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Site Report: Kodiak Lumber Mill - Tyonek

Site Name: Kodiak Lumber Mill - Tyonek
Address: Tyonek Area, Tyonek, AK 99682
File Number: 2337.38.040
Hazard ID: 1518
Status: Active
Staff: Dawn Wilburn, 9072628200 dawn.wilburn@alaska.gov
Latitude: 61.047630
Longitude: -151.185841
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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Problems/Comments

The site is located on a 385 acre parcel on the west side of Cook Inlet. In the early 1970's, Tyonek leased the parcel to Kodiak Lumber Mill, which constructed substantial improvements. These include a chip mill, warehouses, a 1,475-foot dock, an air strip, 15 mobile homes, 4 bunk houses, 5 houses, 6 duplexes, 3 shop buildings, an office building, a recreation hall, a mess hall, an approximate 400,000 gallon fuel tank farm, and sewage, water and electrical utilities. Kodiak Lumber Mill (KLM) used the property until it went bankrupt in 1983. Tyonek then took possession of the parcel of property. Seven above ground fuel storage tanks, approximately 400,000-gallon total capacity, were present. Obvious signs of petroleum contamination was observed around these tanks. A waste disposal site was located between the fuel storage tank site and Cook Inlet. The waste debris consisted mainly of metal and solid waste; however, numerous 55-gallon drums and small barrels were also found. Some of these drums were leaking petroleum products (appeared to be used oil). Former Drum Storage Area soil samples had 190,000 to 340,000 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) for residual range organics (RRO) and 57,000 to 69,000 mg/kg for diesel range organics (DRO). The maintenance facility had evidence of numerous petroleum spills. Facility operations closed down in approximately 1983, when KLM went bankrupt. The KLM runway is adjacent to this site and considered to be part of it. Coordinates listed for this site represent the location of the Former Drum Storage Area.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
8/20/1991 Update or Other Action Letter received from the Tyonek Native Corporation (TNC) reporting approximately 175 drums of unknown contents cached at the end of the Kodiak Lumber Mill (KLM) runway. Drums are assumed to be property of KLM, abandoned when KLM went bankrupt and closed facility in 1983. TNC took possession of the property after the bankruptcy of KLM. Further investigation by TNC on-going. Donald Seagren
9/7/1992 Update or Other Action Site inspection of several Tyonek sites by Fritz and English. Inspection conducted with Tom Harris, TNC, and Gary Fandel, KPB Assessor, and Peter Merriam resident of Tyonek. Contamination from ASTs, leaking drums in a dump and stacked drums at the KLM runway were observed. Don Fritz
9/10/1992 Site Added to Database Petroleum contamination. Former Staff
12/9/1992 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Toxicity Value changed to 3. Former Staff
7/28/1993 Update or Other Action Letter sent to inform TNC of upcoming site visit for purposes of gathering information for site ranking. Ron Klein
2/7/1994 Update or Other Action Site Screening/Preliminary Assessment/AHRM score sheets received from E&E. Bill Janes
2/28/1994 Update or Other Action Corrected copies of the AHRM score sheets received from E&E. Bill Janes
8/15/1994 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = SI - Site Investigation). Donald Seagren
10/19/1994 Update or Other Action Site inspection of various potential contaminated sites in Tyonek and immediate vicinity. All sites are on TNC owned land. Donald Seagren
6/15/1995 Interim Removal Action Approved TNC hired EMCON Alaska Inc. to assess contents of drums. 184 drums moved to a containment area at the KLM facility. Drums contained diesel, gear oil, transmission oil, and used oil. Drums have been used for energy recovery at the TNC's Alaska wood Products operation. Donald Seagren
6/1/1999 Preliminary Assessment Approved Superfund Removal Assessment and Preliminary Assessment Report received from EPA/R10. NFA designation under Superfund Program. Donald Seagren
8/3/2004 Update or Other Action File number assigned and entered into the Fileroom DB and CS DB. Alyce Hughey
8/4/2004 Update or Other Action Sent letter requesting any assessment/cleanup reports. Outlined 3 areas of facility requiring additional assessment and/or cleanup. Site will continue to be listed as inactive until funding is available. Donald Seagren
