Site Report: University Car Care Center - Williams #5026

Site Name:	University Car Care Center - Williams #5026
Address:	4103 Geist Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709
File Number:	100.26.023
Hazard ID:	23798
Status:	Active
Staff:	Rebekah Reams, 9074512144 rebekah.reams@alaska.gov
Latitude:	64.848816
Longitude:	-147.830180
Horizontal Datum:	WGS84

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.

Site Chronology
IC / Closure Details
Documents
Associated Sites

Problems/Comments

Fuel contamination of soil and groundwater found during owner site assessment in 11/1988. Possible sources are underground tanks and surface spills. Also spills of at least 100 gallons of waste oil, which at times has been found in drainage ditch on Fairbanks Street. Complaint 91-122 indicated that oil, batteries, and drums were dumped on property next to site before the Borealis Hotel was built. A soil vapor extraction/air sparging remedial system was installed in 1994, with subsequent declines in the groundwater contaminants. The contaminant plume had reached the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) public wells, but has since reduced beneath cleanup levels to the north of Geist Rd and the UAF wells are no longer being used for drinking water.

Action Information

Action Date	Action	Description	DEC Staff
5/4/1983	Site Visit	RECN; Basketfield: ADEC responded to complaints of oil in roadside ditch.	Former Staff
5/5/1983	Site Visit	FI; R. Cormack visited site in response to complaint from area resident of oil in drainage ditches along Fairbanks Road. The owner (Mr. Bob Decker) did not claim responsibility, but distributed sorbent pads in ditches.	Former Staff
11/3/1988	Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment	SA1; Basketfield: Shannon & Wilson, Inc. undertook soil borings and monitor well installation to determine nature of subsurface releases.	Former Staff
11/3/1988	Release Investigation	SI; Performed by Shannon & Wilson, Inc. Borings drilled for soil quality and one monitoring well installed. Soil contamination detected at up to 1500 ppm benzene, 1500 ppm ethylbenzene, 7000 ppm toluene and 7100 ppm xylenes. Analysis of water from monitoring well detected 38,000 ppb benzene, 4,600 ppb ethylbenzene, 43,000 ppb toluene and 21,000 ppb xylenes.	Former Staff
1/25/1989	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum	LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 77577 ADD;	Former Staff
1/25/1989	Site Added to Database		Former Staff
9/30/1991	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway	RAPR; Basketfield reviewed 3rd revision of work plan for release investigation at the site proposed by Waste Technology.	Former Staff
4/20/1992	Release Investigation	SA2; Basketfield: Gilfilian Engineering undertook five soil borings and installed 4 monitor wells.	Former Staff
5/6/1992	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway	CAPR; Workplan can't be approved till more details in.	Former Staff
6/24/1992	Update or Other Action	RPL2; ADEC/Peterson sent PRP-CS Database Notification Letter to PRP requesting update and additional environmental information concerning the contaminated site. Gilfilian Engineering responded with letter for the RP on 7-13-92 and completed information form.	Former Staff
8/1/1992	Update or Other Action	RAU; Basketfield: Undertook the removal of UST's and excavation of approx. 1200 cu yd of contaminated soil.	Former Staff
9/8/1992	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway	CAPR; Basketfield reviewed.	Former Staff
10/1/1992	Update or Other Action	RAU; Basketfield: RPCON undertook the excavation of an additional approx. 1000 cu yd of contaminated soil. "Discovered" a waste receptacle beneath the former buildings location. Tested for TCLP, results indicated that fluid pumped from tank-like vessel failed TCLP for benzene.	Former Staff
12/21/1992	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway	LCAR; Basketfield: Reviewed "Preliminary Site Findings - Phase II UST cleanup Grant University Car Care Center. UST Facility I.D. No. 2285, GEI Project No. 192033" received on 12/21/92.	Former Staff
12/22/1992	Update or Other Action	MEET; Basketfield: met with Steve Rebillard of Gilfilian Engineering concerning Dec. 16, 1992 letter received on Dec. 21, 1992 concerning sampling results of University Car Care.	Former Staff
1/2/1993	Release Investigation	RELR; Basketfield: Reviewed "Groundwater Characterization Study for University Car Care, 4301 Geist Rd. Fairbanks, Alaska 997709," by Gilfilian Engineering, report dated Jan. 20, 1993.	Former Staff
1/22/1993	Update or Other Action	CORR; Basketfield: Letter to Robert Decker indicating that ADEC has no objection to surface use of the property provided that no interference with continued assessment, or installation, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of remedial action facilities occurs now or in the future.	Former Staff
2/26/1993	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway	RAPR; Basketfiel reviewed and rejected S&W "Corrective Action, Waste Oil Tank" for tank-like vessel and associated soils at the site due to it's lack of complying with the RCRA waste generator provisions. S&W's McDowell agreed to revise plan.	Former Staff
3/3/1993	Update or Other Action	MEET; Teleconference w/Basketfield, Dubois, and Dave McDowell concerning the 3/93 "Corrective Action, Waste Oil Tank' plan received 3-26-93. Dubois advised McDowell that they needed to comply with the RCRA generator provisions, and accordingly, McDowell will revise the above work plan to comply w/RCCA.	Former Staff
3/9/1993	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway	RAPR; Basketfield reviewed and approved "Project and Health and safety Plan, corrective Action, Waste Oil Tank, Fairbanks, Alaska," by S&W, dated 3/93.	Former Staff
3/10/1993	Update or Other Action	MEET; Basketfield met with Tim Decker, John Spielman(S&W) and Bonnie Friedman(FAP/SCRO) concerning further work at this site, and in preparation for "emergency grant" proposal for the Board of Storage assistance.	Former Staff
12/30/1993	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum	LCAU; Kalu - 2700 cu. yds. of soil was excavated. Free product recovery is underway. : LCAU date changed DB conversion	Former Staff
2/8/1994	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway	LCAR; Kalu - review and conditionally approved phase II CAP. see letter in file.	Former Staff
4/8/1994	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway	CAPR; Kalu - review and approved phase II CAP by TES. EMCON began field work on 6/20/94. VES test performed on 6/22/94. AS test scheduled for 6/23/94.	Former Staff
6/6/1994	Update or Other Action	CORR; Wingerter sent letter informing RP of their financial liability under new ADEC cost recovery policy. State is authorized, under Section 9003(h) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to take action on this LUST facility.	Former Staff
6/23/1994	Site Visit	FI; Kalu field visit to inspect site.	Former Staff
8/23/1994	Update or Other Action	MEET; Kalu - Meeting to review and update progress.	Former Staff
9/15/1994	Update or Other Action	MEET; Kalu - Meeting to review design and meet with Texaco reps.	Former Staff
9/11/1995	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway	LCAR; Continue SVE/AS operation for 1996 season. As of May 24, 1995, the SVE/AS remediation system, in conjunction with the Cat-Ox unit, had removed and destroyed approx. 64,425 lbs. of hydrocarbons.	Former Staff
11/20/1997	Update or Other Action	ADEC sends Notification of Intent to Cost Recover Letter to Current Owner: MAPCO EXPRESS INC	Former Staff
7/9/2001	Update or Other Action	Bainbridge approves temporary shutdown of the remediation system for twelve months based on the decreasing removal rate. Groundwater monitoring will continue.	Janice Wiegers
12/5/2002	Update or Other Action	Meeting with ChevronTexaco. The remedial system will be restarted. Chevron will also complete a refresher well search if needed after file review.	Janice Wiegers
12/27/2002	Update or Other Action	Quarterly Groundwater Monitoring Report submitted. Samples collected in June contained a maximum benzene concentration of 7160 ppb (G-4) and GRO of 70,000 ppb in G-5.	Janice Wiegers
12/27/2002	Update or Other Action	Quarterly Groundwater Monitoring Report submitted. Samples collected in March contained a maximum benzene concentration of 1,820 ppb (G-4) and GRO of 56 ppm (G-5). The University pumping well contained 6.75 ppb benzene.	Janice Wiegers
1/21/2003	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Quarterly Groundwater Monitoring Report submitted. Samples collected in September contained a maximum benzene concentration of 2,520 ppb (G-4) and GRO of 27.5 ppm (G-5). Groundwater flow was to the east although historical events have shown groundwater flow to the northwest. University pumping wells GW-1B and GW-2 are off line. GW-1B contained benzene at 5.14 ppb.	Janice Wiegers
3/12/2003	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Winter groundwater monitoring report submitted.	Janice Wiegers
6/18/2003	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	First quarter groundwater monitoring report submitted. Twelve samples collected: maximum concentrations were 98 ppm GRO (G-5) and 160 ppb benzene (G-7). Benzene and GRO contamination appears to be increasing beyond historical concentrations in G-4. Benzene observed at 6.4 ppb in public well GW-1B. Remedial system was restarted in April.	Janice Wiegers
6/26/2003	Update or Other Action	DOT and Oasis reports that DOT has destroyed the northern section of the system during road construction activities. Oasis shutdown the lines associated with the damaged area and restarted the system. DOT and Chevron are determining who is responsible for repair.	Janice Wiegers
8/7/2003	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Second quarter monitoring report submitted. Maximum concentrations were 100 ppm GRO (G-5) and 130 ppb benzene (G-7 and MW-301S). Benzene observed at 8.2 ppb in public well GW-1B.	Janice Wiegers
8/25/2003	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Spring remediation status report submitted. Estimated 207 pounds of gasoline removed. DOT repairs to system not yet completed. SCREEN3 used to model air exhaust: limit of 5,035 ppmv recommended.	Janice Wiegers
10/17/2003	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Third quarter monitoring report submitted. Maximum concentrations were 19 ppm GRO (G-5) and 150 ppb benzene (G-1R). Benzene observed at 8.2 ppb in public well GW-1B.	Janice Wiegers
12/4/2003	Update or Other Action	Annual meeting with ChevronTexaco. On-site contaminant levels have been generally higher since the remediation system was turned off in 2001 and the system was damaged in June. Chevron is trying to work with DOT regarding system repairs. Potential for human health effects from the remedial system exhaust will be evaluated. Chevron will also complete a refresher well search if needed after file review.	Janice Wiegers
3/15/2004	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Fourth quarter remediation report submitted. System removed approximately 220 pounds of GRO and 260 pounds of benzene.	Janice Wiegers
5/21/2004	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	First quarter remediation system report submitted. SVE blower is being replaced and system is off.	Janice Wiegers
6/17/2004	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	First quarter groundwater monitoring report submitted. Contaminant levels appear generally stable; however, G-7 and MW301D appear to have been increasing since 2000. The broken remediation system components near G-7 have not been repaired yet.	Janice Wiegers
