| Action Date |
Action |
Description |
DEC Staff |
| 10/7/1992 |
Preliminary Assessment Approved |
Received "Preliminary Assessment, Fort Greely, Alaska, Draft" prepared by CH2M Hill to determine source areas for CERCLA. |
Former Staff |
| 11/2/1992 |
Site Added to Database |
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Former Staff |
| 5/16/1994 |
Update or Other Action |
(Old R:Base Action Code = RPL2 - Site Information Request Letter). Sent PRP-CS Database Notification Letter to Cristal Fosbrook requesting update/confirmation of information concerning the contaminated site. |
Jeff Peterson |
| 1/4/1995 |
Site Ranked Using the AHRM |
Initial ranking. |
Jeff Peterson |
| 12/4/2000 |
Update or Other Action |
Site investigated under BRAC. DRO was detected in soil above migration to groundwater cleanup level (21,000 mg/kg). Army is expected to propose Method II cleanup levels without migration to groundwater pathway. |
Greg Light |
| 10/1/2004 |
Institutional Control Record Established |
In the October 2004 Draft Decision Document Fact Sheets, administrative controls (ACs)were estblished in order to minimize risk to human health and the environment. The site is included in the post’s Geographic Information System (GIS), a tool used in the Dig Permit process for notifying contractors, workers, and base personnel of the potential for contamination to exist at this site. The Dig Permit process is used to prevent installation of water production well(s) through the contaminated area, and prevent removal of contaminated material from the site to off-base locations or to environmentally sensitive areas. If future land disturbance activities at the site encounter contamination, the contaminated material encountered will be properly remediated or disposed of in accordance with applicable regulations. The site will be included in 5-year reviews to periodically verify compliance with the ACs. |
Emily Youcha |
| 12/14/2004 |
Update or Other Action |
Staff received "memorandum for record" from SMDC regarding the site status. Site will be classified under the compliance program and a site investigation will likely be conducted. |
Emily Youcha |
| 12/20/2004 |
Update or Other Action |
ADEC reviewed a report titled "Comprehensive evaluation of groundwater monitoring program Fort Greely, Alaska". The report discussed the existing monitoring network at Fort Greely and the parameters evaluated in ground-water sampling events. ADEC recommended additional investigation into infiltration and vertical hydraulic gradients. ADEC also recommended additional monitoring wells in the Old Post area and more ground-water monitoring at certain specific sites. |
Emily Youcha |
| 5/25/2005 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Staff conducted a site visit of Fort Greely. Summer fieldwork is underway and includes soil gas surveys, drilling and sampling several deep boreholes, and installation of at least two new monitoring wells. Staff also attended a RAB meeting where the general public recieved an update on site work for this and upcoming seasons. |
Emily Youcha |
| 9/30/2005 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Staff particpiated in a Restoration Advisory Board Meeting for Fort Greely on September 28. |
Emily Youcha |
| 7/19/2006 |
Update or Other Action |
Staff reviewed a sampling workplan for BRAC 48, which is the fenced waste accumulation area next to building 626. However, a report titled "Chemical Data Report, Building 626, Fenced Storage Yard, Spring 1995" indicates sampling already occured for petroleum, VOCs, and metals. Six borings were completed to 4.5 feet and 3 samples were collected from each boring. Contamination exists mainly in the surface soil. The maximum detected petroleum concentration was 25,000 ppm and all other analytes were well below the cleanup levels or non-detect. It was thought that the petroleum is a lubricating or other heavy oil. Staff recommended removal and treatment of the petroleum contaminated soil, rather than additional sampling. |
Emily Youcha |
| 7/20/2006 |
Interim Removal Action Approved |
Staff approved a plan to remove petroleum contatminated soil from BRAC 48 (not BRAC 130). Staff requested that they collect confirmation samples at excavation pit at Building 626 Waste Accumulation Area in accordance with 18 AAC 75 or 18 AAC 78 excavation sampling regulations. In order to achieve a full closure, concentrations must be below Method Two soil cleanup levels. Contamination will be placed in the Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants stockpile at the landfill. Soil information such as quantity, concentration, origination, etc. should be recorded. The stockpiled soil must be stored in accordance with 18 AAC 75 and 18 AAC 78 regulations. When the method of treatment for BRAC 48 Waste Accumulation Area petroleum-contaminated soil is determined, please submit a treatment plan to the Contaminated Sites Program for approval. The site still may have contamination associated with the UST (BRAC 130). May want to separate this site (BRAC 48) out from BRAC 130 if they can obtain closure w/ BRAC 48. |
