| Action Date |
Action |
Description |
DEC Staff |
| 8/21/1992 |
Update or Other Action |
CONF; Hung reported. (Action code was NOR) |
Former Staff |
| 8/29/1992 |
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum |
LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 77728 ADD; |
Former Staff |
| 8/29/1992 |
Site Added to Database |
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Former Staff |
| 9/1/1992 |
Update or Other Action |
HOLD; Kalu |
Former Staff |
| 7/22/1993 |
Site Visit |
FI; Hung accompanied EPA on inspection. Leak detectors installed in '92 on all 4 USTs. UST containing supreme gasoline has been inoperable since 8/92 when it failed TTT. Has pumped all gasoline out of UST. Operator, Richard Lightner informed by EPA that he has 30 days to decide and perform the following actions: 1) Excavate the empty UST after purging, 2) Fill with inert material, 3) Repair Problem and put back in service. Site Assessment has to be performed in area where UST failed TTT. There are 3 USTs in operable condition containing diesel, regular and unleaded gasoline. |
Former Staff |
| 8/4/1993 |
Update or Other Action |
TECH; HUNG offered to review TTT results since owner insists there was no leak and Tanknology applied too much pressure causing leak. Referred operator to 18 AAC 78.085(c) re- leaving UST inplace. Informed owner and operator whatever route they choose, must still perform site assessment. Discussed manual tank gauging advantages/disadvantages/assumptions, etc. Operator continues to persist it is not his responsibility to do S.A., it is the Owner's responsibility. Has consulted with attorney. |
Former Staff |
| 8/17/1993 |
Update or Other Action |
MEET; HUNG called owner and operator for mtg. Owner, Velma Leslie requested previous owner, Roger McPeak also be present. Discussed possibility of waiver due to lack of funding, excavating all USTs at one time when doing upgrading so there would be only one S.A., installing all ASTs, state financial assistance, importance of using qualified installers/closure firms, etc. |
Former Staff |
| 8/19/1993 |
Update or Other Action |
TECH; HUNG denied waiver request after researching out possibilities. Emphasized that S.A. must be completed before the ground becomes cold and to be submitted this year. If owner/operator thinks Tanknology caused leak, take issue with them on their own. Owner and Operator promised to do S.A.. |
Former Staff |
| 10/1/1993 |
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum |
LCAU; Hung: 500 gals waste oil and 2,000 gals gasoline USTs excavated fall '93. Approx. 50 cubic yards contaminated soil stockpiled on-site. |
Former Staff |
| 10/1/1993 |
Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment |
SA1; HUNG: RPCON submits S.A. on 2,000-gal gasoline UST that failed TTT 8/92. |
Former Staff |
| 10/1/1993 |
Site Visit |
FI; HUNG did on-site re- 500 gals. waste oil UST excavated 9/29/93 by R. McPeak who is not certified. DEC not notified of UST removal until 10/1/93. McPeak is previous owner of the above site and used his own heavy equipment to remove UST. Operator, Rick Lightner stated he requested McPeak remove dirt on top of UST to see capacity. McPeak removed and hauled UST to McPeak Sand & Gravel, Inc.- Ak. Redi-Mix. Photos taken of excavation and UST at the sand and gravel site. Interviewed Dick McManus, employed by Lightner after neighbor filed complaint of illegal UST removal w/DEC 9/29/93, Lightner and McPeak. |
Former Staff |
| 10/1/1993 |
Site Visit |
FI; HUNG monitored site for excavation of 2,000 gals. gasoline UST that failed TTT 8/92. While on-site 10,000 gals. UST was excavated. It had never been used to store any regulated substance and contained 2" water. The 2,000 gals. UST had soil contamination in the NE corner. PID readings were as high as 300 ppm. A certified person was supervising the UST removal. Further excavation of contaminated soil will continue as extent not known. |
Former Staff |
| 10/6/1993 |
Site Visit |
FI; HUNG monitor cleanup activities and approve long term stockpile site for approx. 50 cu. yds. contaminated soil. All contaminated soil was on liner and would be moved to McPeak Sand & Gravel,Inc. site today. Inspected site which is near to large lake made by old gravel pit. Site lower and to be 100 feet away from lake and general traffic. McPeak informed by DEC that he cannot use contaminated soil to mix in with his gravel and sand and storage only for two years. Contamination near waste oil UST is approx. 12" deep and contamination by gasoline 2,000 gals is extensive along piping and vent next to bldg. |
Former Staff |
| 12/17/1993 |
Update or Other Action |
