Site Report: Skagway Diesel Spill Well #2
| Site Name: | Skagway Diesel Spill Well #2 |
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| Address: | 15th & Alaska Streets, Skagway, AK 99840 |
| File Number: | 1526.38.008 |
| Hazard ID: | 2690 |
| Status: | Cleanup Complete |
| Staff: | IC Unit, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 59.462774 |
| Longitude: | -135.308919 |
| 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
On a cold night in January, children out playing accidentally bumped into the line leading from the tank to the generator in well house #2 and caused the line, brittle in the near zero temperatures, to break. The release was estimated at 300 gallons of diesel fuel. Spill posed potential risk to the municipal water supply. Last staff assigned were Schlichting and Palmieri.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 2/7/1997 | Site Characterization Report Approved | Site Characterization Report Approved this date. | Sally Schlichting |
| 2/7/1997 | Update or Other Action | (Old R:Base Action Code = SA2A - Phase II SA Approval / Release Investigation). | Sally Schlichting |
| 2/26/1997 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Initial ranking. | Sally Schlichting |
| 3/2/1997 | Cleanup Plan Approved | (Old R:Base Action Code = RAPA - Remedial Action Plan Approval). | Sally Schlichting |
| 5/23/1997 | Long Term Monitoring Established | Corrective Action Report Approval. Requested additional long-term monitoring to verify no increase in hydrocarbon levels in the groundwater. | Former Staff |
| 11/7/1997 | Site Added to Database | Diesel fuel spill. | Sally Schlichting |
| 12/16/1999 | Update or Other Action | Bioremediation cell sampling report dated this date reviewed. | Sally Schlichting |
| 7/25/2002 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | Meeting with Bob Ward (city) and Ed Emsweiler (DEC-SW) about soils and placing them in the landfill which is going to be closed. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 1/2/2003 | Update or Other Action | Staff reviews biocell sampling report and 5 of 6 samples are above the 250 ppm DRO cleanup level. City is notified by letter this date that the soil must be placed underneath the liner when closing out the municipal landfill, per Solid Waste. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 6/4/2004 | GIS Position Updated | Obtained GPS reading during project manager transition site visit. | Bill Janes |
| 2/26/2008 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed. | Bill Janes |
| 5/24/2010 | Update or Other Action | DEC staff issued a letter to Bob Ward requesting an update on the treatment or disposal of contaminated soil placed in a biocell. The biocell was constructed in 1997 and since that time, two soil sampling events were conducted to evaluate the levels of diesel range organics (DRO) in the biocell. In DEC's January 2, 2003 letter we discussed the 2002 biocell sampling results. At that time, DRO was detected in multiple soil samples above regulatory criteria (i.e. 250 mg/kg). This soil was slated to be disposed of at the Skagway Municipal Landfill. To date, we have not been informed that this has occurred. | Todd Blessing |
| 7/1/2010 | Site Visit | DEC staff conducted a site visit on June 30, 2010 and discussed the site status with Tim Gladden; staff observed the orginal spill site, and that the soil was placed in the landfill. | Todd Blessing |
| 10/14/2010 | Cleanup Complete Determination Issued | Based on a review of the administrative file for Skagway Diesel Spill Well #2, only one soil sample collected following the excavation of contaminated soils from the spill site exceeded the most stringent 18 AAC 75.341 migration to groundwater cleanup levels, (i.e., for DRO). This result does not reflect the current migration to groundwater risk since three separate groundwater monitoring events have documented that groundwater has not been impacted from the diesel spill. The testing of soil left in place in and around the spill site has not documented the presence of DRO above direct contact or outdoor inhalation levels suggesting these pathways pose a De-minimis exposure. Other exposure pathways are also either De-minimus or incomplete. Contaminated soil that was removed from the spill site was disposed at Skagway’s new lined landfill during the summer of 1997 and will be utilized as cover in the landfill area (per communication with Skagway’s Public Works Director). Consequently, the cleanup actions to date have served to excavate and adequately remove contaminated soil from the site. Based on the information available, ADEC has determined no further assessment or cleanup action is required. | Todd Blessing |
| 10/14/2010 | Long Term Monitoring Complete | Administrative action on 5/1/2013. | Kristin Thompson |
| 7/12/2011 | Update or Other Action | Transferred Project Manager to IC Unit | Bianca Reece |
| 11/10/2011 | Institutional Control Compliance Review | IC review conducted and at that time found that the site status is incorret. The status should not include instutional controls and therefore will be corrected by an IT Dept. updated. | Evonne Reese |
| 2/29/2012 | Update or Other Action | File Transferred to Juneau 2-29-12 | Susan Carberry |
Contaminant Information
| Name | Level Description | Media | Comments |
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Control Type
| Type | Details |
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| No ICs Required |
Requirements
| Description | Details |
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| Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site. |
No associated sites were found.