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Site Report: Craig Bulk Plant/Wards Cove Packing

Site Name: Craig Bulk Plant/Wards Cove Packing
Address: 302 Main Street, Craig, AK 99921
File Number: 1504.38.001
Hazard ID: 300
Status: Cleanup Complete - Institutional Controls
Staff: IC Unit, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 55.476774
Longitude: -133.152470
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

Bulk fuel above ground storage tank (AST) operations contaminated soils and groundwater with gasoline and diesel above cleanup levels. Chevron constructed the first ASTs in the 1930s and were used and replaced by subsequent owner/operators including White Pass and Wards Cove Packing. The bulk fuels facility is located on property also used for fish processing and vessel repair. The property is now managed under an institutional site control agreement to ensure no water wells are installed and future land use remains commerical/industrial as part of the DEC cleanup complete determination in 2005. In 2006, ownership of the property was transferred to the City of Craig (Craig). The Craig plan to redevelop the property into a mixed-use area began by subdividing the tract and establishing a commercial property in the southeast corner (Lot 1). After moving a former residence from the northeast corner of the property, Craig discovered contaminated soil from an leaking aboveground heating oil tank. Craig excavated contaminated soil within the boundary of Lot 1. Contaminated soil was placed between liners in a temporary stockpile on the adjacent property. Menzies Engineering performed an assessment of soil contamination on Lot 1 and drafted a work plan to Craig to maintain and treat (fertilizing and tilling) the stockpile. In 2013 DEC approved a plan to continue active treatment after transferring the contaminated soil from the CBP/WCP site to an equipment and materials storage lot on Tanner Crab Road managed by Craig. The Lot 1 property is now occupied by a new commerical building. The 2014 Report by CDI recommends closure for this site.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
8/26/1993 Site Added to Database Gasoline products contamination. Former Staff
11/10/1994 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Initial ranking. Former Staff
12/15/1994 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RPL1 - Initiate Dialog with RP). Landowner retained consultant for site status review; ADEC provided site info; expect additional action. Former Staff
4/16/1996 Update or Other Action Site visit. Dewatering system and vapor extraction system that started operating in 1989 not functioning. No obvious contamination present at surface, however additional subsurface contamination likely still present given extent of historic spills, including one that filled the entire containment area. Sally Schlichting
9/19/1996 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = SA1A - Phase I Site Assessment Approval). Wards Cove Packing commissions baseline environmental assessment from AGRA. Report indicates contamination in the diesel range remains above the Level B cleanup level. This contamination appears to be old (Chevron?) contamination. Chevron has contacted ADEC and may be proposing followup action at demand of the landowner. Sally Schlichting
2/11/1998 Update or Other Action Report of results of additional soil and groundwater investigation received. Bill Janes
3/19/1998 Site Characterization Report Approved Requested in letter that Wards Cove take steps to address sheening in Klawock Inlet (Bucareli Bay).. Sally Schlichting
4/9/1998 Update or Other Action Cambria's report to Chevron on field activities and bioremediation monitoring. Bill Janes
8/27/1998 Update or Other Action Multiple RPs met to discuss cleanup and responsibilities. Sally Schlichting
10/9/1998 Update or Other Action Cost Recovery Letter Issued this date. Sally Schlichting
8/4/1999 Update or Other Action Cambria GW sampling report of 1998 monitoring results showed diesel in GW near Klawock Inlet. Bill Janes
8/4/2000 Cleanup Level(s) Approved Method 3 migration to ground water. Table C for groundwater. Sally Schlichting
9/13/2000 Cleanup Plan Approved Bill Janes
9/26/2000 Update or Other Action Teleconference with Darryl Snow at AIG. Just discovered there is petroleum contamination at the secondary tank farm. I gave conceptual approval to use the approved cleanup levels at the secondary tank farm with the caveat that we needed documentation and that based on what we see on paper ADEC could change its mind. Cleanup reports for primary and secondary tank farms expected this fall. Wards Cove is responsible for the secondary tank farm and Chevron for the primary. Thus the two reports. On site resident has been hired to monitor sheen in the bay over the past year. Intertidal samples have been collected plus monitoring well information. Sheening appears to be gone. Bill Janes
10/9/2000 Update or Other Action Teleconference with Reinsma regarding use of 5000 tons of material in roadbed. I gave Dave some direction. He will be making a proposal. Needs to get approval from Chevron, talk to Southcoast. Homogeneous material currently stored at the Shaan Seet quarry. Shaan Seet wants it moved. Bill Janes
1/8/2001 Update or Other Action Department of Law recieved $1,210.91 check from Wards Cove Packing on 12/26/00. Mike Jaynes
3/8/2002 Update or Other Action Comments on Draft Soil Remediation/SA report sent out. Chevron has been proactive and cleanup is making good progress. SA has identified problems with Wards Cove boatyard area. Lead and dissolved lead contamination found. Communications with Drinking Water shows surrounding residences all on city water so no real concerns over dissolved lead. Mike Jaynes
8/8/2002 Meeting or Teleconference Held Met with reps from Chevron, RRM, and AIG (representing Wards Cove). I placed additional GW monitoring on hold until AIG completes its work next summer. Will explore possibility of applying the 10 x rule to this site. GW contamination over Table C. Bill Janes
