Site Report: Ugashik River Lodge

Site Name:	Ugashik River Lodge
Address:	Upper Ugashik River, Pilot Point, AK 99649
File Number:	2571.38.002
Hazard ID:	2607
Status:	Cleanup Complete - Institutional Controls
Staff:	IC Unit, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude:	57.566337
Longitude:	-157.006431
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.

Site Chronology
IC / Closure Details
Documents
Associated Sites

Problems/Comments

On September 19, 1996 Diesel and gasoline soil contamination from heating oil and vehicle fueling operations was discovered by ADEC. The lodge had 2 spills along the Ugashik R. due to spilling during fueling. During investigations into these sites, 2 more sites, the generator building and the caretaker cabin were found to contain contamination from the bulk fuel storage tanks. An air sparging unit was installed at each location to promote remediation.

Action Information

Action Date	Action	Description	DEC Staff
9/19/1996	Site Visit	On September 19, 1996, ADEC conducted a site inspection where the spilling of a 500 gallon tank was reported. Soil samples collected downgradient of the 500 gallon tank at the riverbank, where surface water sheen was noted, contained DRO contamination up to 514 mg/kg. Upon further site inspection, surface soil staining was noted beneath the above ground storage tanks located at the caretakers cabin and the generator shed. Soil samples collected at the caretaker’s cabin contained DRO up to 13,000 mg/kg.	Gail Volt
8/8/1997	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC received a Sampling Report dated August 8, 1997, submitted by Ellis. The report analyzed two main area of contamination; the soil near the dock and the soil near the caretaker and generator shed. 9 soil samples collected along the river bank, at 6 inches bgs, did not contain contamination. Four soil samples collected down gradient of the Generator shed contained DRO up to 26,000 mg/kg and GRO up to 1,200 mg/kg. (Note: benzene was not detected, but the PQL for benzene was up to 1.3 mg/kg therefore this result is bias low.) Four soil samples collected from the caretaker’s cabin contained DRO up to 9,200 mg/kg. During the sampling events a passive bioventing remediation system was installed in the area of contamination at the Generator Building and an area adjacent to the Caretaker Cabin at 4 ft. bgs. During the system’s installation, the soils were aerated and fertilizer was added.	Grant Lidren
1/6/2000	Site Added to Database	Diesel, and gasoline contamination.	Shah Alam
2/8/2001	Site Ranked Using the AHRM	Site ranked based on information in file.	Scott Pexton
2/14/2001	Update or Other Action	Letter sent to Lee Brown with request for a sampling plan to confirm the effectiveness of bioventing treatment system.	Scott Pexton
5/1/2001	Update or Other Action	Received email attachment with Sampling and Analysis Plan prepared by ICRC.	Scott Pexton
5/16/2001	Update or Other Action	Letter sent to Catherine Shuman of ICRC with comments on Sampling and Analysis plan.	Scott Pexton
6/19/2001	Meeting or Teleconference Held	Met with Catherine Shuman and Kurt Kinnevan of ICRC environmental consultants to discuss ADEC comments on sampling and analysis plan.	Scott Pexton
6/26/2001	Update or Other Action	Received Final Submittal - Sampling and Analysis Plan prepared by ICRC. Project schedule included for evaluation of passive bioventing system.	Scott Pexton
6/28/2001	Site Characterization Workplan Approved	Letter sent to Catherine Shuman of ICRC with approval of Sampling and Analysis plan to collect soil samples and install three monitoring wells and collect groundwater samples. The sampling and analysis plan will help to determine the effectiveness of a passive soil venting remediation system installed during 1997 and to characterize impacts to groundwater.	Scott Pexton
9/20/2001	Update or Other Action	ADEC received letter from Department of Law that indicated a check was received from the Ugashik River Lodge (Bill #CO25138).	Scott Pexton
11/19/2001	Update or Other Action	Received email from Catherine Shuman of ICRC. Email message included an attachment with a copy of text of a Draft Confirmation Sampling Report. Email message indicated an original report would follow and should include the appendices with analytical data, photographs, and chain-of-custody's.	Scott Pexton
11/23/2001	Update or Other Action	ADEC received hardcopy of DRAFT Confirmation Sampling Report prepared by ICRC for Ugashik River Lodge, Inc. Six soil borings were collected at 1 ft. to 12 ft. bgs; 3 samples from the generator’s shed contained DRO up to 11,800 mg/kg and GRO up to 462mg/kg and 3 samples from the caretaker’s cabin contained DRO up to 4750 mg/kg. A GW sample collected from the generator shed and the caretaker cabin did not contain detectable levels of contaminants.	Scott Pexton
1/3/2002	Update or Other Action	Letter sent to Catherine Shuman of ICRC with comments on draft Confirmation Sampling Report and request for submittal of a final report that addresses the comments provided.	Scott Pexton
4/9/2002	Update or Other Action	ADEC received letter from Department of Law indicating receipt of a check from the Ugashik River Lodge (Bill #CO25282).	Scott Pexton
5/15/2002	Update or Other Action	ADEC received letter from Department of Law that indicated a check was received from the Ugashik River Lodge (Bill #CO25282).	Scott Pexton
