| Action Date |
Action |
Description |
DEC Staff |
| 12/4/1997 |
Site Added to Database |
Petroleum contamination. Site added for Clarity. Record of Decision exists Source in Remedial Design Phase. |
Rielle Markey |
| 11/4/1999 |
Update or Other Action |
ROD in place, Contamination more than expected. AS/SVE effective treatment. Remedy includes active treatment with ics and eventual long term monitoring, natural attenuation. |
Rielle Markey |
| 1/2/2001 |
Update or Other Action |
Staff reviewed and commented on the draft O&M manual for 8-car header treatment system and added the DOD ranking |
Ann Farris |
| 1/25/2001 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Staff attended the RAB meeting on January 23. No significant comments or concerns from the public. Systems are still operational with oxidizers. Completed a brief site visit in conjunction with RAB meeting. |
Ann Farris |
| 9/11/2001 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
FFA meeting in Seattle to discuss groundwater monitoring update, product recovery system status, ESD status, and trmt system status. 2000 Monitoring report summarizes monitoring results. ESD is not moving along. Army agreed to generate a document that will include all of their evidence that the MP soils were contaminated from a UST system. This document will be submitted to EPA for a final ruling on the UST exemption from RCRA. |
Ann Farris |
| 9/25/2001 |
Update or Other Action |
Five Year Review Plan Received. |
Ann Farris |
| 12/12/2001 |
Institutional Control Record Established |
1. All organizations conducting activities on United States Army Alaska (USARAK) controlled land are responsible for complying with established institutional controls (ICs). ICs are administrative, procedural, and regulatory measures to control human access to and usage of property. They are applicable to all known or suspected contaminated sites where contamination has been left in place. 2. These controls have been established to implement the selected remedial actions agreed upon by the U.S. Army (Army), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended by the Superfund Amendment Reauthorization Act (SARA). These controls also apply to remedial actions agreed upon under Two-Party Compliance Agreements. These agreements are concluded between USARAK and ADEC and apply to petroleum/oil/lubricants- (POL) contaminated sites. 3. ICs such as limitations on access, water use, excavations, and property transfers will supplement engineering controls as appropriate for short-term and long-term management to prevent or limit human and environmental exposure to hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. Specific ICs include, among other things: limitations on the depth and location of excavations, prohibition of or restrictions on well drilling and use of ground water, requirements for worker use of personal protective equipment, site monitoring, and prohibition of certain land uses, types of vehicles, etc. 4. Organizational units, tenants, and support/contractor organizations must obtain an Excavation Clearance Request (ECR) for all soil disturbing activities impacting soils six inches or more below the ground surface. The review process for approval of an ECR begins with the identification of the current status (known or suspected hazardous waste site or “clean” site) of a work location. ECR’s for work in known or suspected hazardous waste sites: a. will include specific limitations and controls on such work; b. will include specific IC procedures, and notification, monitoring, reporting, and stop work requirements; c. may include procedures for management, characterization, and disposal of any soil or groundwater encountered or removed; d. will identify “project managers” for both the unit/contractor requesting the work and DPW Environment Resources. 5. The DPW project manager will conduct on-site inspections of each work site (at which ICs apply) to determine continued compliance with the terms and conditions of the approved ECR. DPW has the authority to revoke ECR approval if the specified terms and conditions are not being met. ECR forms are available at the Customer Service Desks at: a. Building 730 at Fort Richardson; b. Building 3015 at Fort Wainwright; c. Building 605 at Fort Greely. 6. USARAK has negotiated (with USEPA and/or ADEC) decision documents and/or Records of Decision (RODs) that mandate the implementation of ICs USARAK Directorate of Public Works, Environmental Resources Department (PWE), maintains copies of all decision documents and RODs requiring ICs in its real property files. PWE provides regularly updated post maps showing all areas affected by ICs. These maps can easily be accessed by using an approved intranet mapping interface application. Copies of these maps will be available to each directorate, activity, and tenant organization. To ensure the effectiveness of ICs, all organizational units and tenant activities will be informed on an annual basis of ICs on contaminated soils and groundwater in effect near their facilities. 7. ICs are enforceable by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC). Failure to comply with an IC mandated in a decision document or ROD will violate the USARAK Federal Facility Agreement and may result in stipulated fines and penalties. This does not include the costs of corrective actions required due to violation of an established IC. |
