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Site Report: Chevron - Hoovers

Site Name: Chevron - Hoovers
Address: Intersection of 4th and Main Streets, Skagway, AK 99840
File Number: 1526.26.003
Hazard ID: 24514
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 59.456243
Longitude: -135.318531
Horizontal Datum:NAD83

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

1993 Site Assessment for closure by removal of four underground storage tanks (USTs) discovered petroleum release. Release Investigation identified gasoline range (GRO) and diesel range hydrocarbon (DRO) contamination under the former dispenser island. Subsurface soil samples had concentrations of gasoline hydrocarbons of 22,000 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) and benzene concentration of 49 mg/kg. One of two soil samples under the diesel UST had a diesel hydrocarbon concentration of 590 mg/kg. Five other soil samples in the UST excavation met applicable cleanup levels and the volume of contaminated material shipped off-site for remediation was 25 cubic yards. Groundwater was not encountered and was not investigated. The depth of the subsurface investigation reached ten feet below ground surface. The groundwater and indoor air vapor intrusion exposure pathways to residual soil contamination are complete.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
5/14/1993 Site Added to Database Former Staff
5/14/1993 Update or Other Action NOR; Discovered oily soil during tank closure. Former Staff
5/14/1993 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 77599 ADD; DRO and GRO contamination from leaking UST's discovered in subsurface material during the UST closure by removal. 24cy contaminated soil was identified, segregated, and transported to a stockpile site at the Skagway landfill. Former Staff
5/14/1993 Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment SA1; Sampling results showed contamination ranging from 38 to 22,000 ppm. Former Staff
5/14/1993 Release Investigation RELR; Former Staff
6/10/1993 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway CAPR; Contaminated material stockpile will undergo aeration and landspreading at the current location at the Skagway Landfill. Former Staff
6/10/1993 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum LCAU; Laboratory analytical resutls show that stockpile soils achieved Level C cleanup levels in November 93. DEC approved City's request to use the soils as cover for the closeout of the old landfill. Former Staff
1/25/1994 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Corrective Action Underway ADEC approved confirmation sample data on the contaminated soil aeration cell and final disposition landspreading as cap material at the Skagway landfill. Bruce Wanstall
11/20/1997 Update or Other Action ADEC sends Notification of Intent to Cost Recover Letter to Current Owner: CARL & DARLENE HOOVER Former Staff
10/2/2001 Update or Other Action Changed Project Manager from Paul Horwath to Bill Janes Cynthia Pring-Ham
12/30/2002 Update or Other Action Changed PM from Janes to Palmieri Bill Janes
1/7/2004 Update or Other Action Letter sent to RP requesting a workplan for additional remediation be submitted within 60 days Bill Janes
4/29/2004 Update or Other Action Another letter sent to RP requesting a workplan for further corrective action. The RP/former owner was given another 60 days from this date Bill Janes
6/4/2004 Update or Other Action Project manager transition site visit. Obtained GPS reading. Bill Janes
7/13/2004 Update or Other Action As of this date the requested workplan has not been received. Bill Janes
3/6/2006 Update or Other Action Project manager transfer from Janes to Wanstall. File review to complete database and site summary updates. Bruce Wanstall
3/16/2006 Update or Other Action Letter of interest requesting Release Investigation sent the new property owner and copied to the responsible party. Bruce Wanstall
1/10/2007 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Baseline ETM ranking complete. Evonne Reese
11/2/2007 Update or Other Action Met with IPP and UST staff to review the status of ADEC correspondence with the new operator Matthew Smith. Copies of letters were exchanged; the Bayliss Site Assessment was scanned from the LUST file and sent to UST and IPP staff. Bruce Wanstall
11/21/2007 Update or Other Action The DEC wrote letters to both the current owner and former owner/operator informing them of the concern that the DEC has with petroleum contamination that remains on the property from leaking underground storage tanks. The letters explain the CS Cleanup and Cost Recovery Processes referenced in regulation, with State Interest. In July 2007, an ADEC NOV was issued to the current operator of the Corner Station for not meeting UST and Financial Responsibility standards for underground storage tanks currently in-place that may contain fuel. Bruce Wanstall
