| Action Date |
Action |
Description |
DEC Staff |
| 1/1/1992 |
Site Added to Database |
Petroleum sheen along 75' of lagoon beach. |
Former Staff |
| 6/29/1994 |
Update or Other Action |
GeoEngineers prepared the report "Subsurface Contamination Study, Peter Pan Seafoods Processing Facility." |
Shah Alam |
| 7/24/1994 |
Update or Other Action |
GeoEngineers prepared remediation systems design for soil vapor extraction system (VES), and pump and treat. |
Shah Alam |
| 7/24/1994 |
Site Characterization Report Approved |
(Old R:Base Action Code = SA2A - Phase II SA Approval / Release Investigation). Reviewed and approved a phase 2 site assessment report. |
Ray Dronenburg |
| 11/21/1994 |
Update or Other Action |
Peter Pan submitted a progress report on groundwater pump and treat, and VES to ADEC (Dronenburg), and the Coast Guard. |
Shah Alam |
| 4/30/1995 |
Update or Other Action |
A gasoline spill of 275 gallons from a leaking underground pipe (Tank Farm, under Tank # D15) occurred this date. The line was immediately disconnected and purged of fuel. A new 2" welded above ground pipe was installed and put in service by 5/3/1995. |
Shah Alam |
| 6/16/1995 |
Site Ranked Using the AHRM |
Initial ranking. Action code added because it wasn't when the site was originally ranked. |
Ray Dronenburg |
| 9/20/1995 |
Site Ranked Using the AHRM |
Site re-ranked. Toxicity Value increased from 2 to 3, Quantity Value from 2 to 2.1, Site Access Value from 0 to 1, Air Exposure Index Value from 0.1 to 0.2, and surface water environments from 2 to 5. |
Ray Dronenburg |
| 3/1/1996 |
Update or Other Action |
Staff from Contaminated Sites and the Tank Farm Inspection Program met with consultants and management from Peter Pan Seafoods to discuss the situation in King Cove. |
Shah Alam |
| 4/9/1996 |
Update or Other Action |
Dronenburg wrote to the City of King Cove of the status of the site. |
Shah Alam |
| 11/29/1996 |
Update or Other Action |
On 11/29/1996, Peter Pan submitted a "Soil and Groundwater Characterization Report" to ADEC (Ken Manning). The submittal presented the results of a supplemental site characterization at the Tank Farm area. The reason for this study was that Peter Pan wanted to construct a building extension at this location. Soil and water samples were only from the proposed building extension area. |
Shah Alam |
| 12/16/1996 |
Update or Other Action |
ADEC CS staff Alam discussed the site with Glenn Guffey of Peter Pan. Mr. Guffey reported that the GW treatment system is still operational. They turn on the system once a month and recover one half to one gallon of free product every time. Out of 8 recovery wells, 7 are still operational. VES is in continuous operation. Mr. Guffey and staff agreed to meet 3/97 to discuss the site. |
Shah Alam |
| 12/18/1996 |
Update or Other Action |
ADEC CS Section mailed a letter to Glenn Guffey of Peter Pan with copies to the City of King Cove and Ken Manning (ADEC). In the letter, ADEC specified what Peter Pan needed to do for their building extension in the tank farm area. The letter identified areas within the site that are not being cleaned up by the ongoing remediation activities. Review comments to the "Soil and Ground Water Characterization Report" were also attached to the letter. |
Shah Alam |
| 3/17/1997 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
A meeting was held at ADEC Anchorage office on this date. The participants were Shah Alam (ADEC/CS), Ken Manning (ADEC/IPP), Glenn Guffey (Peter Pan), Dale Schwarzmiller (Peter Pan) and Jim Berry (Jim Berry and Associates). Peter Pan indicated that they would like to move their tank farm. ADEC suggested that they move the tank farm to a clean site and remediate the contaminated soils at the present site. ADEC also mentioned that Peter Pan's cleanup was inadequate: Vapor Extraction System would never cleanup the contamination on the other side of the Processing Building. The recovery wells would never cleanup contaminated soils at the tank farm. ADEC requested a comprehensive cleanup plan and asked to consider doing a Human Health Risk Assessment. |
Shah Alam |
| 3/18/1997 |
Update or Other Action |
ADEC/CS mailed a letter to Glenn Guffey (Peter Pan) summarizing the 3/17/1997 meeting and asking to submit a cleanup schedule. |
