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Site Report: AKARNG Noatak FSA

Site Name: AKARNG Noatak FSA
Address: Onalik Street, Noatak, AK 99761
File Number: 440.38.001
Hazard ID: 2496
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 67.570377
Longitude: -162.967693
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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

During a 1994 site visit by Science Applications International Corporation, a 30 by 50 foot petroleum stain was observed on the northwestern corner of site. It appeared to have originated on the adjacent property (owned by Village Safe Water Corporation at the time). On the adjacent property, there were 22 petroleum containing drums and there was a heating fuel release.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
3/11/1996 Update or Other Action Received Site Investigation Report (dated January 1996) prepared by CH2MHill. Scott Pexton
4/18/1996 Site Added to Database Petroleum contamination. Jeff Peterson
4/18/1996 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Initial ranking. Bill Wright
9/9/1997 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Site reranked. Changed Site Access Value from 2 to 3; Air Exposure Index Value from 0.1 t 0.2; Population Density Value from 3 to 8; GW Usage Value from 0.1 to 1; and SW Usage Value from 0.5 to 0.2. Former score was 21. Scott Pexton
9/12/1997 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Site reranked. Changed Air Exposure Index Value from 0.2 to 0.1 and Population Density Value from 8 to 5. Former score was 0. Scott Pexton
10/11/2000 Update or Other Action Letter sent to Norman Straub suggesting the ADEC Voluntary Cleanup Program as a cost-effective cleanup approach for this site. Scott Pexton
3/12/2004 Update or Other Action ADEC received draft Alternate Cleanup Level Demonstration Project. Beatrice Egbejimba
3/22/2004 Update or Other Action File number was assigned in 1996. Updated in CS database in 2004. 440.38.001. Sarah Cunningham
2/4/2005 Update or Other Action Staff reviewed the July 2004 final workplan that was recieved Oct 04 for the Alternate Cleanup Level Project. The work plan in general meets requirements. Debra Caillouet
2/18/2005 Update or Other Action A letter was sent to the AKANG providing conditional approval of the workplan. Debra Caillouet
6/12/2006 Cleanup Level(s) Approved Method III cleanup level approved Debra Caillouet
4/2/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed. Debra Caillouet
2/3/2010 Meeting or Teleconference Held Staff participated in the Installation Action Plan meeting. Debra Caillouet
12/17/2015 Update or Other Action Staff changed to Danielle Duncan and hard file transferred to the Juneau office. Kristin Thompson
12/28/2017 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 73473 Spills/leaks. Danielle Duncan
3/6/2018 Meeting or Teleconference Held Discussed the potential for upcoming site work with responsible party. The alternative cleanup levels approved in 2006 are no longer valid for the following reasons: the 10X rule is no longer applicable per regulation, the cleanup levels were updated in 2017, and the ADEC does not have polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) data. Danielle Duncan
7/30/2018 Update or Other Action The USACE is working on a cleanup scope - the plan is to redo the site investigation. Danielle Duncan
3/20/2019 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Provided comments on the draft work plan this date. Danielle Duncan
4/12/2019 Update or Other Action Accepted the Alaska Army National Guard's responses to the comments on the work plan this date. Danielle Duncan
6/6/2019 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Approved the Final Work Plan/UFP-QAPP Remedial Investigation this date. The objective of the current project is to determine the extent of petroleum contamination in soil and groundwater and determine the nature of permafrost on site. Danielle Duncan
7/12/2019 Update or Other Action Per the AKARNG going to do a RI - field work 1st week of September. Danielle Duncan
4/17/2020 Meeting or Teleconference Held On April 17, 2020 new ADEC PM and AKARNG PM held a meeting to discuss site status and plans for field season 2020 and future work. Rachael Petraeus
5/5/2021 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other On May 05, 2021 ADEC received the "Draft 2020 Remedial Investigation Report National Guard Federal Scout Readiness Center Noatak, Alaska" dated April 2021. The report summarizes soil and porewater sampling field activities. Rachael Petraeus
9/28/2021 Site Characterization Workplan Approved On September 28, 2021 ADEC approved "“Draft 2020 Remedial Investigation Report National Guard Federal Scout Readiness Center Noatak, Alaska” dated April 2021. Site will be evaluated for cleanup complete determination. Rachael Petraeus
5/5/2023 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued The DEC has completed a review of the environmental history at the AKARNG Noatak FSA and is satisfied that soil and groundwater contamination at the site has been cleaned up to concentrations below the approved cleanup levels suitable for residential land use. The site will receive a "Cleanup Complete" designation in lned with 18 AAC 75.380. This does not preclude DEC from requiring additional assessment and/or cleanup action if information indicates that contaminants at this site may pose an unacceptable risk to human healthy, safety, or welfare or to the environment. Flannery Ballard
5/5/2023 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 73473 Spills/leaks. Flannery Ballard

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO > Method 1 (Arctic only) SoilSoilSoilSoil 2,500 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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