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Site Report: Eielson AFB (MY512) Bldg 4231 AST/Bldg 371

Site Name: Eielson AFB (MY512) Bldg 4231 AST/Bldg 371
Address: Inner Loop/Quarry Rd, Bldg. 371 (new#), Eielson AFB, AK 99702
File Number: 107.38.100
Hazard ID: 2921
Status: Active
Staff: Axl LeVan, 9074512156 axl.levan@alaska.gov
Latitude: 64.658864
Longitude: -147.078589
Horizontal Datum:NAD83

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

Bldg 371/Bldg 4231/Liquid Fuels Maintenance/Former Boat Shop/Boathouse is located at the intersection of Inner Loop and Quarry Road. POL Supply and Maintenance Squadron currently occupies the site. The building is 350 feet west of Garrison Slough and 1000 feet downgradient of IRP site SS37, which was a mixing area for asphalt and a staging area for road oiling. There are two areas of contamination at this site: (1) groundwater and soil contamination on the NW side of the building near the location of a former aboveground storage tank (AST) and (2) soil contamination on the SSE side of the building that was discovered during a parking lot construction project in 2005. (1) In 1997 a 1000-gallon AST and associated fuel pump were removed near the NW corner of the building. 130 cubic yards of soil were removed in 2002 but GRO and BTEX remained and ADEC requested further site assessment. 2004 soil sampling identified benzene up to 0.389 mg/kg, GRO of 3680 mg/kg and DRO of 319 mg/kg. Groundwater sampling that same year found benzene up to 135 ug/L and identified a dissolved-phase benzene plume extending downgradient somewhere between 30 and 85 feet from the location of the former AST. 700 cubic yards of soil from the NW side of the building were stockpiled in 2004 but contaminated soil remains in the smear zone and below the water table. (2) In 2005 a contractor excavated around the building for a new parking lot. Contaminated soil was encountered and segregated on site and the parking lot was backfilled with clean soil and paved. PID screening from the onsite stockpile indicated GRO up to 2880 mg/kg, DRO up to 570 mg/kg, RRO up to 4470 mg/kg and xylenes up to 339 mg/kg. In 2006 ADEC issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) regarding the contaminated soils from the paving project.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
12/12/2002 Update or Other Action Soil Gas and excavation report reviewed. Letter sent to Mike Raabe requesting further site assessment. Jeff Conn
12/12/2002 Site Added to Database DRO and BTEX above cleanup levels.. Jeff Conn
12/12/2002 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Initial ranking. Jeff Conn
8/29/2003 Site Number Identifier Changed Changed the Workplan from 01 to X1 to reflect the fact that this is a DoD site. Former Staff
8/17/2004 Meeting or Teleconference Held ADEC met with the Air Force and their consultant to discuss a site characterization work plan. Comments were resolved and all parties agreed to eliminate use of inertial pumps for collection of groundwater samples for volatile organic analyses. Low flow peristaltic pumps will be used instead. Sharon Richmond
8/18/2004 Site Characterization Workplan Approved ADEC approved a plan to characterize groundwater contamination. Samples will be analyzed for fuel components and metals. ADEC approved installation of monitoring wells in addition to those identified in the work plan as long as installation and sampling and analysis procedures adhered to work plan. Sharon Richmond
8/26/2004 GIS Position Updated Position acquired using "Base MW Map 2004" CAD drawing from EIAFB georeferenced to QuickBird Satellite imagery, NAD27. Torsten Ernst
1/27/2005 Update or Other Action ADEC received a draft site characterization report. After comments are addressed, report will likely be approved. At building 371, BTEX and GRO contamination was found in the soil and ground water. Approximately 700 cubic yards of soil were removed and stockpiled at Eielson AFB. A dissolved phase benzene plume extends downgradient 85 ft from the former source, with the highest concentration (135 ug/L) closest to the former source area. Emily Youcha
3/16/2005 Site Characterization Report Approved Please note that ADEC does not consider this effort a complete characterization as required by 18 AAC 75.335. The site characterization report did not include a conceptual site model to assess the exposure pathways or an evaluation of cleanup technologies. ADEC expects the conceptual site model and evaluation cleanup technologies in a future proposed plan for each site. ADEC concurs with the following information for Building 371 – Former Boat Shop: 1. One area of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) and GRO contamination was identified northwest of Building 371 at the fuel pumps. The contamination exists in both the soil and ground water above the ADEC cleanup levels in Tables B1, B2 and C. 2. Approximately 700 cubic yards of contaminated soil were excavated and transported to the Contaminated Soil Stockpile Cell #2 on Eielson Air Force Base. 3. Contaminated soil remains within the smear zone and below the water table. Ground-water contamination east of Building 371 remains. Emily Youcha
8/3/2005 Update or Other Action This site is funded by compliance money and is cost recoverable. Emily Youcha
8/17/2005 GIS Position Updated Staff noticed coordinate was incorrect. Updated coordinate with GIS Arc Viewer, PM Map. Emily Youcha
9/13/2006 Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program Site transferred from PERP staff Toivo Luick. Spill No. 06309911502; spill date = 4/25/06; PERP file no. 107.02.004; substance = gasoline range organics, diesel range organics, and benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes; volume unknown. A second area of historic contamination discovered in summer 2005 during excavation for installation of an asphalt parking area. The material was removed and the excavation was not tested for contamination. The contractor filled the excavation with clean soil and asphalt was placed over the area. Mitzi Read