UPD; HUNG: Previous owner was Velma ? is selling site to New owner, Richard Lightner. Address: P.O. Box 58177, Fairbanks, Ak. 99711-0077. Delete Velma Leslie as owner. |
Former Staff |
| 2/23/1994 |
Update or Other Action |
RPL2; Peterson sent PRP-CS Database Notification Letter to RP requesting update and more environmental information concerning contamiated site. As of this "complete date" no response has been rec'd. |
Former Staff |
| 10/2/1995 |
Site Visit |
FI; In front of gas station was 10 ft. deep large pit where approx. 556 cu. yds. contaminated soil removed and stockpiled. RP planned on installing upgraded UST system here until fumes and overwhelming soil & grd. water contamination encountered. Due to safety of public traffic & lack of finances, DEC approved clean soil backfill. |
Former Staff |
| 10/6/1995 |
Update or Other Action |
NOR; RPCON reports discovery of massive soil and grd. water release in front of gas station, via phone 9/29/95. NORL written 10/6/95 after lab results indicate 108 ppm Benzene in grd. water sample. (action code was NOR) |
Former Staff |
| 10/10/1995 |
Site Visit |
FI; On-site due to complaints and preparation for public mtg. re: 6-Mile Village and other sites w/LUST problems. Drinking water well sampling in area and at complainant's in progress. Large open pit backfilled, most of contaminated soil removed, grd. water cleanup to be addressed in future when finances available. |
Former Staff |
| 11/20/1997 |
Update or Other Action |
ADEC sends Notification of Intent to Cost Recover Letter to Current Owner: RICHARD LIGHTNER |
Former Staff |
| 11/30/2000 |
Update or Other Action |
DEC receives cost proposal for FAP. Review complete and sent back for revisions. Will include RI to delineate and monitoring. |
John Carnahan |
| 2/27/2002 |
Release Investigation |
DEC receives release investigation report. Petroleum contamination observed in vadose zone and groundwater. Benzene concentrations observed up to 98 ppm in soil and 33 ppb in groundwater. Impacted soil present in vadose zone north and east of the station building. Contaminated plume present on north end of property and extending into Badger Road. Soil stockpile thermally remediated; waste oil stockpile remains on site. On-site water well and water well across Badger Road tested and no contaminants detected. |
Janice Wiegers |
| 10/25/2002 |
Update or Other Action |
Water Well Sampling Summary Report submitted. Five of eleven drinking water wells sampled contained benzene, MTBE, methylene chloride, or styrene below MCLs. |
Janice Wiegers |
| 11/4/2002 |
Update or Other Action |
Groundwater quality summary report submitted. MW-7 and MW-8 installed to monitor off-site plume, and sampled in May. All wells were sampled again in August: maximum concentrations of DRO (5.6 ppm) and benzene (27,900 ppm) in MW-1 (5.6 ppm) and GRO (145 ppm) in MW-2. PCE (17 ppm), TCE (20 ppm), and EDB (28 ppb) also found in MW-1. Free product was found and removed from MW-1 during August, September, and October (depth to water approximately 7.8 ft). Six temporary well points installed and sampled in August to evaluate extent of plume. Groundwater data suggests the plume extends northwest onto Fort Wainwright and does not extend beyond Middleton Avenue. |
Janice Wiegers |
| 1/14/2003 |
Update or Other Action |
Soil Stockpile Assessment, Segregation, and Treatment report submitted. All stockpiles (800 cy of gasoline/diesel contaminated soil and 10 cy used oil) remediated at OIT or have been sampled and meet cleanup levels. Verification sampling beneath liners complete. Additional excavation completed beneath stockpiles. Additional soil contamination found beneath stockpile on east end of property - this contamination believed to be from a different source. |
Janice Wiegers |
| 6/13/2003 |
Update or Other Action |
Spreading of remaining stockpiled soil approved. |
Janice Wiegers |
| 5/27/2004 |
Update or Other Action |
Drinking water well sampling report submitted. Samples were collected from 4 wells. Wells along Runamuck and Memory Avenues were not sampled based on the observed extent of the plume. |
Janice Wiegers |
| 6/7/2004 |
Update or Other Action |
Groundwater quality report submitted. MW-1, MW-2, and MW-3 were frozen, but product was observed on ice in MW-1. Benzene and GRO concentrations are similar to those observed in the past. Effects of SVE system could not be evaluated based on groundwater results. S&W projects that 1 to 2 years of treatment would be needed before effects would be apparent. |
Janice Wiegers |
| 6/29/2004 |
Update or Other Action |
System installation and operation report submitted. A soil vapor extraction was installed in November 2003 and operated until June 3, 2004 when the system was converted to a passive system because grant funding was ending. |
