Site Report: Larsen Bay Old School
| Site Name: | Larsen Bay Old School |
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| Address: | Old School, Larsen Bay, AK 99624 |
| File Number: | 2606.38.002 |
| Hazard ID: | 25511 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Nabi Qureshi, 9072691099 nabi.qureshi@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 57.538059 |
| Longitude: | -153.981476 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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Problems/Comments
The Larsen Bay Tribal Council submitted a DEC Brownfield Assessment request for 2010 (FY2011) for the old school in Larsen Bay. The BIA built the school in 1968 and the Kodiak Island Borough owned the building and parcel until 1987. A new school was built directly adjacent to the property in 1980. Property ownership transferred the school to the City of Larsen Bay in 1988, then in 2007 the property was transferred to the Native Village of Larsen Bay. The building now stands vacant and is boarded up. There is a potential for asbestos and lead based paint. The site is directly adjacent to areas of high public use. The Tribal Council would like to remove the building and host a community garden space on the property. In 2011, DEC received the Draft PACP for the Larsen Bay Old School site. According to the report, several recognized environmental conditions were identified: Asbestos-containing materials and lead-containing paint in the school; PCB-containing light fixture ballasts; soil impacted with DRO in the SE portion of the site (surface soil levels up to 73,000 ppm DRO near the former generator building); 55-gallon drums with unknown contents; A UST in the ground between the Old School and the active Larsen Bay School; suspected used oil and used antifreeze may have been stored in the SE portion of the site; a septic system may remain in the subsurface west of the building; and an AST and a UST on the adjacent property occupied by the active Larsen Bay School. FKA file no. 2606.57.001
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 4/28/2010 | Site Added to Database | A new site has been added to the database | Deborah Williams |
| 7/9/2010 | Update or Other Action | DEC received a response from the Alaska State Historic Perservation Office (SHPO) for the assessment work planned for FY2011 that there is "No Historic Properties Affected." | Deborah Williams |
| 7/30/2010 | Brownfields Award | Notice to proceed was awarded to Shannon & Wilson through SPAR term contract. Project managed under Reuse and Redevelopment Program. FY 2011 EPA State and Tribal Response Program (STRP) funds $23,733 awarded to Larsen Bay Tribal Council for a Property assessment and cleanup plan with HBM eval at Larsen Bay Old School. NTP# 18400212015. Current status: Project complete. | Deborah Williams |
| 4/8/2011 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | DEC received the Draft PACP for the Larsen Bay Old School site. According to the report, several recognized environmental conditions were identified: Asbestos-containing materials and lead-containing paint in the school; PCB-containing light fixture ballasts; soil impacted with DRO in the SE portion of the site (surface soil levels up to 73,000 ppm DRO near the former generator building); 55-gallon drums with unknown contents; A UST in the ground between the Old School and the active Larsen Bay School; suspected used oil and used antifreeze may have been stored in the SE portion of the site; a septic system may remain in the subsurface west of the building; and an AST and a UST on the adjacent property occupied by the active Larsen Bay School. | Deborah Williams |
| 4/8/2011 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 79071 name: Former generator shed associated with old BIA school | Deborah Williams |
| 8/5/2015 | Update or Other Action | Transfer to Whitsel for evaluation of BIA as PRP and further follow up. | Fred Vreeman |
| 4/6/2017 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | Sent PRP letters to City of Larsen Bay, Native Village of Larsen Bay and Kodiak Island Borough School District | Joy Whitsel |
| 6/28/2019 | Update or Other Action | Letter provided to BIA providing a list of 31 sites where BIA is a PRP and requesting a meeting to discuss long-term planning for cleanup at these sites. | Gretchen Caudill |
| 3/20/2020 | Update or Other Action | Brownfield file 2606.57.001 consolidated on this date per phaseout of BF file # tracking. | Cascade Galasso-Irish |
| 1/10/2023 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | Meeting held via teleconference to discuss the Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) for the Larsen Bay Old School. In attendance was EPA, ERG, Alta, DEC, and the community's IGAP Coordinator. Overall site status was discussed and the plan of action for the TBA. | Marc Thomas |
| 9/15/2023 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | Draft QAPP received on 8/23/2023, DEC comments sent on 9/8/2023. Final QAPP received on 9/14/2023, DEC approval sent on 9/15/2023. | Nabi Qureshi |
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