Site Report: Fort Greely Robin Road Spill BRAC 30

Site Name:	Fort Greely Robin Road Spill BRAC 30
Address:	1/4 Mile West of Robin Rd, Fort Greely Army Post, Fort Greely, AK 99731
File Number:	141.38.074
Hazard ID:	119
Status:	Active
Staff:	Carly Jensen, 9072697558 carly.jensen@alaska.gov
Latitude:	63.973043
Longitude:	-145.737144
Horizontal Datum:	WGS84

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

The Robin Road Fuel Spill, also known as Base Realignment Closure (BRAC) Site 30, is located in an undeveloped area within a power line right-of-way approximately 0.25 miles west of Robin Road. In December 1982, an aboveground pipeline ruptured and between 52,000 and 133,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled. Soil investigation results indicated that at the time of the spill, the fuel migrated downward until it reached a less permeable, silt-rich soil layer, which caused the contamination to spread laterally. Soil borings drilled in 1997, 1998 and 2010 have delineated the boundaries of the surface and subsurface contamination. The majority of the contamination was found to be between 0-10 feet (ft) below ground surface (bgs) and 30-60 ft bgs with the vertical extent of the contamination down to 70 ft bgs. Since 1982 numerous removal actions have occurred, and the groundwater has been monitored since 1984. Since 2002, analytical results for gasoline range organics (GRO), diesel range organics (DRO) and benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes (BTEX) have been detected, but below the project action limits (PALs). Groundwater monitoring at this site is expected to continue. The corresponding U.S. Army HQAES site number is: 02341.1045.

