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Site Report: CANOL Pipeline Pump Station M (FUDS)

Site Name: CANOL Pipeline Pump Station M (FUDS)
Address: ~17 Miles SE of Delta Junction; N Side of Alaska Highway Between MP 1402 and 1403, Delta Junction, AK 99737
File Number: 170.38.053
Hazard ID: 26829
Status: Active
Staff: Kelly Walker, 9074512166 kelly.walker@alaska.gov
Latitude: 63.890848
Longitude: -145.198580
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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Problems/Comments

The CANOL pipeline, constructed during World War II, transported fuel from the Norman Wells Oil Field in Northwest Territories, Canada to Ladd Air Force Base (AFB) in Fairbanks, Alaska. The entire CANOL system contained 1,600 miles of pipeline. CANOL No. 4, from Whitehorse to Ladd AFB, extended 605 miles with approximately 296 miles of pipeline located in Alaska. CANOL Pipeline No. 4 was on the ground surface and was used to transport aviation gasoline, motor gasoline, and diesel fuel oil. A 2017 site visit noted infrastructure remains including: concrete pump house foundation and a few scattered pipeline sections and drums. Also, a cesspool and a potential landfill that was not identified on plot plans were identified north of the pump house. Fuel odor was noted near a broken pipeline. A follow up 2017 site investigation documented DRO; 1,2,4 TCB, naphthalene, 1-methynaphthalene; 2-methylnaphthalene; TCE; and VC above cleanup levels in surface soil samples and fuel, TCE, VC, and arsenic above cleanup levels in surface soil at the areas of broken pipelines at up to 27 feet below ground surface.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
1/22/2018 Site Added to Database A new site has been added to the database Mitzi Read
1/25/2018 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 80192 name: CANOL Pipeline Pump Station M (FUDS) Gretchen Caudill
1/26/2018 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC Comments provided - Draft Report Site Inspections Pump Stations I, L, and M. Contamination above cleanup levels has been documented at L and M. No contamination was documented at I. DEC concurs that no further assessment is necessary at I and has asked for a list of data gaps and necessary assessments remaining to be provided for L and M. Gretchen Caudill
5/21/2018 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC Approval - SI for L, M, I. DEC concurs no further investigation is needed at Pump Station I as no contamination above CULs was recorded. Petroleum contamination remains at L and M. DEC provided this approval on March 21, 2019. Gretchen Caudill
6/14/2018 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC Approval – 2018 Soil Sampling Work Plan Addendum, CANOL Pump Station “M” Site Investigation. Additional investigation will take place to further evaluate the petroleum contamination at depth and the chlorinated solvent contamination at depth and in surface soils at Pump Station "M". Gretchen Caudill
8/29/2018 Update or Other Action Additional work efforts were approved at the Broken Pipelines AOC to document the presence or absence of contamination in groundwater and further evaluate the top 15 feet of soils in 2 areas with exceedances of cleanup levels in surface soils. The original 2018 field effort documented contamination potentially within 30 fet of groundwater. Gretchen Caudill
12/28/2018 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC comments - Draft CANOL 2018 Soil Sampling Report, Pump Station “M” Site Inspection. DRO and PAHs were delineated in surface and subsurface soils at the Broken Pipelines area of concern to a depth of 65 feet below ground surface. An exceedance of DRO maximum allowable concentration was also documented at this AOC. Groundwater was not documented to be impacted at the site during this sampling event, however DEC will request additional investigation of groundwater in the area, particularly as one known drinking water well appears to be downgradient of the site. Exceedances of chlorinated solvents that were documented in 2017 were not replicated during this sampling event. Gretchen Caudill
3/5/2019 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC Approval - Final CANOL 2018 Soil Sampling Report, Pump Station “M” Site Inspection Gretchen Caudill
3/30/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Reviewed Work Plan, CANOL Pump Station "M" Contaminated Soil and Debris Removal and Disposal. Work plan details planned contaminated soil removal, groundwater monitoring well installation and groundwater sampling to be performed during the 2022 field season. Kelly Walker
4/26/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Work Plan for CANOL Pump Station M Contaminated Soil and Debris Removal and Disposal approved for the 2022 field season. Work plan details the removal of contaminated soils, groundwater monitoring well installation and groundwater sampling to be performed during this July. Kelly Walker
8/12/2022 Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved Offsite contaminated soil transport approved for CANOL Pumpstation M, approximately 1,500 CY were transported offsite to a soil disposal facility. Kelly Walker
6/16/2023 Site Characterization Report Approved DEC reviewed and approved the Removal Action Report for the former CANOL Pump Station "M". Approximately 6,000 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the site during the 2023 field season. Based on confirmation sample results, contamination remains to the south and east of the excavated area. Additional delineation of contaminated soils is required. It is estimated that approximately 5,200 to 12,412 tons of petroleum contaminated soil remains between 0 to 15 feet below ground surface at the former pump station. DRO was detected at concentrations above Migration to Groundwater in confirmation samples from the excavation. Additional investigation is required to determine if impacts to groundwater are present at the site. Kelly Walker
3/28/2024 Site Characterization Workplan Approved DEC reviewed and approved the "Work Plan, CANOL Pipeline No. 4 FUDS, CANOL M Contaminated Soil and Debris Removal and Disposal" for the former Pump Station "M" site. This work plan details the continuation of contaminated soil removal and installation of up to four groundwater monitoring wells at the site. Work is expected to be conducted in fall 2024. Kelly Walker
9/12/2024 Update or Other Action Field work at CANOL M has been delayed until the 2025 field season. A new work plan will be submitted prior to commencing work. Kelly Walker

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