10/9/2002 Update or Other Action Rgd my 9/26/00 note stating the site needs to be listed separately - this will not be done. Both Chevron's lease hold and the rest of the site will be lumped as one site. I will split my site logs per instructions from Lori Barnett. We will use the same LC for both Chevron and Wards Cove Packing. Bill Janes
11/1/2002 Update or Other Action Email received from Jon Bolling, Craig City Planner, regarding GW use in Craig. GW not used for DW purposes. Email in Outlook site folder Bill Janes
11/1/2002 Update or Other Action GW monitoring report received 8/26 rgd 6/21 monitoring event reviewed this date. DRO and RRO still elevated in some wells. GW monitoring on hold for now per my 8/8/02 action entry. Bill Janes
3/15/2003 Update or Other Action $2,010 - Approximate date Bill Janes
3/21/2003 Cleanup Level(s) Approved 8/4/00 cleanup plan amended from groundwater. 10 x rule approved. See email this date in Outlook site folder. Bill Janes
3/21/2003 Site Characterization Workplan Approved AIG workplan for additional assessment by Wards Cove, not Chevron. Use of 10 x rule under 18 AAC.345 approved as well. Email approval in Outlook Public Folders C-Sites case files. Bill Janes
4/15/2003 Update or Other Action CR check for $2010.61 received by Law. Covers up thru 12/15/02. Bill Janes
5/21/2003 Meeting or Teleconference Held Discussion with Paul E. on asphalt incorporation of lead-contaminated soil. I told him the department is open to the idea but the big issue is long-term maintenance and disposal options for the pavement years down the line. Cleanup workplan expected within next few weeks. Bill Janes
6/24/2003 Cleanup Plan Approved For both primary and secondary tank farms. Proposed use of lead-contaminated soil for roadbed was denied until long term management issues are resolved. Bill Janes
9/2/2003 Update or Other Action AIG submitted a request to City of Klawock to dispose of several yards of low level lead and petroleum contaminated soil and about 20 yards of creasote treated wood debris at the city landfill. Bill Janes
2/3/2004 Site Characterization Report Approved Report received 1/30/04. Sent email this date to Wards Cove requesting a decision tree for long term GW monitoring closeout. Bill Janes
4/29/2004 Meeting or Teleconference Held Telecon with Jan Supler (Wards Cove) and Paul Enriquez (AIG). Workplan for additional cleanup at the steam shack area and additional GW monitoring should be finished in a couple of weeks. Goal is to be in field by July. Bill Janes
7/12/2004 Update or Other Action Supplementary workplan for cleanup at the steam shack area approved. Bill Janes
8/5/2004 Update or Other Action Approved plans for Nondomestic Wastewater Treatment Works Plan. Paul Horwath
8/17/2004 Update or Other Action Site visit. Approximately 235 tons excavated from former steam donkey shack site. Groundwater pump and treat not needed as mimimal water was in the excavation. MW12 had to be removed to get to all the contamination. RRM and Chevron also at site. RRM sampled former loading rack area. Bill Janes
8/17/2004 GIS Position Updated Obtained reading on the boardwalk between the former tank farm and the former steam donkey shack. Bill Janes
11/15/2004 Update or Other Action AIG report received on steam donkey shack cleanup. Residual pockets of contamination remain. Bill Janes
3/22/2005 Update or Other Action Upper loading rack sampling results and report received from Chevron's consultant, SAIC. Nothing found above cleanup levels. Bill Janes
5/4/2005 Update or Other Action CR check for $1,217.76 received by Law Bill Janes
5/18/2005 Update or Other Action Draft decision letter sent to Chevron and Wards Cove for discussion at the upcoming meeting in Craig. Bill Janes
5/24/2005 Meeting or Teleconference Held Met with RPs and consultants in Craig to go over remaining issues prior to finalizing site closure decision. Bill Janes
11/4/2005 Institutional Control Record Established City of Craig requires hook-up to city distribution system. Efficacy of control to be reviewed in five years. Reference site cleanup decision letter (November 2005) in file. Bill Janes
11/4/2005 Conditional Closure Approved Bill Janes
7/5/2006 Update or Other Action CR check for $1,936.77 recieved by Law. Bill Janes
5/22/2007 Update or Other Action On-site with consultant and Chevron to evaluate monitoring wells for decommissioning. Bill Janes
9/13/2007 Update or Other Action All monitoring wells decommissioned this date. Bill Janes
2/17/2009 Update or Other Action Streamlined Cleanup Program application received on 1/28 approved this date for HOT contamination associated with the former manager's residence. This contamination was discovered in the fall of 2008 in conjunction with transferring the manager's residence lot to First Bank for construction of their new branch. Bill Janes
4/23/2009 Site Reopened The issue of the remaining contamination north of Proposed Lot 1 will need to be addressed and may require further characterization and remediation. The site status has been changed to Open on the database. Evonne Reese
4/23/2009 Update or Other Action Letter issued this date to approve the redevelopment of Lot 1 (former manager's residence). Excavation of the contaminated soil at this site was completed on February 25–27, 2009. All soil determined to be contaminated was removed from the ground except for soil on the north side of the excavation that continued past the Proposed Lot 1 property boundary. All samples analyzed were below the established cleanup levels for this site. ICs already in place will still apply. Evonne Reese
7/30/2009 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 78801 name: Lot 1 Soil Contamination Bill Janes
8/20/2010 Update or Other Action ADEC requested by letter that the City of Craig make arrangements with an environmental consultant to submit a conceptual site model and a workplan to conduct an assessment of residual soil contamination north of Proposed Lot 1 on the Craig Bulk Plant/Wards Cove Packing contaminated site and a workplan for current assessment of the status of temporary contaminated soil stockpiles located on Port Saint Nicholas Road. Bruce Wanstall