7/26/2004	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Groundwater monitoring report submitted for June 21 sampling event. Results are within historical ranges, with the highest concentrations observed at G-5 (benzene at 0.19 mg/L and GRO at 90 mg/L). Resurvey of wells G-4 and G-5 are planned for summer 2004.	Janice Wiegers
8/19/2004	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Second quarter remediation system report submitted. The system was only operational 43 % of the reporting period. It removed approximately 242 pounds of GRO and 129 pounds of benzene.	Janice Wiegers
9/9/2004	Update or Other Action	Oasis reported by phone that repairs to the remedial system are complete and the northern section of the system will be operating again. Heat trace could not be reconnected, so this portion of the system will probably not operate during the spring months.	Janice Wiegers
11/24/2004	Update or Other Action	At ADEC's request, select VOCs, DRO, RRO, and metals will be analyzed in the next groundwater monitoring event to evaluate potential chemicals of concern. Waste oil dumping and injections wells have been mentioned as possible sources at this site.	Janice Wiegers
12/3/2004	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Third quarter remediation report submitted. The system removed approximately 524 pounds of GRO.	Janice Wiegers
12/17/2004	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Groundwater monitoring report submitted for September sampling. Concentrations appear to have reduced in the on-site wells G-4 and G-7. Off-site deep wells appear to be increasing, but remain below historical levels. The UAF raw well water exceeded benzene cleanup levels and dichlorobenzenes were detected for the first time since monitoring began in 2002.	Janice Wiegers
1/18/2005	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Groundwater monitoring report submitted for December 12 sampling event. BTEX and GRO results are within historical ranges. Additional testing was completed to evaluate chemicals of concern.	Janice Wiegers
1/25/2005	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	System repair report submitted. Piping to AS-8, AS-9, VES-8, and G-4 were replaced. The system was resumed normal operation on September 27.	Janice Wiegers
8/17/2005	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Received Second Quarter 2005 Remediation System Status Report for University Car Care Center. During the second quarter of 2005, the SVE system removed 191.7 pounds of GRO and 18.6 pounds of total BTEX. SECOR concludes that the the SVE system continues to remove petroleum hydrocarbons from soil beneath the site.	Deborah Williams
11/16/2005	Update or Other Action	Received the Third Quarter 2005 Remediation Systems Status Report for the University Car Care Center. SECOR concluded that during the third quarter of 2005, the SVE system removed 104.4 pounds of GRO and 165.2 pounds of total BTEX. It appears that the SVE system continues to remove petroleum hydrocarbons from soil beneath the site. They recommend that the SVE system operates through the fourth quarter of 2005.	Deborah Williams
12/27/2005	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Reviewed Third Quarterly 2005 Groundwater Monitoring Report. Ten groundwater monitoring wells and two municipal production wells were sampled during this event. During the third quarter, groundwater flow was towards the northwest at a gradient of approximately 0.0010 ft/ft. During this sampling event, PAHs were analyzed for the first time.	Deborah Williams
1/26/2006	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC reviewed the Fourth Quarterly 2005 Groundwater Monitoring Report. During this report, a COPC was conducted and groundwater from two wells with the highest contamination were analyzed for RCRA metals, DRO, PAHs, MtBE and a limited suite of VOCs. DRO was found at levels up to 8,500 ug/L in G-5 (GRO levels were 80,000 ug/L). EDB levels were found up to 2.3 ug/L, lead levels up to 20.9 ug/L, and MtBE up to <63 ug/L in G-5. PAHs were all below ADEC cleanup levels.	Deborah Williams
2/2/2006	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Reviewed the Fourth Quarter 2005 Remediation Systems Status Report for the University Car Care. According to the report, during the 4th quarter of 2005, the SVE system removed 1,411 pounds of GRO and 457.7 pounds of total BTEX. SECOR states that the SVE system continues to remove petroleum hydrocarbons from soil beneath the site and recommends the SVE operate through the first quarter of 2006.	Deborah Williams
6/13/2006	Update or Other Action	ADEC received the First Quarter of 2006 Groundwater Monitoring Report for University Car Care site. BBL states in ther report that dissolved concentrations of GRO, DRO, BTEX are stable in G-1R, MW-301D, MW-301S, MW-302D, MW-302S, and are less that ADEC cleanup levels, with the exception of G-1R. Dissolved concentrations of GRO, DRO and BTEX have not been detected in well MW-211 since 2002. BBL recommends abandoning the following monitoring wells: MW-308D, MW-308S, MW-309D, MW-309S, MW-214, MW-208, MW-209, and MW-210. The remediation system is currently not on. The system will remain off this season and BBL will evaluate the current data and submit a plan to install additional monitoring wells and a new system that will better treat the remaining residual contamination.	Deborah Williams
9/28/2006	Update or Other Action	ADEC received the 2nd Quarter 2006 Groundwater Monitoring Report. During the June 2006 event, GRO exceeded ADEC cleanup levels is tow of the ten wells; DRO exceeded in(G-5 and G-7); EDB exceeded in G-5; and benzene exceeded in six of the ten wells sampled. Lead has consistently been detected above ADEC cleanup levels in G-5. Two monitoring wells MW-306 and MW-307 were added to the sampling program in June 2006. The wells were sampled in July and were both non-detect for GRO and BTEX compounds. UAF water treatment plant influent sample results indicated that, all but benzene were non-detect. Benzene was detected at a concentration of 1.7 ug/L in April, 3.5 ug/L in May and 1.4 ug/L in June. The historical data (back to 1/02) show a decreasing trend in the benzene concentration of the influent well water.	Deborah Williams
1/22/2007	Update or Other Action	ADEC reviewed the BBL report entitled Additional Soil and Groundwater Delineation Report for the University Car Care LUST site. In September 2006, BBL installed soil borings and monitoring wells to delineate where the remaining contamination was located. The results of the investigation indicated soil contamination in the smear zone at 12 to 18 ft bgs downgradient of the former/current pump islands and the former/current USTs with elevated concentrations of GRO and BTEX. Soil samples collected from locations upgradient of the current pump islands and from the swale adjacent to the Post Office property did not contain concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons exceeding applicable ADEC soil cleanup levels.	Deborah Williams
3/8/2007	Exposure Tracking Model Ranking	Initial ranking completed.	Deborah Williams
3/30/2007	Update or Other Action	ADEC received the Fourth Quarter 2006 Groundwater Monitoring Report for the Universtiy Car Care site. According to the report, impacted groundwater is located onsite near the dispenser islands and UST pit (wells G-7 and G-8) and offsite in the vicinity of the well G-5. Benzene was not detected at concentrations above ADEC cleanup levels in the UAF influent samples or well GW-1B. Benzene was not detected in the UAF effluent sample.	Deborah Williams
6/5/2007	Update or Other Action	ADEC received the First Quarter 2007 Groundwater Monitoring Report. The first quarter 2007 results indicate impacted groundwater is located onsite near the dispenser islands and UST pit (wells G-7 and G-8) and offsite in the vicinity of well G-5. Benzene was not detected at concentrations greater than ADEC cleanup levels in the UAF influent samples or well GW-1B. No detectable concentrations of target analytes were present in the UAF effluent samples.	Deborah Williams
12/28/2007	Update or Other Action	ADEC received from The Analytica Group the December 2007 UAF Monthly Monitoring Well results. All results for BTEX were below the DEC cleanup level.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
1/16/2008	Update or Other Action	DEC received the Third Quarter Groundwater Monitoring Report Former Chevron Facility 211081 (University Car Care Center) from ARCADIS. Results indicate impacted groundwater is located onsite near the dispenser islands and UST pit and offsite in the vicinity of GW-5. Benzene was not detected above cleanup levels in the UAF influent samples. ARCADIS recommends continuing the current sampling program and sampling of monitoring well G-5 with low flow sampling techniques to see if there are changes in DRO concentrations.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
4/14/2008	Update or Other Action	Received the Fourth Quarter 2007 Groundwater Monitoring Report. Benzene concentrations increased in well G-4.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
4/14/2008	Update or Other Action	Received Work Plan for Mobile Phase Extraction Pilot Testing and Feasibility Study .	Tamara Cardona-Marek
7/22/2008	Update or Other Action	Received and reviewed Potable Well Analytical Lab Data for Syndoulos Evangelical Lutheran Church adjacent to University Car Care. DRO was detected in January below ADEC cleanup levels. March and April sampling events did not yield results above the detection limit.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
7/22/2008	Update or Other Action	Received monitoring results for UAF wells. Benzene was detected on GW-2 at levels of 7.9ppb. Effluent, influent and GW-1 were below detection.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
8/4/2008	Update or Other Action	Received results for influent-effluent at UAF water facility. Benzene below detection. Toluene in travel blank.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
8/29/2008	Update or Other Action	Received manifest for waste-groundwater disposal from Emerald.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
9/8/2008	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Received and reviewed Second Quarter 2008 groundwater Monitoring Report. Results are consistent with previous sampling. Impacted groundwater located mostly in wells G5, G7 and G8. Domestic well at chruch was sampled , all contaminants below cleanup or non detect. Noted temperature of samples at time of receipt by the lab 3.8-12 degrees C.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
3/13/2009	Meeting or Teleconference Held	ADEC discussed with Arcadis and Chevron the status of the site on 2/26/ 09. ADEC requested that plume maps and graphs are developed to show the progress and contaminant reduction on site. Arcadis is investigating additional treatment alternatives for the highly contaminated wells. MNA parameters will be sampled for in 2009.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
4/16/2009	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC received the Fourth Quarter 2008 Groundwater Monitoring Report. Results indicate that groundwater near the dispenser islands and near G-5 (post office lot) continues to have contamination above ADEC cleanup levels. The UAF wells as well as the church well (west of the gas station) were sampled. No contaminants were found above cleanup levels in these.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
6/9/2009	Update or Other Action	DEC received sample results from purge water and request for approval to transport through Emerald to Anchorage for disposal. DEC granted approval.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
