| Action Date |
Action |
Description |
DEC Staff |
| 3/7/1989 |
Update or Other Action |
(Old R:Base Action Code = SI - Site Investigation). EPA CERCLIS hazardous waste site identification form indicates large volumes of drums and assorted debris present on site. Incinerator used to burn plastic and insulation off electrical wire also present. |
Former Staff |
| 3/1/1990 |
Site Characterization Report Approved |
(Old R:Base Action Code = SI - Site Investigation). Technical Assistance Team Site Assessment Final Report for: K&K Salvage, Fairbanks, Alaska prepared by Ecology and Environment and dated March 1990. Two surface water, four groundwater, one oil, 2 sediment, and 15 surface and subsurface soil samples were collected. Acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, and toluene were detected in a water sample from Clear Creek. Up to 69 ppb acetone, 33 ppb methyl ethyl ketone, BTEX, and carbon disulfide were detected in the septic tank. The oil sample contained 450 ppm aroclor 1260, as well as other chlorinated compounds. Sediment samples from drains showed up to 11 ppm PCBs and a variety of volatile compounds. Soil samples showed a variety of pesticides/PCBs and other organic compounds. Sampling information contained in this report is limited - request original data results before additional site work done. |
Former Staff |
| 10/11/1990 |
Preliminary Assessment Approved |
Ecology and Environment is doing a preliminary site assessment, but will not be doing any sampling at this time. |
Former Staff |
| 12/11/1990 |
Site Ranked Using the AHRM |
Initial ranking. |
Former Staff |
| 8/1/1991 |
Preliminary Assessment Approved |
Ecology and Environment conducted preliminary assessment. Determined that although surface water sample from Clear Creek contained detectable contaminant levels (VOCs), fisheries and recreation targets associated with surface water pathway is a significant distance downstream of site. Due to monitored and gated entrance to site direct contact is minimized. Recommends no further action under CERCLA. Groundwater investigation at the site as part of a RCRA facility assessment may be warranted. |
Former Staff |
| 9/11/1991 |
Site Ranked Using the AHRM |
Second ranking. Values did not change. Value = 72. |
Former Staff |
| 9/24/1991 |
Update or Other Action |
(Old R:Base Action Code = CORR - Correspondence (General)). Armstrong sent letter informing RP that the EPA does not plan to do additional work on site. ADEC will be conducting an assessment. |
Former Staff |
| 5/17/1992 |
Update or Other Action |
(Old R:Base Action Code = FI - Field Inspection (General)). Armstrong inspected potential waste sources on property. Incinerators and waste ash have been removed from property. Request owner take confirmation soil sample from Shaw incinerator ash location. Suggest installation of downgradient monitor well. |
Ed Armstrong |
| 1/14/1994 |
Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter |
(Old R:Base Action Code = RPL2 - Site Information Request Letter). Sent PRP-CS Database Notification Letter to RP requesting update and more environmental information concerning the contaminated site. As of this "complete date" no response has been received. |
Jeff Peterson |
| 1/25/1994 |
Site Added to Database |
Potential PCB contamination. |
Former Staff |
| 7/10/2002 |
GIS Position Updated |
Changed the Latitude, Longitude, Method Accuracy, Accuracy and Unit fields. |
Heather Goldman |
| 8/9/2005 |
GIS Position Updated |
Checked location due to Brownfields designation. Updated metadatafields to more accurately reflect current conditions. |
Torsten Ernst |
| 5/10/2006 |
Update or Other Action |
Conducted a file review in response to Hannah Lager's email concerning missing contaminants of concern (CoCs). A May 20, 1992 letter from Ed Armstrong, ADEC Contaminated Sites Program Manager Northern Region, to Mr. Bernie Karl (owner of K&K Recycling) summarizes a field inspection performed by Mr. Armstrong and the letter requests soil sampling of former ash disposal area on the Shaw Property for heavy metals and dioxin.
The ash on the Shaw Property had been removed and appeared clean. The letter also suggests that the ground water be sampled.
