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Site Report: NC Machinery Company

Site Name: NC Machinery Company
Address: 730 Old Steese Hwy; , Fairbanks, AK 99701
File Number: 102.26.055
Hazard ID: 24295
Status: Active
Staff: Michael Hooper, 9074515174 michael.hooper@alaska.gov
Latitude: 64.852430
Longitude: -147.691030
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Problems/Comments

The NC Machinery Facility #613 operated as a heavy equipment service and rental facility. Operations included steam cleaning heavy equipment and parts, routine maintenance and lubrication, complete tear-downs and rebuilds of major components (including engines and transmissions), and refueling operations at above ground and former underground storage tanks. The site occupies approximately five acres and contains three main buildings: the Main Shop Building, Warehouse Building No.1, and Warehouse Building No. 2. Between 1991 and 2000, USTs were decommissioned at Facility #613. Impacted soils associated with the USTs and three former sump discharge points, including one dry well, were removed during multiple remedial actions. In 2000, soil excavation at this former tank location was limited by the Warehouse 2 (Track Shop) foundation. DRO was detected at a maximum concentration of 10,300 mg/kg at 5.8 feet below ground surface (bgs) along the western foundation wall. GW contamination above CULs has also been documented (DRO and TCE).

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
9/9/1991 Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment SA1; Preliminary assesment for 1 gasoline and waste oil tank indicates extensive contamination around waste oil tank. In addition to the TPH, chlorinated hydrocarbons are present. Former Staff
7/9/1992 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Emergency Response IA; Contaminated soil excavated to 20ft. contaminated soil left beneath bldg. Former Staff
7/9/1992 Release Investigation SA2; Basketfield - NC Machinery staff undertook UST removal and site sampling;installed three monitoring wells on OCT. 21 and Oct. 22, 1992. Former Staff
7/28/1992 Release Investigation SA2; Contaminated soil exists at water table (approx.18 ft). chlorinated hydrocarbons were not addressed, next step is monitor well installation. Former Staff
10/12/1992 Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment SA1R; Gibler reviewed report 11/11/92. Extent of contamination not yet known. Former Staff
10/15/1992 Release Investigation RELR; Gibler sent letter reviewing assessment and listing unanswered questions. Former Staff
10/29/1992 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 78441 ADD; Former Staff
10/29/1992 Site Added to Database Former Staff
11/16/1992 Release Investigation RELR; Basketfield/Gibler - elevated levels of tph >= 49,000 ppm (418.1) found in soil. TPH and clorinated hydrocarbons found in monitor well water samples. Former Staff
11/17/1992 Update or Other Action MEET; Basketfield/Gibler - Met with Lynn Laszewski of NC Machinery to discuss further Phase II site assessment work. Former Staff
12/3/1992 Update or Other Action CORR; Gibler: Letter from Lynn Laszewski requesting copy of non-NC Machine additions to 102.26.055 file and information on sites in vicinity that might have produced cross contamination. Former Staff
12/16/1992 Update or Other Action CORR; Gibler: Letter with enclosures (non NC Mechanical additions to file and contaminated sites database reports on neaby sites) sent to Lynn Laszewski. Former Staff
9/4/1993 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum LCAU; Kalu - Tanks have been closed and site is being bioremediated. 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
6/29/1994 Update or Other Action RPL2; Peterson sent PRP-CS Database Notification letter to RP requesting update and more environmental information concerning contaminated site. Letter rec'd, but as of this date "no response"! Former Staff
8/1/1995 Site Visit LFI; Based on the information provided, no further action is required at the former tank areas 1,2,3, and 6. Additional soil sample should be collecteted from the former sump area, and former used oil area. DEC required Ground water monitoring. Former Staff
11/20/1997 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter ADEC sends Notification of Intent to Cost Recover Letter to Current Owner: N. C. MACHINERY CO. Former Staff
1/28/2004 Update or Other Action Transferred DEC staff lead from John Carnahan Cynthia Pring-Ham
3/24/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking completed. Tamara Cardona-Marek
4/4/2008 Update or Other Action Sent letter requesting update on the site. Tamara Cardona-Marek
4/10/2008 Update or Other Action Spoke with new contact John Storm at Harnish Group Inc. Consultant (ENSR/ Former Re-Tec) will be submitting a workplan for additional sampling scheduled for May 2008. Tamara Cardona-Marek
