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Site Report: King Salmon AS GWZ 5 FT003 Fire Training Area 3

Site Name: King Salmon AS GWZ 5 FT003 Fire Training Area 3
Address: FT03 Fire Training Area 3, Groundwater Zone 5 (OT31), King Salmon, AK 99613
File Number: 2569.38.019.04
Hazard ID: 2835
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 58.670000
Longitude: -156.627222
Horizontal Datum:NAD27

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

Groundwater Zone 5 (OT31). Fire Training Area No. 3 is located 400 feet east of FT002. The training area was located both on and off abandoned airfield pavement in this area. Used in the late seventies for fighting structural fires similar to the operation of FT02. Fire training exercises were conducted by saturating an unlined area with water, pumping fuel into the depression, and igniting the fuel. The contaminants of concern identified in soil at this site were arsenic and diesel range organics (DRO). Approximately 200 cubic yards of contaminated soil were removed in 1996, and treated in biocells. After a 2021 site characterization effort it was determined that contaminants at the site are below DEC’s most stringent cleanup levels.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
9/15/1985 Preliminary Assessment Approved Phase I - Records Search and Site Prioritization. Former Staff
6/15/1986 Update or Other Action Phase II - Task I Pre-Survey Report, Shemya Air Force Base and King Salmon Air Force Base. Former Staff
3/15/1992 Update or Other Action Report of Groundwater Monitoring Well Sampling and Analysis (dated July 31, 1992). Louis Howard
9/15/1992 Update or Other Action Comprehensive Site Investigation with September and October groundwater sampling programs. Louis Howard
10/15/1992 Update or Other Action Report of Groundwater Monitoring Well Sampling and Analysis (dated July 1993). Louis Howard
10/15/1992 Update or Other Action Groundwater monitoring performed October 1992 (dated April 7, 1993). Louis Howard
12/15/1993 Update or Other Action Analytical Results: Private Water Wells (dated March 1, 1994). Louis Howard
5/15/1994 Update or Other Action Analytical Results: Private Water Wells verification sampling program. Louis Howard
6/30/1994 Update or Other Action Basewide Groundwater Sampling Program. Louis Howard
7/15/1994 Update or Other Action Trip Report, Groundwater Monitoring Event, King Salmon Air Station, September - October (dated June 14, 1995). This program was designed to supplement previous RI/FS efforts and to complete the RI/FS process on selected sites. In June and July 1994, a groundwater sampling program was initiated in which groundwater sampling of a representative network of base-wide monitoring wells took place. Louis Howard
8/29/1995 Update or Other Action Limited Field Investigation (dated June 1995). In the fall of 1993, the LFI was performed in conjunction with the ongoing RI/FS - the purpose of the LFI was to identify and evaluate 9 lower priority sites to assess possible environmental impacts. Louis Howard
8/29/1995 Site Characterization Report Approved Report, Installation Restoration Program, Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study at 14 sites, Stage 3 Remedial Investigation studies conducted between October 1993 and December 1994 (final dated August 1995). Based on the results of the RI/FS and remedial actions completed prior to publication of the final RI/FS - the 2 Dry Wells, WACs, WAA#2, Road Oiling, and Landfill Number 2 sites did not require further investigation. Louis Howard
6/15/1996 Update or Other Action Final Installation-wide Environmental Baseline Survey. Louis Howard
6/15/1996 Update or Other Action Treatability Study and workplan for Fire Training Areas FT02 and FT03 (dated September 1995). No further response action planned documents were prepared for FT02 and FT03. Louis Howard
6/15/1996 Update or Other Action Final Human Food Chain, Aquatic Biota, and Wetlands Evaluation workplan. Louis Howard
10/15/1996 Update or Other Action Final Field Report for Spring 1996, Final Human Food Chain, Aquatic Biota, and Wetlands Evaluation. Louis Howard
11/15/1996 Update or Other Action Aerial Photographic Analysis, King Salmon Airport Study Area. Prepared by EPA Region 10, Research and Development, Characterization, Research Division, TS-PIC-9710003S, dated November 1996. Gretchen Pikul
12/6/1996 Update or Other Action Community Relations Plan for King Salmon Airport and Naknek Recreation Camps 1 and 2 (draft dated December 1996, final dated May 1997). Gretchen Pikul
1/15/1997 Update or Other Action Preliminary Report, Human Food Chain, Aquatic Biota, and Wetlands Evaluation. Gretchen Pikul
2/12/1997 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = SI - Site Investigation). SI action added 02/12/1997 by Shannon and Wilson, Inc. based on Air Force Relative Risk Evaluation Worksheet dated 9/8/95. No other information available. S&W-Miner
