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Site Report: Cold Bay Frosty Fuel Tank Farm

Site Name: Cold Bay Frosty Fuel Tank Farm
Address: Buckner Street & Reeve Avenue, Cold Bay, AK 99571
File Number: 2538.38.015
Hazard ID: 1570
Status: Active
Staff: Dawn Wilburn, 9072628200 dawn.wilburn@alaska.gov
Latitude: 55.200843
Longitude: -162.714614
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

Significant floating product (6.30 and 4.25 feet) was discovered on November 17, 1992 in two monitoring wells. The date of the spill(s) or leak(s) are unknown. The contamination may be a long term problem spanning decades, may be recent, or may be a combination of past and recent releases. Analysis showed the product to be a weathered mixture of leaded gasoline (presumably AvGas) and diesel. At the time of construction in March 1992, Hart-Crowser personnel found no evidence of product in the monitoring wells and did not take water level measurements or sample the wells again until November. As it may have taken a period of time for floating product to collect in the newly constructed monitoring wells, the presence of floating product does not necessarily signify a recent spill. NOV/Request for Corrective Action issued by ADEC/WDO to Reeve Aleutian Airways DBA Frosty Fuel on December 21, 1992. NOV requested and received additional data including lab results and proximity of site to water sources by December 23, 1992. Hart-Crowser personnel performed a product recovery test using a bailer on November 28, 1992 and will submit the results to WDO the week of January 4 - 8, 1993. NOV/RCA of December 21, 1992 includes a request for Remedial Action Plan by January 10, 1993 and commencement of product recovery by January 15, 1993. Hart-Crowser expects to meet those deadlines. Spencer Paxson is Frosty Fuel contact in Cold Bay at 907-532-2380. Confidential file exists.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
11/20/1992 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = CORR - Correspondence (General)). Written notification by Hart-Crowser, Inc. to WDO of free product occurrence in monitoring wells discovered on November 17, 1992 at the Frosty Fuel Tank Farm in Cold Bay. While making water level measurements Hart-Crowser personnel discovered 6.3 and more than 4.25 feet of fuel product in each of two monitoring wells. Former Staff
12/17/1992 Notice of Violation NOV/RCA issued to Reeve Aleutian Airways, Inc. d.b.a. Frosty Fuel in Cold Bay. The NOV requests that information be provided to WDO by 12/23/92, that a Remedial Action Plan be submitted by 1/10/93, and specifies that the RAP must include commencement of product recovery by 1/15/93. Former Staff
12/21/1992 Notice of Violation Notice of Release letter issued to Reeve Aleutian Airways DBA Frosty Fuel. Former Staff
12/21/1992 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = CORR - Correspondence (General)). Received letter from Hart-Crowser providing information requested in NOV/RCA of 12/17/92. Information requested by 12/23/92 included results of floating product laboratory analysis and a map showing all groundwater and surface water sources within a one-mile radius of the tank farm boundaries. Two wells owned by the FAA provide water to the community of Cold Bay and are located approximately 800 and 1000 feet from the Cold Bay tank farm. The Chem Lab analysis report includes this note: "Hydrocarbon sample appears to be a mixture of leaded gasoline and a middle distillate such as diesel fuel." Lead content of the sample was 211 ppm. Former Staff
12/30/1992 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = MS - Monitoring/Sampling). Telephone conversation with Matt Zukowski of Hart-Crowser, who reported that a Hart-Crowser technician traveled to the Frosty Fuel Tank Farm in Cold Bay on 12/28/92 to do a bail test on the monitoring wells to determine potential for fuel recovery. He said he hadn't assimilated the results yet but that the first indications are that bailing will be a very successful means of product recovery. VPH, EPH and 8020 tests will be run on water samples taken from monitoring wells in which floating product was not present, and a report of the bail test and sample analyses will be submitted to WDO. Former Staff
1/4/1993 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Initial ranking. Former Staff
1/11/1993 Site Added to Database Gasoline and diesel contamination. Former Staff
4/27/1993 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = SA2 - Phase II Site Assessment (General)). Telephone conversation with Matt Zukowski of Hart-Crowser, who reported that Phase II site assessment work, including installation of monitoring wells, to depths of up to 35 feet, is complete. Hart-Crowser personnel expect to measure water levels and determine whether floating product is present in the new wells nest week, after water levels have stabilized. At that time they will also report on the amount and fate of any product recovered to date. A Phase II SA report is not expected for at least a month, but Hart Crowser has agreed to provide weekly interim reports by telephone. Former Staff
3/3/1994 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = SA2R - Phase II SA Review (CS)). Remedial actions to date ineffective. Former Staff
7/22/1994 Cleanup Plan Approved (Old R:Base Action Code = RAPR - Remedial Action Plan Review (CS)). Plan approved, plan exceeds department's expectations. Former Staff
3/25/1996 Cleanup Plan Approved (Old R:Base Action Code = RAPA - Remedial Action Plan Approval). Review modification for remedial action and approve, contingent upon water parameters not changing. Ray Dronenburg
2/27/2004 Update or Other Action PM changed to Dave Pikul. David Pikul
4/25/2006 Update or Other Action Project manager changed from Dave Pikel to Don Seagren per Paul Horwath. Alyce Hughey
5/3/2006 GIS Position Updated Using the map in the file, in conjunction with TopoZone Pro and the DNR Land Survey, entered the coordinates for this site. Metadata includes USGS Topo Map 1:63K, TopoZone Pro Street Maps, on a Medium Size Map, View Scale 1:24,000, Coordinate Datum NAD83. Moderate to High degree of confindence in accuracy of location. Alyce Hughey