Emily Youcha |
| 12/5/2006 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Ft. Greely interagency meeting held in Anchorage. The SMDC remedial project manager summarized the 2006 field activities, stating that 28 cubic yards of petroleum contaminated soil was taken to the South Tank Farm for treatment at the bioremediation project. However, DEC has not yet received the report documenting this site investigation. |
Colin Craven |
| 12/6/2006 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
RAB meeting held in Delta Junction. Topics covered are discussed above in the database action for Dec. 5, 2006. |
Colin Craven |
| 5/22/2007 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Staff attended Interagency Coordination Meeting in Fairbanks. A summary of the past years and future remedial efforts was provided. |
Zachary Richter |
| 5/23/2007 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
ADEC Staff attended a RAB meeting held in Delta Junction. The past years work at Fort Greely was summerized and future work projects were presented. Work at the North and South Tank Farms was highlighted. |
Zachary Richter |
| 5/23/2007 |
Update or Other Action |
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) received the Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Work Plan Fort Greely, Alaska on April 27, 2007. This work plan abides by the 2005 Final Work Plan with modifications to the wells and analytical parameters to be monitored particularly the addition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon analysis at monitoring wells MW-12, MW-13, and MW-14. Additionally, the pump type used in sampling the monitoring wells will be changed by replacing the Grundfos Ready Flow pump with a QED Sample Pro 1.75 inch bladder pump and QED MP10 controller, or equivalent. All other sampling methodology will remain the same as the 2005 Final Plan. The final modification to the 2007 Work Plan is the addition of Volatile Organic Analysis/1,2-dibromoethane monitoring at drinking water wells ECP2 and ISFAC at the missile field. An updated list of wells to be monitored, and the parameter for analysis from each well, for upcoming sampling events has been provided to replace Table 5 of the 2005 Final Work Plan. ADEC has completed its review of this document and has found that the Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Work Plan Fort Greely, Alaska for 2007 adequately meets the requirements set forth in 18AAC75.355, and with the addition of the previously agreed upon amendment, this work plan is approved.
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Zachary Richter |
| 7/2/2007 |
Update or Other Action |
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) has completed its assessment of the environmental laboratory data and quality assurance requirements as set forth in ADEC Technical Memorandum 06-002 for the Groundwater Monitoring 2006 Analytical Data Report Fort Greely, Alaska, February 2007. The report adequately addresses the requirements set forth by ADEC for both laboratory data packages and Quality Assurance (QA) Summaries, therefore the report is approved. |
Zachary Richter |
| 8/15/2007 |
Update or Other Action |
Received 2006 Remedial Investigation for Fort Greely. Excavations began at the 1995 test boring locations. An approximate 6 foot by 3 foot rectangular pit 4 foot deep was excavated. Six confirmation grab samples were collected after excavation at four feet bgs. The grab samples were analyzed for DRO, GRO and BTEX. All the sample results met ADEC cleanup levels. A total of 28 cubic yards of contaminated soil was transported to the POL yard for proper disposal. |
Deborah Williams |
| 3/24/2008 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
Initial ranking with ETM completed. |
Deborah Williams |
| 11/5/2008 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
ADEC staff participated in the Restoration Advisory Board meeting for Fort Greely in Delta Junction. During the meeting, Glen Shonkwiler with the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command presented the fieldwork that was completed during the 2008 field season at Fort Greely. The 2008 fieldwork included remediating the soil in the biocell at the South Tank Farm (STF); conducting further delineation of the subsurface soils at the STF; installing four groundwater monitoring wells in the Old Post area and downgradient of the STF; completing the investigation at the MOGAS fuel line in the Old Post area; conducting additional survey of the Jarvis Creek Munitions Burial site; and conducting additional investigation of the Building 675 vault. He also presented the work that was planned to be completed during 2009. |
