Site Report: Nulato Fuel Line Spill
| Site Name: | Nulato Fuel Line Spill |
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| Address: | Lower Townsite Lagoon, from pipeline running between School & Bus Barn, Nulato, AK 99765 |
| File Number: | 840.38.001 |
| Hazard ID: | 3672 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | * Currently Not Assigned, 9072693057 bill.oconnell@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 64.718188 |
| Longitude: | -158.110297 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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Problems/Comments
Valve on out-of-service fuel line was accidentally left open and released approximately 600 gallons of #1 diesel into a marshy area near the school that is underlain by permafrost. The fuel flowed and pooled along a ditch for approximately 120 feet. 200 gallons of product recovered in the response effort, no soil samples collected. There is no threat to either the village drinking water supply or the Yukon River, which are approximately 6500 feet and 200 yards away from the spill respectively. PERP and Village Safe Water personnel involved in response effort. Cross-reference file number 840.02.006 (PERP) 5.17 acres, Block 3, U.S.S. 724 Spill number 00309923603 Spill date 8/21/2000 Update 4-2011: there is currently one community water well in Nulato, 1.25 miles west of the lower townsite. There are no private water wells in Nulato. There are plans to re-activate the Blackberry well and tie it into the upper townsite's water system in the fall of 2011, but this is not impacted by any spills in the lower townsite.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 4/19/2001 | Site Added to Database | #1 diesel. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 4/19/2001 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Preliminary ranking. Site Access rating reflects proximity to school. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 8/27/2001 | Update or Other Action | Program Invitation letter sent to PR/Landowner. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 7/27/2007 | Update or Other Action | Site transferred from Oelkers to Frechione. | Shannon Oelkers |
| 4/14/2008 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed. | Bill O'Connell |
| 3/12/2009 | Update or Other Action | Attempted to correct the coordinate information to better identify the location of this spill. | Pam Clemens |
| 12/7/2009 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | Reviewed file for remaining contamination and groundwater information for Ms. Amundsen of Amundsen Environmental (488-2136) who is researching Nulato for possible HUD housing. | Pam Clemens |
| 4/4/2011 | Update or Other Action | There is currently one community water well in Nulato, 1.25 miles west of the lower townsite. There are no private water wells in Nulato. | Pam Clemens |
| 2/16/2012 | Update or Other Action | Staff changed from Pam Clemens to Linda Nuechterlein. | Kristin Thompson |
| 1/9/2014 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 74647 Fuel line spill. | Joshua Barsis |
| 2/20/2014 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | Spoke with RP. They are aware that a PRP letter is being sent. | Joshua Barsis |
| 9/28/2015 | Update or Other Action | Brief file review on this day; no new information | Joshua Barsis |
| 10/14/2015 | Update or Other Action | Letter sent to RP on this day with brief site history and request for contact. Work plan requested by February 1, 2016. | Joshua Barsis |
| 7/5/2016 | Update or Other Action | To date, the work plan has yet to be received as requested (due date Feb 1, 2016). Sent overdue letter informing RP that the work plan is overdue and needs to be submitted ASAP. | Erin Gleason |
| 12/15/2017 | Update or Other Action | ADEC sent overdue work plan letter to City. The City is the responsible party for three contaminated sites in Nulato. ADEC is encouraging the city to think about the overall management of the sites and to come up with a long term plan for addressing all three. | Erin Gleason |
| 1/15/2019 | Update or Other Action | Letter sent to City of Nulato requesting that a meeting be schedule prior to 3/1/209 to create a plan to manage and prioritize all their sites. | Erin Gleason |
| 3/1/2019 | Update or Other Action | Received 2015 Bulk Fuel Assessment Report from Alaska Energy Authority | Erin Gleason |
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