Action Information

Action Date	Action	Description	DEC Staff
12/29/2000	Site Added to Database	Diesel fuel.	Bruce Wanstall
12/29/2000	Site Ranked Using the AHRM	Preliminary ranking.	Bruce Wanstall
1/3/2001	Update or Other Action	Site is investigated under BRAC. It is expected that the Army will propose Method II cleanup levels without migration to groundwater. Report on modeling effort is expected early 2001.	Greg Light
11/7/2002	Update or Other Action	Site is now owned by the Space Missile Defense Command. Proposed Plan is pending.	Greg Light
10/1/2004	Institutional Control Record Established	In the October 2004 Draft Decision Document Fact Sheets, administrative controls (ACs)were estblished in order to minimize risk to human health and the environment. The site is included in the post’s Geographic Information System (GIS), a tool used in the Dig Permit process for notifying contractors, workers, and base personnel of the potential for contamination to exist at this site. The Dig Permit process is used to prevent installation of water production well(s) through the contaminated area, and prevent removal of contaminated material from the site to off-base locations or to environmentally sensitive areas. If future land disturbance activities at the site encounter contamination, the contaminated material encountered will be properly remediated or disposed of in accordance with applicable regulations. The site will be included in 5-year reviews to periodically verify compliance with the ACs. Groundwater monitoring will be conducted at a reduced scope of sampling that will be determined and agreed to between ADEC, EPA, and SMDC.	Emily Youcha
12/14/2004	Update or Other Action	The parcel was investigated in 1997 and found 6,600 sq. feet of impacted soil. DRO impacted soil extended to 70 feet bgs and a large zone of contamination exists at 40-50 feet bgs atop a silt-rich layer. DRO ranged up to 10,100 mg/kg and GRO up to 4,500 mg/kg. Concentrations of BTEX are benzene at 3.2 mg/kg, 34 mg/kg toluene, 46 mg/kg ethylbenzene, and 269 mg/kg xylene.	Emily Youcha
12/14/2004	Update or Other Action	About 3,000 cubic yards of soil was excavated in the summer of 1999 and transported to be thermally processed..	Emily Youcha
12/14/2004	Update or Other Action	During summer of 2000, an additional 90 cubic yards of soil was removed to address xylene detections. Contaminated soil from parcel 30 was thermally processed in 2000 using a mobile thermal processor set up near the landfill in the stockpile area.	Emily Youcha
12/14/2004	Update or Other Action	Contamination in the upper 15 no longer exceeds ADEC Method Two Ingestion and Inhalation pathway cleanup levels. DRO, GRO, and BTEX remains at the site in the upper 70 feet that exceeds Method Two migration to groundwater cleanup levels.	Emily Youcha
12/14/2004	Update or Other Action	SMDC will place this site in the Installation Restoration Program. Ground-water monitoring will be conducted at this site. Administrative controls are in place and 5-yr reviews will take place to verify compliance with administrative controls.	Emily Youcha
12/20/2004	Update or Other Action	ADEC reviewed a report titled "Comprehensive evaluation of groundwater monitoring program Fort Greely, Alaska". The report discussed the existing monitoring network at Fort Greely and the parameters evaluated in ground-water sampling events. ADEC recommended additional investigation into infiltration and vertical hydraulic gradients. ADEC also recommended additional monitoring wells in the Old Post area and more ground-water monitoring at certain specific sites.	Emily Youcha
5/25/2005	Meeting or Teleconference Held	Staff conducted a site visit of Fort Greely. Summer fieldwork is underway and includes soil gas surveys, drilling and sampling several deep boreholes, and installation of at least two new monitoring wells. Staff also attended a RAB meeting where the general public recieved an update on site work for this and upcoming seasons.	Emily Youcha
9/30/2005	Meeting or Teleconference Held	Staff participated in a Restoration Advisory Board Meeting for Fort Greely on September 28.	Emily Youcha
12/13/2006	GIS Position Updated	Latitude and longitude updated using ADEC GIS and map in administrative file.	Mitzi Read
12/20/2006	Update or Other Action	Assigned new file number per project manager request.	Wendy Uzzell
5/22/2007	Meeting or Teleconference Held	Staff attended Interagency Coordination Meeting in Fairbanks. A summary of the past years and future remedial efforts was provided.	Zachary Richter
5/23/2007	Meeting or Teleconference Held	ADEC Staff attended a RAB meeting held in Delta Junction. The past years work at Fort Greely was summerized and future work projects were presented. Work at the North and South Tank Farms was highlighted.	Zachary Richter
5/23/2007	Update or Other Action	The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) received the Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Work Plan Fort Greely, Alaska on April 27, 2007. This work plan abides by the 2005 Final Work Plan with modifications to the wells and analytical parameters to be monitored particularly the addition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon analysis at monitoring wells MW-12, MW-13, and MW-14. Additionally, the pump type used in sampling the monitoring wells will be changed by replacing the Grundfos Ready Flow pump with a QED Sample Pro 1.75 inch bladder pump and QED MP10 controller, or equivalent. All other sampling methodology will remain the same as the 2005 Final Plan. The final modification to the 2007 Work Plan is the addition of Volatile Organic Analysis/1,2-dibromoethane monitoring at drinking water wells ECP2 and ISFAC at the missile field. An updated list of wells to be monitored, and the parameter for analysis from each well, for upcoming sampling events has been provided to replace Table 5 of the 2005 Final Work Plan. ADEC has completed its review of this document and has found that the Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Work Plan Fort Greely, Alaska for 2007 adequately meets the requirements set forth in 18AAC75.355, and with the addition of the previously agreed upon amendment, this work plan is approved.	Zachary Richter
7/2/2007	Update or Other Action	The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) has completed its assessment of the environmental laboratory data and quality assurance requirements as set forth in ADEC Technical Memorandum 06-002 for the Groundwater Monitoring 2006 Analytical Data Report Fort Greely, Alaska, February 2007. The report adequately addresses the requirements set forth by ADEC for both laboratory data packages and Quality Assurance (QA) Summaries, therefore the report is approved.	Zachary Richter
3/21/2008	Exposure Tracking Model Ranking	Initial ranking with ETM completed.	Deborah Williams
