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Site Report: MarkAir - Dillingham

Site Name: MarkAir - Dillingham
Address: Dillingham Airport, Dillingham, AK 99576
File Number: 2540.38.006
Hazard ID: 1574
Status: Cleanup Complete - Institutional Controls
Staff: IC Unit, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 59.039722
Longitude: -158.457500
Horizontal Datum:

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Problems/Comments

Petroleum soil contamination discovered during the removal 500-gallon heating oil UST. DRO & benzene soil contamination, exceeding ADEC cleanup levels, remains insitu after UST removal. The excavation was backfilled with clean gravel and the area capped with concrete. the remaining insitu contamiantion is located under an asphalt/concrete cap or under the building. There is no current completed direct exposure route. The 75yd3 stockpile was landspread on ADOT&PF airport property in 2006. The 06 & 07 area wide GW assessment reports show that MW2, located at the former Mark Air facility, is below the ADEC GW cleanup levels. Groundwater depth is between 4 and 76 feet below ground surface. One well is on-site. Surface water bodies within ¼ mile. Wien Alaska Air Inc. from 1976 to ’84 occupied the site. Lot 7 Block 500A. Tank closure took place in 2004, impacted soil derived from this investigation was transported to the Instrument Landing System site in dillingham.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
12/22/1992 Site Characterization Report Approved Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Report conducted by Dames & Moore submitted. On site & off site evidence of potential soil &/or Gw contaminatioin observed, including severla areas of staining, an old heating oil UST and numerous off site USts and ASTs. Report recommended: Phase II SA; integrity testing on heatin goil UST & piping; removals of surface staining; improve drum storage and add secondary containment; sample existing MW; and collect soil samples in areas of surface spillage. GW is approximately 4 - 76' bgs and flows in a southerly direction towards the Nushagak River. Donald Seagren
10/12/1998 Update or Other Action Received analytical data report on 4-55gallon drums of soil cuttings from soil borings. The request to transport the drums to ASR in Anchorage for thermal remediation in accordance with their operating permit was approved. Jim Frechione
5/14/2001 Site Added to Database Waste oil and anti-freeze. Bruce Wanstall
5/14/2001 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Preliminary ranking. Bruce Wanstall
11/13/2003 Meeting or Teleconference Held ADEC met with Ron Stroman of ADOT and Dan McMahon of Shannon & Wilson to discuss several MarkAir sites. The outcome of the meeting are as follows: 1. MarkAir Nome – ADOT proposed to undertake soil/groundwater investigation at the site with a $15,000 tank removal aid from ADEC. ADEC will seek CIP funds for the tank removal expense. 2. MarkAir Dillingham – ADOT proposed to undertake soil/groundwater investigation at the site with a $12,000 tank removal aid from ADEC. ADEC will seek CIP funds for the tank removal expense. 3. King Salmon – DEC Drinking water program will be provided with information on the on-site drinking water well. Details of groundwater impact will be provided. An increase from 0.5629 mg/L DRO to 1.4 mg/L DRO has been recorded. Also ADOT lessee (AIDA) will be contacted. The contact person for AIDA is Jim McMillan. Ron Stroman will provide ADEC with contact information for AIDA. AIDA has leased this property to Bristol Bay Borough and Alaska Airlines. Both parties will be informed about the impacted drinking water well by DEC (CS program or Drinking water program). 4. MarkAir Barrow – Dan McMahon will provide a workplan addressing concerns presented in ADEC’s November 2003 letter regarding Bioremediation project. It was agreed that suprapermafrost groundwater issues will not be investigated at this time. Beatrice Egbejimba
11/14/2003 Update or Other Action Ledger code obtained (LC14115960). Beatrice Egbejimba
5/7/2004 Site Number Identifier Changed Changed Region from 31 to 25. Former Staff
6/21/2004 Meeting or Teleconference Held ADEC met with Ron Stroman of ADOT and Dan McMahon of Shannon & Wilson to discuss long term remedial plans for the various Mark Air sites. Specifically, the possibility of land spreading impacted soil on ADOT&PF owned airport parcels in Dillingham, Nome, Kodiak, Kotzebue and King Salmon. ADEC had no objections to this plan however Jim Frechione (Environmental Conservation Manager) stressed the need to prevent run-on and run-off during the remediation process. Beatrice Egbejimba
10/29/2004 Update or Other Action DEC staff completed review of the document titled: Underground Storage Tank Closure Assessment Lot 7A, Block 500A Dillingham Airport, Alaska dated June 2004. This report covered the removal & closure of a 500 gallon heating oil UST, which was not considered a regulated UST at the time of removal. Based on the data presented, concenttrations of DRO and benzene are present in the vicinity of the former UST above the applicable ADEC soil cleanup levels (maximum DRO 7,770 mg/kg; & benzene 0.0259 mg/kg). Based on field screening results & visual observations, it appears impacted soil may extend beneath the building. In addition, based on the analytical results the southern excavation sidewall does not exceed the applicable soil clenaup levels. Approximately 75yds3 of petroleum contamianted soil were excavated during the UST closure. The excavated soil was placed in a long-term storage cell on ADOT&PF owned land northeast of the site. the excavation was backfilled with cleanp gravel and capped with concrete. The area in the vicinity of the former USt has an asphalt cap. David Pikul