2/12/1997 Site Added to Database Site added by Shannon and Wilson, Inc. S&W-Miner
3/15/1997 Update or Other Action Feasibility Report (final revised) - dated March 1997. Preferred alternatives were identified for groundwater, wetlands, and soil in each 5 groundwater monitoring zones associated with the main base. Gretchen Pikul
4/15/1997 Update or Other Action King Salmon Residential Well Sampling Report November 1996 Sampling Event (dated March 1997, received April 1997). Gretchen Pikul
5/6/1997 Update or Other Action Feasibility Study Screening Assessment (draft dated May 1997). Gretchen Pikul
8/5/1997 Update or Other Action Management Action Plan report (draft dated December 1996, received March 1997, final dated June 1997, received August 1997). Gretchen Pikul
8/12/1997 Update or Other Action King Salmon Residential Well Sampling Report May 1997 Sampling Event (dated July 1997, received August 1997). Gretchen Pikul
10/21/1997 Update or Other Action RAPCON Excavation Activities and Summary of Findings, Fire Training Areas Numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4, King Salmon Airport (memorandum dated October 15, 1997). Gretchen Pikul
3/25/1998 Update or Other Action King Salmon Residential Well Sampling Report November 1997 Sampling Event (dated and received March 1998). Gretchen Pikul
4/27/1998 Update or Other Action King Salmon, Naknek and South Naknek Native Villages Site Assessment Report (draft dated March 1998, received April 1998, no final received). Gretchen Pikul
9/4/1998 Update or Other Action King Salmon Residential Well Sampling, August 1997 Sampling Event, Analytical Results and Data Evaluation (dated March 1998, received September 1998). Gretchen Pikul
12/2/1998 Update or Other Action Human Food Chain, Aquatic Biota, and Wetlands Evaluations, Technical Report (Volume I - Report Text and Tables, Volume II - Maps, Figures and Photographs, and Volume III - Analytical Laboratory Reports) (draft dated July 1997, final dated November 1998). Gretchen Pikul
3/30/1999 Meeting or Teleconference Held Seattle meeting with trustees on fish study previous results and follow-on workplan. Gretchen Pikul
3/16/2000 Update or Other Action King Salmon Airport Restoration Advisory Board Orientation Manual (final dated April 1999 and received March 16, 2000). Gretchen Pikul
8/21/2000 Update or Other Action General Plan, 611th Air Support Group, Remote Alaska Sites, Volumes 1, 2, and 3 CD version only (dated March 2000 and received August 21). Portion of Bluffs IC established. Gretchen Pikul
9/26/2001 Update or Other Action Restoration Advisory Board Pocket Guide and Community Outreach Handbook (ADEC comment letter dated May 30, 2001; final dated September 2001). Gretchen Pikul
11/28/2001 Update or Other Action Remedial Process Optimization Scoping Visit Report - June 26-28, 2001 (no draft received; final received September 26, 2001 - many comments and issues to be resolved; comment resolution meeting during EPA Seattle meetings November 28, 2001). Gretchen Pikul
11/29/2001 Meeting or Teleconference Held Meeting with Air Force, ADEC, and EPA at EPA Seattle office - November 26-29, 2001. Gretchen Pikul
1/8/2002 Update or Other Action Management Action Plan (draft dated January 2001; ADEC comment letter dated April 3, 2001; response to comments received June 11, 2001; comment resolution meeting on August 29, 2001; final report dated October 2001 and received on January 8, 2002; not all comments documented within the response to comments as being addressed are addressed within the final report; discussions with the Air Force continue on this issue). Gretchen Pikul
1/28/2003 GIS Position Updated Updated Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude, Section, Township, and Range fields using TopoZone.com and site maps. Former Staff
7/3/2003 Update or Other Action 2002 King Salmon Air Station Monitoring Point Inventory CD (dated June 25 and received on July 3, 2003). Gretchen Pikul
3/25/2004 Proposed Plan Proposed Plan for Final Remedial Actions at Landfills and Fire Training Areas in Groundwater Zone 5; ADEC received electronic version via e-mail on November 12, 2003; general direction meeting on November 13; ADEC management briefing meeting on November 21; comment resolution meetings on November 24 and 25; draft final received December 12, 2003; PACAF and Air Staff comments received January 9, 2004; comment resolution meeting/teleconfernce with PACAF and Air Staff on January 22, 2004; comment resolution meeting with project managers on February 4, 2004; 2nd comment resolution teleconference / meeting with PACAF and Air Staff on March 11; ADEC received final Proposed Plan on March 25 and posted on ADEC webpage on March 30; Public comment period from March 27 to May 7, and public meeting on April 27. Gretchen Pikul
