Site Report: Hotel Gulch Nome Area Site #17 DERP
| Site Name: | Hotel Gulch Nome Area Site #17 DERP |
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| Address: | Dexter Bypass Road, 4 Mi NE of Nome-East Side, Nome, AK 99762 |
| File Number: | 400.38.016 |
| Hazard ID: | 2506 |
| Status: | Cleanup Complete |
| Staff: | No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 64.552847 |
| Longitude: | -165.346215 |
| Horizontal Datum: | NAD83 |
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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
Approximately 180 drums, most empty, some with POL product on site. Two areas of contaminated soils visually located on site. Site is about 4 miles north of City of Nome, and encompasses 72 acres. Tundra vegetation. Site formerly mined, and contains tailing piles and dredge ponds.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 12/14/1995 | Update or Other Action | Received EA/FONSI for eight additional sites to be added to the Nome Area FUDS project. The EA proposes alternative cleanup levels determined by methodology similar to RBCA method. | Tamar Stephens |
| 12/22/1995 | Update or Other Action | (Old R:Base Action Code = CORR - Correspondence (General)). Stephens sent comment on EA/FONSI. Advised COE that method used for determining ACLs, based on RBCA approach, cannot be accepted, and that ACLs are not accepted. Also, EA is not correct place in the process to be addressing ACLs. | Tamar Stephens |
| 2/20/1996 | Update or Other Action | (Old R:Base Action Code = CORR - Correspondence (General)). Stephens sent request to COE for copy of Scope of Work (SOW) for Nome Additional Sites. | Tamar Stephens |
| 3/13/1996 | Update or Other Action | (Old R:Base Action Code = CORR - Correspondence (General)). Scope of work received. The Nome additional sites are an extension of the Nome area FUDS project, and are being cleaned up under existing work plans for the whole project. SOW summarizes specific work anticipated at site, consisting of removal of empty and POL-bearing drums, and removal or remediation of POL contaminated soils. | Tamar Stephens |
| 5/7/1996 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | Staff Stephens and Kalu attended public meeting in Nome. COE informed attendees about upcoming work on this site and 7 other new sites, and ongoing work on existing sites. Bering Straits Native Corp asked about alternative cleanup levels for new sites. ADEC responded that COE still needed to coordinate with ADEC regarding approval for ACLs. | Tamar Stephens |
| 7/9/1996 | Update or Other Action | (Old R:Base Action Code = FI - Field Inspection (General)). ADEC staff Stephens toured site with contractor representative. | Tamar Stephens |
| 8/26/1996 | Update or Other Action | ADEC staff Stephens and Himmelbauer met with James Baker of COE to scope out closure procedures and risk assessment needs for Nome area FUDS project sites. | Tamar Stephens |
| 9/20/1996 | Site Added to Database | POL contaminated soil. | Jeff Peterson |
| 4/21/1998 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Ranking action added now because it was not added when the site was originally ranked. | Bill Petrik |
| 11/22/1999 | Update or Other Action | Current status: Have received and commented on draft closeout report. Briefed section manager. Site can be closed as meeting Method 2 cleanup levels. Corp of Engineers needs to finalize Closeout report and hold public review period. ADEC needs to prepare a short fact sheet that shows basis for ADEC decision to close site. | Tamar Stephens |
| 9/20/2001 | Proposed Plan | ADEC has determined that this site can be closed under Method 2. ADEC and the Corps of Engineers are jointly public noticing the proposed closure of this site and will accept comments from February 20 - March 22, 2001. A Site Closeout Report prepared by the Corps of Engineers, accompanied by a Public Notice Fact Sheet prepared by DEC comprise the equivalent of a proposed plan. | Tamar Stephens |
| 2/20/2002 | Record of Decision | ADEC Section Manager, Jennifer Roberts and Corps of Engineers Commander, Colonel Steven Perrenot jointly signed a record of decision to close this site. A signing ceremony was held at Elmendorf Air Force Base, 3:00 PM, February 20, 2002. | Tamar Stephens |
| 2/20/2002 | Site Closure Approved | Closure of this site was approved with signing of the decision document on February 20, 2002. This site was closed under Method 2. Pathways of exposure were soil ingestion and soil inhalation. Contaminants of concern were petroleum and cadmium. Site cleanup consisted of removal of 180 55-gallon drums, 9 of which contained product, removal of associated stained soil, removal of soil with a tar-like substance, demolition and removal of an old maintenance building, and removal of radio battery debris and a small volume of associated soil. Following cleanup, the maximum concentration of cadmium at the battery removal area was 14 mg/kg, which is below the Method 2 cleanup level of 100 mg/kg. Following removal of the soil with a tar-like substance, an area of about 100 square feet still had 41,000 mg/kg total petroleum hydrocarbons, but did not contain and volatile or semi-volatile compounds. The lubrication pit in the former maintenance building had a maximum detection of 491 mg/kg total petroleum hydrocarbons and did not require cleanup. No volatile or semi-volatile compounds were found in the lubrication pit. | Tamar Stephens |
| 10/29/2002 | Site Number Identifier Changed | Workplan changed from X1 to X9 due to the presence of cadmium as a contaminant of concern. Sequence number changed from 04 to 02. | Former Staff |
| 10/30/2002 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Changed GW Usage from 0.1 to 0.8 because domestic wells present in the area. Changed SW Exposure to 0 from 0.4 because there is no SW Usage as a DW source within a mile. | Former Staff |
Contaminant Information
| Name | Level Description | Media | Comments |
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| For more information about this site, contact DEC at (907) 465-5390. |
Control Type
| Type | Details |
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| No ICs Required |
Requirements
| Description | Details |
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| Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site. |
There are no documents for this site report.
No associated sites were found.