Site Report: Point McCartney Logging Camp
| Site Name: | Point McCartney Logging Camp |
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| 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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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
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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Contaminant Information
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There are no documents for this site report.
| Hazard ID | Site Name | File Number |
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| 3276 | Point McCartney Shop | 1514.38.002 |
| 3275 | Kake Tribal Logging Truck Shop | 1514.38.003 |