Site Report: Kiska Island Garrison - Oil
| Site Name: | Kiska Island Garrison - Oil |
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| Address: | Big/Little Kiska Islands, Kiska Islands, Amchitka, AK 99546 |
| File Number: | 2570.38.001 |
| Hazard ID: | 2619 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Erica Blake, 9074512182 erica.blake@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 51.976000 |
| Longitude: | 177.502000 |
| 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
Petroleum/lubricant contamination may be present. POL tanks and POL contaminated soils. Islands were invaded by Japanese task force in 1942. Left behind barracks, power plants, hospitals, defense fortifications, and ordnance. Three cargo ships lie on beaches. U.S. Army left structures, seaplane ramp, Japanese runway and numerous craters. Site entered by Shannon and Wilson. Numerous contaminants have been identified at this site ranging from PAH's, PCB's to POL's. Site is still in preliminary investigation stage. The USACE is attempting to use the CERCLA "Act of War" exclusion to limit DoD responsibility for remediating this site.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 12/30/1991 | Update or Other Action | (Old R:Base Action Code = SI - Site Investigation). Based on FUDS Site Summary dated 2/21/96, SI for POL contaminated soils completed 12/30/91. | S&W-Miner |
| 8/11/1993 | Preliminary Assessment Approved | Based on FUDS Site Summary dated 2/21/96. | S&W-Miner |
| 3/1/1996 | Update or Other Action | (Old R:Base Action Code = RIFS - Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study). Final RI/FS report received. Seven operable units identified. Operable units A, B, and C have potential surface water and sediment impacts and additional investigation is recommended. | Katarina Rutkowski |
| 11/20/1996 | Site Added to Database | Site added by Shannon and Wilson. | S&W-Miner |
| 3/1/1997 | Update or Other Action | (Old R:Base Action Code = RIFS - Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study). Final Phase II RI/FS and risk assessment workplans received. Project on hold due to funding constraints. | Katarina Rutkowski |
| 4/2/2001 | Update or Other Action | ADEC received a copy of a letter from the U.S. EPA to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife requesting the following work be done in coordination with ADEC and EPA: 1) develop and post warning signs on unexploded ordnance (UXO) during 2001, 2) Develop and distribute brochures on UXO safety to all permit holders for on-island activities, 3) Conduct SI and removals in 2006 to address ordnance, drums, and metals contaminated soil, 4) Conduct tribal consultation, and 5) notify all parties in writing if there is a schedule change. | John Halverson |
| 6/14/2005 | Update or Other Action | File number update 2570.38.001. | Aggie Blandford |
| 6/26/2008 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed. | Evonne Reese |
| 10/24/2014 | Update or Other Action | Current USACE FUDS schedule is to perform additional investigation/remediation during 2029. This schedule is subject to change. | Guy Warren |
| 12/1/2016 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | CS managers participate in the annual FUDS site management action plan meeting. The purpose of the is to collaborate with FUDS management on site progress and prioritization for all of the formerly used defense sites. FUDS prioritization is based on risk, congressional interest, state input and proximity to other sites on the prioritization list. FUDS has increased environmental restoration funding in Alaska for the 2017 and 2018 field seasons to meet National goals for site progress. | Darren Mulkey |
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