Site Report: Porcupine River DEW Staging Camp
| Site Name: | Porcupine River DEW Staging Camp |
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| Address: | ~160 Mi. NE of Fort Yukon, ~1.5 Mi. W of the Canadian border, Arctic Village, AK 99722 |
| File Number: | 380.38.009 |
| Hazard ID: | 2658 |
| Status: | Cleanup Complete |
| Staff: | No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 68.190500 |
| Longitude: | -141.063167 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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Problems/Comments
Abandoned fuel tankers, drums, two camp trailers (likely containing asbestos); fuels have leaked into the environment. Site consists of approximately five acres of open tundra that was used as a resupply camp for cat trains traveling to and from DEW Line stations in Canada. The site was abandoned around 1957.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 1/19/1999 | Update or Other Action | EPA issued a letter stating that it has reviewed a Preliminary Assessment report for the site and issued a No Further Remedial Action Planned determination under CERCLA on May 11, 1998. | John Halverson |
| 12/17/1999 | Site Added to Database | Abandoned fuel tankers, drums, two camp trailers (likely containing asbestos); fuels have leaked into the environment. | John Halverson |
| 6/15/2005 | Update or Other Action | File number issued 380.38.009. | Aggie Blandford |
| 2/24/2010 | Update or Other Action | Latitude and Longitude updated. | Grant Lidren |
| 12/1/2016 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | CS managers participate in the annual FUDS site management action plan meeting. The purpose of the is to collaborate with FUDS management on site progress and prioritization for all of the formerly used defense sites. FUDS prioritization is based on risk, congressional interest, state input and proximity to other sites on the prioritization list. FUDS has increased environmental restoration funding in Alaska for the 2017 and 2018 field seasons to meet National goals for site progress. | Darren Mulkey |
| 12/8/2016 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 73634 name: auto-generated pm edit Porcupine River DEW Staging Camp | John O'Brien |
| 12/28/2018 | Cleanup Complete Determination Issued | John O'Brien |
Contaminant Information
| Name | Level Description | Media | Comments |
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| TPH | Maximum Allowable (Arctic only) | Soil | residual contamination (RRO) on site |
Control Type
| Type | Details |
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| No ICs Required |
Requirements
| Description | Details |
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| Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site. | |
| Movement or use of contaminated material (including on site) in a manner that results in a violation of the water quality standards is prohibited (18 AAC 70) |
No associated sites were found.