7/8/2002	Update or Other Action	Received Dept. of Law notification of receipt of cost recovery check.	Scott Pexton
8/20/2002	Update or Other Action	Date of letter from Dept. of Law acknowledging receipt of final payment on CO25282, received September 11, 2002 by CS. RP info: Clyde Bradford, Ugashik River Lodge, Inc., 65 East 400 South, Orem UT 84058, Phone 800-233-4868.	Eileen Olson
11/10/2004	Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program	Transfer from PERP to CS 1/30/97, Spill # 96269920401, 50 gallons of diesel.	Ann Rider
11/10/2004	Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program	Transfer from PERP to CS "no date" , NFAD 6/19/97, 5 gallons of gasoline, spill # 96269928401.	Ann Rider
2/8/2005	Update or Other Action	File number issued 2571.38.002.	Aggie Blandford
8/26/2005	Update or Other Action	There is a work party headed out to the site today 8/26 to do a release investigation and fill some data gaps that I identified and wanted cleared up. They will be sampling wells at the site and putting in a couple more and getting samples from them as well.DRO and GRO contamination near the generator shed is where most of the concern for this site is. It appears to taper off once the soil borings get around the 8 to 10 feet level, which does not really substantiate the assertion that major releases have occurred here. There is a cemented lens of volcanic ash at the site that is impermeable according to reports from the site. This seems reasonable since there appears to be water perched above this lens that water samples have been collected from in the past.	Eric Henry
10/6/2005	Update or Other Action	Site transferred to KDO and assigned to Paul Horwath. Former PM was Eric Henry.	Linda Nuechterlein
10/21/2005	Update or Other Action	notified RP and consultant of change in ADEC project manager.	Donald Seagren
10/24/2005	Update or Other Action	After seeing that a assessment report was due shortly, Clarus was contacted by telephone to let them know of change in ADEC PMs. Lee High is the new Clarus PM. Provided mailing information in order to send the report.	Donald Seagren
10/27/2005	GIS Position Updated	Using the Site Background and aerial photos in a Final Submittal Sampling and Analysis Plan Ugashik River Lodge, from ICRC, dated June 22, 2001, in conjunction with TopoZone Pro, entered the coordinates for this site. Metadata includes USGS Topo Map 1:63K, on a Medium Size Map, View Scale 1:24,000, Coordinate Datum NAD83. Moderate to High degree of confidence in accuracy of location.	Alyce Hughey
12/21/2005	Update or Other Action	Reviewed Ugashik River Lodge Confirmation Sampling Report, submitted by Clarus, dated October 28, 2005. Six soil samples were collected: 4 samples collected from the Generator building contained benzene up to 0.0706 mg/kg and two samples collected from the caretaker cabin contained DRO up to 244 mg/kg A GW sample collected from the generator shed and the caretaker cabin did not contain detectable levels of contaminates. Repairs to bioventing systems to be made as soon as practicable. No evidence of migration of contamination to GW or adjacent Ugashik River.	Donald Seagren
2/12/2007	Exposure Tracking Model Ranking	Intitial Ranking Complete for Source Area: 73583 (Autogenerated Action)
6/11/2008	Update or Other Action	Site transferred from Don Seagren to Paul Horwath per Linda Nuechterlein.	Alyce Hughey
5/29/2009	Update or Other Action	File transferred from Soldotna to Anchorage 6-1-09. Project Manager changed from Paul Horwath to Linda Nuechterlein.	Alyce Hughey
8/7/2009	Update or Other Action	Land was sold by Ugashik River Lodge, INC. to Ugashik LLC on March 16, 2009. ADEC has contacted the new landowner who is willing and able.	Grant Lidren
8/31/2009	Update or Other Action	On this date ADEC received confirmation, per ADEC recommendation, that the monitoring wells were decommissioned.	Grant Lidren
9/23/2009	Update or Other Action	ADEC received the conforming copy of the NEC deed notice on this date from ADNR.	Grant Lidren
10/27/2009	Update or Other Action	ADEC received a signed CC-IC Agreement on this date.	Grant Lidren
10/27/2009	Institutional Control Record Established	Institutional Controls established and entered into the database.	Grant Lidren
10/27/2009	Cleanup Complete Determination Issued	The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), Contaminated Sites Program, has reviewed the environmental records associated with the Ugashik River Lodge. Based on the information provided to date, the ADEC has determined that the contaminant concentrations remaining on site do not pose an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment, and no further remedial action will be required as long as the site is in compliance with established institutional controls. This decision is based on the administrative record for the Ugashik River Lodge, which is located in the offices of the ADEC in Anchorage, Alaska.	Grant Lidren
6/13/2012	Update or Other Action	Staff changed from Grant Lidren to IC Unit.	Kristin Thompson
7/10/2012	Institutional Control Compliance Review	IC review conducted	Evonne Reese
1/2/2015	Institutional Control Update	An IC reminder letter was issued to the responsible party on this date.	Kristin Thompson
6/18/2018	Institutional Control Compliance Review	IC compliance review conducted. Closure/IC Details updated.	Kristin Thompson
9/21/2020	Institutional Control Compliance Review	An IC reminder letter was issued to the responsible party on this date.	Cascade Galasso-Irish

