Site Report: Great Sitkin OU 6 (munitions/explosives)
| Site Name: | Great Sitkin OU 6 (munitions/explosives) |
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| Address: | Great Sitkin Island, Adak, AK 99546 |
| File Number: | 2580.38.003 |
| Hazard ID: | 1058 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Tim Sharp, 9074512131 tim.sharp@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 52.003906 |
| Longitude: | -176.094360 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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Problems/Comments
This OU was not investigated due potential unexploded ammunition. Formerly used defense site (FUDS). Also known as Sand Bay Navy Station. Used as a naval advance fueling station. No human population. Site is in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Site had up to 680 personnel in the past. All improvements were abandoned. Last staff assigned were Rutkowski and Halverson.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 4/5/1993 | Preliminary Assessment Approved | Based on FUDS Site Summary dated 2/21/96, PAs were completed 04/05/93, 07/22/93, 06/09/94. | S&W-Miner |
| 10/15/1995 | Update or Other Action | (Old R:Base Action Code = RIFS - Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study). Phase I RI/FS conducted Station to evaluate site contamination resulting from past military operations. Soil, sediment, water and fuel samples were collected; wetlands and wildlife surveys and archeological surveys were done. Area with potential munitions concerns were not investigated due to worker safety concerns. | Katarina Rutkowski |
| 4/25/1996 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Site ranked by Shannon and Wilson. | S&W |
| 10/29/1996 | Site Number Identifier Changed | Changed workplan from 01 to X9 to reflect PCBs on a military site. | Former Staff |
| 11/1/1996 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Site reranked by staff. | John Halverson |
| 12/15/1996 | Cleanup Level(s) Approved | Phase II RI/FS workplans completed. Human health and ecological risk assessment workplans developed. Plans do not include investigation of military munitions. | Katarina Rutkowski |
| 1/1/1997 | Site Characterization Workplan Approved | (Old R:Base Action Code = RIFS - Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study). Workplans for phase II of the RI/FS were developed. A risk assessment workplan was also developed. Investigation into potential military munitions contamination was not included in this RI/FS. | Katarina Rutkowski |
| 12/11/1997 | Site Number Identifier Changed | Consolidated data from Reckey 199625X132410 into this site because of apparent duplication. | John Halverson |
| 6/3/2003 | Site Number Identifier Changed | Changed Workplan from X9 to X2. | John Halverson |
| 4/3/2012 | CERCLA PA | Meeting held with USACE AK district to discuss status of MMRP effort for site. Preliminary Assessment (PA) was completed by USACE in January 2007 with out ADEC participation. The (PA) recomended No DoD Action Indicated (NDAI) based on a brief site visit, records reviews, and historical aerial photographs. However the site visit team did not physically inspect all of the Munitions Related Features (MRFs) at the facility. The Site Visit did not identify Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA) gun emplacements for reconnaisance nor were all of the ammo storage facilities visited. USACE agreed to perform a Site Inspection for MMRP issues at Great Sitkin. The SI will include a review of historical documentation and historical aeraial photography, and a site visit. During the site visit AAA gun emplacements identified and the remainder of the ammo storage bunkers will be investigated. | Guy Warren |
| 8/24/2021 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 72037 name: auto-generated pm edit Great Sitkin OU 6 | Darren Mulkey |
| 12/13/2023 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | DEC completed a review of the Draft 2021 Phase II Remedial Investigation Report for Great Sitkin Island. The report details efforts to identify site features that have contamination from historical military property use and provides a regulatory summary to identify site features recommended for No Further Action (NFA), closure under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), or closure under CERCLA-exclusion under the petroleum exclusion. Of the 93 features and Little Fox Creek area discussed in the report, twelve former military features – two battery features and ten transformer features – were recommended for NFA. The remaining features are recommended for further characterization in future investigation efforts. | Tim Sharp |
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