| Action Date |
Action |
Description |
DEC Staff |
| 9/7/1999 |
Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment |
UST sampling and closure report received. |
Colin Craven |
| 1/31/2001 |
Update or Other Action |
Comments submitted on September 7 sampling and closure report. |
Colin Craven |
| 5/9/2001 |
Release Investigation |
Draft of the continued release investigation received. |
Colin Craven |
| 11/6/2001 |
Update or Other Action |
"Follow On Investigation" report received. Report sent to Wiegers. |
Colin Craven |
| 11/2/2005 |
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum |
LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 76033 File review and generation of LUST entries specific to each tank. 2001 site investigation found BTEX, GRO, and DRO contamination. Currently negotiating with AF Compliance about past UST removals to see which merit further investigation or closure. |
Colin Craven |
| 11/2/2005 |
Site Added to Database |
|
Former Staff |
| 11/2/2005 |
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum |
Includes removal of UST with no known removal of contaminated soil. Other UST removals at Galena have used contaminated soil as backfill. |
Evonne Reese |
| 11/30/2005 |
Update or Other Action |
RECKEY has automatically been generated. |
Former Staff |
| 9/1/2010 |
Site Visit |
Site visit, IRA scoping |
Amanda Loomis |
| 12/7/2010 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
TPT meeting, site discussed |
Fred Vreeman |
| 1/11/2011 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Scoping call for SS014/17/21 and SS016 |
Fred Vreeman |
| 2/15/2011 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
TPT meeting, site discussed |
Fred Vreeman |
| 4/5/2011 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Field sampling plan for site characterization reviewed |
Fred Vreeman |
| 4/19/2011 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
TPT meeting, site discussed |
Fred Vreeman |
| 5/11/2011 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Traffic control plan/IRA meeting |
Fred Vreeman |
| 5/23/2011 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
TPT comment resolution meeting, site discussed |
Fred Vreeman |
| 6/9/2011 |
Site Visit |
Site visit to IRA location |
Fred Vreeman |
| 6/29/2011 |
Conceptual Site Model Submitted |
CSM submitted |
Fred Vreeman |
| 6/29/2011 |
Site Characterization Workplan Approved |
Contingent approval for SC sampling locations |
Amanda Loomis |
| 6/30/2011 |
Site Characterization Workplan Approved |
SS016 Field Sampling Plan approved |
Fred Vreeman |
| 7/1/2011 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Response to comments on interim removal action received from USAF |
Fred Vreeman |
| 7/8/2011 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Interim Removal Action responses accepted letter sent to USAF
|
Fred Vreeman |
| 7/11/2011 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 76033 name: autogenerated pm edit - Galena Airport - UST 2541 |
Amanda Loomis |
| 7/22/2011 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Additional markups for interim removal action received from USAF |
Fred Vreeman |
| 7/26/2011 |
Interim Removal Action Approved |
Work Plan for Interim Removal Action approved |
Fred Vreeman |
| 8/9/2011 |
Update or Other Action |
Well decommissioning at SS016 approved |
Amanda Loomis |
| 8/29/2011 |
Update or Other Action |
Final SS016 FSP submitted by USAF |
Fred Vreeman |
| 9/2/2011 |
Update or Other Action |
Final Interim Removal Action Workplan |
Fred Vreeman |
| 5/11/2012 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC received a Draft Site Characterization results report for the Site. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 9/7/2012 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided comments on the Draft SIte Characterization results report. The report indicates that soil in the area of the former UST, between 0 and 15 feet bgs was found to be contaminated with DRO, GRO, and fuel-related VOCs at concentrations greater than human health Method Two CULs. Soil at all depths was found to be contaminated with DRO, GRO, and fuel-related VOCs at concentrations greater than migration to groundwater Method Two CULs. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 4/1/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC received a responce to draft comments (RTC) and the Draft Final version of the Site Characterization results report. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 4/5/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided approval of the Draft Final Site Charactization results report (Interim Site Charactization report). |
Dennis Shepard |
| 5/16/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC received a SS016 Work Plan Addendum for the Interim Removal Action at Site SS016. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 6/10/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC provided comments for the Draft Work Plan Addendum for the Interim Removal Action at Site SS016. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 6/28/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC received a Draft Final Work Plan Addendum for the Interim Removal Action at Site SS016. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 7/12/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC provided comments for the draft final Work Plan Addendum for the Interim Removal Action at Site SS016. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 7/23/2013 |
Update or Other Action |
DEC approved the Final Work Plan Addendum for the Interim Removal Action at Site SS016. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 9/13/2013 |
Site Visit |
A site visit was conducted to observe several on going Galena remediation projects. The SS016 excavation was inspected. The site work observed was in compliance with the approved work plan. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 4/15/2015 |
Site Visit |
DEC conducted a site visit and inspected the SS016 site and adjacent BLM site. The SS016 excavation site shows a small amount of settling. The adjacent BLM site buildings were inspected for construction/vapor intrusion concerns. The BLM buildings have ventilated crawl spaces and the vapor intrusion pathway is considered incomplete. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 10/26/2016 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
A restoration Advisory board meeting was held in Galena Alaska to discuss the general and specific status of site investigations and cleanup at Galena. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 8/8/2018 |
Site Visit |
DEC conducted a site visit at the Former Forward Operating Location in Galena, AK on August 8-9, 2018. A photo log is available in DEC's electronic file. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 10/29/2018 |
Site Visit |
On October 23, 2018, DEC participated in the Technical Project Team (TPT) meeting with representatives from USAF and ADOT&PF. A site visit with inspections of each site was conducted the following day (10/24/2018) in Galena, as well as a regional advisory board (RAB) meeting with members of the community and other interested parties. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 4/5/2019 |
Site Visit |
On April 2, 2019, DEC staff participated in a Technical Project Team meeting with representatives from USAF, Parsons, CH2M, and ADOT. The TPT meeting was held at the Fairbanks DEC office. On April 3-4, 2019, DEC staff traveled to Galena to participate in meetings with the City Mayor & RAB chair to discuss community concerns about site cleanup; a Proposed Plan meeting for Site DP023, and a community regional advisory board (RAB) meeting to discuss fieldwork completed during the 2018 field season and upcoming 2019 fieldwork. Site visits were also conducted. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 10/23/2019 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
On October 22, 2019, DEC participated in the Technical Project Team (TPT) meeting with representatives from USAF and ADOT&PF. A site visit was conducted the following day (10/23/2019) in Galena, as well as a regional advisory board (RAB) meeting with members of the community and other interested parties. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 8/23/2023 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
REPORT APPROVED: Final Remedial Process Optimization Evaluation Report, Former Galena Forward Operating Location, Alaska (Parsons, June 2023) |
Jamie McKellar |
| 11/15/2023 |
Site Visit |
DEC, DOT, USAF, and contractors met at the Fairbanks DEC office on May 2, 2023 for a Technical Project Team meeting. The following day a site visit and Regional Advisory Board (RAB) meeting were held in Galena. Meeting minutes for the TPT and RAB meetings were approved on November 15, 2023. |
Jamie McKellar |
