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Site Report: Galena AFS/Airport - UST 1854

Site Name: Galena AFS/Airport - UST 1854
Address: Birchwood Drive; 15 Feet N of Bldg 1854, Galena, AK 99741
File Number: 860.38.037
Hazard ID: 25880
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 64.741111
Longitude: -156.952222
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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Problems/Comments

UST 1854 is a former 2,000 gallon steel underground storage tank installed in 1986, approximately 15 feet North of Bldg 1854, and removed in 1998. A spill of unknown volume occurred at this site on September 21, 1993 due to a ruptured fuel line. Additional contamination may exist at this site unrelated to the 1993 release. Three soil samples collected from the subsurface soil in 1999 at this site confirmed that Diesel Range Organics (DRO) occur at this site at concentrations below cleanup levels. ADEC recommended additional investigation to more completely characterize potential contamination and test for possible additonal contaminants. In 2001, two soil borings collected samples and determined that contaminants of concern do not occur at levels above ADEC cleanup levels. This site was agreed to have cleanup complete status by acceptance of the -NO Further Action- recommendation in the September 2011 Preliminary Assessment Report, Former Galena Forward Operating Location, Galena, Alaska.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
10/2/2011 CERCLA PA NO Further Action was recommended for UST 1854 in the September 2011 Preliminary Assessment Report, Former Galena Forward Operating Location, Galena, Alaska. Dennis Shepard
6/8/2012 Site Added to Database A new site has been added to the database Mitzi Read
8/15/2012 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued The investigations to date have adequately characterized contaminated soil at the site. Based on the information available, ADEC has determined no further assessment or cleanup action is required. GRO, VOCs and PAHs were not detected. BTEX was not detected, with the exception of toluene, which was detected at a concentration of 0.11 mg/kg at soil boring SB02. DRO concentrations ranged from 6 mg/kg to 23 mg/kg. RRO concentrations ranged from 31 mg/kg to 89 mg/kg. No contaminants (GRO, DRO, RRO, BTEX, VOCs, PAH, and metals) were detected above the ADEC Method 2 cleanup levels. Site UST 1854 was recommended for No Further Action in December 2002. A visual inspection of Site UST1854 was conducted in October 2009. The site consists of gravel and patches of grass with no viable habitat. There are no potential ecological exposure pathways at the site. Additional samples were not collected. The site was recommended for No Further Action in the September 2011, Preliminary Assessment. Dennis Shepard

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil
RRO < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil
Toluene < 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.

No associated sites were found.

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