11/5/2008	Meeting or Teleconference Held	ADEC staff participated in the Restoration Advisory Board meeting for Fort Greely in Delta Junction. During the meeting, Glen Shonkwiler with the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command presented the fieldwork that was completed during the 2008 field season at Fort Greely. The 2008 fieldwork included remediating the soil in the biocell at the South Tank Farm (STF); conducting further delineation of the subsurface soils at the STF; installing four groundwater monitoring wells in the Old Post area and downgradient of the STF; completing the investigation at the MOGAS fuel line in the Old Post area; conducting additional survey of the Jarvis Creek Munitions Burial site; and conducting additional investigation of the Building 675 vault. He also presented the work that was planned to be completed during 2009.	Deborah Williams
10/21/2009	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC staff reviewed the document titled Draft 2008 Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Report, Fort Greely, Alaska, dated March 2009. The Fort Greely groundwater monitoring program consists of monitoring wells that were installed during investigation activities on FGA from 1997 to the present. DEC approved a comprehensive groundwater monitoring approach in the 2005 Work Plan. Yearly modifications to the 2005 workplan are incorporated as needed to address environmental program objectives. Monitoring well locations and sampling frequency have been chosen to provide site specific monitoring where necessary, and comprehensive coverage for the old post and main cantonment areas of Fort Greely. Currently, a total of 30 wells are included in the groundwater monitoring program: 11 of these are sampled during the spring and fall on even numbered years, two drinking water wells are sampled quarterly, and 17 monitoring wells are sampled semi–annually. This report summarizes the 2008 groundwater monitoring efforts. A letter detailing staff comments has been provided to the Army.	Tana Robert
2/26/2010	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC Staff approved the 2008 Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Report, Fort Greely, Alaska, dated November 2009. This report summarizes the 2008 groundwater monitoring efforts at Fort Greely as part of the long term comprehensive groundwater monitoring.	Melody Debenham
11/16/2010	Site Characterization Workplan Approved	Approved 2010 IRP Work Plan Addendum. Soil borings will be installed to delineate the vertical limits of contamination.	Melody Debenham
9/4/2013	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Approved the final groundwater sampling work plan for Ft. Greely. As part of the multi-year, post-wide groundwater monitoring program, groundwater samples will be collected from 35 wells.	Melody Debenham
4/29/2015	Meeting or Teleconference Held	Attended Restoration Advisory Board Meeting. Proposed work in 2015 includes post-wide groundwater monitoring, decommissioning unused monitoring wells, developing a Land Use Control and Long Term Maintenance Plan, and completing propose plans/no further action documents for 51 sites.	Melody Debenham
8/28/2015	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Approved the Final 2014 Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Report documenting the 2014 post-wide groundwater monitoring activities at Fort Greely. Analytical results from four monitoring wells at the BRAC 94 site were above cleanup levels for diesel range organics, gasoline range organics, and/or benzene. Results from one monitoring well at the South Tank Farm site were above the cleanup level for ethylene dibromide. All other results were either non-detect or below the cleanup level, including all supply well results.	Melody Debenham
8/28/2015	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Approved the Final 2015 Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Work Plan Addendum for long-term post-wide groundwater monitoring at Fort Greely. Groundwater samples will be collected from 25 monitoring wells and 5 supply wells.	Melody Debenham
9/29/2015	Exposure Tracking Model Ranking	A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 71099 Diesel Fuel Release.	Melody Debenham
11/9/2017	Update or Other Action	A review of the actions, ETM rankings and problem statement indicate that the site is ready for closure. Contaminants in soil were removed to 15 feet below ground surface eliminating the ingestion, inhalation and direct contact cleanup levels. Groundwater concentrations are reportedly below Table C.	Kim DeRuyter
12/7/2018	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC approved the Final 2016 Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Report, Fort Greely, Alaska (November 2017). The report provides a summary of the 2016 field activities, site background, analytical results and recommendations for future sampling events at Fort Greely, Alaska (FGA). During the 2016 sampling event, 39 wells were sampled at nine site locations. Of those 39 wells sampled, seven wells contained one or more exceedances of the project action limits for diesel range organics (DRO), ethylene dibromide (EDB), benzene and 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene. The FGA monitoring wells will continue to be sampled.	Erica Blake
10/30/2019	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC approved the Groundwater Sampling and Environmental Support Services Fort Greely, Alaska Final Work Plan (dated October 30, 2019). The purpose of this groundwater monitoring work plan is to guide groundwater sampling activities at selected locations with known or suspected contaminant releases present on Fort Greely, Alaska (FGA). Areas on FGA to be investigated under this work plan are; Robin Road Fuel Spill [Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Site 30], Evergreen Road Pipeline Fuel Spill Area (BRAC Site 73), Former Landfills 4 and 5 (BRAC Site 88), BRAC Site 94, BRAC Sites 85N/85S and 133, Tar and Asphalt Disposal Area (TAADA), BRAC Site 92 and 134, Petroleum, oil and lubricant (POL) facility, and South Tank Farm. In addition to collecting groundwater samples and water level measurements, this work plan discusses installation activities for five monitoring wells. The location of these five wells will be provided to DEC in a work plan addendum prior to the spring/summer 2020 work. This work plan describes activities to be conducted fall 2019, and spring/summer 2020.	Erica Blake
11/25/2020	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC approved the Groundwater Sampling and Environmental Support Services Fort Greely, Alaska Final Groundwater Monitoring Report 2019, Fort Greely, Alaska (November 24, 2020). The document describes 2019 groundwater sampling activities conducted on nine Fort Greely sites. Twenty-three monitoring and potable water supply wells were sampled. Long-term monitoring is expected to continue at these nine sites on Fort Greely, Alaska.	Erica Blake
12/16/2020	Meeting or Teleconference Held	DEC had a teleconference with the Fort Greely Directorate of Public Works (DPW) environmental staff, the U.S. Corp of Engineers, and contractors assisting with the restoration projects to discuss the status of various site cleanup work (specifically discussing sites associated with the Fort Greely Groundwater Monitoring Program).	Erica Blake
4/28/2021	Meeting or Teleconference Held	DEC staff attended the 2021 Fort Greely Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting in Delta Junction, Alaska at the Delta Junction City Hall. Updates on fieldwork conducted during 2019 and 2020 were presented to community members, RAB members and Fort Greely staff in attendance.	Erica Blake