Sharon Richmond |
| 7/3/2002 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
FFA meeting the week of June 24-28th: ESD conditions agreed to by all 3 parties, except to be finalized by July 2002 and sent up for signature. Air Sparge probe revitalization using gun powder was demonstrated during the meeting. It worked on one well and they are going to do a treatability study this summer on 40 wells to determine effectiveness. Central Header going through a CLOSES evaluation. The system will be shut down in October for a rebound study. G.W. monitoring will go to quarterly for that study and soil gas measurements will be collected quarterly. |
Ann Farris |
| 7/3/2002 |
Update or Other Action |
Total lead was found in the groundwater at elevated levels in certain areas of the ROLF. Levels in wells by the river were below the surface water criteria. Lead will be added to the g.w. analyte list for future sampling. |
Ann Farris |
| 9/3/2002 |
Institutional Control Record Established |
When the OU3 ROD was signed it established ICs for this site, which include: a database with a tracking mechanism that identifies all land areas under restriction and an SOP that identifies the specific restrictions for each site. That SOP, which is updated periodically, is ADEC's files and the admin record. |
Ann Farris |
| 1/21/2003 |
Update or Other Action |
Soil vapor extraction and air sparging are ongoing at this site. Monitoring data indicates the systems are being effective. |
Ann Farris |
| 1/23/2003 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
FFA meeting was held on the 22nd. 8-car header system is undergoing a rebound evaluation and being monitored quarterly. Thermox units are no longer needed on any of the OU3 systems. Valve Pit B and the Truck FIll Stand systems are reaching their cleanup goals and will be assessed for a rebound study at the next FFA. |
Ann Farris |
| 4/23/2003 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
April Federal Facilities Agreement Meeting: Valve Pit A SVE/AS system will continue year-round operation. Valve Pit B SVE/AS will be shut down and semiannual groundwater sampling will be conducted, including TAH/TAqH at the wells nearest to the river.
Valve Pit C system was shutdown 1.5 years ago and is undergoing an extensive rebound study with qty sampling. There are two events left at Valve Pit C to complete 2 full years of qty sampling. The central header SVE/AS system will continue operating, however zones 2 and 4 will be shut down. The bldg. 1144 SVE/AS system will continue to operate, but zones 2 and 5 will be shutdown. The 8-car header system was shutdown in Oct. 2002 and is undergoing an extensive rebound evaluation. There has been some evidence of rebound in benzene concentrations, but not enough to turn the system back on. There is another year of sampling to complete the study. |
Ann Farris |
| 7/16/2003 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Fort Wainwright Restoration Advisory Board held it's last meeting on July16, 2003. |
Patrice Buck |
| 6/10/2004 |
Cleanup Plan Approved |
Staff participated in a teleconference with Army personnel regarding a proposed expansion of the soil vapor extraction system and air sparging system at the railcar off-loading facility. The expansion will address three remaining hot spots at the site. Staff approved the proposed expansion. |
Ann Farris |
| 5/24/2005 |
Site Characterization Report Approved |
Staff approved the OU3 Permafrost Resistivity report. This work was undertaken to map permafrost bodies that might affect groundwater flow off and around the Birch Hill Tank Farm. |
Sharon Richmond |
| 11/9/2005 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