6/25/2009	Update or Other Action	ADEC Drinking Water program has indicated that the Syndoulos Church (west of the University Car Care site) is currently hauling water and not using the well. They may connect to city water in the near future. The Drinking Water Program is not required to monitor water quality at this time unless they are indeed using the well.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
9/3/2009	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC received and approved the Remediation System Upgrade Work Plan received by Arcadis. Plan includes electrical upgrade and replacement of several well monuments, among other tasks.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
11/24/2009	Update or Other Action	DEC received the results for the monitoring of the UAF well. Influent and effluent had non-detect concentrations of benzene.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
12/8/2009	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC received the First Semi-Annual 2009 Groundwater Monitoring Report. Results are consistent with previous monitoring events. Geochemical parameters were measured. total alkalinity and sulfate concentrations in well G-4 are indicators of biodegradation within the hydrocarbon plume. No other trends were observed across the selected well transect. Parameters will continue to be monitored in upcoming monitoring events.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
3/4/2010	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC received the Second Semi-Annual 2009Groundwater Monitoring Report and Geochemical Parameters Monitoring Results. GRO exceeded groundwater cleanup levels in wells G-3, G-4, G-5, G-7, and G-8 (highest concentration was in G-5 at 48ppm). DRO exceeded cleanup levels in G-5 at 3.1 ppm. Benzene exceeded cleanup levels in G-3, G-4 and G-7 ranging from 11ppb - 300 ppb (G-4). MDL for G-5 was above the cleanup level, therefore there were no detections. Ethylbenzene, toluene, and xylenes were above cleanup levels in one or both of wells G-4 and G-5. The geochemical data collected show a positive correlation between total alkalinity and increased petroluem hydrocarbon concentrations indicating that anaerobic conditions are present and some level of current or historical biodegradation is occurring. There is also evidence of sulfate consumption within the plume in areas of highest hydrocarbon concentrations.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
3/12/2010	Meeting or Teleconference Held	DEC met with Chevron and Arcadis to discuss 2010 actions. A request for no purge sampling will be submitted for 2010. Arcadis will continue semi annual groundwater monitoring. Arcadis will prepare for rebound study in mid to late 2010. DEC requested a COC table and to eliminate the analysis of those that have been determined to not be present.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
5/26/2010	Update or Other Action	DEC requested that Chevron sample for sulfolane one well within the source area to determine if sulfolane may be a COC.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
8/30/2010	Update or Other Action	DEC received the August 2010 UAF well results. Influent from well GW-2 contained benzene below cleanup levels (2.1-2.3 ppb).	Tamara Cardona-Marek
11/17/2010	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC received the First Semi -Annual 2010 Groundwater Monitoring Report for the University Car Care site. Cleanup levels for at least one of the following constituents: GRO, DRO, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, were exceeded in wells G-7, G-5, G-3, and G-1R.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
11/22/2010	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC received the Second Quarter 2010 Operation and Maintenance Report for the University Car Care site. Manifold on air sparge system has not been repaired. Estimated pounds of GRO removed from teh subsurface during the second quarter of 2010 : 564.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
2/17/2011	Update or Other Action	DEC received results of monthly sampling of UAF wells. No contaminants detected in the raw water.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
2/24/2011	Meeting or Teleconference Held	DEC met with Chevron to discuss the proposed 2011 site activities. Post rebound test sampling will be conducted this spring. Wells that have been non-detect will be removed from the annual groundwater sampling.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
6/6/2011	Update or Other Action	DEC received Updated Preliminary Conceptual Site Model report. Current and future potential receptors for contaminants are ingestion of groundwater, construction workers, commercial or industrial workers, and site visitors or trespassers.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
9/15/2011	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC received and reviewed the First Semi-Annual 2011 Groundwater Monitoring Report. DRO exceeded the ADEC cleanup level in G-7 and G-5. Benzene and GRO cleanup levels were exceeded in G-8, G-7, and G-5.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
2/7/2012	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC received and reviewed the 2011 Second Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report. GRO exceeded cleanup levels in wells G-3, G-4, G-5, G-7, and G-8. Highest GRO was 49ppm in G-5. DRO exceeded cleanup levels in G-3, G-4, G-5, G-7, and G-8. Highest DRO was 10ppm in G-5. Benzene exceeed cleanup levels in G-4, G-5, G-7, and G-8. Highest benzene was in G-8 at 130 ppb.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
2/29/2012	Meeting or Teleconference Held	DEC met with Chevron and Arcadis and discussed the actions required for the upcoming year. An updated conceptual site model will be submitted and remaining data gaps will be identified.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
2/29/2012	Meeting or Teleconference Held	DEC met with Chevron and CRA. Actions to be completed in 2012 were discussed. Remediation system will be re-started following the recent rebound.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
8/30/2012	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC received and reviewed the 2012 Groundwater Monitoring Workplan. Arcadis proposes to sample on site wells and two offsite, deep wells.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
8/30/2012	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC received and reviewed the First Semi Annual 2012 Groundwater Monitoring Report. GRO remains above cleanup levels in wells G-5, G-7, and G-8; DRO was above cleanup levels in G-5, G-7 and G-8. Benzene was above cleanup levels in wells G-1R, G-7 and G-8.	Tamara Cardona-Marek
2/27/2013	Meeting or Teleconference Held	DEC met with Chevron and Arcadis. The off property contamination in well G-5 was discussed as the main issue preventing moving towards closure. Potential treatment options were discussed. Utilities near the well are a potential hindrance to many treatment options. Arcadis and Chevron will look into different treatment options for application next field season, if possible.	Robert Burgess
8/5/2013	Update or Other Action	DEC formally approved of the removal of the AS/SVE remediation system. Removal of the above-ground components and capping of pipes will take place the week of August 12, 2013.	Robert Burgess
9/4/2013	Update or Other Action	Site symbol visually adjusted using ArcGIS, Bing and Google Satellite imagery and documents from file. 64.848816, -147.830180. 9/4/13; MLB.	Michelle Barnes
1/14/2014	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC reviewed the First Semi-Annual 2013 Groundwater Monitoring Report. Concentrations of GRO and DRO remain above cleanup levels in wells G-8, G-3, and off-property well G-5. Benzene remains above cleanup levels in well G-1R. All other groundwater wells and the UAF wells did not contain contaminants above cleanup levels. G-5 is the well with the highest concentration of hydrocarbons, with GRO detected at 15,200 ug/L and DRO at 3,800 ug/L.	Robert Burgess
2/27/2014	Meeting or Teleconference Held	DEC met with Chevron and their consultants for a project update and planning meeting. The remedial system has been decommissioned, with the exception of air sparge wells which will be decommissioned in 2014. Off-property wells that have not contained detectable contaminant concentrations for several sampling events will be decommissioned. DEC agreed that sampling frequency can be reduced from semi-annual to annual, and that the sampling UAF well influent and effluent sampling can also be reduced or eliminated, pending UAF approval. Off-property well G-5 was discussed as a major issue that could potentially prevent site closure in the future, however a decision was made to allow contaminants throughout the site to attenuate before further discussion of active remediation at this well.	Robert Burgess
11/17/2014	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC reviewed the Annual 2014 Groundwater Monitoring Report. Concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons in monitoring wells G-8 and G-5 have increased since the last sampling event, likely due to the unusually high water table elevation. The report notes that wells that are no longer needed for monitoring will be decommissioned in 2015.	Robert Burgess
2/24/2015	Meeting or Teleconference Held	ADEC project manager met with Chevron and ARCADIS via teleconference. Plans for the site in 2015 include decommissioning inactive monitoring wells and continuing with annual monitoring. In addition, the potential for contaminants remaining in soil to be released during dynamic compaction of a construction site a few miles away was discussed and Chevron agreed to monitor downgradient wells between the existing plume and the UAF water supply wells to ensure that the tremors do not mobilize contamination. Treatment options were discussed for off-property well G-5 which still contains relatively high concentrations of diesel range organics. If active treatment is employed at this well in the future, Chevron states it will likely be new injection techniques such as Plume Stop.	Robert Burgess
9/24/2015	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC reviewed and approved the 2015 Groundwater Monitoring and Sampling Work Plan. The work plan describes sampling of wells near the source area and requested termination of sampling of the UAF water supply wells and certain monitoring wells in which contaminants have not been detected for several rounds of sampling. DEC approved of the sampling plan and requested UAF concurrence for the termination of water supply well sampling. DEC requested a monitoring well decommissioning workplan or addendum to the current workplan that describes monitoring well decommissioning methods.	Robert Burgess
2/24/2016	Meeting or Teleconference Held	Teleconference meeting between ADEC and Chevron consultants from GHD. Preparations are being made for another year of groundwater sampling. Further clarification is required regarding work plan modification approval by UAF to terminate water supply well sampling.	Shawn Tisdell
6/10/2016	Update or Other Action	DEC reviewed request to consider a work plan to perform a pilot study using a 'Cool-Ox Spill Response Kit' which is designed to target dissolved hydrocarbon concentrations. The request for work plan submission was approved.	Shawn Tisdell
6/15/2016	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC reviewed the 2015 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report. Nine wells were sampled for diesel range organics (DRO), gasoline range organics (GRO), residual range organics (RRO), benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and total xylene (BTEX). Contaminants including DRO, GRO, RRO and benzene continue to exceed cleanup levels near the source area wells G-3, G-4 and G-8, while G-5 (to the east of the source area and across Fairbanks Street) exceeded cleanup levels for DRO. GHD will evaluate potential enhanced remedial options for the contamination around G-5. Groundwater down gradient of the source area north of Geist Road did not exceed cleanup levels for groundwater contamination.	Shawn Tisdell
