Site Report: Fort Wainwright (OU-5) FTWW-094 West QFS

Site Name:	Fort Wainwright (OU-5) FTWW-094 West QFS
Address:	Between Front Street and, Gaffney Road, Fort Wainwright, AK 99703
File Number:	108.38.071.05
Hazard ID:	1114
Status:	Active
Staff:	Carly Jensen, 9072697558 carly.jensen@alaska.gov
Latitude:	64.841527
Longitude:	-147.624298
Horizontal Datum:	NAD83

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.

Site Chronology
IC / Closure Details
Documents
Associated Sites

Problems/Comments

This source area is contaminated with fuel and fuel products. Area contains Building 1599, Chena river seep, horizontal well, air sparging curtain by the river, and area south of Gaffney Road. Located between Front Street and Gaffney Road and Chena River. Last staff assigned were Short, Markey, and Farris.

Action Information

Action Date	Action	Description	DEC Staff
12/4/1997	Site Added to Database	Petroleum contamination. Site added to database for clarity and to match army records. Being investigated as part of OU5.	Rielle Markey
1/25/2001	Meeting or Teleconference Held	Staff attended RAB meeting on January 23. WQFS system being installed this winter and summer 2001. Currently scheduled to be complete by August 2001.	Ann Farris
3/2/2001	Update or Other Action	File number corrected from 108.38.011 to 108.38.071.	Mitzi Read
4/24/2001	Meeting or Teleconference Held	Staff attended RAB meeting and associates. FFA meetings. WQFS construction on schedule for this summer.	Ann Farris
9/25/2001	Update or Other Action	Five-Year Review plan received.	Ann Farris
10/11/2001	Update or Other Action	Staff commented on the Prelim Draft Remedial Action Work Plan for WQFS	Ann Farris
10/23/2001	Update or Other Action	Review Comments on the Vertical Sparging Curtain Treatability Study, West Quartermaster’s Fueling System Subarea WQFS2 Semiannual Monitoring Report Year 3, Fort Wainwright, May 2001. Action entered by Sarah Riddle.	Ann Farris
12/12/2001	Institutional Control Record Established	1. All organizations conducting activities on United States Army Alaska (USARAK) controlled land are responsible for complying with established institutional controls (ICs). ICs are administrative, procedural, and regulatory measures to control human access to and usage of property. They are applicable to all known or suspected contaminated sites where contamination has been left in place. 2. These controls have been established to implement the selected remedial actions agreed upon by the U.S. Army (Army), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended by the Superfund Amendment Reauthorization Act (SARA). These controls also apply to remedial actions agreed upon under Two-Party Compliance Agreements. These agreements are concluded between USARAK and ADEC and apply to petroleum/oil/lubricants- (POL) contaminated sites. 3. ICs such as limitations on access, water use, excavations, and property transfers will supplement engineering controls as appropriate for short-term and long-term management to prevent or limit human and environmental exposure to hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. Specific ICs include, among other things: limitations on the depth and location of excavations, prohibition of or restrictions on well drilling and use of ground water, requirements for worker use of personal protective equipment, site monitoring, and prohibition of certain land uses, types of vehicles, etc. 4. Organizational units, tenants, and support/contractor organizations must obtain an Excavation Clearance Request (ECR) for all soil disturbing activities impacting soils six inches or more below the ground surface. The review process for approval of an ECR begins with the identification of the current status (known or suspected hazardous waste site or “clean” site) of a work location. ECR’s for work in known or suspected hazardous waste sites: a. will include specific limitations and controls on such work; b. will include specific IC procedures, and notification, monitoring, reporting, and stop work requirements; c. may include procedures for management, characterization, and disposal of any soil or groundwater encountered or removed; d. will identify “project managers” for both the unit/contractor requesting the work and DPW Environment Resources. 5. The DPW project manager will conduct on-site inspections of each work site (at which ICs apply) to determine continued compliance with the terms and conditions of the approved ECR. DPW has the authority to revoke ECR approval if the specified terms and conditions are not being met. ECR forms are available at the Customer Service Desks at: a. Building 730 at Fort Richardson; b. Building 3015 at Fort Wainwright; c. Building 605 at Fort Greely. 6. USARAK has negotiated (with USEPA and/or ADEC) decision documents and/or Records of Decision (RODs) that mandate the implementation of ICs USARAK Directorate of Public Works, Environmental Resources Department (PWE), maintains copies of all decision documents and RODs requiring ICs in its real property files. PWE provides regularly updated post maps showing all areas affected by ICs. These maps can easily be accessed by using an approved intranet mapping interface application. Copies of these maps will be available to each directorate, activity, and tenant organization. To ensure the effectiveness of ICs, all organizational units and tenant activities will be informed on an annual basis of ICs on contaminated soils and groundwater in effect near their facilities. 7. ICs are enforceable by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC). Failure to comply with an IC mandated in a decision document or ROD will violate the USARAK Federal Facility Agreement and may result in stipulated fines and penalties. This does not include the costs of corrective actions required due to violation of an established IC.	Sharon Richmond
12/23/2001	Update or Other Action	Staff reviewed the final report on the soil heating feasiblity studies. Army tried 6-phase heating and radio-frequency heating and both were successful at heating the soil to about 20-25 C, which increased the remediation rates by three-fold for GRO, benzene, and toluene. The DRO sample results were inconclusive. Cost effectiveness analysis indicated the 6-phase was cost-effective, but radio-frequency was probably not. 6-phase has some health and safety issues, though, so neither were selected for implementation.	Ann Farris
12/27/2001	Update or Other Action	Staff received final report on well decommissioning at OU5 - Wells that were decommissioned were : Radio-frequency heating, unheated control site, 6-phase heating, DO15 Tracer Study Site;DO 16 Tracer Study Site;ORC well array;CRREL site; AI/E site.	Ann Farris
7/16/2003	Meeting or Teleconference Held	Fort Wainwright Restoration Advisory Board held it's last meeting on July16, 2003.	Patrice Buck
4/14/2005	Site Characterization Report Approved	Staff reviewed and provided comments to the Draft Annual Report, OU5 March 2003 to June 2004. This report summarizes operation and maintenance of the AS/SVE systems at the WQFS and Building 1060 West and groundwater monitoring. Recommendations are also included. AS probe and well redevelopment was successful and increased removal of petroleum was documented. All treatment systems will continue to operate as currently configured, the sorbent boom will be redeployed after breakup and groundwater monitoring will continue on the current schedule.	Sharon Richmond
5/17/2005	Update or Other Action	Contaminated Sites staff reviewed and approved the Operation, Maintenance & Monitoring Manual for the Operable Unit 5 Horizontal Well Remediation System on Fort Wainwright. Sampling and analysis of fuel-contaminated groundwater will continue on a semi-annual basis and the air sparge/soil vapor extraction system will remain operational.	Sharon Richmond
8/2/2005	Meeting or Teleconference Held	Site visit. EPA and DEC Water Program are determining whether to remove the Chena River from the federal list of impaired water bodies. They collected samples at this location to help with that determination. Slight sheen was observed in a small area within the boom containment in response to disturbance of riverbank sediments but quickly dissipated. EPA and DEC Water agree the current remedial approach Army is effectively controlling potential migration of contamination to the river.	Sharon Richmond
11/15/2005	Meeting or Teleconference Held	ADEC attended regularly scheduled FFA meeting with Army, EPA, the Corps and consultants. In the WQFS, benzene concentrations were below RAGs in 2005 although one well in the sparge curtain along the Chena River had benzene at 4.95 ug/L; GRO concentrations are below the cleanup level. DRO concentrations exceed cleanup levels. The treatment systems are operating in AS/SVE mode at the source area and Horizontal Well. The SVE system was shut off at the Sparge Curtain. No systems that will be shut down show evidence of contaminant rebound. Groundwater montioring will continue annually. All wells in the Bldg 1060 West area have benzene below cleanup levels One well exceeded DRO and one exceeded GRO cleanup levels. AS/SVE systems operational but hydrocarbon recovery rates are declining. A rebound study for all treatment systems except the sparge curtain will be conducted.	Sharon Richmond
2/16/2006	Meeting or Teleconference Held	Staff attended the regularly scheduled Federal Facilities Agreement meeting February 15-16, 2006.	Sharon Richmond
3/3/2006	Site Characterization Report Approved	Contaminated Sites staff reviewed and provided comments to the Draft Operable Unit 5, 2005 Annual Report for Fort Wainwright. The report describes operation and maintenance of extensive air sparge/soil vapor extraction systems and results of groundwater monitoring. In general, these four treatment systems have been highly effective, collectively removing over 80 tons of petroleum. Concentrations of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes meet remedial goals at most locations. Concentrations of total aromatic hydrocarbons (TAH) and total aqueous hydrocarbons (TAqH) do not exceed state standards in monitoring wells along the bank of the Chena River. Staff agreed with the recommendation to shut down all systems except the sparge curtain which was designed to treat groundwater before it enters the Chena River. Rebound studies will continue for one year after which time changes in sampling frequency and system operational status will be evaluated. Sorbent booms will be re-installed in the river after breakup.	Sharon Richmond
9/29/2006	Update or Other Action	Second 5 year review signed by all parties.	Sharon Richmond
9/29/2006	Long Term Monitoring Established	Groundwater will be sampled annual biannually for petroleum and natural attenuation parameters.	Sharon Richmond