ADEC met with Army, EPA, the Corps, and consultants for regularly scheduled FFA meeting. Valve Pit A: Air flow from Zone 4 (downgradient) AS will be diverted to Zone 2 to better treat persistent benzene contamination. Nine MW will be sampled annually. Valve Pit B: AS/SVE system decommissioned in 2005. Two years of groundwater monitoring indicate that contaminant rebound is not occurring. Four wells will sampled annually. Valve Pit C: AS/SVE system decomissioned in 2005. At downgradient monitoring point, benzene, TAH and TAqH were slightly above RAG but lower than in 2004. Annual groundwater sampling will continue. Central Header: Zones 6 and 7 operated continuously in AS/SVE mode in 2005. AS probes along western edge operated continuously and Zones 1,2,3,4,5, and 8 have been shutdown. VOC removal in this system has declined dramatically and benzene was only detected in one exhaust sample. Air flow in Zone 7 will be maximized. Zone 6 will be shut down. Excess airflow from Zone 8 will be diverted to the Truck Fill Stand and AS probes along western boundary. Rebound studies in other zones and semi-annual groundwater monitoring for EDB/VOCs will continue. Annual groundwater monitoring for lead will continue. AS/SVE system at Former Bldg 1144 will operate in 4 zones and 4 other zones will be evaluated for contaminant rebound. Annual groundwater sampling will continue. The Eight-Car Header AS/SVE system was expanded. Some zones are undergoing rebound studies; annual groundwater monitoring will continue. |
Sharon Richmond |
| 10/17/2006 |
Update or Other Action |
Update site name at request of project manager. |
April Woolery |
| 11/30/2007 |
Update or Other Action |
The US Army submitted a technical memorandum describing several expansions to the treatment systems at the Fort Wainwright Birch Hill Tank Farm Railcar Off Loading Facility. Air sparg/soil vapor extraction systems have been operating in these areas since 1999-2000 (many systems are now in rebound studies) but benzene hot spots remain at Valve Pit A, the Central Header (truck fill stand), and former Building 1144. Soil vapor probes and groundwater monitoring wells were used to delineate remaining hot spots and new sparge points and groundwater monitoring wells were installed in these areas. New and existing sparge points were developed or rehabilitated through Hydroshocking to ensure maximum flow rates. A progress report will be presented at the next Federal Facilites Meeting. |
Sharon Richmond |
| 3/12/2008 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
Initial ranking with ETM completed. |
Sharon Richmond |
| 5/26/2009 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) received the 2008 Monitoring Report for OU3 on May 15, 2009. The report presents the results of the groundwater monitoring at the Birch Hill Tank Farm, Railcar Offloading Facility and the Milepost 2.7 and 3.0 source areas. The report also present the results of Long Term Monitoring Optimization and the recommendations for future monitoring. |
Debra Caillouet |
| 8/27/2009 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Technical Memorandum, Replacement Wells, Railcar Offloading Facility, Operable Unit Three, Fort Wainwright Alaska, August 20, 2009
The TM describes the replacement of 1 ¼” black iron groundwater probes with 2” diameter PVC monitoring wells at seven locations within the Railcar Offloading Facility. Soil borings will also be used for sampling of gasoline range organics, diesel range organics, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes. The new monitoring wells will also be sampled.
The TM states that pre-packed screens will be used in one paragraph and in the next describes the installation of a sand pack. Please clarify which will be used and include the well construction details in the annual report.
|
Debra Caillouet |
| 8/17/2010 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
2010 OU3 Work Plan, Operable Unit 3 Operation and Maintenance, Fort Wainwright, August 2010 approved. |
Debra Caillouet |
| 9/14/2010 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
The 2009 Monitoring Report was approved. |
Debra Caillouet |
| 10/13/2010 |
Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program |
Spill transferred by PERP staff Paul Lhotka. Spill no. 10309924504; spill date = 9/2/10; substance = diesel; quantity = ~15 gallons; description: "Spill FWA 10-087. Prelminary Reprot. During general site investigation activities north of the old rail-off facility, a drum was found laying on the ground. Closer inspection revealed that hte drum was leaking. Suspected content was diesel. Contractor personnel hand dug the contaminated soil to remediate the spill." |
Mitzi Read |
| 6/13/2011 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
comment sent on 2010 Draft Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 3, Fort Wainwright, May 2011 |
Debra Caillouet |
| 6/13/2011 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
2011 Draft Work Plan, Operable Unit 3, Fort Wainwright, June 2011 |
Debra Caillouet |
| 7/20/2011 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
2011 Work Plan, Operable Unit 3, Fort Wainwright, June 2011
The work plan incorporates acceptable response to previously supplied comment. ADEC has no objection to the implementation of the proposed work.
