Skip to content Skip to content

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

You are here: DEC / SPAR / CSP / SPAR Online Services / Contaminated Sites Search / Site Report

Site Report: Adak SWMU 52 LORAN Station Transmitter USTs

Site Name: Adak SWMU 52 LORAN Station Transmitter USTs
Address: OU A, Adak Naval Air Facility, Adak, AK 99546
File Number: 2501.38.003.01
Hazard ID: 2294
Status: Cleanup Complete - Institutional Controls
Staff: Jamie McKellar, 9074515175 jamie.mckellar@alaska.gov
Latitude: 51.991878
Longitude: -176.613014
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

The former Loran Station was constructed between 1948 and 1950 to support US Naval and Coast Guard navigation in and out of the Aleutian Islands. The station was closed in 1979. Three JP-5 tanks were removed separately from this site. Potentially hazardous debris was removed in 1990 and 1991. Institutional controls selected in OU A ROD. Future land use is restricted and deed restriction or restrictive covenants have been implemented. Visual site inspections are conducted annually to ensure the effectiveness of institutional controls. Site conditions are assessed at least every five years for the need to take additional action or reduce controls, as appropriate. Draft Close Out Report for Partial Delisting submitted for Department review on June 16. Comments were submitted to the Navy on August 16.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
1/1/1990 Update or Other Action Navy removed batteries, containers, and other debris in 1990 (date is estimated). Former Staff
10/4/1994 Site Added to Database PCBs, halogenated solvents, non-halogenated solvents, TPH, and asbestos in containers. Former Staff
2/23/1996 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Site ranked. Score = 4. Scott Pexton
11/15/1997 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RIFS - Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study). RIFS action added by Shannon and Wilson on 3/14/97, based on Relative Risk Evaluation Worksheet dated 5/25/95. RIFS is current phase on worksheet. Pathways: HH - SI, PI, VI, DC. Ecological pathway: SI, PI, VI, bioacc. Receptors: Potential future residents and current recreational (Human). Ecological include terrestrial and avian species as well as marine organisms. S&W-Miner
5/1/1998 Proposed Plan Site included in Proposed Plan for OU-A. Christina Goff
9/1/1999 Update or Other Action Site included in OU-A ROD and recommended for institutional controls and annual inspections. Kevin Oates
4/15/2000 Record of Decision The Record of Decision for this site was signed this date. Elim Yoon
1/10/2001 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Reranked. Changed Toxicity Value to 4. Former Staff
12/28/2001 Institutional Control Record Established Institutional Control Established. Includes Equitable Servitude for: Outdoor Recreational Use Restrictions, Excavation permit required for areas with Soil Excavation Restrictions, and requirements for Inspections and Reporting. See document “Adak Island Institutional Control Management Plan, Final Edition, December 2001, Prepared by: Engineering Field Activity, Northwest.” Elim Yoon
7/8/2003 Site Number Identifier Changed Changed Workplan from X1 to X9 to reflect presence of hazardous substances. Beatrice Egbejimba
8/31/2004 Conditional Closure Approved RAC; site is in IC inspection program Jason Weigle
10/19/2004 GIS Position Updated Latitude and Longitude was derived using ArcGIS with either High Resolution Aerial Photography from the Navy with an up to 3 meters error, or line maps used in investigations combined with road layers, +/-25 feet accuracy.  Metadata is as follows: Updated NAD 1983 State Plane Alaska 10 FIPS 5010 Feet; Projection: Lambert Conformal Conic; False Easting: 3280833.333333; False Northing: 0.000000; Central Meridian: -176.000000; Standard Parallel 1: 51.833333; Standard Parallel 2: 53.833333; Latitude of Origin: 51.000000; GCS North American 1983. Jason Weigle
3/7/2005 Update or Other Action Added MRTS data, derived from ADNR and USGS range, township, and section data overlaid on lat/lon coordinates derived previously. Accuracy is equivalent to the lat/lon coordinates. MRTS information depicts the center point of range fans and target areas; actual target areas or fans may overlap several sections. Jason Weigle
3/8/2005 Update or Other Action Added legal description for site. Jason Weigle
6/16/2005 Update or Other Action Draft Close Out Report for Partial Delisting submitted for review on this date. Jason Weigle
8/16/2005 Update or Other Action Comments on Draft Close Out Report for Partial Delisting submitted to Navy on this date. Jason Weigle
3/20/2006 Update or Other Action Final 2005 Institutional Control Primary Site Inspection Report received on this date. No IC problems noted at this site. Jason Weigle
4/5/2006 Update or Other Action File number 2501.38.003.01 assigned on this date. Jason Weigle
12/18/2006 Update or Other Action Received Draft 2006 Institutional Control Primary Site Inspection Report that details the results of annual Institutional Control (IC) inspections to determine the effectiveness of IC's selected in the OUA Record of Decision. Guy Warren
12/27/2006 Update or Other Action Submitted comment letter to the Navy on the Draft Institutional Control Primary Site Inspection Report. Comments focused on the adequacy of the excavation notification program, the effectiveness of the ordnance awareness program, and visitor notification of ICs. Guy Warren
3/13/2007 Update or Other Action Received the Final 2006 Institutional Control Primary Site Inspection Report. Several Department comments will be addressed through revisions of the Institutional Control Management Plan planned for 2007. The remaining comments were addressed and additional recomendations to increase efforts to notify island visitors of ICs (including the ordnance awareness education program) were included in the final document. Guy Warren
2/16/2011 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other The draft 2010 IC Site Inspection Report was received on January 11, 2011 and DEC sent comments on February 16, 2011. There were no observed problems with ICs at this site. Meghan Dooley
5/12/2011 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other The Final 2010 Institutional Controls Site Inspection Report was received by ADEC. The ICs appear to be functioning as intended for this site. Meghan Dooley
6/4/2013 Institutional Control Periodic Reporting The 2012 Final Institutional Controls Site Inspection Report was received. There were no indications of groundwater use, changes in land use, or unauthorized excavations. Excavation restriction signs were clearly visible. ICs appear to be functioning as intended. Meghan Dooley
9/10/2014 Institutional Control Periodic Reporting Received the Final 2013 Institutional Control Site Inspection Report. There were no indications of groundwater use, changes in land use, or unauthorized excavations. Excavation restriction signs were clearly visible. ICs appear to be functioning as intended. IC inspection frequency has been reduced to every 4 or 6 years (to coincide with the 5-year review). Guy Warren
3/16/2015 Update or Other Action Received Final 2014 Institutional Controls Site Inspection Report, OUA and OUB of the former Adak Naval Complex. No recommendations for site in report, as all IC’s appear to be functioning as intended. Next IC inspection is scheduled to occur in 2019 in coordination with the 5-year review. Guy Warren
3/6/2020 Institutional Control Periodic Reporting The U.S. Navy (Navy) is the lead agency and responsible party for monitoring and ensuring the effectiveness of the institutional controls (ICs) selected in the Operable Unit (OU) A Record of Decision (ROD) and the OU B-1 ROD at the Former Naval Complex, Adak, Alaska. The Navy is required to conduct monitoring for as long as site conditions pose an unacceptable risk for unlimited use and unrestricted exposure to the community and the environment. The ICs will remain in place until those conditions are met. If any of the ICs are ineffective or if significant failures pose harmful risks to the community and the environment, the Navy is responsible for additional remedial actions. Repairs to ICs identified by periodic inspections will be conducted by the Navy approximately every 3 to 5 years, if needed. If severe or unusual failures of ICs are observed, the Navy will conduct additional emergency repairs at that time. Because it has been shown that ICs have generally remained effective since 2005, reductions to the monitoring program began in 2013. Currently, 28 sites are inspected biennially (including Parcel 4) with 39 sites (including 12 remote OU B-1 sites) inspected every 5 years. Darren Mulkey

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
Benzo(a)pyrene > Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil
Arsenic - Total > Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil

Control Type

Type Details
Equitable Servitude The Equitable Servitude to the Interim Conveyance Document restricts residential land use.

Requirements

Description Details
Restricted to Industrial / Commercial Land Use Equitable servitude restricts land uses to non-residential uses. Site is inspected and reported yearly to ensure there are no residential land uses taking place.

There are no documents for this site report.

Hazard ID Site Name File Number
27909 Adak Island OU A, B1, & B2 2501.38.007.01

Missing Location Data

Because the GIS location data for this site has not been entered, we cannot direct you to its position on the map. Click "Continue" to proceed to the Contaminated Sites Web Map or "Close" to return to the site report.
Continue     Close

Public Notices  •  Regulations  •  Statutes
Press Releases  •  Contact

 

State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

P.O. Box 111800
Juneau, AK 99811-1800
Phone: 907-465-5066
Fax: 907-465-5245
TDD: 800-770-8973
Physical Location: 410 Willoughby