Shah Alam |
| 5/12/1997 |
Update or Other Action |
ADEC/SPAR Director Kurt Fredriksson received a letter from Dale Schwarzmiller, Plant Manager, Peter Pan Sea Foods, King Cove. The letter expressed concerns over ADEC's handling of this site, in particular lack of coordination between CS and TTFS sections. Peter Pan requested a meeting to discuss these issues. |
Shah Alam |
| 7/15/1997 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
A meeting was held on this date between Peter Pan Seafood (Dale Schwarmiller, Jim Berry, and Scott Widness) and ADEC (Tom Chapple, Larry Katkin, Shah Alam, and Jim Frechione). The meeting was intended to coordinate the ADEC Programs (CSRP and IPP) and meet with Peter Pan representatives to discuss their proposal to bring their King Cove facility into compliance with the secondary containment requirements for fuel storage and discuss overall site contamination issues. The situation is complicated in that the site is contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. Both the soil and groundwater have been impacted at the site and they currently have a free product recovery system installed to prevent releases into the adjacent salt water lagoon. Peter Pan indicated that they have limited funding to expend on these issues and would like to only relocate the fuel tank farm and install the secondary liner system at this time. Otherwise, if they installed the liner at the existing tank farm, it would most likely be a temporary situation (and it is also contaminated) based on the assessment report. Peter Pan expressed their preference in wanting to move the tank farm because they wish to use the existing area for possible expansion of their buildings. They propose to assess the new tank location and will most likely request use of the petroleum cleanup guidance standards proposed in the draft 18 AAC 75 regulations. |
Shah Alam |
| 12/29/1997 |
Update or Other Action |
(Old R:Base Action Code = SI - Site Investigation). Peter Pan Seafoods submitted a report titled "Subsurface Characterization of Proposed Tank Farm Peter Pan Seafoods Processing Facility, King Cove, Alaska." This report presents results of a 1997 subsurface investigation at the proposed tank farm location and identified contaminant levels in excess of established cleanup standards. |
Shah Alam |
| 3/26/1998 |
Update or Other Action |
ADEC project manager mailed a letter to Peter Pan (Dale Schwarzmiller) addressing relocation of tank farm to a known contaminated area. ADEC views the installation of a lined, secondary containment system at the proposed tank farm location as a high priority and is willing to allow elevated levels of contamination to remain in the ground provided adequate measures are employed to insure the public's health and the environment are protected. ADEC requested Peter Pan to submit a work plan explaining how it will effectively install a monitoring system to insure contamination does not migrate from the site and does not have any negative impacts on human health or the ecological environment of this area. In addition, Peter Pan will be required to attach institutional controls to the property to insure any contamination remaining at this site (in excess of established cleanup levels) is identified to any future owners/operators of the facility. ADEC project manager mentioned of cleanup levels applicable at this site, and, reminded that existing remediation system is inadequate for site cleanup. |
Shah Alam |
| 5/29/1998 |
Update or Other Action |
Peter Pan Seafoods submitted a work plan for a remediation system design and monitoring work plan. |
Shah Alam |
| 6/25/1998 |
Update or Other Action |
ADEC issued a letter this date, to Peter Pan, requesting information on the adequacy of the remedial system design. |
Shah Alam |
| 7/1/1998 |
Update or Other Action |
Peter Pan responded to ADEC with a letter dated July 1, 1998 and an attached letter from GeoEngineers dated June 30, 1998. |
Shah Alam |
| 7/6/1998 |
Update or Other Action |
ADEC responded back with a letter dated July 6, 1998 requesting information on treatment systems. |
Shah Alam |