|
Debra Caillouet |
| 10/21/2011 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
2010 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 3, Fort Wainwright, October 2011 |
Debra Caillouet |
| 5/30/2012 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Draft 2011 OU3 Monitoring Report |
Debra Caillouet |
| 6/8/2012 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
2012 Work Plan Addendum, Decommissioning of the AS/SVE Treatment Systems, Operable Unit 3, Fort Wainwright, May 2012 |
Debra Caillouet |
| 9/12/2012 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Final 2011 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 3, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, August 2012 |
Debra Caillouet |
| 9/13/2012 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Draft 2012/2013 Work Plan, Operable Unit 3, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, September 2012 |
Debra Caillouet |
| 9/28/2012 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
2012/2013 Work Plan Operable Unit 3, Fort Wainwright, Alaska September 2012 |
Debra Caillouet |
| 5/8/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Draft 2012 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 3, Fort Wainwright, April 2013 |
Debra Caillouet |
| 2/9/2015 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Final 2013 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 3, Fort Wainwright Alaska, December 2014
|
Debra Caillouet |
| 8/31/2016 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Reviewed and approved After-Action Report. In November 2011, surface soil of the gravel pad beneath former Buildings 1128, 1129, and 1130 was investigated for potential contamination at the gravel pad/native soil interface. Two soil samples, with diesel range organics (DRO) concentrations of 260 and 270 mg/kg, exceeded the DEC cleanup criterion of 250 mg/kg for DRO. However, it does not appear that storage and/or maintenance activities at former Buildings 1128, 1129, or 1130 were the source of significant environmental contamination at this site. Excavation to the gravel pad/native soil interface was not successful at all locations due to frozen soil conditions but the existing gravel pad was well-characterized. Residual subsurface fuel contamination detected during previous investigations appears to have resulted from activities associated with the former Fairbanks Fuel Terminal (OU3), not activities associated with the ROLF Buildings. |
Joy Whitsel |
| 12/13/2016 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
A two day Federal Facilities Agreement (FFA) and Stakeholders meeting was held on December 13 & 14, 2016. The main focus of the meeting was to develop a site discovery and site intake process that would satisfy requirements of the Fort Wainwright FFA, RCRA Permit, and two party agreements. The Army, EPA and DEC committed to a flowchart of the preliminary source evaluation process. Timelines were established for scoping a land use control implementation plan (LUCIP) and developing a contracting schedule for Fort Wainwright contaminated site investigations and remedial actions. Seven sites were proposed for inclusion into the FFA (three party agreement) by the Army and the RPMs documented the assignment of the regulatory path for these sites using a newly developed and agreed to signature form. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 1/1/2017 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the 2015 Annual Institutional Controls Report, Fort Wainwright, Alaska (August 2016). |
Dennis Shepard |
| 7/28/2017 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC Approved the Final 2017 Monitoring Well Decommissioning Work Plan, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The work plan identifies inactive and/or damaged monitoring wells within the Fort Wainwright operable units and 2 party sites that are considered appropriate for decommissioning. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 11/16/2017 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the Final 2016 Monitoring Report Operable Unit 3 (OU-3) Fort Wainwright, Alaska, dated August 2017. Annual groundwater monitoring occurred at three sites; Birch Hill Tank Farm (Hazard ID 1685), Railcar Offloading Facility (Hazard ID 1678) and Milepost 2.7/3.0 Sites (Hazard ID 1673). |
Erica Blake |
| 10/8/2018 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the 2017 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 3, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, dated October 2018. The document describes remedial activities conducted at Operable Unit 3 (OU3) during 2017. Three areas were investigated; Birch Hill Tank Farm, Railcar Off-Loading Facility and the Milepost Sub-Areas. The 2017 activities included annual groundwater sampling within the Birch Hill Tank Farm and Railcar Off-Loading Facility, and institutional control inspections conducted in all OU3 areas, including the Fairbanks-Eielson Pipeline (FEP) sites. Annual monitoring at Operable Unit 3 is expected to continue. |
Erica Blake |
| 8/1/2019 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the Final 2019 CERCLA Sites Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6 (Dated July 2019). DEC provided a conditional approval on April 15, 2019 so the contractor could begin the 2019 groundwater sampling in advance of finalizing this work plan addendum. Review comments for the draft version of the document was provided on April 26, 2019. The document was prepared to help guide the site activities, data review, and reporting tasks for work conducted at Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA) during the 2019 field season. The U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Alaska CERCLA sites associated with this Work Plan include Operable Units (OUs) 1 through 6. |
Erica Blake |