6/8/2021	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided review comments for the "Groundwater Sampling and Environmental Support Services, Fort Greely, Alaska, Draft Groundwater Monitoring Report 2020, Fort Greely, Alaska" (dated April 19, 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document discusses results from the 2020 groundwater sampling and includes updated UFP-QAPP pages for the upcoming 2021 field season.	Erica Blake
7/2/2021	Site Visit	ADEC conducted a site inspection. Areas visited on FGA were: Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 94 to view monitoring well (MW)-5, location of the decommissioned moose drinking well downgradient from Landfill #2, Landfill’s #4 and #5, Evergreen Road Fuel Spill site area, Well E-2 (1 mile downgradient from the Robin Road Fuel Spill area), the newly installed monitoring wells (MW-32, MW-33, MW-34, MW-35 and MW-36) within the Buffalo Drop Zone (BDZ) area north-northeast of Fort Greely, and a drive around the outside perimeter of the SM-1A Nuclear Reactor facility.	Erica Blake
7/19/2021	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided responses to comments for the Groundwater Sampling and Environmental Support Services, Fort Greely, Alaska, Draft Groundwater Monitoring Report 2020, Fort Greely, Alaska (dated April 19, 2021) to the U.S. Army. Sites discussed in the document for a recommended No Further Action, ADEC will review site information for closure separately. A redline version of the document was requested for conducting a comment backcheck.	Erica Blake
7/30/2021	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided approval for the "Groundwater Sampling and Environmental Support Services, Fort Greely, Alaska, Final Groundwater Monitoring Report 2020, Fort Greely, Alaska" (dated July 29, 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document includes results from groundwater monitoring activities conducted in 2020, and includes work plan pages describing proposed sampling activities for the upcoming 2021 field season.	Erica Blake
9/14/2021	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC has provided approval for the "Groundwater Sampling and Environmental Support Services Fort Greely, Alaska Final Work Plan 2021, Fort Greely, Alaska" (dated September 13, 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document includes the final Section 7 Waste Handling (approved April 27, 2021), final updated work plan and UFP-QAPP pages (approved July 30, 2021), and the final Appendix E land use control implementation plan (approved September 14, 2021). All the finalized sections have been compiled in this final work plan describing groundwater monitoring activities and a land use control implementation plan for various sites around Fort Greely.	Erica Blake
7/27/2022	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided review comments for the Groundwater Sampling and Environmental Support Services Fort Greely, Alaska, Draft Groundwater Monitoring Report 2021, Fort Greely, Alaska (dated June 6, 2022). The document described results from land use control (LUC) inspections, well decommissioning, repair and redevelopment and groundwater sampling activities conducted during the 2021 field season. The document also included updated work plan addendum pages for upcoming 2022 fieldwork.	Erica Blake
9/9/2022	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided responses to comments for the Groundwater Sampling and Environmental Support Services Fort Greely, Alaska, Draft Groundwater Monitoring Report 2021, Fort Greely, Alaska (dated June 6, 2022) to the U.S. Army. The document described results from land use control (LUC) inspections, well decommissioning, repair and redevelopment and groundwater sampling activities conducted during the 2021 field season. The document also included updated work plan addendum pages for upcoming 2022 fieldwork. Responses to the review comments were received September 7, 2022. All responses were accepted except for one comment regarding decommissioning a monitoring well at the Tar and Asphalt Disposal Area. A draft-final redline version of the final document was requested for review and comment backcheck prior to ADEC providing any approvals on a final version of the document.	Erica Blake
9/20/2022	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided approval for the "Groundwater Sampling and Environmental Support Services Fort Greely, Alaska, Final Groundwater Monitoring Report 2021, Fort Greely, Alaska" (dated September 16, 2022) to the U.S. Army. Appended to the document were updated work plan pages for the upcoming 2022 field season, and the 2021 land use controls report. ADEC will work with the Army to obtain copies of background studies referenced in the 2021 Groundwater Sampling Report and verify the site boundaries for Landfill #7. With this document approval, the 2022 field work is expected to start September 26, 2022.	Erica Blake
5/19/2023	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC reviewed the Draft Environmental Summary Report (ESR) for FGLY-045 Robin Road Fuel Spill, which details the history of site activities and the current contaminant levels known at the site to support a recommendation for closure with institutional controls. Based on the review of the ESR, DEC had no comments, and approved the ESR. DEC is currently evaluating the site for closure.	Tim Sharp
10/23/2023	Exposure Tracking Model Ranking	A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 71099 Diesel Fuel Release.	Tim Sharp
5/31/2024	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC reviewed Draft 2023 Long-Term Monitoring (LTM) Report Fort Greely, Alaska April 2024 and provided comments to the U.S. Army. This report details environmental activities performed at multiple sites located at Fort Greely, Alaska (FGA) during September 2023. LTM activities were carried out to comply with the Selected Remedies for the subject sites developed in the 2005 Environmental Sites Decision Document (DD), Fort Greely, Alaska and/or the 2009 Record of Decision (ROD), Nine Installation Restoration Program Sites Fort Greely, Alaska. The objective of the LTM activities was to perform annual groundwater sampling from select monitoring wells managed under the FGA LTM.	Carly Jensen
6/26/2024	Long Term Monitoring Workplan or Report Review	DEC reviewed Final 2023 Long-Term Monitoring (LTM) Report Fort Greely, Alaska June 2024 and provided comments to the U.S. Army. This report details environmental activities performed at multiple sites located at Fort Greely, Alaska (FGA) during September 2023. LTM activities were carried out to comply with the Selected Remedies for the subject sites developed in the 2005 Environmental Sites Decision Document (DD), Fort Greely, Alaska and/or the 2009 Record of Decision (ROD), Nine Installation Restoration Program Sites Fort Greely, Alaska. The objective of the LTM activities was to perform annual groundwater sampling from select monitoring wells managed under the FGA LTM. Final report and work plan addendum was reviewed and accepted on June 26, 2024.	Carly Jensen