10/6/2016	Meeting or Teleconference Held	Meeting with RP and consultant on multiple Chevron sites to discuss current site status and upcoming site action.	Shawn Tisdell
2/17/2017	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC reviewed the 2016 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report. Contaminants including DRO, GRO, and BTEX continue to exceed cleanup levels in wells G-4, G-8 and G-3 which are located within or close to the source area of contamination. Monitoring well G-5 (to the east of the source area and across Fairbanks Street)exceeded cleanup levels for DRO and GRO, however, well MW-307 located further east of G-5 did not have detectable contaminant levels. No contaminants were detected above cleanup levels in up-gradient well G-1R to the south of the source area and down-gradient wells MW-301D and MW-304D to the North of Geist Road and on the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) property. GHD will evaluate potential enhanced remedial options for the contamination around G-5 and is preparing a work plan for this evaluation.	Shawn Tisdell
6/27/2017	Site Characterization Workplan Approved	A revised Remedial Pilot Study and Monitoring Well Decommissioning Work Plan was reviewed and approved. Objectives for the proposed work include assessing the effectiveness of an oxidative product to remediate dissolved hydrocarbons in-situ and decommission ten monitoring wells that are no longer required for groundwater contamination characterization. The ten (10) monitoring wells which were approved for decommissioning by the DEC and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks include: MW-212S, MW-207, MW-211, MW-214, MW-302D, MW-302S, MW-303D, MW-303S, MW-309D, and MW-309S.	Shawn Tisdell
4/8/2018	Site Characterization Workplan Approved	Due to the location and depth of excavation work associated with signal upgrade activities along the Geist Rd and Fairbanks Street intersection, a Quality Assurance Project Plan was prepared by Nortech that outlines sampling and handling of soil to be excavated from the intersection as new signal poles and associated communication utilities are installed. All of the soil and drilling fluids will be hauled to OIT for thermal treatment and disposal. Field screening and analytical samples will be collected as outlined in the report and according to DEC field sampling guidance.	Shawn Tisdell
5/29/2018	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC reviewed the 2017 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report. Five wells on the property and three wells off the property were sampled for diesel range organics (DRO), gasoline range organics (GRO), residual range organics (RRO), benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and total xylene (BTEX). Two wells (MW-301D and MW-304D) north of the property did not exceed cleanup levels (CULs). Well G-5, located east of the source area and across Fairbanks Street, had CUL exceedances of GRO(23 mg/L), DRO(14 mg/L), which were the highest levels in any wells measured during this sampling event and BEX(not toluene). Benzene exceeded CULs in wells G-3, G-4, G-7, and G-8 ranging up to 1.7 mg/L in G-7.DRO, GRO ethylbenzene and xylene exceeded CULs in G-3. CUL exceedances in G-4 also included ethylbenzene and xylene and ethylbenzene in G-8. Annual groundwater monitoring is recommended for 2018.	Shawn Tisdell
5/30/2018	Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved	Transport approval provided for soil removed as a part of the upgrade of traffic signals at the Fairbanks St./Geist Rd intersection. A total of 120 CY of soil were excavated and transported to OIT for thermal treatment between June 1 and June 11 of 2018.	Shawn Tisdell
6/12/2018	Meeting or Teleconference Held	Meeting held with RP and consultants to discuss site progress and outline future site action.	Shawn Tisdell
8/15/2018	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	A report titled POL Sampling Final Report has been prepared by Alaska Resources Environmental Services for HC General Contractors and ADOT summarizing on-site environmental work, field observations and analytical date from sampling activities conducted during the replacement of signal poles and associated excavation work.	Shawn Tisdell
11/8/2018	Meeting or Teleconference Held	DEC staff met with Chevron and ARCADIS representatives to determine site status and discuss the path forward for multiple sites. Chevron is in the process of transferring site managers from GHD to ARCADIS.	Shawn Tisdell
12/11/2018	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	The 2018 Annual Groundwater Monitoring report was received. Groundwater flow direction was to the southwest. Nine wells were sampled on 8/20/2018. Well G-3, G-4 and G-5,G-7 and G-8 located north and east of the source area had contaminant concentrations above ADEC Table C groundwater cleanup levels.	Shawn Tisdell
5/3/2019	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	The DEC has determined that the groundwater monitoring work plan submitted for this site does not meet the minimum requirements as defined in DEC guidance and has requested that it be revised.	Shawn Tisdell
9/4/2019	Site Characterization Report Approved	The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has reviewed the August 31, 2018 revised POL Sampling Final Report prepared by Alaska Resources and Environmental Services, LLC for Site 18 of the Fairbanks Area Signal Upgrade project. This report demonstrates that residual management related to the 5/31-6/10, 2018 excavation of potentially contaminated soil associated with the contaminated site during the signal upgrade project was protective of human health, safety, and welfare, and of the environment. Sampling procedures, results and quality assurance and quality control were documented in the report.	Rebekah Reams
9/9/2019	Update or Other Action	Apartment fire occurred at the College Inn at 700 Fairbanks Street, which is located on the lot directly south of the University Car Care Center - Williams #5026 site.	Rebekah Reams
11/7/2019	Meeting or Teleconference Held	DEC staff met with Arcadis staff to discuss the site and determine cleanup goals for the site.	Shawn Tisdell
12/12/2019	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	The 2019 Annual Groundwater Monitoring report was received. Groundwater flow direction was to the southwest. Eight wells were sampled on 7/10/2019. Well G-3, G-4 and G-5, located north and east of the source area had contaminant concentrations above ADEC Table C groundwater cleanup levels.	Shawn Tisdell
8/24/2020	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	The 2020 Annual Groundwater Monitoring report was received. Groundwater flow direction was to the southwest. Seven wells were sampled. Well G-4 located northeast of the source area had contaminant concentrations above ADEC Table C groundwater cleanup levels.	Shawn Tisdell
1/15/2021	Meeting or Teleconference Held	DEC staff met with Chevron Environmental Management Company (CEMC) and Arcadis to discuss Chevron sites located in Alaska during the Annual Portfolio Meeting on January 14th and 15th, 2021.	Rebekah Reams
7/22/2021	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC provided comments on the Site Groundwater Monitoring Work Plan dated March 5, 2020. This document outlines plans to sample select site wells on an annual basis in order to assess contaminant concentrations in groundwater at the site. DEC notes that recent groundwater sampling at this site has reported contaminant concentrations at off-site well G-5 continue to exceed ADEC groundwater cleanup levels, often at concentrations higher than source area wells. These continued off-site exceedances must be addressed prior to site closure.	Rebekah Reams
10/28/2021	Long Term Monitoring Workplan or Report Review	2021 Annual Groundwater Monitoring event was conducted on July 16, 2021. Groundwater samples were collected from monitoring wells G-1R, G-3, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-9, MW-301D, and MW-304D. Monitoring well G-4 was frozen could not be sampled. Monitoring well MW-307 did not had enough water to sample. Samples were submitted to the laboratory for GRO, DRO, RRO, and BTEX analysis. Groundwater flow direction was to the south and depth to groundwater was 10.90 to 16.02 feet below ground surface. Groundwater exceedances were observed at monitoring wells G-3 and G-5.	Rebekah Reams
9/22/2022	Site Visit	CS project manager visited the site during spill bucket upgrade and concrete replacement work	Rebekah Reams
9/29/2022	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC provided comments on the Treatment of Purge Water Utilizing Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) at Chevron Environmental Management Company Sites which includes standard operating procedures and breakthrough estimates proposed for use at this site.	Rebekah Reams
2/6/2023	Long Term Monitoring Workplan or Report Review	DEC provided comments on the 2022 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report and requested a revised version of the Site Groundwater Monitoring Work Plan in response to a July 22, 2021 comment letter.	Rebekah Reams
6/22/2023	Long Term Monitoring Workplan or Report Review	ADEC approved the Groundwater Analyte Adjustment and Well Replacement Work Plan following comment resolution. This work plan proposes to repair or replace damaged monitoring wells G-4 and G-7 and update the analytes included in the sampling plan.	Rebekah Reams
10/12/2023	Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved	ADEC approved offsite transport of 55 gallons of soil and 165 gallons of water investigation derived waste.	Rebekah Reams
11/15/2023	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC approved the Addendum to Groundwater Assessment and Well Replacement Work Plan - Revision 1 which proposes to decommission air sparge/soil vapor extraction system wells that remain as the site following the removal of the remediation system in 2013.	Rebekah Reams
4/29/2024	Long Term Monitoring Workplan or Report Review	2023 Annual Groundwater Monitoring event was conducted on July 12, 2023. Groundwater samples were collected from monitoring wells G-1R, G-3, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-9, MW-301S, MW-301D, MW,304S, MW-304D, MW-305, and MW-306. Monitoring wells MW-307 had insufficient water to sample. Monitoring well G-4 could not be sampled as the casing was bent. Samples were submitted to the laboratory for GRO, DRO, RRO, VOCs, EDB, and lead analysis. Groundwater flow direction was to the south-southwest and depth to groundwater was 9.68 to 15.14 feet below ground surface. Groundwater exceedances were observed at monitoring wells G-3 and G-5.	Rebekah Reams
8/12/2024	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC reviewed the revised Well Decommissioning and Installation Report - 2023 which documents the redevelopment of monitoring wells G-7 and G-9, decommissioning of monitoring well G-4, and installation and soil sampling at replacement well G-4R in July 2023. Groundwater samples were collected from G-7 and G-4R and all site wells were surveyed.	Rebekah Reams
9/25/2024	Meeting or Teleconference Held	ADEC staff met with Chevron and their consultant for an annual portfolio meeting to discuss site status, upcoming document submittals, pending reviews, and general updates for Chevron's contaminated sites throughout the state.	Rebekah Reams
10/8/2024	Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved	ADEC approved transport of 55 gallons of purge water generated in July 2024	Rebekah Reams

