Site Report: ARRC Fairbanks Machine & Steel Company

Site Name:	ARRC Fairbanks Machine & Steel Company
Address:	1990 Phillips Field Dr, Fairbanks, AK 99701
File Number:	102.26.011
Hazard ID:	24162
Status:	Cleanup Complete - Institutional Controls
Staff:	IC Unit, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude:	64.846780
Longitude:	-147.763512
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

A total of four USTs have been removed from the site: a 500 gal. used oil (w/ 100 cubic yards of contaminated soil) in 1990; and a 1000 gal. gas UST, a 1000 gal. diesel UST, and a 1000 gal. HOT in 1992. A total of 24 cubic yards of contaminated soil was removed from the gas and diesel UST excavations. No soil was removed from the heating oil UST. Instead the excavation was backfilled at the location of the former heating oil UST, due to proximity to the building on site. Groundwater underneath building, at 13.5 feet bgs flowing in the south by southeast direction, has contamination above ADEC cleanup levels. Subsurface soil is impacted by contamination as well. Precence of surface soil contamination remains unknown. LUST Trust #89-3-5-0-292-2. Lots 7 and 8, Block A, Chena Industrial subdivision.

Action Information

Action Date	Action	Description	DEC Staff
8/22/1989	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	On October 28, 2005, the ADEC received Re: Soil Contamination Studies, Lots 7 & 8, Block A submitted by Shannon & Wilson and dated August 22, 1989. To evaluate potential soil contamination, site activities included: collection of composite samples from stained surface soils, collection of a waste oil sample from the 500 gallon waste oil tank, and collection of soil samples from the three soil borings B-1, B-2, and B-3. Boring B-3 was advanced adjacent to the regulated 500 gallon waste oil tank and borings B-1 and B-2 were advanced down gradient of the 1,000 gallon diesel and gasoline regulated USTs. During the drilling of borings B-1 and B-2, a hydrocarbon odor was noted at various depths and a sheen was noted at the 15 feet below ground surface (bgs) groundwater interface. Soil samples collected at B-1 contained total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) up to 460 mg/kg at a depth of 12.5 to 16.5 ft. bgs. Soil samples collected at B-2 contained benzene up to 0.2 mg/kg at a depth of 10.0 to 11.5 ft. bgs. Soil samples collected at B-3 contained TPH up to 6,520 at a depth of 0.5 ft. bgs. The waste oil sample collected, analyzed for PCBs and metals, contained lead at 629 mg/kg. A composite sample collected at the south west corner of the building from surface fuel stains contained TPH up to 69,000 mg/kg.	Grant Lidren
10/19/1989	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum	LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 77587 ADD;	Former Staff
10/19/1989	Site Added to Database		Former Staff
1/12/1990	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	On October 28, 2005, the ADEC received Re: Environmental Remediation Work, Fairbanks Machine & Steel Property submitted by Shannon & Wilson and dated January 12, 1990. Monitoring wells MW-1, MW-2, and MW-3, which were installed surrounding the pump shack, contained significant soil contamination at the water table, including hydrocarbon odor and sheen. MW-3 contained up to 0.1 mg/L benzene (TPH was not analyzed). Soil samples collected during the MW installations, which is some instances had a hydrocarbon sheen & odor, contained TPH up to 5,610 mg/kg from between 15 ft. and 16.5 ft. bgs at MW-1, up to 7,910 mg/kg from between 17 ft. and 18.5 ft. bgs at MW-2, up to 4,000 mg/kg from between 17 ft. and 18.5 ft. bgs at MW-3.	Grant Lidren
4/26/1990	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	On October 28, 2005, the ADEC received Re: Sampling of Monitoring Wells at the Fairbanks Machine & Steel Property submitted by Shannon & Wilson and dated April 26, 1990. Monitoring wells MW-1, MW-2, and MW-3, contained 1.5, 3.4, and 1.4 mg/L TPH respectfully.	Grant Lidren
8/13/1990	Update or Other Action	The ADEC received Monitoring Removal of Waste Oil storage Tank submitted Shannon & Wilson dated August 13, 1990. A 500 gallon waste oil UST, located south of the building, was removed on July 2, 1990. Soils around tank were stained gray and had a hydrocarbon odor. Contaminated soil was segregated on a liner. Excavation of soil from the northern side of excavation was limited by the building resulting in visually stained soil left under the building. Analytical soil samples collected at the northern end of the excavation contained up to 45,000 mg/kg TPH and 1.8 mg/kg PCE. Groundwater was not encountered in the excavation.	Grant Lidren
10/11/1990	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway	RAPR; Letter to R. Little outlining proposed remedial action.	Former Staff
10/22/1991	Update or Other Action	On October 28, 2005, ADEC received the stockpiled soil, Lots 7 & 8, Block A ARRC Chena subdivision, submitted by S&W, dated October 22, 1991. Two stockpiles with a combined total of 100 cy were located on the property. One 9-spot composite soil sample collected from each pile contained TPH up to 810 mg/kg. Based off this data, the end of the letter report states, “We trust that this is sufficient background information for (ARRC) to process this soil. “	Grant Lidren