Action Date

Action

Description

DEC Staff

9/19/1996

Site Visit

On September 19, 1996, ADEC conducted a site inspection where the spilling of a 500 gallon tank was reported. Soil samples collected downgradient of the 500 gallon tank at the riverbank, where surface water sheen was noted, contained DRO contamination up to 514 mg/kg. Upon further site inspection, surface soil staining was noted beneath the above ground storage tanks located at the caretakers cabin and the generator shed. Soil samples collected at the caretaker’s cabin contained DRO up to 13,000 mg/kg.

Gail Volt

8/8/1997

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC received a Sampling Report dated August 8, 1997, submitted by Ellis. The report analyzed two main area of contamination; the soil near the dock and the soil near the caretaker and generator shed. 9 soil samples collected along the river bank, at 6 inches bgs, did not contain contamination. Four soil samples collected down gradient of the Generator shed contained DRO up to 26,000 mg/kg and GRO up to 1,200 mg/kg. (Note: benzene was not detected, but the PQL for benzene was up to 1.3 mg/kg therefore this result is bias low.) Four soil samples collected from the caretaker’s cabin contained DRO up to 9,200 mg/kg. During the sampling events a passive bioventing remediation system was installed in the area of contamination at the Generator Building and an area adjacent to the Caretaker Cabin at 4 ft. bgs. During the system’s installation, the soils were aerated and fertilizer was added.

Grant Lidren

1/6/2000

Site Added to Database

Diesel, and gasoline contamination.

Shah Alam

2/8/2001

Site Ranked Using the AHRM

Site ranked based on information in file.

Scott Pexton

2/14/2001

Update or Other Action

Letter sent to Lee Brown with request for a sampling plan to confirm the effectiveness of bioventing treatment system.

Scott Pexton

5/1/2001

Update or Other Action

Received email attachment with Sampling and Analysis Plan prepared by ICRC.

Scott Pexton

5/16/2001

Update or Other Action

Letter sent to Catherine Shuman of ICRC with comments on Sampling and Analysis plan.

Scott Pexton

6/19/2001

Meeting or Teleconference Held

Met with Catherine Shuman and Kurt Kinnevan of ICRC environmental consultants to discuss ADEC comments on sampling and analysis plan.

Scott Pexton

6/26/2001

Update or Other Action

Received Final Submittal - Sampling and Analysis Plan prepared by ICRC. Project schedule included for evaluation of passive bioventing system.

Scott Pexton

6/28/2001

Site Characterization Workplan Approved

Letter sent to Catherine Shuman of ICRC with approval of Sampling and Analysis plan to collect soil samples and install three monitoring wells and collect groundwater samples. The sampling and analysis plan will help to determine the effectiveness of a passive soil venting remediation system installed during 1997 and to characterize impacts to groundwater.

Scott Pexton

9/20/2001

Update or Other Action

ADEC received letter from Department of Law that indicated a check was received from the Ugashik River Lodge (Bill #CO25138).