| 7/6/1998 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Teleconference of ADEC (Shah Alam, Jim Frechione), GeoEngineers (Dale Schwarzmiller) and Peter Pan Seafoods (Glenn Guffey, Dale Schwarzmiller, Ole Olson). GeoEngineers will propose ACLs, and will decide the effectiveness of the remedial system based on the ACLs. |
Shah Alam |
| 8/5/1998 |
Update or Other Action |
ADEC recovered $6,212.95 from Peter Pan Seafoods for project management. |
Shah Alam |
| 3/4/1999 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
ADEC project managers met Peter Pan's consultant GeoEngineers to discuss alternative cleanup levels and possible remedial options at a proposed tank farm location. |
Shah Alam |
| 4/16/1999 |
Cleanup Level(s) Approved |
ADEC approved cleanup levels for the proposed tank farm site. Soil cleanup levels are Method Two over 40 inch zone with migration to groundwater pathway. Groundwater cleanup levels are Table C values. |
Shah Alam |
| 5/13/1999 |
Cleanup Plan Approved |
The Department has reviewed and approved a cleanup and groundwater monitoring plan dated May 7, 1999 for the proposed bulk fuel tank farm relocation project at Peter Pan Seafoods, King Cove, Alaska. The work is scheduled to begin on May 1999 with an anticipated period of 11.4 years to achieve treatment goals. |
Shah Alam |
| 2/22/2002 |
Update or Other Action |
EPA conducted a preliminary assessment (dated November 2000) of the former King Cove Naval facility - which is now the Peter Pan site. The assessment did not identify any sources of contamination attributable to past military operations. Also, the only environmental concern noted by the assessment was the tank farm. |
Jim Frechione |
| 1/17/2003 |
Update or Other Action |
Contacted the RP and was updated on the status of the site. Since the last DB entry a sparging/SVE system was installed and was activated in September 1999. Their two other remediation systems running onsite as well, a VES system and an eight well pump and treat system. |
Bob Glascott |
| 3/11/2003 |
Update or Other Action |
Requested information on the current operation of the three remediation systems presently running on site. Requested a groundwater sampling workplan by April 25, 2003. From this a long-term groundwater program will be implemented. |
Bob Glascott |
| 4/24/2003 |
Long Term Monitoring Established |
Approved a workplan for groundwater sampling this summer and performance testing of all three remediation systems operating at the site. The summary report for these activities should be recieved by early September. |
Bob Glascott |
| 6/19/2003 |
Update or Other Action |
Groundwater sampling and performance testing of the remediation systems took place last week. |
Bob Glascott |
| 3/3/2004 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
On February 20, 2004 Peter Pan Seafood agreed to create a long term monitoring plan. Peter Pan mentioned that they may turn off there remediation systems. |
Todd Blessing |
| 3/9/2004 |
Update or Other Action |
Recieved Draft Long-Term Monitoring Plan. |
Todd Blessing |
| 5/18/2005 |
Update or Other Action |
Approved Long - Term Monitoring Plan provided that laboratory data is independently verified by GeoEngineers. Within the monitoring plan, GeoEngineers proposes to reinstall a sampling point near MW-11, monitor free product on groundwater biannually, and monitor contaminants of concern in all on-site monitoring wells biannually. After six years of groundwater monitoring at Peter Pan Seafoods facility, the groundwater monitoring plan schedule will be re-evaluated. |
Todd Blessing |
| 8/11/2005 |
Update or Other Action |
Reviewed and commented on July 2005 monitoring report. The monitoring report was received on July 27, 2005. The levels of DRO and GRO in groundwater still exceed the Departments migration to groundwater cleanup levels in many on-site monitoring wells. However, the monitoring report revealed a decreasing trend of contaminant concentrations throughout the site over time. For the next groundwater monitoring event, scheduled to occur in June of 2007, the Department requested the following additional actions:
• An analysis of the groundwater flow direction over time. The historical groundwater flow direction(s) should be depicted on a figure with an arrow pointing in the direction of groundwater flow;