6/8/2004 Update or Other Action Fact Sheet for King Salmon Air Station Environmental Restoration Project; draft fact sheet received and ADEC comments sent on April 16; Air Force Comment Response received on May 25; final dated and received in June 2004. Gretchen Pikul
7/20/2004 Update or Other Action Implementation of Remedial Process Optimization (RPO) Recommendations Work Plan; draft dated and received in June 2004; ADEC comment letter dated June 28, 2004; Comment Response on July 9; comment resolution meeting on July 19; final received on July 20 (some errors are present – see Comment Response in work plan jacket for details). Gretchen Pikul
10/7/2004 Update or Other Action Record of Decision for Zone 5; preliminary meeting held on August 24, 2004; draft ROD received October 7 via e-mail. Gretchen Pikul
11/15/2004 Meeting or Teleconference Held Remedial Process Optimization (RPO) team met with Air Force, ADEC, and EPA at at contractor's office in San Antonio TX - November 8-12, 2004. The primary purpose of this meeting was to evaluate the current status of cleanup efforts at the King Salmon AS and draft the RPO report due in March 2005. Jeff Norberg
6/16/2006 Update or Other Action Implementation of Remedial Process Optimization (RPO) Recommendations Report; draft dated March 2005 received March 30, 2005; ADEC comment letter dated May 16, 2005; Air Force Comment Response and ADEC approval letter issued on May 20, 2005; final dated June 2006 received on June 16, 2006. Jeff Norberg
1/31/2007 Update or Other Action File number issued 2569.38.019.04. Aggie Blandford
1/29/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed. Jonathan Schick
4/15/2008 Site Visit ADEC staff conducted a site visit to a large number of pertinent sites at King Salmon Air Station over a 3 day visit. Sites were inspected for any visible evidence of contamination and potential sampling locations. ADEC staff was accompanied to all of the sites by the Project managers from the USAF and thier contractors. A RAB meeting was held during the site visit. Jonathan Schick
4/15/2008 Site Visit ADEC staff conducted a site visit to a large number of pertinent sites at King Salmon Air Station over a 3 day visit. Sites were inspected for any visible evidence of contamination and potential sampling locations. ADEC staff was accompanied to all of the sites by the Project managers from the USAF and thier contractors. A RAB meeting was held during the site visit. Jonathan Schick
4/15/2008 Update or Other Action ADEC staff participated in a Restoration Advisory Board meeting at the King Salmon Air Station. Community members are encouraged to attend and view a presentation of the most recent sampling program where data is available. Main topics discussed were the TCE plume that is in Groundwater Zone 1 where a treatibility study is being conducted to see the possible influence of adding an enhanced in-situ bioremediation product that is engineered to break down chlorinated solvents. The other main topic discussed was the results from the basewide monitoring event at all of the Groundwater Zones from 2007. Jonathan Schick
10/21/2008 Site Visit ADEC staff took part in a site visit to a number of pertinent sites at King Salmon Air Station over a 2 day visit. Sites, especially the pending Multi Site Inspection sites, were inspected for any visible evidence of contamination and potential sampling locations as the work plans are still being formulated. ADEC staff was accompanied to all of the sites by the Project managers from the USAF and thier contractors. A Restoration Advisory Board meeting was held during the site visit. The topics discussed included the most recent basewide monitoring program, a discussion of the Multi-SIte inspection project, an update on the status of the Groundwater Zone 5 Records of Decision, and a brief discussion concerning the TCE treatibility Study in Groundwater Zone 1. The next RAB meeting has been tentatively scheduled for April 21, 2009. Jonathan Schick
4/21/2009 Update or Other Action ADEC staff conducted a site visit to pertinent sites at King Salmon Air Station over a 2 day visit. Sites were inspected for any visible evidence of contamination and to become more familiar with the layout and topography of the area. ADEC staff was accompanied to all of the sites by the Project manager from the USAF and thier contractors. A Restoration Advisory Board meeting was held during the site visit. The topics discussed included the most recent basewide monitoring program, a discussion of the Multi-Site inspection project which is entering Phase II this summer, an update on the status of the Groundwater Zone 5 Records of Decision, and a brief discussion concerning the TCE treatibility Study in Groundwater Zone 1. The next RAB meeting has been tentatively scheduled for October, 2009. Jonathan Schick