Scott Pexton

11/19/2001

Update or Other Action

Received email from Catherine Shuman of ICRC. Email message included an attachment with a copy of text of a Draft Confirmation Sampling Report. Email message indicated an original report would follow and should include the appendices with analytical data, photographs, and chain-of-custody's.

Scott Pexton

11/23/2001

Update or Other Action

ADEC received hardcopy of DRAFT Confirmation Sampling Report prepared by ICRC for Ugashik River Lodge, Inc. Six soil borings were collected at 1 ft. to 12 ft. bgs; 3 samples from the generator’s shed contained DRO up to 11,800 mg/kg and GRO up to 462mg/kg and 3 samples from the caretaker’s cabin contained DRO up to 4750 mg/kg. A GW sample collected from the generator shed and the caretaker cabin did not contain detectable levels of contaminants.

Scott Pexton

1/3/2002

Update or Other Action

Letter sent to Catherine Shuman of ICRC with comments on draft Confirmation Sampling Report and request for submittal of a final report that addresses the comments provided.

Scott Pexton

4/9/2002

Update or Other Action

ADEC received letter from Department of Law indicating receipt of a check from the Ugashik River Lodge (Bill #CO25282).

Scott Pexton

5/15/2002

Update or Other Action

ADEC received letter from Department of Law that indicated a check was received from the Ugashik River Lodge (Bill #CO25282).

Scott Pexton

7/8/2002

Update or Other Action

Received Dept. of Law notification of receipt of cost recovery check.

Scott Pexton

8/20/2002

Update or Other Action

Date of letter from Dept. of Law acknowledging receipt of final payment on CO25282, received September 11, 2002 by CS. RP info: Clyde Bradford, Ugashik River Lodge, Inc., 65 East 400 South, Orem UT 84058, Phone 800-233-4868.

Eileen Olson

11/10/2004

Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program

Transfer from PERP to CS 1/30/97, Spill # 96269920401, 50 gallons of diesel.

Ann Rider

11/10/2004

Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program

Transfer from PERP to CS "no date" , NFAD 6/19/97, 5 gallons of gasoline, spill # 96269928401.

Ann Rider

2/8/2005

Update or Other Action

File number issued 2571.38.002.

Aggie Blandford

8/26/2005

Update or Other Action

There is a work party headed out to the site today 8/26 to do a release investigation and fill some data gaps that I identified and wanted cleared up. They will be sampling wells at the site and putting in a couple more and getting samples from them as well.DRO and GRO contamination near the generator shed is where most of the concern for this site is. It appears to taper off once the soil borings get around the 8 to 10 feet level, which does not really substantiate the assertion that major releases have occurred here. There is a cemented lens of volcanic ash at the site that is impermeable according to reports from the site. This seems reasonable since there appears to be water perched above this lens that water samples have been collected from in the past.

Eric Henry

10/6/2005

Update or Other Action

Site transferred to KDO and assigned to Paul Horwath. Former PM was Eric Henry.

Linda Nuechterlein

10/21/2005

Update or Other Action

notified RP and consultant of change in ADEC project manager.

Donald Seagren

10/24/2005

Update or Other Action

After seeing that a assessment report was due shortly, Clarus was contacted by telephone to let them know of change in ADEC PMs. Lee High is the new Clarus PM. Provided mailing information in order to send the report.

Donald Seagren

10/27/2005

GIS Position Updated

Using the Site Background and aerial photos in a Final Submittal Sampling and Analysis Plan Ugashik River Lodge, from ICRC, dated June 22, 2001, in conjunction with TopoZone Pro, entered the coordinates for this site. Metadata includes USGS Topo Map 1:63K, on a Medium Size Map, View Scale 1:24,000, Coordinate Datum NAD83. Moderate to High degree of confidence in accuracy of location.

Alyce Hughey

12/21/2005

Update or Other Action

Reviewed Ugashik River Lodge Confirmation Sampling Report, submitted by Clarus, dated October 28, 2005. Six soil samples were collected: 4 samples collected from the Generator building contained benzene up to 0.0706 mg/kg and two samples collected from the caretaker cabin contained DRO up to 244 mg/kg A GW sample collected from the generator shed and the caretaker cabin did not contain detectable levels of contaminates. Repairs to bioventing systems to be made as soon as practicable. No evidence of migration of contamination to GW or adjacent Ugashik River.