Action Date

Action

Description

DEC Staff

12/29/2000

Site Added to Database

Diesel fuel.

Bruce Wanstall

12/29/2000

Site Ranked Using the AHRM

Preliminary ranking.

Bruce Wanstall

1/3/2001

Update or Other Action

Site is investigated under BRAC. It is expected that the Army will propose Method II cleanup levels without migration to groundwater. Report on modeling effort is expected early 2001.

Greg Light

11/7/2002

Update or Other Action

Site is now owned by the Space Missile Defense Command. Proposed Plan is pending.

Greg Light

10/1/2004

Institutional Control Record Established

In the October 2004 Draft Decision Document Fact Sheets, administrative controls (ACs)were estblished in order to minimize risk to human health and the environment. The site is included in the post’s Geographic Information System (GIS), a tool used in the Dig Permit process for notifying contractors, workers, and base personnel of the potential for contamination to exist at this site. The Dig Permit process is used to prevent installation of water production well(s) through the contaminated area, and prevent removal of contaminated material from the site to off-base locations or to environmentally sensitive areas. If future land disturbance activities at the site encounter contamination, the contaminated material encountered will be properly remediated or disposed of in accordance with applicable regulations. The site will be included in 5-year reviews to periodically verify compliance with the ACs. Groundwater monitoring will be conducted at a reduced scope of sampling that will be determined and agreed to between ADEC, EPA, and SMDC.

Emily Youcha

12/14/2004

Update or Other Action

The parcel was investigated in 1997 and found 6,600 sq. feet of impacted soil. DRO impacted soil extended to 70 feet bgs and a large zone of contamination exists at 40-50 feet bgs atop a silt-rich layer. DRO ranged up to 10,100 mg/kg and GRO up to 4,500 mg/kg. Concentrations of BTEX are benzene at 3.2 mg/kg, 34 mg/kg toluene, 46 mg/kg ethylbenzene, and 269 mg/kg xylene.

Emily Youcha

12/14/2004

Update or Other Action

About 3,000 cubic yards of soil was excavated in the summer of 1999 and transported to be thermally processed..

Emily Youcha

12/14/2004

Update or Other Action

During summer of 2000, an additional 90 cubic yards of soil was removed to address xylene detections. Contaminated soil from parcel 30 was thermally processed in 2000 using a mobile thermal processor set up near the landfill in the stockpile area.

Emily Youcha

12/14/2004

Update or Other Action

Contamination in the upper 15 no longer exceeds ADEC Method Two Ingestion and Inhalation pathway cleanup levels. DRO, GRO, and BTEX remains at the site in the upper 70 feet that exceeds Method Two migration to groundwater cleanup levels.

Emily Youcha

12/14/2004

Update or Other Action

SMDC will place this site in the Installation Restoration Program. Ground-water monitoring will be conducted at this site. Administrative controls are in place and 5-yr reviews will take place to verify compliance with administrative controls.

Emily Youcha

12/20/2004

Update or Other Action

ADEC reviewed a report titled "Comprehensive evaluation of groundwater monitoring program Fort Greely, Alaska". The report discussed the existing monitoring network at Fort Greely and the parameters evaluated in ground-water sampling events. ADEC recommended additional investigation into infiltration and vertical hydraulic gradients. ADEC also recommended additional monitoring wells in the Old Post area and more ground-water monitoring at certain specific sites.

Emily Youcha

5/25/2005

Meeting or Teleconference Held

Staff conducted a site visit of Fort Greely. Summer fieldwork is underway and includes soil gas surveys, drilling and sampling several deep boreholes, and installation of at least two new monitoring wells. Staff also attended a RAB meeting where the general public recieved an update on site work for this and upcoming seasons.

Emily Youcha

9/30/2005

Meeting or Teleconference Held

Staff participated in a Restoration Advisory Board Meeting for Fort Greely on September 28.

Emily Youcha

12/13/2006

GIS Position Updated

Latitude and longitude updated using ADEC GIS and map in administrative file.

Mitzi Read

12/20/2006

Update or Other Action

Assigned new file number per project manager request.

Wendy Uzzell

5/22/2007

Meeting or Teleconference Held

Staff attended Interagency Coordination Meeting in Fairbanks. A summary of the past years and future remedial efforts was provided.

Zachary Richter

5/23/2007

Meeting or Teleconference Held

ADEC Staff attended a RAB meeting held in Delta Junction. The past years work at Fort Greely was summerized and future work projects were presented. Work at the North and South Tank Farms was highlighted.

Zachary Richter

5/23/2007

Update or Other Action

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) received the Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Work Plan Fort Greely, Alaska on April 27, 2007. This work plan abides by the 2005 Final Work Plan with modifications to the wells and analytical parameters to be monitored particularly the addition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon analysis at monitoring wells MW-12, MW-13, and MW-14. Additionally, the pump type used in sampling the monitoring wells will be changed by replacing the Grundfos Ready Flow pump with a QED Sample Pro 1.75 inch bladder pump and QED MP10 controller, or equivalent. All other sampling methodology will remain the same as the 2005 Final Plan. The final modification to the 2007 Work Plan is the addition of Volatile Organic Analysis/1,2-dibromoethane monitoring at drinking water wells ECP2 and ISFAC at the missile field. An updated list of wells to be monitored, and the parameter for analysis from each well, for upcoming sampling events has been provided to replace Table 5 of the 2005 Final Work Plan. ADEC has completed its review of this document and has found that the Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Work Plan Fort Greely, Alaska for 2007 adequately meets the requirements set forth in 18AAC75.355, and with the addition of the previously agreed upon amendment, this work plan is approved.