3/3/1992	Update or Other Action	RPL2; ADEC/Peterson sent PRP-CS Database Notification letter requesting PRP update and provide additional environmental information concerning the site. As of "complete date" no response was ever rec'd.	Former Staff
6/29/1992	Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment	On June 29, 1992, the ADEC received UST Removal 1990 Phillips Field Road, submitted by Shannon & Wilson dated June 29, 1992. Three USTs and associated piping were removed on May 22, 1992; Two of these USTs, a 1,000 gal. gas & diesel, were located 50 ft. north of the building, while the third 1,000 gal. HOT was located west of the building. At the 1,000 gal. diesel/gas UST excavation, the soil was excavated 2 ft. below the former tanks and then backfilled with clean fill. The potentially contaminated soil was transported and thermally remediated offsite. At the HOT location, soil was returned to the excavation after removal due the proximity of the building. Two confirmation samples were collected from each former UST location. The soil samples at the gas/diesel tank location, collected at a depth of 10 ft. bgs,, contained up to 5,300 mg/kg, and up to 370 mg/kg GRO. Soil samples collected at the HOT location contained up to 440 mg/kg DRO at 8.5 ft. bgs.	Grant Lidren
8/17/1992	Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment	Excavated contaminated soil thermally remediated by ESI remains on site from the 1,000 gallon gas and diesel tank excavations.	Former Staff
8/17/1992	Update or Other Action	NOR; Gibler sent letter to Dave Nelson of AK. RR.	Former Staff
5/20/1994	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	On October 28, 2005, the ADEC received Re: Monitoring Well Sampling Results 1990 Phillips Field Road submitted by Shannon & Wilson and dated May 20, 1994. Monitoring wells MW-1, MW-2, and MW-3, sampled for BTEX contained detects, but below ADEC cleanup levels. DRO and GRO were not analyzed.	Grant Lidren
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
6/10/1996	Update or Other Action	An ARRC letter on this date indicateds the 24 cubic yard stockpile was thermally treated at the Fairbanks Yard in 1992	Grant Lidren
9/26/2003	Update or Other Action	Received email from Susan Schrader with the ARRC. The email stated that the railroad is putting together a plan for further investigation at this site. DEC responded stating that a release investigation, CSM, and follow-up documentation on the tank pull are needed.	Janice Wiegers
1/28/2004	Update or Other Action	Transferred DEC staff lead from John Carnahan	Cynthia Pring-Ham
9/1/2005	Update or Other Action	Groundwater assessment report dated August 2005 submitted by Hart Crowser. Three borings and two wells (MW-4, MW-5, and B-4) were installed on the property. Soil contamination remained near the former diesel and gasoline USTs (787 mg/kg GRO and 2,770 mg/kg DRO). DRO was present in MW-3 and MW-4 with a maximum concentration of 1.96 mg/L. Groundwater flow direction was south-southwest.	Janice Wiegers
11/28/2005	Update or Other Action	Soil and groundwater contamintation is still present at site. Email from HartCroswer indicated that well samples will be taken again in the spring of 2006.	Sarah Cunningham
11/28/2005	Update or Other Action	Sent request via email to HartCrowser requesting sampling plan 30-45 days prior to taking samples.	Sarah Cunningham
12/14/2006	Exposure Tracking Model Ranking	ETM: Baseline Ranking	Jill Taylor
3/16/2007	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Received groundwater monitoring report for 1990 Philips Field Road dated December 2006, submitted by Hart Crowser. Groundwater contamination above Table C remains in MW-3, with DRO at 1.85 mg/l. Report recommends annual sampling for this well only if next round of sampling is similar.	Grant Lidren
1/27/2009	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Phillips Field Road Groundwater Assessment Report dated January 2009, submitted by Clarus and recieved by ADEC on this date. MW3, MW4, & MW5 were sampled for petroleum constituents. Detectable levels were found in MW3 only. A petroleum odor was noted from MW-3, which contained DRO up to 8.72 mg/L.	Grant Lidren
4/30/2009	Update or Other Action	On this date, a drinking water sample was collected from the onsite water supply well and analyzed for BTEX and DRO. DRO was the only detectable analyte at 0.26 mg/L, which is below the ADEC groundwater cleanup level of 1.5 mg/L. (note: this test did fail Total Coliform)	Grant Lidren
4/19/2010	Update or Other Action	ADEC received Groundwater Monitoring Work Plan 1990 Phillips Field Road, submitted by Clarus, dated April 14 2010. MW3, MW 4, and MW 5 are proposed to be analyzed for DRO, GRO, and BTEX. ADEC recommends sampling MW3, and the upgradient MWs 1 and 2 if applicable. ADEC does not request the sampling of MW4 and MW 5 at this time.	Grant Lidren
8/15/2011	Update or Other Action	ADEC received the Updated 1990 Phillips Road Work Plan, submitted by Clarus. The Work will involve advancing and sampling two temporary MWs upgradient of MW-3 and sampling MW-3. ADEC also recommends locating and sampling MW-1 and MW-2 from the area of the former gas and diesel UST if applicable.	Grant Lidren