Donald Seagren

2/12/2007

Exposure Tracking Model Ranking

Intitial Ranking Complete for Source Area: 73583 (Autogenerated Action)

6/11/2008

Update or Other Action

Site transferred from Don Seagren to Paul Horwath per Linda Nuechterlein.

Alyce Hughey

5/29/2009

Update or Other Action

File transferred from Soldotna to Anchorage 6-1-09. Project Manager changed from Paul Horwath to Linda Nuechterlein.

Alyce Hughey

8/7/2009

Update or Other Action

Land was sold by Ugashik River Lodge, INC. to Ugashik LLC on March 16, 2009. ADEC has contacted the new landowner who is willing and able.

Grant Lidren

8/31/2009

Update or Other Action

On this date ADEC received confirmation, per ADEC recommendation, that the monitoring wells were decommissioned.

Grant Lidren

9/23/2009

Update or Other Action

ADEC received the conforming copy of the NEC deed notice on this date from ADNR.

Grant Lidren

10/27/2009

Update or Other Action

ADEC received a signed CC-IC Agreement on this date.

Grant Lidren

10/27/2009

Institutional Control Record Established

Institutional Controls established and entered into the database.

Grant Lidren

10/27/2009

Cleanup Complete Determination Issued

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), Contaminated Sites Program, has reviewed the environmental records associated with the Ugashik River Lodge. Based on the information provided to date, the ADEC has determined that the contaminant concentrations remaining on site do not pose an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment, and no further remedial action will be required as long as the site is in compliance with established institutional controls. This decision is based on the administrative record for the Ugashik River Lodge, which is located in the offices of the ADEC in Anchorage, Alaska.

Grant Lidren

6/13/2012

Update or Other Action

Staff changed from Grant Lidren to IC Unit.

Kristin Thompson

7/10/2012

Institutional Control Compliance Review

IC review conducted

Evonne Reese

1/2/2015

Institutional Control Update

An IC reminder letter was issued to the responsible party on this date.

Kristin Thompson

6/18/2018

Institutional Control Compliance Review

IC compliance review conducted. Closure/IC Details updated.

Kristin Thompson

9/21/2020

Institutional Control Compliance Review

An IC reminder letter was issued to the responsible party on this date.

Cascade Galasso-Irish

Contaminant Information

Name	Level Description	Media
DRO	Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation	Soil
GRO	Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation	Soil
BTEX	Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation	Soil

Name

Level Description

Media

Comments

DRO

Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation

Soil

GRO

Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation

Soil

BTEX

Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation

Soil

Control Type

Type	Details
Notice of Environmental Contamination
Signed CS Determination

Type

Details

Notice of Environmental Contamination

Signed CS Determination

Requirements

Description	Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.	Standard condition.
Groundwater Use Restrictions	Installation of groundwater wells at this site will require approval from ADEC.
Movement or use of contaminated material (including on site) in a manner that results in a violation of the water quality standards is prohibited (18 AAC 70)	Standard condition.
Other	Ugashik LLC will report to ADEC every five years to document land use, or as soon as they become aware of any changes in land ownership and/or use.
When Contaminated Soil is Accessible, Remediation Should Occur	Soil contamination is located at the caretaker cabin and the generator shed. When the buildings are removed and/or the soil becomes accessible, the soil must be evaluated and contamination addressed in accordance with an ADEC approved work plan.

Description

Details

Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.

Standard condition.

Groundwater Use Restrictions

Installation of groundwater wells at this site will require approval from ADEC.

Movement or use of contaminated material (including on site) in a manner that results in a violation of the water quality standards is prohibited (18 AAC 70)

Standard condition.

Other

Ugashik LLC will report to ADEC every five years to document land use, or as soon as they become aware of any changes in land ownership and/or use.

When Contaminated Soil is Accessible, Remediation Should Occur

Soil contamination is located at the caretaker cabin and the generator shed. When the buildings are removed and/or the soil becomes accessible, the soil must be evaluated and contamination addressed in accordance with an ADEC approved work plan.

IC Reminder - September 2020

Institutional Controls Reminder Letter - January 2015

Recorded deed notice

Cleanup Complete- Institutional Contols Determination

No associated sites were found.

Missing Location Data

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Site Report: Ugashik River Lodge

Site Chronology

IC / Closure Details

Documents

Associated Sites

Problems/Comments

Action Information

Contaminant Information

Control Type

Requirements

IC Reminder - September 2020

Institutional Controls Reminder Letter - January 2015

Recorded deed notice

Cleanup Complete- Institutional Contols Determination

Missing Location Data

State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation