Site Report: Glennallen Fuel and Service Heating Oil UST
| Site Name: | Glennallen Fuel and Service Heating Oil UST |
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| Address: | MP 187 Glenn Highway, Glennallen, AK 99588 |
| File Number: | 240.38.017 |
| Hazard ID: | 27122 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Livia Bracker, 9072697695 livia.bracker@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 62.107523 |
| Longitude: | -145.534883 |
| 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
In late winter, 2018 approximately 600 gallons of diesel were released from an underground heating oil tank located behind the Glennallen Fuel and Service office building, beneath a covered concrete pad. Initially, the fuel was thought to have been stolen from the tank, because it was found to be empty shortly after being filled. But after an additional amount of fuel was added to the tank and also leaked out, it was determined that the entire amount of fuel had been released underground. An aboveground heating oil tank was installed as a replacement. Site investigation is planned for August 2019.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 4/22/2018 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | Potentially Responsible Party / State Interest Letter sent by PPRP staff Ron Doyel to Glennallen Fuel. | Mitzi Read |
| 8/5/2019 | Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program | Spill transferred by PPRP staff Melissa Woodgate. Spill no. 18229908001; spill date = 3/21/18; substance = diesel; quantity = ~600 gallons; source = heating oil underground storage tank. | Mitzi Read |
| 8/7/2019 | Site Added to Database | A new site has been added to the database | Mitzi Read |
| 9/10/2020 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | ADEC reviewed the release investigation report sent by EMI, Inc. for the heating oil tank release that occurred in 2018. Comments requesting additional information was sent. | Laura Jacobs |
| 10/14/2020 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | ADEC staff reviewed the revised work plan submitted to our office October 9, 2020. Request for additional information describing drinking water well, plans to properly abandon in place the underground storage tank for heating fuel, and information regarding plans to cleanup the estimated 600 gallons of fuel that were released to the environment. | Laura Jacobs |
| 2/18/2022 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | DEC met with the consultant leading work at this site to discuss water use on site, location of utilities, and possible future filtration requirements. Report review is in progress, and will be completed shortly. | Laura Jacobs |
| 3/25/2022 | Workplan Requested | A second letter was sent to request immediate action to gather drinking water samples from surrounding wells to determine whether leaked fuels are affecting area drinking water wells. | Laura Jacobs |
| 1/10/2023 | Update or Other Action | Requested follow-up to site characterization process after a lengthy period of inaction. | Laura Jacobs |
| 6/1/2023 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | Reviewed the site characterization reports for both of these sites and issued an approval for both in one letter to the RP. DEC requested determination of groundwater flow direction and an additional sample effort of the tap water from the bathroom facilities to confirm the non-detect resulting from a 2021 sample that was biased low. Requested a groundwater investigation downgradient from the UST excavation area, with seasonal sample efforts that might become quarterly to determine seasonal trends in contaminant spread. Also requested information about soils used to backfill excavation pit because of sample results indicating contaminants above cleanup levels in those soils. | Laura Jacobs |
| 3/22/2024 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | [Backdated 12/20/24] DEC sent out a letter on 3/22/24, identifying the American Village of Alaska as a PRP. | Livia Bracker |
Contaminant Information
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Control Type
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Requirements
| Description | Details |
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| Hazard ID | Site Name | File Number |
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| 27249 | Glennallen Fuel and Service UST 5 | 240.26.009 |
| 23199 | Chevron - Glennallen | 240.26.001 |