• The sampling and analysis of groundwater collected from MW-9; Groundwater collected from MW-9 was not analyzed for contaminants of concern presumably since the levels of contaminants were nondetect in June of 2003;
• The collection of a duplicate should be conducted every 10 samples and be “blind” to the analytical laboratory;
• A third party narrative description of the quality of the groundwater analytical data. The Department expects a discussion of surrogate recoveries, cooler temperatures, % relative differences between primary and duplicate samples, percent recovery of laboratory control samples, trip blank results, and analysis of holding times of samples. |
Todd Blessing |
| 2/7/2007 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
Initial ranking. |
Todd Blessing |
| 2/12/2007 |
Update or Other Action |
A letter was issued to Glenn Guffy to clarify additional actions required during next monitoring event. In addition, requested that Mr. Guffy respond in writing by May 31, 2006 to clarify the type, if any, of engineering controls used to control site access. |
Todd Blessing |
| 3/5/2007 |
Update or Other Action |
Received letter from Mr. Guffy which describes how Peter Pan Seafoods controls site access at the processing facility. At this time, Peter Pan Seafoods monitors visitors with an on-site employee throughout the year. Any unauthorized excavation and/or trespassing would be mitigated by a Peter Pan employee. |
Todd Blessing |
| 3/5/2007 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
Current rankng |
Todd Blessing |
| 11/20/2007 |
Update or Other Action |
DEC reviewed a report titled “Long Term Groundwater Monitoring Results, Peter Pan Seafoods” in addition to a letter dated November 7, 2007 authored by Glenn Guffy. The report was prepared by GeoEngineers and was received at this office on November 9, 2007.
In July of this year GeoEngineers personnel collected groundwater samples from 10 monitor wells and analyzed those samples for contaminants of concern (i.e. GRO, DRO, and BTEX). In all but two of the monitor wells, contaminants of concern were detected in groundwater at levels that exceed 18 AAC 75.345 Table C values. In general, the levels of dissolved petroleum constituents appear to be in a state of decline.
DEC issued a letter to Glenn Guffy on November 15, 2007 requesting that during the next groundwater monitoring event, Peter Pan's consultant determine the latitude, longitude and elevation (above sea level) of the top of each monitor well casing. |
Todd Blessing |
| 8/17/2009 |
Update or Other Action |
DEC staff reviewed GeoEngineers Inc.’s “Long Term Groundwater Monitoring Results, Peter Pan Seafoods, Inc., King Cove Processing Facility, King Cove, Alaska”, Dated July 31, 2009.GeoEngineers Inc. (GeoEngineers) presented the results of a 2009 groundwater monitoring event at the Peter Pan Seafoods Processing Facility in King Cove, Alaska. Groundwater samples were collected from monitoring wells MW-1, MW-3, MW-6, MW-7, MW-8, MW-9, MW-10, MW-11, and MW-12 to be analyzed for GRO, DRO, and BTEX. Groundwater elevations and hence, groundwater flow directions were evaluated for the last four groundwater monitoring events.
Groundwater was determined to flow consistently to the north. The levels of contaminants of concern detected in groundwater samples were in general similar to the results reported in 2007. The levels of GRO and DRO exceeded 18 AAC 75.345 Table C levels in monitoring wells MW-3 and MW-11. The levels of DRO exceeded 18 AAC 75.345 Table C levels in monitoring wells MW-1, MW-6, MW-12, and MW-8. DEC issued a letter on August 17, 2009 requesting that an amended long term groundwater monitoring plan be submited for review and approval by December 31, 2009. |
Todd Blessing |
| 10/12/2009 |
Long Term Monitoring Established |
DEC staff reviewed GeoEngineers’ “Updated Long-Term Monitoring Plan, Peter Pan Seafoods, Inc., King Cove Processing Facility, King Cove, Alaska”, which was received at DEC’s Anchorage Office on September 21, 2009.
GeoEngineers Inc. (GeoEngineers) proposes to monitor and sample each groundwater monitoring well every four years. During each monitoring event, GeoEngineers will measure depth to groundwater, purge each well with disposable bailers, collect groundwater samples to be analyzed for GRO, DRO, and BTEX, and prepare a summary report.
