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Site Report: 34 Mile Haines Highway Stockpile

Site Name: 34 Mile Haines Highway Stockpile
Address: 34 Mile Haines Highway, Haines, AK 99827
File Number: 1508.38.034
Hazard ID: 27892
Status: Active
Staff: Sarah Durand, 9072628223 sarah.durand@alaska.gov
Latitude: 59.432897
Longitude: -136.196657
Horizontal Datum:NAD83

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Problems/Comments

In the early 2000s, 1300 cubic yards of petroleum contaminated soil was moved 40 miles to a Haines Borough-owned rock pit from the Haines Sawmill site (1508.38.009) with the intention of incorporating the soil into asphalt for the Haines Highway reconstruction project. The soil was not incorporated into the highway. The soil was not moved back to the site due to the expense of trucking the soil. The stockpile was sampled in 2009 where 16 samples were analyzed for diesel range organics (DRO), residual range organics (RRO), and polychlorinated bi-phenyls (PCBs). The concentrations ranged from: DRO: 270–2500 mg/kg, RRO: 970–7,900 mg/kg, and PCBs: non-detect.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
9/28/2000 Update or Other Action Petroleum contaminated soil excavated from the Haines Sawmill and transported to Mile 34 Haines Highway to a Borough-owned gravel pit to be incorporated into the Haines Highway road project. Transport and stockpiling approval given. Anne Marie Palmieri
8/17/2001 Update or Other Action Contaminated soil did not go into the road due to ADOT&PF and SECON resistance. 1300 cubic yards of soil remains at Mile 34. Staff sent letter requesting the stockpile meet regulations by 9/10/01 and a plan be submitted by 11/1/01. Anne Marie Palmieri
6/14/2002 Update or Other Action Staff had a conference call with RP and Access (consultants) to discuss draft bioremediation plan for petroleum contaminated soils. Staff sends letter with comments on plan. RP will need to obtain permission of the landowner (Haines Borough). Anne Marie Palmieri
6/24/2002 Cleanup Plan Approved Cleanup plan for stockpile approved this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
6/4/2004 Update or Other Action DEC inspection of the contaminated soil stockpile on Lot 15 Big Boulder Creek Subdivision. The water-tight cover is intact and the runoff diversion catchment is operational. Bruce Wanstall
6/4/2004 Site Visit Site visit to obtain GPS reading and transition site management to Wanstall. Bill Janes
7/8/2005 Update or Other Action Contacted operations foreman Beck who stated that he would inspect the soil stockpile and arrange for soil samples to be collected for laboratory analysis. Bruce Wanstall
7/16/2007 Update or Other Action The ADEC sent a request for environmental status letter to the Chilkoot Lumber Company for current data on the contaminated soil stockpile in the Haines Borough and hazardous materials stored at the Haines Sawmill contaminated site. Anne Marie Palmieri
4/18/2008 Update or Other Action ADEC letter was sent to the Chilkoot Lumber owner Lapeyri requesting a 2008 Workplan for additional site investigation at the Sawmill and status of the stockpiled contaminated materials on-site and off-site. Bruce Wanstall
5/8/2008 Update or Other Action ADEC letter was mailed certified restricted signature to the Chilkoot Lumber owner Lapeyri. The State interest letter requests a 2008 Workplan for additional site investigation at the Sawmill and status of the stockpiled contaminated materials on-site and off-site (33.5 mile Haines Highway). Bruce Wanstall
5/30/2008 Update or Other Action ADEC reviewed a letter from Chilkoot Lumber. Results were submitted with the letter for an October 2006, Chilkoot Lumber sampling of the contaminated soil stockpile at 34-mile Haines Highway. The results were DRO 1,400 mg/kg and 4,400 mg/kg RRO. Bruce Wanstall
8/22/2008 Update or Other Action ADEC review and comment on the draft 2008 Hogfuel Shed Soil Stockpile Sampling Plan. Summary Report Haines Sawmill Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil Clean-up dated April 2001 and Operations Plan for the Offsite Treatment of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil from the Haines Sawmill dated May 2002 were both prepared and submitted by Access Consulting Group and referenced that the bioremediation stockpile at 33.5-mile Haines Highway has a volume of 1,300 cubic yards of soil containing weathered petroleum products in the diesel and residual range organics at concentrations of 2,680mg/kg and 6,110mg/kg respectively. Bruce Wanstall
5/16/2016 Update or Other Action Requested CLC plan on disposal of the 34-mile stockpile later in summer 2016. Bruce Wanstall
5/27/2016 Update or Other Action DEC requested Chilkoot Lumber Company (CLC) submit for approval a plan to sample and dispose of the off-site CLC bioremediation cell located on City and Borough of Haines property located at 34-mile Haines Highway. Bruce Wanstall
9/22/2023 Site Added to Database A new site has been added to the database Daphne Mueller
9/22/2023 Site Visit DEC staff conducted a site visit with representatives from the Haines Borough and Chilkat Indian Village. Anne Marie Palmieri
11/3/2023 Site Visit DEC staff (Dwyer, Leasia, Palmieri, and Reams) visited the site on this date and collected soil samples. Anne Marie Palmieri
12/12/2023 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 81342 name: 34 Mile Haines Highway Stockpile Anne Marie Palmieri
1/11/2024 Update or Other Action DEC staff attended the Haines Borough's Planning Commission meeting to discuss the DEC Brownfields program and DEC Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup services. Anne Marie Palmieri
1/31/2024 Site Characterization Report Approved DEC staff finalized the 2023 field sampling report on this date. A copy of the report is included in the database. Anne Marie Palmieri
7/12/2024 Brownfields Award The Haines Borough applied for and was awarded DEC Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup (DBAC) services to provide an Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA) and cleanup services. Anne Marie Palmieri
8/7/2024 Meeting or Teleconference Held DEC, Chilkat Indian Village, and the Haines Borough attended a project kick-off meeting with DEC's consultant, Nortech. A draft Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA) will be submitted to DEC at the end of September. Anne Marie Palmieri
8/21/2024 Site Visit DEC conducted a site visit with its consultant, Nortech, and the Chilkat Indian Village and the Haines Borough to discuss issues that should be evaluated in the Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA) document. Anne Marie Palmieri
10/4/2024 Update or Other Action DEC provided a copy of the draft ABCA to the Haines Borough and Chilkat Indian Village for review and comment. Anne Marie Palmieri
10/8/2024 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC provided conceptual comments on the draft ABCA to Nortech. Anne Marie Palmieri
10/9/2024 Meeting or Teleconference Held DEC met with consultant to discuss conceptual comments. Anne Marie Palmieri
2/3/2025 Update or Other Action DEC provided a copy of the draft ABCA (version 2) to the Haines Borough and the Chilkat Indian Village for review and comment. Anne Marie Palmieri
2/24/2025 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Staff provided comments on the draft ABCA to the consultant. Anne Marie Palmieri
2/28/2025 Meeting or Teleconference Held DEC and Chilkat Indian Village discussed the draft ABCA, ver. 2 on this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
5/1/2025 Meeting or Teleconference Held Met with Haines Borough staff to discuss the ABCA and upcoming Planning Commission meeting. Sarah Durand
5/7/2025 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ABCA posted for 30 day comment period ending June 5, 2025. Sarah Durand
5/15/2025 Meeting or Teleconference Held CSP staff attended the Haines Borough Planning Commission meeting to discuss ABCA available for public comment. Sarah Durand
5/19/2025 Meeting or Teleconference Held Meeting with Haines Borough staff to discuss next project steps. Sarah Durand

Contaminant Information

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Hazard ID Site Name File Number
2378 Haines Sawmill 1508.38.009

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