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Site Report: Yakutat AFB Point Carrew Garrison OU

Site Name: Yakutat AFB Point Carrew Garrison OU
Address: Near Point Carrew, C5, C6 AND C7, Yakutat, AK 99689
File Number: 1530.38.011
Hazard ID: 1986
Status: Active
Staff: Tim Sharp, 9074512131 tim.sharp@alaska.gov
Latitude: 59.550548
Longitude: -139.839352
Horizontal Datum:

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Problems/Comments

The Point Carrew Garrison facilities (AOC c) were built by the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) (and were subsequently taken over by the United States Air Force for military use during World War II. There were initially seven AOCs identified at Point Carrew. Note that identification of the AOCs varies in report submitted between 1994 and 2024. C1 - Ankau Bridge Drum Dump; C2:Point Carrew Drum Dump; C3 - Former WWII powerhouse, Building No. 1035; C4 - the area south and west of AOC C3 which had partially buried, severely rusted pipes, gasoline cans, 55-gallon drums, and other surface debris; C5 -Base End Station Powerhouse – Building No. 1082; C6 - Point Carrew Garrison Tank; and C7 - Point Carrew Garrison Powerhouse. As of July 2024, all AOCs except AOC C2 have achieved no further action status. This site will remain open on DEC's Contaminated Sites database until AOC C2 has achieved the closure criteria.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
1/1/1994 Update or Other Action A field investigation was conducted by Ecology and Environment at the drum dump on the north side of Point Carrew Road (AOC C2/C4). John Halverson
1/1/1996 Update or Other Action AGRA Earth & Environmental, Inc. (AGRA) conducted an environmental site assessment at the Ankau Bridge Drum Dump (AOC C1) and the Point Carrew Drum Dump (AOC C2/C4). John Halverson
1/1/1997 Update or Other Action Four surface soil samples were collected at the Point Carrew Drum Dump by E&E for the EPA. John Halverson
7/12/2000 Update or Other Action ADEC reviewed the Draft Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Work Plan. The ADEC commented that the proposed work addresses only the site that the USACE determined were FUDS program eligible. Additional information was requested to determine whether the proposed work is sufficient to address hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants resulting from past military activities in and around Yakutat. Due to the time schedules for the contracts and proposed work, these determinations were agreed to be addressed at a later time. John Halverson
9/11/2000 Update or Other Action ADEC received the Final Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Work Plan. John Halverson
7/25/2001 Site Added to Database Possible PCBs, dioxin, DRO, GRO, several other SVOC and VOC compounds in detectable quantities. Debra Caillouet
9/17/2002 Update or Other Action staff submitted comments on the RI report for 2001 field work Debra Caillouet
4/28/2003 Site Characterization Report Approved Point Carrew was investigated over two field seasons. In 2000 the dump area was investigated to delineate the extent of buried debris in the drum dump and surface debris areas. DRO was documented in three surface soil samples, two soil boring samples and in the sediment sample. DRO was detected in the groundwater below Table C levels. Silver was reported in one surface soil sample above Method II. Chromium was reported above background levels no PCBs were found. In 2001 Powerhouse 1092, 1093 and a former 50,000 gallon wood stave diesel tank were investigated. The location of powerhouse 1092 could not be found. DRO was detected up to 5800 mg/kg in soil at the tank, and 6.84 mg/l in groundwater. Powerhouse 1093 was identified by the presence of a 12 foot x 18 foot concrete foundation. No evidence of PCBs was found, low levels (below Method II) of fuel were detected. Arsenic and chromium in soil were above background in soil. Lead, arsenic and chromium were in groundwater above Table C. Debra Caillouet
4/5/2004 Update or Other Action A draft feasibility study was reviewed. There is insufficient site characterization data available to select appropriate remedies or to effectively evaluate them against CERCLA criteria. Based on the information provided, the Feasibility Study is premature. Work should occur to identify the data gaps and resolve them before any additional actions are taken. Debra Caillouet
8/19/2004 Meeting or Teleconference Held Staff attended the RAB meeting in Yakutat Debra Caillouet
8/26/2004 Update or Other Action File number issued 1530.38.011.01 Aggie Blandford
11/23/2004 Update or Other Action Response to comments on the draft feasibility study were received and reviewed. While the responses will add clarification to the document, DEC believes there is insufficient site characterization data. The Feasibility Study is premature. Work should occur to identify the data gaps and resolve them before any additional actions are taken. Debra Caillouet
1/13/2005 Meeting or Teleconference Held Staff attended the RAB meeting in Yakutat Debra Caillouet
7/7/2005 Update or Other Action Staff sent a comment letter to the Corps regarding the Draft Rapid Optical Screening Tool (ROST) Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF) Focused Remedial Investigation, Former Yakutat Air Force Base, Debra Caillouet
