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Site Report: Wards Cove Packing Former Chevron Tank Farm - Hoonah

Site Name: Wards Cove Packing Former Chevron Tank Farm - Hoonah
Address: 160 Front Street, Hoonah, AK 99829
File Number: 1510.38.011
Hazard ID: 26600
Status: Active
Staff: Rebekah Reams, 9074512144 rebekah.reams@alaska.gov
Latitude: 58.113815
Longitude: -135.448495
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.

Problems/Comments

The tank farm was in operation from the 1940s through the 1980s and consisted of six aboveground tanks and fuel supply lines. Pipes ran from the tank farm to the dock and pump island on the west side of Front Street. The tank farm was originally owned and operated by Chevron and its predecessor Standard Oil. Wards Cove Packing (WCP) company operated the tank farm from 1986 through 2008. In 2008 the property was deeded from WCP to Wards Cove Holding (WCH). WCH discontinued use of the old tank farm during the fall of 2011 and decommissioned it in 2015. In 2016 the property was deed to Top Notch Holding (TPH). Contaminated soil and groundwater sheen was discovered in the spring of 2015, during the decommissioning and environmental investigation. Petroleum contamination was confirmed above ADEC cleanup levels in the soil. In the 2008 deed and the associated Plat #109, Wards Cove Holding owns both the land and tidelands. The tideland ownership is indicated in parcels, 15, 16, 18.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
8/12/2016 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter Potentially Responsible Party / State Interest Letter sent by PPRP staff Allison Natcher to Wards Cove Packing Company. Mitzi Read
8/22/2016 Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program Spill transferred by PPRP staff Allison Natcher. Spill no. 90119900101; spill date = 1/1/1990; discovery date = 7/17/15; substance = petroleum; quantity = unknown. Mitzi Read
8/25/2016 Site Added to Database A new site has been added to the database Mitzi Read
8/26/2016 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 79952 name: Former Tank Farm Mitzi Read
9/20/2016 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter PRP letter sent electronically to Dan Carrier at the Chevron Environmental Management Company in Brea CA. Dan responded that he would look into this with Wards Cove Packing. Bruce Wanstall
9/20/2016 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter PRP letter sent today electronically to Jan Supler at Wards Cove Packing. Bruce Wanstall
10/3/2016 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC approved by letter today Notification of a Petroleum Release from a Former Tank Farm letter/report submitted by G-Logics Inc. for Wards Cove Packing (WCP) regarding a tank farm reportedly formerly operated by Chevron from the 1940s to the 1980s. WCP also has had an interest in the site since the mid-1970s. Six above ground storage tanks (ASTs) and related appurtenances, including a truck rack pump station (hazard ID 26601) entered as a separate site on the CS Database. Site investigation indicates soil contamination by release of leaded gasoline and diesel to surface soil. Groundwater was encountered on average at two feet below ground surface. Bruce Wanstall
5/12/2017 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC has reviewed and approves by electronic mail Workplan to Conduct an Additional Site Characterization, Former Chevron Tank Farm, 160 Front Street (Plan), dated April 11, 2017 and received by DEC by electronic mail on May 2, 2017. G-Logics Inc. submitted the Plan to DEC for approval regarding additional site characterization sampling and environmental cleanup at the tank farm Site. The draft plan does not identify exposure pathways and receptors at the Site and fate and transport mechanisms for contaminated media to sufficiently complete a conceptual site model. Submit for approval a conceptual site model for the site. Bruce Wanstall
10/3/2017 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Characterization report received. Erin Gleason
11/6/2017 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC requests revisions to characterization report. Sent letter to Wards Cove requesting revised report. Erin Gleason
11/14/2017 Update or Other Action Received email from Stuart Hyde at G-Logic (the current QEP). When the tank farm was decommissioned, the pipes that went under the road were cut, cleaned and filled with cement. Erin Gleason
11/22/2017 Update or Other Action Revised report received. Erin Gleason
12/8/2017 Meeting or Teleconference Held Teleconference held between ADEC, Wards Cove, and ADOL to discuss responsible parties for the site. Erin Gleason
