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Site Report: FAA Chandalar Lake NDB Site UST

Site Name: FAA Chandalar Lake NDB Site UST
Address: Area 8-B, Chandalar Lake Airport, Fairbanks, AK 99709
File Number: 702.26.001
Hazard ID: 24421
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 67.503104
Longitude: -148.467114
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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Problems/Comments

A 500-gallon diesel underground storage tank was removed from the Federal Aviation Administration Chandalar Lake non-directional beacon (NDB) facility in 1994. Approximately 12 cubic yards of petroleum contaminated soil was removed and stockpiled on-site. See FAA Chandalar Lake Facility, file number 702.38.001/hazard ID 4351 for additional information. Also known as NDB UST 8-B-1.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
7/1/1994 Site Added to Database Former Staff
7/1/1994 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 77689 ADD; FAA Chandalar Lake. File# 775.26.003 by Dupee Former Staff
9/27/1994 Update or Other Action UPD; DUPEE: Reviewed and updated file. Former Staff
9/27/1994 Release Investigation RELR; DUPEE: Requested additional sampling info. not contained in site assessment/release investigation. Former Staff
5/10/1996 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum LCAU; Removal of 500 gallon Diesel UST and 12 cubic yards of contaminated soil. Former Staff
1/5/2004 Update or Other Action Site lat/ long added for UST FAA #08-B-01 the only registered tank at the facility. Bruce Wanstall
2/18/2004 Update or Other Action Streamlined Cleanup Program invitation letter sent to owner/RP Bruce Wanstall
3/7/2007 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Intitial Ranking Complete for Source Area: 77689 (Autogenerated Action)
1/8/2009 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Updated Ranking Complete for Source Area: 77689 (Autogenerated Action)
7/13/2015 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Approved groundwater monitoring work plan. Nine monitoring wells, 4 at the former tank farm and 5 at the non-directional beacon site, will be sampled for GRO, DRO, and BTEX. Two wells from each site will also be sampled for PAHs. Melody Debenham
10/15/2015 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 77689 UST 8-B-1. Melody Debenham
2/8/2016 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Approved final 2015 groundwater monitoring report documenting groundwater sampling at the Former Tank Farm site and the Non-Directional Beacon site. One well at the Former Tank Farm site had diesel range organics above the cleanup level. All other results were below cleanup levels. Melody Debenham
1/9/2020 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other REPORT APPROVED: Final Site Investigation and Well Decommissioning Report, Chandalar, Alaska (Ahtna Global, LLC; January 2020) Jamie McKellar
4/8/2020 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 77689 UST 8-B-1. Jamie McKellar
5/15/2020 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued On 5/15/2020, a Cleanup Complete determination was issued for the FAA Chandalar Lake NDB Site UST. In 1994, a 500-gallon UST (8-B-1) was removed at the NDB. Confirmation samples collected in 1994, as well as subsequent sampling events did not yield contamination above the applicable DEC cleanup levels. Jamie McKellar

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil Maximum Concentration Detected: 54.7 mg/kg, below applicable cleanup level of 12,500 mg/kg

Control Type

Type Details
No ICs Required

Requirements

Description Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.
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)

No associated sites were found.

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