, several site visits and investigations that included soil sampling, groundwater monitoring and magnetometer surveys. The report recommends several areas of concern (AOC) for No Department of Defense Action Indicated (NDIA) or Conditional Closure. Eight AOCs are recommended to be carried into a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study |
Jeff Brownlee |
| 1/18/2007 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Contaminated Sites staff participated in a Technical Planning Process (TPP) meeting for the Burma Road Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) site on Kodiak. Meeting participants included the BLM, Rock Island District and Alaska District of the Corps of Engineers and DEC. The team discussed the recently completed Site Investigation Report and went over the munitions prioritization protocol for the site. The next phase of the project will be a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study, but due to funding competition it is unlikely the project will be funded for several years |
Jeff Brownlee |
| 3/19/2007 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
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Jeff Brownlee |
| 1/22/2009 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Contaminated Sites staff participated with the Corps of Engineers in a Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting and a public open house to discuss Formerly Used Defense Sites on Kodiak Island. An update was provided on sites currently being worked on including Drury Gulch, Buskin Beach, Airport Staging Area, and Building A-711 |
Jeff Brownlee |
| 12/2/2016 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
ADEC contaminated sites program staff participated in a teleconference with representatives from the USCG to discuss the current status of the FUDS cleanup based upon the previous work conducted to date; and also to discuss the Army Corps of Engineers' prospective schedules for future cleanup work and paths forward. The USCG expressed their concerns to ADEC with regard to potential increased human exposure and safety risks associated with the Burma Road FUDS areas of concern based upon what the USCG has observed to be a significant increase in public use (i.e. hikers, ATVs, etc.) in recent years. As a follow up action, ADEC requested the Army Corps to conduct an evaluation and update stakeholders on the site's status; including current land use, residual contamination, non-characterized areas, and prioritization. |
Curtis Dunkin |
| 8/3/2017 |
Site Visit |
ADEC contaminated sites program staff participated in an annual project delivery team planning meeting in Kodiak for the Kodiak FUDS and participated in a limited site visit and visual inspection of the Burma Road areas. ADEC, the USCG, and Army Corps discussed the current status of the FUDS cleanup based upon the previous work conducted to date as well as the Army Corps' prospective schedules for future cleanup work and paths forward. The USCG has observed a significant increase in public use (i.e. hikers, ATVs, etc.) in recent years. The Army Corps is currently conducting an evaluation to provide an update to stakeholders on the site's status; including current land use, residual contamination, non-characterized areas, and prioritization. |
Curtis Dunkin |
| 3/7/2019 |
Update or Other Action |
ADEC conducted a comprehensive internal records review to evaluate the historical investigations and cleanup activities that have been conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers in order to establish whether or not available records regarding the site characterization and cleanup are adequate for ADEC and other stakeholders to make path forward decisions and to determine what further work may be necessary to achieve protectiveness and closure. ADEC submitted an action letter to the Army Corps of Engineers requesting an internal FUDS review of the historical work and site status, and for the Army Corps to schedule a technical planning meeting with the Army Corps, ADEC, and USCG to reconcile their respective records and evaluate additional actions that may be necessary. |
Curtis Dunkin |
| 8/20/2019 |
Site Visit |
ADEC traveled to Kodiak, AK to participate in two days of annual project delivery team meetings and conduct site inspections with representatives from EPA, USACE, USCG, and their respective technical contract support. |
Curtis Dunkin |
| 8/11/2020 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
ADEC participated in an annual planning meeting with representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers, the US Coast Guard, and the Environmental Protection Agency for the purpose of providing respective status updates on the site action prioritization and project implementation schedules for all four Kodiak Buskin Beach and the Burma Road Formerly Used Defense Sites. |
Curtis Dunkin |
| 8/12/2020 |
Update or Other Action |
ADEC participated in a technical planning and project prioritization meeting with representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers, US Coast Guard, and Environmental Protection Agency to discuss the planned additional remedial investigation work at the Burma Road sites that the FUDS program has requested funding for and anticipates authorizing in fiscal years 2021-22. |
Curtis Dunkin |
| 11/17/2021 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
ADEC participated in a kickoff Systematic Project Planning meeting with stakeholder representatives from USACE, BLM, USCG, and respective contracted technical support representatives to provide input for the remedial investigation and cleanup work that is currently programmed by USACE for implementation over the next several years. |
Curtis Dunkin |
| 12/22/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC reviewed the meeting minutes from the 11/17/21 Systematic Project Planning meeting with stakeholder representatives from USACE, BLM, and USCG, along with reviews of the draft conceptual site model and submitted review comments to USACE. |
Curtis Dunkin |
| 3/23/2022 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC reviewed responses to comments and the revised documents for the preliminary draft contaminated sites model worksheets 10 and 11 and the 2021 Systematic Project Planning meeting minutes and submitted acceptance and approvals to the Army Corps of Engineers. |
Curtis Dunkin |
| 11/21/2022 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
DEC attended a Systematic Project Planning (SPP) Meeting (third one) to discuss the planned remedial investigation for the Kodiak - Burma Road FUDS MMRP site. Several individuals from various agencies attended. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the project goals and site details, the conceptual site model, data quality objectives, munitions and explosives of concern (MEC) approach, munitions constituent sampling design, remedial investigation fieldwork and a tentative project schedule and timeline. |
Erica Blake |
| 1/11/2023 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC provided review comments from UXO Pro on the systematic project planning (SPP) meeting #3 to the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE). USACE responded they will pass the comments along to the project team for consideration in preparing the final meeting minutes from the November 11, 2023. |
Erica Blake |
| 4/11/2023 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC conducted a review of the "Draft Biological Resources Work Plan, Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study/Proposed Plan/Decision Document, Burma Road Formerly Used Defense Site Kodiak Island, Alaska (dated March 2023)" and "Draft Cultural Resources Work Plan, Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study/Proposed Plan/Decision Document, Burma Road Formerly Used Defense Site Kodiak Island, Alaska (dated March 2023)." DEC had no regulatory comments to provide on the two work plans and requested the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers provide DEC with clean final documents for the DEC files. |
Erica Blake |