4/7/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed. Deborah Williams
1/4/2011 Update or Other Action This entry contains only site-specific information. An informational site has been added to the database for actions that pertain to Eielson Air Force Base in its entirety. Please see ADEC file number 107.38.006/Hazard ID 25578/Eielson AFB Basewide Information. Kathleen Beutel
11/5/2014 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 73897 Former AST. Restrictions are currently in place to prevent contaminant exposures. Approval is required for any activity on site that can result in access or movement of groundwater or soil. A 200-foot buffer boundary is on the site until better delineation can be defined. Anna Iverson
9/22/2015 CERCLA RI Plan Approved Joint approval issued by EPA and DEC for the final "Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Study Management Plan For Non-Operable Unit Source Areas, Eielson Performance-Based Remediation, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska" dated September 2015 (Non-OU RI/FS MP). The Non-OU RI/FS MP describes planned remedial investigations at 17 contaminated sites at Eielson Air Force Base, including MY512. Melinda Brunner
9/22/2015 CERCLA RI Plan Approved DEC and EPA jointly approved the "2015 Annual Field Sampling Plan, Eielson Performance-Based Remediation, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska" dated September 2015 (FSP). The FSP describes remedial investigations planned for 2015 at 21 contaminated sites at Eielson Air Force Base, including MY512. The FSP is meant to be used in conjunction with the appropriate remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) management plan(i.e. Non-OU) and the Programmatic Quality Assurance Project Plan. Melinda Brunner
10/28/2016 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC Reviewed the Non-OU RI/RA report. This report included the characterization of multiple sites. Monte Garroutte
4/25/2017 Update or Other Action DEC reviewed and provided comments on the Draft Programmatic Quality Assurance Project Plan, Addendum No. 2, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska (March, 2017). John O'Brien
10/28/2017 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC reviewed and provided comments on the Draft 2015 Remedial Investigation/Risk Assessment Report for Non-Operable Unit Source Areas, Eielson AFB, Alaska [August 2016]. John O'Brien
3/9/2018 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC issued comments on the Draft Site Characterization Report I Source Areas ST011, SD021, SD022, SD024, DP025, ST027, SS030, ST058, SO065, SO069, SO070, SO071, SO073, SO075, SS078, SS084, SO504, TU506, MY512, and MY518 dated February 2018. Bri Clark
6/25/2018 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC issued comments on the Draft Site Characterization Report I Source Areas ST011, SD021, SD022, SD023, SD024, DP025, ST027, SS030, ST058, SO065, SO069, SO070, SO071, SO073, SO075, SS078, SS084, SO504, TU506, MY512, and MY518, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, dated February 2018. Bri Clark
8/21/2019 Site Characterization Report Approved DEC Approval for the Final Site Characterization Report 1, Source areas ST011, SD021, SD022, SD023, SD024, DP025, ST027, SS030, ST058, SO065, SO069, SO070, SO071, SO073, SO075, SS078, SS084, SO504, TU506, MY512, and MY518, Eielson Performance Based Remediation, Eielson AFB, Alaska, May 2019 Sara Marshall
5/12/2020 Update or Other Action A draft Decision Document (1 Part B) was submitted for Eielson Source Areas: MY512, MY518, SO504, SS078, and ST011. All of the sites have underlying PFAS contamination and are within the PFOS/PFOA groundwater plume. PFOS/PFOA contamination associated with groundwater in these areas will be addressed under the CERCLA regulatory program in accordance with the Eielson federal facilities agreement. Dennis Shepard
2/9/2022 Update or Other Action DEC approved and signed the Decision Document for Eielson Performance Based Remediation Source Areas SO075, SS078, SO504, MY512, and MY518, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska (May 2021). The Decision Document describes the remedial actions at Eielson Source Areas SO075, SS078, SO504, MY512, and MY518, all of which are associated with potential contamination resulting from petroleum, storage, distribution, and/or use. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is managing remediation of petroleum, oil, and lubricants (POL) or petroleum-related contamination at these source areas in accordance with the State-Eielson Agreement (USAF 2014d), the two-party agreement. Any Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) constituents remaining will be addressed by transferring source areas back to the Eielson Air Force Base, Federal Facility Agreement Under CERCLA Section 120 (USAF 2013a), the three-party agreement. Dennis Shepard
9/20/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) approved the Final 2021 Institutional Controls/Land Use Controls Annual Report, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska (dated September 2022). The report provides inspection findings and reviews individual ICs established by the record of decision (ROD) documents for Installation Restoration Program source areas with enforceable ICs, as well as other contaminated sites currently with LUCs in effect. Dennis Shepard
5/9/2024 Update or Other Action DEC approved Land Use Control (LUC) boundary updates that were discussed at the 23 October 2023 meeting. The updated site boundaries were based on site evaluations performed since initial interim LUCs were place on the sites. Site SO075 boundaries are being expanded northeast to capture soil contamination. SS078 is being expanded to include a proposed monitoring well. MY512 was recommended for collapse and a shift north to include two monitoring well locations. MY518 and SO504 were recommended for site closure, but will retain current LUC boundaries until a final DEC decision is made. Axl LeVan

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