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Site Report: Indian Mt. LRRS Landfill (LF006)

Site Name: Indian Mt. LRRS Landfill (LF006)
Address: 15 Miles East of Hughes, Across Runway -Lower Camp, Hughes, AK 99745
File Number: 775.38.001
Hazard ID: 143
Status: Active
Staff: Brian Watts, 9072694702 brian.watts@alaska.gov
Latitude: 65.990690
Longitude: -153.705528
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

The site, located south of the runway, consists of a former waste accumulation area and two landfill areas. The approximate areal extent for each area is close to an acre. The landfills were operated from the 1970s to the 1980s and the waste accumulation area from the 1950s to the 1960s. Contaminants include DDT, metals, fuel, and solvents. IRP site LF006. See also Reckey 198331X107301. Contaminant pathways identified as surface water/sediment and soils. Groundwater was not found at this site. Potential receptors identified as site workers, hunters, fishers, trappers, small and large mammals, birds, and fish in streams (mainly grayling, salmon, and several other species). The site is assigned a HIGH overall risk on the Air Force Relative Risk Evaluation Worksheet dated 5/5/95. Site entered by Shannon and Wilson.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
5/5/1995 Site Characterization Report Approved (Old R:Base Action Code = FS - Feasibility Study (General)). Action date used is the date of the Air Force Relative Risk Evaluation Worksheet, which indicates the site is in the feasibility study phase. Former Staff
1/24/1997 Site Added to Database Site added by Shannon and Wilson. See also Reckey 198331X107301. S&W
8/18/1999 Update or Other Action Soil Sediment and GW Samples taken Work PLan Final 8/99 Patrice Buck
4/15/2004 Update or Other Action Staff reviewed and commented on the Draft Report- Soil Removal Indian Mountain Long Range Radar Station. The report describes the 2003 field work accomplished at SS02, LF06, and the old mining camp. This project is a continuation of the time-critical drum removal begun in 2002. The work included removal of drums and metal debris and excavation of soil contaminated with DRO and RRO caused by leaking drums. Sample results show that diesel range organic (DRO)-contaminated soil remains at LF06 and SS02. DRO- and residual range organic (RRO)-contaminated soil remains at the old mining camp. An electromagnetic survey conducted in LF06 showed significant amounts of metallic debris (possibly drums) remain in Landfills #3and #4. Patrice Buck
11/26/2004 Update or Other Action Staff received and commented on another report associated with the time critical drum removal titled Indian Mountain Long Range Relay Station Drum Removal and Soil Investigation at LF05, SS02, SS11, Upper Camp, and Gold Camp Report Draft 2002/2003. At LF06, 39 drums were removed in 2002. Soil samples were then collected and DRO up to 24,200 mg/kg and RRO up to 109,000 mg/kg remained in soil. In 2003, 103 cubic yards of soil was removed. Confirmation sampling from the sides and bottom of the excavation show DRO up to 11,000 mg/kg and RRO up to 9,370 mg/kg. SVOCs were detected below Method Two cleanup levels. EM surveys indicate the significant amounts of metallic debris remains at landfill nos. 3 and 4 at LF06. Emily Youcha
6/15/2005 Update or Other Action The spring Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting in Hughes for the Indian Mountain LRRS was cancelled by the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron due to difficulty obtaining permission for travel from the Air Force. A RAB meeting has not been held in Hughes since 2003. Additionally, a field visit that was to be conducted in July by the Air Force and Contaminated Sites staff was cancelled due to similar problems. Emily Youcha
9/30/2005 Update or Other Action Staff visited the Indian Mtn LRRS and visited the IRP and compliance sites with the contractor operating the radar station (Arctec). Weather conditions limited a visit to the top of Upper Camp. Emily Youcha
2/1/2006 Institutional Control Record Established The 611th CES Base General Plan indicates land-use controls for this site. LUCs are not final but state that no action or activity should occur at this site. The 611 CES should be contacted if any work is proposed in the vicinity of the site. Emily Youcha
8/22/2006 GIS Position Updated Updated site coordinates from USGS Quad Map. Emily Youcha