Action Date

Action

Description

DEC Staff

5/4/1983

Site Visit

RECN; Basketfield: ADEC responded to complaints of oil in roadside ditch.

Former Staff

5/5/1983

Site Visit

FI; R. Cormack visited site in response to complaint from area resident of oil in drainage ditches along Fairbanks Road. The owner (Mr. Bob Decker) did not claim responsibility, but distributed sorbent pads in ditches.

Former Staff

11/3/1988

Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment

SA1; Basketfield: Shannon & Wilson, Inc. undertook soil borings and monitor well installation to determine nature of subsurface releases.

Former Staff

11/3/1988

Release Investigation

SI; Performed by Shannon & Wilson, Inc. Borings drilled for soil quality and one monitoring well installed. Soil contamination detected at up to 1500 ppm benzene, 1500 ppm ethylbenzene, 7000 ppm toluene and 7100 ppm xylenes. Analysis of water from monitoring well detected 38,000 ppb benzene, 4,600 ppb ethylbenzene, 43,000 ppb toluene and 21,000 ppb xylenes.

Former Staff

1/25/1989

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum

LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 77577 ADD;

Former Staff

1/25/1989

Site Added to Database

Former Staff

9/30/1991

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway

RAPR; Basketfield reviewed 3rd revision of work plan for release investigation at the site proposed by Waste Technology.

Former Staff

4/20/1992

Release Investigation

SA2; Basketfield: Gilfilian Engineering undertook five soil borings and installed 4 monitor wells.

Former Staff

5/6/1992

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway

CAPR; Workplan can't be approved till more details in.

Former Staff

6/24/1992

Update or Other Action

RPL2; ADEC/Peterson sent PRP-CS Database Notification Letter to PRP requesting update and additional environmental information concerning the contaminated site. Gilfilian Engineering responded with letter for the RP on 7-13-92 and completed information form.

Former Staff

8/1/1992

Update or Other Action

RAU; Basketfield: Undertook the removal of UST's and excavation of approx. 1200 cu yd of contaminated soil.

Former Staff

9/8/1992

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway

CAPR; Basketfield reviewed.

Former Staff

10/1/1992

Update or Other Action

RAU; Basketfield: RPCON undertook the excavation of an additional approx. 1000 cu yd of contaminated soil. "Discovered" a waste receptacle beneath the former buildings location. Tested for TCLP, results indicated that fluid pumped from tank-like vessel failed TCLP for benzene.

Former Staff

12/21/1992

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway

LCAR; Basketfield: Reviewed "Preliminary Site Findings - Phase II UST cleanup Grant University Car Care Center. UST Facility I.D. No. 2285, GEI Project No. 192033" received on 12/21/92.

Former Staff

12/22/1992

Update or Other Action

MEET; Basketfield: met with Steve Rebillard of Gilfilian Engineering concerning Dec. 16, 1992 letter received on Dec. 21, 1992 concerning sampling results of University Car Care.

Former Staff

1/2/1993

Release Investigation

RELR; Basketfield: Reviewed "Groundwater Characterization Study for University Car Care, 4301 Geist Rd. Fairbanks, Alaska 997709," by Gilfilian Engineering, report dated Jan. 20, 1993.

Former Staff

1/22/1993

Update or Other Action

CORR; Basketfield: Letter to Robert Decker indicating that ADEC has no objection to surface use of the property provided that no interference with continued assessment, or installation, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of remedial action facilities occurs now or in the future.

Former Staff

2/26/1993

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway

RAPR; Basketfiel reviewed and rejected S&W "Corrective Action, Waste Oil Tank" for tank-like vessel and associated soils at the site due to it's lack of complying with the RCRA waste generator provisions. S&W's McDowell agreed to revise plan.

Former Staff

3/3/1993

Update or Other Action

MEET; Teleconference w/Basketfield, Dubois, and Dave McDowell concerning the 3/93 "Corrective Action, Waste Oil Tank' plan received 3-26-93. Dubois advised McDowell that they needed to comply with the RCRA generator provisions, and accordingly, McDowell will revise the above work plan to comply w/RCCA.

Former Staff

3/9/1993

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway

RAPR; Basketfield reviewed and approved "Project and Health and safety Plan, corrective Action, Waste Oil Tank, Fairbanks, Alaska," by S&W, dated 3/93.

Former Staff

3/10/1993

Update or Other Action

MEET; Basketfield met with Tim Decker, John Spielman(S&W) and Bonnie Friedman(FAP/SCRO) concerning further work at this site, and in preparation for "emergency grant" proposal for the Board of Storage assistance.

Former Staff

12/30/1993

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum

LCAU; Kalu - 2700 cu. yds. of soil was excavated. Free product recovery is underway. : LCAU date changed DB conversion

Former Staff

2/8/1994

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway

LCAR; Kalu - review and conditionally approved phase II CAP. see letter in file.

Former Staff

4/8/1994

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway

CAPR; Kalu - review and approved phase II CAP by TES. EMCON began field work on 6/20/94. VES test performed on 6/22/94. AS test scheduled for 6/23/94.

Former Staff

6/6/1994

Update or Other Action

CORR; Wingerter sent letter informing RP of their financial liability under new ADEC cost recovery policy. State is authorized, under Section 9003(h) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to take action on this LUST facility.

Former Staff

6/23/1994

Site Visit

FI; Kalu field visit to inspect site.

Former Staff

8/23/1994

Update or Other Action

MEET; Kalu - Meeting to review and update progress.

Former Staff

9/15/1994

Update or Other Action

MEET; Kalu - Meeting to review design and meet with Texaco reps.

Former Staff

9/11/1995

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway

LCAR; Continue SVE/AS operation for 1996 season. As of May 24, 1995, the SVE/AS remediation system, in conjunction with the Cat-Ox unit, had removed and destroyed approx. 64,425 lbs. of hydrocarbons.

Former Staff

11/20/1997

Update or Other Action

ADEC sends Notification of Intent to Cost Recover Letter to Current Owner: MAPCO EXPRESS INC

Former Staff

7/9/2001

Update or Other Action

Bainbridge approves temporary shutdown of the remediation system for twelve months based on the decreasing removal rate. Groundwater monitoring will continue.

Janice Wiegers

12/5/2002

Update or Other Action

Meeting with ChevronTexaco. The remedial system will be restarted. Chevron will also complete a refresher well search if needed after file review.

Janice Wiegers

12/27/2002

Update or Other Action

Quarterly Groundwater Monitoring Report submitted. Samples collected in June contained a maximum benzene concentration of 7160 ppb (G-4) and GRO of 70,000 ppb in G-5.

Janice Wiegers

12/27/2002

Update or Other Action

Quarterly Groundwater Monitoring Report submitted. Samples collected in March contained a maximum benzene concentration of 1,820 ppb (G-4) and GRO of 56 ppm (G-5). The University pumping well contained 6.75 ppb benzene.

Janice Wiegers

1/21/2003

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Quarterly Groundwater Monitoring Report submitted. Samples collected in September contained a maximum benzene concentration of 2,520 ppb (G-4) and GRO of 27.5 ppm (G-5). Groundwater flow was to the east although historical events have shown groundwater flow to the northwest. University pumping wells GW-1B and GW-2 are off line. GW-1B contained benzene at 5.14 ppb.

Janice Wiegers

3/12/2003

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Winter groundwater monitoring report submitted.

Janice Wiegers

6/18/2003

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

First quarter groundwater monitoring report submitted. Twelve samples collected: maximum concentrations were 98 ppm GRO (G-5) and 160 ppb benzene (G-7). Benzene and GRO contamination appears to be increasing beyond historical concentrations in G-4. Benzene observed at 6.4 ppb in public well GW-1B. Remedial system was restarted in April.

Janice Wiegers

6/26/2003

Update or Other Action

DOT and Oasis reports that DOT has destroyed the northern section of the system during road construction activities. Oasis shutdown the lines associated with the damaged area and restarted the system. DOT and Chevron are determining who is responsible for repair.

Janice Wiegers

8/7/2003

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Second quarter monitoring report submitted. Maximum concentrations were 100 ppm GRO (G-5) and 130 ppb benzene (G-7 and MW-301S). Benzene observed at 8.2 ppb in public well GW-1B.

Janice Wiegers

8/25/2003

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Spring remediation status report submitted. Estimated 207 pounds of gasoline removed. DOT repairs to system not yet completed. SCREEN3 used to model air exhaust: limit of 5,035 ppmv recommended.

Janice Wiegers

10/17/2003

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Third quarter monitoring report submitted. Maximum concentrations were 19 ppm GRO (G-5) and 150 ppb benzene (G-1R). Benzene observed at 8.2 ppb in public well GW-1B.

Janice Wiegers

12/4/2003

Update or Other Action

Annual meeting with ChevronTexaco. On-site contaminant levels have been generally higher since the remediation system was turned off in 2001 and the system was damaged in June. Chevron is trying to work with DOT regarding system repairs. Potential for human health effects from the remedial system exhaust will be evaluated. Chevron will also complete a refresher well search if needed after file review.

Janice Wiegers

3/15/2004

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Fourth quarter remediation report submitted. System removed approximately 220 pounds of GRO and 260 pounds of benzene.

Janice Wiegers

5/21/2004

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

First quarter remediation system report submitted. SVE blower is being replaced and system is off.

Janice Wiegers

6/17/2004

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

First quarter groundwater monitoring report submitted. Contaminant levels appear generally stable; however, G-7 and MW301D appear to have been increasing since 2000. The broken remediation system components near G-7 have not been repaired yet.

Janice Wiegers

7/26/2004

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Groundwater monitoring report submitted for June 21 sampling event. Results are within historical ranges, with the highest concentrations observed at G-5 (benzene at 0.19 mg/L and GRO at 90 mg/L). Resurvey of wells G-4 and G-5 are planned for summer 2004.

Janice Wiegers

8/19/2004

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Second quarter remediation system report submitted. The system was only operational 43 % of the reporting period. It removed approximately 242 pounds of GRO and 129 pounds of benzene.

Janice Wiegers

9/9/2004

Update or Other Action

Oasis reported by phone that repairs to the remedial system are complete and the northern section of the system will be operating again. Heat trace could not be reconnected, so this portion of the system will probably not operate during the spring months.