2/9/2012	Update or Other Action	On this date, ADEC received the ARRC UST Soil and Groundwater Investigation 1990 Phillips Field Road submitted by RSE, dated January 2012. Two soil borings were advanced and completed as temporary monitoring wells TW-1 and TW-2. Two soil samples were collected from each boring. TW-1D and TW-X were collected at 17 feet bgs and TW-2A & TW-2C were collected at 2 ft. bgs, based off highest screening level and at the groundwater interface at 12 ft. bgs respectively. Only soil sample TW-2A contained contamination above ADEC cleanup levels with DRO at 4,520 mg/kg(note: this is biased low, there was 0% surrogate recovery due to dilution). Groundwater samples collected from TW-1 &TW-2 did not contain detectable levels of contaminants. A groundwater sample collected from MW-3 contained DRO at 0.449 mg/L and GRO at 0.0315 mg/L, which is below cleanup levels. After sampling, TW-1 and TW-2 were decommissioned. Additionally, historic MW-4 and MW-5 were also removed and decommissioned.	Grant Lidren
9/7/2012	Site Characterization Workplan Approved	On this date, ADEC received and approved the Groundwater Monitoring Work Plan 1990 Phillips Field Road submitted by FES, dated September 7, 2012. Monitoring Well TW-3 will be installed upgradient of the former diesel and gas USTs. Two soil samples will be collected: one soil sample at the groundwater interface and one at the highest screening level and/or olfactory presence of contamination. If no contamination is detected by screening or olfactory senses, then the second sample will be collected from the surface soil 0 to 2 feet bgs. Groundwater will be sampled from TW-3 and historic MW-3 and analyzed for GRO, DRO, RRO, and BTEX.	Grant Lidren
11/13/2012	Site Characterization Report Approved	On this date, ADEC received the Groundwater Monitoring Report 1990 Phillips Field Road submitted by FES, dated October 26, 2012. A soil boring was advanced upgradient of the former diesel and gas USTs. A soil sample collected from 2 ft. bgs and at the GW interface at 15.5 to 17.5 ft. bgs did not contain petroleum contaminants above soil cleanup levels. A temporary well was installed adjacent to the soil boring to a depth of 18 feet bgs. A groundwater sample collected from the temporary well did not contain petroleum contaminants above Table C. GW Cleanup Levels. Groundwater samples collected from historic MW-3, from a depth of 15.97 feet bgs, contained DRO up to 0.904 mg/L, which is below Table C. GW Cleanup Levels. An odor was noted from the MW-3 GW.	Grant Lidren
12/31/2012	Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum	Administrative action addition for grant reporting purposes.	Evonne Reese
5/2/2013	Update or Other Action	On this date ADEC received the Well Decommissioning Work Plan 1990 Phillips Field Road submitted by FES and dated April 30, 2013. MW-3 will be decommissioned in accordance with ADEC guidance.	Grant Lidren
5/14/2013	Cleanup Complete Determination Issued	The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), Contaminated Sites Program, has completed a review of the environmental records associated with the ARRC Fairbanks Machine & Steel Company. Based on the information provided to date and the administrative record, the ADEC has determined that the contaminant concentrations remaining on site do not pose an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment. No further remedial action will be required as long as the site is in compliance with established institutional controls.	Grant Lidren
5/14/2013	Institutional Control Record Established	Institutional Controls established and entered into the database.	Grant Lidren
5/30/2013	Update or Other Action	According to ARRC, the onsite drinking water well is used for non-potable uses only. Drinking water is supplied by the city.	Grant Lidren
6/7/2013	Update or Other Action	ADEC recieved the signed CS determination on this date from ARRC.	Grant Lidren
8/6/2013	Institutional Control Compliance Review	IC compliance review conducted and staff changed from Grant Lidren to IC Unit. Reminder system set-up to follow-up on a report detailing the decommissioning of MW-3 which is due to ADEC by the end of 2013, and to follow-up with the responsible party regarding land use in 2018.	Kristin Thompson
10/11/2013	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC received the Well Decommissioning Report 1990 Phillips Field Road submitted by Fairbanks Environmental Services, dated October 9, 2013. Monitoring well MW-3 was decommissioned on August 9, 2013 in accordance with ADEC Monitoring Well Guidance.	Kristin Thompson
2/22/2019	Institutional Control Update	An Institutional Controls reminder letter sent to property representative on this date via e-mail after verification land use is un-changed. It is still leased by Samson True Value Hardware.	Mossy Mead
6/17/2024	Institutional Control Compliance Review	IC compliance review completed on this date. An IC reminder letter was e-mailed to the landowner. The next review will be in five years’ time.	Gaige Robinson
6/27/2024	Institutional Control Update	The landowner responded to the IC reminder letter and provided a written confirmation that land use has not changed	Gaige Robinson

