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Site Report: Megarian Industrial Technology, Inc

Site Name: Megarian Industrial Technology, Inc
Address: 2250 Van Horn Road, listed as 2260 Van Horn Road by FNSB, Fairbanks, AK 99701
File Number: 102.26.019
Hazard ID: 24182
Status: Cleanup Complete - Institutional Controls
Staff: IC Unit, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 64.813840
Longitude: -147.771480
Horizontal Datum:

We make every effort to ensure the data presented here is accurate based on the best available information currently on file with DEC. It is therefore subject to change as new information becomes available. We recommend contacting the assigned project staff prior to making decisions based on this information.

Problems/Comments

Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) site. Formerly FM&S Technology, Inc. doing business as Fairbanks Machine & Steel. Site also known as former Fairbanks Welding. A Phase II Site Assessment by Shannon and Wilson (dated 1991) identified several potential sources of contamination; additional site assessment work and cleanup/UIC closure conducted 2012-15. Potential Sources stained soils northwest of the main shop (related to neighboring property - Kenworth Alaska (see site 102.38.178); an unregulated heating oil tank (UHOT) adjacent to paint shop; three regulated USTs, seven sumps located on the site are classified as motor vehicle waste disposal wells and are regulated as Class V injection wells under the EPA’s Underground Injection Control program. Contaminants of Concern (COCs) include petroleum hydrocarbons and chlorinated solvents (PCE), chromium, and lead. The site contains a main shop building (contains 6 sumps and 3 of the USTs), a paint shop (contains 1 sump and 1 UST), and two adjacent buildings to the paint shop. Property has changed ownership multiple times; current affiliate is up-to-date - update 6/29/2010