Janice Wiegers

11/24/2004

Update or Other Action

At ADEC's request, select VOCs, DRO, RRO, and metals will be analyzed in the next groundwater monitoring event to evaluate potential chemicals of concern. Waste oil dumping and injections wells have been mentioned as possible sources at this site.

Janice Wiegers

12/3/2004

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Third quarter remediation report submitted. The system removed approximately 524 pounds of GRO.

Janice Wiegers

12/17/2004

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Groundwater monitoring report submitted for September sampling. Concentrations appear to have reduced in the on-site wells G-4 and G-7. Off-site deep wells appear to be increasing, but remain below historical levels. The UAF raw well water exceeded benzene cleanup levels and dichlorobenzenes were detected for the first time since monitoring began in 2002.

Janice Wiegers

1/18/2005

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Groundwater monitoring report submitted for December 12 sampling event. BTEX and GRO results are within historical ranges. Additional testing was completed to evaluate chemicals of concern.

Janice Wiegers

1/25/2005

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

System repair report submitted. Piping to AS-8, AS-9, VES-8, and G-4 were replaced. The system was resumed normal operation on September 27.

Janice Wiegers

8/17/2005

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Received Second Quarter 2005 Remediation System Status Report for University Car Care Center. During the second quarter of 2005, the SVE system removed 191.7 pounds of GRO and 18.6 pounds of total BTEX. SECOR concludes that the the SVE system continues to remove petroleum hydrocarbons from soil beneath the site.

Deborah Williams

11/16/2005

Update or Other Action

Received the Third Quarter 2005 Remediation Systems Status Report for the University Car Care Center. SECOR concluded that during the third quarter of 2005, the SVE system removed 104.4 pounds of GRO and 165.2 pounds of total BTEX. It appears that the SVE system continues to remove petroleum hydrocarbons from soil beneath the site. They recommend that the SVE system operates through the fourth quarter of 2005.

Deborah Williams

12/27/2005

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Reviewed Third Quarterly 2005 Groundwater Monitoring Report. Ten groundwater monitoring wells and two municipal production wells were sampled during this event. During the third quarter, groundwater flow was towards the northwest at a gradient of approximately 0.0010 ft/ft. During this sampling event, PAHs were analyzed for the first time.

Deborah Williams

1/26/2006

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC reviewed the Fourth Quarterly 2005 Groundwater Monitoring Report. During this report, a COPC was conducted and groundwater from two wells with the highest contamination were analyzed for RCRA metals, DRO, PAHs, MtBE and a limited suite of VOCs. DRO was found at levels up to 8,500 ug/L in G-5 (GRO levels were 80,000 ug/L). EDB levels were found up to 2.3 ug/L, lead levels up to 20.9 ug/L, and MtBE up to <63 ug/L in G-5. PAHs were all below ADEC cleanup levels.

Deborah Williams

2/2/2006

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Reviewed the Fourth Quarter 2005 Remediation Systems Status Report for the University Car Care. According to the report, during the 4th quarter of 2005, the SVE system removed 1,411 pounds of GRO and 457.7 pounds of total BTEX. SECOR states that the SVE system continues to remove petroleum hydrocarbons from soil beneath the site and recommends the SVE operate through the first quarter of 2006.

Deborah Williams

6/13/2006

Update or Other Action

ADEC received the First Quarter of 2006 Groundwater Monitoring Report for University Car Care site. BBL states in ther report that dissolved concentrations of GRO, DRO, BTEX are stable in G-1R, MW-301D, MW-301S, MW-302D, MW-302S, and are less that ADEC cleanup levels, with the exception of G-1R. Dissolved concentrations of GRO, DRO and BTEX have not been detected in well MW-211 since 2002. BBL recommends abandoning the following monitoring wells: MW-308D, MW-308S, MW-309D, MW-309S, MW-214, MW-208, MW-209, and MW-210. The remediation system is currently not on. The system will remain off this season and BBL will evaluate the current data and submit a plan to install additional monitoring wells and a new system that will better treat the remaining residual contamination.

Deborah Williams

9/28/2006

Update or Other Action

ADEC received the 2nd Quarter 2006 Groundwater Monitoring Report. During the June 2006 event, GRO exceeded ADEC cleanup levels is tow of the ten wells; DRO exceeded in(G-5 and G-7); EDB exceeded in G-5; and benzene exceeded in six of the ten wells sampled. Lead has consistently been detected above ADEC cleanup levels in G-5. Two monitoring wells MW-306 and MW-307 were added to the sampling program in June 2006. The wells were sampled in July and were both non-detect for GRO and BTEX compounds. UAF water treatment plant influent sample results indicated that, all but benzene were non-detect. Benzene was detected at a concentration of 1.7 ug/L in April, 3.5 ug/L in May and 1.4 ug/L in June. The historical data (back to 1/02) show a decreasing trend in the benzene concentration of the influent well water.

Deborah Williams

1/22/2007

Update or Other Action

ADEC reviewed the BBL report entitled Additional Soil and Groundwater Delineation Report for the University Car Care LUST site. In September 2006, BBL installed soil borings and monitoring wells to delineate where the remaining contamination was located. The results of the investigation indicated soil contamination in the smear zone at 12 to 18 ft bgs downgradient of the former/current pump islands and the former/current USTs with elevated concentrations of GRO and BTEX. Soil samples collected from locations upgradient of the current pump islands and from the swale adjacent to the Post Office property did not contain concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons exceeding applicable ADEC soil cleanup levels.

Deborah Williams

3/8/2007

Exposure Tracking Model Ranking

Initial ranking completed.

Deborah Williams

3/30/2007

Update or Other Action

ADEC received the Fourth Quarter 2006 Groundwater Monitoring Report for the Universtiy Car Care site. According to the report, impacted groundwater is located onsite near the dispenser islands and UST pit (wells G-7 and G-8) and offsite in the vicinity of the well G-5. Benzene was not detected at concentrations above ADEC cleanup levels in the UAF influent samples or well GW-1B. Benzene was not detected in the UAF effluent sample.

Deborah Williams

6/5/2007

Update or Other Action

ADEC received the First Quarter 2007 Groundwater Monitoring Report. The first quarter 2007 results indicate impacted groundwater is located onsite near the dispenser islands and UST pit (wells G-7 and G-8) and offsite in the vicinity of well G-5. Benzene was not detected at concentrations greater than ADEC cleanup levels in the UAF influent samples or well GW-1B. No detectable concentrations of target analytes were present in the UAF effluent samples.

Deborah Williams

12/28/2007

Update or Other Action

ADEC received from The Analytica Group the December 2007 UAF Monthly Monitoring Well results. All results for BTEX were below the DEC cleanup level.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

1/16/2008

Update or Other Action

DEC received the Third Quarter Groundwater Monitoring Report Former Chevron Facility 211081 (University Car Care Center) from ARCADIS. Results indicate impacted groundwater is located onsite near the dispenser islands and UST pit and offsite in the vicinity of GW-5. Benzene was not detected above cleanup levels in the UAF influent samples. ARCADIS recommends continuing the current sampling program and sampling of monitoring well G-5 with low flow sampling techniques to see if there are changes in DRO concentrations.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

4/14/2008

Update or Other Action

Received the Fourth Quarter 2007 Groundwater Monitoring Report. Benzene concentrations increased in well G-4.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

4/14/2008

Update or Other Action

Received Work Plan for Mobile Phase Extraction Pilot Testing and Feasibility Study .

Tamara Cardona-Marek

7/22/2008

Update or Other Action

Received and reviewed Potable Well Analytical Lab Data for Syndoulos Evangelical Lutheran Church adjacent to University Car Care. DRO was detected in January below ADEC cleanup levels. March and April sampling events did not yield results above the detection limit.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

7/22/2008

Update or Other Action

Received monitoring results for UAF wells. Benzene was detected on GW-2 at levels of 7.9ppb. Effluent, influent and GW-1 were below detection.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

8/4/2008

Update or Other Action

Received results for influent-effluent at UAF water facility. Benzene below detection. Toluene in travel blank.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

8/29/2008

Update or Other Action

Received manifest for waste-groundwater disposal from Emerald.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

9/8/2008

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Received and reviewed Second Quarter 2008 groundwater Monitoring Report. Results are consistent with previous sampling. Impacted groundwater located mostly in wells G5, G7 and G8. Domestic well at chruch was sampled , all contaminants below cleanup or non detect. Noted temperature of samples at time of receipt by the lab 3.8-12 degrees C.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

3/13/2009

Meeting or Teleconference Held

ADEC discussed with Arcadis and Chevron the status of the site on 2/26/ 09. ADEC requested that plume maps and graphs are developed to show the progress and contaminant reduction on site. Arcadis is investigating additional treatment alternatives for the highly contaminated wells. MNA parameters will be sampled for in 2009.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

4/16/2009

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC received the Fourth Quarter 2008 Groundwater Monitoring Report. Results indicate that groundwater near the dispenser islands and near G-5 (post office lot) continues to have contamination above ADEC cleanup levels. The UAF wells as well as the church well (west of the gas station) were sampled. No contaminants were found above cleanup levels in these.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

6/9/2009

Update or Other Action

DEC received sample results from purge water and request for approval to transport through Emerald to Anchorage for disposal. DEC granted approval.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

6/25/2009

Update or Other Action

ADEC Drinking Water program has indicated that the Syndoulos Church (west of the University Car Care site) is currently hauling water and not using the well. They may connect to city water in the near future. The Drinking Water Program is not required to monitor water quality at this time unless they are indeed using the well.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

9/3/2009

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC received and approved the Remediation System Upgrade Work Plan received by Arcadis. Plan includes electrical upgrade and replacement of several well monuments, among other tasks.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

11/24/2009

Update or Other Action

DEC received the results for the monitoring of the UAF well. Influent and effluent had non-detect concentrations of benzene.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

12/8/2009

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC received the First Semi-Annual 2009 Groundwater Monitoring Report. Results are consistent with previous monitoring events. Geochemical parameters were measured. total alkalinity and sulfate concentrations in well G-4 are indicators of biodegradation within the hydrocarbon plume. No other trends were observed across the selected well transect. Parameters will continue to be monitored in upcoming monitoring events.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