3/14/2008	Site Characterization Report Approved	Reviewed 2006 Annual Monitoring Report. Concentrations of groudnwater contaminants have not significantly increased since AS/SVE system were shutdown for a rebound study. TAH/TAqH concentrations not exceed in monitoring wells along the Chena River. Natural attenuation monitoring data indicate that contaminants are being degraded by native microbes. The spage curtain that runs parallel to the Chena River has effectively reduced groundwater contaminants to levels well below AWQS; it will remain operational to continue protecting the Chena River. The sorbent boom is also scheduled for deployment once breakup occurs. Groundwater will continue biannual monitoring.	Sharon Richmond
3/14/2008	Exposure Tracking Model Ranking	Intitial Ranking Complete for Source Area: 72093 (Autogenerated Action)
6/15/2009	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	The 2009 OU5 work plan amendment was reviewed and comments sent to the Army.	Debra Caillouet
6/30/2009	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	The 2009 Work Plan Amendment for OU5 was approved. The work includes groundwater monitoring and ROST investigation.	Debra Caillouet
5/21/2010	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Technical Memorandum, 2009 Building 1595 Construction Support Investigation, Fort Wainwright Alaska, Final May 2010 The report documents soil samples analyzed from multiple locations within the West Quartermaster Fueling System portion of Operable Unit 5 (OU5) where a new water line is proposed. The analysis of these samples found diesel range organics up to 22,000 mg/kg and dieldrin to 0.3 mg/kg. This supplemental site characterization information should be included in the Administrative Record for OU5 and the area be evaluated for remedial action. Please provide the work plan for management of this soil during the installation of the water line.	Debra Caillouet
7/13/2010	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	minor comment was sent on the Draft 2009 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, June 2010	Debra Caillouet
7/19/2010	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Draft 2010 Work Plan, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright June 2010	Debra Caillouet
8/6/2010	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	2009 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, July 2010 Acceptable response to previously supplied comment has been incorporated and the report is accepted.	Debra Caillouet
8/6/2010	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	2010 Work Plan, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright July 2010	Debra Caillouet
8/26/2010	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Comment was sent on the Doyon Utilities, North Post Water Project J101357, Addendum to the Post-Wide Sampling and Analysis Plan, Ft Wainwright,	Debra Caillouet
10/26/2010	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Doyon Utilities will be removing and installing power poles in the vicinity of contaminated soil at Bldg 1565. The actions should have no impact on the known contamination.	Debra Caillouet
5/6/2011	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Draft 2010 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, Alaska April 2011	Debra Caillouet
5/23/2011	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	2011 Work Plan Amendment, Draft May 2011, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright	Debra Caillouet
5/27/2011	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	comment sent on Draft 2011 Work Plan Addendum, Decommissioning of the Source Area and Horizontal Well Treatment Systems, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, May 2011	Debra Caillouet
6/14/2011	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	2010 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, Alaska April 2011	Debra Caillouet
6/14/2011	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	2011 Work Plan Amendment, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, May 2011	Debra Caillouet
7/22/2011	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	2011 Work Plan Addendum, Decommissioning of the Source Area and Horizontal Well Treatment Systems, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, June 2011 The horizontal wells will be decommissioned in place by filling with grout and capping the ends. Vertical probes will be removed and filled with bentonite and the HDPE piping will be removed. Materials will be recycled if practical.	Debra Caillouet
8/4/2011	Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program	Spill transferred by PERP staff Paul Lhotka. Spill no. 11309921402; spill date = 8/2/11; Substance = diesel; quantity = 2 gallons; PERP file no. 108.02.002; location = Bldg 1595 (200'NW) Vicinity Front Street, West Quartermaster Refueling. Description: Spill FWA 11-051. During decommissioning of the remediation system, previously unknown, long abandoned pipelines, were inadvertently encountered during excavation. Three parallel pipelines (2" diameter) were broken resulting in the release of approximately 2 gallons of undefined petroleum product.	Mitzi Read
10/26/2011	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Doyon Utilities North Post Slip Lining Sewer Repair Addendum To The Post-Wide Sampling And Analysis Plan Ft Wainwright, Alaska Version 1.0	Debra Caillouet
10/26/2011	Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program	Spill transferred by PERP staff Paul Lhotka. Spill no. 11309929202; spill date = 10/19/11; Substance = diesel; quantity = unknown; PERP file no. 108.02.002; location = Site of Former Bldg 1595 Duct Bank Excavation; N of Bldg Footprint, West Quartermaster Refueling System. Description: Spill FWA 11-069. Description from Preliminary Spill Report: During demolition work on former Bldg 1595 while excavating the duct bank, "smelly" gravel was detected. Investigation with a PID detected readings up to 126 ppm with visible staining observed.	Mitzi Read
3/1/2012	Update or Other Action	Staff notified by FTW of breakdown of sparge treatment system. Staff concurred with request for decommissioning of system rather than rebuild.	Debra Caillouet
5/25/2012	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	2011 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, May 2012 The report recommends and DEC concurs with: 1. Hot Spot Treatment around OU5-TW1 in the WQFS 2. Spring groundwater sampling for all wells associated with the WQFS source area, including those near the Chena River and 3. Development of a Performance Monitoring Plan.	Debra Caillouet
8/2/2012	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	2011 Fairbanks Environmental Services Support at OU5-WQFS SVE/AS System Decommissioning Area After-Action Report, Final, 30 July 2012	Debra Caillouet
8/31/2012	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Final 2012/2013 Work Plan, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright Alaska August 2012	Debra Caillouet
4/2/2013	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Draft 2012 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, March 2013 ADEC has no objections to the implementation of the recommendations shown below, but asks that the fence at the Birch Hill tank farm be inspected on a monthly basis during the summer months due to the historical frequency of breaches. The sparge curtain should remain off, the Chena River Boom will be installed and visual monitoring will continue and passive sampling of the surface water utilizing the GORE Modules. The fall groundwater sampling should occur. Groundwater sampling should continue to be conducted annually for all wells associated with the area of elevated benzene, the wells along the Chena River, and the WQFS DRO plume. Sampling should be conducted in the spring when water levels are typically lowest and petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations are typically highest.	Debra Caillouet
4/22/2013	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	2012 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, April 2013	Debra Caillouet
9/10/2013	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Supplemental Chemical Oxidation Injection at OU5 WQFS Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, Alaska September 2013	Debra Caillouet
8/14/2014	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Final 2013 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright The report accurately provides and describes the results of the groundwater monitoring in 2013 and IC inspection and is approved. Unfortunately the recommendations for spring sampling and performance monitoring for the treatability study at the WQFS will not be implemented this year as agreed at the Winter FFA meeting, but hopefully all contracting issues will be resolved and it will occur next year	Debra Caillouet
7/23/2015	Update or Other Action	Draft 2014 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, June 2015	Debra Caillouet
8/20/2015	Site Visit	Site visit with Army, ADEC, EPA. Inspected sparge curtain installation and containment boom deployed on Chena River. No floating product or sheen visible.	Fred Vreeman
9/1/2015	Update or Other Action	Transferred to Fairbanks	Susan Carberry
11/9/2015	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC Approved the 2014 Monitoring Report Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The activities conducted at the WQFS sites during 2014 included groundwater monitoring, deploying and monitoring the Chena River boom system, evaluating natural attenuation, continuing Long Term Monitoring Optimization (LTMO), and conducting an IC inspection. In the approval letter it was recommended that sediment and collocated porewater sampling be conducted along the Boom area and up- and downgradient of the boom to characterize the area where the sediment and surface water Remedial Action Goals are not being met, and that in future monitoring events the recommendations sections appropriately address the remaining issues at the site. It was also recommended that the indicated area of high soil concentrations be delineated in the next monitoring event as a candidate for soil removal or targeted remediation.	Monte Garroutte
10/27/2016	Update or Other Action	2011 SVE/AS System Decommissioning After Action Report was reviewed. Contamination of soil surrounding pipelines was encountered at the Operable Unit 5 (OU5) West Quartermaster Fueling System (WQFS) soil vapor extraction/air sparge (SVE/AS) system decommissioning area. Four of the thirteen soil samples collected from the excavation had results exceeding ADEC cleanup criteria (250 mg/kg) for diesel range organics (DRO), ranging from 283 to 20,100 mg/kg. Additionally, one sample exceeded the ADEC cleanup criterion for pentachlorophenol (0.047 mg/kg) with a concentration of 7.62 mg/kg. DEC requests that the sparge curtain and SVE system remain in place until evaluation of contaminant migration to Chena River sediments is complete.	Joy Whitsel
