| Action Date |
Action |
Description |
DEC Staff |
| 11/7/1994 |
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Release Confirmed - Petroleum |
LUST Site created in CSP for source area ID 77928 |
Former Staff |
| 11/7/1994 |
Site Added to Database |
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Former Staff |
| 6/30/1995 |
Site Characterization Workplan Approved |
(Old R:Base Action Code = SA1 - Phase I Site Assessment (General)). Work plan for Release Investigation received and commented on at review conference with HLA and ACOE. (Action transferred from Hazard ID 2488.) |
Ronan Short |
| 9/1/1995 |
Update or Other Action |
One 5,000 gallon heating oil UST and one 10,000 gallon heating oil AST to be removed. Soils to be characterized and SA to be performed by Montauk Environmental Inc. Prime is Gaston and Associates. They will also demolish Building 5001 and construct a new building on the footprint of the old building and tank sites. (Action transferred from Hazard ID 2488.) |
Ronan Short |
| 3/27/1996 |
Cleanup Plan Approved |
(Old R:Base Action Code = RAPR - Remedial Action Plan Review (CS)). Recommended CA is treatability study - combination of in-situ bioremediation/air injection and soil vapor extraction. System would be emplaced under new building foundation. Prime factors are soil moisture, nutrient availability and contamination dissolution rates. System design is similar to operating system at Building 1168. The department concurs. (Action transferred from Hazard ID 2488.) |
Ronan Short |
| 3/27/1996 |
Site Characterization Report Approved |
(Old R:Base Action Code = RI - Remedial Investigation). RI report recommends remedial action. Soil levels exceed level A=DRO and GRO at 1200mg/kg, and GW impacted. Contamination is inside footprint of planned new building. (Action transferred from Hazard ID 2488.) |
Ronan Short |
| 9/13/1996 |
Cleanup Plan Approved |
(Old R:Base Action Code = RAU - Remedial Actions Underway (General)). Tanks removed, soils to LTTD unit. Active treatment AS/SVE planned for start-up fall 96. HLA. (Action transferred from Hazard ID 2488.) |
Ronan Short |
| 9/13/1996 |
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Initiated - Petroleum |
Tanks were removed, soil treated with thermal desorption; AS/SVE system scheduled for startup in fall of 1996. This action was entered on Jan 3, 2005. Please refer the CS database for additional information. |
Sharon Richmond |
| 12/12/2001 |
Update or Other Action |
1. All organizations conducting activities on United States Army Alaska (USARAK) controlled land are responsible for complying with established institutional controls (ICs). ICs are administrative, procedural, and regulatory measures to control human access to and usage of property. They are applicable to all known or suspected contaminated sites where contamination has been left in place. 2. These controls have been established to implement the selected remedial actions agreed upon by the U.S. Army (Army), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended by the Superfund Amendment Reauthorization Act (SARA). These controls also apply to remedial actions agreed upon under Two-Party Compliance Agreements. These agreements are concluded between USARAK and ADEC and apply to petroleum/oil/lubricants- (POL) contaminated sites. 3. ICs such as limitations on access, water use, excavations, and property transfers will supplement engineering controls as appropriate for short-term and long-term management to prevent or limit human and environmental exposure to hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. Specific ICs include, among other things: limitations on the depth and location of excavations, prohibition of or restrictions on well drilling and use of ground water, requirements for worker use of personal protective equipment, site monitoring, and prohibition of certain land uses, types of vehicles, etc. 4. Organizational units, tenants, and support/contractor organizations must obtain an Excavation Clearance Request (ECR) for all soil disturbing activities impacting soils six inches or more below the ground surface. The review process for approval of an ECR begins with the identification of the current status (known or suspected hazardous waste site or “clean” site) of a work location. ECR’s for work in known or suspected hazardous waste sites: a. will include specific limitations and controls on such work; b. will include specific IC procedures, and notification, monitoring, reporting, and stop work requirements; c. may include procedures for management, characterization, and disposal of any soil or groundwater encountered or removed; d. will identify “project managers” for both the unit/contractor requesting the work and DPW Environment Resources. 5. The DPW project manager will conduct on-site inspections of each work site (at which ICs apply) to determine continued compliance with the terms and conditions of the approved ECR. DPW has the authority to revoke ECR approval if the specified terms and conditions are not being met. ECR forms are available at the Customer Service Desks at: a. Building 730 at Fort Richardson; b. Building 3015 at Fort Wainwright; c. Building 605 at Fort Greely. 6. USARAK has negotiated (with USEPA and/or ADEC) decision documents and/or Records of Decision (RODs) that mandate the implementation of ICs USARAK Directorate of Public Works, Environmental Resources Department (PWE), maintains copies of all decision documents and RODs requiring ICs in its real property files. PWE provides regularly updated post maps showing all areas affected by ICs. These maps can easily be accessed by using an approved intranet mapping interface application. Copies of these maps will be available to each directorate, activity, and tenant organization. To ensure the effectiveness of ICs, all organizational units and tenant activities will be informed on an annual basis of ICs on contaminated soils and groundwater in effect near their facilities. 7. ICs are enforceable by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC). Failure to comply with an IC mandated in a decision document or ROD will violate the USARAK Federal Facility Agreement and may result in stipulated fines and penalties. This does not include the costs of corrective actions required due to violation of an established IC. (Action transferred from Hazard ID 2488.) |