3/4/2010

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC received the Second Semi-Annual 2009Groundwater Monitoring Report and Geochemical Parameters Monitoring Results. GRO exceeded groundwater cleanup levels in wells G-3, G-4, G-5, G-7, and G-8 (highest concentration was in G-5 at 48ppm). DRO exceeded cleanup levels in G-5 at 3.1 ppm. Benzene exceeded cleanup levels in G-3, G-4 and G-7 ranging from 11ppb - 300 ppb (G-4). MDL for G-5 was above the cleanup level, therefore there were no detections. Ethylbenzene, toluene, and xylenes were above cleanup levels in one or both of wells G-4 and G-5. The geochemical data collected show a positive correlation between total alkalinity and increased petroluem hydrocarbon concentrations indicating that anaerobic conditions are present and some level of current or historical biodegradation is occurring. There is also evidence of sulfate consumption within the plume in areas of highest hydrocarbon concentrations.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

3/12/2010

Meeting or Teleconference Held

DEC met with Chevron and Arcadis to discuss 2010 actions. A request for no purge sampling will be submitted for 2010. Arcadis will continue semi annual groundwater monitoring. Arcadis will prepare for rebound study in mid to late 2010. DEC requested a COC table and to eliminate the analysis of those that have been determined to not be present.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

5/26/2010

Update or Other Action

DEC requested that Chevron sample for sulfolane one well within the source area to determine if sulfolane may be a COC.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

8/30/2010

Update or Other Action

DEC received the August 2010 UAF well results. Influent from well GW-2 contained benzene below cleanup levels (2.1-2.3 ppb).

Tamara Cardona-Marek

11/17/2010

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC received the First Semi -Annual 2010 Groundwater Monitoring Report for the University Car Care site. Cleanup levels for at least one of the following constituents: GRO, DRO, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, were exceeded in wells G-7, G-5, G-3, and G-1R.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

11/22/2010

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC received the Second Quarter 2010 Operation and Maintenance Report for the University Car Care site. Manifold on air sparge system has not been repaired. Estimated pounds of GRO removed from teh subsurface during the second quarter of 2010 : 564.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

2/17/2011

Update or Other Action

DEC received results of monthly sampling of UAF wells. No contaminants detected in the raw water.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

2/24/2011

Meeting or Teleconference Held

DEC met with Chevron to discuss the proposed 2011 site activities. Post rebound test sampling will be conducted this spring. Wells that have been non-detect will be removed from the annual groundwater sampling.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

6/6/2011

Update or Other Action

DEC received Updated Preliminary Conceptual Site Model report. Current and future potential receptors for contaminants are ingestion of groundwater, construction workers, commercial or industrial workers, and site visitors or trespassers.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

9/15/2011

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC received and reviewed the First Semi-Annual 2011 Groundwater Monitoring Report. DRO exceeded the ADEC cleanup level in G-7 and G-5. Benzene and GRO cleanup levels were exceeded in G-8, G-7, and G-5.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

2/7/2012

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC received and reviewed the 2011 Second Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report. GRO exceeded cleanup levels in wells G-3, G-4, G-5, G-7, and G-8. Highest GRO was 49ppm in G-5. DRO exceeded cleanup levels in G-3, G-4, G-5, G-7, and G-8. Highest DRO was 10ppm in G-5. Benzene exceeed cleanup levels in G-4, G-5, G-7, and G-8. Highest benzene was in G-8 at 130 ppb.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

2/29/2012

Meeting or Teleconference Held

DEC met with Chevron and Arcadis and discussed the actions required for the upcoming year. An updated conceptual site model will be submitted and remaining data gaps will be identified.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

2/29/2012

Meeting or Teleconference Held

DEC met with Chevron and CRA. Actions to be completed in 2012 were discussed. Remediation system will be re-started following the recent rebound.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

8/30/2012

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC received and reviewed the 2012 Groundwater Monitoring Workplan. Arcadis proposes to sample on site wells and two offsite, deep wells.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

8/30/2012

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC received and reviewed the First Semi Annual 2012 Groundwater Monitoring Report. GRO remains above cleanup levels in wells G-5, G-7, and G-8; DRO was above cleanup levels in G-5, G-7 and G-8. Benzene was above cleanup levels in wells G-1R, G-7 and G-8.

Tamara Cardona-Marek

2/27/2013

Meeting or Teleconference Held

DEC met with Chevron and Arcadis. The off property contamination in well G-5 was discussed as the main issue preventing moving towards closure. Potential treatment options were discussed. Utilities near the well are a potential hindrance to many treatment options. Arcadis and Chevron will look into different treatment options for application next field season, if possible.

Robert Burgess

8/5/2013

Update or Other Action

DEC formally approved of the removal of the AS/SVE remediation system. Removal of the above-ground components and capping of pipes will take place the week of August 12, 2013.

Robert Burgess

9/4/2013

Update or Other Action

Site symbol visually adjusted using ArcGIS, Bing and Google Satellite imagery and documents from file. 64.848816, -147.830180. 9/4/13; MLB.

Michelle Barnes

1/14/2014

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC reviewed the First Semi-Annual 2013 Groundwater Monitoring Report. Concentrations of GRO and DRO remain above cleanup levels in wells G-8, G-3, and off-property well G-5. Benzene remains above cleanup levels in well G-1R. All other groundwater wells and the UAF wells did not contain contaminants above cleanup levels. G-5 is the well with the highest concentration of hydrocarbons, with GRO detected at 15,200 ug/L and DRO at 3,800 ug/L.

Robert Burgess

2/27/2014

Meeting or Teleconference Held

DEC met with Chevron and their consultants for a project update and planning meeting. The remedial system has been decommissioned, with the exception of air sparge wells which will be decommissioned in 2014. Off-property wells that have not contained detectable contaminant concentrations for several sampling events will be decommissioned. DEC agreed that sampling frequency can be reduced from semi-annual to annual, and that the sampling UAF well influent and effluent sampling can also be reduced or eliminated, pending UAF approval. Off-property well G-5 was discussed as a major issue that could potentially prevent site closure in the future, however a decision was made to allow contaminants throughout the site to attenuate before further discussion of active remediation at this well.

Robert Burgess

11/17/2014

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC reviewed the Annual 2014 Groundwater Monitoring Report. Concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons in monitoring wells G-8 and G-5 have increased since the last sampling event, likely due to the unusually high water table elevation. The report notes that wells that are no longer needed for monitoring will be decommissioned in 2015.

Robert Burgess

2/24/2015

Meeting or Teleconference Held

ADEC project manager met with Chevron and ARCADIS via teleconference. Plans for the site in 2015 include decommissioning inactive monitoring wells and continuing with annual monitoring. In addition, the potential for contaminants remaining in soil to be released during dynamic compaction of a construction site a few miles away was discussed and Chevron agreed to monitor downgradient wells between the existing plume and the UAF water supply wells to ensure that the tremors do not mobilize contamination. Treatment options were discussed for off-property well G-5 which still contains relatively high concentrations of diesel range organics. If active treatment is employed at this well in the future, Chevron states it will likely be new injection techniques such as Plume Stop.

Robert Burgess

9/24/2015

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC reviewed and approved the 2015 Groundwater Monitoring and Sampling Work Plan. The work plan describes sampling of wells near the source area and requested termination of sampling of the UAF water supply wells and certain monitoring wells in which contaminants have not been detected for several rounds of sampling. DEC approved of the sampling plan and requested UAF concurrence for the termination of water supply well sampling. DEC requested a monitoring well decommissioning workplan or addendum to the current workplan that describes monitoring well decommissioning methods.

Robert Burgess

2/24/2016

Meeting or Teleconference Held

Teleconference meeting between ADEC and Chevron consultants from GHD. Preparations are being made for another year of groundwater sampling. Further clarification is required regarding work plan modification approval by UAF to terminate water supply well sampling.

Shawn Tisdell

6/10/2016

Update or Other Action

DEC reviewed request to consider a work plan to perform a pilot study using a 'Cool-Ox Spill Response Kit' which is designed to target dissolved hydrocarbon concentrations. The request for work plan submission was approved.

Shawn Tisdell

6/15/2016

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC reviewed the 2015 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report. Nine wells were sampled for diesel range organics (DRO), gasoline range organics (GRO), residual range organics (RRO), benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and total xylene (BTEX). Contaminants including DRO, GRO, RRO and benzene continue to exceed cleanup levels near the source area wells G-3, G-4 and G-8, while G-5 (to the east of the source area and across Fairbanks Street) exceeded cleanup levels for DRO. GHD will evaluate potential enhanced remedial options for the contamination around G-5. Groundwater down gradient of the source area north of Geist Road did not exceed cleanup levels for groundwater contamination.

Shawn Tisdell

10/6/2016

Meeting or Teleconference Held

Meeting with RP and consultant on multiple Chevron sites to discuss current site status and upcoming site action.

Shawn Tisdell

2/17/2017

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC reviewed the 2016 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report. Contaminants including DRO, GRO, and BTEX continue to exceed cleanup levels in wells G-4, G-8 and G-3 which are located within or close to the source area of contamination. Monitoring well G-5 (to the east of the source area and across Fairbanks Street)exceeded cleanup levels for DRO and GRO, however, well MW-307 located further east of G-5 did not have detectable contaminant levels. No contaminants were detected above cleanup levels in up-gradient well G-1R to the south of the source area and down-gradient wells MW-301D and MW-304D to the North of Geist Road and on the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) property. GHD will evaluate potential enhanced remedial options for the contamination around G-5 and is preparing a work plan for this evaluation.

Shawn Tisdell

6/27/2017

Site Characterization Workplan Approved

A revised Remedial Pilot Study and Monitoring Well Decommissioning Work Plan was reviewed and approved. Objectives for the proposed work include assessing the effectiveness of an oxidative product to remediate dissolved hydrocarbons in-situ and decommission ten monitoring wells that are no longer required for groundwater contamination characterization. The ten (10) monitoring wells which were approved for decommissioning by the DEC and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks include: MW-212S, MW-207, MW-211, MW-214, MW-302D, MW-302S, MW-303D, MW-303S, MW-309D, and MW-309S.

