Site Report: Former George's Laundromat and Dry Cleaning
| Site Name: | Former George's Laundromat and Dry Cleaning |
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| Address: | 701 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701 |
| File Number: | 102.38.131 |
| Hazard ID: | 25247 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Shawn Tisdell, 9074512752 shawn.tisdell@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 64.858876 |
| Longitude: | -147.722508 |
| 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
Information obtained during investigation of the Bentley Trust Tax Lot 201 site indicated anomalous concentrations of tetrachloroethene (PCE) in groundwater believed to be from possible releases of PCE from the former Georges's Laundromat and Dry Cleaning operation located at 701 College Road (in operation approx. 1960 to 1975). Specifically, monitoring well MW-64 (located on Antoinette Ave, down gradient of 701 College Rd.) has PCE in groundwater above the MCL. Soil borings collected in the College Road ROW (conducted during the 2015 College Road/Antoinette Ave/Margaret Ave realignment and road reconstruction) confirmed PCE contamination associated with the sewer service to 701 College Rd. Subsequent owners of this parcel have developed the property as a restaurant.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 5/12/2005 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | Potentially Responsible Party / State Interest Letter sent to landowner of 701 College Road. | Douglas Bauer |
| 10/21/2008 | Site Added to Database | A new site has been added to the database | Mitzi Read |
| 6/19/2015 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | Data from utility ROW work (as part of the ADOT&PF College Rd/Antoinette Ave/Margaret Ave Reconstruction Project) indicate PCE contamination in soil is associated with the sewer service to 701 College Rd, and possibly with the sewer main along College Rd. | Jim Fish |
| 7/7/2015 | Update or Other Action | Cross-reference site 102.38.188, Haz ID 26369 - ADOT&PF College Rd / Margaret Ave / Antoinette Ave Reconstruction Project | Jim Fish |
| 7/8/2015 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | PRP/State Notice Letter and Information Request Letter sent to current property owners of 701 College Road. | Jim Fish |
| 7/14/2015 | Update or Other Action | Received a call from Mr. Falls concerning the recent PRP letter ADEC sent (7/8/2015). Mr. Fall stated he did not have much knowledge of the former dry cleaning operations; suggested contamination in College Road may be from other sources (former College Cleaners), and indicated he understood assessment and cleanup were costly. Mr. Falls also contacting ADOL concerning an inability to pay for any assessment of cleanup. | Jim Fish |
| 8/7/2015 | Update or Other Action | Received a Faxed response from legal counsel representing the current property owners to PRP and Information request letters sent during July, 2015. Response indicated no additional information was known concerning releases of hazardous materials. | Jim Fish |
| 9/7/2015 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | Met with Fairbanks Asst. Fire Marshall to review Fire Inspection file for 701 College Rd - schematic of dry cleaner found, as well as record of fire in basement during 1972 | Jim Fish |
| 9/10/2015 | Update or Other Action | Reviewed City of Fairbanks Building Dept records - discovered permits to connect to City Sewer service in 1975, and MUS Water in 1975. Also found Letter from ADEC concerning violation of septic discharge into Noyes Slough. | Jim Fish |
| 4/1/2016 | Update or Other Action | Final 2015 Field Report from College/Antoinette/Margaret Reconstruction Project available in file 102.38.188 | Jim Fish |
| 12/12/2019 | Update or Other Action | A letter was sent on this date requesting property access to collect samples for the Fairbanks dry cleaners Preliminary Assessment and Site Investigation project. | Rebekah Reams |
| 1/14/2020 | Update or Other Action | Department of Law responded to a letter from the RPs attorney describing the possible preliminary investigation funded by EPA to collect some limited samples on the property. | Janice Wiegers |
| 8/17/2020 | Update or Other Action | The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) conducted an indoor air sampling event at the Geraldo’s restaurant located at 701 College Road, Fairbanks, Alaska between April 22 and May 6th, 2020. Five analytical samples were collected and analyzed. All of the results were less than ADEC’s commercial Indoor Air Target Levels (IATL) and ADEC’s residential IATL with the exception of 1,1,2-tricholroethane, which was observed at the residential IATL in the B3 Storage sample. This chemical was only observed in the two basement storage samples. Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) was observed in all five samples with the highest concentrations in the two basement samples, lower levels in the crawlspace and lowest levels in the kitchen and dining areas on the main floor. The report is attached to this page. | Shawn Tisdell |
| 10/13/2020 | Update or Other Action | DEC notified that Fairbanks Natural Gas (FNG) was excavating east of Geraldos as part of a project to install natural gas lines along College Road and down Antoinette Street. Because this area could contain drycleaning solvents, DEC contacted FNG about potential contamination in the College Road right-of-way. FNG indicated that the lines would be installed through directional drilling and would not create any soils for disposal. If soil is excessed, FNG will contact DEC. | Janice Wiegers |
| 9/13/2022 | Site Characterization Report Approved | The Preliminary Assessment Report (see attachments) results suggest there was a release of chlorinated hydrocarbons near the south end of the Former George's Laundromat building that are impacting soil gas near the building but not at levels that have significantly impacted groundwater beneath and downgradient from the building. PCE and TCE soil gas concentrations were highest in the boring (COL-SG3) that was placed just south of the west addition. However, PCE and TCE were detected in soil gas in the other borings near the west and north locations at much lower levels than to the south. This may help explain that at least some of the source of PCE and TCE that was detected in the indoor air during the March of 2020 indoor air sampling event was from soil gas entering through cracks in the basement walls and floor. These results also suggest that contamination may have been released south of the building that could be impacting soil, soil gas, groundwater and surface water. | Shawn Tisdell |
Contaminant Information
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Control Type
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Requirements
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| Hazard ID | Site Name | File Number |
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| 27833 | ADOT&PF College Road Right of Way Areawide | 100.38.305 |