3/14/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed. Tamar Stephens
3/19/2013 CERCLA ROD Approved The ROD for LF006, SS002 and SS010 was signed by DEC and the Air Force. The selected remedies were No Further Action under CERCLA and institutional controls (ICs)/Land Use Controls (LUCs) under State regulations. At LF006, buried waste remains in the landfill. Soil contains residual DRO (up to 49,300 mg/kg), GRO (up to 320 mg/kg), RRO (up to 89,000 mg/kg) and benzo(a)anthracene (up to 15.2 mg/kg). ICs/LUCs will be implemented to document the location of remaining buried waste and residual soil contamination and restrict future use until the site meets applicable cleanup levels. The Air Force will add ICs/LUCs to the Base Master Plan and the 611 Air Support Group LUC Management Plan; the site will not be used for residential purposes; installation of water wells will be prohibited; dig permits will be required for any soil exacavation and will include requirements for proper characterization and management of contaminated media. The AF will inspect the sites anually for at least five years to ensure the ICs/LUCs are effective and will submit annual inspection reports to DEC. The inspection and reporting frequency may be modified by mutual agreement after five years. John Halverson
11/6/2013 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC received a Draft Work Plan for 2013 Environmental Long Term Monitoring at Indian Mountain, Long Range Radar Station. Dennis Shepard
11/26/2013 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC received a Draft Report for 2013 Environmental Long Term Monitoring (LTM) at Indian Mountain, Long Range Radar Station. The Report describes field work including groundwater sampling at site SS009, and a land survey to identify site boundaries of eight of the eleven contaminant areas (SD001, LF004, LF005, LF006, SS002, SS009, SS010, and SS011) at the Indian Mountain LRRS. Dennis Shepard
11/27/2013 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC provided preliminary comments for the 2013 Environmental Long Term Monitoring (LTM) report for Indian Mountain, Long Range Radar Station. The Report describes field work including groundwater sampling at site SS009, and a land survey to identify site boundaries of eight of the eleven contaminant areas (SD001, LF004, LF005, LF006, SS002, SS009, SS010, and SS011) at the Indian Mountain LRRS. The report did not included a complete laboratory analytical report. DEC has requested the laboratory analytical report be submitted prior to completing its review. Dennis Shepard
11/27/2013 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC provided review comments for the Draft Work Plan for 2013 Environmental Long Term Monitoring at Indian Mountain, Long Range Radar Station. Dennis Shepard
12/23/2013 Update or Other Action Site transferred to Guy Warren. Rebecca Bryan
3/22/2016 Update or Other Action Submit approval letter for 2015 Environmental Long Term Monitoring at the Indian Mountain LRRS site. Activities at LF006 included an IC inspection. Warning signs are not present and need to be installed. No evidence of unauthorized digging or excavation activities was observed. Recommendation include posting of warning signs. Guy Warren
9/7/2016 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC reviewed the "Draft Supplemental Work Plan- 2016 RAO, Land Use/IC" for several sites within the Indian Mountain LRRS. ADEC accepted all comment responses and requested a final document for approval. According to the March 2016 LTMR, additional signage is needed and ground cover may be appropriate to reduce ecological exposure to the exposed debris at LF006. The USACE PM stated this will be included in future work. Holly Weiss-Racine
6/15/2017 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other The Final 2016 Long Term Monitoring (LTM) Activities report dated May 2017 is approved. The 2016 LTM activities included collecting analytical groundwater, surface water and sediment samples from LF004 for metals, and collecting analytical groundwater samples from SS009 for diesel range organics (DRO) and trichloroethylene (TCE). Institutional control (IC) inspections were carried out at LF005, LF006, SS002 and SS011. Due to winter conditions at SD001 and SS010, IC inspections could not be completed. The purpose of the groundwater monitoring and IC inspections is to verify the effectiveness of the approved remedies found in each site's Record of Decision (ROD). Erica Blake