1/10/2018 Meeting or Teleconference Held Phone meeting held today between ADEC and Stuart Hyde at GLogic to discuss the 2016 characterization report and the outstanding revisions required. ADEC sent follow up email requesting additions to the report. Erin Gleason
2/2/2018 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter Letter sent to Top Notch Holdings Erin Gleason
2/8/2018 Site Characterization Report Approved The January 22nd, 2018 revised Additional Site Characterization Former Chevron Tank Farm Report is now approved. DRO was found above maximum allowable cleanup levels in surface soil. GRO and xylenes were found above human health cleanup levels in surface soil. Naphthalene was found above migration to groundwater cleanup levels in surface soil. Vertical and horizontal extent of contamination has not been completed. Groundwater and surface water pathways need to be evaluated. ADEC sent letter requesting a meeting and work plan. Work plan is due 5/1/2018. Erin Gleason
4/3/2018 Workplan Requested Work plan deadline extended to July 1, 2018 Erin Gleason
4/3/2018 Meeting or Teleconference Held Meeting held today between Wards Cove, G-Logic, and ADEC. Next steps at site were discussed as outlined in the February 9, 2018 ADEC letter. ADEC understands from G-Logic that not all request sampling is feasible. ADEC and G-logic will discuss sampling alternatives while developing the work plan. Erin Gleason
4/30/2018 Update or Other Action ADEC understands from G-Logic that the site has a confining layer of bedrock underneath the entire site and has determined that the migration to ground water pathway is closed. the migration to surface water pathway is still open. Erin Gleason
6/26/2018 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other work plan deadline extended to 9/1/2018 Erin Gleason
8/31/2018 Workplan Requested ADEC sent letter requesting that Wards Cove and Chevron both submit a work plan for further characterization and/or cleanup at the tank farm site. Work plan is due 11/1/2018. Erin Gleason
10/31/2018 Workplan Requested ADEC received a letter from Chevron Environmental Management requesting an extension to the work plan deadline, on behalf of Wards Cove and Chevron. ADEC has granted the extension. Work plan is now due 1/2/2019. Erin Gleason
1/2/2019 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Received work plan from Arcadis on behalf of Chevron on 1/2/2019. The work plan does not address all datagaps outlined in the 2/2018 letter. ADEC request revisions. Erin Gleason
3/11/2019 Meeting or Teleconference Held Meeting with Arcadis, Chevron, and ADEC to discussion 2019 work plan revisions. Erin Gleason
6/5/2019 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 79952 Former Tank Farm. Erin Gleason
7/1/2019 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Received revised work plan from Arcadis on behalf of Chevron on 4/12/2019. The work plan include surface and subsurface soil sampling and temporary groundwater. ADEC reviewed the report and it requires further revisions. Email sent requesting revisions on 6/3/2019. Letter sent on 7/1/2019 request revisions by 7/10/2019. Erin Gleason
7/15/2019 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Received revised work plan from Arcadis on behalf of Chevron on 7/15/2019. Work plan has all edits requested by ADEC on 7/1/2019; however, it lacks a schedule as requested in the 7/1/2019. ADEC will await schedule prior to approving work plan. Erin Gleason
9/12/2019 Update or Other Action ADEC received schedule from Arcadis. The work plan is now approved. Work will begin on 10/14/2019. Erin Gleason
2/24/2020 Update or Other Action Sent overdue report letter to Wards Cove for Fuel Pipe area. Erin Gleason
3/4/2020 Update or Other Action ADEC approve the transport and disposal of the summer 2019 soil cutting, purge water, and decon water from the site to NRC Fairbanks for soil and NRC ANchorage for water. Erin Gleason
3/13/2020 Update or Other Action Arcadis requests that the deadline be extended to April 13th, 2020. Extension granted. Erin Gleason
3/13/2020 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC received report from Arcadis on behalf of Chevron on 1/31/2020. ADEC has reviewed the report and requests revisions. The revised report is due March 27th, 2020. Erin Gleason
4/20/2020 Site Characterization Report Approved ADEC received the revised report on 4/13/2020. ADEC has reviewed the report and it is now approved. Based on the information in the report DRO, naphthalene, GRO, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene above cleanup levels in the surface and subsurface soil. DRO and naphthalene are above Table C cleanup levels at TMW6 and TMW3, which are both located in the terraced former tank farm area. The temporary monitoring well nearest to creek did not have contamination during this October 2019 sampling event. Further soil and groundwater sampling is needed at the site and remediation of soil above cleanup levels. Erin Gleason
4/20/2020 Update or Other Action ADEC request further work and characterization at this site. Work plan due June 20th, 2020. Erin Gleason
5/15/2020 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Received report from G-Logic on behalf of Wards Cove. The report provides characterization data for the Truck Rack Site and the fuel dock area of the tank farm site. ADEC will review and respond. Erin Gleason
6/19/2020 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC received a draft soil investigation work plan from Arcadis on Behalf of Chevron on 6/19/2020. ADEC will review and provide comment. Erin Gleason
8/7/2020 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC sent letter on this date requesting revisions to the work plan. In particular, work plan must include delineate of contamination across entire site including the far side of Front Street. Erin Gleason
10/26/2020 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC received report from G-Logic on 5/19/2020. This report includes sampling of the sister Site, Wards Cove Hoonah Truck Rack and the Fuel Pipe area of the Tank Farm Site. ADEC has reviewed the report and requests revisions. Letter sent on 10/26/2020. Erin Gleason
11/24/2020 Site Characterization Workplan Approved ADEC received revised work plan on 11/12/2020. ADEC has reviewed the work plan and it is now approved. Work is approved for summer 2021. ADEC requests that all covid protocols be in place with the State of Alaska and City of Hoonah in advance so that work is not delayed. Erin Gleason
12/9/2020 Update or Other Action ADEC received comment response matrix from G-Logic providing response and proposed revisions to ADEC 10/26/2020 letter. Erin Gleason
12/10/2020 Meeting or Teleconference Held Meeting held on this date with ADEC, Wards Cove, Top Notch Holding, and G-logic to discuss the requested revisions (as listed in the OCtober 27th, 2020 letter) to the May 19, 2020 Report. This report include sampling of the Fuel Pipe area on the beach. Erin Gleason
2/1/2021 Update or Other Action ADEC provides response to comments to G-Logic for 2019 data report Erin Gleason
2/9/2021 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Received revised report from G-Logic for 2019 data. Erin Gleason
2/17/2021 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 79952 Former Tank Farm. Erin Gleason
2/22/2021 Site Characterization Report Approved Received revised report from G-Logic on behalf of Wards Cove. ADEC has reviewed the report and it is now approved. Report includes data for the fuel pipe area of the tank farm site and also the entire truck rack site. Fuel pipe area is nearly delineated. ADEC recommends no further sampling in this area until up gradient sources have been removed. Truck rack area has been delineated and will be evaluated for closure. Erin Gleason
4/6/2022 Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved DEC approved transport of 0.15 cubic yards of soil and 20 gallons of water generated during September 2021 field activities. Rebekah Reams
6/29/2023 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC reviewed the Revised Additional Soil Investigation Report This report documents the advancement of soil borings SB-31 through SB-35, geotechnical borings SB-G-36 through SB-G-38, hand auger borings HA-39 and HA-40, and one test pit that was excavated to evaluate groundwater recharge rates and to measure the footing dimensions of the upper retaining well. Rebekah Reams
8/17/2023 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC approved the Site Investigation Work Plan following comment resolution. This work plan proposes to advance 11 soil borings, install 10 monitoring wells, and collect 4 surface water samples to delineate soil and groundwater impacts at the site. Rebekah Reams
9/25/2024 Meeting or Teleconference Held ADEC staff met with Chevron and their consultant for an annual portfolio meeting to discuss site status, upcoming document submittals, pending reviews, and general updates for Chevron's contaminated sites throughout the state. Rebekah Reams
10/21/2024 Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved ADEC approved offsite transport of two drums of purge water from the 2024 second semi-annual groundwater monitoring event Rebekah Reams

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26601 Wards Cove Packing Former Chevron Truck Rack - Hoonah 1510.38.012

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