Site Report: City of Ruby Teen Center Spill
| Site Name: | City of Ruby Teen Center Spill |
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| Address: | Bobby Kennedy Sr. Drive and Short Street, Ruby, AK 99768 |
| File Number: | 870.38.001 |
| Hazard ID: | 3807 |
| Status: | Cleanup Complete |
| Staff: | IC Unit, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 64.736861 |
| Longitude: | -155.482028 |
| Horizontal Datum: | Unknown |
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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
Fuel supply line to furnace leaked heating oil to floor and soils under the building. Spill volume estimated at 70 gallons. The building is cribbed with an open crawl space, the floor has been replaced and contaminated soil is not accessible at this time. Spill number 01309912501 PERP file number 870.02.005 Spill date 5/5/2001
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/19/2001 | Update or Other Action | Received letter from City of Ruby. Repairs were made to the building that included replacing the affected floor, insulation and walls. The old furnace was removed and a new monitor furnace was installed. Attempts to remove soil from underneath the building were unsuccessful due to limited space between the ground and the building foundation. Added to database in 2007 to reflect administrative file. | Shannon Oelkers |
| 10/12/2001 | Site Added to Database | Heating Oil Spill. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 10/12/2001 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Preliminary Ranking. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 1/30/2007 | Update or Other Action | Updated database to reflect administrative file. | Shannon Oelkers |
| 1/30/2007 | Update or Other Action | Called City of Ruby to determine location of site in relation to the two regulated wells in Ruby. Site is downhill from the school well, and approximately 2,000 feet from the Washeteria well source. Nearest residence is the Library, which hauls water. Teen Center not currently in use, but is likely to be used in the future. | Shannon Oelkers |
| 1/30/2007 | Update or Other Action | As of 11/28/06 City of Ruby Water System is in compliance with Drinking Water standards, however, xylenes were detected at 1.79 ug/L. Well is 128 feet deep, accessing the deep aquifer. | Shannon Oelkers |
| 1/30/2007 | Update or Other Action | Review of ADEC File 870.38.002 Ruby Radio Relay Site gives groundwater information for the Ruby area. Two aquifers are known to exist in the Ruby area. The shallow aquifer is an iterbedded sandy silt unit with thin lenses of gravelly sand and a static water level of 12 feet bgs. The deeper aquifer occurs in fractured limestone bedrock between approximately 45 and 185 feet bgs. It is unknown if either of the aquifers are confined. | Shannon Oelkers |
| 2/1/2007 | Conditional Closure Approved | Based on the information provided to date, ADEC has determined that the City of Ruby Teen Center site does not pose an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment. The contamination remaining under the building is limited in extent and, if the conditions established by this decision are complied with, no further remedial action will be required. | Shannon Oelkers |
| 2/1/2007 | Institutional Control Record Established | 1. In accordance with 18 AAC 75.370(b), ADEC approval must be obtained prior to removal and/or disposal of soil or groundwater from this site to an off-site location. 2. If the contaminated soil remaining on site becomes accessible and/or is determined to pose a risk in the future, a plan to address the contamination shall be submitted to ADEC for review and approval. | Shannon Oelkers |
| 9/17/2007 | Update or Other Action | Updated staff assigned to Bill O'Connell. | Hannah Lager |
| 6/12/2012 | Institutional Control Compliance Review | An IC review was conducted on this site and the staff assigned was changed from Bill O'Connell to IC Unit. | Evonne Reese |
| 11/28/2012 | Institutional Control Record Removed | The conditions at this site meet the 2009 closure policy, therefore ICs can be removed. The default requirement of no offsite transport of soil or groundwater will still apply. In accordance with 18 AAC 75.380(d)(2), ADEC may require additional site assessment, monitoring, remediation, and/or other necessary actions at this facility should new information become available that indicates contamination at this site may pose a threat to human health or the environment. | Evonne Reese |
Contaminant Information
| Name | Level Description | Media | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRO | Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation | Soil |
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. |
No associated sites were found.