11/18/2004 Meeting or Teleconference Held DEC staff met with Ron Stroman ADOT and S&W to discuss future site activities. Contaminated soil remains within the excavation (7,700 ppm DRO) and it is likely a release investigation is nessecary. David Pikul
11/19/2004 Cleanup Assumed by ADEC DEC will assume clean up of the site. The site was being handled under the bankruptcy settlement under ADOT&PF prior to ADEC assumption. David Pikul
11/24/2004 Update or Other Action DEC staff completed an RFP to complete a release investigation at the site and complete land farming activities on the 75 cubic yards of soil generated during the removal of the heating oil tank. Funding was not available during the fiscal year and the RFP was not implemented. DEC expects to implement the RFP in the future. David Pikul
3/1/2006 Update or Other Action DEC issued a request for proposal to investigate the main apron area of the airport. The purpose of the work effort is to collect site specific information in order to determine the current quality, flow direction and gradient of groundwater at the Dillingham Airport (Main Apron Area). Tasks include: Water well search, monitoring well installation, soil and groundwater sampling collection for laboratory analysis. David Pikul
3/8/2006 Update or Other Action DEC attended a scoping meeting with term contractor (S&W) for the issued RFP for the area-wide groundwater investigation at the main apron of the Dillingham Airport. David Pikul
4/26/2006 Update or Other Action DEC approved the proposal from S&W for the area-wide groundwater investigation. David Pikul
5/2/2006 Update or Other Action NTP #1890281423 has been issued to S&W for the area-wide groundwater investigation project. David Pikul
5/19/2006 Site Characterization Workplan Approved DEC completed review of the document titled: “Area-Wide Groundwater Assessment Work Plan, ADOT&PF Dillingham Airport, Dillingham, Alaska” dated May 16, 2006 prepared by Shannon & Wilson. The project will consist of conducting a drinking water well search, advancing soil borings, installation of groundwater monitoring wells, and soil and water sampling. Work plan approved. David Pikul
6/30/2006 Update or Other Action Draft report for the area-wide groundwater investigation recieved. David Pikul
9/22/2006 Update or Other Action DEC attended a meeting with ADOT&PF and S&W to discuss site status. David Pikul
11/3/2006 Update or Other Action Approved request from S&W to landspread approximately 75yds3 of petroleum inpacted soil generated during UST closure and assessment activities at Lot 7A, Block 500A of the Dillingham Airpport (former MarkAir facility). Soil was generated during the removal of a 500 - 1000 gallon heating oil UST. Sampling of the contamianted soil stockpile to be conducted during landspreadin gactivities to determine average contaminant concentrations of the spread soil. David Pikul
1/5/2007 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Approved Groundwater Assessment, Former MarkAir Facility, Dillingham Airport, Dillingham, Alaska. The project will consist of conducting Gw samppling of 1 DW well and 6 MWs to establish current GW quality, flow direction and gradient in the vicinity ofthe main apron. David Pikul
6/21/2007 Update or Other Action Site transferred from Pikul to Oelkers. Shannon Oelkers
7/9/2007 Site Characterization Report Approved Reviewed the Area Wide GW Assessment reprot dated June 07. Based on this report MW2, located at the former Mark Air facility does not exceed the ADEC groundwater cleanup standards. Donald Seagren
7/27/2007 Update or Other Action Site transferred from Oelkers to O'Connell. Shannon Oelkers
3/10/2008 Update or Other Action The June 2006 & June 2007 Area-Wied Groundwater Assessment reports are filed in the Yute Air Terminal file ( 2540.38.009: 1993250132201). Donald Seagren
3/10/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed. Donald Seagren
3/14/2008 Conditional Closure Approved Donald Seagren
6/10/2008 Update or Other Action Site transferred from Don Seagren to Linda Nuechterlein per Linda Nuechterlein. Alyce Hughey
2/10/2009 Update or Other Action Linda Nuechterlien met with ADOT&PF representative Jennifer Kuentzel to discuss former MarkAir sites. When ADOT&PF researches the status of this site and contacts ADEC I will update the problem statement and actions. Pam Clemens
12/30/2010 Update or Other Action Sent email to Becky Iles the ADOT&PF Airport Leasing Chief, Central Region; asking for an update. Pam Clemens
3/2/2011 Update or Other Action Spoke with Sam Myers, ADOT&PF, February 2011, he is following up with the airport managers to verify status of the old MarkAir sites. Some with ICs some waiting for capping prior to closure. Pam Clemens
2/16/2012 Update or Other Action Staff changed from Pam Clemens to IC Unit and closure document attached in the database. Kristin Thompson
5/1/2013 Institutional Control Compliance Review IC review conducted. Evonne Reese
5/1/2013 Institutional Control Record Established Institutional Controls established and entered into the database. IC Unit
4/9/2014 Institutional Control Update An IC reminder letter was issued to the responsible party on this date. Kristin Thompson
6/7/2019 Institutional Control Update An Institutional Controls reminder letter e-mailed to the landowner on this date. Mossy Mead
5/17/2024 Institutional Control Compliance Review IC compliance review completed on this date. An IC reminder letter was issued to the landowner. The next review will be in five years’ time. Gaige Robinson

Contaminant Information

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

Control Type

Type Details
Other Entered during IC review on 5/1/2013

Requirements

Description Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.
Groundwater Use Restrictions

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