Site Report: Residence - 1004 Otter Street
| Site Name: | Residence - 1004 Otter Street |
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| Address: | 1004 Otter Street, Baldwin Peninsula, Kotzebue, AK 99752 |
| File Number: | 410.38.011 |
| Hazard ID: | 3252 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Stacee Henderson, 9072628202 stacee.henderson@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 66.899208 |
| Longitude: | -162.572341 |
| 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
On May 18, 1999, ice fell from the roof of the six-plex residence located at 1004 Otter Street and severed a fuel line to one of two 500-gal aboveground home heating oil tanks (HHOTs). Estimated spill of 900 gallons at residence where puddled free product, stained soil and stressed vegetation observed by ADEC staff (Spill No. 99389913801). Much of the fuel found its way to a pond next to the residence. City workers dewatered the fuel from the pond into Swan Lake. Property overlies the old dump site for the former native hospital so potential for possible buried debris limited soil sampling to shallow soil depth. Property consists of sand and gravel pad with the dwelling constructed on wood piling. Bounded on the north by Otter Street, east by a playground, south and west by a shallow pond. Village spill response included use of sorbents at the on-site pond but was then improperly dewatered into adjacent Swan Lake. Fish kills occurred along Swan Lake in the fall of 1998 and spring of 1999. Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) has collected samples to determine the cause of death.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 6/18/1999 | Update or Other Action | Letters of State Interest sent to the RPs from Tom DeRuyter (PERP). | Deborah Williams |
| 7/24/2001 | Site Added to Database | Heating oil. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 7/24/2001 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Preliminary ranking. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 12/4/2006 | Update or Other Action | Per project manager request updated site name. | Wendy Uzzell |
| 4/18/2007 | Update or Other Action | Reviewed file and updated database. No corrective action or site characterization has occured since the initial spill response in 1999. There was much confusion about the responsible parties at this site. The release occured after foreclosure when the property was held by the National Bank of Alaska and the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation. The site has since been sold 'as is' into private ownership. | Shannon Oelkers |
| 4/19/2007 | Update or Other Action | Current property owner is the Maniilaq Health Center, PO BOX 256, Kotzebue, AK 99752. The residence is a multi-family six-plex. | Shannon Oelkers |
| 7/27/2007 | Update or Other Action | Site transferred from Oelkers to Farris. | Shannon Oelkers |
| 5/22/2008 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed. | Ann Farris |
| 6/11/2008 | Update or Other Action | Lat-long updated after visit to Kotzebue. | Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 7/28/2008 | Update or Other Action | Sent letter to last RP on file requesting status update. | Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 8/4/2008 | Update or Other Action | Received call from previous RP on file (Zachares). Property was sold to Maniilaq Association several years ago. | Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 1/14/2009 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | PRP and informational request letter sent to Maniilaq Association. | Jim Fish |
| 1/27/2009 | Update or Other Action | Received call from Manilaaq Association. They will send a letter responding to our request and intend to do site assessment this summer. | Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 11/6/2014 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | A new information request/PRP letter sent to RP for site update. | Jim Fish |
| 11/25/2014 | Update or Other Action | Received a call from Maniilaq Assoc (landowner during release). Property has sold and is now an Auto Shop. Maniilaq Maintenance Director will look into records for past actions taken on the site. | Jim Fish |
| 6/30/2016 | Update or Other Action | Sent letter to RP requesting update regarding site characterization efforts with a response deadline of September 30 (90 days). | Laura Jacobs |
| 7/2/2018 | Update or Other Action | ADEC staff sent a letter to Maniilaq Association and Maniilaq Health Center to request site characterization by 90 days - September 27, 2018. | Laura Jacobs |
| 6/10/2019 | Update or Other Action | DEC Project Manager sent correspondence requesting additional site information. Response requested within 30 days of receipt of letter. | Megan Roberts |
| 7/11/2019 | Update or Other Action | Maniilaq staff was not in receipt of letter. DEC Project Manager sent correspondence requesting additional site information. Response requested within 30 days of receipt of letter. | Megan Roberts |
| 6/1/2023 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | Potentially Responsible Party letters and Information Requests sent to Han Lee and Kotzebue Automotive on this date. Work plan request letter sent to Maniilaq Association. | Naomi Mason |
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