9/19/2017 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC has approved the 'Final Supplemental Work Plan 2017-2018 Remedial Action Operations, Land Use/Institutional Control, Indian Mountain Long Range Radar Station (LRRS), dated September 2017. This Work Plan presented long-term monitoring (LTM) activities at nine Indian Mountain LRRS sites; LF004, LF005, LF006, SD001, SS002, SS009, SS010, SS011 and OT008. LTM activities were; institutional control inspections [land use control (LUC) inspections and installation of signs] at all sites, analytical groundwater, surface water and sediment sampling at Site LF004, and analytical groundwater sampling at Site SS009. Erica Blake
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
7/13/2018 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC approved the 2017 Five-Year Review Report for Sites LF004, LF005, LF006, SS002, SS009 and SS010 at the Indian Mountain Long Range Radar Station (LRRS) site. This is the first Five-Year Review for Indian Mountain. The remedy at LF004, LF005 and LF006 was determined to be not protective. The remedy at SS002, SS009 and SS010 was determined to be short-term protective. The next five-year review will be 5 years from the US Air Force signature date on this approved Five-Year Review. 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
6/10/2019 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Report approved: 2017-2018 long term monitoring (LTM) activities at the Indian Mountain LRRS site which is located 18 miles east of Hughes, Alaska. Eight sites are included in this report; LF004, LF005, LF006, SS002, SS009, SS010, SS011 and OT008. Sites SS010 and OT008 are located in an area called Upper Camp and sites LF004, LF005, LF006, SS002, SS009, and SS011 are located in an area called Lower Camp. Groundwater and water samples from LF004 showed no exceedances for metals, although sediment samples showed lead over the probable effects level. Groundwater samples from SS009 showed exceedances of DRO and TCE. DRO contamination was stable or decreasing, but TCE was found to be increasing. The institutional control (IC) inspection found that IC’s were properly in place. One groundwater monitoring well had no water and thus was not sampled. Kevin Fraley
6/11/2019 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other A 2019 supplemental work plan was approved, and presents proposed 2019 work and institutional control inspections at Indian Mountain Long Range Radar Station sites SS002, LF004, LF005, LF006, SS009, SS010, SS011, and OT008. Groundwater samples will be collected from monitoring wells at site SS009 and analyzed for diesel range organics (DRO) and trichloroethylene (TCE). Additionally, an institutional control inspection will be conducted at sites SS002, LF004, LF005, LF006, SS009, SS010, SS011, and OT008. Kevin Fraley
7/25/2020 CERCLA SI DEC approved the “Final Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Perfluoroctane Sulfonate, and Perfluorobutane Sulfonate Site Inspections, Uniform Federal Policy-Quality Assurance Project Plan Work Plan, Six Remote Radar Stations, Alaska” dated July 2020. This work plan was prepared by United States Air Force to guide investigation of the potential presence of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), and perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS) at six remote radar sites in Alaska through the sampling of surface water, groundwater, soil and sediment. Sampling is planned for Cape Newenham, Cape Romanzof, Indian Mountain, Point Barrow, Sparrevohn and Tatalina, Melinda Brunner
8/5/2020 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC received and provided comments for the 2020 Draft Supplemental Work Plan for sites LF004, LF005, LF006, SS002, SS009, SS010, SS011, and OT008. Work mainly involved IC management such as inspecting landfill caps. 5 monitoring wells will be sampled for DRO and TCE at SS009. DEC requested that debris exposed by erosion at LF004 be removed, as recommended by the 2019 Report. No other comments were necessary. Tim Sharp
9/1/2020 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC Approved the 2020 Final Supplemental Work Plan for Remedial Action Operations, Land Use/Institutional Controls at LF004, LF005, LF006, OT008, SD001, SS002, SS009, SS010, and SS011. The Proposed LTM and LUC/IC inspection activities include sampling 5 groundwater monitoring wells for analysis of DRO and TCE at SS009, landfill cap inspection at LF005 and LF005, and general IC inspections at all sites. Debris removal from LF004 due to erosion is scheduled to occur in 2021. Tim Sharp
