Site Report: Residence - 2010 Central Avenue
| Site Name: | Residence - 2010 Central Avenue |
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| Address: | 2010 Central Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99709 |
| File Number: | 102.38.189 |
| Hazard ID: | 26380 |
| Status: | Non-Qualifying |
| Staff: | No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 64.857860 |
| Longitude: | -147.771175 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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Problems/Comments
In August, 2014 DEC was notified of a release of diesel fuel from an aboveground heating oil tank (AST) adjacent to the residence at 2010 Central Avenue in Fairbanks, Alaska. It appeared that fuel was leaking from threads on the bottom tank plug fitting. A one-gallon pail beneath the tank was filled with fuel and rain water. According to the owner, previous minor releases had occurred from the AST. The owner indicated the tank fittings had since been tightened and the release was stopped. The amount of diesel released from the tank was unknown. Strong fuel odors were noted by the tenants at the time. The structure does not have a crawl space. No analytical samples had been collected and contaminant levels were unknown. During June, 2016 DEC staff collected samples from the suspected source area for field screening using a photoionization detector. These field results suggest that heating oil contamination does not appear to have extended greater than three feet deep or comprise a total volume of more than two cubic yards of contaminated soil. Following review of data from the 6/16/2016 site visit, which suggests de minimis levels of contaminated soil are present at the non-LUST site, the CS program has decided that the site will be further managed by PPR and the status will be changed to Non-Qualifying.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 8/7/2014 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | Potentially Responsible Party / State Interest Letter sent to landowner by PERP staff John Ebel. | Mitzi Read |
| 4/20/2015 | Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program | Spill transferred by PERP staff John Ebel. Spill no. 14309921301; spill date = 8/1/14; substance = diesel; quantity = unknown; source = leaking fittings on above ground heating oil tank; PERP file no. 102.02.001. | Mitzi Read |
| 4/22/2015 | Site Added to Database | A new site has been added to the database | Mitzi Read |
| 4/23/2015 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 79762 name: Heating Oil AST | Mitzi Read |
| 7/23/2015 | Update or Other Action | Sent letter to owner requesting update on cleanup. Requested response in 30 days. | Janice Wiegers |
| 3/11/2016 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | DEC spoke on the phone with RP about questions and concerns regarding site cleanup. The former landowner is willing to move forward to clean up heating oil contamination if it is not too expensive. New owners were informed of the possibility of contamination and who replaced the heating oil system with a pellet stove about a year ago, to eliminate potential future source of heating oil contamination. The new owners have not smelled any fuel in the house and they would be very concerned as they have a small child. The tank was also removed from the location of the leak. The DEC will contact the new owners to arrange a site visit. | Shawn Tisdell |
| 3/16/2016 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | DEC spoke with the new landowner. They were informed of potential contamination by the seller and that it was reported to the DEC. The landowner has been around the tank area where the reported spill occurred and also under the trailer in the crawlspace. He has not seen evidence of spills or stained soil and has not smelled fuel either in the tank location, or beneath or inside the trailer. He mentioned that the previous tenant may have filled the tank by hand and possibly spilled occasionally. There were containers beneath the tank to catch fuel but no observable leaks. All the connections to the tank were tight. There was between 50 and 100 gallons of heating oil still in the tank when they purchased the property. The tank was located directly beneath the drip edge of the roof line and is impacted by precipitation that comes from the roof. They no longer use the fuel oil heating system, but would like to do so in the future. He mentioned that he and his wife are very concerned with the health of their young daughter and would not have bought the property if they observed fuel oil smells in the trailer. They are open to a site visit by the DEC. | Shawn Tisdell |
| 6/16/2016 | Site Visit | Staff from the Contaminated Sites program and the Pollution Prevention and Response program inspected the site and collected samples from the suspected source area for field screening using a photoionization detector. These field results suggest that heating oil contamination does not appear to have extended greater than three feet deep or comprise a total volume of more than two cubic yards of contaminated soil. | Shawn Tisdell |
| 8/31/2016 | Update or Other Action | Following review of data from the 6/16/2016 site visit, which suggests de minimis levels of contaminated soil are present at the non-LUST site, the CS program has decided that the site will be further managed by PPR and the status will be changed to Non-Qualifying. | Shawn Tisdell |
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