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Site Report: Holder Property

Site Name: Holder Property
Address: 1569 Davison Street, Mile 6.5 Richardson Hwy., North Pole, AK 99705
File Number: 100.38.109
Hazard ID: 2477
Status: Active
Staff: Janice Wiegers, 9074512127 janice.wiegers@alaska.gov
Latitude: 64.796231
Longitude: -147.548490
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

We make every effort to ensure the data presented here is accurate based on the best available information currently on file with DEC. It is therefore subject to change as new information becomes available. We recommend contacting the assigned project staff prior to making decisions based on this information.

Problems/Comments

Trichloroethylene (TCE) was found in groundwater at this location and the adjacent McCall Property (Hazard ID 718; File #100.23.025) in 1995. In the 1950's, a U.S. Army Antiaircraft Artillery (AAA) site operated on the McCall property, the Holder property, and the Davison Street right-of-way which is located between the two properties. The AAA site included four gun emplacements and a generator building where solvents may have been used. A 1999 interim investigation of the Holder Property and Davison Street right-of-way identified several areas where elevated levels of TCE, tetrachloroethylene (PCE), cis-1,2-dichloroethylene, and vinyl chloride were present in groundwater, soil, or soil gas, including at the former location of the western gun emplacement. Benzene and diesel range organics (DRO) were also observed in groundwater, soil, or soil gas at several locations. This site is associated with the areawide TCE-contaminated groundwater plume addressed in the Six Mile Richardson Highway Groundwater Contamination site (Hazard ID ; File #100.38.112). The Holder Property is located east of the Walsky Property (Hazard ID 2479; File #100.38.110) which is also contributing to the Six Mile TCE contamination in groundwater.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
4/28/1995 Update or Other Action Shannon and Wilson report, "Environmental Assessment McCall Property", identifies two potential TCE source areas: one on the Holder Property and the other close to the McCall/Holder property line. Douglas Bauer
10/31/1995 Long Term Monitoring Established Shannon and Wilson report "Interim Report Six-Mile Richardson Highway Groundwater Assessment", identifies contaminated wells extending from the McCall/Holder properties to the northwest to Six-Mile Village Subdivision. TCE plume is 1.1 mile long, 1/4 mile wide, and 100 feet deep. TCA plume closely corresponds to TCE plume. Localized benzene plume in Six-Mile Village Subdivision. For both residential and monitoring wells, TCE detected in 51 wells, TCA in 40 wells, benzene in 19 wells. TCE at or above 70% MCL in 17 residential wells (additional two business wells above MCL), and benzene above MCL in 4 residential wells. Douglas Bauer
12/4/1995 Update or Other Action Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) conducts Health Consultation based on 10/31/1995 sampling results. Concurs with ADEC's short- and long-term approaches. Douglas Bauer
1/15/1996 Update or Other Action ADEC provides $25,000 grant to Fairbanks North Star Borough for residential filter systems for 17 impacted residents. Douglas Bauer
3/27/1996 Update or Other Action 17 residents who had either TCE or benzene above 3.5 ppb were provided $2500 grants from FNSB to upgrade or install filter systems. Douglas Bauer
12/31/1996 Update or Other Action Shannon and Wilson report, "Interim Report on Source Area investigation", identifies low concentration of PCE in soil and petroleum products in soil and groundwater during the installation of MW-21 in the northwest corner of the McCall property. Based on area-wide groundwater data, potential source areas identified near the McCall/Holder property line (TCE), on the Holder property (TCE), on the Walsky property (TCE/TCA), and in the vicinity of Walsky/6-Mile Truck Shop property line. Douglas Bauer
2/5/1997 Site Added to Database Site contaminated with TCE in soil and groundwater. Douglas Bauer
2/5/1997 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Initial ranking by staff. Douglas Bauer
10/23/1997 Update or Other Action ATSDR issues follow-up health consultation to 1995 study. ATSDR evaluates long-term monitoring data and still concurs with ADEC strategy. Recommends notifying residents to maintain their filter systems. Douglas Bauer
8/24/1998 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Shannon and Wilson publishes final site characterization workplan as part of area-wide investigation. Davison right-of-way delineated between Holder and McCall properties. Legality of right-of-way is questionable. Douglas Bauer
11/16/1998 Update or Other Action Shannon and Wilson issues letter report, "Preliminary Results, Distribution of TCE and TCA in Groundwater, Holder and Walsky Properties, 6-Mile Richardson Highway". Groundwater data demonstrates that some level of TCE is entering the Walsky property from the Holder property, however the concentrations on the Walsky property are much higher than at the Walsky/Holder property line. TCA detected in the groundwater on the Walsky property, none detected leaving the Holder property. Douglas Bauer