A K&K Recycling report titled "Ground Water Monitoring Program November 1992" states that K&K Recycling install ground water monitoring wells were installed to measure ground water quality at the facility. One sampling event was conducted where 5 monitoring wells were sampled and analyzed for metals, alkalinity, color, conductivity, foaming agents, odor, pH, and total dissolved solids. No analysis was perfromed for VOCs, SVOCs, PCBs or Dioxins/Furans.
Mr. Karl requested that K&K Recycling be taken off the ADEC contaminated sites database in a cover letter to the ground water monitoring program.
|
Douglas Bauer |
| 5/18/2006 |
Update or Other Action |
Letter sent to Mr. Karl requesting soil sampling data that was requested by Ed Armstrong. See action 5/10/2006 entry above. |
Douglas Bauer |
| 5/19/2006 |
Update or Other Action |
Email to Chris Bellovary EPA Region 10 UIC Program concerning a possible injection well at shop based on 1999's CERCLA preliminary assessment. |
Douglas Bauer |
| 1/16/2008 |
Update or Other Action |
Letter sent to Bernie Karl requesting additional characterization on the property. |
Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 2/19/2008 |
Update or Other Action |
Received response from Bernie Karl to ADEC's letter. He indicates he was "under the impression that K &K Recycling was taken off the Contaminated Sites List". There is no indication on file that this site was ever considered for closure. |
Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 3/13/2008 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
Initial ranking with ETM completed. |
Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 5/1/2008 |
Update or Other Action |
Spoke with Bernie Karl (RP) , who has agreed to hire a third party to do a site characterization this year. |
Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 11/6/2009 |
Update or Other Action |
Transferred site management from Tamara Cardona-Marek to Jim Fish. |
Janice Wiegers |
| 1/29/2014 |
Update or Other Action |
Site transferred from Fish to Diffenbacher. |
Rebecca Bryan |
| 7/31/2014 |
Update or Other Action |
Staff changed from Amy Dieffenbacher to Melody Debenham. |
Kristin Thompson |
| 8/27/2015 |
Update or Other Action |
Review file and status. With no record of having received follow up assessment in record from 2008, sent follow-up letter referencing previous correspondence and requesting action. |
John Carnahan |
| 12/2/2015 |
Update or Other Action |
Staff oversight changed to Burgess. |
John Carnahan |
| 3/18/2016 |
Update or Other Action |
DEC received a letter from Travis/Peterson Environmental consultants Inc., indicating that they have been contracted to review records at the K&K site. The letter summarizes the limited historical sampling that took place, summarizes data, and requests that the site be "removed from the contaminated sites database." |
Robert Burgess |
| 4/14/2016 |
Update or Other Action |
DEC responded to the letter from Travis/Peterson Environmental Consulting requesting that the site be removed from the database. DEC's response included a request to develop a workplan designed to delineate contamination in soil and groundwater in accordance with DEC regulations. |
Robert Burgess |
| 5/4/2016 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
DEC met with Mr. Karl and his consultants, Travis/Peterson Environmental Consulting, to discuss workplan development and characterization needs at the site. Discussion concluded with an agreement for DEC to provide additional details regarding data gaps and specific site characterization needs. Meanwhile, Travis/Peterson will conduct a site walkthrough to identify environmental conditions at the site as part of workplan development. |
Robert Burgess |
| 6/6/2016 |
Update or Other Action |
DEC sent a letter to K&K Recycling that summarized the May 4, 2016 meeting, requested a site visit, reiterated previous requests for additional site characterization, and provided clarification on remaining data gaps and site characterization needs. The letter included a request for historical records that were discussed at the meeting, including a letter and/or report documenting the closure of a floor drain and septic system under the authority of the EPA Underground Injection Control (UIC) program. The letter also summarized agreements for Mr. Karl's consultants to perform a site walkthrough to inform workplan development and extended the deadline for workplan submittal from June 1, 2016 to August 1, 2016. |
Robert Burgess |
