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Site Report: Galena AFS/Airport - ST003 POL Fuel Line Leak

Site Name: Galena AFS/Airport - ST003 POL Fuel Line Leak
Address: On the Runway, by the Control Tower, Galena, AK 99741
File Number: 860.38.023
Hazard ID: 1947
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 64.738889
Longitude: -156.944167
Horizontal Datum:NAD83

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

In the mid-1950s, an underground transfer line from the barge unloading area leaked diesel fuel to the ground at this site. It is unclear whether the leak was below or above ground. Cleanup of the spill was determined to be incomplete during the initial site records search. An estimated 20,000 to 30,000 gallons of fuel was reported to have been lost and no evidence of surface contamination remained in 1988. Located just north of the Control Tower Drum Storage Area (CTDSA) site.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
8/2/2004 Site Added to Database Diesel contamination. Deborah Williams
8/2/2004 Update or Other Action DOD ranking is High. Deborah Williams
8/30/2004 Meeting or Teleconference Held 11th Galena Technical Project Team in Anchorage. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. Colin Craven
8/31/2004 Update or Other Action Prior remedial investigations have not documented any remaining soil or ground water petroleum contamination above cleanup levels. Based on this information, DEC agreed with the USAF’s Proposed Plan for No Further Action at the site. The Proposed Plan will be put forth for public comment after it is finalized. Colin Craven
10/21/2004 Meeting or Teleconference Held Galena RAB meeting. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. Colin Craven
11/5/2004 Meeting or Teleconference Held 12th Galena Technical Project Team in Anchorage. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. Colin Craven
1/28/2005 Meeting or Teleconference Held Galena RAB meeting. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. Colin Craven
1/28/2005 Meeting or Teleconference Held 13th Galena Technical Project Team in Galena. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. Colin Craven
4/19/2005 Meeting or Teleconference Held 14th Galena Technical Project Team in Anchorage. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. Colin Craven
4/26/2005 Meeting or Teleconference Held Galena RAB meeting. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. Colin Craven
5/13/2005 Meeting or Teleconference Held 15th Galena Technical Project Team meeting in Galena. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. Colin Craven
6/9/2005 Meeting or Teleconference Held 16th Galena Technical Project Team in Anchorage. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. Colin Craven
7/29/2005 GIS Position Updated Updated the location in the database. Colin Craven
8/30/2005 Meeting or Teleconference Held 17th Galena Technical Project Team in Galena. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. Colin Craven
9/2/2005 Update or Other Action DEC commented on the draft final Proposed Plan that recommended site closure for five Installation Restoration Program sites. DEC agreed that closure was appropriate for the POL Fuel Line Leak site, as no contamination was documented above Method 2 cleanup levels. Colin Craven
10/12/2005 Meeting or Teleconference Held Galena RAB meeting. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. Colin Craven
10/20/2005 Meeting or Teleconference Held 18th Galena Technical Project Team in Anchorage. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. Colin Craven
1/26/2006 Meeting or Teleconference Held 19th Galena Technical Project Team in Galena. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. Colin Craven
3/14/2006 Meeting or Teleconference Held 20th Galena Technical Project Team in Anchorage. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. Colin Craven
6/20/2006 Meeting or Teleconference Held 21st Galena Technical Project Team in Galena. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. Colin Craven
10/6/2006 Meeting or Teleconference Held 22nd Galena Technical Project Team meeting in Anchorage. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. Colin Craven
11/17/2006 Meeting or Teleconference Held 23rd Galena Technical Project Team meeting in Fairbanks. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. Colin Craven
1/18/2007 Meeting or Teleconference Held 24th Galena Technical Project Team meeting in Anchorage. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. Colin Craven
3/19/2010 Update or Other Action DEC received the Final Environmental Baseline Survey for Air Force Property at Galena Airport. Site ST003 listed Category 2, release of petroleum substances has occurred. Fred Vreeman
10/29/2013 Update or Other Action DEC PM received a email request from the Air Force to review Site for possible closure/cleanup complete due to lack of evidence of remaining contamination at the Site. Dennis Shepard
11/1/2013 Meeting or Teleconference Held DEC Staff and the Air Force (AF) and its contractor (Booz Allen Hamilton) held a teleconference to discuss the Site and the historic and recent investigation results. No contaminants have been identified at levels above DEC cleanup levels in Soil or Groundwater. The AF has asked for the Site to be closed based on the absence of identified contamination. DEC has agreed to close the Site "cleanup complete" without Institutional controls. Dennis Shepard
1/3/2014 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 72925 name: auto-generated pm edit Galena AFS - POL Fuel Line Leak Dennis Shepard
1/16/2014 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued This site has no residual conatamination above DEC clean up levels in either Soil or Groundwater. This site status is determined to be cleanup complete. Dennis Shepard

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO < Table C Groundwater No Residual contamination above DEC Table B or Table C cleanup levels.
DRO < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil No Residual contamination above Table B or Table C cleanup levels.

Control Type

Type Details
No ICs Required

Requirements

Description Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.

No associated sites were found.

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