10/15/2010 Update or Other Action ADEC received a letter from the Craig City Administrator acknowledging the State's request to model residual oil contamination at the former cannery property and provide an update on the condition of the offsite contaminated soil stockpiles located on Port St. Nicholas Road. City staff will send a soil sample from each stockpile for laboratory analysis in the next 30 days. Results of the study will be forwarded to ADEC. Bruce Wanstall
2/16/2011 Site Visit Site visit was conducted today by DEC to determine the status of the contaminated soil stockpiles located on the property and on Port Saint Nicholas Road. A Work Plan is due from the City of Craig for 2011 field work to assess the condition of contaminated soil stockpiles and the residual soil contamination associated with a spill from the heating oil tank at the former faciity supervisor's property on the corner of Main and First Streets in Craig. John Bolling with the City of Craig is the contact; Otis Gibbons was present today. Bruce Wanstall
3/1/2011 Update or Other Action DEC sent an electronic message with attachments to the Craig City Administrator expressing DEC interest in receiving updates on the stockpiled contaminated material and in-place contaminated material resulting from a heating oil tank release at the former cannery supervisors residence located at 3rd and Main in Craig. Bruce Wanstall
11/13/2012 Site Visit DEC met with City Manager John Bolling in Craig City office to discuss plans to collect soil samples from the contaminated soil stockpile located on the street above the former Wards Cove Packing site. Inspection found the stockpiles in good condition with acceptable cover. Bruce Wanstall
1/9/2013 Update or Other Action City of Craig submitted an assessment of the contaminated soil stockpile with recommendations to transfer the soil from the current location on Main Street to a City-owned material waste site and build an active treatment cell. The DEC tentatively approved the R&M Plan with comments and requests in an email to the City Manager. Bruce Wanstall
7/24/2013 Update or Other Action Soil remediation biocell is located at the City of Craig stockyard and material site on Tanner Crab Road. Property description is stated as those properties not otherwise described in Tract B of the Crab Cove Heights Subdivision; Plat - 94-14 Ketchikan Recording District. City of Craig informed DEC that the biocell has been tilled and fertilized periodically during the summer season. Cover will be returned for the winter. Bruce Wanstall
5/8/2014 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Evaluate the Stockpile Management and Sampling Plan for City of Craig proposed and coordinated by Jolene at Carson Dorn Inc. Send formal Plan Approval by email to Jon Bolling with the City of Craig and to consultant Carson Dorn Inc. Bruce Wanstall
5/30/2014 Final Cleanup Report Reviewed DEC has evaluated the contaminated soil stockpile sampling report submitted by CDI. DEC finds the report is consistent with the approved work plan dated May 8, 2014. The results of sampling are that concentrations of the contaminants of concern (DRO and RRO) in soil are below the most conservative migration to groundwater soil cleanup levels. Since any remaining contamination will continue to attenuate in the future, DEC approved land spreading the soil on-site. The 2014 Report by CDI recommends closure for this site. Bruce Wanstall
10/9/2014 Institutional Control Periodic Reporting With regard to Institutional Controls established on the remaining Wards Cove Packing property, Craig Bulk Plant Source Area, the City of Craig shall report to DEC every five years to document land use is unchanged, or report as soon as the City of Craig becomes aware of any change in land ownership and/or use, if earlier, with a written description and photographs of the condition of ground surfaces overlying the contamination with notation of any changes since the last report. ICs include restrictions on changing land use, installation of water wells and development and/or excavation. Any of these actions must be coordinated with DEC and approved with the DEC IC Unit before any work begins. By signing the closure determination agreement, it is the responsibility of the owner/operator/land manager to maintain the terms of the Institutional Controls as stipulated in the signed agreement. Bruce Wanstall
10/9/2014 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 79674 name: Craig Bulk Plant Fuel Tank Facility Bruce Wanstall
10/9/2014 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 79674 Craig Bulk Plant Fuel Tank Facility. Bruce Wanstall
10/9/2014 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 78801 Lot 1 Soil Contamination. Bruce Wanstall
10/16/2014 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued DEC has reviewed the environmental records for the referenced site. The decision letter in this site record explains the site history, cleanup activity and specific conditions required to effectively manage any remaining contamination. No additional remedial action is required as long as compliance with these conditions is maintained. In order to insure proper management of the remaining soil contamination, DEC has determined that an institutional control (IC) agreement, signed by current and any future landowners and/or managers, is necessary for the remaining former Wards Cove Packing (WCP) property. The determination letter identifies the nature and extent of contamination remaining on these properties and establishes IC conditions that the owners and operators are subject to in accordance with this decision document. Bruce Wanstall
11/6/2014 Institutional Control Compliance Review IC compliance review conducted and staff changed from Bruce Wanstall to IC Unit. Reminder system set to follow-up with the responsible party in 2019. Kristin Thompson
1/27/2015 Institutional Control Update ADEC received the Cleanup Complete-ICs Agreement and Signature Page, signed by the responsible party. Kristin Thompson
12/3/2019 Institutional Control Compliance Review An Institutional Controls reminder letter mailed to the landowner on this date. Mossy Mead