Shawn Tisdell

4/8/2018

Site Characterization Workplan Approved

Due to the location and depth of excavation work associated with signal upgrade activities along the Geist Rd and Fairbanks Street intersection, a Quality Assurance Project Plan was prepared by Nortech that outlines sampling and handling of soil to be excavated from the intersection as new signal poles and associated communication utilities are installed. All of the soil and drilling fluids will be hauled to OIT for thermal treatment and disposal. Field screening and analytical samples will be collected as outlined in the report and according to DEC field sampling guidance.

Shawn Tisdell

5/29/2018

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC reviewed the 2017 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report. Five wells on the property and three wells off the property were sampled for diesel range organics (DRO), gasoline range organics (GRO), residual range organics (RRO), benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and total xylene (BTEX). Two wells (MW-301D and MW-304D) north of the property did not exceed cleanup levels (CULs). Well G-5, located east of the source area and across Fairbanks Street, had CUL exceedances of GRO(23 mg/L), DRO(14 mg/L), which were the highest levels in any wells measured during this sampling event and BEX(not toluene). Benzene exceeded CULs in wells G-3, G-4, G-7, and G-8 ranging up to 1.7 mg/L in G-7.DRO, GRO ethylbenzene and xylene exceeded CULs in G-3. CUL exceedances in G-4 also included ethylbenzene and xylene and ethylbenzene in G-8. Annual groundwater monitoring is recommended for 2018.

Shawn Tisdell

5/30/2018

Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved

Transport approval provided for soil removed as a part of the upgrade of traffic signals at the Fairbanks St./Geist Rd intersection. A total of 120 CY of soil were excavated and transported to OIT for thermal treatment between June 1 and June 11 of 2018.

Shawn Tisdell

6/12/2018

Meeting or Teleconference Held

Meeting held with RP and consultants to discuss site progress and outline future site action.

Shawn Tisdell

8/15/2018

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

A report titled POL Sampling Final Report has been prepared by Alaska Resources Environmental Services for HC General Contractors and ADOT summarizing on-site environmental work, field observations and analytical date from sampling activities conducted during the replacement of signal poles and associated excavation work.

Shawn Tisdell

11/8/2018

Meeting or Teleconference Held

DEC staff met with Chevron and ARCADIS representatives to determine site status and discuss the path forward for multiple sites. Chevron is in the process of transferring site managers from GHD to ARCADIS.

Shawn Tisdell

12/11/2018

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

The 2018 Annual Groundwater Monitoring report was received. Groundwater flow direction was to the southwest. Nine wells were sampled on 8/20/2018. Well G-3, G-4 and G-5,G-7 and G-8 located north and east of the source area had contaminant concentrations above ADEC Table C groundwater cleanup levels.

Shawn Tisdell

5/3/2019

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

The DEC has determined that the groundwater monitoring work plan submitted for this site does not meet the minimum requirements as defined in DEC guidance and has requested that it be revised.

Shawn Tisdell

9/4/2019

Site Characterization Report Approved

The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has reviewed the August 31, 2018 revised POL Sampling Final Report prepared by Alaska Resources and Environmental Services, LLC for Site 18 of the Fairbanks Area Signal Upgrade project. This report demonstrates that residual management related to the 5/31-6/10, 2018 excavation of potentially contaminated soil associated with the contaminated site during the signal upgrade project was protective of human health, safety, and welfare, and of the environment. Sampling procedures, results and quality assurance and quality control were documented in the report.

Rebekah Reams

9/9/2019

Update or Other Action

Apartment fire occurred at the College Inn at 700 Fairbanks Street, which is located on the lot directly south of the University Car Care Center - Williams #5026 site.

Rebekah Reams

11/7/2019

Meeting or Teleconference Held

DEC staff met with Arcadis staff to discuss the site and determine cleanup goals for the site.

Shawn Tisdell

12/12/2019

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

The 2019 Annual Groundwater Monitoring report was received. Groundwater flow direction was to the southwest. Eight wells were sampled on 7/10/2019. Well G-3, G-4 and G-5, located north and east of the source area had contaminant concentrations above ADEC Table C groundwater cleanup levels.

Shawn Tisdell

8/24/2020

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

The 2020 Annual Groundwater Monitoring report was received. Groundwater flow direction was to the southwest. Seven wells were sampled. Well G-4 located northeast of the source area had contaminant concentrations above ADEC Table C groundwater cleanup levels.

Shawn Tisdell

1/15/2021

Meeting or Teleconference Held

DEC staff met with Chevron Environmental Management Company (CEMC) and Arcadis to discuss Chevron sites located in Alaska during the Annual Portfolio Meeting on January 14th and 15th, 2021.

Rebekah Reams

7/22/2021

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC provided comments on the Site Groundwater Monitoring Work Plan dated March 5, 2020. This document outlines plans to sample select site wells on an annual basis in order to assess contaminant concentrations in groundwater at the site. DEC notes that recent groundwater sampling at this site has reported contaminant concentrations at off-site well G-5 continue to exceed ADEC groundwater cleanup levels, often at concentrations higher than source area wells. These continued off-site exceedances must be addressed prior to site closure.

Rebekah Reams

10/28/2021

Long Term Monitoring Workplan or Report Review

2021 Annual Groundwater Monitoring event was conducted on July 16, 2021. Groundwater samples were collected from monitoring wells G-1R, G-3, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-9, MW-301D, and MW-304D. Monitoring well G-4 was frozen could not be sampled. Monitoring well MW-307 did not had enough water to sample. Samples were submitted to the laboratory for GRO, DRO, RRO, and BTEX analysis. Groundwater flow direction was to the south and depth to groundwater was 10.90 to 16.02 feet below ground surface. Groundwater exceedances were observed at monitoring wells G-3 and G-5.

Rebekah Reams

9/22/2022

Site Visit

CS project manager visited the site during spill bucket upgrade and concrete replacement work

Rebekah Reams

9/29/2022

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC provided comments on the Treatment of Purge Water Utilizing Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) at Chevron Environmental Management Company Sites which includes standard operating procedures and breakthrough estimates proposed for use at this site.

Rebekah Reams

2/6/2023

Long Term Monitoring Workplan or Report Review

DEC provided comments on the 2022 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report and requested a revised version of the Site Groundwater Monitoring Work Plan in response to a July 22, 2021 comment letter.

Rebekah Reams

6/22/2023

Long Term Monitoring Workplan or Report Review

ADEC approved the Groundwater Analyte Adjustment and Well Replacement Work Plan following comment resolution. This work plan proposes to repair or replace damaged monitoring wells G-4 and G-7 and update the analytes included in the sampling plan.

Rebekah Reams

10/12/2023

Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved

ADEC approved offsite transport of 55 gallons of soil and 165 gallons of water investigation derived waste.

Rebekah Reams

11/15/2023

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC approved the Addendum to Groundwater Assessment and Well Replacement Work Plan - Revision 1 which proposes to decommission air sparge/soil vapor extraction system wells that remain as the site following the removal of the remediation system in 2013.

Rebekah Reams

4/29/2024

Long Term Monitoring Workplan or Report Review

2023 Annual Groundwater Monitoring event was conducted on July 12, 2023. Groundwater samples were collected from monitoring wells G-1R, G-3, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-9, MW-301S, MW-301D, MW,304S, MW-304D, MW-305, and MW-306. Monitoring wells MW-307 had insufficient water to sample. Monitoring well G-4 could not be sampled as the casing was bent. Samples were submitted to the laboratory for GRO, DRO, RRO, VOCs, EDB, and lead analysis. Groundwater flow direction was to the south-southwest and depth to groundwater was 9.68 to 15.14 feet below ground surface. Groundwater exceedances were observed at monitoring wells G-3 and G-5.

Rebekah Reams

8/12/2024

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC reviewed the revised Well Decommissioning and Installation Report - 2023 which documents the redevelopment of monitoring wells G-7 and G-9, decommissioning of monitoring well G-4, and installation and soil sampling at replacement well G-4R in July 2023. Groundwater samples were collected from G-7 and G-4R and all site wells were surveyed.

Rebekah Reams

9/25/2024

Meeting or Teleconference Held

ADEC staff met with Chevron and their consultant for an annual portfolio meeting to discuss site status, upcoming document submittals, pending reviews, and general updates for Chevron's contaminated sites throughout the state.

Rebekah Reams

10/8/2024

Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved

ADEC approved transport of 55 gallons of purge water generated in July 2024

Rebekah Reams

Contaminant Information

Name

Level Description

Media

Comments

Control Type

Type

Details

Requirements

Description

Details

2023 Well Decommissioning and Installation Report

2023 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2018 Well Decommissioning Report (VES-8)

2009 First Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2008 Fourth Quarter Groundwater Monitoring Report

2022 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2021 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2006 First Quarter Groundwater Monitoring Report

2020 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2019 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

1992 April Release Investigation

2011 Conceptual Site Model

1994 Installation and Sampling of Off-Site Groundwater Monitoring Wells

1992 Groundwater Investigation Study

1988 Soil Borings and Groundwater Monitoring Well Installation

2016 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2012 First Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2013 Second Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2017 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2015 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2018 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

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Site Report: University Car Care Center - Williams #5026

Site Chronology

IC / Closure Details

Documents

Associated Sites

Problems/Comments

Action Information

Contaminant Information

Control Type

Requirements

2023 Well Decommissioning and Installation Report

2023 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2018 Well Decommissioning Report (VES-8)

2009 First Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2008 Fourth Quarter Groundwater Monitoring Report

2022 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2021 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2006 First Quarter Groundwater Monitoring Report

2020 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2019 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

1992 April Release Investigation

2011 Conceptual Site Model

1994 Installation and Sampling of Off-Site Groundwater Monitoring Wells

1992 Groundwater Investigation Study

1988 Soil Borings and Groundwater Monitoring Well Installation

2016 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2012 First Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2013 Second Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2017 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2015 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

2018 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report

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