Sharon Richmond |
| 7/16/2003 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Fort Wainwright Restoration Advisory Board held it's last meeting on July16, 2003. (Action transferred from Hazard ID 2488.) |
Patrice Buck |
| 10/5/2004 |
Update or Other Action |
Staff Lead was reassigned from Farris to Richmond. |
Cynthia Pring-Ham |
| 11/5/2004 |
Release Investigation |
In 1996, 5 soil borings were installed in the footprint of the excavation. Samples were collected at approximately 3, 6, and 11 feet bgs. In most samples, GRO, DRO and BTEX were not detected. Several samples had very low concentrations of DRO. Groundwater at this site is 7 to 9 ft bgs. |
Sharon Richmond |
| 11/5/2004 |
Update or Other Action |
Regulated tanks #311 and 312 were removed in 1993 along with 4 unregulated tanks. Up to Nov 5, 2004, all tanks have been tracked in the contaminated sites database. The regulated tanks were 500 gallon tanks. 311 held unleaded gas; 312 held diesel. Samples were tested for lead, GRO, DRO and BTEX. The bottom of the excavation had 2,400 ppm DRO. All other analyses were below cleanup levels. Approximately 30 cubic yards of soil was removed from this excavation. |
Sharon Richmond |
| 3/8/2005 |
Site Characterization Report Approved |
Received results of indoor air monitoring. BTEX was not detected in any sample. DEC agreed with recommendation to discontinue indoor air monitoring. (Action transferred from Hazard ID 2488.) |
Sharon Richmond |
| 2/23/2007 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
CS staff met with the US Army to discuss the status of this site. Four unregulated tanks at this site were removed in 1993. Contamination remaining from one tank (soil and groundwater) is still being adddressed. Please refer to CS Database entry Fort Wainwright (OU-2) FTWW 047 DRMO site for additional information regarding investigation and remediation. Remedial actions for regulated tanks associated with this building are being recorded in the LUST database (RecKey #199531X924401). (Action transferred from Hazard ID 2488.) |
Sharon Richmond |
| 3/3/2008 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
Low potential for future exposure for direct contact with subsurface soil; exposure controlled for ingestion of groundwater. Site received overall ranking of 4 out of 10. |
Sharon Richmond |
| 3/3/2008 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Reviewed 2007 annual monitoring report for purpose of site ranking. DRO is only COC remaining in groundwater. |
Sharon Richmond |
| 9/17/2011 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Sampled as part of Five year review, AP-7348 11 mg/l DRO |
Debra Caillouet |
| 6/2/2014 |
Cleanup Complete Determination Issued |
Site is being tracked under, Fort Wainwright (OU-2) FTWW 047 DRMO, Hazard ID 1122 |
Debra Caillouet |
| 6/2/2014 |
Institutional Control Record Established |
Institutional Controls established and entered into the database. |
Debra Caillouet |
| 8/26/2015 |
Update or Other Action |
Transfer to Fairbanks |
Susan Carberry |
| 11/2/2015 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the 2014 Monitoring report for OU-2 which includes the DRMO Yard and subareas. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 1/13/2016 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
A Restoration Project Managers (RPM) meeting was held in Anchorage Alaska. The upcoming 2016 site restoration work and monitoring was discussed. Fort Wainwright institutional control policies and procedures were also discussed. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 1/1/2017 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the 2015 Annual Institutional Controls Report, Fort Wainwright, Alaska (August 2016). |
Dennis Shepard |
| 11/16/2017 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the Final 2016 Monitoring Report Operable Unit 2 (OU-2) Fort Wainwright, Alaska, dated September 2017. Annual groundwater monitoring occurred at three sites; Defense Reutilization Marketing Office (DRMO)(Hazard ID 1122), Former Building 1168 (Hazard ID: 1125), and Building 5001 (Hazard ID: 25010). |
Erica Blake |
| 6/19/2019 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the 2019 Two-Party Work Plan, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska (dated June 2019). The document describes proposed 2019 long-term monitoring and institutional control (IC) inspection activities on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA) Two-Party contaminated sites. Groundwater monitoring is planned for Two-Party (petroleum contaminated) sites including Neely Road, Defense Reutilization Marketing Office (DRMO) Yard, Former Building 2250, Former Building 3564, and Former Building 5110. The Former Building 1168 Leach Well site, currently in the process of being transferred into the Two-Party program, is also included with the Two-Party Work Plan Addendum. Additionally, a plan for an IC inspection of 40 Two-Party sites is laid out in this work plan. |