Action Date

Action

Description

DEC Staff

8/22/1989

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

On October 28, 2005, the ADEC received Re: Soil Contamination Studies, Lots 7 & 8, Block A submitted by Shannon & Wilson and dated August 22, 1989. To evaluate potential soil contamination, site activities included: collection of composite samples from stained surface soils, collection of a waste oil sample from the 500 gallon waste oil tank, and collection of soil samples from the three soil borings B-1, B-2, and B-3. Boring B-3 was advanced adjacent to the regulated 500 gallon waste oil tank and borings B-1 and B-2 were advanced down gradient of the 1,000 gallon diesel and gasoline regulated USTs. During the drilling of borings B-1 and B-2, a hydrocarbon odor was noted at various depths and a sheen was noted at the 15 feet below ground surface (bgs) groundwater interface. Soil samples collected at B-1 contained total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) up to 460 mg/kg at a depth of 12.5 to 16.5 ft. bgs. Soil samples collected at B-2 contained benzene up to 0.2 mg/kg at a depth of 10.0 to 11.5 ft. bgs. Soil samples collected at B-3 contained TPH up to 6,520 at a depth of 0.5 ft. bgs. The waste oil sample collected, analyzed for PCBs and metals, contained lead at 629 mg/kg. A composite sample collected at the south west corner of the building from surface fuel stains contained TPH up to 69,000 mg/kg.

Grant Lidren

10/19/1989

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum

LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 77587 ADD;

Former Staff

10/19/1989

Site Added to Database

Former Staff

1/12/1990

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

On October 28, 2005, the ADEC received Re: Environmental Remediation Work, Fairbanks Machine & Steel Property submitted by Shannon & Wilson and dated January 12, 1990. Monitoring wells MW-1, MW-2, and MW-3, which were installed surrounding the pump shack, contained significant soil contamination at the water table, including hydrocarbon odor and sheen. MW-3 contained up to 0.1 mg/L benzene (TPH was not analyzed). Soil samples collected during the MW installations, which is some instances had a hydrocarbon sheen & odor, contained TPH up to 5,610 mg/kg from between 15 ft. and 16.5 ft. bgs at MW-1, up to 7,910 mg/kg from between 17 ft. and 18.5 ft. bgs at MW-2, up to 4,000 mg/kg from between 17 ft. and 18.5 ft. bgs at MW-3.

