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Site Report: Fort Greely - BLDG. 663 TANK #448

Site Name: Fort Greely - BLDG. 663 TANK #448
Address: Fort Greely SMDC (Space Missile Defense Command Area), Command Area), Fort Greely, AK 99731
File Number: 141.26.003
Hazard ID: 25005
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 63.972619
Longitude: -145.720644
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

Building 663 is also known as Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) site 111. Building 663 had 700-gallon underground storage tank (UST) located on the west side of the building to supply gasoline to an emergency generator. The UST was removed in 1995, and a new diesel UST was installed at the same location. At the time of removal, no evidence of contamination was found. Results from samples collected during removal activities were all below cleanup levels. The diesel UST was removed in 2006. No signs of contamination were observed during removal actions, and confirmation sample results were below cleanup levels.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
10/1/1987 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 77969 Emergency Generator Tank DRO level of max 21 ppm during tank removal. Former Staff
10/1/1987 Site Added to Database Former Staff
8/21/2002 Update or Other Action RECKEY has automatically been generated. Cynthia Pring-Ham
1/28/2004 Update or Other Action Transferred DEC staff lead from John Carnahan Cynthia Pring-Ham
12/26/2006 Update or Other Action Per project manager instructions changed city from Delta Junction to Fort Greely for consistency. Wendy Uzzell
7/19/2007 Update or Other Action Database QA Check - Tank pull in 1987 showed no sign of contamination over cleanup levels Site may be albe to be closed but some additional investigation may be warranted. Bill Janes
4/11/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Intitial Ranking Complete for Source Area: 77969 (Autogenerated Action)
11/5/2008 Meeting or Teleconference Held ADEC staff participated in the Restoration Advisory Board meeting for Fort Greely in Delta Junction. During the meeting, Glen Shonkwiler with the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command presented the fieldwork that was completed during the 2008 field season at Fort Greely. The 2008 fieldwork included remediating the soil in the biocell at the South Tank Farm (STF); conducting further delineation of the subsurface soils at the STF; installing four groundwater monitoring wells in the Old Post area and downgradient of the STF; completing the investigation at the MOGAS fuel line in the Old Post area; conducting additional survey of the Jarvis Creek Munitions Burial site; and conducting additional investigation of the Building 675 vault. He also presented the work that was planned to be completed during 2009. Deborah Williams
10/21/2009 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC staff reviewed the document titled Draft 2008 Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Report, Fort Greely, Alaska, dated March 2009. The Fort Greely groundwater monitoring program consists of monitoring wells that were installed during investigation activities on FGA from 1997 to the present. DEC approved a comprehensive groundwater monitoring approach in the 2005 Work Plan. Yearly modifications to the 2005 workplan are incorporated as needed to address environmental program objectives. Monitoring well locations and sampling frequency have been chosen to provide site specific monitoring where necessary, and comprehensive coverage for the old post and main cantonment areas of Fort Greely. Currently, a total of 30 wells are included in the groundwater monitoring program: 11 of these are sampled during the spring and fall on even numbered years, two drinking water wells are sampled quarterly, and 17 monitoring wells are sampled semi–annually. This report summarizes the 2008 groundwater monitoring efforts. A letter detailing staff comments has been provided to the Army. Tana Robert
12/22/2011 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum Adminstrative action addition for grant reporting purposes. Evonne Reese
9/4/2013 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Approved the final groundwater sampling work plan for Ft. Greely. As part of the multi-year, post-wide groundwater monitoring program, groundwater samples will be collected from 35 wells. Melody Debenham
4/29/2015 Meeting or Teleconference Held Attended Restoration Advisory Board Meeting. Proposed work in 2015 includes post-wide groundwater monitoring, decommissioning unused monitoring wells, developing a Land Use Control and Long Term Maintenance Plan, and completing propose plans/no further action documents for 51 sites. Melody Debenham
8/28/2015 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Approved the Final 2014 Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Report documenting the 2014 post-wide groundwater monitoring activities at Fort Greely. Analytical results from four monitoring wells at the BRAC 94 site were above cleanup levels for diesel range organics, gasoline range organics, and/or benzene. Results from one monitoring well at the South Tank Farm site were above the cleanup level for ethylene dibromide. All other results were either non-detect or below the cleanup level, including all supply well results. Melody Debenham
8/28/2015 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Approved the Final 2015 Groundwater Monitoring and Data Analysis Work Plan Addendum for long-term post-wide groundwater monitoring at Fort Greely. Groundwater samples will be collected from 25 monitoring wells and 5 supply wells. Melody Debenham
10/17/2016 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued Cleanup Complete determination for 6 sites at Fort Greely including Building 663, Tank #448 (BRAC Site 111). Melody Debenham
11/18/2022 Final Cleanup Report Reviewed ADEC provided comments for the Environmental Summary Report: FGLY-099 MISC UST/AST Sites, Draft (dated September 27, 2022) to the U.S. Army. The report summarized thirteen sites the Army is recommending for site closure. Four of the thirteen sites (Bldg 320, Bldg 340, POL Storage Area and the Old Power Generation Building) ADEC does not concur with the site closure recommendation at this time. ADEC recommended the four sites needing additional site characterization be removed from the Environmental Summary Report. Erica Blake
6/8/2023 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC provided responses to comments for the Environmental Summary Report: FGLY-099 MISC UST/AST Sites, Draft (dated September 27, 2022) to the U.S. Army. Thirteen sites were evaluated for closure with this summary report. Four sites requested for closure do not meet the closure criteria. Additional site characterization work is needed before the four sites can be closed. Erica Blake

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO < 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.
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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