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Site Report: Carrs Foodland Heating Oil Tanks

Site Name: Carrs Foodland Heating Oil Tanks
Address: 513 12th Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
File Number: 102.38.027
Hazard ID: 1397
Status: Active
Staff: Brittani Mack, 9072628205 brittani.mack@alaska.gov
Latitude: 64.837668
Longitude: -147.716073
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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Problems/Comments

During the removal of two heating oil tanks, contamination from heating oil was confirmed. Groundwater has been monitored onsite since 1996. As of the most recent groundwater monitoring done in 2020 DRO, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, ethylbenzene, naphthalene, and 1-methylnaphthalene exceed groundwater cleanup levels.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
7/23/1991 Interim Removal Action Approved (Old R:Base Action Code = REM - Removal / Excavation). Two heating oil tanks were removed by Locher Interests Limited: One 500 gallon tank and one 4,000 gallon tank. Sampling determined that contamination by diesel range hydrocarbons ranging from 160 ppm to 7920 ppm remains near the building. Former Staff
9/30/1991 Site Added to Database Heating oil contamination. Former Staff
2/19/1992 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Initial ranking. Former Staff
2/14/1994 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RPL2 - Site Information Request Letter). Sent PRP-CS Database Notification Letter to RP requesting update and more environmental information concerning contaminated site. RP responded with completed information form. Jeff Peterson
5/31/1994 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Reranked. Former Staff
9/8/1994 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RAPR - Remedial Action Plan Review (CS)). Reviewed file and noted ground water contamination, all records in file cease after 9/91 Locker Interests Ltd. site assessment. Made request to RP for follow-up. RP states quarterly ground water sampling and testing in progress on one monitor well installed. Will send copies. Eleanor Hung
9/14/1994 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RARR - Remedial Action Report Review (CS)). Received all back reports from RP 9/12/94 dated 7/28/92, 12/10/92, 6/8/93, 10/29/93, 4/21/94 and 7/20/94. Review indicates Benzene levels still exceed 5 ppb using EPA 602 method for ground water samples for Monitor well 3. Benzene 1/94= 35 ppb, 4/94=38 ppb and 7/94 = 8 ppb. Eleanor Hung
5/3/2001 Update or Other Action New address listed. Address formerly listed as 526 Gaffney Road is in error according to FNSB Assessor's Office. Former Staff
7/10/2002 GIS Position Updated Plotted latitude and longitude coordinates and found them to be acceptable for associated property or address. Heather Goldman
3/3/2006 Meeting or Teleconference Held Met with David Pruse, local realtor, representing Access Alaska which may use the building. Questions concerning the impact of the west Gaffney Road PCE/TCE ground water plumes to the western annex of the store were discussed. It appears that vapor intrusion is a possibility - only testing will either prove or disprove the possibility. Douglas Bauer
3/29/2007 Update or Other Action Telephone call with Chris Bellavory with EPA Region 10 UIC program concerning operation of cooling wells at the site. Agreed on a ground water testing program proposed by Summit Consulting after consultation with ADEC to determine if the installed wells will be impacted by the eastern TCE ground water plume originating in the Gaffney Road area. Douglas Bauer
1/2/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed. Tamara Cardona-Marek
1/4/2008 Update or Other Action Summit Consulting has not received directions from owner on whether to proceed with groundwater testing program proposed in 2007. Tamara Cardona-Marek
1/8/2008 Update or Other Action Letter sent to Bachner Company (current property owner) requesting further sampling on the property. Tamara Cardona-Marek
3/6/2008 Update or Other Action An e-mail was received from current owner (Bachner Company) in response to our letter stating their intentions to cooperate and characterize the site. They also requested information on the former location of the tanks. The e-mail was replied to. Tamara Cardona-Marek
7/8/2008 Update or Other Action Sent letter to Bachner Co. requesting status and intentions on sampling groundwater well on site (if still there). Also sent location of the MW-3 well. Tamara Cardona-Marek
7/31/2008 Update or Other Action Bachner Company has hired Hoefler consulting to do the requested site assessment/ status of site. Tamara Cardona-Marek
7/17/2009 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Hoefler submitted work plan for the installation of two monitoring wells at the site. DEC commented on work plan and is waiting for requested revisions. Tamara Cardona-Marek
8/26/2009 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Work plan submitted by Hoefler for groundwater sampling has been approved after revisions, clarifications, and addendums from July 22, July 24, and August 25. Two temporary monitoring wells will be installed (one at source area and one downgradient) to determine if there is still contamination in the groundwater resulting from the former bakery tank. RP has agreed to also collect sample for chlorinated solvents to evaluate the status of this existing plume (from another source) in the area. Tamara Cardona-Marek
9/3/2009 Update or Other Action Consultant contacted DEC to inform that well MW-3 has been located and it's functional. They will sample MW-3 to investigate the current status of the source area. Based on these results a decision will be made regarding the need of a downgradient well. Tamara Cardona-Marek
3/16/2012 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC received from SLR results from the sampling of the groundwater from a downgradient test boring installed during the Gaffney East investigation. DRO results were below the cleanup levels. DEC is requesting that source area well MW-3 is sampled annually for DRO and VOC's (in 2012). Tamara Cardona-Marek
3/16/2012 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 72375 heating oil tank (removed). Tamara Cardona-Marek
8/14/2013 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Reviewed and approved a work plan from SLR to do the annual sampling of MW-3 along with the decommissioning of two damaged monitoring wells at the site. Willett Boger
1/8/2014 Update or Other Action Site symbol visually adjusted using ArcGIS and documents from file. 1/8/14; MLB. 64.837668, -147.716073. Michelle Barnes
8/23/2017 Update or Other Action Emailed consultant requesting current status of site. Michael Hooper
8/24/2017 Update or Other Action Sent letter to landowner requesting Groundwater Monitoring workplan by October 15, 2017. Michael Hooper
3/21/2018 Update or Other Action Letter sent to RP requesting groundwater monitoring workplan by April 30, 2018. A workplan was never received after previous letters and discussion with the RP. Michael Hooper
8/10/2018 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Approved a workplan for groundwater monitoring at the source area and down-gradient. Michael Hooper
10/23/2023 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 72375 heating oil tank (removed). Kelly Ireland

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