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Site Report: NSB Anaktuvuk Pass Former Drum Storage and Stockpile

Site Name: NSB Anaktuvuk Pass Former Drum Storage and Stockpile
Address: West of Airport Apron, Anaktuvuk Pass, AK 99721
File Number: 365.38.003
Hazard ID: 25363
Status: Active
Staff: Andrea Carlson, 9074515174 andrea.carlson@alaska.gov
Latitude: 68.138917
Longitude: -151.735276
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

Heavy surface staining and DRO concentrations up to 1,430 mg/kg are present at this site, which includes a contaminatined soil stockpile of unknown origin.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
7/25/2008 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Date of submittal entitled Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Request for Additional Soil-Sample Information, North Slope Borough Contaminated Sites which covers Anaktuvuk Pass, Point Hope, Point Lay, and Wainwright. Heavy surface staining and DRO concentrations up to 1,430 mg/kg are present at this site, which includes a contaminatined soil stockpile of unknown origin. Keather McLoone
2/26/2009 Site Added to Database A new site has been added to the database Mitzi Read
3/5/2009 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 78721 name: Drum Storage Area and Stockpile Bill O'Connell
10/15/2009 Site Characterization Report Approved Reviewed Soil Stockpile Sampling Report for Anaktuvuk Pass. Nine stockpiles of uncertain origin are present along the west side of the airport apron north of the fire station. Soil samples were collected from each stockpile, screened in the field, and one or two samples were collected from each stockpile. Samples from stockpiles 1, 4, 5, and 7 contained DRO above the most stringent cleanup levels with a maximum concentration of 14,000 mg/kg and samples from stockpiles 1 and 5 contained RRO above the most stringent cleanup levels with a maximum concentration of 103,000 mg/kg. The highest concentrations were found in Stockpile #5. Bill O'Connell
12/8/2011 Meeting or Teleconference Held Meeting today with NSB to discuss site status and potential future activities at the site. Bill O'Connell
11/14/2012 Meeting or Teleconference Held O'Connell met with NSB to discuss site status and potential future activities at the site. Summer 2013 - plans to remove soils on back haul of empty cargo plane that will be moblizing materials for a construction project on adjacent Fire Station site. Keather McLoone
1/6/2016 Update or Other Action No new information on this site. NSB is working thru their inventory of contaminated sites and thus far has focused on other communities with the stated intention of getting to Anaktuvuk Pass eventually. Keather McLoone
1/17/2017 Update or Other Action Letter sent to NSB on this day detailing the current status/progress of 22 active contaminated sites, including this site. Joshua Barsis
11/20/2017 Update or Other Action Letter sent on this day as a follow up to the last version of this letter, dated January 17, 2017, and as a follow up to a meeting with NSB on November 17, 2017. This letter details the current status/progress of 23 active contaminated sites, including this site. Joshua Barsis
11/16/2018 Update or Other Action Letter sent on this day as a follow up to the last version of this letter, dated November 20, 2017, and at the request of the North Slope Borough (NSB). This letter details the current progress of 24 active contaminated sites, including this site. Joshua Barsis
12/13/2019 Enforcement Action Compliance letter sent on this day. Joshua Barsis
2/19/2020 Enforcement Action Notice of Violation issued to NSB on February 18, 2020. See file for more information. Joshua Barsis
6/29/2022 Enforcement Agreement or Order A compliance order by consent (COBC) was signed by the North Slope Borough and ADEC Division of SPAR. The COBC identifies corrective actions that the NSB will take to manage cleanup waste and characterize and remediate contaminated sites and spills. Lisa Krebs-Barsis
5/8/2024 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Reviewed and approved NSB Anaktuvuk Pass Stockpile Sampling Work Plan for characterizing a 130-cy stockpile and determining options for disposal. Andrea Carlson

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