4/3/2007 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Debra Caillouet
4/4/2007 Site Characterization Report Approved The 2006 Remedial Investigation Report was approved. Metals were below cleanup levels in properly developed groundwater monitoring wells. Debra Caillouet
1/16/2008 Update or Other Action ADEC staff attended a Restoration Advisory Board meeting in Yakutat to discuss the status of various contaminated sites associated with the Yakutat AFB. Jonathan Schick
1/17/2008 Site Visit ADEC Staff pariticipated in a site visit to various sites around the Yakutat area. Snow inhibited access to many of the sitess but the purpose of the trip was to get an understanding of the distribution of sites and to attend a Restoration Advisory Board Meeting. Jonathan Schick
8/13/2008 Meeting or Teleconference Held ADEC staff attended a Restoration Advisory Board meeting in the community of Yakutat. Jonathan Schick
8/14/2008 Site Visit ADEC Staff pariticipated in a site visit to various sites in and around the Yakutat AFB area. The other purpose of the site visit was to attend a Restoration Advisory Board Meeting. Jonathan Schick
9/30/2009 Update or Other Action ADEC staff signed a CON/HTRW project closeout report fort he Formerly Used Defense Sites associated with the Yakutat Air Base. The State of Alaska, through the Department of Environmental Conservation concurs with this USACE project closure. The decision may be reviewed or modified in the future if information becomes available that indicates the presence oif military CON/HTRW that may cause unacceptable risk to human health or the environment. The remeduiation of these sites will continue as necessary, this report only states that no containerized wastes are known to be present at the subject sites. Jonathan Schick
3/17/2010 Update or Other Action ADEC Staff issued a letter to the USACE approving the finalization of the Feasibility Study Report as all of the State's comments have been responded to and incorporated in the document. Jonathan Schick
5/28/2010 Update or Other Action ADEC staff recieved a copy of the Draft Work Plan for the 2010 Supplemental Remedial Investigation. The Work Plan details the USACE's efforts to confirm that the Chromium detections are not hexavalent Chromium and to further investigate several sites that require additional sampling conducted. Jonathan Schick
8/6/2010 Site Characterization Workplan Approved ADEC approved the 2010 Supplemental Remedial Investigation Work Plan. The objective of the proposed work was to address certain data gaps at select sites at the Former Yakutat Air Force Base. Jonathan Schick
10/22/2010 CERCLA FS Contaminated Sites Staff submitted a letter to the US Army Corps of Engineers approving the Final Version of the Feasibility Study Report. Jonathan Schick
6/3/2011 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Contaminated Sites Staff submitted a letter to the US Army Corps of Engineers with comments on the Draft 2010 Supplemental Remedial Investigation Report for the Former Yakutat Air Force Base. Jonathan Schick
3/19/2012 Site Characterization Report Approved ADEC approved the 2010 Supplemental Remedial Investigation Report. Surface soil samples were collected at the location of the historical exceedances for chromium. The samples were analyzed for hexavalent chromium, and hexavalent chromium was not detected. Because the chromium at AOCs C1 and C2/C4 was determined not to be hexavalent chromium, the chromium concentrations at the site are below the applicable ADEC cleanup levels. Jonathan Schick
5/30/2014 Site Characterization Workplan Approved The ADEC Contaminated Site Program approved the 2014 Supplemental Remedial Investigation Work Plan. The objectives of the investigation at AOC C2, C3, C4 were to 1) determine risk posed groundwater and soil contamination using the ADEC Method Three Calculator and the Hydrocarbon Risk Calculator; 2) determine the type of debris and source material in the dump using test pits; 3) determine the current groundwater condition; 4) determine whether PCB contamination is present in the surface water and sediment. Jessica Morris
9/29/2014 Site Visit The ADEC contaminated Sites staff participated in a Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting, a tribal meeting, and site inspections in Yakutat with the Army Corps of Engineers to share information on the status of Formerly Used Defense Site investigation and cleanup activities around Yakutat. Jessica Morris
2/17/2015 CERCLA Proposed Plan The ADEC Contaminated Sites Program approved the February 2015 Proposed Plan for No Department of Defense Action Indicated (NDAI) for the Yakutat Air Base Formerly Used Defense Sites. The proposed plan included only the Point Carrew Garrison Powerhouse (AOC C7) at the Yakutat Air Base Point Carrew Garrison OU. For this AOC, no additional remedial action, no additional review, no implementation of long term management or land use controls is planned by the Department of Defense. If new information becomes available indicating risk or concern of military-related contamination at this AOC, further evaluation may be warranted. Jessica Morris
