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Site Report: Point McCartney Logging Camp

Site Name: Point McCartney Logging Camp
Address: Point McCartney Camp, 6 Miles North of Kake, Kake, AK 99830
File Number: 1514.38.004
Hazard ID: 1757
Status: Active
Staff: Alena Voigt, 9072697556 alena.voigt@alaska.gov
Latitude: 57.024194
Longitude: -134.032398
Horizontal Datum:NAD83

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Problems/Comments

Extensive contamination in and around Point McCartney to both land and marine waters. Sources include: tank farm, broken batteries, generator shack, major spill in 1992. Substances include: petroleum products, solvents, battery acid, and lead. Responsible party (RP) has retained contractor to assist in cleanup. RP is also responsible for similar contamination existing at the Kake Truck shop as well and at a number of other locations. The RP has done what they are financially able to do regarding the contamination. As of 2015, the biocells on site were overgrown with alders. The RP has removed the battery and other debris from the site. When the RP is financially able, a clean up will occur.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
7/12/1993 Notice of Violation Document details findings by department staff during visit to Kake, outlines immediate steps to be taken by RP to correct violations. Former Staff
8/20/1993 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = FI - Field Inspection (General)). Site visit conducted with RPCON. Review of all sites mentioned in draft compliance order, including Point McCartney and Kake Truck Shop. Bioremediation plans, sample types and locations. Former Staff
8/20/1993 Site Characterization Report Approved (Old R:Base Action Code = SA1 - Phase I Site Assessment (General)). Extensive sampling data. Former Staff
9/1/1993 Site Added to Database Site includes a number of areas of contamination involving same activity in and around Kake including Point McCartney Logging Camp and Kake Truck Shop. Former Staff
9/2/1993 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Ranking was done with limited hard data. Upon departmental receipt of a site assessment, ranking should be reevaluated. (-SaS) Former Staff
2/16/1994 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RAPR - Remedial Action Plan Review (CS)). Former Staff
3/30/1994 Cleanup Plan Approved (Old R:Base Action Code = CAPR - Corrective Action Plan Review (LUST)). Excavation of soil and bioremediation in nearby gravel pits. ADEC recommends thorough sampling to assure biocell effectiveness. Former Staff
10/21/1994 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RECN - Site Reconnaissance (CS)). Former Staff
11/14/1994 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RARR - Remedial Action Report Review (CS)). 1,700 cubic yards removed, 85% of total. Separated into 13 different biocells. Cleanup operation shut down due to bad weather. Former Staff
5/22/1995 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = CORR - Correspondence (General)). Letter to Jackson on cleanup. Randy Rice
3/9/2000 Update or Other Action Lat/Long location by USGS Bruce Wanstall
2/9/2004 Update or Other Action Contacted Coyne Vanderjack, new general manager. Staff will send him a letter of regarding site status. Anne Marie Palmieri
3/3/2004 Update or Other Action PRP notification and request for information letter sent this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
2/27/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed. Bill Janes
5/6/2010 Update or Other Action DEC staff issued a letter to Kake Tribal Corporation requesting an update on cleanup or investigative actions conducted since 2004. Todd Blessing
7/2/2010 Update or Other Action File transferred to Anchorage 1/27/2010 Susan Carberry
6/29/2011 Update or Other Action Transferred file from Todd Blessing in Anchorage to Sally Schlichting in Juneau on 6/29/2011 Bianca Reece
9/11/2013 Update or Other Action Staff changed from Erik Norberg to Denise Elston. Kristin Thompson
3/25/2014 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter Sent new PRP letter addressing files 1514.38.002-.004 and copy of PRP letter from March 2004 for info purposes. Danielle Duncan
4/1/2014 Update or Other Action Working with R. Mills @ KTC on a letter discussing progress and/or plans for these 3 sites: 1514.38.002-.004 Danielle Duncan
5/12/2014 Update or Other Action Rec'd letter with pictures from Robert Mills of KTC and although they are financially unable to hire a consultant and do analytical sampling at this time, they have made significant progress cleaning up these 3 sites 1514.38.002-.004. They plan on using petroleum contaminated soil in a biocell for asphalt. In addition, scrap metal, used oil, and empty drums have been shipped off the island by Pool Engineering out of Ketchikan. I advised Mr. Mills that any off-site transport of contaminated soil is prohibited and that when they plan to do the required cleanup work, a work plan will need to be submitted by a qualified person and submitted to DEC for approval. Danielle Duncan
9/17/2014 Site Visit Site visit to the Point McCartney Logging camp while on other business in Kake. Met with President of the Kake Tribal Corporation and discussed cleanup and was given a brief tour of the area. Danielle Duncan
12/29/2014 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 79716 name: Biocells Danielle Duncan
12/29/2014 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 79717 name: Logging camp proper Danielle Duncan
5/2/2016 Update or Other Action RP is financially unable to do a cleanup at this time. Danielle Duncan
10/25/2016 Update or Other Action Sent a letter to KTC describing the work needed to move the sites forward piecemeal with limited funding. Danielle Duncan
10/16/2018 Workplan Requested Sent a letter today requesting a work plan for all the Kake Tribal Corporation sites. Danielle Duncan

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Hazard ID Site Name File Number
3276 Point McCartney Shop 1514.38.002
3275 Kake Tribal Logging Truck Shop 1514.38.003

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