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Site Report: Eielson AFB AFFF Area #14 Thunderdome Bldg 1140 (SS309P)

Site Name: Eielson AFB AFFF Area #14 Thunderdome Bldg 1140 (SS309P)
Address: 2511 Flightline Avenue, Eielson AFB, AK 99702
File Number: 107.38.169
Hazard ID: 26992
Status: Active
Staff: Sarah Bernhardt, 9072697527 sarah.bernhardt@alaska.gov
Latitude: 64.676696
Longitude: -147.097995
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 Thunderdome hangar (Building 1140) at Eielson Air Force Base is equipped with an aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) fire suppression system that includes two foam cannons and an overhead sprinkler system. The storage tank in the mechanical room holds 1,500 gallons of AFFF concentrate. Based on historical accounts, there have been two known discharges within the Thunderdome. The first discharge was an intentional demonstration in 1988 or 1989. The second discharge was an accidental system activation in 2005. During the first discharge, some AFFF was captured by hangar drains, but some also was pushed out hangar doors (it is unknown which doors) and drained into the possible French drain that is connected to an oil-water separator tank (AFCEC, 2015a). The quantities discharged within and outside of the hangar are unknown, although they were both considered “large” (AFCEC, 2015a). Some AFFF may have been washed off the pavement to surrounding grassy areas.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
2/12/2019 Site Added to Database A new site has been added to the database Mitzi Read
5/22/2019 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC provided comments on a Draft Expanded PFOA and PFOS Site Inspection at Eielson Air Force Base and Moose Creek, Alaska, Uniform Federal Policy-Quality Assurance Project Plan Work Plan, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 2019. The plan includes installation of 24 monitoring well, groundwater sampling and stepout borings to identify monitoring well locations. Dennis Shepard
9/20/2019 CERCLA SI The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)jointly approved the Expanded Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) Site Inspection at Eielson Air Force Base and Moose Creek Uniform Federal Policy-Quality Assurance Project Plan Work Plan (September 2019). Soil and groundwater delineation activities for PFOS and PFOA on Eielson AFB and in the areas in and around Moose Creek, Alaska will be undertaken.. Dennis Shepard
8/11/2020 Meeting or Teleconference Held DEC, EPA and Air Force remedial project managers met to scope a remedial investigation for the per and poly fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) contaminated source areas on Eielson Air Force Base. Sample collection of soil, groundwater, surface water, sediments and biota were discussed. The Air Force confirmed that a contract for the work was awarded on August 4, 2020, and work plans are being prepared. Dennis Shepard
1/29/2021 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC received a draft Quality Assurance Project Plan, Remedial Investigation (RI) for PFAS at Various Sites, Eielson AFB, Alaska. The purpose of the RI is to characterize the nature and extent of 24 PFAS compounds, specifically perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS),perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS) through the application of adaptive high-resolution site characterization and the development of a flux-based conceptual site model.The outcome of the RI will be (1) flux-based ranking of sources and mapping of migration pathway(s), and (2) delineation of soil, groundwater, sediment, and surface water impacts. Dennis Shepard
12/30/2021 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 80360 name: AFFF Area #14 Thunderdome Bldg 1140 (EP303) Dennis Shepard
4/27/2022 Meeting or Teleconference Held DEC met with the Air Force and contractor and with EPA to discuss the ongoing PFAS RI scope of work for the validated PFAS source areas. Status of the results from borings installed in 2021 was discussed and horizontal step-outs and vertical step-downs were proposed. Dennis Shepard
4/29/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC and EPA approved the Field Change Form #9 (FCF-RI-9) for the Remedial Investigation (RI) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at Various Sites at the Eielson Air Force Base (EAFB) in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. The FCF proposed stepout boring locations for the PFAS remedial investigation. Dennis Shepard
5/24/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other A Triad meeting was held to review sample results from transects of borings installed for the PFAS RI, and to select locations for step-outs or step-downs based on the sampling results to date. Dennis Shepard
6/13/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC and EPA approved the Field Change Form #12 (FCF-RI-12) for the Remedial Investigation (RI) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at Various Sites at the Eielson Air Force Base (EAFB) in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. The FCF proposed stepout boring locations for the PFAS remedial investigation. Dennis Shepard
6/23/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC and EPA approved the Field Change Form #13 (FCF-RI-13) for the Remedial Investigation (RI) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at Various Sites at the Eielson Air Force Base (EAFB) in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. The FCF proposed a revised stepout boring location for the PFAS remedial investigation. Dennis Shepard
7/18/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC and EPA approved the Field Change Form #14 (FCF-RI-14) for the Remedial Investigation (RI) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at Various Sites at the Eielson Air Force Base (EAFB) in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. The FCF proposed stepdown depths for boring locations for the PFAS remedial investigation. Dennis Shepard
7/18/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other A Triad meeting was held to review sample results from transects of borings installed for the PFAS RI, and to select locations for step-outs or step-downs based on the sampling results to date. Dennis Shepard
9/6/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other A Triad meeting was held to review sample results from transects of borings installed for the PFAS RI, and to select locations for step-outs or step-downs based on the sampling results to date. Dennis Shepard
9/19/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC and EPA approved the Field Change Form #15 (FCF-RI-15) for the Remedial Investigation (RI) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at Various Sites at the Eielson Air Force Base (EAFB) in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. The FCF proposed revised step-out boring locations for the PFAS remedial investigation. Dennis Shepard
9/19/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC and EPA approved the Field Change Form #10 (FCF-RI-10) for the Remedial Investigation (RI) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at Various Sites at the Eielson Air Force Base (EAFB) in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. The FCF proposed stepout boring locations and updated worksheets #17 & #18 of the approved work plan for the PFAS remedial investigation. Dennis Shepard

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Hazard ID Site Name File Number
24756 EIELSON AFB - BLDG 1140 107.26.019

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