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Site Report: World Wide Movers USTs 1 - 4

Site Name: World Wide Movers USTs 1 - 4
Address: 934 Elizabeth Street, Fairbanks, AK 99709
File Number: 102.26.154
Hazard ID: 24967
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 64.852893
Longitude: -147.769478
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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Problems/Comments

Three 2,500-gallon underground storage tanks (USTs 1-3) were removed in October of 1998. Tanks #1 and #2 held gasoline while Tank #3 held diesel. Excavation extended to 8 feet below ground surface (bgs) and a sheen was observed on the water table. Potentially-impacted soil was temporarily stockpiled. Soil samples were collected at the base of the excavation and the temporary stockpiles for laboratory analysis. Due to cold weather, soil from the excavation was not field screened and returned to excavation. Analytical results indicate gasoline range organics, diesel range organics, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes are contaminants of concern in this source area, although detections were below cleanup levels except for benzene. Additionally, a 300-gallon used oil UST (Tank #4) was removed in September of 2015. Approximately 35 cubic yards of potentially impacted soil were removed during the excavation. Field screening did not indicate the presence of contamination. Soil samples were obtained at the base of the excavation (down to 8 feet bgs) and at the soil water interface (9.8 to 10.4 ft. bgs). Analytical results indicated tetrachloroethylene (PCE) as a contaminant of concern, although detections were below cleanup levels. Information regarding an oil-water separator beneath the shop floor and a soil absorption system (classified a Class V Injection Well) is being tracked under Hazard ID 27082, file no. 102.38.203.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
10/23/1998 Site Added to Database Former Staff
10/23/1998 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 77844 (Added by System) Former Staff
12/17/1998 Underground Storage Tank Site Characterization or Assessment Site Assessment by Shannon & Wilson recommends conducting Release Investigation and Well Search. Former Staff
12/17/1998 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum entered by JC Former Staff
8/21/2002 Update or Other Action RECKEY has automatically been generated. Cynthia Pring-Ham
2/23/2004 Update or Other Action Invitation to apply to Streamlined Cleanup Program sent by letter to owner/RP. Bruce Wanstall
4/22/2005 Update or Other Action Sent a Notice of Release letter to the owners requesting a Release Investigation. Deborah Williams
11/22/2006 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC reviewed Shannon & Wilson's Underground Storage Tank Assessment report for the World Wide Movers site. In July of 2006, a 14' by 26' excavation was completed in the location of the former diesel tank (Tand3) to a maximum depth of 15 feet bgs. Groundwater was encountered at 13 feet bgs. Approximately 175 cubic yards (2006 excavation) and 40 cubic yards (2005 excavation) of contaminated soil were transported to OIT for thermal remediation. MW-1 was installed in the excavation near the location of the former diesel tank. Soil samples taken from the base of the excavation were all non-detect except for one that had 0.0255 ppm benzene. The samples analyzed for PAHs met ADEC cleanup levels. Sample results from the groundwater at MW-1 had DRO at 8.59 ppm DRO, 1.39 ppm GRO and 33.8 ppb benzene. Shannon & Wilson recommends sampling a groundwater sample from MW-1 during the summer of 2007. Deborah Williams
5/4/2007 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking completed. Deborah Williams
6/5/2008 Update or Other Action Received call from RP. Will be submitting workplan in mid June 08 from Shannon & wilson. Tamara Cardona-Marek
10/14/2008 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC received from Shannon and Wilson the Groundwater Monitoring Report for well MW-1. DRO continues to be above cleanup levels in this well. Groundwater depth for the recent or historic events was not submitted. DEC requested groundwater depth data and an updated conceptual site model. Tamara Cardona-Marek
11/7/2009 Update or Other Action Project manager changed from Tamara Cardona-Marek to Jim Fish. Janice Wiegers
10/28/2013 Update or Other Action Sent a request for information on site status and any pending site work to RP. Jim Fish
11/22/2013 Update or Other Action Recieved phone call from RP - will plan to sample well in summer 2014, and will forward information collected by S&W subsequent 2008. Jim Fish
11/25/2013 Update or Other Action Recieved January 9, 2009 letter from RP - describes site summary, S&W's recommendations in 2008, and plans for 2010 sampling. Phone conversation with RP indicated sampling never happend, but will plan for sampling July, 2014. Jim Fish
11/26/2013 Update or Other Action Received letter from RP indicating sampling plan (MW-1) for July 2014. After receiving results, the site will be evaluated for closure. Jim Fish
9/11/2014 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Received groundwater sampling report from consultant Jim Fish
10/6/2014 Update or Other Action Sent a letter to the RP asking for clarification of waste oil tank and UIC identified during 1989 EPA inspection. Jim Fish
10/14/2014 Update or Other Action Received a phone from RP in response to 10/6 letter - indicated that there was no waste oil tank. Suggested he contact EPA UIC Program and clarify. Jim Fish
