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Site Report: FAA - King Salmon

Site Name: FAA - King Salmon
Address: King Salmon, King Salmon, AK 99613
File Number: 2569.38.001
Hazard ID: 22926
Status: Active
Staff: Sophia Bracio, 9074511682 sophia.bracio@alaska.gov
Latitude: 58.676844
Longitude: -156.656339
Horizontal Datum:NAD27

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

The FAA facilities at King Salmon date back to 1941. In the main facilities area, there is a Flight Service Station (FSS), a Former Quarters Area, an Approach Lighting System (ALS)facility, a Regulator Light and Lane site, a Localizer facility, a Glide Path Transmitter facility, and a Remote Center Air/Ground Communications (RCAG) facility. A new Housing Building Area is located approximately 2 miles northwest of the main facility area. Six potable water supply wells are located in the vicinity of the AKN – three at the Former Quarters Area, two just northwest of the Former Quarters Area, and one at the Housing Building Area. This site entry is intended to address LUST issues at the FAA facilities.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
8/13/1993 Site Added to Database Former Staff
8/13/1993 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 78028 ADD; Former Staff
6/13/1994 Update or Other Action CAPR; Former Staff
6/13/1994 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum LCAU; Former Staff
6/24/1994 Update or Other Action NOR; Former Staff
6/25/1994 Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment SA1R; Former Staff
6/25/1994 Release Investigation RELR; Former Staff
9/15/1995 Update or Other Action CAPR; Former Staff
7/23/1996 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway CAPA; Reviewed a corrective action report. Former Staff
7/23/1996 Update or Other Action UPD; An ADEC letter was sent giving approval to landspread contaminated soils w/o a liner or cover as part of a research project that is being conducted to see if any leachate generated actually adversely affects underlying native soils. Former Staff
7/12/2006 Update or Other Action Per Proj Mgr. request add file number 2569.38.001 Wendy Uzzell
5/13/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Intitial Ranking Complete for Source Area: 78028 (Autogenerated Action)
10/30/2008 Update or Other Action ADEC staff recieved an electronic copy of the Draft Work Plan for Remedial Investigation Work at King Salmon Airport due to the 2009 planned Airport Improvement Project. There is historical data that suggests that contaminated media may be encountered during the excavation and other clearing activities in the preliminary efforts fo the Airport Improvement Project. This plan outlines the investigation techniques used to delineate the extent of contamination and guide the drafting of a Corrective Action Plan. Jonathan Schick
11/3/2008 Update or Other Action ADEC staff reviewed and submitted comments to the FAA regardingg a work plan for a Release Investigation for King Salmon. Main concerns were regarding expanding the Contaminats of Concern list and also expanding the investigation area for PCB contamination. Jonathan Schick
1/5/2009 Update or Other Action ADEC receivied a copy of the King Salmon Release Investigation Report and copy of the Release Investigation Corrective Action Plan in our office today (January 5, 2009) for our review. Jonathan Schick
2/3/2009 Update or Other Action ADEC recieves a copy of the Corrective Action Plan Revision 1 for our review. Jonathan Schick
2/13/2009 Update or Other Action ADEC recieved a copy of the King Salmon Release Investigation Report Revision 1 for our review. Jonathan Schick
2/23/2009 Update or Other Action ADEC met with the FAA and their consultant today to discuss the comments on the Corerctive Action Plan for summer 2009 work at King Salmon. The Corrective Action Plan was approved to be finalized based on the responses to comments that were provided during the meeting. Most of the discussion was concerning the need for propper environmental oversight at the site of the on-going excavation and the approporiate action levels for field screening during the excavation. These issues adn more were resoloved and a letter was issued from this office to the FAA approving the finalization of the Corrective Action Plan. Jonathan Schick
12/29/2011 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Contaminted Sites Staff recieved a copy of the Federal Aviation Administration's King Salmon Release Investigation Work Plan dated November 2011. The Plan details the FAA's Release Investigation objectives for several areas of concern including the New Housing Unit 28 (UST 3-H-38); Current Shop Building 600 (UST 3-J-1); Storage Building 614; Former Utility Building; Former Shop Building; Shop Building; Former Prime Power Building; Existing Storage Building 300; Former COMSERFAC Building 303; Former Prime Power/Carpenter Shop Engine Stands Building 30; and the Former Living Quarters Buildings 102, 103, 106 and 107. The FAA is proposing the use of the Hydrocarbon Risk Calculator to evaluate the need to actively remediate these sites. Jonathan Schick
1/13/2012 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Contaminated Sites Staff submitted a letter to the Remedial Project Manager with the FAA regarding the work plan for the Release Investigation at several sites at King Salmon. ADEC was concerned about some of the sites associated with the UIC closures through the EPA and wanted to make sure that the investigations could include those sites as well. Jonathan Schick
2/7/2012 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Contaminated sites staff recieved responses to our comments on the Draft work plan for Release Investigation at King Salmon facilities. The responses were generally acceptable. Jonathan Schick
2/15/2012 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Contaminated Sites Staff submitted a letter to the FAA remedial project manager approving the implementation of the work plan in the field with the agreed upon changes incorporated into the work plan. Work is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2012. Jonathan Schick
3/12/2013 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Submit comments on the Draft FAA-King Salmon Release Investigation report. The report details the investigation at 15 locations within the FAA Facility. Investigation data is evaluated using the HRC. The majority of the locations had low level hydrocarbon contamination and are eligible for CCIC. Follow-up investigation is required at three locations. Guy Warren
6/12/2013 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Submit approval letter for Final FAA-King Salmon Release investigation report. Guy Warren
8/26/2015 Update or Other Action Some of this file has been partially archived at Alaska Archives Barcode 896961 Box 395 Susan Carberry
5/15/2017 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Reviewed the Revised Draft Final Work Plan – Release Investigation King Salmon FAA Station, dated May 2017 for the FAA King Salmon sites. The objective of the proposed work is to further evaluate two areas of concern (New Housing Area Unit 38 and Shop Building 600), to perform excavation at the Former COMSERFAC Building 303, and to perform other closure related activities as recommended in the 2012 RI. Joshua Barsis
5/16/2018 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Reviewed the Draft Release Investigation Report, dated March 2018 for the FAA King Salmon sites. The 2017 RI documents the work completed at the New Housing Unit 38, former Building 200, Shop Building 600, and the former Building 303. (1) New Housing Unit 38: Four soil borings were advanced at the New Housing Unit 38 AOC to further delineate the extent of contamination. One sample was collected from each boring within the smear zone, and at an approximate depth of 23 to 25 feet below ground surface (bgs). Water samples were collected from four wells in the vicinity of the AOC. All soil and water results were below applicable cleanup levels; though it should be noted that a petroleum odor was noted in Well MWH2, which has historically contained measurable product. Well MWH2 is not a plume boundary well. Section 5 (Recommendations) indicates that this AOC should be evaluated for a cleanup complete determination. (2) Former Building 200: Four soil samples were collected from three soil borings in an effort to further characterize potential contamination related to an unknown LIF response, identified during the 2012 RI. All sample results were below applicable cleanup levels. Section 5 (Recommendations) indicates that this AOC should be evaluated for a cleanup complete determination. (3) Former Building 303: An additional 32.42 tons of petroleum contaminated soil was removed from this site. During the excavation, an unregistered 500-gallon single walled steel UST and associated fuel piping was encountered. The UST and piping were removed to facilitate additional cleanup. Confirmation soil samples were collected from the base and sidewalls of the excavation. All soil results, except for DRO and 1-methylnapthalene, were below applicable cleanup levels. Concentrations of DRO ranged from 0.05 mg/kg to 6,700 mg/kg, which exceeds the Method Two Migration-to-Groundwater (MTG) cleanup levels but is less than the risk based inhalation and ingestion cleanup levels. Water samples were collected from 3 monitoring wells in the vicinity of the site (MW-04, MW-05, and MP-E1). Well MW-05 was the only well to exhibit contaminants (DRO and PAHs) above Table C groundwater cleanup levels. Section 5 (Recommendations) indicates that this should be evaluated for a cleanup complete with institutional controls (IC) determination. The IC would be to restrict drinking water use. That or additional monitoring could be completed. (4) Shop Building 600: Twenty-nine UVOST probes were advanced at the Shop Building 600 AOC to further delineate the west and south plume boundary. Eight confirmation soil samples, not including duplicates, were collected during the investigation to correlate UVOST results. Four boreholes were completed as groundwater monitoring wells (MW101 through MW104). Water samples were collected from the four new wells and three existing wells in the vicinity of the site. Results indicate that the extent of contamination is generally well defined, except for one location to the southwest of the site, where continued investigation could not be completed because the contamination extends onto private property. Section 5 (Recommendations) states that continued monitoring should be completed to determine a stable and/or decreasing trend. (5) Other Completed Activities: Other activities completed in 2017 included decommissioning 13 monitoring wells across various AOCs, decommissioning a former biocell at Shop Building 600, removing all infrastructure related the SVE system at former Building 614, and completing a site-wide groundwater elevation survey to determine groundwater flow direction (flows generally west towards the river). ADEC had various comments on the report (see file) and requested a revised version by July 1, 2018. Joshua Barsis

Contaminant Information

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Hazard ID Site Name File Number
27176 FAA King Salmon AKNA ATCT UST 8 2569.38.001
27167 FAA King Salmon AKND COMSER 2569.38.001
27045 FAA King Salmon Housing Unit 38 2569.38.001
27046 FAA King Salmon Housing Unit 48/49 2569.38.001
27040 FAA King Salmon COMSERFAC Bldg 303 2569.38.001
27058 FAA King Salmon Shop Bldg 600 2569.38.001
27049 FAA King Salmon Utility Bldg 200 2569.38.001

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