| Action Date |
Action |
Description |
DEC Staff |
| 12/10/2014 |
Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter |
Potentially Responsible Party / State Interest letter sent to Kake Tribal Fuel Corporation by PERP staff David Pikul for spill no. 14119934101. |
Mitzi Read |
| 6/8/2015 |
Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter |
Potentially Responsible Party / State Interest letter sent to Kake Tribal Fuel Corporation by PERP staff David Pikul for spill no. 15119915801. |
Mitzi Read |
| 6/16/2015 |
Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program |
Spill transferred by PERP staff David Pikul. Spill no. 14119934101; spill date = 12/7/14; substance = unleaded gasoline; quantity = ~900 gallons; source = hole in bottom of above ground storage tank #6. GIS coordinates: latitude = 56.963745; longitude = -133.923533; datum = WGS84; source = CS ArcGIS.com web map; collection date = 6/18/15. |
Mitzi Read |
| 6/16/2015 |
Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program |
Spill transferred by PERP staff David Pikul. Spill no. 15119915801; spill date = 6/7/15; substance = unleaded gasoline; quantity = unknown; source = fuel line from tank farm to fuel station was discovered during utility work for a sewer line. GIS coordinates: latitude = 56.963198; longitude = -133.923401; datum = WGS84; source = CS ArcGIS.com web map; collection date = 6/18/15. |
Mitzi Read |
| 6/17/2015 |
Update or Other Action |
Called and introduced myself to R. Kadake and discussed the current condition of the tank farm and plans moving forward. They had shut off the pipeline that was damaged and instead switched to the D1 line. AEA is planning to build a new tank farm next year. Left message with AEA; would like to see the project expedited due to increasing concerns about the condition of the tank farm. The tanks were checked for integrity and it was found that tanks 5 & 6 are unsuitable for use and will not be used anymore. The RP has removed vegetation and trees from the tank farm area. The City of Kake supplies water to its residents. The RP says that they have insurance to cover the cleanup. There is approximately 1,700 gallons of fuel contaminated water being stored in 38 55 gallon drums at a secure facility. I am currently preparing a letter to address the disposal of these drums in addition to cleanup plans. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 6/18/2015 |
Site Added to Database |
A new site has been added to the database |
Mitzi Read |
| 6/19/2015 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 79779 name: Kake Tribal Fuel Corporation Tank Farm |
Mitzi Read |
| 6/22/2015 |
Update or Other Action |
Spoke with R. Kadake and was told that the damaged fuel line/pipe is being welded/repaired. She will call and let me know how this went. The pipe was replaced in 1999. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 7/2/2015 |
Update or Other Action |
Spoke to RP and the welder was unable to weld the pipe - instead cut a piece out, ordered some parts, and put it back together. They are pressure testing the lines tomorrow. The AEA visited the site and the plans for the new tank farm build look good. The RP has contacted their insurance company and hopes to treat the cleanup of both spills as one. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 7/8/2015 |
Site Visit |
Site visit while in town on other business. Met with the RP and was able to tour the location of the pipe break and the fuel tank farm itself. Observed some gasoline staining and odor emanating from the excavation. The fuel tank farm is bermed, but it is not clear whether it is lined. AEA is planning to replace it next year. I also observed where the fuel contaminated water is being stored at a secure location and took photos of all of these things. Worth noting that the tanks at the tank farm may have lead paint and will have to be disposed of. I mentioned that maybe AEA could help out on that. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 7/13/2015 |
Update or Other Action |
Coast Guard is coming for their annual inspection at the end of the month. They have hired a new welder form the north slope to weld the pipe, then they will have it pressure tested. We are waiting for the insurance person to look over all of the paperwork before we start work on the contamination. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 8/26/2015 |
Site Characterization Workplan Approved |
Approved CDI's work plan to characterize soil in the punctured pipeline - gasoline spill area via email. The contaminated soil has been excavated and CDI will document the location of the contaminated soil. The condition of the pipe will also be documented to best of CDI's ability (they are not certified pipeline inspectors). The work plan states that 1 sample from each side wall and the bottom of the open excavation at the fuel line leak site will be collected. Samples will be collected from the highest PID field screening and analyzed for GRO by Alaska method AK101. Additionally, one sample from the highest field screening will be analyzed for the BTEX and PAHs. A duplicated GRO will also be collected. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 9/23/2015 |
Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved |
Rec'd, approved, and sent CDI's transport approval form to transport 30 drums (approximately 1,650 gallons) of gasoline and water mixture which will be transported to Full Cycle, Inc. in Ketchikan for recycle. The drums will be securely closed and loaded 3-4 drums per pallet and then loaded in a 40-ft container van and shipped on Alaska Marine Lines. The drums will be labeled as "gasoline and water for recycle" and the container will be placarded as "flammable" by AML. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 10/21/2015 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 79779 Kake Tribal Fuel Corporation Tank Farm. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 12/16/2015 |
Update or Other Action |
The drums of contaminated water have been shipped to Full Cycle. Cleanup of the site is delayed until 2016 when AEA is building a new tank farm. Once this tank farm is no longer operating, a cleanup can occur. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 12/29/2015 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Rec'd “Re: Stockpile Sampling – Kake Tribal Fuel Company submitted by Carson Dorn Inc. (CDI) dated December 21st 2015 |
Danielle Duncan |
| 1/22/2016 |
Site Characterization Report Approved |
The stockpiled soil generated after a pipeline breach was sampled and had a GRO value of 57 mg/kg which is below the ADEC Method 2 Soil Cleanup Level for migration to groundwater for the Over 40 in. precipitation zone (260 mg/kg). The ADEC concurs with CDI that this soil may be land-spread in a non-sensitive area and that no further investigation of the stockpile is necessary. Please keep in mind that the Kake Tribal Corporation Tank Farm will require an environmental investigation to delineate the extent and amount of petroleum contamination on the property due to normal fueling operations. However this investigation is put on hold until the tank farm is replaced this year and/or no longer in service. An environmental investigation at this time may not be safe due to aging and potentially unstable fuel tanks and an investigation involving test pitting and subsequent excavation is impractical at this time for the same reasons in addition to a confined work space. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 11/14/2017 |
Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter |
Potentially Responsible Party / State Interest letter sent to Kake Tribal Corporation by PPRP staff Brandi Adams for spill no. 17119934202. |
Mitzi Read |
| 12/11/2017 |
Update or Other Action |
Was notified by PPR staff and Dawson Construction that a minor (20 gallon) fuel spill occurred while the old tanks and piping were being decommissioned. The pipes were thought empty but some of the valves did not hold and residual fuel was spilled. The spill was added to this existing site file. The vault has some contaminated gravel. A liner will be placed between the contaminated gravel and new, clean fill. There are no funds to remove the tanks. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 12/26/2017 |
Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program |
Spill transferred by PPRP staff Brandi Adams. Spill no. 17119934202; spill date = 12/8/17; substance = gasoline; quantity = ~25 gallons; source = a faulty valve was discovered during decommissioning of piping, valves, and filters within a valve vault next to filling station. |
Mitzi Read |
| 1/22/2018 |
Update or Other Action |
Dawson will clean and cut up 13 bulk fuel tanks. The contamination will have to be addressed once these activities are complete. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 5/3/2018 |
Update or Other Action |
Dawson and Rural Alaska Fuel Services has completed the Kake old tank farm tank cleaning and tank removal project. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 5/16/2018 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 79779 Kake Tribal Fuel Corporation Tank Farm. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 10/15/2018 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 79779 Kake Tribal Fuel Corporation Tank Farm. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 10/16/2018 |
Workplan Requested |
Sent a letter today requesting a work plan for all the Kake Tribal Corporation sites. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 3/11/2019 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Reviewed the Feb. 2019 SAP and provided comments to Nortech this date. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 4/10/2019 |
