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Site Report: Marshall Hunter Store

Site Name: Marshall Hunter Store
Address: East Side of Poltes Ave., Between 6th & 8th Streets, Marshall, AK 99585
File Number: 2428.38.004
Hazard ID: 3353
Status: Active
Staff: * Currently Not Assigned, 9072693057 bill.oconnell@alaska.gov
Latitude: 61.881100
Longitude: -162.089000
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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Problems/Comments

This site has been reported to have been discovered during City sewer and water work July 13/14, 2002. Soil was stockpiled near 6th Street and Poltes Avenue initially. It was moved to a lined, fenced and bermed landfarm area on the Hunter Store property. The three tanks at this location are not going to be part of the tank farm consolidation. According to the owner, the tanks are no longer in commercial use and he is trying to sell them. He stated that the railroad car tank is empty; the southernmost, gray tank contains fuel oil; and the northernmost, red tank contains gasoline. The latter two tanks were almost empty. He was not aware of any releases from these tanks. Visual Assessment: The three tanks are situated in an unlined and unbermed area, along the east side of the residential road and approximately 100 to 150 feet east of the river. One soil sample collected approximately 5 feet west of the west end of the RR tank at a depth of 3.5 feet bgs. Fuel odor was noticed while advancing this boring. GRO concentrations were 7,350 mg/kg and benzene levels were 272 mg/kg.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
11/1/2000 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Report submitted by HartCrowser in November 2000. Seven field screening samples were taken using a PID with the highest reading in sample HS-02 sent in for laboratory analysis. GRO and benzene were found above ADEC’s Direct Contact cleanup levels. Ethylbenzene, toluene, and xylenes above Migration to Groundwater cleanup levels. DRO and RRO found below cleanup levels. Pam Clemens
4/15/2003 Site Added to Database GRO and benzene contamination. Deborah Williams
2/23/2004 Update or Other Action Site discovered during TAPL funded recon for the Denali Commission tank farm consolidation. Site is privately owned. Mike Jaynes
6/17/2004 Update or Other Action The department received a letter from Mayor Raymond Alstrom, City of Marshall, stating that site discovery occurred during a water and sewer improvement project that Summit Consulting Services was performing for the City of Marshall on July 13/14, 2002. Approximately 40 to 50 cubic yards of contaminated material was excavated and stockpiled next to the trench near 6th Street and Poltes Avenue. David Pikul
7/15/2004 Update or Other Action File number changed from 2428.42.002 to 2428.38.003 Sarah Cunningham
12/14/2006 Update or Other Action In a telephone conversation with Mr. Leslie Hunter, Mr. Hunter informed me that the contaminated soil associated with the utility work adjacent to his property had been stockpiled on his property and is enclosed by a fence. The stockpile has been seeded with grass seed. Sampling has reportedly been conducted but no data has been received by ADEC CSP. A letter was sent to Mr. Hunter requesting an update on the status of the stockpile and recommending the stockpile be sampled in the future. Bill O'Connell
7/20/2007 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ETM ranking completed. Bill O'Connell
7/23/2007 Update or Other Action A figure provided by ADEC Drinking Water Protection Program indicates the production wells that supply the Marshall drinking water system are upgadient from this contaminated site. Bill O'Connell
5/6/2009 Update or Other Action In a telephone conservation with Mr. Leslie Hunter, Jr. he confirmed that the soil is still landspread on the Hunter Store property. It is still contained in a lined and bermed area, but the fence is down. He said that the soil had been fertilized and tilled twice annually for the first two or three years and has been seeded successfully since then. There is old grass from last year on it now and it appears that the grass will return this summer. We discussed the fact that no new sampling has been done. Pam Clemens
10/2/2009 Update or Other Action Changed file number to 2428.38.004 to separate out information previously associated with 2428.38.003. Pam Clemens
3/5/2014 Update or Other Action No new information or change in site status. Keather McLoone
10/10/2016 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter Lisa Griswold
10/10/2016 Update or Other Action Site Characterization work plan requested. Work Plan is to be submitted by December 8, 2016. Lisa Griswold
12/13/2016 Update or Other Action Letter indicating that another site in the village of Marshall had hired an environmental consultant and giving contact information sent on this date. Due to this new development, the site characterization work plan deadline is extended to February 11, 2017. Lisa Griswold
12/29/2016 Update or Other Action Request for Site Characterization by February 11, 2017 suspended at this time. CSP is currently reviewing the file and possible NFA letter issued by Prevention and Emergency Response Program in 2008. RP is to submit any communication and paperwork with 2008 project manager for review by August 1, 2017. Lisa Griswold
5/12/2017 Update or Other Action Letter sent to RP notifying of site management transfer to Rodman and to send any communications found between ADEC and the RP should be sent to Rodman for review. Lisa Griswold
5/12/2017 Update or Other Action Site transferred to Rodman Lisa Griswold
6/19/2017 Update or Other Action Received site photos from RP. Barrels, AST's, grassy & overgrown conditions, black liner is possible remnant of stockpiled soil from 2004. Amy Rodman
11/2/2021 Update or Other Action Billing has been suspended for this site until updated contact information for the RP can be identified. Julie Fix

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