10/27/2016	Update or Other Action	2011 SVE/AS System Decommissioning After Action Report was reviewed. Contamination of soil surrounding pipelines was encountered at the Operable Unit 5 (OU5) West Quartermaster Fueling System (WQFS) soil vapor extraction/air sparge (SVE/AS) system decommissioning area. Four of the thirteen soil samples collected from the excavation had results exceeding ADEC cleanup criteria (250 mg/kg) for diesel range organics (DRO), ranging from 283 to 20,100 mg/kg. Additionally, one sample exceeded the ADEC cleanup criterion for pentachlorophenol (0.047 mg/kg) with a concentration of 7.62 mg/kg. DEC requests that the sparge curtain and SVE system remain in place until evaluation of contaminant migration to Chena River sediments is complete.	Joy Whitsel
12/13/2016	Meeting or Teleconference Held	A two day Federal Facilities Agreement (FFA) and Stakeholders meeting was held on December 13 & 14, 2016. The main focus of the meeting was to develop a site discovery and site intake process that would satisfy requirements of the Fort Wainwright FFA, RCRA Permit, and two party agreements. The Army, EPA and DEC committed to a flowchart of the preliminary source evaluation process. Timelines were established for scoping a land use control implementation plan (LUCIP) and developing a contracting schedule for Fort Wainwright contaminated site investigations and remedial actions. Seven sites were proposed for inclusion into the FFA (three party agreement) by the Army and the RPMs documented the assignment of the regulatory path for these sites using a newly developed and agreed to signature form.	Dennis Shepard
1/1/2017	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC approved the 2015 Annual Institutional Controls Report, Fort Wainwright, Alaska (August 2016).	Dennis Shepard
7/28/2017	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC Approved the Final 2017 Monitoring Well Decommissioning Work Plan, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The work plan identifies inactive and/or damaged monitoring wells within the Fort Wainwright operable units and 2 party sites that are considered appropriate for decommissioning.	Dennis Shepard
11/16/2017	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC approved the Final 2016 Monitoring Report Operable Unit 5 (OU-5) Fort Wainwright, Alaska, dated July 2017. Annual groundwater monitoring occurred at three sites; East Quartermasters Fueling Station (Hazard ID 1106), West Quartermasters Fueling Station (Hazard ID: 1114), and Remedial Area 1A (Birch Hill Tank Farm Lead) (Hazard ID: 4214).	Erica Blake
3/28/2018	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC approved the 2017 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5 for Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Groundwater samples were collected from the West Quartermaster’s Fueling System (WQFS) Sparge Curtain treatment system area, WQFS benzene plume area, WQFS diesel range organics (DRO) plume area, WQFS Chena River wells, and the East Quartermaster’s Fueling System (EQFS) Building 1060 wells (Flowpath D wells). The WQFS results also include observations and results from the Chena River boom deployment and monitoring. The next groundwater monitoring event is in 2018.	Erica Blake
3/26/2019	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC approved the 2018 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5 (dated March 2019). The document describes groundwater sample results, showing that no significant contamination migration was occurring at the Sparge Curtain treatment system and Chena River boom area. The oleophilic biobarrier along the Chena River remains in place, although planned expansion was delayed due to high water in 2018. The benzene and diesel range organics (DRO) plumes at the West Quartermaster’s Fueling System (WQFS) were mostly found to be stable, and groundwater monitoring showed no migration of contaminants from the WQFS into the Chena River. Residual range organics were found to be exceeding remedial goals (RG) in six wells, and an exceedance of the RG was identified for trichloroethylene (TCE) in a well at the EQFS site, but evidence of biodegradation was present.The institutional control (IC) inspection found that IC’s were properly in place. Twenty wells were decommissioned, and three wells were replaced.	Kevin Fraley
6/21/2019	Site Visit	DEC staff conducted a site visit to the Chena River Boom and the Oleophilic Biobarrier test study site along the Chena River in the West Quartermaster's Fueling System area. The oleophilic biobarrier pads are a combination of sand, geotextile fabric, and a structural geocomposite that gets placed on the top of the shoreline. These pads are intended to provide a medium that biodegrades hydrocarbons before they are released to the surface water as a sheen. DEC staff observed a likely iron sheen leaching from the pads. DEC staff also inspected the Former North Airfield Hot Point Refueling site (BLM Alaska Fire Service Fuel Facility), and inspected the contaminated soil stockpile area, and the areas of the construction site where contaminated material has been encountered.	Erica Blake
8/1/2019	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC approved the Final 2019 CERCLA Sites Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6 (Dated July 2019). DEC provided a conditional approval on April 15, 2019 so the contractor could begin the 2019 groundwater sampling in advance of finalizing this work plan addendum. Review comments for the draft version of the document was provided on April 26, 2019. The document was prepared to help guide the site activities, data review, and reporting tasks for work conducted at Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA) during the 2019 field season. The U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Alaska CERCLA sites associated with this Work Plan include Operable Units (OUs) 1 through 6.	Erica Blake
5/22/2020	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC approved the Final 2019 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska (dated April 2020). The document describes the 2019 results from site activities conducted at Operable Unit 5 (OU5) on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). Site activities included groundwater sampling at the East Quartermaster’s Fueling System (EQFS), West Quartermaster’s Fueling System (WQFS), the Sparge Curtain wells and institutional controls (IC) inspections conducted (between April and October) at the Remedial Area 1A site on Birch Hill. The Chena River Boom was deployed April 29, 2019 to prevent petroleum sheen from entering the water and was removed September 26, 2019. Long-term monitoring activities are expected to continue.	Erica Blake
7/15/2020	Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved	DEC signed and approved the transport of approximately 120 cubic yards of trichloroethene soil generated from the West Quartermaster Fueling System (WQFS) area. The soil is considered RCRA waste, and will be transported to Arlington, Oregon for disposal.	Erica Blake
7/28/2020	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC approved the Final 2020 CERCLA Site Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6 Fort Wainwright, Alaska (dated July 2020). The document was prepared to guide site activities, data review, and reporting tasks for work conducted at Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). CERCLA sites covered by this work plan include Operable Units (OUs) 1 through 6. All six OUs will also be included in the annual institutional controls (IC) inspection.	Erica Blake
2/11/2021	Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved	ADEC approved the transport of 275 gallons of purge water generated from seven sites (Bldg 3570, Bldg 5010, Former Bldg 3564, Former Bldg 2250, OU5 WQFS, OU5 EQFS and OU3 Fairbanks Fuel Terminal) on Fort Wainwright, Alaska from the Fort Wainwright hazardous waste facility (Building 3489) to U.S. Ecology in Grand View, Idaho for treatment and disposal.	Erica Blake
2/12/2021	Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved	ADEC approved transport of 560 gallons of purge water from the Richardson Hwy MP 357.5 and 358.5 sites, CANOL Pump Station and OU5 WQFS. Two forms (280 gallons each) for the purge water was approved for transport from the Fort Wainwright hazardous waste facility (Building 3489) to U.S. Ecology Viking facility in Anchorage, Alaska for treatment and disposal.	Erica Blake
6/15/2021	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided review comments for the "Draft 2021 CERCLA Sites Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6, Fort Wainwright, Alaska" (dated May 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document describes proposed site activities to collect data and evaluate progress towards achieving remedial action objectives (RAOs) at the six Operable Unit (OU) sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). In addition to sampling activities, institutional control (IC) inspections will be conducted.	Erica Blake
6/21/2021	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided responses to comments for the "Draft 2021 CERCLA Sites Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6, Fort Wainwright, Alaska" dated May 2021 to the U.S. Army. Review comments were provided on June 15, 2021, and responses were received and reviewed June 21, 2021. A final version of the work plan has been requested, upon receipt of the final ADEC will be able to provide approval. The document is a work plan with proposed site activities to collect data and evaluate progress towards achieving remedial action objectives (RAOs) at six Operable Unit (OU) sites (OU1 through OU6) on Fort Wainwright, Alaska.	Erica Blake
7/19/2021	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided review comments for the "Draft-Final Fifth Five-Year Review Report, Fort Wainwright Fairbanks, Alaska" to the U.S. Army. The document is the fifth Five-Year Review for Fort Wainwright. The remedies at six Operable Units were evaluated.	Erica Blake
7/30/2021	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided approval for the "Final 2021 CERCLA Sites Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska" (dated July 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document describes site activities to collect data and evaluate progress towards achieving remedial action objectives (RAOs) at six Operable Unit sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA).	Erica Blake
8/4/2021	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided comments for the "Draft 2020 Monitoring Report Operable Unit 5, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska" (dated July 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document describes site activities conducted in 2020 within Operable Unit 5 within the East Quartermaster's and West Quartermaster's areas.	Erica Blake
8/26/2021	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided responses to comments for the "Draft-Final Fifth Five-Year Review Report, Fort Wainwright Fairbanks, Alaska" to the U.S. Army. The Fifth Five-Year Review document evaluated the protectiveness at six Operable Unit sites.	Erica Blake