10/22/2008 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC received the 2008 groundwater monitoring report. Contamination with PCE was detected above cleanup in some of the monitoring wells. Additional information was requested by DEC regarding land use, conceptual site model, etc. Tamara Cardona-Marek
10/30/2008 Update or Other Action DEC received a call from John Storm from Harnish Group. They will be submitting a reply to our letter and will set up a conference call to discuss the site. Tamara Cardona-Marek
2/11/2009 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 78444 Tank 4-1000 gallon Heating. Tamara Cardona-Marek
2/11/2009 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 78445 Tank 5-1000 gallon Heating Fuel Oil. Tamara Cardona-Marek
4/9/2009 Meeting or Teleconference Held Met with NC Machinery to discuss vapor intrusion building survey and monitoring event for 2009. Monitoring wells will be sampled and additional remediation in the injection well area will be explored. Tamara Cardona-Marek
6/4/2009 Meeting or Teleconference Held DEC spoke with RP and consultant to discuss work plan that will be submitted for 2009 field season. A monitoring well will be installed downgradient of former Tank 5. A vapor intrusion evaluation will take place to determine the need for additional sampling. Tamara Cardona-Marek
9/29/2010 Meeting or Teleconference Held 2009 Groundwater & Preliminary VI assessment Report reviewed and discussed with RP and consultant(teleconf). The consultant will tabulate and summarize available petroluem and chlorinated solvent data for DEC review and aid for additional characterization (if necessary). A new MW, down-gradient Tank 5, will be installed during summer 2011. Soil data will be used with the J&E Model (instead of just Groundwater data) as a the next step to Vapor Intrusion assessment. The building survey conducted in 2009 will be sent to DEC. Jim Fish
9/19/2013 Update or Other Action Letter sent to RP requesting for site status update and status of pending work discussed during 2010 teleconference. Jim Fish
9/23/2013 Update or Other Action Received phone call from RP in response to inquiry letter - expecting update on pending project in two weeks. Jim Fish
2/3/2014 Update or Other Action Site transferred from Fish to Dieffenbacher. Rebecca Bryan
5/20/2014 Update or Other Action Telephone call from AECOM stating 2009 report is most recent data. No work has been conducted at the Old Steese NC Machinery property since 2009. Property is vacant as RP has moved operations to another location. RP is considering selling property and wants to conduct field work this summer. Amy Rodman
6/19/2014 Meeting or Teleconference Held Met with Stephen Bell at Juneau NC Machinery store. Confirmed and discussed necessary fieldwork activities for 2014 and information gaps from previous DEC correspondence. Amy Rodman
7/31/2014 Update or Other Action Staff changed from Amy Dieffenbacher to Melody Debenham. Kristin Thompson
9/30/2014 Site Visit Site visit to 730 Old Steese. Discussed possible location for new monitoring well. Melody Debenham
7/29/2015 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Approved groundwater monitoring work plan. Melody Debenham
4/18/2016 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Approved final 2015 groundwater monitoring report documenting the installation of MW-11 and the decommissioning of MW-7. Groundwater samples were collected from 7 wells and analyzed for VOCs, GRO, DRO, RRO, and PAHs. Results show DRO, RRO, cis-dichloroethene, and tetrachloroethane were detected above the cleanup levels in groundwater. Melody Debenham
9/14/2017 Update or Other Action Request for update letter sent. Gretchen Caudill
5/17/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Approved workplan for collection of VI samples from the track shop and main shop areas. Michael Hooper
7/5/2022 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Approved workplan for groundwater monitoring, 5 wells and 4 temporary sampling points will be sampled for petroleum and solvents this summer. Michael Hooper
4/4/2023 Site Characterization Report Approved Approved GWM Report: Groundwater contamination related to former underground storage tanks (USTS) #5, #7, and a former dry well was investigated by sampling monitoring wells MW-1R, MW-6, MW-10, MW-11R, and SI-1. To investigate the source of the observed cis-DCE contamination five temporary sampling points were installed at the up-gradient property boundary. Results of this sampling event show that cis-DCE contamination detected in the monitoring wells MW-6, MW-10, and SI-1 does not appear to be migrating from off-site. Trend analysis including historical data shows that concentrations of petroleum and solvent contaminants of concern have not yet demonstrated a stable or decreasing trend in groundwater. ADEC agrees with the recommendation for continued annual monitoring at MW-01R, MW-06, MW-10, and MW-11R. Michael Hooper

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3680 NC Machinery Steese Hwy UHOT 102.38.060

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