4/10/2015 Update or Other Action Requested RP contact EPA Region 10 UIC Program to follow-up with suspected waste oil tank and UIC identified during 1989 EPA inspection. Jim Fish
4/17/2015 Update or Other Action Letter from UST Program sent to RP requiring closure of Oil/water separator UST, that stored used oil, by August 30, 2015. Jim Fish
7/24/2015 Update or Other Action Received UST and UIC closure work plan from consultant Jim Fish
8/17/2015 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Received amended work plan for UST and UIC closure. Jim Fish
8/18/2015 Meeting or Teleconference Held teleconference with consultant held to clarify approach to UIC assessment and adherence to UST regualtions Jim Fish
8/21/2015 Update or Other Action Received second revised UST & UIC Closure work plan. Jim Fish
8/24/2015 Update or Other Action Received USEPA UIC Program approval of UIC closure plan. Jim Fish
8/25/2015 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Conditionally approved revised UST and UIC closure work plan, submitted 21 August, 2015. Jim Fish
12/10/2015 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Received UST and UIC Site Assessment Closure Report from consultant. PCE above cleanup levels found at the soil-groundwater interface beneath the UST and UST piping, as well as in the soils of soil adsorption system (leach field). PCE was also detected in groundwater (below cleanup levels) beneath the soil adsorption system. Additional Release Investigation recommended by consultant. Jim Fish
3/31/2016 Update or Other Action Sent a letter to the RP requesting additional site investigation of soil and groundwater contamination at the SAS, under the former OWS, and under the building; and to determine if contaminated groundwater is moving off-site. Requested 4-inch roof drain pipe currently plumbed to former SAS be rerouted to avoid spreading remaining soil contamination; Requested remediation or removal of contaminated soil if they pose a risk to building occupants; Also advised coordination with EPA Region 10 UIC Program for reclassification or closure of the MVWDW. Jim Fish
9/27/2016 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Received work plan for release investigation at the former used oil UST and UIC soil absorption system; groundwater sampling & monitoring, as well as sub-soil gas collection beneath the WWM building. Jim Fish
11/18/2016 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Revised work plan for release investigation, with soil sampling, groundwater sampling (involving both temporary and permanent monitoring wells), and sub-slab soil gas sampling, approved. Jim Fish
12/13/2016 Update or Other Action Reviewed and approved request to decommission soil stockpile from October 2015 UST excavation activities, and concurred with the determination that excavated soils did not contain listed of characteristic hazardous waste. Soils approved for reuse on the site as fill material. Jim Fish
4/5/2017 Update or Other Action Received release Investigation Letter report from consultant Jim Fish
4/14/2017 Meeting or Teleconference Held Discussed Release Investigation report and changed groundwater cleanup levels with RP and consultant, and agreed on evaluating vapor intrusion potential in building, and investigating groundwater for contaminants found in sub-slab soil gas. Jim Fish
6/1/2017 Update or Other Action received updated/revised work plan addendum for indoor air sampling and grounndwater sampling from former oil/water separator. Jim Fish
6/8/2017 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Addendum to Release Investigation Work Plan approved. Indoor air sampling in office space will be conducted, and if contaminants are identified in groundwater from beneath the oil-water separator in excess of their ADEC cleanup levels, the extent and magnitude of the contamination will be determined. Jim Fish
3/16/2018 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other 2017 Release investigation report received, documenting last year’s groundwater and indoor-air sampling and oil/water separator closure activities at the site Jim Fish
5/14/2018 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 80226 name: Used Oil UST 4 Jim Fish
5/14/2018 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 80226 Used Oil UST 4. Jim Fish
5/14/2018 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 77844 USTs 1-3. Jim Fish
4/17/2019 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC received the site closure request. Megan Roberts
4/30/2019 Update or Other Action DEC decided to separate the site based on source areas due to the regulated tanks #1-#4 being ready for closure. See other site file World Wide Movers Class V Inj Well & OWS 102.38.203 for the other source areas. Megan Roberts
5/30/2019 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued DEC determined the site no longer poses an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment. This Cleanup Complete determination is based on the administrative record for the World Wide Movers. Megan Roberts

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil
GRO < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil
Benzene Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil
DRO < Table C Groundwater
GRO < Table C Groundwater
Benzene < Table C Groundwater

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)
Hazard ID Site Name File Number
27082 World Wide Movers Class V Injection Well & OWS 102.38.203

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