| Action Date |
Action |
Description |
DEC Staff |
| 7/15/1994 |
Update or Other Action |
Contamination reported by Baxter Excavating. Note in file by regulated UST staff dated July 15, 1994 states as follows: "Mr. Baxter, Baxter Excavating, was hired by Richard Morrison (the property's previous owner) to remove a heating oil tank. The current owners, Dave and Donna Duke, allowed them on the property to do so. Per Baxter, the sale agreement did not disclose the existence of the tank. Excavation uncovered a 1,000 gallon gasoline tank. Evidence from the next door neighbor suggests that the tank was used to fuel vehicles, both private and commercial. Morrison ran an office of the Morrison and Van Wey Construction company from his home. A 55-gallon drum was also excavated from the area of the tank. It was probably used as a dry well to dump oil, etc. from vehicle maintenance. The neighbor believes that a floor drain in the garage was used to dispose of oil, as well. Because Baxter was unsure of what to do, he lined the excavation and replaced the petroleum contaminated soil He took soil samples and had them analyzed at Northern Test Laboratory. Results indicate 4,100 mg/kg GRO and 21 mg/kg benzene. Baxter has the tank and the drum at his shop. Unless Morrison pays him for the work, he plans to return the items to the Hillside property. I asked him to have the Dukes call me to 'report' contamination on their property. Discussion with staff led to a decision to treat Morrison not the Dukes as responsible party at this time." |
Former Staff |
| 7/21/1994 |
Update or Other Action |
Former owner Richard Morrison called to ensure that spill had been reported. Current owners' last name is Duke. Excavation contractor Baxter called to discuss next steps as he was hired to continue site work. |
Former Staff |
| 8/10/1994 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
UST Program letter advising owners that upon review of information provided to DEC, the 1,000 gallon gasoline tank on the property is not a regulated tank and therefore no project manager in the UST Program was assigned, nor were grant funds available for the cleanup. Letter has subject line "Eligibility Requirements for the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Financial Assistance Program" and was signed by staff Randy Mileur. |
Former Staff |
| 8/18/1994 |
Update or Other Action |
DEC received a written complaint dated 8/18/1994 from neighbor Kent Woodman regarding ongoing excavation on the adjacent lot to the north and stating his concerns regarding his drinking water well, which is about 75 feet from the former tank site. Woodman estimated that 75-100 cubic yards of soil had been removed from the excavation so far. |
Former Staff |
| 10/5/1994 |
Update or Other Action |
ADEC received a letter dated 10/5/1994 from neighbor to adjacent lot south Kent Woodman that follows up a phone call to Bill Lamoreaux of ADEC on 9/23/1994. The letter makes a formal complaint and requests action. Woodman notes that the former owner Morrison sold the 12900 Hillside Drive property in December 1994. Woodman states "This spring, while doing some planting, the present owner discovered a pipe which lead to his discovery of a buried 500 gallon gasoline tank on the extreme south edge of the property, abutting my lot. He went back to the Realtor, who went back to Morrison, who hired Baxter Excavating to dig up '...about 30 cubic yards ...' and refill (the excavation). Baxter began work and hired an environmental firm to do the "sniffing". As they dug, they found that the tank HAD LEAKED. They also dug up a 55 gallon drum of used engine oil, apparently buried by Morrison." According to Woodman the contaminated soil is stockpiled, and the cover is not intact, so that petroleum contaminated soil is spread by wind. Woodman also notes that Morrison and the realtor will not test his drinking water well, about 72 feet from the spill site, as he has requested. |
Former Staff |
| 10/26/1994 |
Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved |
On 10/26/1994 ADEC received pre-treatment analytical results and a request to transport soil to CleanSoils for thermal treatment dated 10/11/1994. Approval was granted this date. Soil contained 4,100 mg/kg GRO and 21 mg/kg benzene. Analytical results from soil stockpile samples analyzed for VOCs by EPA SW-846 Methods 5030/8010 that exceeded migration to groundwater standards 0.310 mg/kg Tetrachloroethene (PCE) and 26 mg/kg Dichloromethane (aka Methylene Chloride). |
Former Staff |
| 3/3/1995 |
Update or Other Action |
