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Site Report: Indian Mt. LRRS (LUST)

Site Name: Indian Mt. LRRS (LUST)
Address: 15 Miles East of Hughes, Hughes, AK 99745
File Number: 775.26.002
Hazard ID: 1411
Status: Active
Staff: Erica Blake, 9074512182 erica.blake@alaska.gov
Latitude: 66.068530
Longitude: -153.686778
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.

Problems/Comments

On 9/4/91 a 6000 gallon diesel tank was removed. Fuel contamination detected at 107 ppm EPH. High background PID readings. Excavation was lined and back filled. Extent of contamination unknown. Site assessment needed. Tank was located approximately 100 feet from Operations Building at Upper Camp near Radome 234. (rpltr8) Entry transferred from LUST database, Event ID 997, Facility ID 2835.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
5/27/1993 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = CORR - Correspondence (General)). ADEC received closure report for 9/4/91 tank removal which detected fuel contamination at 107 ppm EPH with a high PID background noted. Former Staff
5/28/1993 Site Added to Database Fuel contamination. Former Staff
3/31/1994 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = NOR - Notice of Release Letter (LUST)). Sent letter to Air Force informing them that reports indicate that petroleum soil contamination was found during a 1991 tank closure. Site assessment is required. Laura Noland
5/1/1994 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway Ongoing RI/FS activities at this site. Laura Noland
5/19/1994 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RECN - Site Reconnaissance (CS)). Participated in site reconnaissance with Air Force and contractor conducted in order to identify all sites of concern for RI/FS, including UST site at upper camp. Air Force presented work plan. Laura Noland
5/27/1994 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. Jeff Peterson
6/20/1994 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RI - Remedial Investigation). Reviewed Draft RI/FS Work Plan and Sampling Analysis Plan dated June 1994. Final plan will include more specific sampling plans for tank site. ADEC faxed work plan approval 6/21/94. Laura Noland
8/1/1996 Update or Other Action Draft Final Work Plan, U.S. Air Force, 611th Civil Engineering Squadron, Installation Restoration, received 8/14/1996. Tamar Stephens
2/2/2005 Update or Other Action Sent email to Air Force requesting additional information about this site. 611th RPM stated he would check with their compliance section. Emily Youcha
5/5/2005 Update or Other Action Sent follow-up email to Air Force requesting additional information about this site. Emily Youcha
6/16/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed. Tamar Stephens
10/3/2014 Update or Other Action Site transferred from Dennis Shepherd to Guy Warren. John Carnahan
11/17/2014 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum LUST site created in CSP database for source area Indian Mt. LRRS (LUST), 72389 Mitzi Read
9/30/2015 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum Administrative action addition for grant reporting purposes. Evonne Reese
3/6/2018 Meeting or Teleconference Held DEC met with US Air Force (USAF) staff to review and discuss cleanup progress at all the Indian Mountain sites. The only ongoing work is the long-term monitoring (LTM) work at eight sites (SD001, LF004, LF005, LF006, SS011, SS002, SS009, SS010). Tentatively, there is additional work at OT008, Upper Camp PCB Spill and MMRP sites planned for 2019, pending funding from the USAF. The other sites; LUST, 2004 Spill Arctec, Fuel Offload Area (PL510) and the Incinerator Fuel Line were reviewed and discussed for a cleanup path forward. Erica Blake
8/31/2018 Site Visit DEC conducted a brief 4-hour site visit at the Indian Mountain Long Range Radar Station sites. DEC observed sites at both the Upper and Lower Camp areas. A lot of the Lower Camp sites extend into thick brush and wooded areas, and because time on the ground was limited, not all of those areas were inspected closely. At the Upper Camp, some of the sites are on the sides of very steep slopes, and were not visited. Warning signs were recently installed, and were visible at all the areas of concern. Erica Blake

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