Deborah Williams |
| 10/21/2009 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC staff reviewed the document titled Draft 2008 Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Report, Fort Greely, Alaska, dated March 2009. The Fort Greely groundwater monitoring program consists of monitoring wells that were installed during investigation activities on FGA from 1997 to the present. DEC approved a comprehensive groundwater monitoring approach in the 2005 Work Plan. Yearly modifications to the 2005 workplan are incorporated as needed to address environmental program objectives. Monitoring well locations and sampling frequency have been chosen to provide site specific monitoring where necessary, and comprehensive coverage for the old post and main cantonment areas of Fort Greely. Currently, a total of 30 wells are included in the groundwater monitoring program: 11 of these are sampled during the spring and fall on even numbered years, two drinking water wells are sampled quarterly, and 17 monitoring wells are sampled semi–annually. This report summarizes the 2008 groundwater monitoring efforts. A letter detailing staff comments has been provided to the Army. |
Tana Robert |
| 7/23/2010 |
Site Characterization Workplan Approved |
Approved 2010 IRP Work Plan. A site assessment will be performed to confirm that the former used oil underground storage tank has been removed. |
Melody Debenham |
| 9/4/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Approved the final groundwater sampling work plan for Ft. Greely. As part of the multi-year, post-wide groundwater monitoring program, groundwater samples will be collected from 35 wells. |
Melody Debenham |
| 4/29/2015 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Attended Restoration Advisory Board Meeting. Proposed work in 2015 includes post-wide groundwater monitoring, decommissioning unused monitoring wells, developing a Land Use Control and Long Term Maintenance Plan, and completing propose plans/no further action documents for 51 sites. |
Melody Debenham |
| 8/28/2015 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Approved the Final 2014 Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Report documenting the 2014 post-wide groundwater monitoring activities at Fort Greely. Analytical results from four monitoring wells at the BRAC 94 site were above cleanup levels for diesel range organics, gasoline range organics, and/or benzene. Results from one monitoring well at the South Tank Farm site were above the cleanup level for ethylene dibromide. All other results were either non-detect or below the cleanup level, including all supply well results. |
Melody Debenham |
| 8/28/2015 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Approved the Final 2015 Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Work Plan Addendum for long-term post-wide groundwater monitoring at Fort Greely. Groundwater samples will be collected from 25 monitoring wells and 5 supply wells. |
Melody Debenham |
| 10/30/2015 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 72692 Former waste oil UST. |
Melody Debenham |
| 11/18/2022 |
Final Cleanup Report Reviewed |
ADEC provided comments for the Environmental Summary Report: FGLY-099 MISC UST/AST Sites, Draft (dated September 27, 2022) to the U.S. Army. The report summarized thirteen sites the Army is recommending for site closure. Four of the thirteen sites (Bldg 320, Bldg 340, POL Storage Area and the Old Power Generation Building) ADEC does not concur with the site closure recommendation at this time. ADEC recommended the four sites needing additional site characterization be removed from the Environmental Summary Report. |
Erica Blake |
| 6/8/2023 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC provided responses to comments for the Environmental Summary Report: FGLY-099 MISC UST/AST Sites, Draft (dated September 27, 2022) to the U.S. Army. Thirteen sites were evaluated for closure with this summary report. Four sites requested for closure do not meet the closure criteria. Additional site characterization work is needed before the four sites can be closed. |
Erica Blake |
| 7/16/2024 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has completed the review of the Environmental Summary Report which details the historical records, environmental investigations (ESR), and remedial actions for multiple sites across the base, and to evaluate the extent and magnitude of remaining contamination against the current cleanup standards. All responses to comments have been incorporated or closed out in the final document and are accepted. The ESR is now approved. |
Carly Jensen |