9/13/2021	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided responses to comments for the "Draft 2020 Monitoring Report Operable Unit 5, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska" (dated July 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document describes 2020 groundwater monitoring and site activities within Operable Unit 5 (OU5) sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). Responses to comments (RTCs) were received September 13, 2021. All RTCs were accepted and a final document for approval requested.	Erica Blake
9/14/2021	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided approval for the "Final 2020 Monitoring Report Operable Unit 5, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska" (dated September 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document describes results of the site activities conducted in 2020 within Operable Unit 5 (OU5) on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). Groundwater samples were collected from the West Quartermaster’s Fueling System (WQFS) and the East Quartermaster’s Fueling System (EQFS) areas. The final report recommends the Chena River Boom be deployed as soon as the river is open and without waiting on an approved work plan, and that the Army should prioritize a vapor intrusion investigation at Building 1060 and assess any inhalation risks.	Erica Blake
10/6/2021	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided an acknowledgement of receipt letter for the "Final Fifth Five-Year Review Report, Fort Wainwright Fairbanks, Alaska" (undated) to the U.S. Army. The FYR report describes and evaluates the implementation of performance remedies in place at six Operable Units (OUs) on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (OUs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6). ADEC does not concur with the protectiveness determinations in the final FYR report.	Erica Blake
2/24/2022	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided review comments for the Draft Relative Risk Site Evaluation (RRSE) (dated January 28, 2022) to the U.S. Army. The purpose of conducting the Department of Defense (DoD) relative risk evaluation is to rank the sites to determine which site poses the greatest risk and will require higher priority for conducting site cleanup based on the current levels of contamination. Only three sites were evaluated. ADEC concurs with the ranking of the North Post Sink Hole site high, Former Building 1599 site medium and the Drum Site West of the DRMO Yard low.	Erica Blake
3/18/2022	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided review comments for the "Draft 2022 CERCLA Sites Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6" Fort Wainwright, Alaska, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska (dated February 2022) to the U.S. Army. The document describes proposed site activities to collect data and evaluate progress towards achieving remedial action objectives (RAOs) at six Operable Unit sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). This work plan is intended for use in conjunction with the "Draft Fort Wainwright Environmental Investigations and Monitoring Postwide Quality Assurance Program Plan Fort Wainwright, Alaska" (dated December 2021). The post wide work plan is still in review and at the time of this review has not yet been approved.	Erica Blake
3/22/2022	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided responses to comments for the "Draft Relative Risk Site Evaluation (RRSE)" (dated January 28, 2022) to the U.S. Army. The document discusses and evaluates three sites, Former Building 1599, Drum Site West of the Defense Reutilization Marketing Office (DRMO) yard, and the North Post Sinkhole site to determine which site poses the greatest risk and will need to be prioritized for cleanup.	Erica Blake
5/24/2022	Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved	ADEC approved transport of approximately 247 gallons of purge water generated from long-term monitoring activities conducted in 2021 (from Neely Rd - Two-Party Site, OU1, OU2-DRMO1 & DRMO4, OU4, OU5-WQFS & EQFS, and OU6) from Fort Wainwright Bldg 3491 to U.S. Ecology in Grand View, Idaho.	Erica Blake
6/14/2022	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC reviewed the Draft OU5 Groundwater Monitoring Report and submitted comments. The report details site activities conducted in 2021 within Operable Unit 5 (OU5) on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). Groundwater samples were collected from the West Quartermaster’s Fueling System (WQFS) and the East Quartermaster’s Fueling System (EQFS) areas. The Chena River was inspected weekly to observe potential sheen. The Chena River Boom, after not being deployed the previous year, was redeployed in 2021. Benzene concentrations are shown to be increasing in select wells, and Table C groundwater cleanup levels are not incorporated into the report.	Tim Sharp
7/29/2022	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC approved the Final OU5 Groundwater Monitoring Report. The report describes results of the site activities conducted in 2021 within Operable Unit 5 (OU5) on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). Groundwater samples were collected from the West Quartermaster’s Fueling System (WQFS) and the East Quartermaster’s Fueling System (EQFS) areas. The Chena River was inspected weekly to observe potential sheen. The Chena River Boom, after not being deployed the previous year, was redeployed in 2021.	Tim Sharp
8/11/2022	Institutional Control Periodic Reporting	ADEC submitted comments for the Draft 2021 Institutional Controls (IC) report on this date. The Report details the 2021 IC inspections conducted at Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). The purpose of the annual IC inspection is to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of ICs associated with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Record of Decision (ROD) source areas and Two-Party source areas on FWA. ADEC understands best management practices (BMPs) are internal Army processes, however transparency with regulatory agencies is necessary for active sites and sites with potential or known contamination. ADEC requests information on how the BMP sites are managed and tracked. There are several source areas that have not been addressed in this report such as the Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) sites and Chemical Warfare Material (CWM) sites. ADEC is anticipating the Army will provide new Geographic Information System mapping (GIS) to regulators when completed. This may be adequate until the Remedial Design/Remedial Action Work Plan (RD/RA WP) is developed and agreed to by the RPMs. The RD/RA WP would provide a site list, identify both the land use controls (LUCs) and the internal procedures for implementing these LUCs as required by the Operable Unit 5 (OU5) ROD. This includes periodic monitoring and reporting of the LUCs effectiveness. It also includes all areas with remaining contamination, including CERCLA sites, Two-Party source areas, MMRP sites, CWM sites, and BMP sites.	Tim Sharp
12/23/2022	Institutional Control Periodic Reporting	ADEC approved the Final 2021 Institutional Controls (IC) Report on this date. The IC Report, which details 2021 IC inspections conducted at Fort Wainwright, evaluates the implementation and effectiveness of ICs associated with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Record of Decision (ROD) source areas and Two-Party source areas on Fort Wainwright. Best management practices (BMP) sites were removed from annual IC reports starting in 2020, and ADEC requested information on how the BMP sites are managed and tracked by the Army. ADEC received the 2021 Final Installation Action Plan (IAP), which addresses these and every other site on Fort Wainwright, including Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) and Chemical Warfare Material (CWM) sites. The Final IC Report can be found attached on the Fort Wainwright Site Informational page (File # 108.38.076)	Tim Sharp
9/11/2023	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC reviewed the Draft 2022 Institutional Controls (IC) Report, which details the 2022 IC inspections conducted at Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). The purpose of the annual IC inspection is to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of ICs associated with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Record of Decision (ROD) source areas and Two-Party source areas on FWA.	Tim Sharp
2/22/2024	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC completed a review of the Draft 2024 CERCLA Sites Work Plan for Operable Units 1-6. The work plan details proposed site activities to collect data and evaluate progress towards achieving remedial action objectives (RAOs) at six Operable Unit (OUs) sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). In addition to sampling, institutional controls inspections will be conducted at all six OU sites. This work plan is intended for use in conjunction with the Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) included in the document as Appendix A, and includes additional sampling as part of preparation for the Sixth Five Year Review, to be accomplished in 2025.	Tim Sharp
2/27/2024	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC Approved the Final 2022 OU5 Monitoring Report on this date.	Tim Sharp
4/8/2024	Institutional Control Periodic Reporting	DEC Approved the 2022 IC Report for Fort Wainwright CERCLA and Two-Party Sites on this day.	Tim Sharp
5/21/2024	Long Term Monitoring Workplan or Report Review	DEC approved the 2024 CERCLA Sites Work Plan on this date.	Tim Sharp
6/10/2024	Institutional Control Periodic Reporting	DEC reviewed and supplied comments on the Draft 2023 Institutional Controls (IC) Report, which details the 2023 IC inspections conducted at Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). The purpose of the annual IC inspection is to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of ICs associated with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Record of Decision (ROD) source areas and Two-Party source areas on FWA.	Tim Sharp
6/27/2024	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC submitted comments on the Draft 2023 Operable Unit 5 (OU5) Annual Monitoring Report. The report details the annual monitoring and remedial activities conducted in 2023 at OU5 on Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Field activities included semi-annual groundwater sampling in the Sparge Curtain Treatment System area, annual groundwater sampling in the West Quartermaster Fueling System (WQFS) area, site visits conducted at the WQFS Chena River Boom area, and collecting groundwater samples from East Quartermaster Fueling System (EQFS) Building 1060E monitoring wells. Groundwater sampling was also conducted at the WQFS Building 1599 site to evaluate the presence of pesticides. Evaluation of natural attenuation and long-term monitoring optimization (LTMO) was conducted, in addition to institution control (IC) inspections.	Tim Sharp