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
11/9/1989 Site Visit RECN; Basketfield: Shannon and Wilson undertook site recon on behalf of prp. Former Staff
11/9/1989 Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment PA; Former Staff
11/28/1989 Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment SA1; Basketfield: Shannon and Wilson undertook one soil boring at site. Former Staff
11/28/1989 Long Term Monitoring Established MS; One exploratory boring was drilled and sampled at the NW corner of the building to determine the presence or absence of contamination. Report dated 12/4/89. Former Staff
6/18/1990 Site Added to Database Former Staff
6/18/1990 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 77843 ADD; Former Staff
6/18/1990 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum entered by JC Former Staff
8/9/1990 Release Investigation SA2; Basketfield: Shannon and Wilson undertook 13 soil borings at site. Former Staff
11/19/1991 Update or Other Action MEET; Basketfield: Doug Dasher and Dennis Timmons met with site owners to discuss site conditions. Former Staff
5/18/1992 Release Investigation SA2; 13 borings and many samples indicated high levels of BTEX and TPH. Also findings of chlorinated solvents and other compounds associated w/hazardous waste. Installing 2 groundwater monitoring wells may not provide sufficient data of groundwater impact. Six LUST's (one gasoline). Former Staff
1/14/1994 Update or Other Action RPL2; Peterson sent PRP-CS Database Noitification Letter to RP requesting update and more environmental information concerning the contaminated site. Letter returned - Forwarding address was expired and a address search through SBA chief, Jeff Allen, was unsuccessful at locating RP. He suggested sending a ltr. to FM Small Engine repair, 2121 Post Road, Anchorage (258-1942)and see what we get. Former Staff
3/15/1994 Update or Other Action RPS; Made six telephone calls in effort to locate RP. By all appearances RP has left state. 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. Letter returned "forward time expired"! Former Staff
10/26/1999 Update or Other Action LUST cleanup not initiated so far as no contact with RP can be made. Former Staff
3/3/2006 Update or Other Action Drafted letter to current owners of property at 2250 Van Horn to determine if additional characterization and remediation work had been completed at the site since 1991 and if not to encourage it. Deadline given of April 15, 2006. Deborah Williams
12/4/2007 Update or Other Action ADEC was contacted by Sheldon Shaw (Northern Soil & Water) representing current land owner (RC Rentals LLC). Robert Conley was the owner but is now deceased and the estate is managed by his daughter (Leslie). Mr Shaw indicated he was hired to prepare a work plan to address the current status of contamination at the site. He will prepare a plan and contact ADEC with his proposal. Jim Frechione
12/19/2007 Update or Other Action Site Characterization Workplan received on 12/18/2007. Five temporary wells and eleven soil borings will be installed and samples collected for analysis of fuel constituents and VOC's. 6 of the soil borings are adjacent to existing sumps. Due to the existence of these sumps, DEC is awaiting for EPA's feedback on the workplan. Tamara Cardona-Marek
7/25/2008 Update or Other Action Staff from Rockwell Engineering performed file review to assess status of site. No work was done by Sheldon Shaw (no site assessment). Rockwell review requested by Wise Enterprises (not Conley). EPA UIC program concerned about sumps not receiving proper closure. Needs to be followed up. Tamara Cardona-Marek
4/20/2009 Update or Other Action Letter to RP requesting their intentions to do additional site characterization. New property owner is Suites Alaska, Inc. Fairbanks Welding and Fabrication still appears as the business on the property. Tamara Cardona-Marek
12/29/2009 Update or Other Action Site transferred from Tamara Cardona-Marek to Jim Fish. Janice Wiegers
8/30/2012 Update or Other Action Site Investigation Report and Closure Plan received. Jim Fish
9/21/2012 Site Characterization Report Approved Report reviewed and approved. Closure of UICs & sumps to be coordinated with EPA UIC Progam. Lead contaminantion in Paint Shop sump is under 220 lbs, so exempt as small quaitity RCRA waste generator. Additional groundwater characterization and /monitoring/cleanup approach requested by DEC. Jim Fish
11/8/2012 Update or Other Action Received a copy of UIC closure request report for EPA UIC program. Jim Fish
6/12/2013 Update or Other Action Cleanup plan dated May 10, 2013 was submitted by Rescon. Comments were provided on the cleanup plan on May 24th; however comment resolution is not complete. Rescon given approval to begin landfarming portion of cleanup plan on 6/11/13. Janice Wiegers
7/19/2013 Update or Other Action Received revised/updated cleanup plan from consultant. Jim Fish
7/22/2013 Cleanup Plan Approved Revised Cleanup Plan approved. Jim Fish
8/6/2013 Update or Other Action Received notification from EPA REgion 10 UIC Program that 6 motor vehicle wastes disposal wells have been permanently closed. Sump 6 (previously identified as an injection well) was foud to be an enclosed sumpwith no outlets for fluid disposal. Jim Fish
8/16/2013 Update or Other Action Received 2003 subsoils investigation report for neighboring property to the west. Jim Fish
10/28/2013 Update or Other Action Discussed preliminary results from fall 2013 site investigations - it appears groundwater moves from neighboring Kenworth property onto Former Fairbanks Welding property (at least for part of the year). Pressure transducers were installed in monitoring wells and will prvode additional groundwater data. A letter was sent to Kenwoth Alaska (Cymbaluk Investments) commenting on limited Phase II site information that indicated surface contamination of petroleum and advising them to do some additional site investigation. Jim Fish
12/13/2013 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Reviewed 2013 Investigation and monitoring report - asked for clarification of landfarm soil reuse, recommended IC considerations. Additional groundwater monitoring with transducer data is proposed to confirm groudwater seasoanl flow directions & gradients. Jim Fish
6/11/2014 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Received work plan from consultant for VI evaluation, land farm soil sampling, and groundwater moniotring with graident analysis from pressure transducers. Jim Fish
6/18/2014 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Approved modified work pplan (VI evaluation will include two indoor air samples & two sub-slab samples; instead of one of each). Jim Fish
8/15/2014 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Work plan for seconed VI sampling (October 2014), VI mitigation, and O&M Plan development approved. Jim Fish
8/25/2014 Update or Other Action Received TCLP data for soil cutting and request for on site disposal; responded with request for AQR-ColorTec screening and suggested disposal alternate dispsoal. Jim Fish
2/11/2015 Update or Other Action Received UST Summary Report and Request for Closure Letter from consultant Jim Fish
3/25/2015 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Received updated UST Summary Report from consultant Jim Fish
4/16/2015 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Review of the Updated UST Summary Report prompted closure of USTs in the UST database (site assessments complete). Jim Fish
7/6/2015 Update or Other Action Revised address from 2260 Van Horn Road to 2250 Van Horn Road based on information in the file. Janice Wiegers
9/28/2015 Institutional Control Record Established Institutional Controls established and entered into the database. Jim Fish
9/29/2015 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued Site closed following removal of USTs and sumps. Contamination remains around several sumps that were decommissioned inside buildings. Petroleum contamination was found on the property associated with the Kenworth Alaska (former Alaska Truck Center)site (Hazard ID 26164). Groundwater monitoring wells remain on the Megarian site which will be sampled during the Kenworth cleanup. Janice Wiegers
3/30/2017 Institutional Control Periodic Reporting Received Annual ICs reporting letter; blower in SSD system had failed and has been replaced by a contractor. Jim Fish
6/12/2018 Institutional Control Compliance Review Staff changed from Jim Fish to IC Unit. IC compliance review conducted. The property has transferred ownership since the last correspondence. Affiliates information was updated accordingly. We have not received the latest annual inspection report for the vapor mitigation system. A letter was issued to the new landowner with a request for the annual report as well as a request to sign the ICs Agreement and Signature Page as acknowledgement of the ICs established for the site. Reminder system set to look for the IC reporting letter every year. Kristin Thompson
6/22/2018 Institutional Control Update Received the signed IC agreement from the landowner. Evonne Reese
4/17/2019 Institutional Control Compliance Review IC compliance review conducted. The 2018 vapor mitigation system inspection report has not been received. A second request letter was issued and sent on this date with a deadline for response of May 30, 2019. Evonne Reese
3/5/2020 Institutional Control Periodic Reporting Received the 2019 Annual Institutional Controls Report issued by RESCON Alaska. Evonne Reese
3/9/2020 Institutional Control Compliance Review The 2019 Rescon report regarding ICs includes details about the vapor mitigation system inspection. The system was reported to be operating as intended. The next IC review for this property will be due summer 2020. Evonne Reese