Zachary Richter

7/2/2007

Update or Other Action

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) has completed its assessment of the environmental laboratory data and quality assurance requirements as set forth in ADEC Technical Memorandum 06-002 for the Groundwater Monitoring 2006 Analytical Data Report Fort Greely, Alaska, February 2007. The report adequately addresses the requirements set forth by ADEC for both laboratory data packages and Quality Assurance (QA) Summaries, therefore the report is approved.

Zachary Richter

3/21/2008

Exposure Tracking Model Ranking

Initial ranking with ETM completed.

Deborah Williams

11/5/2008

Meeting or Teleconference Held

ADEC staff participated in the Restoration Advisory Board meeting for Fort Greely in Delta Junction. During the meeting, Glen Shonkwiler with the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command presented the fieldwork that was completed during the 2008 field season at Fort Greely. The 2008 fieldwork included remediating the soil in the biocell at the South Tank Farm (STF); conducting further delineation of the subsurface soils at the STF; installing four groundwater monitoring wells in the Old Post area and downgradient of the STF; completing the investigation at the MOGAS fuel line in the Old Post area; conducting additional survey of the Jarvis Creek Munitions Burial site; and conducting additional investigation of the Building 675 vault. He also presented the work that was planned to be completed during 2009.

Deborah Williams

10/21/2009

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC staff reviewed the document titled Draft 2008 Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Report, Fort Greely, Alaska, dated March 2009. The Fort Greely groundwater monitoring program consists of monitoring wells that were installed during investigation activities on FGA from 1997 to the present. DEC approved a comprehensive groundwater monitoring approach in the 2005 Work Plan. Yearly modifications to the 2005 workplan are incorporated as needed to address environmental program objectives. Monitoring well locations and sampling frequency have been chosen to provide site specific monitoring where necessary, and comprehensive coverage for the old post and main cantonment areas of Fort Greely. Currently, a total of 30 wells are included in the groundwater monitoring program: 11 of these are sampled during the spring and fall on even numbered years, two drinking water wells are sampled quarterly, and 17 monitoring wells are sampled semi–annually. This report summarizes the 2008 groundwater monitoring efforts. A letter detailing staff comments has been provided to the Army.

Tana Robert

2/26/2010

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC Staff approved the 2008 Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Report, Fort Greely, Alaska, dated November 2009. This report summarizes the 2008 groundwater monitoring efforts at Fort Greely as part of the long term comprehensive groundwater monitoring.

Melody Debenham

11/16/2010

Site Characterization Workplan Approved

Approved 2010 IRP Work Plan Addendum. Soil borings will be installed to delineate the vertical limits of contamination.

Melody Debenham

9/4/2013

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Approved the final groundwater sampling work plan for Ft. Greely. As part of the multi-year, post-wide groundwater monitoring program, groundwater samples will be collected from 35 wells.

Melody Debenham

4/29/2015

Meeting or Teleconference Held

Attended Restoration Advisory Board Meeting. Proposed work in 2015 includes post-wide groundwater monitoring, decommissioning unused monitoring wells, developing a Land Use Control and Long Term Maintenance Plan, and completing propose plans/no further action documents for 51 sites.

Melody Debenham

8/28/2015

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Approved the Final 2014 Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Report documenting the 2014 post-wide groundwater monitoring activities at Fort Greely. Analytical results from four monitoring wells at the BRAC 94 site were above cleanup levels for diesel range organics, gasoline range organics, and/or benzene. Results from one monitoring well at the South Tank Farm site were above the cleanup level for ethylene dibromide. All other results were either non-detect or below the cleanup level, including all supply well results.

Melody Debenham

8/28/2015

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Approved the Final 2015 Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Work Plan Addendum for long-term post-wide groundwater monitoring at Fort Greely. Groundwater samples will be collected from 25 monitoring wells and 5 supply wells.

Melody Debenham

9/29/2015

Exposure Tracking Model Ranking

A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 71099 Diesel Fuel Release.

Melody Debenham

11/9/2017

Update or Other Action

A review of the actions, ETM rankings and problem statement indicate that the site is ready for closure. Contaminants in soil were removed to 15 feet below ground surface eliminating the ingestion, inhalation and direct contact cleanup levels. Groundwater concentrations are reportedly below Table C.

Kim DeRuyter

12/7/2018

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC approved the Final 2016 Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Report, Fort Greely, Alaska (November 2017). The report provides a summary of the 2016 field activities, site background, analytical results and recommendations for future sampling events at Fort Greely, Alaska (FGA). During the 2016 sampling event, 39 wells were sampled at nine site locations. Of those 39 wells sampled, seven wells contained one or more exceedances of the project action limits for diesel range organics (DRO), ethylene dibromide (EDB), benzene and 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene. The FGA monitoring wells will continue to be sampled.