Janice Wiegers |
| 12/29/2004 |
Update or Other Action |
Email sent to Therese Deardorff concerning potential access to Ft. Wainwright to delineate dissolve gasoline (benzene as surrogate) plume. |
Douglas Bauer |
| 3/2/2005 |
Update or Other Action |
Telephoned Mr. Lightner reminding him that a written response from him was due on February 28, 2005 concerning additional site characterization and long-term monitoring requirements. Left a message at the gasoline station with the current operator. ADEC letter detailing additional requirements was sent on Dec. 28, 2004. |
Douglas Bauer |
| 3/3/2005 |
Update or Other Action |
Met with Kevin Rogers and Scott Vojta with GeoTek to discuss the use of their GeoProbe 6610DT and on-site GC system for the expanded soil and ground water investigation. |
Douglas Bauer |
| 3/3/2005 |
Update or Other Action |
Drafted consent to search form and cover letter and mailed to Rick Lightner. |
Douglas Bauer |
| 3/14/2005 |
Update or Other Action |
Rick Lightner signed consent to search form without witnesses signatures. Returned form for witness signatures. |
Douglas Bauer |
| 9/20/2005 |
Update or Other Action |
Rick Lightner informs DEC that the property was sold to Chris Niffeneger who has been leasing the station. |
Janice Wiegers |
| 9/23/2005 |
Update or Other Action |
ADEC had a meeting with Rick Lightner and Cris Niffenegger (current owner of Badger Chevron). In the meeting we discussed what actions were necessary for the 2005 sampling. Actions required included monitoring MW-1, MW-2, MW-3, MW-5, MW-7 and MW-8 as well as the four drinking water wells located at 751, 754, 768 and 774 Badger Road. Also, issues of cost recovery were brought up during the meeting. |
Deborah Williams |
| 9/29/2005 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC reviewed and approved Shannon & Wilson's Proposal for Groundwater Sampling at the Badger Chevron Facility scheduled for October 2005. |
Deborah Williams |
| 11/30/2005 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Reviewed October 2005 sample results from the monitoring wells and drinking water wells. All the sample results for GRO and BTEX increased from the last sampling in Sept. 2003. Levels of EDB and 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, and 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene were above ADEC cleanup levels in MW-1, and MW-2. MW-8 was also analyzed for VOCs and had detections but not above ADEC cleanup levels. MW-7 was analyzed for EDB and was non-detect. The drinking water wells that were sampled were 751, 754 and 768 Badger Road. All analyses were non-detect for VOCs and EDB. |
Deborah Williams |
| 3/12/2007 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
Initial ranking completed. |
Deborah Williams |
| 1/9/2008 |
Update or Other Action |
Letter sent to responsible party requesting more sampling on the property since the last sampling event (2005) indicated contaminants continued to be above cleanup levels. |
Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 6/6/2008 |
Update or Other Action |
Rockwell engineering will do the groundwater monitoring in 2008. |
Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 6/19/2008 |
Update or Other Action |
Groundwater Monitoring Sampling and Analysis Plan submitted by Rockwell Engineering and approved. |
Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 7/17/2008 |
Update or Other Action |
Letter sent to Rick Lightner requesting a meeting with ADEC to discuss issues encountered by Rockwell Engineering while attempting to sample monitoring wells MW1, MW2,and MW3. These wells might need to be decomissioned and new wells installed. |
Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 7/22/2008 |
Update or Other Action |
Received call from Cris Niffenegger. He received the letter addressed to Mr. Lightner as a CC. He would like to be present when DEC meets with R. Lightner regarding the actions needed on site. |
Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 10/16/2008 |
Update or Other Action |
Groundwater monitoring results received from Rockwell Engineering. Monitoring wells sampled included MW4, MW5, MW6 and MW7 instead of the requested MW1, MW2, MW3,MW5 and MW8. Drinking water wells sampled, all paremeters below detection. MW5 continues to have benzene at 2.5 ppm and GRO at 31ppm. MW6 and MW7 were below detection. MW4 had 10ppb of benzene. Condition of MW1, MW2, and MW3 must be verified for future sampling events. |
Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 5/8/2009 |
Site Visit |
DEC staff visited site and gauged some of the monitoring wells. Wells MW-2 and MW-3 had no water in them. These two wells have possibly silted-in or are broken. Wells MW-5 and MW-6 had water at a depth of approximately 9 ft, no indication of free product was observed as suggested by consultant during previous monitoring event. Wells MW-4 and MW-1 were not gauged, however MW-1 has been reported to be silted -in and MW-4 was sampled in the fall of 2008. Current site owner was present during this site visit. |
Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 5/14/2009 |
Update or Other Action |
Received call from Cambria Environmental for Chevron. They will respond to the PRP letter sent within the next couple of months. They requested an extension to the 30-day response period and ADEC granted this extension. Cambria staff may visit DEC for a file review. |
Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 6/9/2009 |
Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter |
ADEC received response to PRP letter from Chevron. Chevron supplied petroleum products to the facility between 1975-1985, however, this was done through independent dealers under a Two-Party Dealer Supply Contract. Because Chevron did not own or operated the property or service station, they do not believe they meet the criteria for a liable party under Alaska Statute 46.03.822. Documentation regarding the Two-Party Dealer Supply Contract was provided. |
Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 8/21/2009 |
Update or Other Action |
Funding has become available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for remediation of this site. DEC has submitted a request for proposals for additional site characterization, replacement of some monitoring wells, evaluation of the current SVE system, and evaluation of remediation alternatives. |
Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 10/28/2009 |
Site Characterization Workplan Approved |
Work plan submitted by Shannon and Wilson or additional site characterization has been approved and field work is under way. Temporary wells will be installed to delineate plume towards the Northwest into Ft. Wainwright. Soil borings will be installed near MW-5, and wells MW-1, MW-2 and MW-3 will be replaced. Air sparging wells are also being installed for the re-start of the AS/SVE system. |
Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 12/15/2009 |
Update or Other Action |
AS/SVE system has been started as of 12/8/2009. |
Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 2/9/2010 |
Update or Other Action |
DEC has commented on Shanon and Wilson's second draft of the Badger Chevron Startup Report. GRO and benzene concentrations are consistent with levels found in the past. PCE was found in soil and groundwater near MW-1. |
Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 7/13/2010 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC received from Shannon and Wilson the Air sparge/ vapor extraction system startup report. Removal rate of GRO during system startup (12/09) was estimated as 43 pounds per day. In 2/10 removal rate for GRO was 32 pounds per day. |
Tamara Cardona-Marek |
| 9/30/2010 |
Update or Other Action |
The AS/SVE system was shut-off and the ARRA project put on hold until cost recovery is clarified. |
Janice Wiegers |
| 11/2/2010 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
DEC staff met with the former owner and operator of the gas station to discuss the current status of the ARRA project and cost recovery efforts underway. |
Janice Wiegers |
| 3/11/2013 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Meet with current property owners to discuss future cleanup options and cost recovery issues associated with former state efforts. Alaska Department of Law was included to discuss the possibility of a cost recovery agreement. |
Janice Wiegers |
| 11/12/2013 |
Update or Other Action |
Received call from property owner requesting information on status of cost recovery efforts. Discuss possibility of additional LUST Trust funding to address future cleanup. |
Janice Wiegers |
| 12/12/2013 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
DEC met with previous owner/operator to discuss a cost recovery agreement and possible start-up of the remediation system. |
Janice Wiegers |
| 4/7/2014 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
DEC met with the current property owners to discuss cost recovery agreement and option for restarting remedial system. |
Janice Wiegers |
| 2/14/2019 |
Update or Other Action |
Received call from current landowner who would like to proceed with the settlement agreement and cleanup efforts. Contacted Alaska Department of Law about previous draft settlement agreement. |
Janice Wiegers |
| 5/25/2021 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 77728 Underground Storage Tanks Release. |
Laura Jacobs |
