Site Report: NPS Katmai National Park HQ
| Site Name: | NPS Katmai National Park HQ |
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| Address: | Naknek Road, Across from Reeve Airline, King Salmon, AK 99613 |
| File Number: | 2569.38.004 |
| Hazard ID: | 3198 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Livia Bracker, 9072697695 livia.bracker@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 58.681400 |
| Longitude: | -156.668072 |
| 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
Contamination was identified in 1998, during the removal of two underground storage tanks (USTs). Following the release, eight monitoring wells were installed in and around the footprint of the former UST site. No groundwater exceedances were observed after 2005 and the monitoring wells were decommissioned in 2010. Soil contamination still remains, in and directly south of the UST excavation area.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 8/9/1999 | Site Characterization Workplan Approved | NPS Contractor (Shannon and Wilson) submitted a Work Plan for the investigation of soil and groundwater at the Katmai National Park and Preserve headquarters. This work plan was generated as a result of contamination identified during UST removals in 1998. | Jim Frechione |
| 9/3/1999 | Update or Other Action | ADEC letter to NPS informing them of the need to comply with 18 AC 75 regulations when investigating the site and the need to notify the Department when they encounter contamination. | Jim Frechione |
| 1/24/2000 | Site Added to Database | Petroleum. | Jim Frechione |
| 2/17/2000 | Site Characterization Report Approved | Backdated 1/30/2023- Release Investigation Report detailed site assessment activities performed to assess the nature and extent of diesel fuel contamination. Field investigation activities included the installation of 6 monitoring wells and collection of soil and groundwater samples. | Livia Bracker |
| 6/14/2004 | Update or Other Action | File number assigned 2569.38.004. | Sarah Cunningham |
| 6/10/2005 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Changed the Release Information Value from 0.5 to 1 based on an email from Mike Jaynes. | Former Staff |
| 4/1/2006 | Site Characterization Report Approved | Backdated 1/30/2024 - Semiannual Groundwater Monitoring Report received. Report details GW monitoring performed in October and November of 2005. Work performed included analyses for DRO and GRO in monitoring wells and measuring natural attenuation parameters. | Livia Bracker |
| 11/1/2006 | Site Characterization Report Approved | Backdated 1/30/2024 - Groundwater Monitoring Report received. Report details work performed during August 2006 field activities: groundwater monitoring, assessment of biodegradation of hydrocarbon contaminants, and measurement of GW levels to assess hydrologic conditions. | Livia Bracker |
| 7/1/2007 | Site Characterization Report Approved | Backdated 1/30/2024: Groundwater Monitoring Report received detailing work performed during the May 2007 monitoring event. | Livia Bracker |
| 5/14/2008 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed. | Jonathan Schick |
| 5/16/2008 | Update or Other Action | ADEC staff reviewed and submitted comments to the National Park Service on the work plan for 2008 groundwater sampling at thie site. The work plan was lacking in details regarding the sample analysis summary and the state recommended that additional samples be collected that were not proposed in the draft work plan to get a better idea of the diesel plume stability. | Jonathan Schick |
| 5/28/2008 | Site Characterization Workplan Approved | ADEC staff reviewed and approved the NPS work plan to sample three wells at the site in King Salmon. After discussions with teh RPM at the Park Service, the streamlined work plan was accepted with minor additions and alterations to the references section to cite the UST Procedures Manual. | Jonathan Schick |
| 10/1/2010 | Update or Other Action | ADEC Contaminated Sites Staff recieved a copy of the Well Decommissioning report for several wells at the Katmai National Park Headquarters located in King Salmon. The report details that several wells were pulled from the formation including MW-1 which still had a residual odor from diesel contamination remaining in the soil in the area where the tank was removed from. | Jonathan Schick |
| 11/2/2010 | Update or Other Action | ADEC Contaminated Sites Staff submitted a letter to the National Parks Service approving the report detailing the decommissioning of several wells at the Park Headquarters site in King Salmon. | Jonathan Schick |
| 7/30/2012 | Update or Other Action | Project manager changed from Schick to Debenham. | Rebecca Bryan |
| 9/30/2014 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | Potentially responsible party letter sent to the National Park Service. | Melody Debenham |
| 1/7/2020 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | DEC met with NPS and Ahtna contractor to discuss site history and future plans for the site | Tim Sharp |
| 8/17/2022 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | ADEC met with NPS and representatives from Ahtna to discuss multiple site histories and potential paths forward for remediation and eventual closure with or without ICs. | Tim Sharp |
| 2/24/2023 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | ADEC met with NPS and representatives from Ahtna to discuss multiple site histories and potential paths forward for remediation and eventual closure with or without ICs. | Arika Garcia |
Contaminant Information
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Control Type
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Requirements
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| Hazard ID | Site Name | File Number |
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| 25056 | NPS King Salmon, Katmai Park | 2569.26.004 |