Site Report: St Law Gambell Site 23 High School
| Site Name: | St Law Gambell Site 23 High School |
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| Address: | Gambell Village Area, Gambell, AK 99742 |
| File Number: | 660.38.006 |
| Hazard ID: | 201 |
| Status: | Cleanup Complete |
| Staff: | Dennis Shepard, 9074512180 dennis.shepard@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 63.783090 |
| Longitude: | -171.734351 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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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
Site in and near village was used by the Army, Air Force and Navy from 1948 and abandoned in 1950s. The majority of contaminants were petroleum in soils. There were also low level PCBs and dioxins. Buried debris which occasionally surfaces from erosion or new construction has been a problem in the community. Unexploded ordnance reportedly buried near or in Troutman Lake. The investigation did not locate any ammo caches. See Facility Wide Site for complete action list. During construction of the school buried debris was unearthed while excavating for the foundation. The debris was taken to the local landfill. The remaining debris is FUDS ineligible. The Gambell site extends west from North Beach to West Beach, south to Nayvaghaq Lake, and east to include portions of Sevuokuk Mountain. The site encompasses the Village of Gambell. Last staff assigned were Noland, Ortelee, Kalu, Stephens, Rutkowski and Brownlee. (rpltr6)
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 12/13/2004 | Site Added to Database | Duplicated site information from "St Law Gambell Site 01 Landing Area", Reckey 198532X917920. | Jeff Brownlee |
| 12/13/2004 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Duplicated AHRM Score values from "St Law Gambell Site 01 Landing Area", Reckey 198532X917920. Will rerank site on individual basis later. | Jeff Brownlee |
| 12/17/2004 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Jeff Brownlee | |
| 1/10/2005 | Update or Other Action | File number correction 660.38.006 | Aggie Blandford |
| 6/27/2005 | Record of Decision | A decision document was signed for Formerly Used Defense Sites at Gambell. Thirty four of thirty eight sites have been characterized, cleaned up and closed; soil cleanup methods and levels were formalized for two sites; debris cleanup will be conducted at a third site; one site was withheld from the decision document due to data gaps the Corps determined it needed to address before signing a decision on it. | Jeff Brownlee |
| 6/27/2005 | Site Closure Approved | Jeff Brownlee | |
| 4/24/2007 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Jeff Brownlee | |
| 5/8/2007 | Update or Other Action | Corrected status to "Closed" per Jeff Brownlee. | Hannah Lager |
| 3/21/2012 | Update or Other Action | File is archived in barcodes 555150, 555151, 587279, 587280. | Susan Carberry |
| 6/12/2019 | Update or Other Action | Site location was updated on this date. Coordinates for this site are used to determine the presence and position of the site on BLM’s ANCSA Conveyed Land web map. | Rebekah Reams |
Contaminant Information
| Name | Level Description | Media | Comments |
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| For more information about this site, contact DEC at (907) 465-5390. |
Control Type
| Type | Details |
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| No ICs Required |
Requirements
| Description | Details |
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| Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site. |
No associated sites were found.