6/21/1999 Update or Other Action Shannon and Wilson issues "Interim Report of 1998/1999 Site Investigation Findings Holder Property." Major conclusions: 1) At least two, possibly three, sources of TCE groundwater contamination are present; 2) The TCE plume originating on the Holder property extends downgradient onto the Walsky property, where it joins a plume of groundwater contamination originating on that property; 3) TCE groundwater contamination exceeds MCL both on the Holder property and at the downgradient property line with the Walsky property; 4) Benzene groundwater contamination exceeds MCL at a small area on the Holder property, but not at the downgradient property line; 5) An area of subsurface soil in the Davison R.O.W. is contaminated with Diesel fuel above cleanup levels; 6) Petroleum hydrocarbon constituents in the groundwater in the Davison R.O.W. do not exceed MCL; and 7) a small area of groundwater with the Davison R.O.W. exceeds the MCL for TCE. Douglas Bauer
9/1/1999 Update or Other Action Shannon and Wilson begins re-sampling of residential wells in plume area Douglas Bauer
10/16/1999 Meeting or Teleconference Held Public workshop held to discuss potential remediation options for TCE sources on Holder property and TCE/TCA sources on Walsky Property. Douglas Bauer
10/21/1999 Meeting or Teleconference Held Workshop material presented at Badger-Richardson Safe Water Association monthly meeting. Douglas Bauer
12/22/1999 Meeting or Teleconference Held Meeting with Shannon and Wilson. Evaluating if additional field work is necessary based on latest data. Douglas Bauer
12/27/1999 Update or Other Action Remediation Alternative Screening Documents for the Walsky property, the Holder property, and the regional plume are mailed to Juneau and Anchorage offices. Douglas Bauer
1/5/2000 Update or Other Action Shannon and Wilson's report of long-term groundwater monitoring and evaluation of natural attenuation issued. Copies sent to Juneau and Anchorage offices. TCE concentration levels decreasing in some wells, remaining stable or slightly increasing in others. Some evidence that natural attenuation is occurring. Douglas Bauer
2/17/2000 Meeting or Teleconference Held Met with Badger-Richardson Safe Water Association board members Rick Van Hatten, Colleen Van Hatten, and Wayne Grieme. Discussed remedial alternative screening reports, $150K CIP request for AS/SSVE feasibility studies on Walsky and Holder properties, long-term groundwater monitoring and natural attenuation evaluation report, and September 1999 residential sampling results. Douglas Bauer
4/13/2000 Meeting or Teleconference Held Meeting with Shannon and Wilson to review upcoming field season work. Douglas Bauer
4/20/2000 Meeting or Teleconference Held Badger-Richardson Safe Water Association meeting to review PDC 60% report. Board requested clarification of use of response funds for temporary hauled water. Douglas Bauer
1/5/2001 Update or Other Action Fact Sheet issued for area-wide TCE ground water plume. Douglas Bauer
2/5/2002 Update or Other Action Fact Sheet issued for area-wide TCE ground water plume. Douglas Bauer
7/10/2002 GIS Position Updated Changed the Latitude, Longitude, Method Accuracy, Accuracy and Unit fields. Heather Goldman
1/8/2003 Update or Other Action Fact Sheet to be issued for area-wide TCE ground water plume. Douglas Bauer
1/21/2004 Update or Other Action Fact sheet issued for area-wide TCE ground water plume. CS Site Summaries web-page will be updated soon. Douglas Bauer
12/14/2004 Meeting or Teleconference Held A meeting was held with David McDowell, Mark Lockwood, and Jon Lindstrom to discuss future measures that could be performed by June 30, 2005. Douglas Bauer
12/28/2004 Update or Other Action Interim Summary Report, 2004 Long-term ground water monitoring received. Douglas Bauer
12/30/2004 Update or Other Action Water sampling results received from Shannon and Wilson and mailed to residences that participated in 2004 sampling. Twelve residences were sampled; four residences (1357 Leslie, 1319 Smithson, 1345 Smithson, 853 Conley) either refused sampling or could not be contacted after repeated attempts. Douglas Bauer
1/5/2005 Update or Other Action Completed draft of 2004 fact sheet for Six Mile area and forwarded to L. Johnson for review. Douglas Bauer
1/11/2005 Update or Other Action The residential well sampling results were mailed to the participants for the Six Mile Richardson ground water monitoring program. Douglas Bauer
1/12/2005 Update or Other Action A request for proposal was forwarded to L. Johnson for the installation of a water treatment system at 1378 Smithson Street. Douglas Bauer
1/19/2005 Update or Other Action 2004 (FY05) Fact Sheet mailed and forwarded for posting on site summaries web-page. Douglas Bauer
1/21/2005 Update or Other Action Dennis Gentleman telephoned to discuss scheduling difficulties and state that carbon filter in treatment system at 1366 Sloan had been changed. Douglas Bauer
2/1/2005 Update or Other Action Received Shannon & Wilson report titled " Long-term Ground Water Monitoring Six Mile Richardson Highway, Fairbanks, Alaska." Douglas Bauer