Erica Blake |
| 6/26/2019 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the 2018 OU2 Monitoring Report. Groundwater sample results show that PCE remains above the Record of Decision (ROD) Remedial Action Goals (RAG) at the Defense Reutilization Marketing Office (DRMO) 3-party sites, and DEC concurs with continuation of annual sampling at these locations. Groundwater samples showed continuing exceedances of diesel range organics (DRO) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) at the Building 5010 Subarea for DRMO 2-party sites, and DEC concurs with continued annual sampling of the Building 5010 Subarea and Water Supply Well. DEC concurs with continued annual sampling for DRO and VOC analysis at Former Building 1168. The institutional control (IC) inspection found that most IC’s were properly in place.No monitoring wells are recommended for installation or removal based on the monitoring results, although six non-functional wells were replaced. |
Kevin Fraley |
| 8/1/2019 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the Final 2019 CERCLA Sites Work Plan Operable Units 1 through 6 (Dated July 2019). DEC provided a conditional approval on April 15, 2019 so the contractor could begin the 2019 groundwater sampling in advance of finalizing this work plan addendum. Review comments for the draft version of the document was provided on April 26, 2019. The document was prepared to help guide the site activities, data review, and reporting tasks for work conducted at Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA) during the 2019 field season. The U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Alaska CERCLA sites associated with this Work Plan include Operable Units (OUs) 1 through 6. |
Erica Blake |
| 2/24/2020 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the Final 2019 Two Party Monitoring Report, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska, dated February 2020. Based on review of the 2019 results, and review of prior investigations, DEC has recommended additional work at the Former Building 2250 and Former Building 3564 sites. Recent data collected from the Former Building 2250 site indicates the DRO contaminant plume is migrating and not fully delineated. |
Kevin Fraley |
| 7/14/2020 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the Final 2020 Two-Party Sites Work Plan, Fort Wainwright, Alaska (dated July 2020). The document describes site activities, data review and reporting tasks for work at Two-Party sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). Activities to be conducted are groundwater monitoring and institutional control inspections. |
Erica Blake |
| 2/11/2021 |
Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved |
ADEC approved the transport of 275 gallons of purge water generated from seven sites (Bldg 3570, Bldg 5010, Former Bldg 3564, Former Bldg 2250, OU5 WQFS, OU5 EQFS and OU3 Fairbanks Fuel Terminal) on Fort Wainwright, Alaska from the Fort Wainwright hazardous waste facility (Building 3489) to U.S. Ecology in Grand View, Idaho for treatment and disposal. |
Erica Blake |
| 5/6/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC has provided review comments for the "Draft 2020 Two-Party Sites Monitoring Report Various Sites Fort Wainwright, Alaska" dated March 2021 to the U.S. Army. The document presents analytical results and long-term monitoring optimization (LTMO) analysis of groundwater sampling performed at four Two-Party source areas on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA) during the 2020 field season. The four sites investigated are the Defense Reutilization Marketing Office (DRMO) Yard (DRMO2/Building 5010), Former Building 3570 Post Exchange (PX) Gas Station (Neely Road), Former Building 2250 and Former Building 3564. |
Erica Blake |
| 6/4/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided responses to comments for the "Draft 2020 Two-Party Sites Monitoring Report Various Sites Fort Wainwright, Alaska" (dated March 2021) to the U.S. Army. All responses to comments were accepted, with one response requesting additional information for the DRMO2/Building 5010 site. |
Erica Blake |
| 6/15/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided review comments for the "Draft 2021 Two-Party Sites Work Plan, Fort Wainwright, Alaska" (dated May 2021) to the U.S. Army. The document describes proposed site activities, data review, and reporting tasks for work conducted at four Two-Party sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). In addition to groundwater sampling activities, institutional control inspections will be conducted. |
Erica Blake |
| 6/22/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided responses to comments for the "Draft 2021 Two-Party Sites Work Plan, Fort Wainwright, Alaska" dated May 2021 to the U.S. Army. All responses to the review comments provided on June 15, 2021 were accepted, and a revised figure was requested for comment backcheck prior to receiving a final document. |
Erica Blake |
| 6/28/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided approval for the Final 2021 Work Plan Two-Party Sites U.S. Army Garrison Alaska (dated June 2021) to the U.S. Army. The work plan describes site activities, data review and reporting tasks for work conducted at four, Two-Party sites (Neely Road, Defense Reutilization Marketing Office (DRMO) 2/ Building 5010, Former Building 2250 and Former Building 3564). In addition to long-term monitoring activities, institutional controls will be inspected. |
