Site Report: Kiana AVEC Power Plant Tank Farm
| Site Name: | Kiana AVEC Power Plant Tank Farm |
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| Address: | Cemetary Lane; Immediately SE of Former AVEC Tank Farm, Kiana, AK 99749 |
| File Number: | 460.38.008 |
| Hazard ID: | 26145 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | * Currently Not Assigned, 9072693057 bill.oconnell@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 66.973888 |
| Longitude: | -160.429057 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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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
On May 2, 2011, during Spring thaw, a release of #1 diesel was discovered near above ground storage tank #5 at the Kiana AVEC power plant tank farm. The volume and the cause of the release were unknown. Contamination was determined to have migrated off site. DRO and benzene were confirmed above Method 2 cleanup levels. The tank farm consists of three 12,000-gallon above ground tanks (Tanks 5, 6, and 7) that receive #1 diesel through a pipeline originating from a tank farm at the western edge of town. This site is immediately southeast of the Kiana AVEC Former Tank Farm (Hazard ID 4620). Additionally, the City of Kiana Former Tank Farm is adjacent to the west south west of both AVEC tank farms.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 7/14/2011 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | State Interest letter sent to Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. by PERP staff Ashley Anderson. | Mitzi Read |
| 12/12/2011 | Update or Other Action | Travis/Peterson Consulting prepared report titled Kiana Power Plant Fuel Spill Site Investigation Report for AVEC. Submitted to ADEC Spill Response. | Willett Boger |
| 11/30/2012 | Update or Other Action | ADEC Spill Response received Kiana Power Plant Fuel Spill Delineation Report from Travis/Peterson. | Willett Boger |
| 12/27/2012 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | State Interest letter sent to Northwest Arctic Borough School District by PERP staff Ashley Anderson. | Mitzi Read |
| 12/27/2012 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | State Interest letter sent to City of Kiana by PERP staff Ashley Anderson. | Mitzi Read |
| 1/30/2013 | Update or Other Action | ADEC Spill Response received Kiana Power Plant Free Product Collection System Corrective Action Plan from Travis/Peterson Consulting. | Willett Boger |
| 3/13/2013 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | Free product was discovered in 2012 after TPECI began excavating to cleanup remaining soil contamination. TPECI discovered that free product was present near permafrost at approximately 4 to 6 feet below ground surface. The soil removal effort was abandoned due to the presence of this product, and plans were developed to construct a product recovery system. Staff provided comments to Corrective Action Plan for ADEC Spill Response. | Jim Fish |
| 10/21/2013 | Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program | Spill transferred by PERP staff Ashley Adamczak. Spill no. 11389912201; spill date = 5/2/11; substance = diesel; quantity = unknown; PERP file no. 460.02.001. | Mitzi Read |
| 11/8/2013 | Site Added to Database | A new site has been added to the database | Mitzi Read |
| 11/12/2013 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 79537 name: Kiana AVEC Power Plant Tank Farm | Mitzi Read |
| 3/6/2014 | Update or Other Action | Contacted Travis Peterson about the Corrective Action Plan follow up for construction of the product recovery system below tank farm. | Willett Boger |
| 3/12/2014 | Update or Other Action | Contacted Kiana Traditional Council to confirm availability of gravel to finish a free product recovery system below the Tank Farm. Coordinated with AVEC consultant, Travis/Peterson, on plans to complete the project during the summer of 2014. | Willett Boger |
| 6/16/2014 | Update or Other Action | ADEC requested and received a letter report about the installation and maintenance of the free product collection system, which was approved by Spill Response staff. The system was installed and is being operated by AVEC personnel. | Willett Boger |
| 5/11/2015 | Update or Other Action | Communication with AVEC indicated that the product recovery system will be reinstalled and operating in the spring 2015. | Willett Boger |
| 8/3/2015 | Update or Other Action | Letter sent to all potentially responsible parties requesting further information and action on this spill. Requested work plans for creation of a land farm for contaminated soil and continuing work on removal actions for remaining contaminated soils and evaluation and maintenance of a free product recovery system. | Willett Boger |
| 8/18/2016 | Update or Other Action | Notified by DEC Solid Waste staff who had been in Kiana that sheen was present inside the recovery well and the tank pad drainage may be circumventing the well. However, no fuel odor was observed. Contacted TPECI, the consultant that installed the product recovery system. | Janice Wiegers |
| 9/14/2018 | Update or Other Action | ADEC issues inventory letter to assist with AVEC site prioritization and requests to hold a meeting with AVEC. | Kara Kusche |
| 11/20/2018 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | The ADEC hosted a meeting with the Alaska Village Electric Corporation (AVEC) to discuss the 14 AVEC sites currently on the contaminated sites database. AVEC CEO, and environmental consultant were in attendance as well as ADEC program managers, and site project managers. Individual site status and cleanup needs were discussed for each site, in addition to overall funding sources, level of priority and forward progress at the sites as a whole. | Kara Kusche |
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