Action Date

Action

Description

DEC Staff

12/4/1997

Site Added to Database

Petroleum contamination. Site added to database for clarity and to match army records. Being investigated as part of OU5.

Rielle Markey

1/25/2001

Meeting or Teleconference Held

Staff attended RAB meeting on January 23. WQFS system being installed this winter and summer 2001. Currently scheduled to be complete by August 2001.

Ann Farris

3/2/2001

Update or Other Action

File number corrected from 108.38.011 to 108.38.071.

Mitzi Read

4/24/2001

Meeting or Teleconference Held

Staff attended RAB meeting and associates. FFA meetings. WQFS construction on schedule for this summer.

Ann Farris

9/25/2001

Update or Other Action

Five-Year Review plan received.

Ann Farris

10/11/2001

Update or Other Action

Staff commented on the Prelim Draft Remedial Action Work Plan for WQFS

Ann Farris

10/23/2001

Update or Other Action

Review Comments on the Vertical Sparging Curtain Treatability Study, West Quartermaster’s Fueling System Subarea WQFS2 Semiannual Monitoring Report Year 3, Fort Wainwright, May 2001. Action entered by Sarah Riddle.

Ann Farris

12/12/2001

Institutional Control Record Established

1. All organizations conducting activities on United States Army Alaska (USARAK) controlled land are responsible for complying with established institutional controls (ICs). ICs are administrative, procedural, and regulatory measures to control human access to and usage of property. They are applicable to all known or suspected contaminated sites where contamination has been left in place. 2. These controls have been established to implement the selected remedial actions agreed upon by the U.S. Army (Army), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended by the Superfund Amendment Reauthorization Act (SARA). These controls also apply to remedial actions agreed upon under Two-Party Compliance Agreements. These agreements are concluded between USARAK and ADEC and apply to petroleum/oil/lubricants- (POL) contaminated sites. 3. ICs such as limitations on access, water use, excavations, and property transfers will supplement engineering controls as appropriate for short-term and long-term management to prevent or limit human and environmental exposure to hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. Specific ICs include, among other things: limitations on the depth and location of excavations, prohibition of or restrictions on well drilling and use of ground water, requirements for worker use of personal protective equipment, site monitoring, and prohibition of certain land uses, types of vehicles, etc. 4. Organizational units, tenants, and support/contractor organizations must obtain an Excavation Clearance Request (ECR) for all soil disturbing activities impacting soils six inches or more below the ground surface. The review process for approval of an ECR begins with the identification of the current status (known or suspected hazardous waste site or “clean” site) of a work location. ECR’s for work in known or suspected hazardous waste sites: a. will include specific limitations and controls on such work; b. will include specific IC procedures, and notification, monitoring, reporting, and stop work requirements; c. may include procedures for management, characterization, and disposal of any soil or groundwater encountered or removed; d. will identify “project managers” for both the unit/contractor requesting the work and DPW Environment Resources. 5. The DPW project manager will conduct on-site inspections of each work site (at which ICs apply) to determine continued compliance with the terms and conditions of the approved ECR. DPW has the authority to revoke ECR approval if the specified terms and conditions are not being met. ECR forms are available at the Customer Service Desks at: a. Building 730 at Fort Richardson; b. Building 3015 at Fort Wainwright; c. Building 605 at Fort Greely. 6. USARAK has negotiated (with USEPA and/or ADEC) decision documents and/or Records of Decision (RODs) that mandate the implementation of ICs USARAK Directorate of Public Works, Environmental Resources Department (PWE), maintains copies of all decision documents and RODs requiring ICs in its real property files. PWE provides regularly updated post maps showing all areas affected by ICs. These maps can easily be accessed by using an approved intranet mapping interface application. Copies of these maps will be available to each directorate, activity, and tenant organization. To ensure the effectiveness of ICs, all organizational units and tenant activities will be informed on an annual basis of ICs on contaminated soils and groundwater in effect near their facilities. 7. ICs are enforceable by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC). Failure to comply with an IC mandated in a decision document or ROD will violate the USARAK Federal Facility Agreement and may result in stipulated fines and penalties. This does not include the costs of corrective actions required due to violation of an established IC.

Sharon Richmond

12/23/2001

Update or Other Action

Staff reviewed the final report on the soil heating feasiblity studies. Army tried 6-phase heating and radio-frequency heating and both were successful at heating the soil to about 20-25 C, which increased the remediation rates by three-fold for GRO, benzene, and toluene. The DRO sample results were inconclusive. Cost effectiveness analysis indicated the 6-phase was cost-effective, but radio-frequency was probably not. 6-phase has some health and safety issues, though, so neither were selected for implementation.

Ann Farris

12/27/2001

Update or Other Action

Staff received final report on well decommissioning at OU5 - Wells that were decommissioned were : Radio-frequency heating, unheated control site, 6-phase heating, DO15 Tracer Study Site;DO 16 Tracer Study Site;ORC well array;CRREL site; AI/E site.

Ann Farris

7/16/2003

Meeting or Teleconference Held

Fort Wainwright Restoration Advisory Board held it's last meeting on July16, 2003.

Patrice Buck

4/14/2005

Site Characterization Report Approved

Staff reviewed and provided comments to the Draft Annual Report, OU5 March 2003 to June 2004. This report summarizes operation and maintenance of the AS/SVE systems at the WQFS and Building 1060 West and groundwater monitoring. Recommendations are also included. AS probe and well redevelopment was successful and increased removal of petroleum was documented. All treatment systems will continue to operate as currently configured, the sorbent boom will be redeployed after breakup and groundwater monitoring will continue on the current schedule.

Sharon Richmond

5/17/2005

Update or Other Action

Contaminated Sites staff reviewed and approved the Operation, Maintenance & Monitoring Manual for the Operable Unit 5 Horizontal Well Remediation System on Fort Wainwright. Sampling and analysis of fuel-contaminated groundwater will continue on a semi-annual basis and the air sparge/soil vapor extraction system will remain operational.

Sharon Richmond

8/2/2005

Meeting or Teleconference Held

Site visit. EPA and DEC Water Program are determining whether to remove the Chena River from the federal list of impaired water bodies. They collected samples at this location to help with that determination. Slight sheen was observed in a small area within the boom containment in response to disturbance of riverbank sediments but quickly dissipated. EPA and DEC Water agree the current remedial approach Army is effectively controlling potential migration of contamination to the river.

Sharon Richmond

11/15/2005

Meeting or Teleconference Held

ADEC attended regularly scheduled FFA meeting with Army, EPA, the Corps and consultants. In the WQFS, benzene concentrations were below RAGs in 2005 although one well in the sparge curtain along the Chena River had benzene at 4.95 ug/L; GRO concentrations are below the cleanup level. DRO concentrations exceed cleanup levels. The treatment systems are operating in AS/SVE mode at the source area and Horizontal Well. The SVE system was shut off at the Sparge Curtain. No systems that will be shut down show evidence of contaminant rebound. Groundwater montioring will continue annually. All wells in the Bldg 1060 West area have benzene below cleanup levels One well exceeded DRO and one exceeded GRO cleanup levels. AS/SVE systems operational but hydrocarbon recovery rates are declining. A rebound study for all treatment systems except the sparge curtain will be conducted.

Sharon Richmond

2/16/2006

Meeting or Teleconference Held

Staff attended the regularly scheduled Federal Facilities Agreement meeting February 15-16, 2006.

Sharon Richmond

3/3/2006

Site Characterization Report Approved

Contaminated Sites staff reviewed and provided comments to the Draft Operable Unit 5, 2005 Annual Report for Fort Wainwright. The report describes operation and maintenance of extensive air sparge/soil vapor extraction systems and results of groundwater monitoring. In general, these four treatment systems have been highly effective, collectively removing over 80 tons of petroleum. Concentrations of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes meet remedial goals at most locations. Concentrations of total aromatic hydrocarbons (TAH) and total aqueous hydrocarbons (TAqH) do not exceed state standards in monitoring wells along the bank of the Chena River. Staff agreed with the recommendation to shut down all systems except the sparge curtain which was designed to treat groundwater before it enters the Chena River. Rebound studies will continue for one year after which time changes in sampling frequency and system operational status will be evaluated. Sorbent booms will be re-installed in the river after breakup.

Sharon Richmond

9/29/2006

Update or Other Action

Second 5 year review signed by all parties.

Sharon Richmond

9/29/2006

Long Term Monitoring Established

Groundwater will be sampled annual biannually for petroleum and natural attenuation parameters.

Sharon Richmond

3/14/2008

Site Characterization Report Approved

Reviewed 2006 Annual Monitoring Report. Concentrations of groudnwater contaminants have not significantly increased since AS/SVE system were shutdown for a rebound study. TAH/TAqH concentrations not exceed in monitoring wells along the Chena River. Natural attenuation monitoring data indicate that contaminants are being degraded by native microbes. The spage curtain that runs parallel to the Chena River has effectively reduced groundwater contaminants to levels well below AWQS; it will remain operational to continue protecting the Chena River. The sorbent boom is also scheduled for deployment once breakup occurs. Groundwater will continue biannual monitoring.

