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Site Report: Petersburg Motors Spill

Site Name: Petersburg Motors Spill
Address: Corner of Haugen Drive and North 2nd St, 283 Haugen Drive, Petersburg, AK 99833
File Number: 1521.26.010
Hazard ID: 23366
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 56.811111
Longitude: -132.954444
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

Underground storage tank (UST) leaked gasoline to subsurface soil and emerged from a culvert where fumes and free phase product migrated in the direction of Hammer Slough where sheen was observed.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
1/8/2005 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Emergency Response Response team discussion with facility operator on 1/8/05 found that at 4pm the gasoline gauging record covering two day period during which the UST was filled they were 33gallons short; pumps from the USTwere then shut off; 20 minutes later the tank volume meter showed a drop of 5 gallons of gas; arrangements were immediately made to have the tank pumped out that evening. Operator was cautioned about explosive atmosphere testing of the culvert where the spilled gasoline was creating confined space fumes. RP was advised to place sorbent boom where drainage enters Hammer Slough. Bruce Wanstall
2/9/2005 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 77881 Petroleum migrating in free phase into and through surface water drainage basin was observed by qualified ADOT&PF staff. New LUST Site Intake data entry and file setup; file review for current status and project manager assignment. Bruce Wanstall
2/9/2005 Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program Transferred from PERP 2/7/05 Bruce Wanstall
2/9/2005 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum 10/20/06 Update action history Evonne Reese
2/9/2005 Site Added to Database Former Staff
2/9/2005 Update or Other Action RECKEY has automatically been generated. Former Staff
5/12/2005 Update or Other Action Ace Tank is apparently building the new tank; MR Associates pre-site check was to verify the spill but thus far the insurance company has not made a move to engage a consultant for the site assessment work. Bruce Wanstall
7/6/2005 Update or Other Action Spoke with owner about new tank installation. DMC will do Release Investigation when tanks are closed by removal in August; plan is to bioremediate the soil somewhere in Petersburg. Bruce Wanstall
2/8/2006 Site Visit Arrangements were made for Southeast Alaska Response Team staff to conduct a site inspection of the Petersburg Motors regulated leaking underground storage tank site this week. Site data, contact information for the inspection, and regulated UST cleanup requirements were discussed in the meeting. Bruce Wanstall
12/11/2006 Update or Other Action Review file status; search UST records; email request for update on the UST replacement project Bruce Wanstall
12/18/2006 Update or Other Action Phone contact made with Scott; new UST is on-site waiting for the certified tank worker to re-schedule the installation; Dave with RS&R will perform the Site Assessement. Bruce Wanstall
10/12/2007 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Environmental status evaluated using the environmental tracking module for the gasoline release from the underground storage tank system. Release Investigation data is not available and site controls are not established for the exposure pathways. Bruce Wanstall
10/19/2007 Update or Other Action Phone contact made with Scott Fredrickson; the certified tank worker has not re-scheduled installation of the UST. Bruce Wanstall
10/23/2007 Update or Other Action A certified letter was sent to Norm Fredrickson requesting site investigation in the fall 2007. Conceptual Site Model and Sensitive Receptor Survey for potable water wells in the gasoline spill pathway cannot be delayed any longer. Bruce Wanstall
3/14/2008 Update or Other Action ADEC evaluated the regulated underground storage tank site correspondence and pathway exposure risk. A UST release assessment request letter with State interest and notice of cost recovery was sent certified mail to the responsible party. A response to ADEC was requested within 30 days with intentions. Bruce Wanstall
4/22/2008 Update or Other Action Signed return receipt on State Interest letter was received and 30-day limit to respond with intentions to develop a workplan is passed. Bruce Wanstall
6/2/2009 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC requested laboratory QC blank and control standard data from john Carolyn for the SGS analytical report on soil samples from the UST closure by removal in September 2009. Bruce Wanstall
3/2/2010 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC approved the UST Closure Assessment Report that provided Release Investigation during the UST closure process. Intent to perform Corrective Action was requested from the owner to provide a workplan to sample the stockpile of contaminated material that remains on-site. Bruce Wanstall
3/2/2010 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 77881 underground storage tank system. Bruce Wanstall
5/6/2011 Update or Other Action DEC evaluated the UST Closure by Removal Report and correspondence with the responsible party. An email requesting intent to remediate the on-site contaminated soil stockpile was sent to Norm and Scott Fredrickson. Bruce Wanstall
6/24/2011 Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved DEC reviewed and approved the Petersburg Motors Service Contaminated Soil Transport Work Plan. The approval letter was sent to the owner operator by regular and electronic mail. Source Area 77881 and LUST Facility ID# 206, Event ID# 3013, Block 5 Lots 1&2 Bruce Wanstall
6/24/2011 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 77881 underground storage tank system. Bruce Wanstall
6/30/2011 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued DEC has completed a review of the environmental records associated with the Petersburg Motors Spill located at 2nd and Haugen in Petersburg, Alaska. The cleanup actions to date have served to excavate and adequately remove contaminated soil from the site. Based on the information available, DEC has determined no further assessment or cleanup action is required. Although a Corrective Action Complete determination has been granted, DEC approval is required for off-site soil disposal in accordance with 18 AAC 78.600(h). It should be noted that movement or use of potentially contaminated soil in a manner that results in a violation of 18 AAC 70 water quality standards is unlawful. This determination is in accordance with 18 AAC 78.276(f) and does not preclude DEC from requiring additional assessment and/or cleanup action if future information indicates that this site may pose an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment. Bruce Wanstall

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
Benzene Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil Contamination remains in the subsurface in concentration slightly above migration to groundwater cleanup levels but the quantity is deminimis.
DRO Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil Contamination remains in the subsurface in concentration slightly above migration to groundwater cleanup levels but the quantity is deminimis.

Control Type

Type Details
No ICs Required

Requirements

Description Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.

No associated sites were found.

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