3/2/2021 Update or Other Action DEC commented on the Landfill Cover Repair Tech Memo for LF004, LF005, and LF006, with the input of Solid Waste. Comments focused on ensuring 24 inches of cover over debris will be present after repair and debris removal. Tim Sharp
4/8/2021 Update or Other Action DEC Approved the Final Landfarm Tech Memo for LF004, LF005, and LF006. The final covers will be amended to cover debris with soil material at least 24 inches thick, and regulatory language 18 AAC 60 was cited and will be incorporated into further work at the site. Tim Sharp
4/14/2021 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC sent comments on the 2020 RAO LUC/IC Report for LF004, LF005, LF006, OT008, SD001, SS002, SS009, SS010, and SS011. The majority of these sites were subject to basic IC monitoring such as sign maintenance and cap inspections. Site specific information in next comment. Tim Sharp
4/14/2021 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Recommendations include continued monitoring of the landfill settling and consideration of seeding the area to prevent sheet flow. More warning signs may also be placed. Tim Sharp
5/12/2021 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC sent comments for the Draft Work Plan RAO/LTM. The report details current conditions at several sites. It proposes LUC and IC inspections, landfill inspections, MW repairs, and MW sampling at LF004 and SS009. The majority of the comments focused on discrepancies between the unfinalized 2020 LTM Report and this 2021 LTM WP. DEC intends to approve a final report before finalizing the work plan if at all possible. Tim Sharp
5/18/2021 Institutional Control Periodic Reporting DEC Approved the Final 2020 RAO LUC/IC Report for sites LF004, LF005, LF006, OT008, SD001, SS002, SS009, SS010, and SS011. Recommendations for each site stayed largely the same as indicated previously. Tim Sharp
7/12/2021 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC Approved the Final 2021 RAO and LTM Work Plan, with the understanding that several DEC recommendations put forward will be taken into consideration under a separate contract. This includes drum removal, potential installation of additional monitoring wells, and erosion control methods. Tim Sharp
6/12/2023 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC reviewed and provided comments regarding the Draft Final Remedial Action-Operation and Long-Term Management Report Indian Mountain Long Range Radar Site Sites LF004, LF005, LF006, OT008, SD001, SS002, SS009, SS010, and SS011, dated May 2023.This report describes the long-term management and remedial action-operation activities performed at sites LF004, LF005, LF006, OT008, SD001, SS002, SS009, SS010, and SS011 at the Indian Mountain Long Range Radar Site (LRRS) during August of 2022. The report recommends continued monitoring at all the sites and the replacement of land use control signs at the LF006 and SS009 sites. Ginna Quesada
9/13/2023 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC submitted responses to comments regarding the redline Final Remedial Action-Operation and Long-Term Management Report Indian Mountain Long Range Radar Site Sites LF004, LF005, LF006, OT008, SD001, SS002, SS009, SS010, and SS011, Dated September 2022. Ginna Quesada
10/12/2023 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC approved the Final Remedial Action-Operation and Long-Term Management Report Indian Mountain Long Range Radar Site Sites LF004, LF005, LF006, OT008, SD001, SS002, SS009, SS010, and SS011, dated October 2023. Ginna Quesada

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil
GRO Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil

Control Type

Type Details
Land Use Plan / Maps / Base Master Plan Base General Plan - Land Use Controls

Requirements

Description Details
Excavation / Soil Movement Restrictions LUCs are not final but state that no action or activity should occur at this site. The 611 CES should be contacted if any work is proposed in the vicinity of the site.

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No associated sites were found.

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