Erica Blake

10/30/2019

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC approved the Groundwater Sampling and Environmental Support Services Fort Greely, Alaska Final Work Plan (dated October 30, 2019). The purpose of this groundwater monitoring work plan is to guide groundwater sampling activities at selected locations with known or suspected contaminant releases present on Fort Greely, Alaska (FGA). Areas on FGA to be investigated under this work plan are; Robin Road Fuel Spill [Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Site 30], Evergreen Road Pipeline Fuel Spill Area (BRAC Site 73), Former Landfills 4 and 5 (BRAC Site 88), BRAC Site 94, BRAC Sites 85N/85S and 133, Tar and Asphalt Disposal Area (TAADA), BRAC Site 92 and 134, Petroleum, oil and lubricant (POL) facility, and South Tank Farm. In addition to collecting groundwater samples and water level measurements, this work plan discusses installation activities for five monitoring wells. The location of these five wells will be provided to DEC in a work plan addendum prior to the spring/summer 2020 work. This work plan describes activities to be conducted fall 2019, and spring/summer 2020.

Erica Blake

11/25/2020

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC approved the Groundwater Sampling and Environmental Support Services Fort Greely, Alaska Final Groundwater Monitoring Report 2019, Fort Greely, Alaska (November 24, 2020). The document describes 2019 groundwater sampling activities conducted on nine Fort Greely sites. Twenty-three monitoring and potable water supply wells were sampled. Long-term monitoring is expected to continue at these nine sites on Fort Greely, Alaska.

Erica Blake

12/16/2020

Meeting or Teleconference Held

DEC had a teleconference with the Fort Greely Directorate of Public Works (DPW) environmental staff, the U.S. Corp of Engineers, and contractors assisting with the restoration projects to discuss the status of various site cleanup work (specifically discussing sites associated with the Fort Greely Groundwater Monitoring Program).

Erica Blake

4/28/2021

Meeting or Teleconference Held

DEC staff attended the 2021 Fort Greely Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting in Delta Junction, Alaska at the Delta Junction City Hall. Updates on fieldwork conducted during 2019 and 2020 were presented to community members, RAB members and Fort Greely staff in attendance.

Erica Blake

6/8/2021

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided review comments for the "Groundwater Sampling and Environmental Support Services, Fort Greely, Alaska, Draft Groundwater Monitoring Report 2020, Fort Greely, Alaska" (dated April 19, 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document discusses results from the 2020 groundwater sampling and includes updated UFP-QAPP pages for the upcoming 2021 field season.

Erica Blake

7/2/2021

Site Visit

ADEC conducted a site inspection. Areas visited on FGA were: Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 94 to view monitoring well (MW)-5, location of the decommissioned moose drinking well downgradient from Landfill #2, Landfill’s #4 and #5, Evergreen Road Fuel Spill site area, Well E-2 (1 mile downgradient from the Robin Road Fuel Spill area), the newly installed monitoring wells (MW-32, MW-33, MW-34, MW-35 and MW-36) within the Buffalo Drop Zone (BDZ) area north-northeast of Fort Greely, and a drive around the outside perimeter of the SM-1A Nuclear Reactor facility.

Erica Blake

7/19/2021

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided responses to comments for the Groundwater Sampling and Environmental Support Services, Fort Greely, Alaska, Draft Groundwater Monitoring Report 2020, Fort Greely, Alaska (dated April 19, 2021) to the U.S. Army. Sites discussed in the document for a recommended No Further Action, ADEC will review site information for closure separately. A redline version of the document was requested for conducting a comment backcheck.

Erica Blake

7/30/2021

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided approval for the "Groundwater Sampling and Environmental Support Services, Fort Greely, Alaska, Final Groundwater Monitoring Report 2020, Fort Greely, Alaska" (dated July 29, 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document includes results from groundwater monitoring activities conducted in 2020, and includes work plan pages describing proposed sampling activities for the upcoming 2021 field season.

Erica Blake

9/14/2021

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC has provided approval for the "Groundwater Sampling and Environmental Support Services Fort Greely, Alaska Final Work Plan 2021, Fort Greely, Alaska" (dated September 13, 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document includes the final Section 7 Waste Handling (approved April 27, 2021), final updated work plan and UFP-QAPP pages (approved July 30, 2021), and the final Appendix E land use control implementation plan (approved September 14, 2021). All the finalized sections have been compiled in this final work plan describing groundwater monitoring activities and a land use control implementation plan for various sites around Fort Greely.

Erica Blake

7/27/2022

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided review comments for the Groundwater Sampling and Environmental Support Services Fort Greely, Alaska, Draft Groundwater Monitoring Report 2021, Fort Greely, Alaska (dated June 6, 2022). The document described results from land use control (LUC) inspections, well decommissioning, repair and redevelopment and groundwater sampling activities conducted during the 2021 field season. The document also included updated work plan addendum pages for upcoming 2022 fieldwork.

Erica Blake

9/9/2022

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided responses to comments for the Groundwater Sampling and Environmental Support Services Fort Greely, Alaska, Draft Groundwater Monitoring Report 2021, Fort Greely, Alaska (dated June 6, 2022) to the U.S. Army. The document described results from land use control (LUC) inspections, well decommissioning, repair and redevelopment and groundwater sampling activities conducted during the 2021 field season. The document also included updated work plan addendum pages for upcoming 2022 fieldwork. Responses to the review comments were received September 7, 2022. All responses were accepted except for one comment regarding decommissioning a monitoring well at the Tar and Asphalt Disposal Area. A draft-final redline version of the final document was requested for review and comment backcheck prior to ADEC providing any approvals on a final version of the document.

