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Site Report: Klukwan Forest Products

Site Name: Klukwan Forest Products
Address: Off Oilwell Road, Ninilchik, AK 99639
File Number: 2325.38.003
Hazard ID: 1271
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 60.013358
Longitude: -151.433691
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.

Problems/Comments

This site is located by turning east at the Chevron Station located in Ninilchik and going 10.8 miles up Oilwell Road to the gate of the old gravel 1200 road, than take a left on road intersection of logging roads 1200, 1210, and 1211. Stained soil and stressed vegetation, and also a pit containing partially buried drums were observed during a field inspection at this site (a former logging site). Several surface soil samples were collected from the stained soils in 1991 to characterize the contamination present. Results of the characterization revealed that total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH); arsenic; 1,1,1-trichloroethane; and trichloroethylene were all present in the surface soils above ADEC cleanup levels. In a letter, dated October 15, 1993, Klukwan Forest Products, Inc. (KFP) indicated that the contaminated soils were excavated and stockpiled. However, excavation confirmation soil sample results were never submitted to the ADEC, and the current status of the stockpiles are unknown.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
7/30/1991 Update or Other Action On this date, surface soil samples were collected from areas of visual contamination. The objective was to collect worst case scenario samples. The site consisted of five areas of concern. Four of the areas had petroleum surface staining. The fifth area was a shallow disposal pit containing partially buried drums. A surface soil sample collected from each of the five areas contained TPH up to 85,000 mg/kg, arsenic up to 55.1 mg/kg, and 1,1,1-trichlororthane up to 1.70 mg/kg. Additionally, a four spot composite sample collected from the disposal pit area collected 8 to 12 inches bgs contained EPH up to 2,683 mg/kg and TCE up to 0.283 mg/kg. Grant Lidren
1/27/1992 Update or Other Action On this date, to determine potential background arsenic levels, ten background soil samples were collected and one sample was collected from a waste oil drum. The soil samples contained arsenic up to 19 mg/kg and the waste oil drum sample was ND. Grant Lidren
12/14/1992 Cleanup Plan Approved A department approval letter of the site remediation was issued on 12/14/1992. Bio-remediation will be conducted on the site starting spring of 1993 when it warms up. Former Staff
12/16/1993 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RAU - Remedial Actions Underway (General)). Former Staff
12/16/1993 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RARR - Remedial Action Report Review (CS)). Received a letter from Ron Wolfe (Klukwan) which stated that the cleanup of the contaminated site was complete and that the contaminated soils were placed in a liner. Confirmation sampling to determine if all of the contaminated soils were excavated had not been conducted. So, in a departmental letter to Mr. Wolfe on 12/16/93, the department requested soil samples in the locations of the excavations. Former Staff
10/4/1996 Site Visit ADEC performed site visit on this date. The bio-cell was covered with 1 to 2 feet of wood chips (apparently from when a chip truck broke open spilling the load). Klukwan had a local contractor move the chips off the bio-cell and then roto-till or aerate the soil. Reportedly Klukwan planned to have a consultant take lab samples for closure during the summer of 1997. However, according to ADEC files, this did not occur. Bob Krogseng
3/22/2004 Update or Other Action File number assigned and entered into the Fileroom DB and CS DB. Alyce Hughey
7/19/2005 Update or Other Action On this date, ADEC sent a letter to Klukwan the RP requesting confirmation sampling of the excavation and performance sampling of the biocell. Donald Seagren
7/28/2005 Update or Other Action Telephone call with Ray (3371099) from Ninilchik Native Assoc. He will have someone review their file on this project. He believed that they have a ADEC closure letter on the project. He will fax me what they find. Donald Seagren
8/2/2005 Update or Other Action Telephone call with Elaine Cooper, President of the Ninilchik Natives Association, concerning what is needed to close out this site. Donald Seagren
3/20/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed. Paul Horwath
3/21/2008 Update or Other Action On this date, ADEC sent a letter to the land owner Ninilchik Native Association requesting confirmation sampling of the excavation and performance sampling of the biocell. Paul Horwath
6/3/2009 Update or Other Action File transferred from Soldotna to Anchorage 6-3-09. Project Manager changed from Paul Horwath to Linda Nuechterlein. Alyce Hughey
1/30/2012 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter PRP letter sent to Ninilchik Native Association on this date Grant Lidren
2/13/2012 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter A PRP letter sent to Klukwan Inc. on this date Grant Lidren
3/3/2015 Update or Other Action Letter sent to landowner on this day with site summary and request information. Joshua Barsis
4/3/2015 Update or Other Action Letter sent to responsible party on this day with site summary and request information. Joshua Barsis
9/29/2015 Update or Other Action Letter sent requesting work plan for characterization and/or cleanup by January 1, 2016. Joshua Barsis
3/18/2016 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Reviewed the Work Plan for Site Investigation at the Kluckwan Forest Products Site, dated March 15, 2016. Proposed activities consist of collecting soil samples for field screening and laboratory analysis from the former removal areas and soil treatment cell. In a letter dated 3-18, ADEC conditionally approved this work plan. Joshua Barsis
6/22/2016 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Reviewed the Site Investigation of Former Logging Site (Klukwan Forest Products) report, dated June 22, 2016. The purpose of this report was to collect soil samples from four areas where stained soil was removed in 1993 (Areas 1 through 4) and the treatment cell (Area 5) where the impacted soil was stockpiled. Soil samples were collected from Areas 1 through 5 and were field screened using a photoionization detector. Based on field screening results, twelve soil samples (including two duplicates) were submitted for one or more of the following laboratory analyses: GRO, DRO, RRO, VOCs, BTEX, and/or PAHs. DRO was present at Area 2 at 928 mg/kg, which exceeds the most stringent migration-to-groundwater cleanup level of 250 mg/kg. However, this level of contamination is below the human health risk-based cleanup levels and is generally bounded. DRO and RRO were identified at Area 5 up to 18,700 mg/kg and 95,100 mg/kg, respectively, which exceeds the human health risk-based maximum allowable concentrations (MACs) for DRO and RRO of 12,500 mg/kg and 22,000 mg/kg, correspondingly. Based on sample results, the contamination does not appear to be migrating vertically below 2.5 feet below ground surface, however the horizontal extent of contamination is not bounded. ADEC requested a work plan by August 1, 2016 to removed all impacted soil above MACs. Letter sent June 23, 2016. Joshua Barsis
1/4/2017 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Reviewed the supplemental data report titled Site Investigation of Former Logging Site, dated for December 20, 2016. Seven soil samples were collected from the former treatment cell area on September 24, 2016 to further delineate the lateral extent of contamination in preparation for planned excavation activities. ADEC requested a removal action work plan by May 1, 2017. Joshua Barsis
8/1/2017 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Reviewed the Work Plan for Removal Action at the Klukwan Forest Products site, dated for July 24, 2017. Proposed activities generally include excavation and sampling at the former treatment cell. Joshua Barsis
11/8/2017 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Reviewed the Report for Removal Action at the Klukwan Forest Products site near Ninilchik, AK dated October 17, 2017. The purpose of this report was to excavate and remove contaminated soils identified during the April 2016 sampling effort. Cleanup activities were conducted at the former treatment cell area (Area 5). The final excavation footprint was approximately 14 feet by 13 feet by 3 feet deep. A total of 15.35 tons of soil were removed and transported to Alaska Soil Recycling in Anchorage for treatment. Analytical laboratory samples collected from the floor and sidewalls of the final excavation contained diesel range organics (DRO) and residual range organics (RRO) up to a maximum of 1230 and 7550 mg/kg, respectively. Sammi Castle
12/21/2017 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued Soil contamination at this site has been cleaned up to concentrations below the approved human health cleanup levels suitable for residential land use. Contamination remaining onsite appears to be small in volume and is not migrating vertically toward groundwater; this contamination is considered De-Minimis. No further remedial action is required. The site has received a 'Cleanup Complete' designation; closure letter was sent to the responsible party on December 20, 2017. Sammi Castle

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil Remaining maximum concentration is 1230 mg/kg.
BTEX < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil
GRO < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil
Trichloroethene < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil
1,1,2-Trichloroethane < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil
RRO Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil Remaining maximum concentration is 7550 mg/kg.

Control Type

Type Details
No ICs Required

Requirements

Description Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.
Movement or use of contaminated material (including on site) in a manner that results in a violation of the water quality standards is prohibited (18 AAC 70)

No associated sites were found.

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