10/26/2009 Site Visit ADEC staff traveled to King Salmon with the new RPM for the King Salmon Air Station to tour the sites and look at the excavations that were completed during the 2009 field season. Several sites were inspected and overall the sites appeared to be secured with orange snow fencing and visqueen covering the stockpiles to prevent ponding and migration of contaminants. While in King Salmon staff attended and participated in a Restoration Advisory Board Meeting to meet with the public of King Salmon and discuss the results from the latest round of base-wide sampling and to discuss the progress of the excavations that were conducted during the summer. Jonathan Schick
10/20/2010 Update or Other Action ADEC staff conducted a site visit to pertinent sites at King Salmon Air Station over a 2 day visit. Sites were inspected for any visible evidence of contamination and to observe some of the work that is being conducted to remove POL impacted soils and PCB impacted soils at OT010. ADEC staff was accompanied to all of the sites by the Project manager from the USAF and thier contractors. A Restoration Advisory Board meeting was held during the site visit. The topics discussed included the most recent basewide monitoring program, remedial action cleanup programs, and management of the IDW and soil in the biocells set up to add oxygen to the soil matrix to aid the degradation of the petroleum hydrocarbons. The next RAB meeting is scheduled for April 2011. Jonathan Schick
6/23/2011 Update or Other Action Contaminated Sites Staff recieved the Final Versoin of the Work Plan for Monitoring Well Decommissioning and Repair for all sites across King Salmon Air Station. The Comments from the Draft Version of the Plan were addressed in the response to comments and in the Final Version of the document. Jonathan Schick
11/8/2016 Update or Other Action PFOS and PFOA are suspected at this site. The current Zone 5 ROD being drafted by the AF will not cover these emerging contaminants. A base-wide approach to managing PFOS and PFOA is currently in development. Holly Weiss-Racine
12/7/2016 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC reviewed and provided comments on the draft Preliminary Assessment for PFCs at the King Salmon Divert. All Fire Training Areas are included in the report. Holly Weiss-Racine
5/15/2018 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC approves the 'Final 2017 Five-Year Review, King Salmon Divert, Naknek Recreation Camp I, Naknek Recreation Camp II, Alaska, November 2017' in a letter dated May 15, 2018. Land Use Controls have not been fully implemented at any groundwater zones at King Salmon Divert. Recommendations include: finalizing the decision document for Zone 7, determine the extent of drinking water wells at Lake Camp (number of wells, depth of wells, and groundwater gradient), and fully implement LUCs by updating public land records for non-USAF owned properties. The next five-year review will be completed in 2022. Sammi Castle
3/11/2021 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC approved the Final Fire Training Areas - (FT001, FT002, FT003, and FT004) Expanded Remedial Investigation Work Plan, dated February 2021, in a letter on this date. Goals of the study include delineating the vertical and lateral extent of contaminants, including PFOS and PFOA, in soil, groundwater, sediment and surface water at the four fire training areas, and identifying potential risks from contaminants to human and ecological receptors. Sammi Castle
6/30/2022 Risk Assessment Workplan Approved The ADEC approved the King Salmon Divert (Groundwater Zones 1, 2, and 5) and Naknek II Screening-Level Ecological Risk Assessment Work Plan, Final (dated June 2022). The work plan describes the approach to conduct a phased Screening-Level Ecological Risk Assessment across various sites within Naknek II and Groundwater Zones 1, 2, and 5 areas located in King Salmon, Alaska. The objectives of this work plan are to quantitatively and/or qualitatively evaluate baseline or existing exposure and risks to ecological receptors from chemicals released into the environment during site operations. The work plan aims to address a total of seventeen sites for contaminants such as metals, petroleum hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, semivolatile organic compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, pesticides, dioxins and furans. Ginna Quesada
11/7/2022 Compliance Advisory Letter ADEC issued compliance advisory letters to the USACE, USAF, and Jacobs to address violations of 18 AAC 75.325(i) and 18 AAC 75.370(b) by failing to obtain transport approval for investigation derived waste. Ginna Quesada
3/3/2023 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC reviewed and provided comments regarding the Groundwater Zone 5 Expanded Remedial Investigation Report and Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment for Sites FT003, LF006, LF007, DA037, Preliminary Draft, dated January 2023.The report describes the expanded remedial investigation activities and risk assessment conducted during the 2021 field season for the Former Fire Training Area 3 (FT003), Circle Landfill (LF006), Landfill No. 3 (LF007), and Debris Drums (DA037) sites located in groundwater zone 5 in King Salmon, Alaska. The goal of the report was to resolve existing data gaps from previous investigations and define the nature, extent, and risk associated with existing contamination at the sites. The 2021 field work included soil, groundwater, surface water, and sediment sampling, geophysical investigations, and test pitting. The report recommended to proceed with a Phase I RI for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at LF006, risk management for cadmium, aroclor 1254, and aroclor 1260 at DA037, and no further action for FT003, and LF007. Multiple locations remain with lead concentrations exceeding DEC’s human health cleanup levels at DA037. Ginna Quesada
5/18/2023 Site Visit DEC conducted a site visit with the U.S. Air Force. Ginna Quesada
2/8/2024 CERCLA Proposed Plan DEC reviewed and provided comments regarding the No Action Proposed Plan for Groundwater Zone 5 Sites FT003 and LF007 King Salmon Divert, Alaska. The proposed plan proposes the preferred alternative of no action at the Landfill No. 3 (LF007) and at the Former Fire Training Area 3 (FT003) sites located in groundwater zone 5 in King Salmon, Alaska. The document proposes no further work under CERCLA and state law to address remaining contamination at LF007 and FT003. Ginna Quesada
4/15/2024 CERCLA Proposed Plan DEC approved the No Action Proposed Plan for Groundwater Zone 5 Sites FT003 and LF007 King Salmon Divert, Alaska. The proposed plan proposes the preferred alternative of no action at the Landfill No. 3 (LF007) and at the Former Fire Training Area 3 (FT003) sites located in groundwater zone 5 in King Salmon, Alaska. The document proposes no further work under CERCLA and state law to address remaining contamination at LF007 and FT003. Ginna Quesada
7/17/2024 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC provided comments regarding the CERCLA No Action Record of Decision Sites FT003 and LF007 Draft, dated June 2024. The report presents the No Action Record of Decision (ROD) at the Landfill No. 3 (LF007) and at the Former Fire Training Area 3 (FT003) sites located in groundwater zone 5 in King Salmon, Alaska. The document summarizes the site investigation activities at the sites and proposes no further work under CERCLA and state law to address the remaining contamination at LF007 and FT003. Ginna Quesada
7/26/2024 CERCLA ROD Approved DEC approved the CERCLA No Action Record of Decision Sites FT003 and LF007 Final, dated July 2024. The report presents the No Action Record of Decision (ROD) at the Landfill No. 3 (LF007) and at the Former Fire Training Area 3 (FT003) sites located in groundwater zone 5 in King Salmon, Alaska. The document summarizes the site investigation activities at the sites and proposes no further work under CERCLA and state law to address the remaining contamination at LF007 and FT003. Ginna Quesada
9/12/2024 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 73811 Fire Training Area. Ginna Quesada
11/15/2024 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued DEC issued a Cleanup Complete Determination letter to the Air Force for the King Salmon AS GWZ 5 FT003 Fire Training Area 3 site. The site was formerly used as a structural fire training area in the late 1970s. Fire training exercises were conducted by saturating an unlined area with water, pumping fuel into the depression, and igniting the fuel. The contaminants of concern identified in soil at this site were arsenic and diesel range organics (DRO). After review of the site characterization data, DEC determined that contaminants at the site are below DEC’s most stringent cleanup levels. Ginna Quesada
11/15/2024 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 73811 Fire Training Area. Ginna Quesada

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
Arsenic - Total < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil
DRO < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil

Control Type

Type Details
No ICs Required

Requirements

Description Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.
Movement or use of contaminated material (including on site) in a manner that results in a violation of the water quality standards is prohibited (18 AAC 70)

No associated sites were found.

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