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Site Report: Lake Peters Camp/DERP/Franklin Mts.

Site Name: Lake Peters Camp/DERP/Franklin Mts.
Address: Franklin Mountains, Lake Peters, Kaktovik, AK 99747
File Number: 380.38.006
Hazard ID: 1669
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 69.303455
Longitude: -145.033030
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

High level of petroleum contamination found surrounding generator house. DERP/FUDS. (rpltr3.1) According to the FUDS Site Summary dated 2/21/96, restoration includes 50+, 55 gallon POL drums scattered over 10 acres and approximately 200 cubic yards of POL-contaminated soil. The total estimated volume of debris is 40 cubic yards. Last staff assigned were Kalu and Markey. EPA ID: AK0001401363 / EPA site name: USDOI FWS ARCTIC NWR: LK PETERS & MARSH FORK NARL SITE

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
5/31/1992 Site Added to Database Petroleum contamination. Bob Couch
9/8/1992 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RPL2 - Site Information Request Letter). ADEC staff sent PRP-CS Database Notification letter to RP requesting update and more environmental information concerning contaminated site. Jim Levine\COE called 10-5-92 and responded by returning updated DECRPTs. Jeff Peterson
1/5/1994 Update or Other Action ADEC Bob Couch sent a letter to USACE requesting copies of recent documents for the project. As of 9/5/03 it looks like none were ever received. Bob Couch
1/4/1995 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Initial ranking. Jeff Peterson
2/26/1996 Update or Other Action EPA Site Discovery. Bruce Wanstall
3/20/1997 Update or Other Action Site updated by Shannon and Wilson, based on the FUDS Site Summary dated 2/21/96. Former Staff
3/9/1999 Preliminary Assessment Approved CERLIS Database Action: EPA ranking determination concluded that No Further Remedial Action Planned (NFRAP) under the National Priority List (NPL) based on review of USDOI Fish and Wildlife document: Lake Peters and Marsh Fork NARL Site. Bruce Wanstall
10/27/1999 Update or Other Action Fish and Wildlife removed drums, Quonset hut burned to the ground. USFWS plans to remove remaining debris. Remaining on site: Generator Building and Generator. USFWS considers site clean with NFA planned. (COE records) F10AK0259 Rielle Markey
5/21/2003 Site Number Identifier Changed Changed Region from 36 to 31. Former Staff
8/19/2003 Site Number Identifier Changed Changed Workplan from X9 to X1 because there were no hazardous substances at the site. Former Staff
9/5/2003 Update or Other Action Site remains open but inactive. Former Staff
3/15/2010 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other The Site Inspection Report, Formerly Used Defense Sites Preliminary Site Inspections, Brownlow Point, Nuvagapak Point DEW Line Station, Jago River Drum Site, Lake Peters, and Juniper Creek, North Slope Alaska, Final December 2009 was recieved. For Lake Peters it concludes: The USFWS follow-up work successfully removed all of the remaining drums and debris of military origin from the site, and currently there is no threat to human health or the environment. It is recommended that the Lake Peters site be eliminated from further consideration under the CERCLA guidance listed in 40 CFR 300.420(c)(1). The site should be listed as cleanup complete by ADEC and all necessary steps be completed to obtain site closure. Debra Caillouet
8/4/2010 Update or Other Action The No Department of Defense Action Indicated Report Containerized Hazardous, Toxic, or Radioactive Waste(CON/HTRW)Project # F10AK025902 Lake Peters Naval Arctic Research Laboratory Alaska was reviewed with no significant comment Debra Caillouet
9/16/2010 CERCLA ROD Approved The No Department of Defense Action Indicated Report Containerized Hazardous, Toxic, or Radioactive Waste(CON/HTRW) Project # F10AK025902 Lake Peters Naval Arctic Research Laboratory Alaska and Declaration of Decision for No Further Action was approved. Debra Caillouet
9/16/2010 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued Debra Caillouet
12/1/2016 Meeting or Teleconference Held CS managers participate in the annual FUDS site management action plan meeting. The purpose of the is to collaborate with FUDS management on site progress and prioritization for all of the formerly used defense sites. FUDS prioritization is based on risk, congressional interest, state input and proximity to other sites on the prioritization list. FUDS has increased environmental restoration funding in Alaska for the 2017 and 2018 field seasons to meet National goals for site progress. Darren Mulkey

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil

Control Type

Type Details
No ICs Required

Requirements

Description Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.
Document name File Size Document Date
Declaration of Project Closure 128 KB
No DoD Action Indicated Report 2 MB

No associated sites were found.

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