In a letter dated October 12, DEC approved of the work plan provided that GeoEngineers personnel purge groundwater monitoring wells and collect groundwater samples in accordance with EPA’s low flow (minimal drawdown) technique (EPA/540/S-95/504). This method is preferred to the common groundwater purging and sampling method utilizing bailers, which can have adverse impacts on sample quality due to the collection of groundwater samples with high levels of turbidity. This results in the inclusion of immobile particles in groundwater samples that may bias analytical results.
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Todd Blessing |
| 3/16/2015 |
Site Characterization Report Approved |
Reviewed the October 4, 2013 Long-Term Monitoring Report. Wells MW- 1,3,6,7,8,9,10, 11, and 12 were sampled and analyzed for gasoline range organics (GRO), diesel range organics (DRO), and benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and total xylenes (BTEX). Sample results exceeded Table C groundwater cleanup levels for DRO in MW- 1, 3, 6, 8, and 12. Sample results exceeded Table C groundwater cleanup levels for GRO in MW-11. BTEX was either not detected or detected below cleanup levels in all of the wells. MW-8 was the only monitoring well where free product was observed at 0.02 feet. The next long term monitoring event is scheduled for 2017. |
Lisa Krebs-Barsis |
| 12/27/2017 |
Site Characterization Report Approved |
ADEC reviewed the "Revision: 2017 long Term Monitoring Report, Peter Pan Seafood's Processing Facility, King Cove, Alaska" report dated 11/22/2017. Report documents long term monitoring at wells 1, 3, 6-12. GRO all below cleanup level. DRO exceeds cleanup level in monitoring wells 1, 6, 8, and 10. Ethylbenzene exceeds cleanup level in wells 3 and 11. All other BTEX was below cleanup levels. Report was approved, however request to remove wells 5, 7, and 9, and request to change from monitoring every 4 years to monitoring every 6 years was not approved. ADEC requests PAH and VOC sampling and analysis be conducted during the next monitoring event in year 2021. |
Kara Kusche |
| 1/9/2019 |
Update or Other Action |
Reviewed file- Site is in long term groundwater monitoring with next long term monitoring event to take place in year 2021. |
Kara Kusche |
| 6/6/2022 |
Site Characterization Report Approved |
The long term groundwater monitoring report, received November 16, 2021, was approved. Monitoring wells MW-1, MW-3, MW-6, MW-7, MW-8, MW-9, MW-10, MW-11, and MW-12 were sampled in July 2021. Groundwater ranged from 8.5 to 14.66 feet below ground surface. Samples were analyzed for gasoline range organics (GRO), diesel range organics (DRO), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), and volatile organic compounds (VOC). DRO exceeded groundwater cleanup levels in all wells except MW-7 and MW-9. The highest concentration of DRO was in MW-8, due north of the seafood plant and adjacent to the lagoon. Naphthalene was detected above cleanup levels in MW-3, MW-6, and MW-8. The sample collected from MW-3 exceeded cleanup levels for other VOC and PAH including ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, and benzo(a)pyrene. The sample from MW-9 contained chloroform and bromodichloromethane in excess of cleanup levels and the sample from MW-1 exceeded the cleanup level for tetrachloroethene.
The department does not concur with the recommendations to remove MW-7 from sampling, to replace VOC analyses with BTEX analyses, or to discontinue PAH analyses. A work plan for investigation of organochlorides in MW-1 and MW-9 was requested by August 31, 2022.
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Lisa Krebs-Barsis |
| 2/19/2023 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Vapor Intrusion work plan reviewed, comments sent. |
Lisa Krebs-Barsis |
| 3/28/2023 |
Site Characterization Workplan Approved |
A vapor intrusion work plan was approved. In previous groundwater monitoring events MW1, MW3, and MW9 had volatiles exceeding the residential screening levels for tetrachloroethene, petroleum VOC, and chloroform, respectively. The work plan proposes conducting building surveys and indoor air questionnaire for the Mess Hall and Stockroom, indoor air samples will be collected in the Mess Hall and Stockroom, and soil gas monitoring points at the Mess Hall and Stockroom. Photographs of other nearby structures will be included in the report. |
Lisa Krebs-Barsis |