9/28/2015 Update or Other Action The ADEC Contaminated Sites Program approved the Decision Document and No Department of Defense Action Indicated Report for the Former Yakutat Air Base, Yakutat, Alaska. The Point Carrew Garrison 7.5 kW Powerhouse - No. 1093 (AOC C7) closure is approved. Jessica Morris
10/15/2015 Site Visit The ADEC contaminated Sites staff participated in a Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting and site inspections in Yakutat with the Army Corps of Engineers to share information on the status of Formerly Used Defense Site investigation and cleanup activities around Yakutat. Jessica Morris
7/7/2016 Site Characterization Report Approved The ADEC Contaminated Sites Program approved the 2015 Final Supplemental Remedial Investigation Report for the Former Yakutat Air Base FUDS. For the Point Carrew Landfill/Drump Dump (AOC C2), the investigation results show that petroleum contamination exceeds the regulatory limits and applicable human health risk standards for soil and groundwater. Site closure with institutional controls to limit land use is recommended for AOC C2. For the Point Carrew Surface Area Debris (AOC C4), the investigation results show that petroleum contamination exceeds the regulatory limits and applicable human health risk standards for groundwater. Site closure with institutional controls to limit land use is recommended for AOC C4. For the Point Carrew 50,000-Gallon Diesel Tank (AOC C6), the investigation results show that petroleum contamination exceeds the regulatory limits and applicable human health risk standards for groundwater. Site closure with institutional controls to limit land use is recommended for AOC C6. Jessica Morris
10/11/2016 Site Visit The ADEC contaminated Sites staff participated in a Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting and site inspections in Yakutat with the Army Corps of Engineers to share information on the status of Formerly Used Defense Site investigation and cleanup activities around Yakutat. Jessica Morris
10/4/2017 Update or Other Action The ADEC Contaminated Sites Program sent a letter to the USACE documenting the State's non-concurrence with the Revised Property Survey Summary Sheet for DERP-FUDS Property No. F10AK0606, Inventory Project Report (INPR) for the Yakutat Air Base, Yakutat Alaska. ADEC does not have sufficient information to concur with the reduction of the overall Yakutat Air Base FUDS eligible projects, as described in the INPR. ADEC requested more information regarding the overall site reduction and a meeting with the USACE. Jessica Morris
6/20/2018 Site Visit ADEC Contaminated Sites Program staff conducted a site visit of several contaminated sites in the Yakutat area. Jessica Morris
6/27/2018 Update or Other Action The ADEC Contaminated Sites Program sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe regarding safety concerns with encountering munitions at the FUDS during work conducted under the Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program. Jessica Morris
8/1/2019 Update or Other Action Entry Backdated on 7/16/2024: On August 1, 2019, DEC issued a letter to USACE advising that the "Declaration of Project Closeout Decision for Yakutat Air Base Formerly Used Defense Site CON/HTRW Project F10AK0606-10, Ct - Ankau Bridge Dump" was received by DEC and was consistent with the cleanup requirements listed in 18 AAC 75. In issuing this letter, DEC concurred that AOC C1 was closed, but that the overall site would remain open until all AOCs met closure criteria. Jamie McKellar
4/15/2020 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other On April 08, 2020 ADEC received "Yakutat Air Base Project Closure Report C5 Base End Station Powerhouse". Rachael Petraeus
4/28/2020 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 80571 name: C5 – Base End Station Powerhouse – Building No. 1082 Rachael Petraeus
11/9/2020 Update or Other Action On November 09, 2020 ADEC received the final signed copy of "Yakutat Air Base Project Closure Report C5 Base End Station Powerhouse". ADEC sent the final closure letter for AOC 5. Yakutat AFB Point Carrew Garrison OU will remain open until all AOCs are closed. Rachael Petraeus
8/9/2021 Update or Other Action On 08/09/2021 ADEC approved Final Report 2020 CON/HTRW Removal Action, Yakutat Air Base Formerly Used Defense Sites, dated June 2021. This report was developed to describe the process that was used to excavate, containerize, transport, and dispose of up to 5,000 tons of Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants (POL)-contaminated soil from Area of Concern (AOC) C6 – Point Carrew Garrison Tank No. 1094 at the Yakutat Air Base, Yakutat, Alaska. This project also included groundwater sampling at AOCs C6 and C4 and decommissioning of monitoring wells at AOC C6 and AOC C5 where contaminant concentrations are below Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) cleanup levels. Daniela Fawcett
5/24/2024 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 72964 C6 50,000 GAL TANK. Alyssa Wood
7/16/2024 Update or Other Action On 7/16/2024, DEC issued a No Further Action letter for AOC C6 - Point Carrew Garrison Tank. This site and hazard ID will remain active until AOC C2 meets closure criteria. Jamie McKellar

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