Site Report: FAA - FIA (Fairbanks Int'l Airport)
| Site Name: | FAA - FIA (Fairbanks Int'l Airport) |
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| Address: | Fairbanks Automated Flight Service Fairbanks Automated FSS3811 University Avenue SouthFairbanks, Alaska 99709, ated FSS 3811 University Ave South Fairbanks, Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99709 |
| File Number: | 100.26.138 |
| Hazard ID: | 24435 |
| Status: | Cleanup Complete |
| Staff: | No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 64.818740 |
| Longitude: | -147.864290 |
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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
FIA ANICS Facility – This Alaskan National Airspace Interfacility Communications System (ANICS) is located at the southeast side of the gravel overflow parking area for the Air Traffic Control Tower. The facility equipment is mounted on two large concrete pads. Standing water in a river slough is present to the east of the facility. (THIS SITE REQUIRES FURTHER EVALUATION.) FAA Headquarters Site - The HQ compound is located on the historic remaining piece of the original Fairbanks International Airport Road. It contains two shop buildings (Buildings 207 and 300), four office buildings (Buildings 20, 404, 202, and 203), cold storage (Building 208), Engine Generator (Building 206), and a fenced yard with pole-barn style covered areas for storing equipment and materials. Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) - The air traffic control tower is located southeast of the main runway, on property owned by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (Lots 2 and 2A of block 101), and leased to the FAA. The property is approximately 1.26 acres and contains one building housing the ATCT operations and administrative offices. The building is used for air traffic operations for commercial and private aircraft. The site is level and has no apparent surface drainages. The site is bordered on the northwest by a paved tarmac area used to park and taxi small aircraft and by University Avenue, a two-lane paved road, on the south. The Tanana River is located approximately 1 mile south of the facility and the Chena River is located 1 mile west. Localizer Building - Underground storage tank (UST) 4-F-1 was located adjacent to this building. No contamination was detected during its removal. Short Approach Lighting System Runway Identification Lights (SALSR) Building - A single UST, 4-G-1, was associated with this building, located to the southeast of the living quarters facility. Approach Lighting System with Flashers Building (ALSAF) - This building was located on the far west side of Taxiway A at the Fairbanks International Airport. Two USTs, 4-I-1 and 4-I-2, were associated with this area. 4-I-1 was removed in 1996 with no detected contamination, and UST 4-I-2 was removed in 1995 and had apparently never been used. Remote Transmitter Receiver - One UST, 4-D-2, was located adjacent to this building and was removed in 1996.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/18/1994 | Site Added to Database | Former Staff | |
| 11/18/1994 | Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum | LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 77939 ADD; File# 100.26.138. | Former Staff |
| 5/16/1996 | Update or Other Action | CORR; Received an "1995 Environmental Restoration Work Plan" for Fairbanks area. Work plan address the "pumping out" of five USTs, two unleaded gas and three diesel. Additional site assessment work to be performed. | Former Staff |
| 4/1/2005 | Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum | Former Staff | |
| 7/1/2005 | Release Investigation | Release Investigations at numerous tanks were conducted in 1995. Reviewed the RI and tank decommissioning reports to determine whether these tanks, floor drains, and spills had been adequately addressed. Separate files will be created for tanks and spills that can be given clean closures, NFRAPs, or require additional work. | Sharon Richmond |
| 7/27/2005 | Release Investigation | Former Staff | |
| 7/28/2005 | Update or Other Action | Contaminated sites staff met with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to discuss closure of multiple facilities at the Fairbanks International Airport. Thirty two underground storage tanks, three floor drains, and twenty four transformers were decommissioned in the mid-1990s. Release investigations indicate that most areas appear to qualify for no further remedial action planned (NFRAP) status. The extended meeting was very productive and the FAA and DEC intend to continue with this approach for achieving site closures. | Sharon Richmond |
| 12/29/2009 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 77939 name: multiple former USTs | Tana Robert |
| 7/27/2015 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 77939 multiple former USTs. | Monte Garroutte |
| 9/9/2015 | Update or Other Action | The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) completed a comprehensive review of the historical, closed, and currently active contaminated sites at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Station – Fairbanks International Airport (FIA), Alaska. Following this review, DEC determined the site status of each area of concern (AOC), and developed a decision document to record these determinations. This includes the closure of multiple AOCs, some with the implementation of institutional controls. The current status for each AOC, the history of each site, contaminated sites program database updates, and the site status determinations are contained within this decision document, which was sent to FAA on this date. | Monte Garroutte |
| 12/29/2015 | Update or Other Action | As recorded in the FAA Station - Fairbanks International Airport, Alaska Decision document on 12/10/2015, further action is required for FIA Alaskan National Airspace Interfacility Communications System (ANICS) AOC. Required work will include further delineation of soil contamination, investigation of surface water pathways, and investigation of groundwater. Additional soil investigation in the area around the concrete pad will be delayed until the pad's removal. | Joy Whitsel |
| 12/7/2016 | Site Characterization Report Approved | DEC reviewed and approved the 2016 Subsurface Soil Sampling Report for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ANICS Site in Fairbanks, Alaska. The report describes the soil sampling activities and results used to evaluate whether contamination left in place from a 1996 remedial action is migrating to adjacent sensitive environments. No contaminants of concern were detected above the most stringent DEC Method Two Cleanup Levels for the Under 40-inch Zone in the 0 to 2 foot below ground surface sample depth, indicating that soil contamination is not migrating off FAA leased property at the sampled depth. | Joy Whitsel |
| 3/7/2019 | Cleanup Complete Determination Issued | Based on the September 2015 DEC Decision Document, all sites associated with the Fairbanks Airport Hazard ID were considered eligible for Cleanup Complete with NO institutional controls. Only one site (FAA - FIA ANICS Site) required further action, and this site was established under its own site listing. | John Carnahan |
Contaminant Information
| Name | Level Description | Media | Comments |
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| < Method 2 Most Stringent | Soil |
Control Type
| Type | Details |
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| No ICs Required |
Requirements
| Description | Details |
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| 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.