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Site Report: Alaska Commercial Prop. (Alaska Village Initiatives)- St. Michael

Site Name: Alaska Commercial Prop. (Alaska Village Initiatives)- St. Michael
Address: 255 Main Street, Saint Michael, AK 99659
File Number: 640.38.001
Hazard ID: 2346
Status: Cleanup Complete - Institutional Controls
Staff: IC Unit, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 63.478028
Longitude: -162.039062
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 sale of AC properties included an agreement to cleanup any petroleum problems with contamination. Contaminated soils found near above ground storage tanks, generator shed, and buried drums. Estimated 180 cubic yards for remediation. Montgomery Watson retained by AVI (formerly Community Enterprise Development Corp.) to assess sites for large-scale property purchase throughout rural Alaska. A preliminary assessment by Montgomery Watson gave an indication for problem sites. Western area had nine villages where problems exist. A work plan was approved in 1995. Associated file 640.38.001 is named Community Enterprise Development Corp. (Alaska Village Initiatives).

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
9/16/1993 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RAPR - Remedial Action Plan Review (CS)). Reviewed a draft workplan: "Environmental Site Assessments for Community Enterprise Development of Alaska, August, 1993", prepared by Montgomery Watson and received by ADEC/WDO 9/3/93. Insufficient information was available for adequate plan review and approval. Phase I or II Site Assessments needed for most of the AC Store sites. Eileen Olson
10/15/1993 Cleanup Level(s) Approved Alternate Cleanup Levels Approved this date. Ray Dronenburg
4/26/1994 Cleanup Plan Approved (Old R:Base Action Code = SA2R - Phase II SA Review (CS)). Reviewed Phase II Assessment and agreed that corrective action is necessary. ADEC authorized pre-approval to treat contaminated soils so long as treatment guidance is followed. Cindy Thomas
6/1/1994 Site Characterization Report Approved (Old R:Base Action Code = RARR - Remedial Action Report Review (CS)). Reviewed the Environmental Assessment and Cleanup Plans for 33 properties - Final Report. Plans are approved except that 1) the department reserves the right to review and approve a stockpile plan and those plans should be provided with a 3 week review period; 2) should the collection and subsequent treatment of GW be required, a discharge permit for treated waters returned to the environment may be required; and 3) burning of waste oils for purposes other than heat recovery is prohibited. Ray Dronenburg
11/18/1994 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RARR - Remedial Action Report Review (CS)). After reviewing the "Draft Environmental Assessments and Cleanup Plans for 33 Property Transfers in 16 Alaskan Communities", additional corrective action is needed for this site. Cindy Thomas
11/18/1994 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = SA2R - Phase II SA Review (CS)). Reviewed the "Draft Environmental Assessments and Cleanup Plans for 33 Property Transfers in 16 Alaskan Communities". Cindy Thomas
12/5/1994 Site Added to Database Diesel contamination. Alaska Village Initiatives, Alaska Commercial Company Store, Saint Michael. File# by Thomas. Ben Thomas
8/16/1996 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Ranked by Shannon and Wilson. Insufficient data to generate a AHRM score. NOTES: A site visit or communication with someone familiar with the area is required to assign a value for surface water environments and observed impacts. S&W
5/15/2000 Update or Other Action Hard file and database review conducted by Silfven. An April 22, 1994 ESA by Montgomery Watson included a remediation plan for approximately 180 cubic yards of contaminated soil and proposed excavation of 3 or more buried drums. S&W
5/17/2000 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Site ranking determined by Silfven. S&W
1/5/2004 Update or Other Action Review of file indicates that a CAP was submitted to the Anchorage office (Bob Glascott) for review on May 2, 2003. A follow-up letter from consultant Chemtrack, Inc. on June 18, 2003 was submitted in response to comments from Mr. Glascott. John Carnahan
1/20/2004 Update or Other Action ADEC received a remedial action report for the Alaska Village Initiative store in St. Michael. According to the report, four areas of diesel range organics (DRO) impacted soil were identified and excavated around the store area. Approximately 245 cubic yards of DRO impacted soil were excavated from the four areas and placed in a 60 feet by 100 feet landfarm area which is located at the southern corner of the property. Approximately 20 cubic yards of lead-impacted soils were mixed with insoluble phosphate mineral blend that chemically stabilized the soil. Once the lead-impacted soil was stabilized most of the soil was placed into the landfarm area because it also contained DRO-impacted soil. Residual DRO-impacted soil still remains in Area B (adjacent to the new store) and Area G which is located near one of the warehouse buildings. Deborah Williams
3/3/2004 Site Number Identifier Changed Changed Workplan to 09 from 01 because of the presence of lead contamination above cleanup levels and Sequence Number to 01 from 05. Deborah Williams
8/10/2005 GIS Position Updated Check location due to inclusion into the BF inventory. Unfamiliar with site, seems to be in the correct town at least. Updated metadata fields to reflect uncertainty. Torsten Ernst
10/17/2005 Update or Other Action ADEC received St. Michael Landfarm Soil Site Closure Report for the ACC store in St. Michael. DRO levels remaining in the landfarm soils taken in September 2005 ranged up to 1,680 ppm. Alaska Village Initiates requests closure on the site. Deborah Williams
10/31/2005 Conditional Closure Approved No further remedial action planned (NFRAP) approved by Deb Williams/DEC. Approximately 250 cubic yards of contamianted soil was treated on-site (landfarmed). ADEC has determined that the cleanup actions employed at this site were effective in removing major sources of contamination. There is one area (10,900 mg/kg DRO) that exceeds the most stringent ADEC clean up levels. Added to database April 2006. Shannon Oelkers
10/31/2005 Institutional Control Record Established In accordance with 18 AAC 75.325(i), ADEC approval will be obtained prior to removal and/or disposal of soil or groundwater from this site to an offsite location. Added to database April 2006. Shannon Oelkers
4/18/2006 Update or Other Action Site currently owned by The North West Company, with Alaska Village Initiatives retained as an affiliate for clean-up of site. Updated database to reflect this. Shannon Oelkers
3/30/2011 Institutional Control Compliance Review IC review conducted, tickler updated, staff changed from Cardona to IC Unit, and periodic reporting requirement added Erik Norberg
7/19/2024 Institutional Control Compliance Review IC compliance review completed on this date. An IC reminder letter was issued to the landowner. The next review will be in five years’ time. Gaige Robinson

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO > Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil

Control Type

Type Details
CS Database Notation And Letter To Landowner/RP

Requirements

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

No associated sites were found.

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