ADEC received a copy of a letter from Morrison (former owner) to Wade & De Young that includes information on work by Baxter. The letter requests a copy of the work plan submitted to ADEC and a copy of environmental consulting firm Woodward & Clyde's contract with Mr. Baxter. |
Former Staff |
| 3/13/1995 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC received data deliverables dated 3/13/1995 from CleanSoils, Inc. documenting the treatment of 177.06 tons of petroleum contaminated soils for which the contaminant was gasoline (transport approval granted on 10/26/1994). Five samples were also analyzed prior to treatment on 8/13/1994 for metals (lead, arsenic, cadmium and chromium) with results below the most stringent concentrations found in 18 AAC 75.341 Soil Cleanup Levels. |
Former Staff |
| 4/20/1995 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
On 4/20/1995 met with current owner Mr. Duke, who provided copies of photos and a copy of a real estate disclosure form which indicates no tanks remaining. This followed a discussion with excavation contractor Jim Baxter who stated he thought a slab was poured over the location of the tank. Baxter also confirmed it was definitely a 1,000 gallon tank. He also observed a drain line from the garage floor to a buried drum that had holes in the bottom. |
Eileen Olson |
| 4/20/1995 |
Notice of Violation |
NOV sent this date requesting among other things a written summary of actions completed and other information by May 25, 1995. |
Former Staff |
| 5/18/1995 |
Update or Other Action |
Response to ADEC's 4/20/1995 Notice of Violation from Richard Morrison of AGF Construction. Letter states that excavating contractor Jim Baxter removed the underground storage tank and a 55-gallon drum from the property, and that excavated soil was stockpiled on the property. Morrison states he and his wife acquired the property in 1970 from Lyman Woodman and built a home in 1972-1973, with the tank and 55-gallon drum installation taking place in 1977. Morrison states that the drum was never connected to the garage (floor drain) (this conflicts with statements by excavating contractor Jim Baxter during telephone conversation with ADEC staff on 4/20/1995; Baxter said a line from the garage was connected to the drum, and that the drum had holes punched in the bottom), and that the home was sold in November 1993. |
Former Staff |
| 6/7/1995 |
Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment |
ADEC received on 6/7/1995 documents from former owner Morrison re billing dispute pertinent to CS because contractor is withholding environmental information until payment. |
Former Staff |
| 12/17/2004 |
Site Added to Database |
GRO, benzene and chlorinated solvents. |
Sarah Cunningham |
| 7/11/2005 |
Site Ranked Using the AHRM |
Initial ranking. |
Former Staff |
| 5/15/2006 |
Update or Other Action |
Site transferred from Frechione to Sundet. |
Aggie Blandford |
| 6/2/2008 |
Update or Other Action |
Updated database to include information in the file from 1994 and 1995. File info had a note that it was found and added to file at some point. No additional investigation of site is documented in file following ADEC's Notice of Violation dated 4/20/1995. Woodward & Clyde (W&C) report mentioned in documents not submitted to ADEC. |
Eileen Olson |
| 6/2/2008 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
Initial ranking with ETM completed for buried waste oil drum source area. |
Eileen Olson |
| 1/9/2009 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 78388 name: 1000-gallon gasoline UST |
Eileen Olson |
| 9/25/2014 |
Update or Other Action |
Contacted excavation contractor for tank removal, Baxter Excavating (now Northern Gravel). Baxter has knowledge of but unable to locate a report by now-defunct firm Woodward-Clyde Consultants. |
Eileen Olson |
| 2/2/2016 |
Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter |
ADEC letter sent to owners of record based on a search of the Municipality of Anchorage tax database titled "State of Alaska Notification - Hazardous Substance Liability" dated 2/2/2016. The letter advises the owners of their liability for contamination at the site and of ADEC's cost recovery requirements. |
Eileen Olson |
| 2/3/2016 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC letter to current property owners dated 2/3/2016 provided a summary of environmental actions at the site and requested information and actions based on open status of site. |
Eileen Olson |
| 2/11/2016 |
Update or Other Action |
One of two co-owners of the property called staff and followed up by email to discuss site status regarding ADEC letters dated 2/2/2016 and 2/3/2016. |
Eileen Olson |
| 12/11/2019 |
Workplan Requested |
Request for work plan letters were sent to PRPs. |
Randy Guintu |