Erica Blake |
| 7/6/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided approval for the "Final 2020 Monitoring Report Two-Party Sites, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska" dated June 2021 to the U.S. Army. The document describes results from long-term monitoring activities conducted at the following four Two-Party sites: Defense Reutilization Marketing Office (DRMO) Yard (DRMO2/Building 5010), Former Building 3570 Post Exchange (PX) Gas Station (Neely Road), Former Building 2250 and Former Building 3564. |
Erica Blake |
| 5/20/2022 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC approved the Final 2021 Monitoring Report, Two-Party Sites, dated May 2022. The report presents analytical results and long-term monitoring optimization (LTMO) analysis of groundwater sampling performed at four Two-Party source areas on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA) during the 2021 field season. The four sites investigated are the Defense Reutilization Marketing Office (DRMO) Yard (DRMO2/Building 5010), Former Building 3570 Post Exchange (PX) Gas Station (Neely Road), Former Building 2250 and Former Building 3564. This report also provides a summary of the institutional control inspections conducted at these sites and monitoring well installation activities at Former Building 2250. |
Cascade Galasso-Irish |
| 5/31/2022 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC approved the Final 2022 Two-Party Work Plan on this date. This work plan was intended for use in conjunction with the postwide QAPP, however the postwide QAPP was dissolved and incorporated into the respective 2-P and CERCLA work plans. Due to the new/updated PFAS RSLs released, the reporting will need to include these new values. |
Cascade Galasso-Irish |
| 12/30/2022 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC reviewed and sent comments on the Draft 2023 Two-Part Work Plan. ADEC requested installation of additional monitoring wells at the Former Building 2250 to delineate the DRO plume in groundwater. |
Cascade Galasso-Irish |
| 3/31/2023 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Bulk action entry for FTW Two-Party sites: On this date, DEC received and approved the 2023 Two-Party sites work plan. Notable changes from 2022 include added plume delineation efforts at Former Building 2250, and all wastewater to be sampled for PFAS. |
Cascade Galasso-Irish |
| 10/30/2023 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Bulk action entry for Fort Wainwright Two-Party monitoring sites - on this date, DEC received and approved the final 2022 Two-Party Sites Annual Monitoring Report. Following the recommendations from the 2021 report, sampling and analysis of gasoline range organics (GRO) was discontinued at the Former Building 3564 site in 2023. However, after review of the 2022 results, GRO should continue to be analyzed further and will be included in the 2024 sampling program. Plume stability analysis for Former Building 3654 indicate increasing trends of contaminant mass. The Army will evaluate the 2023 monitoring data as well as the historical investigation and remedial activities at the site to determine if a soil removal action should be considered in the future to reduce the contaminant mass migrating to the groundwater.
A minimum of five temporary well points and two additional wells be installed at the Former Building 2250 site to further delineate the extent of the groundwater contamination. Additionally, DEC is anticipating the 2022 IDW technical memorandum with DRMO Yard Building 5010 purge water PFAS results in fall of 2023. |
Cascade Galasso-Irish |
| 2/15/2024 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC submitted comments on the Draft 2024 Two-Party Work Plan which details proposed site activities, data review, and reporting tasks for work to be conducted at Two-Party sites on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA). The Two-Party sites planned for investigation are Neely Road, Defense Reutilization Marketing Office (DRMO) 2/Building 5010, Former Building 2250 and Former Building 3564. In addition to groundwater sampling activities, institutional control inspections will be conducted.
Notable changes from previous years’ work plans based on regulatory feedback and Army initiative include sampling wastewater for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to support site-wide PFAS Remedial Investigation (RI) work, and the addition of sampling two permanent monitoring wells at the Former Building 2250 site to delineate the petroleum contaminant plume present. |
Tim Sharp |
| 3/15/2024 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC Approved the Final 2024 Two-Party Sites Work Plan on this date. |
Tim Sharp |
| 5/21/2024 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC supplied comments to the Draft 2023 Monitoring Report for Two-Party Sites. The report presents analytical results and long-term monitoring optimization (LTMO) analysis of groundwater sampling performed at four Two-Party source areas on Fort Wainwright, Alaska (FWA) during the 2023 field season. The four sites investigated are the Defense Reutilization Marketing Office (DRMO) Yard (DRMO2/Building 5010), Former Building 3570 Post Exchange (PX) Gas Station (Neely Road), Former Building 2250 and Former Building 3564. Data collected from this sampling effort were compared to historical data to evaluate trends in contaminant attenuation over time. |
Tim Sharp |
| 6/24/2024 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the Final version of the 2023 Two Party Sites Monitoring Report. |
Tim Sharp |