Sharon Richmond

3/14/2008

Exposure Tracking Model Ranking

Intitial Ranking Complete for Source Area: 72093 (Autogenerated Action)

6/15/2009

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

The 2009 OU5 work plan amendment was reviewed and comments sent to the Army.

Debra Caillouet

6/30/2009

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

The 2009 Work Plan Amendment for OU5 was approved. The work includes groundwater monitoring and ROST investigation.

Debra Caillouet

5/21/2010

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Technical Memorandum, 2009 Building 1595 Construction Support Investigation, Fort Wainwright Alaska, Final May 2010 The report documents soil samples analyzed from multiple locations within the West Quartermaster Fueling System portion of Operable Unit 5 (OU5) where a new water line is proposed. The analysis of these samples found diesel range organics up to 22,000 mg/kg and dieldrin to 0.3 mg/kg. This supplemental site characterization information should be included in the Administrative Record for OU5 and the area be evaluated for remedial action. Please provide the work plan for management of this soil during the installation of the water line.

Debra Caillouet

7/13/2010

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

minor comment was sent on the Draft 2009 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, June 2010

Debra Caillouet

7/19/2010

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Draft 2010 Work Plan, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright June 2010

Debra Caillouet

8/6/2010

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

2009 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, July 2010 Acceptable response to previously supplied comment has been incorporated and the report is accepted.

Debra Caillouet

8/6/2010

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

2010 Work Plan, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright July 2010

Debra Caillouet

8/26/2010

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Comment was sent on the Doyon Utilities, North Post Water Project J101357, Addendum to the Post-Wide Sampling and Analysis Plan, Ft Wainwright,

Debra Caillouet

10/26/2010

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Doyon Utilities will be removing and installing power poles in the vicinity of contaminated soil at Bldg 1565. The actions should have no impact on the known contamination.

Debra Caillouet

5/6/2011

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Draft 2010 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, Alaska April 2011

Debra Caillouet

5/23/2011

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

2011 Work Plan Amendment, Draft May 2011, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright

Debra Caillouet

5/27/2011

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

comment sent on Draft 2011 Work Plan Addendum, Decommissioning of the Source Area and Horizontal Well Treatment Systems, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, May 2011

Debra Caillouet

6/14/2011

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

2010 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, Alaska April 2011

Debra Caillouet

6/14/2011

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

2011 Work Plan Amendment, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, May 2011

Debra Caillouet

7/22/2011

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

2011 Work Plan Addendum, Decommissioning of the Source Area and Horizontal Well Treatment Systems, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, June 2011 The horizontal wells will be decommissioned in place by filling with grout and capping the ends. Vertical probes will be removed and filled with bentonite and the HDPE piping will be removed. Materials will be recycled if practical.

Debra Caillouet

8/4/2011

Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program

Spill transferred by PERP staff Paul Lhotka. Spill no. 11309921402; spill date = 8/2/11; Substance = diesel; quantity = 2 gallons; PERP file no. 108.02.002; location = Bldg 1595 (200'NW) Vicinity Front Street, West Quartermaster Refueling. Description: Spill FWA 11-051. During decommissioning of the remediation system, previously unknown, long abandoned pipelines, were inadvertently encountered during excavation. Three parallel pipelines (2" diameter) were broken resulting in the release of approximately 2 gallons of undefined petroleum product.

Mitzi Read

10/26/2011

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Doyon Utilities North Post Slip Lining Sewer Repair Addendum To The Post-Wide Sampling And Analysis Plan Ft Wainwright, Alaska Version 1.0

Debra Caillouet

10/26/2011

Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program

Spill transferred by PERP staff Paul Lhotka. Spill no. 11309929202; spill date = 10/19/11; Substance = diesel; quantity = unknown; PERP file no. 108.02.002; location = Site of Former Bldg 1595 Duct Bank Excavation; N of Bldg Footprint, West Quartermaster Refueling System. Description: Spill FWA 11-069. Description from Preliminary Spill Report: During demolition work on former Bldg 1595 while excavating the duct bank, "smelly" gravel was detected. Investigation with a PID detected readings up to 126 ppm with visible staining observed.

Mitzi Read

3/1/2012

Update or Other Action

Staff notified by FTW of breakdown of sparge treatment system. Staff concurred with request for decommissioning of system rather than rebuild.

Debra Caillouet

5/25/2012

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

2011 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, May 2012 The report recommends and DEC concurs with: 1. Hot Spot Treatment around OU5-TW1 in the WQFS 2. Spring groundwater sampling for all wells associated with the WQFS source area, including those near the Chena River and 3. Development of a Performance Monitoring Plan.

Debra Caillouet

8/2/2012

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

2011 Fairbanks Environmental Services Support at OU5-WQFS SVE/AS System Decommissioning Area After-Action Report, Final, 30 July 2012

Debra Caillouet

8/31/2012

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Final 2012/2013 Work Plan, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright Alaska August 2012

Debra Caillouet

4/2/2013

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Draft 2012 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, March 2013 ADEC has no objections to the implementation of the recommendations shown below, but asks that the fence at the Birch Hill tank farm be inspected on a monthly basis during the summer months due to the historical frequency of breaches. The sparge curtain should remain off, the Chena River Boom will be installed and visual monitoring will continue and passive sampling of the surface water utilizing the GORE Modules. The fall groundwater sampling should occur. Groundwater sampling should continue to be conducted annually for all wells associated with the area of elevated benzene, the wells along the Chena River, and the WQFS DRO plume. Sampling should be conducted in the spring when water levels are typically lowest and petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations are typically highest.

Debra Caillouet

4/22/2013

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

2012 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, April 2013

Debra Caillouet

9/10/2013

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Supplemental Chemical Oxidation Injection at OU5 WQFS Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, Alaska September 2013

Debra Caillouet

8/14/2014

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Final 2013 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright The report accurately provides and describes the results of the groundwater monitoring in 2013 and IC inspection and is approved. Unfortunately the recommendations for spring sampling and performance monitoring for the treatability study at the WQFS will not be implemented this year as agreed at the Winter FFA meeting, but hopefully all contracting issues will be resolved and it will occur next year

Debra Caillouet

7/23/2015

Update or Other Action

Draft 2014 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, June 2015

Debra Caillouet

8/20/2015

Site Visit

Site visit with Army, ADEC, EPA. Inspected sparge curtain installation and containment boom deployed on Chena River. No floating product or sheen visible.

Fred Vreeman

9/1/2015

Update or Other Action

Transferred to Fairbanks

Susan Carberry

11/9/2015

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC Approved the 2014 Monitoring Report Operable Unit 5, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The activities conducted at the WQFS sites during 2014 included groundwater monitoring, deploying and monitoring the Chena River boom system, evaluating natural attenuation, continuing Long Term Monitoring Optimization (LTMO), and conducting an IC inspection. In the approval letter it was recommended that sediment and collocated porewater sampling be conducted along the Boom area and up- and downgradient of the boom to characterize the area where the sediment and surface water Remedial Action Goals are not being met, and that in future monitoring events the recommendations sections appropriately address the remaining issues at the site. It was also recommended that the indicated area of high soil concentrations be delineated in the next monitoring event as a candidate for soil removal or targeted remediation.

Monte Garroutte

10/27/2016

Update or Other Action

2011 SVE/AS System Decommissioning After Action Report was reviewed. Contamination of soil surrounding pipelines was encountered at the Operable Unit 5 (OU5) West Quartermaster Fueling System (WQFS) soil vapor extraction/air sparge (SVE/AS) system decommissioning area. Four of the thirteen soil samples collected from the excavation had results exceeding ADEC cleanup criteria (250 mg/kg) for diesel range organics (DRO), ranging from 283 to 20,100 mg/kg. Additionally, one sample exceeded the ADEC cleanup criterion for pentachlorophenol (0.047 mg/kg) with a concentration of 7.62 mg/kg. DEC requests that the sparge curtain and SVE system remain in place until evaluation of contaminant migration to Chena River sediments is complete.

Joy Whitsel

10/27/2016

Update or Other Action

Joy Whitsel

12/13/2016

Meeting or Teleconference Held

A two day Federal Facilities Agreement (FFA) and Stakeholders meeting was held on December 13 & 14, 2016. The main focus of the meeting was to develop a site discovery and site intake process that would satisfy requirements of the Fort Wainwright FFA, RCRA Permit, and two party agreements. The Army, EPA and DEC committed to a flowchart of the preliminary source evaluation process. Timelines were established for scoping a land use control implementation plan (LUCIP) and developing a contracting schedule for Fort Wainwright contaminated site investigations and remedial actions. Seven sites were proposed for inclusion into the FFA (three party agreement) by the Army and the RPMs documented the assignment of the regulatory path for these sites using a newly developed and agreed to signature form.

Dennis Shepard

1/1/2017

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC approved the 2015 Annual Institutional Controls Report, Fort Wainwright, Alaska (August 2016).

