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Site Report: Excursion Inlet Drum Site

Site Name: Excursion Inlet Drum Site
Address: Excursion Inlet, ~0.2 Mi. S. of Cannery, Gustavus, AK 99826
File Number: 1506.38.001
Hazard ID: 1182
Status: Active
Staff: Kelly Ireland, 9072697553 kelly.ireland@alaska.gov
Latitude: 58.421389
Longitude: -135.436700
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Problems/Comments

Reports of buried drums of tar wastes dating from WWII military site. Investigated under CERCLA December 1991. Property was owned from sometime in the 1940s until late 80s. FUDS site - Excursion Inlet Subport of Embarkation, F10AK0098, site a FUDS-eligible property, with a determination that there are no eligible projects.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
12/1/1991 Preliminary Assessment Approved PA submitted by Beth Potter stated no evidence of contamination by anything other than petroleum products. Recommended that drum contents be identified/analyzed. Former Staff
12/31/1991 Site Added to Database Reports of buried drums discovered at old DOD site in Excursion Inlet. CERCLA investigation to follow. Former Staff
12/31/1991 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Initial ranking. Former Staff
12/31/1991 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = NFA - No Further Action Required (CERCLA)). No potential contamination threats other than from petroleum products. Former Staff
3/4/2002 Update or Other Action Project tickler update - Reviewed file. This site cannot be closed without additional investigation because there are unknowns. However due to its remote location and lack of probable completed risk pathways I am placing it on a two year tickler review. Bill Janes
10/27/2004 Update or Other Action No change in status. Bill Janes
2/26/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed. Bill Janes
2/26/2010 Update or Other Action Based on a review of the existing file information, this site is being transferred from the State/Private Sites Program to the Federal Facilities Program due to the documented presence of DOD facilties from which the drums apparently originated. Bill O'Connell
7/1/2010 Update or Other Action This file was transferred to Anchorage 1/27/2010 Susan Carberry
1/23/2019 Update or Other Action File transferred to Kevin Fraley Kevin Fraley

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