3/2/2005 Update or Other Action The water quality results for 1378 Smithson were returned in the mail as undeliverable because of no mail box. The results were sent to Mr. Curtis & Shana McNeal at 1370 Smithson the registered owners of the property. A check with the Fairbanks North Star Borough (database query and telephone call by Mitzi Read) found 1370 Smithson as the only valid mailing address. The water quality results were hand delivered by Mr. Douglas Bauer on 3/2/2005. There was no one home at a green house trailer at 1378 Smithson at the time so the results were left in the front door sill. The residence at 1378 Smithson qualifies for a water treatment system since the TCE concentration is 4.0 µg/L which is above the 3.5 µg/L water treatment criterion. The TCE increase is statistically significant based on previous sampling. Douglas Bauer
3/2/2005 Update or Other Action A gentlemen interested in purchasing property at the corner of Warner Road and the Old Richardson Highway visited the office. He was interested in ground water contamination in the Six Mile area. He was given two color prints of the ground water plume from the contaminated sites site summary page. The property in question has not been impacted by the Six Mile ground water plume; he was advised to test the drinking water anyway because of other unknown sources in the area. Douglas Bauer
4/19/2005 Update or Other Action Telephone call with Greg Ashbach, the owner of the former Holder Property TL2841. Greg would like the shop well and his residential well tested this year. He was advised that funding for this testing will likely be available. Douglas Bauer
7/5/2005 Update or Other Action Received electronic copy of January 2005 long-term ground water monitoring report from Shannon & Wilson. Douglas Bauer
7/6/2005 Update or Other Action Received a telephone call from Ms. Colleen Conley. She was interested in testing her new wells located on Westcott Avenue. Mr. Conley was advised that her properties were outside of the TCE ground water plume. She could test for TCE and daughter products and BTEX using EPA Method 8260 or EPA Method 524 (VOCs). Douglas Bauer
8/19/2005 Update or Other Action Meeting at Shannon & Wilson with David McDowell, Mark Lockwood, and Jon Lindstrom to discuss 2005 field activities. Douglas Bauer
9/6/2005 Update or Other Action The fiscal year 2006 (2005 calendar year) request for proposal for the Six Mile annual ground water monitoring was forwarded to ADEC contracting for processing. Douglas Bauer
9/12/2005 Update or Other Action Updated schedule on FY 2006 (2005 calendar year request for proposal. Douglas Bauer
9/19/2005 Update or Other Action Prepare response fund site summary and email to Jim Frechione. Douglas Bauer
9/27/2005 Update or Other Action Completed NTP funding approval form and forwarded to Rich Sundet Douglas Bauer
11/22/2005 Update or Other Action Mr. Greg Ashbach telephoned. He expressed concern that ADEC only wanted to sample his shop wells and not his residential well. Mr. Ashbach stated that he is refusing access to his property. Mr. Ashbach was reminded that his property is a contaminated site, and as the landowner, he is the responsible party who has certain responsibilities under the law. Mr. Ashbach was advised to seek legal counsel. Mr. Ashbach was also advised that the shop wells are near the two source areas on his property while his residential well is not. Shannon & Wilson was notified of Mr. Ashbach's refusal for site visit. Douglas Bauer
7/19/2006 Update or Other Action Received from ADEC contracting office Shannon and Wilson's report titled "Long-term Ground Water Monitoring Six Mile Richardson Highway Fairbanks, Alaska" dated June 2006. Douglas Bauer
8/4/2006 Update or Other Action 2006 Fact Sheet published, mailed out, and posted to CS site summaries web-page. Douglas Bauer
8/23/2006 Update or Other Action Ms. Jennifer Beck recently purchased 1319 Smithson and called about water quality sampling of her residential well (she received request letter). She was advised to contact Shannon & Wilson to schedule a sampling appointment since the residence qualifies for sampling. Douglas Bauer
11/24/2006 Update or Other Action 2006 Residential well sampling results received and sent to appropriate landowner. Copy of results attached to database. Douglas Bauer
1/10/2007 Update or Other Action Received Shannon & Wilson report titled "Long-term Ground Water Monitoring Six Mike Richardson Highway Fairbanks, Alaska" dated December 2006. Douglas Bauer
6/2/2008 Update or Other Action Changed Staff from frechione to Farris Ann Farris
6/16/2014 Update or Other Action RP verification search and database and file update with current landowner. Property has been subdivided and is now known as Ellie Acres Lots 1 and 2. "Holder Property" site source is located on Lot 1 of the property. Laurel Gale
3/15/2018 Update or Other Action DEC contacted by party interested in purchasing the property. Discussed contamination and link to the Six-Mile TCE plume in groundwater. Janice Wiegers
12/23/2021 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 73454 name: auto-generated pm edit Holder Property Janice Wiegers

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments

Control Type

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Description Details
Hazard ID Site Name File Number
25660 Six Mile Richardson Highway Groundwater Investigation 100.38.112
718 McCall Property 100.23.025
2479 Walsky Property 100.38.110

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