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Site Report: Kizhuyak Bay Stockpile

Site Name: Kizhuyak Bay Stockpile
Address: Kizhuyak Bay - Kodiak Is., Southwest Head of Bay, Port Lions, AK 99550
File Number: 2601.38.041
Hazard ID: 3790
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 57.738088
Longitude: -152.879212
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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Problems/Comments

On September 19, 2001, while awaiting shipment from the Kizhuyak Bay Jetty, 20 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from a storage tank into the surrounding soil. In 2001, 75 cubic yards of visually contaminated soil was excavated to a depth of 11 feet below ground surface (bgs) and stockpiled onsite. Five soil samples and two groundwater samples collected, from the sidewalls and from the bottom of the excavation respectively, did not contain detectable concentrations of contaminants. Two soil samples collected from the excavated soil stockpile contained detectable concentrations of DRO, but below ADEC cleanup levels. The onsite stockpile was sampled again in 2003 and in 2009. Five soil samples collected in 2003 contained DRO up to 3,520 mg/kg. Five soil samples collected in 2009 contained DRO up to 248 mg/kg. Per ADEC approval, the onsite stockpile was land spread 6 inches deep and greater than 100 feet from Kizhuyak Bay. This site was transferred from PERP.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
9/16/2000 Update or Other Action Stockpiled Soil Segregation Plan submitted to Bob Petit - PERP. Donald Seagren
10/11/2001 Update or Other Action Nortech submits draft Corrective Action Plan to AIDEA for review and approval. No indication of any ADEC review and approval prior to implementation. Donald Seagren
2/7/2002 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC received Kizhuyak Bay Jetty Fuel-oil spill contaminated Soil Assessment & Remediation Recommendations Terror Lake Hydroelectric Facility near Kodiak Alaska, submitted by Nortech, dated February 7, 2002. On September 19th 2001 diesel fuel spilled from a storage tank waiting to be shipped. A small quantity, estimated to be 20 gallons, released into the surrounding soil. All visually contaminated soil, approximately 75 cubic yards, was removed with a backhoe. A site assessment was performed at the site on October 2001. Five confirmation soil samples and two GW samples collected from the excavation did not contain contaminants above ADEC cleanup levels. Two soil samples collected from the stockpile did not contain contaminants above ADEC cleanup levels. Grant Lidren
2/7/2002 Site Characterization Report Approved Assessment and remediation report submitted to Bob Petit - PERP. Donald Seagren
5/9/2003 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC received Kizhuyak Bay Spill Stockpile Contamination Assessment & Long-Term Plan Terror Lake Hydroelectric Facility near Kodiak Alaska, submitted by Nortech, dated May 9, 2003. Five soil samples analyzed from the stockpile contained DRO up to 3,520 mg/kg. Grant Lidren
5/19/2003 Proposed Plan Bob Petit - PERP approves long-term remediation via natural attenuation of the stockpiled soils. Donald Seagren
6/18/2004 Site Added to Database DRO contaminated soil stockpile. Deborah Williams
6/18/2004 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Preliminary ranking. Deborah Williams
7/27/2004 Update or Other Action Sent letter informing RP about change of ADEC project manager. Donald Seagren
7/27/2004 Update or Other Action NFRAP for original release only, that is located on the jetty. The stockpile remains and the RP will not receive a site closure letter until the stockpile has been remediated to the department's satisfaction. Made suggestions for cleanup levels and to improve stockpile remediation with increased aeration. Donald Seagren
9/7/2005 GIS Position Updated Using Figures 1 and 2 from a Kizhuyak Bay Jetty Fuel-Oil Spill Contaminated Soil Assessment & Remediation Recommendations, from NORTECH, dated February 7, 2002, in conjunction with TopoZone Pro and the KPB Parcel Lookup, entered the coordinates for this site. Metadata includes USGS Topo Maps 1:63K, TopoZone Pro Street Maps, Black and White Aerial Photo, on a Medium Size Map, View Scale 1:24,000, Coordinate Datum NAD83. Moderate to high degree of confidence in accuracy of location. Alyce Hughey
3/15/2007 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Donald Seagren
6/12/2008 Update or Other Action Site transferred from Don Seagren to Paul Horwath per Linda Nuechterlein. Alyce Hughey
5/29/2009 Update or Other Action File transferred from Soldotna to Anchorage 6-1-09. Project Manager changed from Paul Horwath to Linda Nuechterlein. Alyce Hughey
10/12/2009 Update or Other Action ADEC received Kizhuyak Bay Stockpile 2009 Sample Results dated October 6, 2009 and submitted by Nortech. Five soil samples collected from the onsite stockpile contained DRO up to 248 mg/kg. ADEC has no objection to moving the stockpile to the proposed location indicated in figure 2 with the following comments: the land spread stockpile must be at least 100 feet from surface water; the pile should be land spread 6 inches deep; and the landspreading activies will be photographed and summarized in a short letter report to the ADEC. Grant Lidren
12/15/2009 Update or Other Action ADEC received Kizhuyak Bay Stockpile - Land Spreading Activities dated December 14, 2009 and submitted by Nortech. The onsite stockpile was land spread; 6 inches deep and greater than 100 feet from the Bay in November 2009. Grant Lidren
2/4/2010 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), Contaminated Sites Program, has completed review of the environmental records associated with the Kizhuyak Bay Stockpile. Based on the information provided to date, the ADEC has determined that the contaminant concentrations remaining on site do not pose an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment, and this site will be closed. This decision is based on the administrative record for the Kizhuyak Bay Stockpile, which is located in the offices of the ADEC in Anchorage, Alaska. Grant Lidren
8/7/2015 Update or Other Action This file has been archived at Alaska Archives Barcode 896984 Box 418 Susan Carberry

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil

Control Type

Type Details
No ICs Required

Requirements

Description Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.

No associated sites were found.

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