| 8/29/2019 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the Final 2018 Monitoring Report, Operable Unit 3, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska (dated August 2019). The document describes results of 2018 groundwater monitoring work conducted at Operable Unit 3 (OU3) at Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). The three sites investigated with this report are; Birch Hill Tank Farm, Pipeline Milepost 2.7/3.0 and the Rail Off-Load site. An institutional control (IC) inspection was conducted at all the OU3 sites in 2018, no major IC issues were found. Annual groundwater monitoring is expected to continue in 2019. |
Erica Blake |
| 7/28/2020 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the Final 2020 CERCLA Site Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6 Fort Wainwright, Alaska (dated July 2020). The document was prepared to guide site activities, data review, and reporting tasks for work conducted at Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). CERCLA sites covered by this work plan include Operable Units (OUs) 1 through 6. All six OUs will also be included in the annual institutional controls (IC) inspection. |
Erica Blake |
| 8/7/2020 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) completed a review of the "2019 Groundwater Monitoring Report Operable Unit 3 (OU3) Fort Wainwright, Alaska (July 2020)" provided by Fort Wainwright Alaska on May 11, 2020. The document describes 2019 groundwater sampling events, evaluates contaminant trends and updates the Long Term Monitoring Optimization (LTMO) analysis Recommendations were to update the LTMO analysis with the 2020 analytical results to continue optimizing the well network at the Railcar Offloading Facility, and to consider an evaluation at the Fairbanks-Eielson Pipeline Milepost Source Areas (Remedial Area 3) aquifer (which has low recharge) to determine if the site meets the requirements for an exemption of groundwater cleanup. |
Sara Marshall |
| 2/12/2021 |
Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved |
ADEC approved transport of 210 gallons of purge water from the OU3 Rail Off-Load Facility, DFO Pipeline Bldg 3728, Bldg 3007, Bldg 3480 UST, Bldg 3038 and CANOL Pipeline - Meridian and Gaffney Rd. The purge water was approved for transport from the Fort Wainwright hazardous waste facility (Building 3489) to U.S. Ecology Viking facility in Anchorage, Alaska for treatment and disposal. |
Erica Blake |
| 2/16/2021 |
Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved |
ADEC approved transport of 280 gallons of purge water from Fort Wainwright sites; OU3 Railcar Off-load Facility, DFO Pipeline South of Bldg 3728 and FTW373C Organizational Vehicle Parking. The purge water was approved for transport from the Fort Wainwright hazardous waste facility (Building 3489) to U.S. Ecology Viking facility in Anchorage, Alaska for treatment and disposal. |
Erica Blake |
| 2/26/2021 |
Update or Other Action |
DEC approved the Explanation of Significant Differences, Operable Unit 3, Fort Wainwright, Alaska (dated November 2020). This Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) adopts the 2018 DEC cleanup levels for 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene [56 micrograms per liter (µg/L)] and 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene (60 µg/L) as remedial action objectives for OU3 sites. |
Erica Blake |
| 6/15/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided review comments for the "Draft 2021 CERCLA Sites Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6, Fort Wainwright, Alaska" (dated May 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document describes proposed site activities to collect data and evaluate progress towards achieving remedial action objectives (RAOs) at the six Operable Unit (OU) sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). In addition to sampling activities, institutional control (IC) inspections will be conducted. |
Erica Blake |
| 6/21/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided responses to comments for the "Draft 2021 CERCLA Sites Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6, Fort Wainwright, Alaska" dated May 2021 to the U.S. Army. Review comments were provided on June 15, 2021, and responses were received and reviewed June 21, 2021. A final version of the work plan has been requested, upon receipt of the final ADEC will be able to provide approval. The document is a work plan with proposed site activities to collect data and evaluate progress towards achieving remedial action objectives (RAOs) at six Operable Unit (OU) sites (OU1 through OU6) on Fort Wainwright, Alaska. |
Erica Blake |
| 7/19/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided review comments for the "Draft-Final Fifth Five-Year Review Report, Fort Wainwright Fairbanks, Alaska" to the U.S. Army. The document is the fifth Five-Year Review for Fort Wainwright. The remedies at six Operable Units were evaluated. |
Erica Blake |
| 7/30/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided approval for the "Final 2021 CERCLA Sites Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska" (dated July 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document describes site activities to collect data and evaluate progress towards achieving remedial action objectives (RAOs) at six Operable Unit sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). |
Erica Blake |
| 8/26/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided responses to comments for the "Draft-Final Fifth Five-Year Review Report, Fort Wainwright Fairbanks, Alaska" to the U.S. Army. The Fifth Five-Year Review document evaluated the protectiveness at six Operable Unit sites. |
Erica Blake |
| 9/8/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided comments for the "Draft 2020 Monitoring Report Operable Unit 3, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska" (dated August 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document describes results of site activities conducted in 2020 within Operable Unit 3 (OU3) on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). Two sites (Fairbanks Fuel Terminal and Railcar Offload Facility) were sampled and had annual IC inspections conducted. The Fairbanks-Eielson Pipeline (FEP) milepost (MP) 2.7 and 3.0 just had an annual IC inspection conducted. |