6/1/2006 Update or Other Action Completed organizing and reviewing file and reports. Sent letter to current owner/operator requesting current project status update. If nothing has been done since the last report in 2000, at the minimum, a site assessment will be required to determine current site conditions. Any further actions to protect human health and the environment will be determined after review of any additional is submitted to, and reviewed by, ADEC. Donald Seagren
4/14/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed. Donald Seagren
6/12/2008 Update or Other Action Site transferred from Don Seagren to Paul Horwath per Linda Nuechterlein. Alyce Hughey
1/4/2016 Update or Other Action GIS position updated. Lat/long coordinates collected and verified using CS Internal ArcGIS.com web map (PH) 55.200949 -162.714592 Paul Horwath
1/5/2016 Update or Other Action Contact Anchorage ADEC staff and request that confidential file be located and transferred to Soldotna. Paul Horwath
1/14/2016 Update or Other Action A letter was issued to The Aleut Corporation, registered agent for Frosty Fuels, LLC, requesting an update on the status of site assessment and cleanup work, and requesting that any additional reports prepared since 2000 be provided for ADEC review and evaluation. A copy of ADEC's similar June 1, 2006 letter was attached to this January 14, 2016 letter. Letter sent Certified Mail - Receipt. Paul Horwath
1/22/2016 Update or Other Action Received the signed Receipt for the letter sent Certified Mail. Paul Horwath
2/26/2016 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter Issued PRP letter. Paul Horwath
4/27/2017 Update or Other Action ADEC was contacted by Kanaga Environmental. Aleut Enterprises has hired Kanaga to perform environmental work, in response to ADEC's January 14, 2016 letter. Kanaga also submitted a Public Records Request, in order to obtain copies of records in ADEC's project file. Paul Horwath
5/22/2017 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Reviewed and provided ADEC comments, in response to Susitna Environmental's May 2017 DRAFT Limited Field Investigation Work Plan. Paul Horwath
8/1/2017 Update or Other Action Sent an e-mail to Shannon Oelkers, the RP's consultant, inquiring on status of report following the site inspection earlier this year. Paul Horwath
5/9/2018 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Reviewed the Susitna Environmental prepared Limited Groundwater Investigation Report, dated August, 2017. Paul Horwath
5/11/2018 Workplan Requested ADEC issued a letter-response to the Limited Groundwater Investigation Report, dated August 2017, and required that a site characterization work plan be prepared to submitted to ADEC by June 22, 2018. Focus of work plan to be identification of the extent and magnitude of the LNAPL plume, in order to support LNAPL recovery to the extent practical. Paul Horwath
5/23/2018 Update or Other Action ADEC received letter from Aleut Enterprise's Rudy Tsukada, stating that Aleut would not be providing ADEC with the required work plan at this time. Paul Horwath
6/12/2018 Update or Other Action ADEC issued a letter to Aleut Enterprise, responding to their May 23, 2018 letter to ADEC's Paul Horwath. ADEC's letter stated that Aleut Enterprise was deemed liable, following ADEC's review of their letter, and required their work plan for LNAPL assessment be submitted by July 13, 2018. Paul Horwath
7/13/2018 Update or Other Action Received Aleut Enterprise's response to ADEC's letter dated June 12, 2018. Aleut has requested a 6-month extension of ADEC's July 13th deadline for work plan submittal to ID extent of LNAPL and recovery of LNAPL. Paul Horwath
12/17/2019 Workplan Requested Sent Overdue Work Plan Request Letter to George Pollock, President Aleut Enterprise, LLC. George replied via phone call on 12/17/2019, stated he received letter. Jessica Hall
1/10/2020 Meeting or Teleconference Held Spoke to Mr. Pollack via phone. Scheduled a meeting for February 7, 2020 to discuss 2020 field efforts and Work Plan requirements. Jessica Hall
2/12/2020 Meeting or Teleconference Held In person meeting at 555 Cordova ADEC offices, with Shannon Oelkers(Integrity Environmental), George Pollock (Aleut Enterprises), Russ Beck, and Kara Kusche. Discussed 2020 field season efforts. The soil still needs to be characterized at this site. The ferry runs May and September to maybe mobilize some equipment. There are no drinking water wells on the property. There is no money available for drilling in 2020 per George Pollock. Aleut might seek closure with Institutional controls. Jessica Hall
5/12/2020 Update or Other Action Sent email to George Pollock requesting information on plans for the field efforts for 2020 season. Jessica Hall
8/28/2020 Update or Other Action Sent email to George Pollock of Aleut Enterprise Corporation and Shannon Oelkers of Integrity Environmental requesting information on plans for the field efforts for 2020 season. Jessica Hall
10/2/2020 Update or Other Action Integrity Environmental LLC on behalf of Aleut Enterprise Corporation requested an extension of the 2020 field work to be done from the approved workplan to be done in 2021. ADEC approved this extension. See email in site file, dated 10.02.20. Jessica Hall
12/14/2021 Update or Other Action Workplan implemented in August 2021 and Site Characterization report to follow in January 2022. Jessica Hall
7/19/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC sent comments to Aleut Enterprises on the “Draft Product Characterization and Groundwater Monitoring Report Frosty Fuels Tank Farm”, dated July 2022 and requested and updated report be submitted for review. Jessica Hall
10/19/2022 Site Characterization Report Approved ADEC sent the responsible party an approval letter for “Final Product Characterization and Groundwater Monitoring Report Frosty Fuels Tank Farm”, dated September 2022. Jessica Hall
12/15/2023 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Sent RP approval of Groundwater Gauging, Product Recovery and Land Survey workplan dated December 13, 2023. Dawn Wilburn

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