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Site Report: Klawock Fuels Tank Farm

Site Name: Klawock Fuels Tank Farm
Address: Klawock Island, 0.5 Miles West of Klawock, Klawock, AK 99925
File Number: 1517.38.008
Hazard ID: 1454
Status: Active
Staff: Alena Voigt, 9072697556 alena.voigt@alaska.gov
Latitude: 55.546712
Longitude: -133.106841
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 June, 1993, Corrective Action Plan interim report for work completed and work planned at the Klawock Island Tank Farm and Maintenance Shops prepared by Environmental Services Limited (ESL) stated that during the rebuild of the horizontal tank pad and truck rack contaminated soil was excavated to a depth of six feet below ground surface to the aquitard glacial till layer and was transferred to the Klawock Island Bioremediation Facility (KIBF) located on the adjacent property to the north. The ESL interim letter/report stated that gasoline and diesel contaminated soil is likely present under the vertical tank concrete containment area. Confirmation sampling data following the removal and rebuild of the tank farm pad and other areas in a post-CAP report is not on record. Bioventing treatment of several thousand cubic yards of contaminated soil in the KIBF was successful and by letter DEC approved its closure in 2006.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
8/26/1993 Site Added to Database Contaminated soil. Former Staff
11/9/1994 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Initial ranking. Former Staff
12/20/1994 Update or Other Action Discuss plans with contractor for further remediation. Plan to be submitted. Former Staff
2/14/1996 Update or Other Action Status letter sent to RP requesting corrective action plan. Sally Schlichting
4/15/1996 Update or Other Action Site visit with consultant for KHC. Possible groundwater contamination. Sheen noticed downgradient of fuel farm. Upgrades in progress. Additional information necessary. Sally Schlichting
3/22/2001 Update or Other Action Email to Jim Soriano at Delta Western - need to re-engage RP. Bill Janes
8/10/2001 Update or Other Action Jaynes visited site week of 7/30/01. Asked Mike Barron from Klawock Heenya to make sure cleanup process reports were submitted to ADEC. Contaminated soil taken to Klawock Heenya biocell located adjacent to this site. Mike Jaynes
12/11/2001 Update or Other Action Site tickler update - Status requested from RP along with Klawock Heenya Cannery Tank Farm. See G:\SPAR\Spar-Contaminated Sites\SITES\Klawock Heenya\Klawock Heenya Cannery Tank Farm.doc. Bill Janes
1/28/2002 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Changed Observed Environmental Impacts value from 3 to 0 because an entry exists for Surface Water Environments. Former Staff
2/8/2002 Update or Other Action Site tickler update - No action at this time. Will give them a few more weeks to respond. Bill Janes
3/5/2002 Update or Other Action Site tickler update - Second letter sent to Klawock Heenya with March 31 deadline. See G:\SPAR\Spar-Contaminated Sites\SITES\Klawock Heenya\Klawock Heenya Cannery Tank Farm2.doc. Bill Janes
4/1/2002 Update or Other Action Site tickler update - Deadline has passed. Next step is to phone and see about a meeting in July when we are on the POW field trip. Bill Janes
8/9/2002 Update or Other Action Site visit by Janes and Wanstall. No RP present. The main problem at this point is closing out the large biocell on Klawock Island. This site plus Crab Creek Drum Site, Klawock Timber Sawmill, Klawock Cannery Tank Farm all have soils in three cells. Approximately 14,000 cubic yards total. Bill Janes
9/22/2003 GIS Position Updated Extrapolation from aerial photo and personal knowledge using web-based GIS locator in North American Datum 27 coordinates. Bruce Wanstall
7/5/2005 Update or Other Action Cleanup status letter sent to Klawock Heenya on this and other sites located on Klawock Heenya lands. Copy in hard file and in the G drive site file under the name "Klawock Heenya 3 Letter." Bill Janes
9/22/2005 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter Letter of State Interest sent to Klawock Heenya Bill Janes
5/24/2007 Site Visit Drove past site with Mary Edenshaw from Klawock Heenya in conjunction with a review of several of their sites. New photo on file. Bill Janes
5/24/2007 Update or Other Action Travel to Klawock to meet with Klawock Heenya representative to inspect the site to determine location and current property use. Bruce Wanstall
2/26/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed. Bill Janes
6/30/2015 Update or Other Action NAD 83 coordinates updated by the PM using CS web map and verified for accuracy with site figures from the file on 6/30/15. Bruce Wanstall
2/2/2016 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter Notification of Hazardous Substance Liability sent to Klawock Heenya Corporation. Sally Schlichting
11/28/2017 Site Visit Visited the site with Klawock Heenya Corporation. The original tanks are gone and new tanks are now there. The original secondary containment is still on site. There were no obvious indications of contamination and I suggested that some test pits be dug near the joints of the containment cell and piping to check for contamination. Danielle Duncan
2/23/2018 Update or Other Action Requested a work plan this date. Danielle Duncan
5/17/2018 Update or Other Action Provided relevant site documents to Kai Environmental - a work plan is in the works. Danielle Duncan
8/20/2018 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Approved the Sampling and Analysis Plan prepared by Kai Environmental Consulting Service Inc. There are five locations on site to be investigated to a minimum depth of 6 feet (ft.) below ground surface: 1. East corner of the old containment cell 2. West corner of the old containment cell 3. Oil/water separator 4. Oil/water treatment area 5. Area where previous data had DRO at 53,000 mg/kg A photoionization detector (PID) will be used to field screen soils from each excavation and a minimum of five PID samples will be collected from each and documented in the final report. A minimum of two laboratory samples will be collected from each sampling location. Danielle Duncan
1/31/2019 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Provided comments on the Site Characterization Report this date. Danielle Duncan
3/27/2019 Site Characterization Report Approved Approved the Site Characterization Report Klawock Heenya Corporation Version 2.0. Test pits were advanced in five locations on site. Due to the lack of a cleanup report, an unknown amount of petroleum contaminated soil may exist on site. The current effort found some exceedances of the 18 AAC 75.340 Tables B1 and B2 cleanup levels – determining the extent of the contamination was not part of the current effort. The horizontal and vertical extent of soil contamination must be delineated prior to site closure. Specifically, sites three and five require further investigation as does the containment cell and fuel header containment cell. In addition, the presence of sheen on the downgradient groundwater must be investigated. Requested a work plan to evaluate the groundwater for petroleum contamination. Danielle Duncan
8/15/2019 Meeting or Teleconference Held Teleconference with the responsible party, their consultant, and ADEC to discuss data gaps. Danielle Duncan
8/22/2019 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 72432 Bulk Fuel Storage ASTs. Danielle Duncan

Contaminant Information

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Description Details
Hazard ID Site Name File Number
1997 Klawock Island Biocell 1517.38.014

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