9/8/2005 GIS Position Updated Using Figures 1-3 from a Tyonek Timber Camp Drums Site, Tyonek Area Assessments, Removal Assessment/Preliminary Assessment Report, from START, dated February 1999, in conjunction with TopoZone Pro, entered the coordinates for this site. Metadata includes No Topo Basemap, TopoZone Pro Street Maps, Black and White Aerial Photo, on a Medium Size Map, View Scale 1:24,000, Coordinate Datum NAD83. High degree of confidence in accuracy of location. Alyce Hughey
4/11/2007 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Donald Seagren
6/11/2008 Update or Other Action Site transferred from Don Seagren to Paul Horwath per Linda Nuechterlein. Alyce Hughey
9/18/2013 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with the ADEC CSP Exposure Tracking Model has been completed for source area 72496 AST, drums, & disposal site. The assessment of the extent and magnitude of hazardous substance contamination remains incomplete, which means the Exposure Tracking Model ranking is based on incomplete assessment data. Paul Horwath
8/10/2018 Workplan Requested ADEC issued a letter to Tyonek Native Corporation, Chief Executive Officer Mr. Leo Barlow, requiring that a site characterization work plan be prepared and submitted to ADEC by November 16, 2018. Paul Horwath
8/10/2018 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter Issued a PRP Notification letter to the Tyonek Native Corporation CEO. Paul Horwath
10/8/2018 Update or Other Action Received a phone call from Rick Rowland, Tyonek Native Corporation, to discuss ADEC's August 10, 2018 letter, requesting the preparation and submittal of an assessment work plan. Paul Horwath
6/17/2019 Update or Other Action Site location was updated on this date. Coordinates for this site are used to determine the presence and position of the site on BLM’s ANCSA Conveyed Land web map. Rebekah Reams
2/22/2021 Workplan Requested Sent RP overdue Workplan request letter. Due immediately. Jessica Hall
5/7/2021 Workplan Requested Sent RP overdue Workplan request letter. Due immediately. Jessica Hall
6/21/2021 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Sent comments to RP for Environmental Site Assessment Workplan Kodiak Lumber Mill - Tyonek Tyonek, Alaska Adec Spill No. 2337.38.040, Dated March 2021. Requested updated work plan be submitted to ADEC for approval. Jessica Hall
12/15/2021 Update or Other Action Requested site update from the RP and an updated work plan be submitted. Jessica Hall
12/15/2021 Update or Other Action Update point of contact names, emails, and phone numbers for the RPs in the database. Jessica Hall
5/16/2023 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Sent comments to RP for Environmental Site Assessment Workplan and Limited Corrective Actions, Dated March 2023. Requested updated work plan be submitted to ADEC for approval. Dawn Wilburn
8/15/2023 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Sent RP approval of Environmental Site Assessment and Limited Corrective Action Workplan. Dawn Wilburn
5/29/2024 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Sent comments to responsible party for Environmental Site Assessment and Limited Corrective Actions Report, Dated January 2024. Requested revised report be submitted to ADEC for approval. Dawn Wilburn
6/24/2024 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Sent comments to responsible party for a revised Environmental Site Assessment and Limited Corrective Actions Report, received on June 19, 2024 and dated January 2024. Requested revised report be submitted to DEC for approval. Dawn Wilburn
7/2/2024 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Reviewed 2024 workplan dated April 2024 and sent comments to responsible party. Requested a revised report. Dawn Wilburn
8/6/2024 Site Characterization Report Approved Approved the revised 2023 Environmental Site Assessment Report dated January 2024. Soil samples were collected from the former tank farm area and analyzed for diesel range organics (DRO), gasoline range organics (GRO), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Two samples collected nearest to a tank suspected to have contained gasoline were also analyzed for metals. DRO (maximum 10,800 mg/kg), naphthalene, 1-methylnaphthale, and 2-methylnapthalene were detected in all samples above the migration to groundwater cleanup (MTG) levels. Several VOCs, including 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes were also detected in some samples above the MTG cleanup levels. Further site characterization is required to delineate the extent of petroleum contamination at the tank farm location. Dawn Wilburn

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