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Site Report: BLM AK Fire Service Housing Complex Tanana

Site Name: BLM AK Fire Service Housing Complex Tanana
Address: Housing at FAA Complex, Tanana, AK 99777
File Number: 780.38.006
Hazard ID: 1928
Status: Active
Staff: Alyssa Wood, 9072694587 alyssa.wood@alaska.gov
Latitude: 65.171335
Longitude: -152.077928
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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Problems/Comments

Groundwater impacted and contamination moving towards Yukon river 200 yards from site. Rough SA using 8' test holes drilled around vent and fill pipe found contaminated soils around houses #104 and 106. BIA interested in taking over house units, requested soil testing for contamination around HOTs. FAA allows BLM/AFS summer use. 3 of 4 house units formerly used HOTs prior to converting to electricity, House #6, 1,000 gallons with 348 gallons diesel left; house #103 with 275 gallons diesel left; house #104 with 154 gallons diesel left. (5 soil samples) 37-3,400 ppm DRPH. (rpltr9)

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
5/24/1994 Site Added to Database BLM/AK Fire Service Housing-Tanana, file # 780.38.006. Eleanor Hung
5/25/1994 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Initial ranking. Former Staff
6/20/1994 Update or Other Action (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 contaminated site. Jeff Peterson
5/5/2008 Exposure Tracking Model On Hold See FAA Tanana Station for updated database information. File number 780.38.001. Contamination from multiple tanks across site has commingled. Sharon Richmond
5/11/2011 Update or Other Action File transfer from Debenham to Dooley 05-11-2011 Rebecca Bryan
8/11/2015 Update or Other Action File transferred to PM Garroutte. Cooperative Agreement terminated so cost recovery process must be initiated for further work. Review of records shows site includes BLM Building #106 in the FAA Tanana housing area. There is comingled subsurface soil between the FAA and BLM buildings. ADEC finalized a decision document with FAA that indicates they will re-characterize this entire area (possibly FY16 if funds permit). Action items include a letter to BLM recommending that they coordinate characterization efforts with FAA. Fred Vreeman
9/12/2018 Update or Other Action Site transferred from PM Garroutte to PM O'Brien on December 5, 2016. John O'Brien
3/18/2020 Update or Other Action Site transferred from PM O'Brien to PM Sharp Tim Sharp
1/4/2022 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 72906 name: auto-generated pm edit BLM/AK Fire Service Housing Complex Tim Sharp

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Hazard ID Site Name File Number
2324 FAA Tanana Station 780.38.001

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