Erica Blake |
| 10/6/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided an acknowledgement of receipt letter for the "Final Fifth Five-Year Review Report, Fort Wainwright Fairbanks, Alaska" (undated) to the U.S. Army. The FYR report describes and evaluates the implementation of performance remedies in place at six Operable Units (OUs) on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (OUs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6). ADEC does not concur with the protectiveness determinations in the final FYR report. |
Erica Blake |
| 10/8/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided responses to comments for the "Draft 2020 Monitoring Report Operable Unit 3, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska" (dated August 2021) to the U.S. Army. Responses to review comments were received October 5, 2021 and accepted. ADEC requested a final version of the report be provided for a comment backcheck prior to providing an approval letter. |
Erica Blake |
| 10/14/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided approval for the "Final 2020 Monitoring Report Operable Unit 3, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska" (dated October 2021) to the U.S. Army. The report describes sample results from groundwater monitoring activities conducted in 2020 within Operable Unit 3 (OU3) sites. The institutional controls (ICs) were also inspected. |
Erica Blake |
| 3/18/2022 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided review comments for the "Draft 2022 CERCLA Sites Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6" Fort Wainwright, Alaska, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska (dated February 2022) to the U.S. Army. The document describes proposed site activities to collect data and evaluate progress towards achieving remedial action objectives (RAOs) at six Operable Unit sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). This work plan is intended for use in conjunction with the "Draft Fort Wainwright Environmental Investigations and Monitoring Postwide Quality Assurance Program Plan Fort Wainwright, Alaska" (dated December 2021). The post wide work plan is still in review and at the time of this review has not yet been approved. |
Erica Blake |
| 10/5/2022 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 72656 Rail car off-loading facility. |
Tim Sharp |
| 10/27/2022 |
Long Term Monitoring Workplan or Report Review |
ADEC approved the Final 2021 OU3 Monitoring Report. The annual IC inspections and 5 year groundwater monitoring schedule and well selections will continue as the report recommends. |
Tim Sharp |
| 9/11/2023 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC reviewed the Draft 2022 Institutional Controls (IC) Report, which details the 2022 IC inspections conducted at Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). The purpose of the annual IC inspection is to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of ICs associated with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Record of Decision (ROD) source areas and Two-Party source areas on FWA. |
Tim Sharp |
| 9/15/2023 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC completed a review of the Draft 2022 Monitoring Report for Operable Unit (OU) 3. The Army conducted annual groundwater monitoring, natural attenuation evaluations, long-term monitoring optimization (LTMO), and institutional control (IC) inspections at the Fairbanks Fuel Terminal (FFT) and Railcar Offloading Facility (ROLF) sites. Though the Fairbanks-Eielson Pipeline (FEP) milepost (MP) 2.7 and 3.0 sites are only sampled on a 5-year basis, with the next sampling event planned for 2024, the Army also inspects ICs at the FEP sites annually. Recommendations in the report are to continue the sampling program with no changes. |
Tim Sharp |
| 2/22/2024 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC completed a review of the Draft 2024 CERCLA Sites Work Plan for Operable Units 1-6. The work plan details proposed site activities to collect data and evaluate progress towards achieving remedial action objectives (RAOs) at six Operable Unit (OUs) sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). In addition to sampling, institutional controls inspections will be conducted at all six OU sites. This work plan is intended for use in conjunction with the Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) included in the document as Appendix A, and includes additional sampling as part of preparation for the Sixth Five Year Review, to be accomplished in 2025. |
Tim Sharp |
| 2/27/2024 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC Approved the Final 2022 Monitoring Report for OU3 on this date. |
Tim Sharp |
| 4/8/2024 |
Institutional Control Periodic Reporting |
DEC Approved the 2022 IC Report for Fort Wainwright CERCLA and Two-Party Sites on this day. |
Tim Sharp |
| 5/20/2024 |
Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved |
On May 20th, 2024 DEC approved an Approval to Transport form for waste water generated from annual ground water monitoring that took place during the 2023 field season for Operable Unit 3 on Fort Wainwright. Water was drummed in 2-55 gallon barrels and transported to Chemical Water Manage of Northwest. |
Carly Jensen |
| 5/21/2024 |
Long Term Monitoring Workplan or Report Review |
DEC approved the 2024 CERCLA Sites Work Plan on this date. |
Tim Sharp |
| 6/10/2024 |
Institutional Control Periodic Reporting |
DEC reviewed and supplied comments on the Draft 2023 Institutional Controls (IC) Report, which details the 2023 IC inspections conducted at Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). The purpose of the annual IC inspection is to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of ICs associated with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Record of Decision (ROD) source areas and Two-Party source areas on FWA. |
Tim Sharp |
