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Site Report: Maritime Helicopters UST 1

Site Name: Maritime Helicopters UST 1
Address: 3520 FAA Road; , Homer, AK 99603
File Number: 2314.26.024
Hazard ID: 23632
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 59.641400
Longitude: -151.498300
Horizontal Datum:

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Problems/Comments

During the removal of one 6,000 gallon Jet A Underground Storage Tank (UST #1) on May 7, 1996, concentrations of DRO 8,650 ppm, GRO 9,310 ppm, BTEX 894.0 ppm, & Benzene 114.0 ppm was encountered. Approximately 75 gallons of fuel was released from a hole in the tank. Fuel leaks from pipe joints was also found. Approximately 58-67 cubic yards of contaminated soil was excavated and thermally treated at Alaska Soil Recycling. No groundwater contamination. Updated 6-23-06 Alyce Hughey.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
5/8/1996 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum Former Staff
5/8/1996 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 76388 ADD; Contaminated soil. Former Staff
5/8/1996 Site Added to Database Former Staff
9/16/1997 Update or Other Action Paul Horwath sent a conditional approval letter to transport 60-70 cubic yards of contaminated soil to Alaska Soil Recycling in Anchorage after reviewing the faxed letter from Jackson Construction. Alyce Hughey
11/5/1997 Site Closure Approved NFA per email of 05 Jan 98, English Former Staff
11/20/1997 Update or Other Action ADEC sends Notification of Intent to Cost Recover Letter to Current Owner: MARITIME HELICOPTERS, INC. Former Staff
12/1/1997 Update or Other Action Don Fell sent ADEC a NFA on this site. NFA has a different reckey, but think it is the same site. Checking with Monica first.; Don Fell; 907-235-7771 Former Staff
9/22/2004 Update or Other Action File number assigned and entered into the Fileroom DB and LUST DB. Alyce Hughey
6/23/2006 Update or Other Action Using Figure 2 from a Release Investigation & Corrective Action Report, Maritime Helicopters, March 1997, from Rozak Engineering, in conjunction with TopoZone Pro and the KPB Parcel Lookup, entered the coordinates for this site. Metadata includes No Topo Basemap, TopoZone Pro Street Maps, Black and White Aerial Photo, on a Medium Size Map, View Scale 1:10,000, Coordinate Datum WGS84. High degree of confidence in accuracy of location. Alyce Hughey

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
For more information about this site, contact DEC at (907) 465-5390.

Control Type

Type Details
No ICs Required

Requirements

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

There are no documents for this site report.

Hazard ID Site Name File Number
27211 Maritime Helicopters UST 2 2314.26.038

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