Site Report: City of Ambler Clinic (AVEC)
| Site Name: | City of Ambler Clinic (AVEC) |
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| Address: | Schwatka Street, SW of, inter. w/ Dahl Avenue, Ambler, AK 99786 |
| File Number: | 470.38.001 |
| Hazard ID: | 294 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | * Currently Not Assigned, 9072693057 bill.oconnell@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 67.087135 |
| Longitude: | -157.856848 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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We make every effort to ensure the data presented here is accurate based on the best available information currently on file with DEC. It is therefore subject to change as new information becomes available. We recommend contacting the assigned project staff prior to making decisions based on this information.
Problems/Comments
Historical diesel release caused by faulty fuel pipeline union. Corrective action by RP was inadequate as contaminant plume migrated beneath Clinic building. Workers in the Clinic have been affected by fuel odors during periods of warm weather. USS 5013. Update 12-4-08: Old clinic had vapor intrusion issue, new clinic built in 2002. AVEC did some remediation at site as stated in August 29, 2001 letter in file.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 10/24/2001 | Site Added to Database | Historical deisel spill. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 10/24/2001 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Preliminary ranking. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 10/31/2001 | Update or Other Action | Phone contact with Marie Becker 561-7972, environmental coordinator at AVEC to introduce VCP and fax updated Site Intake file information for drafting workplan. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 11/1/2001 | Update or Other Action | Air Exposure reduced from 1.0 to 0.1 for the cold weather season. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 4/21/2008 | Update or Other Action | Phone coversation with City of Ambler. A new clinic has been built and is in use, but the old clinic (this site) is still in place. | Bill O'Connell |
| 4/21/2008 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed. | Bill O'Connell |
| 12/3/2008 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | Meeting with AVEC to discuss numerous sites on 12-3-08. Action added by Pam Clemens. | Bill O'Connell |
| 12/4/2008 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | PRP letter sent out 12-4-08 and attached to file. Action added by Pam Clemens. | Bill O'Connell |
| 2/16/2011 | Update or Other Action | Spoke with Drinking Water Division to get information on the public water systems in Ambler. Two sources are listed as PWSID #300214.001(approximately 320 feet from old clinic) and 300214.002 (approximately 880 feet from old clinic). Called new clinic and verified that it was opened in 2002. The old clinic is occasionally rented out as temporary housing for workers coming to Ambler. | Pam Clemens |
| 2/17/2011 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 71273 1986 pipeline spill. | Pam Clemens |
| 9/19/2018 | Update or Other Action | Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) reviewed site files of Alaska Village Electric Corp. sites and sent a letter to the AVEC main office requesting they contact ADEC by October 15, 2018 to schedule a meeting to discuss sites at which they are a responsible or potentially responsible party. | Chelsy Passmore |
| 11/20/2018 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | The ADEC hosted a meeting with the Alaska Village Electric Corporation (AVEC) to discuss the 14 AVEC sites currently on the contaminated sites database. AVEC CEO, and environmental consultant were in attendance as well as ADEC program managers, and site project managers. Individual site status and cleanup needs were discussed for each site, in addition to overall funding sources, level of priority and forward progress at the sites as a whole. | Chelsy Passmore |
| 5/24/2022 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | Notified by ANTHC that new water and sewer connections would be installed at homes east of this site. ANTHC submitted a work plan for contaminated soil management dated May 2022. Excavation work is not expected to reach groundwater in this area. DEC provided comments on this date. Workplan approved on 6/15/2022. | Janice Wiegers |
| 7/27/2022 | Update or Other Action | Notified that the ANTHC project will not be complete this field season, but ANTHC will try again next summer. AVEC, who is a responsible party at this site, was also notified of the planned project. ANTHC will notify AVEC if they find soil contamination during their work. | Janice Wiegers |
Contaminant Information
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No associated sites were found.