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil
RRO Other Soil
GRO Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil
Tetrachloroethene Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil
1-Methylnaphthalene Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil
2-Methylnaphthalene Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil

Control Type

Type Details
Notice of Environmental Contamination
Signed CS Determination

Requirements

Description Details
Other Any future change in land use may impact the exposure assumptions cited in this document. The land is currently used as a commercial industrial property. If land use and/or ownership changes, these management conditions may not be protective and ADEC may require additional remediation and revised conditions. Therefore the property owner/facility manager shall report to ADEC every year to document land use, or report as soon as property owner/facility manager becomes aware of any change in land ownership and/or use, if earlier. The report can be sent to the local ADEC office or electronically to DEC.ICUnit@alaska.gov.
Groundwater Use Restrictions Installation of groundwater wells on the subject property requires ADEC approval. Groundwater monitoring wells associated with the neighboring property, 2262 Van Horn Road, currently Kenworth Alaska, must be made available to the responsible party for groundwater contamination associated with the 2262 and 2250 Van Horn lots. It is anticipated these groundwater monitoring wells will be decommissioned by the responsible party of 2262 Van Horn Road at a later date, in accordance with ADEC guidance. Well decommissioning documentation must be sent to ADEC within 30 days of decommissioning.
When Contaminated Soil is Accessible, Remediation Should Occur Sub-surface soil contamination is located near former USTs that are closed in place, and in surface soils located under the shop buildings. When any of the tanks are excavated, or any of the buildings are removed and/or the soils becomes accessible, the soils must be evaluated and contamination addressed in accordance with an ADEC-approved work plan meeting 18 AAC 75.335 requirements.
Groundwater Monitoring Groundwater monitoring wells associated with the neighboring property, 2262 Van Horn Road, currently Kenworth Alaska, must be made available to the responsible party for groundwater contamination associated with the 2262 and 2250 Van Horn lots. It is anticipated these groundwater monitoring wells will be decommissioned by the responsible party of 2262 Van Horn Road at a later date, in accordance with ADEC guidance. Well decommissioning documentation must be sent to ADEC within 30 days of decommissioning.
Other A Vapor Mitigation System is installed and operates continuously within the Main Shop building at 2250 Van Horn road. This system must be operated according to the Vapor Mitigation System Operation and Maintenance Plan, developed by ResCon Alaska (Attachment C to this letter). The property owner/facility manager should inspect the manometer of the mitigation system quarterly to verify operation of the inline fan, and report those inspection annually to ADEC, at DEC.ICUnit@alaska.gov. Any system maintenance operation issues should be addressed immediately by contacting a DEC-qualified environmental professional or the property owner, and be reported to ADEC.
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site. Any proposal to transport soil or groundwater off-site requires ADEC approval in accordance with 18 AAC 75.325. A “site” [as defined by 18 AAC 75.990 (115)] means an area that is contaminated, including areas contaminated by the migration of hazardous substances from a source area, regardless of property ownership.
Movement or use of contaminated material (including on site) in a manner that results in a violation of the water quality standards is prohibited (18 AAC 70) Movement or use of contaminated material in a manner that results in a violation of 18 AAC 70 water quality standards is prohibited.
Other Groundwater in the state of Alaska is protected for aquaculture use. In the event that an aquaculture facility uses groundwater from this site in the future, additional treatment may be required to meet aquatic life criteria under 18 AAC 70.

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