Dennis Shepard

7/28/2017

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC Approved the Final 2017 Monitoring Well Decommissioning Work Plan, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The work plan identifies inactive and/or damaged monitoring wells within the Fort Wainwright operable units and 2 party sites that are considered appropriate for decommissioning.

Dennis Shepard

11/16/2017

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC approved the Final 2016 Monitoring Report Operable Unit 5 (OU-5) Fort Wainwright, Alaska, dated July 2017. Annual groundwater monitoring occurred at three sites; East Quartermasters Fueling Station (Hazard ID 1106), West Quartermasters Fueling Station (Hazard ID: 1114), and Remedial Area 1A (Birch Hill Tank Farm Lead) (Hazard ID: 4214).

Erica Blake

3/28/2018

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC approved the 2017 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5 for Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Groundwater samples were collected from the West Quartermaster’s Fueling System (WQFS) Sparge Curtain treatment system area, WQFS benzene plume area, WQFS diesel range organics (DRO) plume area, WQFS Chena River wells, and the East Quartermaster’s Fueling System (EQFS) Building 1060 wells (Flowpath D wells). The WQFS results also include observations and results from the Chena River boom deployment and monitoring. The next groundwater monitoring event is in 2018.

Erica Blake

3/26/2019

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC approved the 2018 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5 (dated March 2019). The document describes groundwater sample results, showing that no significant contamination migration was occurring at the Sparge Curtain treatment system and Chena River boom area. The oleophilic biobarrier along the Chena River remains in place, although planned expansion was delayed due to high water in 2018. The benzene and diesel range organics (DRO) plumes at the West Quartermaster’s Fueling System (WQFS) were mostly found to be stable, and groundwater monitoring showed no migration of contaminants from the WQFS into the Chena River. Residual range organics were found to be exceeding remedial goals (RG) in six wells, and an exceedance of the RG was identified for trichloroethylene (TCE) in a well at the EQFS site, but evidence of biodegradation was present.The institutional control (IC) inspection found that IC’s were properly in place. Twenty wells were decommissioned, and three wells were replaced.

Kevin Fraley

6/21/2019

Site Visit

DEC staff conducted a site visit to the Chena River Boom and the Oleophilic Biobarrier test study site along the Chena River in the West Quartermaster's Fueling System area. The oleophilic biobarrier pads are a combination of sand, geotextile fabric, and a structural geocomposite that gets placed on the top of the shoreline. These pads are intended to provide a medium that biodegrades hydrocarbons before they are released to the surface water as a sheen. DEC staff observed a likely iron sheen leaching from the pads. DEC staff also inspected the Former North Airfield Hot Point Refueling site (BLM Alaska Fire Service Fuel Facility), and inspected the contaminated soil stockpile area, and the areas of the construction site where contaminated material has been encountered.

Erica Blake

8/1/2019

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC approved the Final 2019 CERCLA Sites Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6 (Dated July 2019). DEC provided a conditional approval on April 15, 2019 so the contractor could begin the 2019 groundwater sampling in advance of finalizing this work plan addendum. Review comments for the draft version of the document was provided on April 26, 2019. The document was prepared to help guide the site activities, data review, and reporting tasks for work conducted at Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA) during the 2019 field season. The U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Alaska CERCLA sites associated with this Work Plan include Operable Units (OUs) 1 through 6.

Erica Blake

5/22/2020

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC approved the Final 2019 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 5, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska (dated April 2020). The document describes the 2019 results from site activities conducted at Operable Unit 5 (OU5) on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). Site activities included groundwater sampling at the East Quartermaster’s Fueling System (EQFS), West Quartermaster’s Fueling System (WQFS), the Sparge Curtain wells and institutional controls (IC) inspections conducted (between April and October) at the Remedial Area 1A site on Birch Hill. The Chena River Boom was deployed April 29, 2019 to prevent petroleum sheen from entering the water and was removed September 26, 2019. Long-term monitoring activities are expected to continue.

Erica Blake

7/15/2020

Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved

DEC signed and approved the transport of approximately 120 cubic yards of trichloroethene soil generated from the West Quartermaster Fueling System (WQFS) area. The soil is considered RCRA waste, and will be transported to Arlington, Oregon for disposal.

Erica Blake

7/28/2020

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC approved the Final 2020 CERCLA Site Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6 Fort Wainwright, Alaska (dated July 2020). The document was prepared to guide site activities, data review, and reporting tasks for work conducted at Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). CERCLA sites covered by this work plan include Operable Units (OUs) 1 through 6. All six OUs will also be included in the annual institutional controls (IC) inspection.

Erica Blake

2/11/2021

Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved

ADEC approved the transport of 275 gallons of purge water generated from seven sites (Bldg 3570, Bldg 5010, Former Bldg 3564, Former Bldg 2250, OU5 WQFS, OU5 EQFS and OU3 Fairbanks Fuel Terminal) on Fort Wainwright, Alaska from the Fort Wainwright hazardous waste facility (Building 3489) to U.S. Ecology in Grand View, Idaho for treatment and disposal.

Erica Blake

2/12/2021

Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved

ADEC approved transport of 560 gallons of purge water from the Richardson Hwy MP 357.5 and 358.5 sites, CANOL Pump Station and OU5 WQFS. Two forms (280 gallons each) for the purge water was approved for transport from the Fort Wainwright hazardous waste facility (Building 3489) to U.S. Ecology Viking facility in Anchorage, Alaska for treatment and disposal.

Erica Blake

6/15/2021

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided review comments for the "Draft 2021 CERCLA Sites Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6, Fort Wainwright, Alaska" (dated May 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document describes proposed site activities to collect data and evaluate progress towards achieving remedial action objectives (RAOs) at the six Operable Unit (OU) sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). In addition to sampling activities, institutional control (IC) inspections will be conducted.

Erica Blake

6/21/2021

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided responses to comments for the "Draft 2021 CERCLA Sites Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6, Fort Wainwright, Alaska" dated May 2021 to the U.S. Army. Review comments were provided on June 15, 2021, and responses were received and reviewed June 21, 2021. A final version of the work plan has been requested, upon receipt of the final ADEC will be able to provide approval. The document is a work plan with proposed site activities to collect data and evaluate progress towards achieving remedial action objectives (RAOs) at six Operable Unit (OU) sites (OU1 through OU6) on Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Erica Blake

7/19/2021

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided review comments for the "Draft-Final Fifth Five-Year Review Report, Fort Wainwright Fairbanks, Alaska" to the U.S. Army. The document is the fifth Five-Year Review for Fort Wainwright. The remedies at six Operable Units were evaluated.

Erica Blake

7/30/2021

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided approval for the "Final 2021 CERCLA Sites Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska" (dated July 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document describes site activities to collect data and evaluate progress towards achieving remedial action objectives (RAOs) at six Operable Unit sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA).

Erica Blake

8/4/2021

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided comments for the "Draft 2020 Monitoring Report Operable Unit 5, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska" (dated July 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document describes site activities conducted in 2020 within Operable Unit 5 within the East Quartermaster's and West Quartermaster's areas.

Erica Blake

8/26/2021

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided responses to comments for the "Draft-Final Fifth Five-Year Review Report, Fort Wainwright Fairbanks, Alaska" to the U.S. Army. The Fifth Five-Year Review document evaluated the protectiveness at six Operable Unit sites.

Erica Blake

9/13/2021

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided responses to comments for the "Draft 2020 Monitoring Report Operable Unit 5, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska" (dated July 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document describes 2020 groundwater monitoring and site activities within Operable Unit 5 (OU5) sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). Responses to comments (RTCs) were received September 13, 2021. All RTCs were accepted and a final document for approval requested.

Erica Blake

9/14/2021

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided approval for the "Final 2020 Monitoring Report Operable Unit 5, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska" (dated September 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document describes results of the site activities conducted in 2020 within Operable Unit 5 (OU5) on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). Groundwater samples were collected from the West Quartermaster’s Fueling System (WQFS) and the East Quartermaster’s Fueling System (EQFS) areas. The final report recommends the Chena River Boom be deployed as soon as the river is open and without waiting on an approved work plan, and that the Army should prioritize a vapor intrusion investigation at Building 1060 and assess any inhalation risks.

Erica Blake

10/6/2021

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided an acknowledgement of receipt letter for the "Final Fifth Five-Year Review Report, Fort Wainwright Fairbanks, Alaska" (undated) to the U.S. Army. The FYR report describes and evaluates the implementation of performance remedies in place at six Operable Units (OUs) on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (OUs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6). ADEC does not concur with the protectiveness determinations in the final FYR report.

Erica Blake

2/24/2022

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided review comments for the Draft Relative Risk Site Evaluation (RRSE) (dated January 28, 2022) to the U.S. Army. The purpose of conducting the Department of Defense (DoD) relative risk evaluation is to rank the sites to determine which site poses the greatest risk and will require higher priority for conducting site cleanup based on the current levels of contamination. Only three sites were evaluated. ADEC concurs with the ranking of the North Post Sink Hole site high, Former Building 1599 site medium and the Drum Site West of the DRMO Yard low.

Erica Blake

3/18/2022

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided review comments for the "Draft 2022 CERCLA Sites Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6" Fort Wainwright, Alaska, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska (dated February 2022) to the U.S. Army. The document describes proposed site activities to collect data and evaluate progress towards achieving remedial action objectives (RAOs) at six Operable Unit sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). This work plan is intended for use in conjunction with the "Draft Fort Wainwright Environmental Investigations and Monitoring Postwide Quality Assurance Program Plan Fort Wainwright, Alaska" (dated December 2021). The post wide work plan is still in review and at the time of this review has not yet been approved.

Erica Blake

3/22/2022

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided responses to comments for the "Draft Relative Risk Site Evaluation (RRSE)" (dated January 28, 2022) to the U.S. Army. The document discusses and evaluates three sites, Former Building 1599, Drum Site West of the Defense Reutilization Marketing Office (DRMO) yard, and the North Post Sinkhole site to determine which site poses the greatest risk and will need to be prioritized for cleanup.

Erica Blake

5/24/2022

Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved

ADEC approved transport of approximately 247 gallons of purge water generated from long-term monitoring activities conducted in 2021 (from Neely Rd - Two-Party Site, OU1, OU2-DRMO1 & DRMO4, OU4, OU5-WQFS & EQFS, and OU6) from Fort Wainwright Bldg 3491 to U.S. Ecology in Grand View, Idaho.

Erica Blake

6/14/2022

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC reviewed the Draft OU5 Groundwater Monitoring Report and submitted comments. The report details site activities conducted in 2021 within Operable Unit 5 (OU5) on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). Groundwater samples were collected from the West Quartermaster’s Fueling System (WQFS) and the East Quartermaster’s Fueling System (EQFS) areas. The Chena River was inspected weekly to observe potential sheen. The Chena River Boom, after not being deployed the previous year, was redeployed in 2021. Benzene concentrations are shown to be increasing in select wells, and Table C groundwater cleanup levels are not incorporated into the report.

Tim Sharp

7/29/2022

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC approved the Final OU5 Groundwater Monitoring Report. The report describes results of the site activities conducted in 2021 within Operable Unit 5 (OU5) on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). Groundwater samples were collected from the West Quartermaster’s Fueling System (WQFS) and the East Quartermaster’s Fueling System (EQFS) areas. The Chena River was inspected weekly to observe potential sheen. The Chena River Boom, after not being deployed the previous year, was redeployed in 2021.

Tim Sharp

8/11/2022

Institutional Control Periodic Reporting

ADEC submitted comments for the Draft 2021 Institutional Controls (IC) report on this date. The Report details the 2021 IC inspections conducted at Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). The purpose of the annual IC inspection is to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of ICs associated with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Record of Decision (ROD) source areas and Two-Party source areas on FWA. ADEC understands best management practices (BMPs) are internal Army processes, however transparency with regulatory agencies is necessary for active sites and sites with potential or known contamination. ADEC requests information on how the BMP sites are managed and tracked. There are several source areas that have not been addressed in this report such as the Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) sites and Chemical Warfare Material (CWM) sites. ADEC is anticipating the Army will provide new Geographic Information System mapping (GIS) to regulators when completed. This may be adequate until the Remedial Design/Remedial Action Work Plan (RD/RA WP) is developed and agreed to by the RPMs. The RD/RA WP would provide a site list, identify both the land use controls (LUCs) and the internal procedures for implementing these LUCs as required by the Operable Unit 5 (OU5) ROD. This includes periodic monitoring and reporting of the LUCs effectiveness. It also includes all areas with remaining contamination, including CERCLA sites, Two-Party source areas, MMRP sites, CWM sites, and BMP sites.

Tim Sharp

12/23/2022

Institutional Control Periodic Reporting

ADEC approved the Final 2021 Institutional Controls (IC) Report on this date. The IC Report, which details 2021 IC inspections conducted at Fort Wainwright, evaluates the implementation and effectiveness of ICs associated with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Record of Decision (ROD) source areas and Two-Party source areas on Fort Wainwright. Best management practices (BMP) sites were removed from annual IC reports starting in 2020, and ADEC requested information on how the BMP sites are managed and tracked by the Army. ADEC received the 2021 Final Installation Action Plan (IAP), which addresses these and every other site on Fort Wainwright, including Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) and Chemical Warfare Material (CWM) sites. The Final IC Report can be found attached on the Fort Wainwright Site Informational page (File # 108.38.076)

Tim Sharp

9/11/2023

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC reviewed the Draft 2022 Institutional Controls (IC) Report, which details the 2022 IC inspections conducted at Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). The purpose of the annual IC inspection is to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of ICs associated with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Record of Decision (ROD) source areas and Two-Party source areas on FWA.

Tim Sharp

2/22/2024

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC completed a review of the Draft 2024 CERCLA Sites Work Plan for Operable Units 1-6. The work plan details proposed site activities to collect data and evaluate progress towards achieving remedial action objectives (RAOs) at six Operable Unit (OUs) sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). In addition to sampling, institutional controls inspections will be conducted at all six OU sites. This work plan is intended for use in conjunction with the Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) included in the document as Appendix A, and includes additional sampling as part of preparation for the Sixth Five Year Review, to be accomplished in 2025.

Tim Sharp

2/27/2024

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC Approved the Final 2022 OU5 Monitoring Report on this date.

Tim Sharp

4/8/2024

Institutional Control Periodic Reporting

DEC Approved the 2022 IC Report for Fort Wainwright CERCLA and Two-Party Sites on this day.

Tim Sharp

5/21/2024

Long Term Monitoring Workplan or Report Review

DEC approved the 2024 CERCLA Sites Work Plan on this date.

Tim Sharp

6/10/2024

Institutional Control Periodic Reporting

DEC reviewed and supplied comments on the Draft 2023 Institutional Controls (IC) Report, which details the 2023 IC inspections conducted at Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). The purpose of the annual IC inspection is to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of ICs associated with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Record of Decision (ROD) source areas and Two-Party source areas on FWA.

Tim Sharp

6/27/2024

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC submitted comments on the Draft 2023 Operable Unit 5 (OU5) Annual Monitoring Report. The report details the annual monitoring and remedial activities conducted in 2023 at OU5 on Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Field activities included semi-annual groundwater sampling in the Sparge Curtain Treatment System area, annual groundwater sampling in the West Quartermaster Fueling System (WQFS) area, site visits conducted at the WQFS Chena River Boom area, and collecting groundwater samples from East Quartermaster Fueling System (EQFS) Building 1060E monitoring wells. Groundwater sampling was also conducted at the WQFS Building 1599 site to evaluate the presence of pesticides. Evaluation of natural attenuation and long-term monitoring optimization (LTMO) was conducted, in addition to institution control (IC) inspections.

Tim Sharp

Contaminant Information

Name	Level Description	Media
BTEX	> Surface H20 Criteria	SoilGroundwaterSurface Water - Fresh
DRO	> Surface H20 Criteria	SoilGroundwaterSurface Water - Fresh
GRO	> Surface H20 Criteria	SoilGroundwaterSurface Water - Fresh

Name

Level Description

Media

Comments

BTEX

> Surface H20 Criteria

SoilGroundwaterSurface Water - Fresh

DRO

> Surface H20 Criteria

SoilGroundwaterSurface Water - Fresh

GRO

> Surface H20 Criteria

SoilGroundwaterSurface Water - Fresh

Control Type

Type	Details
Federal or State Agency GIS Database Note
Land Use Plan / Maps / Base Master Plan

Type

Details

Federal or State Agency GIS Database Note

Land Use Plan / Maps / Base Master Plan

Requirements

Description	Details
Excavation / Soil Movement Restrictions
Groundwater Monitoring
Groundwater Use Restrictions
Maintenance / Inspection Of Engineering Controls	Routine operation, inspection and maintenance of AS/SVE systems and installation of sorbent booms minimizes impacts to water quality in Chena River.
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.
Surface water monitoring

Description

Details

Excavation / Soil Movement Restrictions

Groundwater Monitoring

Groundwater Use Restrictions

Maintenance / Inspection Of Engineering Controls

Routine operation, inspection and maintenance of AS/SVE systems and installation of sorbent booms minimizes impacts to water quality in Chena River.

Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.

Surface water monitoring

2018.04.01 WQFS Treatability Study Report

2020.05.21 2019 Groundwater Monitoring Report

No associated sites were found.

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Site Report: Fort Wainwright (OU-5) FTWW-094 West QFS

Site Chronology

IC / Closure Details

Documents

Associated Sites

Problems/Comments

Action Information

Contaminant Information

Control Type

Requirements

2018.04.01 WQFS Treatability Study Report

2020.05.21 2019 Groundwater Monitoring Report

Missing Location Data

State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation