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Site Report: USCG Kodiak Upper Government Hill

Site Name: USCG Kodiak Upper Government Hill
Address: Upper Government Hill, Kodiak, AK 99619
File Number: 2601.38.064
Hazard ID: 1324
Status: Active
Staff: Curtis Dunkin, 9072693053 curtis.dunkin@alaska.gov
Latitude: 57.789227
Longitude: -152.409284
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

DRO, GRO and BTEX in contaminated soil and GW under housing. Contamination due to 30 - 60 heating oil tanks in a housing area. Housing area undergoing demolition. Last staff assigned was Patrick-Riley.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
7/8/1991 Preliminary Assessment Approved USCG submits Dames & Moore Upper Government Hill Preliminary Site Assessment. Heating oil contamination from AST and UST from individual residential units. USCG requests ADEC for higher DRO cleanup levels, from 100 mg/kg to 1,000 mg/kg. Max Schwenne
7/15/1991 Update or Other Action Supplemental Report on Residual Petroleum Leachate, USCG Upper Government Hill Housing Project with work plan received. Max Schwenne
7/19/1991 Cleanup Level(s) Approved DRO cleanup level increased to 1000 mg/kg for soil in Area X of the projec tsite that includes buildings 26, 27 &28 and the immediat surroundign area. The approval contingent upon USCG following all recommendations and conditions outlined in letter. Eileen Olson
11/9/1995 Site Added to Database DRO, GRO and BTEX in contaminated soil and GW under housing. Kent Patrick-Riley
11/28/1995 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Site ranked. Score = 43. Kent Patrick-Riley
6/20/1997 Update or Other Action Spill report received from USCG of contamination found during sewer line excavation near Unit 28D. John Bauer
7/3/1997 Update or Other Action Follow up spill report received from USCG. John Bauer
1/9/2003 Update or Other Action Approved transport of 4,500 cubic yards of DRO and GRO contatminated soils to USR Kodiak facility for thermal treatment and disposal. Donald Seagren
1/30/2003 Update or Other Action Re-approved tansport of 4500 cubic yards of GRO and DRO contaminated soil to USR - Kodiak for thermal remediation. 9 January 03 original approval lost. Donald Seagren
5/1/2003 Update or Other Action Approved transport of DRO contaminated soil to SPI Kodiak to thermal remediation. Donald Seagren
5/21/2003 Update or Other Action Reviewed post treatment report for 500 tons of petroleum contaminated soils (stockpile # USCG SAA-04). Approved disposal in accordance with operations plan. Donald Seagren
12/16/2003 Update or Other Action Approved post treatment sampling of soil remaining at former USR Bruhn Point facility following S&A plan in approved USR Operations Plan. Donald Seagren
6/22/2004 Update or Other Action File number assigned and entered into the Fileroom DB and CS DB. Alyce Hughey
7/20/2004 Update or Other Action Reviewed site specific project plan to remediate 600T soil remaining on pad 2 at the former USR Bruhn Point facility. Plan approved. Donald Seagren
12/9/2004 Update or Other Action Discussed the remediation of the soils remaining at Bruhn Point with Tom Noyes, Hart Crowser - Seattle. Sent a copy of the approved TC Enterprises work plan, ADEC July 04 approval letter and Koniag, Inc. contact information. Signing agreements between the RPs and Koniag, Inc. appear to be holding up completion of the remediation process. Donald Seagren
7/8/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed. Jeff Brownlee
9/27/2018 Site Visit ADEC's project manager for the Kodiak USCG contaminated sites traveled to Kodiak, AK and participated in a day-long annual planning meeting and conducted site inspections with project delivery team representatives from the USCG and Environmental Protection Agency. Curtis Dunkin
7/10/2019 Meeting or Teleconference Held ADEC traveled to Seattle, WA and participated in two days of technical planning and project status update and prioritization meetings with representatives from the US Coast Guard, US Environmental Protection Agency, and their respective contracted technical support. Curtis Dunkin
8/22/2019 Site Visit ADEC traveled to the USCG Base Station, Kodiak and participated in two full days (August 21-22, 2019) of site inspections and technical project team meetings with representatives from the EPA, USCG, and their respective contracted technical support. Curtis Dunkin
7/22/2020 Meeting or Teleconference Held ADEC participated in annual project prioritization meetings on July 21 and 22 with representatives from the US Coast Guard, the Environmental Protection Agency, and respective contracted project technical support and implementation teams. The purpose of the annual meetings are for stakeholders to provide respective site status updates, conduct technical planning and site prioritization, and scheduling for implementation of projects through the current and upcoming fiscal years. Curtis Dunkin
12/21/2020 CERCLA PA ADEC reviewed the draft 2019 RCRA Facility Assessment Report and submitted review comments to the U.S. Coast Guard. Curtis Dunkin
1/22/2021 CERCLA PA ADEC reviewed the USCG's responses to its comments on the draft 2019 Preliminary Assessment/Site Investigation RCRA Facility Assessment Report and submitted its review determinations and approval to finalize the report to the USCG. Curtis Dunkin
3/3/2021 CERCLA SI ADEC reviewed the draft January 2021 pre-draft USCG Kodiak Upper Government Hill Site Investigation Work Plan and submitted comments to the USCG. Curtis Dunkin
3/26/2021 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC reviewed the USCG's responses to comments for the draft 2021 Site Investigation Work Plan and submitted review determinations and approval to finalize the plan to the USCG. Curtis Dunkin
5/3/2021 Site Characterization Workplan Approved ADEC reviewed the final April 2021 USCG Kodiak Upper Government Hill Supplemental Remedial Investigation Work Plan and UFP-QAPP and submitted a final approval letter for the USCG to implement the plan. Curtis Dunkin
7/28/2021 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC reviewed the draft 2021 Base Kodiak Monitoring Well Decommissioning Work Plan and submitted comments to the USCG. Curtis Dunkin
1/28/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC reviewed the responses to comments and the redline revised draft final 2022 Monitoring Well Decommissioning Work Plan and submitted review determinations and approvals to the USCG to finalize the document and and implement the work plan in the field. Curtis Dunkin
9/13/2022 Meeting or Teleconference Held ADEC participated in two full days of annual project delivery team meetings with representatives from the USCG, EPA, and their respective contracted technical support staff. Curtis Dunkin

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