Grant Lidren

4/26/1990

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

On October 28, 2005, the ADEC received Re: Sampling of Monitoring Wells at the Fairbanks Machine & Steel Property submitted by Shannon & Wilson and dated April 26, 1990. Monitoring wells MW-1, MW-2, and MW-3, contained 1.5, 3.4, and 1.4 mg/L TPH respectfully.

Grant Lidren

8/13/1990

Update or Other Action

The ADEC received Monitoring Removal of Waste Oil storage Tank submitted Shannon & Wilson dated August 13, 1990. A 500 gallon waste oil UST, located south of the building, was removed on July 2, 1990. Soils around tank were stained gray and had a hydrocarbon odor. Contaminated soil was segregated on a liner. Excavation of soil from the northern side of excavation was limited by the building resulting in visually stained soil left under the building. Analytical soil samples collected at the northern end of the excavation contained up to 45,000 mg/kg TPH and 1.8 mg/kg PCE. Groundwater was not encountered in the excavation.

Grant Lidren

10/11/1990

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway

RAPR; Letter to R. Little outlining proposed remedial action.

Former Staff

10/22/1991

Update or Other Action

On October 28, 2005, ADEC received the stockpiled soil, Lots 7 & 8, Block A ARRC Chena subdivision, submitted by S&W, dated October 22, 1991. Two stockpiles with a combined total of 100 cy were located on the property. One 9-spot composite soil sample collected from each pile contained TPH up to 810 mg/kg. Based off this data, the end of the letter report states, “We trust that this is sufficient background information for (ARRC) to process this soil. “

Grant Lidren

3/3/1992

Update or Other Action

RPL2; ADEC/Peterson sent PRP-CS Database Notification letter requesting PRP update and provide additional environmental information concerning the site. As of "complete date" no response was ever rec'd.

Former Staff

6/29/1992

Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment

On June 29, 1992, the ADEC received UST Removal 1990 Phillips Field Road, submitted by Shannon & Wilson dated June 29, 1992. Three USTs and associated piping were removed on May 22, 1992; Two of these USTs, a 1,000 gal. gas & diesel, were located 50 ft. north of the building, while the third 1,000 gal. HOT was located west of the building. At the 1,000 gal. diesel/gas UST excavation, the soil was excavated 2 ft. below the former tanks and then backfilled with clean fill. The potentially contaminated soil was transported and thermally remediated offsite. At the HOT location, soil was returned to the excavation after removal due the proximity of the building. Two confirmation samples were collected from each former UST location. The soil samples at the gas/diesel tank location, collected at a depth of 10 ft. bgs,, contained up to 5,300 mg/kg, and up to 370 mg/kg GRO. Soil samples collected at the HOT location contained up to 440 mg/kg DRO at 8.5 ft. bgs.

Grant Lidren

8/17/1992

Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment

Excavated contaminated soil thermally remediated by ESI remains on site from the 1,000 gallon gas and diesel tank excavations.

Former Staff

8/17/1992

Update or Other Action

NOR; Gibler sent letter to Dave Nelson of AK. RR.

Former Staff

5/20/1994

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

On October 28, 2005, the ADEC received Re: Monitoring Well Sampling Results 1990 Phillips Field Road submitted by Shannon & Wilson and dated May 20, 1994. Monitoring wells MW-1, MW-2, and MW-3, sampled for BTEX contained detects, but below ADEC cleanup levels. DRO and GRO were not analyzed.

Grant Lidren

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

6/10/1996

Update or Other Action

An ARRC letter on this date indicateds the 24 cubic yard stockpile was thermally treated at the Fairbanks Yard in 1992

Grant Lidren

9/26/2003

Update or Other Action

Received email from Susan Schrader with the ARRC. The email stated that the railroad is putting together a plan for further investigation at this site. DEC responded stating that a release investigation, CSM, and follow-up documentation on the tank pull are needed.

Janice Wiegers

1/28/2004

Update or Other Action

Transferred DEC staff lead from John Carnahan

Cynthia Pring-Ham

9/1/2005

Update or Other Action

Groundwater assessment report dated August 2005 submitted by Hart Crowser. Three borings and two wells (MW-4, MW-5, and B-4) were installed on the property. Soil contamination remained near the former diesel and gasoline USTs (787 mg/kg GRO and 2,770 mg/kg DRO). DRO was present in MW-3 and MW-4 with a maximum concentration of 1.96 mg/L. Groundwater flow direction was south-southwest.

Janice Wiegers

11/28/2005

Update or Other Action

Soil and groundwater contamintation is still present at site. Email from HartCroswer indicated that well samples will be taken again in the spring of 2006.

Sarah Cunningham

11/28/2005

Update or Other Action

Sent request via email to HartCrowser requesting sampling plan 30-45 days prior to taking samples.

Sarah Cunningham

12/14/2006

Exposure Tracking Model Ranking

ETM: Baseline Ranking

Jill Taylor

3/16/2007

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Received groundwater monitoring report for 1990 Philips Field Road dated December 2006, submitted by Hart Crowser. Groundwater contamination above Table C remains in MW-3, with DRO at 1.85 mg/l. Report recommends annual sampling for this well only if next round of sampling is similar.

Grant Lidren

1/27/2009

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Phillips Field Road Groundwater Assessment Report dated January 2009, submitted by Clarus and recieved by ADEC on this date. MW3, MW4, & MW5 were sampled for petroleum constituents. Detectable levels were found in MW3 only. A petroleum odor was noted from MW-3, which contained DRO up to 8.72 mg/L.

Grant Lidren

4/30/2009

Update or Other Action

On this date, a drinking water sample was collected from the onsite water supply well and analyzed for BTEX and DRO. DRO was the only detectable analyte at 0.26 mg/L, which is below the ADEC groundwater cleanup level of 1.5 mg/L. (note: this test did fail Total Coliform)

Grant Lidren

4/19/2010

Update or Other Action

ADEC received Groundwater Monitoring Work Plan 1990 Phillips Field Road, submitted by Clarus, dated April 14 2010. MW3, MW 4, and MW 5 are proposed to be analyzed for DRO, GRO, and BTEX. ADEC recommends sampling MW3, and the upgradient MWs 1 and 2 if applicable. ADEC does not request the sampling of MW4 and MW 5 at this time.

Grant Lidren

8/15/2011

Update or Other Action

ADEC received the Updated 1990 Phillips Road Work Plan, submitted by Clarus. The Work will involve advancing and sampling two temporary MWs upgradient of MW-3 and sampling MW-3. ADEC also recommends locating and sampling MW-1 and MW-2 from the area of the former gas and diesel UST if applicable.

Grant Lidren

2/9/2012

Update or Other Action

On this date, ADEC received the ARRC UST Soil and Groundwater Investigation 1990 Phillips Field Road submitted by RSE, dated January 2012. Two soil borings were advanced and completed as temporary monitoring wells TW-1 and TW-2. Two soil samples were collected from each boring. TW-1D and TW-X were collected at 17 feet bgs and TW-2A & TW-2C were collected at 2 ft. bgs, based off highest screening level and at the groundwater interface at 12 ft. bgs respectively. Only soil sample TW-2A contained contamination above ADEC cleanup levels with DRO at 4,520 mg/kg(note: this is biased low, there was 0% surrogate recovery due to dilution). Groundwater samples collected from TW-1 &TW-2 did not contain detectable levels of contaminants. A groundwater sample collected from MW-3 contained DRO at 0.449 mg/L and GRO at 0.0315 mg/L, which is below cleanup levels. After sampling, TW-1 and TW-2 were decommissioned. Additionally, historic MW-4 and MW-5 were also removed and decommissioned.

Grant Lidren

9/7/2012

Site Characterization Workplan Approved

On this date, ADEC received and approved the Groundwater Monitoring Work Plan 1990 Phillips Field Road submitted by FES, dated September 7, 2012. Monitoring Well TW-3 will be installed upgradient of the former diesel and gas USTs. Two soil samples will be collected: one soil sample at the groundwater interface and one at the highest screening level and/or olfactory presence of contamination. If no contamination is detected by screening or olfactory senses, then the second sample will be collected from the surface soil 0 to 2 feet bgs. Groundwater will be sampled from TW-3 and historic MW-3 and analyzed for GRO, DRO, RRO, and BTEX.

Grant Lidren

11/13/2012

Site Characterization Report Approved

On this date, ADEC received the Groundwater Monitoring Report 1990 Phillips Field Road submitted by FES, dated October 26, 2012. A soil boring was advanced upgradient of the former diesel and gas USTs. A soil sample collected from 2 ft. bgs and at the GW interface at 15.5 to 17.5 ft. bgs did not contain petroleum contaminants above soil cleanup levels. A temporary well was installed adjacent to the soil boring to a depth of 18 feet bgs. A groundwater sample collected from the temporary well did not contain petroleum contaminants above Table C. GW Cleanup Levels. Groundwater samples collected from historic MW-3, from a depth of 15.97 feet bgs, contained DRO up to 0.904 mg/L, which is below Table C. GW Cleanup Levels. An odor was noted from the MW-3 GW.

Grant Lidren

12/31/2012

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum

Administrative action addition for grant reporting purposes.

Evonne Reese

5/2/2013

Update or Other Action

On this date ADEC received the Well Decommissioning Work Plan 1990 Phillips Field Road submitted by FES and dated April 30, 2013. MW-3 will be decommissioned in accordance with ADEC guidance.

Grant Lidren

5/14/2013

Cleanup Complete Determination Issued

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), Contaminated Sites Program, has completed a review of the environmental records associated with the ARRC Fairbanks Machine & Steel Company. Based on the information provided to date and the administrative record, the ADEC has determined that the contaminant concentrations remaining on site do not pose an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment. No further remedial action will be required as long as the site is in compliance with established institutional controls.

Grant Lidren

5/14/2013

Institutional Control Record Established

Institutional Controls established and entered into the database.

Grant Lidren

5/30/2013

Update or Other Action

According to ARRC, the onsite drinking water well is used for non-potable uses only. Drinking water is supplied by the city.

Grant Lidren

6/7/2013

Update or Other Action

ADEC recieved the signed CS determination on this date from ARRC.

Grant Lidren

8/6/2013

Institutional Control Compliance Review

IC compliance review conducted and staff changed from Grant Lidren to IC Unit. Reminder system set-up to follow-up on a report detailing the decommissioning of MW-3 which is due to ADEC by the end of 2013, and to follow-up with the responsible party regarding land use in 2018.

Kristin Thompson

10/11/2013

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC received the Well Decommissioning Report 1990 Phillips Field Road submitted by Fairbanks Environmental Services, dated October 9, 2013. Monitoring well MW-3 was decommissioned on August 9, 2013 in accordance with ADEC Monitoring Well Guidance.

Kristin Thompson

2/22/2019

Institutional Control Update

An Institutional Controls reminder letter sent to property representative on this date via e-mail after verification land use is un-changed. It is still leased by Samson True Value Hardware.

Mossy Mead

6/17/2024

Institutional Control Compliance Review

IC compliance review completed on this date. An IC reminder letter was e-mailed to the landowner. The next review will be in five years’ time.

Gaige Robinson

6/27/2024

Institutional Control Update

The landowner responded to the IC reminder letter and provided a written confirmation that land use has not changed

Gaige Robinson

Contaminant Information

Name	Level Description	Media
Benzene	Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation	Soil
DRO	Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation	Soil
Tetrachloroethene	< Method 2 Most Stringent	Soil

Name

Level Description

Media

Comments

Benzene

Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation

Soil

DRO

Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation

Soil

Tetrachloroethene

< Method 2 Most Stringent

Soil

Control Type

Type	Details
Signed CS Determination

Type

Details

Signed CS Determination

Requirements

Description	Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.
When Contaminated Soil is Accessible, Remediation Should Occur
Periodic Review	Five-year review

Description

Details

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

When Contaminated Soil is Accessible, Remediation Should Occur

Periodic Review

Five-year review

Institutional Controls Reminder Letter - June 2024

Institutional Controls reminder letter Feb 2019

Conditional Closure-Institutional Controls May 2013

No associated sites were found.

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Site Report: ARRC Fairbanks Machine & Steel Company

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Associated Sites

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Contaminant Information

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Requirements

Institutional Controls Reminder Letter - June 2024

Institutional Controls reminder letter Feb 2019

Conditional Closure-Institutional Controls May 2013

Missing Location Data

State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation