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Site Report: Clear Sky Lodge

Site Name: Clear Sky Lodge
Address: Mile 280 Parks HwyP.O. Box 40123, Clear, AK 99704
File Number: 150.26.018
Hazard ID: 24406
Status: Cleanup Complete - Institutional Controls
Staff: IC Unit, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 64.256547
Longitude: -149.186713
Horizontal Datum:NAD27

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Problems/Comments

Clear Sky Lodge is currently a restaurant and bar operating in Anderson Alaska. There are no residents on site. Historically Clear Sky Lodge was a gas station from 1972 to 1993. In 1993 two underground storage tanks (USTs) used for storing gasoline were removed. One 6,000 gallon and one 10,000 gallon UST. The extent of the contamination underneath the tanks was greater than expected, so in 1994 Shannon & Wilson installed temporary subsurface ventilation piping at the tank site rather than stockpiling. The on-site drinking water well was tested in 2006 and was non-detect for VOC's.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
12/8/1993 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 77838 ADD; Hung: File# 150.26.018 Clear Sky Lodge Former Staff
12/8/1993 Site Added to Database Former Staff
12/8/1993 Update or Other Action NOR; HUNG: DEC rec'd S & W, Inc. report 12/8/93 of site assessment performed 10/26/93. Boreholes sampled indicated gasoline and total BTEX are above ADEC cleanup levels in area of pump island and associated underground piping and the 6,000 gallon UST. Depth to ground water is 120 feet and impact possibly absent. Site is 2.5 miles east of the Nenana River and nearest water well is approx. 100 feet southwest of the UST system located in the lodge. 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
7/28/1994 Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment SA1; 10,000 & 6,000-gal USTs excavated. >50 cu. yds. contam. soil replaced in pit. Installed slotted piping in UST excavation, along piping trench and beneath dispensing island for passive soil venting system. @ 10,000-gal @ 25' bgs, GRPH=2,100 ppm w/BTEX 633. @ 6,000-gal west end @ 21' bgs, GRPH= 1,800 ppm w/BTEX 451. @ dispenser is. 15.5' bgs, GRPH= 1,800 ppm w/BTEX 658 & Benzene .4 ppm. Temp. stockpile GRPH= 10,000 ppm w/BTEX 3,773 & Benzene 23 ppm. Grd. water not impacted. Depth to grd. water is 120' bgs. Former Staff
9/12/1994 Update or Other Action CORR; DUPEE: Wrote to Joan Welc-LePain, S&W, requesting additional information regarding passive soil vent. remediation at ust closure. Former Staff
1/17/1995 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum LCAU; RPCON submits interim CA after excavation of USTs, contam. soil overexcavation & laying pipe in areas of contam. that exceeded ADEC cleanup levels. The piping is grd. wk. for passive subsurface ventilation system and is an interim CA until an RI & CAP can be developed. The site is suited for in-situ remediation of the remaining contam. soils. Pilot test to assess feasibility of VE/air injection upcoming. Former Staff
11/20/1997 Update or Other Action ADEC sends Notification of Intent to Cost Recover Letter to Current Owner: CLEAR SKY LODGE Former Staff
2/20/2004 Update or Other Action Invitation to apply to Streamlined Cleanup Program sent by letter to owner/RP. Bruce Wanstall
4/6/2006 Update or Other Action Updated information in database from administrative file. Shannon Oelkers
4/21/2006 Update or Other Action Letter sent requesting further site characterization of contamination identified in 1994 during UST removal. Shannon Oelkers
5/23/2006 Update or Other Action Received letter from Ms. C. Shields identifying current owner (as of 5/1/04) as Sandra Rabideau, PO Box 3084, Anderson, AK 99744. Shannon Oelkers
9/6/2006 Update or Other Action VOC test results from August 2006 received. No evidence of drinking water contamination (non-detect). Shannon Oelkers
2/23/2007 Update or Other Action Spoke with owner Sandra Rabideau regarding the recording of a deed notice for this property. Shannon Oelkers
2/23/2007 Institutional Control Record Established 1. An Institutional Control will be added to the ADEC Contaminated Sites Database identifying the nature and extent of contamination remaining on site. 2. A Notice of Environmental Contamination stating the site history and remaining contamination levels must be recorded for the property with the State of Alaska Recorder’s Office. 3. In accordance with 18 AAC 78.274(b), ADEC approval must be obtained prior to removal and/or disposal of soil or groundwater from this site to an off-site location. 4. The drinking water well must be tested for VOC’s annually in 2007 and 2008 using EPA method 524.2. Shannon Oelkers
4/26/2007 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Intitial Ranking Complete for Source Area: 77838 (Autogenerated Action)
7/16/2007 Update or Other Action Deed Notice recorded. Shannon Oelkers
7/30/2007 Update or Other Action Site transferred from Oelkers to Frechione. Shannon Oelkers
8/8/2007 Conditional Closure Approved 2 gasoline tanks were removed in 1993. soil contamination (GRO and benzene) remained on site and was treated by a passive soil vapor extraction system. Depth to groundwater is 120 feet with no evidence of contamination. Elevated levels of GRO and benzene were noted in 1993 but no current data was collected to document contaminant levels. Conditional closure was approved subject to requirement to sample drinking water well on an annual basis and notify ADEC when (or if) soil becomes accessible. Jim Frechione
8/19/2008 Update or Other Action Owner contacted ADEC. She submitted drinking water samples for last two years in compliance with IC. Results are nondetect for VOCs. IC sampling requirement is removed. Owner also indicated a deed notice was attached to property as requested by ADEC. Neal Everson
12/20/2011 Update or Other Action Site management staff changed to IC Unit. Evonne Reese
12/20/2011 Institutional Control Compliance Review IC review conducted, need to check with Recorder's Office to verify that the deed notice was filed, and update the reminder system. Evonne Reese
3/18/2015 Institutional Control Update An IC reminder letter was issued to the responsible party on this date. Kristin Thompson
7/1/2020 Update or Other Action Lat/long location and landowner information updated on this date. Cascade Galasso-Irish
7/7/2020 Institutional Control Compliance Review IC Reminder sent to the landowner on record on this date. Next compliance review will be due in 2025. Cascade Galasso-Irish

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
Benzene Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil
GRO Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil

Control Type

Type Details
Notice of Environmental Contamination elevated levels of soil contamination (GRO and benzene) remain on site and ADEC must be notified when (or if) the soil is to be excavated. in addition, the drinking water well must be sampled annually in 2007 and 2008. sample results will determine the need for future monitoring

Requirements

Description Details
Excavation / Soil Movement Restrictions elevated levels of soil contamination remain on site. when (or if) soil becomes accessible or if owner / operator proposes to excavate - ADEC shall be notified to ensure the contaminated soil is properly managed to ensure no human health risks

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