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Site Report: AKARNG Noorvik FSA

Site Name: AKARNG Noorvik FSA
Address: Lot 7, Block 11, USS 5069, Noorvik, AK 99763
File Number: 450.38.002
Hazard ID: 2941
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 66.837193
Longitude: -161.035730
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

Petroleum contamination in soil. Phase II investigation recommended to determine extent of contamination.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
12/18/1997 Site Added to Database Diesel contamination. Scott Pexton
12/18/1997 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Site ranked by staff. Scott Pexton
12/18/1997 Update or Other Action Draft report of Preliminary Assessment/Site Investigation dated March 1997 reviewed (received 12/12/97, prepared by Ogden Environmental and Energy Services). Level D matrix score. DRO detected in 7 of 8 soil samples from 5.2 to 13,000 mg/kg. Drinking water is from surface water sources. Scott Pexton
2/2/1998 Site Characterization Report Approved (Old R:Base Action Code = SA1A - Phase I Site Assessment Approval). Completed review of Final Report of Preliminary Site Assessment/Site Investigation received January 30, 1998. The report was prepared by Ogden Environmental and Energy Services for the Alaska Army National Guard. Scott Pexton
2/3/1998 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Site reranked by staff. Changed Population Density Value from 3 to 5. Former score was 23.1. Scott Pexton
2/10/1998 Update or Other Action Letter sent with comments regarding Final Report, Preliminary Assessment/Site Investigation, prepared by Ogden Environmental Services, Inc. Scott Pexton
4/27/1998 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Site reranked by staff. Changed Quantity Value from 2.1 to 2; Site Access Value to 3 from 2; SW Environments from 2 to 3; and Environmental/Recreation Area from 0 to 3. Former score was 27.3. Scott Pexton
9/15/1998 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Letter sent with approval of site sampling plan. Scott Pexton
6/28/1999 Update or Other Action Received Draft Remedial Investigation Report, prepared by Ogden Environmental Services, Inc. Scott Pexton
8/23/1999 Update or Other Action Letter sent with comments on draft Remedial Investigation report. Scott Pexton
11/22/1999 Update or Other Action Received Final Remedial Investigation Report prepared by Ogden Environmental Services, Inc. Scott Pexton
11/22/2000 Update or Other Action Received draft Interim Removal Action Plan prepared for the Alaska Army Natiaonal Guard by Clearwater Environmental, Inc. Scott Pexton
4/6/2001 Update or Other Action Letter sent to Norm Straub of the AKARNG with comments on the draft Interim Removal Action Plan. Scott Pexton
7/26/2001 Update or Other Action Received Corrective Action Plan prepared by Clearwater Environmental, Inc. Scott Pexton
8/15/2001 Update or Other Action Received "Operations Plan for Thermal Treatment of Contaminated Soil at Nimiuk Point near Kotzebue, Alaska", prepared by TELLUS, Ltd. and Wayne Drake General Contractor. Scott Pexton
8/28/2001 Update or Other Action Letter sent to Norm Straub of the Alaska Army National Guard with comment on the Operations Plan received August 15. Scott Pexton
9/4/2001 Update or Other Action Received revised Operations Plan. Sent letter to Norm Straub of the Alaska Army National Guard with conditional ADEC approval of the Operations Plan for Thermal Treatment of Contaminated Soil at Nimiuk Point. Conditions in the approval letter are (1) Before contaminated soil is received at the facility, the operator (Wayne Drake General Contractor) shall obtain written approval to operate the treatment facility from the owner of the land where the facility will be located; and. (2) Baseline and closure assessment soil samples will be collected as discrete grab samples (not composites). After field screening is performed, discrete grab samples will be selected from areas of highest field-screened results and analyzed for GRO/BTEX, DRO, and RRO using the Alaska Methods. Scott Pexton
9/5/2001 Interim Removal Action Approved Letter sent to Norm Straub of the Alaska Army National Guard with approval of Corrective Action Plan prepared by Clearwater Environmental, Inc. Up to twenty cubic yards of petroleum-contaminated soil will be removed and transported in 55 gallon drums via air transport or barge from the Noorvik site to an ADEC-approved thermal treatment facility located at Nimiuk Point. The petroleum-contaminated soil will be treated at a facility to be operated by Wayne Drake General Contractor. Scott Pexton
5/3/2002 Update or Other Action Received DRAFT Interim Removal Action Report prepared by Clearwater Environmental, Inc. Scott Pexton
9/11/2002 Update or Other Action ADEC approvalsigned to transport 20 yards of diesel-contaminated soil from Nimiuk Point stockpile location to the TPS Technologies Facility in Lakeland Washington for thermal treatment. The Alaska Army National Guard project manager, Norm Straub requested the approval for Clearwater Group, Inc. The 50 cubic yards of contaminated soil originated from the Noorvik Federal Scout Armory site and is contained in 20 one yard super sacks. The soil will be transported from the Nimiuk Point portable treatment facility to the Drake Contruction barge to Kotzebue and then offloaded and placed in connexes and loaded onto the Northland barge for shipment to Seattle. The soil will then be offloaded and trucked to the TPS Facility by Interwest Development Construction. The authorization request was signed by Scott Pexton and Jim Frechione. Scott Pexton
5/20/2003 Update or Other Action ADEC sent letter to Norm Straub of AKARNG with approval of final Interim Removal Action Report received March 6, 2003. ADEC will work with AKARNG on future plans to propose alternative cleanup levels based on site specific information. Beatrice Egbejimba
4/7/2004 Update or Other Action File number assigned: 450.38.002. Sarah Cunningham
2/9/2005 Update or Other Action Staff reviewed a post treatment sampling report that shows no residual contamination at Nimiuk Point. Report is in general file. Debra Caillouet
10/25/2005 Update or Other Action Staff prepared a comment letter on the draft Alternative Cleanup Level report. The land the facility is located upon is being impacted by riverbank erosion. Alternative Cleanup levels are not appropriate for this site and DEC requested information on when the builiding and contaminated soil remaining will be removed. Debra Caillouet
5/21/2007 Update or Other Action Comments were sent to the AKARNG on the draft removal action work plan. Debra Caillouet
6/19/2007 Cleanup Plan Approved Staff approved the final Corrective Action Pland for the Noorvik FSA. Debra Caillouet
1/28/2008 Site Closure Approved Confirmation samples were obtained at the limits of the excavations using Multi-Increment (MI) Sampling in accordance with the DEC draft guidance. The triplicate MI samples had results of 43.0, 22.4 and 20.5 mg/kg DRO with a relative standard deviation of 43.6 % and a 95% Upper Confidence Limit (UCL) of 49.7 mg/kg. Four other MI samples had results ranging from 21.7 mg/kg to 68.5 mg/kg and a 95% UCL maximum of 89.6 mg/kg DRO. These results are below the most stringent 18 AAC 75.341, Table B2, Method II cleanup level of 230 mg/kg for DRO and the report meets the requirements of 18 AAC 75.380, Final Reporting Requirements. The site is underlain by continuous permafrost therefore the groundwater pathway is incomplete. Diesel Range Organics were the only contaminant of concern based on the site characterization. Debra Caillouet

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
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Control Type

Type Details
No ICs Required

Requirements

Description Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.

No associated sites were found.

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