2/22/2008 Update or Other Action ADEC letter requested a joint site investigation by the current and former owner into the status of the historic spill and out-of-service regulated underground storage tanks and dispensers. Bruce Wanstall
3/3/2008 Update or Other Action ADEC letter of state interest workplan request mailed certified for signed return receipt to the current and former owners of the facility. Bruce Wanstall
4/22/2008 Update or Other Action No contact from the RP and current facility owner since the State Interest letters were mailed certified and the signed return receipt was received by the ADEC; Bruce Wanstall
5/8/2009 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 77599 Diesel and gasoline USTs dispenser island for the migration to groundwater pathway. Bruce Wanstall
5/20/2009 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 77599 Diesel and gasoline USTs and Dispenser Island for the vapor intrusion pathway. The subsurface contamination extended beneath the building foundation and the sidewalk; the lateral and vertical limits were not established. The facility currently operates as a restaurant; soil vapors from residual gasoline contamination could pose an exposure risk to the occupants. Bruce Wanstall
3/10/2011 Meeting or Teleconference Held DEC has held teleconference discussions with the responsible party and with environmental consultants to discuss UST Site Assessment and Final Reporting requirements for a workplan to investigate subsurface conditions on the property at the UST release site. Bruce Wanstall
4/8/2011 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC evaluated the Nortech Site Characterization Work Plan for the Chevron - Hoovers LUST Source Area 77599 and provided approval with comment by electronic mail. Borings will be advanced at locations where the residual benzene and gasoline soil contamination exceeded human health based cleanup levels (dispenser island) and residual diesel contamination exceeded migration to groundwater cleanup levels (Tank 4). Sample collection will begin in April 2011. Bruce Wanstall
4/29/2011 Final Cleanup Report Reviewed DEC has reviewed Site Assessment Report by Nortech Environmental Engineering introduces new soil data on the petroleum release from regulated UST systems at the facility. The sample data collection methods were performed by qualified person(s) and are consistent with methodology in the DEC approved site assessment work plan and as prescribed in 18 Alaska Administrative Code (AAC) 78.090 and 18 AAC 78.230. The data meet field and laboratory report quality assurance criteria in Contaminated Sites Program guidance documents and the UST Procedures Manual. The Report documents current and historical results of field and laboratory investigation into petroleum release from regulated UST systems as required by 18 AAC 78.230 - 18 AAC 78.280 and 18 AAC 78.600 - 18 AAC 78.625 and therefore meets the final corrective action reporting requirements in 18 AAC 78.276. The greatest concentration of hydrocarbons in the soil borings were found in one sample: GRO at 3.39 mg/kg, DRO at 31.2 mg/kg, benzene at 0.0142 mg/kg, toluene at 0.110 mg/kg, ethylbenzene was not detected and total xylene compounds at 0.2504 mg/kg. Bruce Wanstall
5/9/2011 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued The cleanup actions to date have served to excavate and adequately remove contaminated soil from the site. Based on the information available, DEC has determined no further assessment or cleanup action is required. This determination is in accordance with 18 AAC 78.276(f) and does not preclude DEC from requiring additional assessment and/or cleanup action if future information indicates that this site may pose an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment. Although a Corrective Action Complete determination has been granted for this facility, off-site movement or use of potentially contaminated soil in a manner that results in a violation of 18 AAC 70 water quality standards is unlawful and in accordance with 18 AAC 78.600(h) approvals from DEC is required. Bruce Wanstall
5/9/2011 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 77599 Diesel and gasoline USTs and Dispenser Island. Bruce Wanstall
6/21/2012 Update or Other Action Address updated to reflect accurate site location. Kristin Thompson

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
Benzene < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil
GRO < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil
DRO < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil
Toluene < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil
Xylenes (total) < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil
Ethylbenzene < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil

Control Type

Type Details
No ICs Required

Requirements

Description Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.
Hazard ID Site Name File Number
26702 Corner Station Vehicle Overfill 1526.38.020

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