Site Characterization Workplan Approved |
Approved the Sampling and Analysis Plan 566 Keku Road this date. The tank farm footprint will be investigated via grid point excavations. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 8/13/2019 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Provided comments on the Environmental Site Assessment Report this date - expect to see a response and/or a revised version. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 9/4/2019 |
Site Characterization Report Approved |
Approved the Environmental Site Assessment Report this date. Petroleum and chlorinated solvent contamination above default ADEC cleanup levels was identified in soil. The groundwater also had petroleum contamination above cleanup levels. The extent of contamination appears to extend off-site and requires delineation. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 10/31/2019 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Reviewed the Corrective Action Plan Kake Tribal Fuel Corporation Tank Farm 566 Keku Road Kake, Alaska (CAP), dated September 11, 2019. The site was a former tank farm having 13 aboveground storage tanks (ASTs). In 2018, the tanks were cleaned and removed from the site. The majority of the piping and the secondary containment were also removed. The tanks held gasoline and diesel. The site is now an empty, fenced lot. The objective of the work is to excavate all the petroleum and chlorinated solvent contaminated soil from the site. ADEC approved the work plan with some stipulations in a letter dated October 31, 2019. Site work is slated to be completed during the summer of 2020. Please see the file for a copy of the letter. |
Joshua Barsis |
| 3/20/2020 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
On February 28, 2020 ADEC received "OFFSITE DELINEATION WORKPLAN 566 KEKU ROAD KAKE, ALASKA". On March 19, 2020 ADEC reviewed and made comments on the draft work plan. The plan summarizes soil and groundwater sampling events in the surrounding properties of the former Kake Tribal Fuel Corporation and determination of concentrations of the contaminants of concern: Diesel range organics, gasoline range organics, benzene, ethylbenzene and total xylenes, volatile organic compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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Rachael Petraeus |
| 8/10/2020 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
On August 10, 2020, ADEC received "Off-Site Assessment Report Kake Tribal Fuel Corporation Tank Farm" dated August 10, 2020. The report summarizes sampling and analysis of the off-site surface, subsurface soil and surface water and groundwater. |
Rachael Petraeus |
| 8/5/2021 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
On August 04, 2021 ADEC received "Interim Report Phase 1 CAP Excavation Former Kake Tribal Fuel Corporation Tank Farm Site, Kake, Alaska" dated August 04, 2021. The report summarizes the first phase of remedial excavation of TCE and chloroform contaminated soil materials and site assessment activities completed at the former Kake Tribal Fuel Corporation tank farm. |
Rachael Petraeus |
| 8/19/2022 |
Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved |
The ADEC approved the transportation of 1250 cubic yards of petroleum impacted soil to Bicknell. |
Flannery Ballard |
| 10/13/2022 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Teleconference with consultant Nortech to discuss site updates and project status. Much of the work planned for 2020 was pushed back into 2021, which is summarized in a report that will be submitted in the next month or so. Nortech has not yet received results back from Us Ecology. |
Flannery Ballard |
| 4/3/2023 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
The ADEC reviewed the "Corrective Action and Site Assessment Report", dated January 2023 and submitted to the department on February 22, 2022. The ADEC is providing comments which should be addressed before the report is re-submitted for approval. |
Flannery Ballard |
| 5/31/2023 |
Update or Other Action |
The Solid Waste program will be in Kake on other business and has volunteered to take drone photos of the site while in town, June 6-7, 2023. Mr. Robert Mills has given his approval, and the trip is being organized. The photos will be used for documentation purposes only, and will not be used for enforcement, site characterization, etc. |
Flannery Ballard |
| 6/8/2023 |
Site Visit |
While in town on other business, a representative from the Solid Waste program was able to stop by the Kake Tribal Fuel Corporation Tank Farm and take aerial photos via a drone. The photos are saved to the site file. The photos were taken to provide a better understanding of the layout of the site, and are not meant to be used in any kind of characterization, enforcement capacity. |
Flannery Ballard |
