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Site Report: FIA - Alaska Aerofuel

Site Name: FIA - Alaska Aerofuel
Address: 5855 Airport Indust. Road; FIA, Gate 38, W. Ramp, Fairbanks, AK 99709
File Number: 100.26.044
Hazard ID: 24228
Status: Cleanup Complete - Institutional Controls
Staff: IC Unit, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 64.806420
Longitude: -147.888180
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

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
11/13/1991 Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment SA1; Phase I Site Assessment. Seven soil samples from hand-dug test pits approximately 18" deep. No soil contamination found. Water samples from two wells. A 2"-15 ft sand point and 6"-120 ft steel cased well. Benzene detected above MLCs. USTs suspected of leaking. Former Staff
1/2/1992 Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment SA1; Preliminary review of site assessment. Former Staff
1/3/1992 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 77730 ADD; Former Staff
1/3/1992 Site Added to Database Former Staff
1/8/1992 Update or Other Action CORR; Letter requesting disclosure of the site assessment. Former Staff
1/10/1992 Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment PA; Met w/ADOT reps to discuss status of contaminated site. Former Staff
1/14/1992 Site Visit RECN; Visited AK Aerofuel property on 1-10-92 and met w/Mr. Tom Murry, operator. Showed me, well, tanks, drums. Talked about contents of next weeks meeting. Former Staff
1/21/1992 Update or Other Action MEET; Meeting w/ADEC, ADOT, AK Aerofuel, UPS, Lessee, FDIC, consultants to discuss site assessment & corrective action. Former Staff
5/28/1992 Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment SA1; Tank tightness testing performed on four existing tanks. All four tanks passed testing. Unknown source of petroleum contamination of groundwater. 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. Tom Murray/Alaska Aerofuel responded with call, update and completed information form. TTT results and test on drinking well show below MDLs. Former Staff
1/5/1993 Update or Other Action CORR; Thomas: Response letter to AK Aero fuel's 11/5/92 letter, where they agreed to sample DW well annually. DEC agreed to temporarily waive SA until upgrading conducted. Tank tighteness test passed for all tanks. Encouraged AK Aero Fuel to apply for financial assistance. Former Staff
5/6/1994 Update or Other Action UPD; Peterson updated database files with site information. 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
1/17/1995 Update or Other Action UPD; SITE SUMMARY: Tanks not known to be leaking as per TTT, but benzene present in shallow DW well. Well sampling program on-line with operator. Tanks need upgrading and site should be assessed at that time. Call operator and confirm upgrade schedule. Other sources may exist. Former Staff
4/12/1996 Update or Other Action CORR; Letter to Mr. Murray to suspend the quarterly groundwater sampling of the two water wells. Granted a "conditional" No Further Action (NFA) pending tank upgrade by 1998. Former Staff
4/15/1996 Update or Other Action CORR; Letter sent to Tom Murray to suspend water sampling. Benzene at 15 ppb at water table. No source can be found on property. Tank tightness tests show 4 USTs are tight (pass). Issued a "conditional No Further Action" letter until four USTs are upgraded by 1998. Letter needed to secure loan from bank. Former Staff
5/16/1996 Release Investigation SA2A; Work plan approval for subsurface soil investigation. Former Staff
5/17/1996 Release Investigation SA2; Submittal of a work plan for subsurface soil investigation. Seven boring next to existing tanks. Samples to be tested for BETX, GRO, DRO and total lead. Work plan approved. Former Staff
9/23/1996 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway ADEC receives workplan for excavation and stockpile treatment. Former Staff
11/18/1996 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum Tanks removed, soil excavated, stockpiled, and treatment inititated. Activities reported in November '96 AGRA "UST Excavation Investigation" report. Former Staff
12/6/1996 Long Term Monitoring Established ADEC approves natural attenuation remedy coupled with long term bi-annual monitoring. Former Staff
11/20/1997 Update or Other Action ADEC sends Notification of Intent to Cost Recover Letter to Current Owner: ALASKA AEROFUEL INC. Former Staff
12/29/1997 Update or Other Action Tom Murray called said AGRA did study in 1995. Stockpiles now. Will be testing next year after aeration system in place.; Tom Murray; 907-474-0062 Former Staff
6/16/1999 Update or Other Action ADEC sends letter to RP requiring stockpile sampling and long-term groundwater monitoring. Former Staff
11/16/2005 Update or Other Action File review - RP has not provided groundwater monitoring and soil stockpile sampling results requested in 1999. Sent letter today requesting further groundwater investigation and results of stockpile sampling. Previous PM indicates that the stockpile was spread on site without ADEC approval. RP claims stockpile data is lost. Kim DeRuyter
11/8/2006 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Nortech Groundwater Sampling Results, UIC injection well closure for 5855, and 5859 Aerofuel Place, Fairbanks, AK was received from EPA. The floor drains in the hangar and shop were formerly connected to on site septic systems. Groudwater samples were collected from two on site leachfields. Analytical results indicate that toluene concentrations in the septic groundwater slightly exceeded the Table C cleanup levels. Also, arsenic concentrations in the septic groundwater were above ADEC Table C cleanup levels. However, concentrations were only slightly above the accepted background concentrations in the Fairbanks area. The floor drains have been re-directed to a buried tank which will be pumped out. Kim DeRuyter
3/12/2007 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial site ETM ranking complete. Evonne Reese
5/20/2008 Update or Other Action Sent letter to RP. RP called and said they would sample three wells with Nortech summer 2008. Neal Everson
7/11/2008 Update or Other Action According to the report, monitoring wells MW-1 and MW-2 were sampled according to the proposed work plan but MW-3 could not be located. MW-1 detected petroleum contamination but it was below the ADEC regulatory levels and MW-2 was nondetect. Since MW-3 was located in the former source area and historically had elevated levels of contamination, DEC requested to replace this well and sample for closure. Sent a letter to the RP. Neal Everson
9/14/2009 Update or Other Action Project manager changed to Tamara Cardona-Marek. Janice Wiegers
8/6/2010 Update or Other Action DEC sent letter requested that well MW-3 be sampled or re-installed and sampled. This request was also made in 2008. Tamara Cardona-Marek
8/13/2010 Update or Other Action DEC received call from Alaska Aerofuel indicating that Rockwell Engineering installed and sampled the well requested in 2008. Results should've been sent to DEC. Alaska Aerofuel will follow up with Rockwell to make sure results are sent to DEC. Tamara Cardona-Marek
9/1/2010 Update or Other Action DEC received from Rockwell Engineering a 2008 report for the installation and sampling of source area well MW-3. DRO and benzene were above cleanup levels at the time of sampling. No information has been submitted regarding the fate of the stockpile. This information has been requested by DEC. Tamara Cardona-Marek
12/28/2010 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC received the September 2010 Soil Stockpile Groundwater Monitoring Sampling Event Report. No work plan was submitted for this work. Report does not include information on how well MW-3E was installed or how the sampled soil was excavated for sampling. RP contacted DEC after comments from DEC were sent. RP is concerned with the amount of money that has been spent at the site and the need for closure. DEC indicated that a decision can be evaluated once the additional information requested is submitted to fill in data gaps. There are currently two coverall buildings on top of the formerly contaminated soil, therefore, additional sampling may be difficult. Tamara Cardona-Marek
7/29/2011 Site Characterization Report Approved DEC approved workplan to sample wells MW-1 and MW-2 for lead scavengers (EDB, EDC), BTEX and GRO. Tamara Cardona-Marek
4/18/2012 Update or Other Action DEC is awaiting results from the 2011 groundwater monitoring event to make a determination regarding the site. Samples were collected by Rockwell Engineering but the report has not been submitted to DEC. Tamara Cardona-Marek
6/15/2012 Update or Other Action Site operator visited DEC offices to discuss and try to sort out the missing sampling event that was supposed to be conducted by Rockwell Engineering. He intends to hire a new consultant to finalize the work. Tamara Cardona-Marek
6/24/2013 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued Tamara Cardona-Marek
6/24/2013 Institutional Control Record Established Institutional Controls established and entered into the database. Tamara Cardona-Marek
7/3/2013 Institutional Control Compliance Review IC compliance review conducted and staff changed from Tamara Cardona-Marek to IC Unit. Reminder system updated to check-in on land use conditions in 2015. Kristin Thompson
5/19/2014 Update or Other Action DEC reviewed the Well Decommissioning Report dated April 2014. All groundwater monitoring wells on site were decommissioned in October 2013 according to DEC guidance, with the exception of MW-3 which could not be located and is presumed to be destroyed. Robert Burgess
4/4/2019 Institutional Control Compliance Review An IC verification letter was issued to the responsible party/landowner on this date. IC Unit
4/18/2019 Institutional Control Update Received confirmation from the Fairbanks Aerofuel staff that they are aware of the IC conditions and that property use has not changed. Evonne Reese
5/28/2024 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
6/4/2024 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 Comments
GRO > Table C Groundwater
GRO Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil

Control Type

Type Details
Signed CS Determination Decision letter will be archived in the ADOT & PF FIA Leasing Office in order to maintain a record that identifies the nature and extent of contamination at the Lots 1A and 1B, Block 1 property and any conditions that the owners and operators are subject to in accordance with this decision document.

Requirements

Description Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.
Groundwater Use Restrictions Installation of groundwater wells will require approval from ADEC and the ADOT&PF FIA Leasing Office.
When Contaminated Soil is Accessible, Remediation Should Occur Soil contamination is located on the southeast edge of the southernmost building. When the building is removed and/or the soil becomes accessible, the soil must be evaluated and contamination addressed in accordance with an ADEC approved work plan.
Periodic Review Any change in use or development on the property that may impact the exposure assumptions cited in this document must be reported to DEC prior to initiating. If changes in the property use or development occur, current ICs may not be protective and ADEC may require additional remediation and/or ICs. Such changes include but are not limited to soil excavations, installation of soil borings, installation of wells for any groundwater use, construction of new buildings or additions to the existing ones, demolition of existing structures, etc. Therefore the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Fairbanks International Airport (ADOT & PF FIA) shall report to ADEC to document land use every time a change or development project occurs on the property and every time a new leaseholder or sub-lessee assumes the lease for this lot. Reporting shall occur as soon as ADOT & PF FIA becomes aware of the event. The report can be sent to the local ADEC office or electronically to DEC.ICUnit@alaska.gov
Hazard ID Site Name File Number
25457 FIA - Sitewide 100.38.079

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