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Site Report: Wesleyan Care Center

Site Name: Wesleyan Care Center
Address: 431 1st Avenue, Seward, AK 99664
File Number: 2332.26.022
Hazard ID: 23129
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 60.106323
Longitude: -149.446034
Horizontal Datum:NAD83

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Problems/Comments

Tanks: 1 (2,000-gallon heating oil tank [HOT]), 2 (5,000-gallon HOT), and 3 (500-gallon emergency generator tank) were decommissioned May 27 and 28, 2008. At tank 1, which was closed in place, two soil borings were advanced 2 feet below the tank. Contaminants were detected, but below ADEC cleanup levels. Tanks 2 and 3, which were removed, reportedly had petroleum staining present at the fill and vent risers. Confirmation soil samples taken, 2 feet below ground surface (bgs), underneath the vent risers near the wall of the building, contained 30,800 mg/kg diesel range organics (DRO). Confirmation samples taken at the depth of the excavation at 11 feet bgs contained 774 mg/kg DRO. The excavated soil from tanks 2 and 3 was segregated into clean and dirty stockpiles. The segregated clean stockpiled soil was then backfilled into the excavation. Approximately 65 cubic yards of dirty soil containing DRO up to 2,420 mg/kg, is stockpiled on site. ADEC Reckey Number 2008-23-00-148-01 assigned. FacID: 3493. KPB Parcel number 14802001, Township 1S, Range 1W, Section 9 & 10 of the Seward Meridian, Seward Townsite Marathon Addition Lot 19.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
5/28/2008 Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment Shannon & Wilson's 2008 UST Closure Assessment report identified tank site assessment and characterization work completed in May, 2008. Paul Horwath
8/27/2008 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 78108 (Added by System) Mitzi Read
8/27/2008 Site Added to Database Former Staff
8/28/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Intial ranking completed Grant Lidren
9/23/2008 Update or Other Action Site transferred from Paul Horwath to Don Fritz, per Paul Horwath. Alyce Hughey
9/23/2008 Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved Approval to transport and treat approximately 65 cubic yards of DRO contaminated soil at Alaska Soil Recycling in Anchorage. Paul Horwath
9/23/2008 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum Retroactive database QC entry on 10/1/09. Bill Janes
9/24/2008 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum LUST site created in CSP database for source area Historic USTs, 78108 Alyce Hughey
9/30/2008 Update or Other Action Alaska Soil Recycling confirms that they received 122 tons of petroleum contaminated soil from this site. Paul Horwath
5/11/2011 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter ADEC staff Don Fritz issues a PRP letter to United Methodist Church, New York, NY 10115. Letter indicates that the buildings have been removed from the property. Paul Horwath
6/29/2015 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 78108 Historic USTs. Paul Horwath
7/1/2015 Update or Other Action Reviewed an aerial photo using Google Earth, dated April 16, 2011, which confirms that there are no buildings on the property on that date. Therefore the extent of the contaminated soil that remained adjacent to the building could now be assessed. Paul Horwath
8/4/2015 Update or Other Action Issued a letter to the United Methodist Church, requesting additional assessment/cleanup of the area adjacent to the former building foundation. Building has since been removed from the property. DRO concentrations exceeded 30,000 mg/Kg back in 2008. Paul Horwath
10/7/2016 Update or Other Action ADEC issued a letter to a prospective land purchaser providing its position on the timing of the completion of the additional required contamination assessment and cleanup work. A copy of the letter was also provided to the current land owner. Paul Horwath
10/12/2016 Update or Other Action Send an e-mail to the RP rep, Wanda Spencer, informing her of the additional assessment/cleanup work to be completed before ADEC could issue a closure decision for this site. Provided prior records which describe the work requirements, methods, and the necessity for submitting a work plan to ADEC prior to completing any work. Paul Horwath
2/9/2017 Site Characterization Workplan Approved ADEC issued approval of a Shannon & Wilson prepared release investigation work plan, on belhalf of the Seward Community Health Center. Paul Horwath
3/8/2017 Final Cleanup Report Reviewed Reviewed Shannon & Wilson's February 28, 2017 release investigation report. No further cleanup work is necessary at this time. Paul Horwath
3/8/2017 Site Characterization Report Approved Shannon & Wilson's February 2017 release investigation report (431 First Avenue Seward, AK) reviewed, evaluated, and approved. Paul Horwath
3/21/2017 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 78108 Historic USTs. Paul Horwath
3/31/2017 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued ADEC issued a cleanup complete - no institutional controls - determination letter to the United Methodist Church, Ms. Wanda Spencer. A de-minimis mass of residual contaminated soil with DRO concentrations exceeding the approved soil cleanup level remained at the site in shallow soils. Paul Horwath

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil

Control Type

Type Details
No ICs Required

Requirements

Description Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.
Movement or use of contaminated material (including on site) in a manner that results in a violation of the water quality standards is prohibited (18 AAC 70)

No associated sites were found.

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