Erica Blake

9/20/2022

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided approval for the "Groundwater Sampling and Environmental Support Services Fort Greely, Alaska, Final Groundwater Monitoring Report 2021, Fort Greely, Alaska" (dated September 16, 2022) to the U.S. Army. Appended to the document were updated work plan pages for the upcoming 2022 field season, and the 2021 land use controls report. ADEC will work with the Army to obtain copies of background studies referenced in the 2021 Groundwater Sampling Report and verify the site boundaries for Landfill #7. With this document approval, the 2022 field work is expected to start September 26, 2022.

Erica Blake

5/19/2023

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC reviewed the Draft Environmental Summary Report (ESR) for FGLY-045 Robin Road Fuel Spill, which details the history of site activities and the current contaminant levels known at the site to support a recommendation for closure with institutional controls. Based on the review of the ESR, DEC had no comments, and approved the ESR. DEC is currently evaluating the site for closure.

Tim Sharp

10/23/2023

Exposure Tracking Model Ranking

A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 71099 Diesel Fuel Release.

Tim Sharp

5/31/2024

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC reviewed Draft 2023 Long-Term Monitoring (LTM) Report Fort Greely, Alaska April 2024 and provided comments to the U.S. Army. This report details environmental activities performed at multiple sites located at Fort Greely, Alaska (FGA) during September 2023. LTM activities were carried out to comply with the Selected Remedies for the subject sites developed in the 2005 Environmental Sites Decision Document (DD), Fort Greely, Alaska and/or the 2009 Record of Decision (ROD), Nine Installation Restoration Program Sites Fort Greely, Alaska. The objective of the LTM activities was to perform annual groundwater sampling from select monitoring wells managed under the FGA LTM.

Carly Jensen

6/26/2024

Long Term Monitoring Workplan or Report Review

DEC reviewed Final 2023 Long-Term Monitoring (LTM) Report Fort Greely, Alaska June 2024 and provided comments to the U.S. Army. This report details environmental activities performed at multiple sites located at Fort Greely, Alaska (FGA) during September 2023. LTM activities were carried out to comply with the Selected Remedies for the subject sites developed in the 2005 Environmental Sites Decision Document (DD), Fort Greely, Alaska and/or the 2009 Record of Decision (ROD), Nine Installation Restoration Program Sites Fort Greely, Alaska. The objective of the LTM activities was to perform annual groundwater sampling from select monitoring wells managed under the FGA LTM. Final report and work plan addendum was reviewed and accepted on June 26, 2024.

Carly Jensen

Contaminant Information

Name	Level Description	Media
GRO	Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation	Soil
DRO	Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation	Soil
Benzene	Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation	Soil
Toluene	Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation	Soil
Ethylbenzene	Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation	Soil
Xylenes (total)	Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation	Soil

Name

Level Description

Media

Comments

GRO

Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation

Soil

DRO

Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation

Soil

Benzene

Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation

Soil

Toluene

Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation

Soil

Ethylbenzene

Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation

Soil

Xylenes (total)

Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation

Soil

Control Type

Type	Details
Land Use Plan / Maps / Base Master Plan	In the October 2004 Draft Decision Document Fact Sheets, administrative controls (ACs)were estblished in order to minimize risk to human health and the environment. The site is included in the post’s Geographic Information System (GIS), a tool used in the Dig Permit process for notifying contractors, workers, and base personnel of the potential for contamination to exist at this site.

Type

Details

Land Use Plan / Maps / Base Master Plan

Requirements

Description	Details
Groundwater Monitoring	Groundwater monitoring will be conducted at a scope of sampling that will be determined and agreed to between ADEC, EPA, and SMDC. Annual report, 5 year reviews
Groundwater Use Restrictions	The Dig Permit process is used to prevent installation of water production well(s) through the contaminated area 5 year reviews
Excavation / Soil Movement Restrictions	Prevent removal of contaminated material from the site to off-base locations or to environmentally sensitive areas. 5 year reviews
When Contaminated Soil is Accessible, Remediation Should Occur	If future land disturbance activities at the site encounter contamination, the contaminated material encountered will be properly remediated or disposed of in accordance with applicable regulations. 5 year reviews

Description

Details

Groundwater Monitoring

Groundwater monitoring will be conducted at a scope of sampling that will be determined and agreed to between ADEC, EPA, and SMDC. Annual report, 5 year reviews

Groundwater Use Restrictions

The Dig Permit process is used to prevent installation of water production well(s) through the contaminated area 5 year reviews

Excavation / Soil Movement Restrictions

Prevent removal of contaminated material from the site to off-base locations or to environmentally sensitive areas. 5 year reviews

When Contaminated Soil is Accessible, Remediation Should Occur

If future land disturbance activities at the site encounter contamination, the contaminated material encountered will be properly remediated or disposed of in accordance with applicable regulations. 5 year reviews

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Site Report: Fort Greely Robin Road Spill BRAC 30

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