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil
DRO > Table C Groundwater
RRO < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil
RRO > Table C Groundwater
GRO < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil
GRO < Table C Groundwater
Benzene < Table C Groundwater
Benzene Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil
Toluene < Table C Groundwater
Toluene Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil
Ethylbenzene < Table C Groundwater
Ethylbenzene Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil
Xylenes (total) < Table C Groundwater
Xylenes (total) Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil
Benzo(b)fluoranthene Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil
Benzo(b)fluoranthene < Table C Groundwater
Benzo(a)pyrene Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil
Benzo(a)pyrene < Table C Groundwater

Control Type

Type Details
Signed CS Determination Petroleum contamination is present on the remaining former WCP property in soil and groundwater below approved alternative cleanup levels, but above the most conservative soil cleanup levels. By signing the closure determination agreement, it is the responsibility of the owner/operator/land manager to maintain the terms of the Institutional Controls as stipulated in the signed agreement.

Requirements

Description Details
Groundwater Use Restrictions Installation of groundwater wells on the former WCP property is restricted and requires coordination with DEC for approval, before any work begins.
Excavation / Soil Movement Restrictions Sub-surface soil contamination remains at the former AST site in the upper operations area and at the steam shack, drum pit, pipeline corridor and truck rack in the lower operation area of the former WCP property. When development and/or excavation requires disturbance in any of these areas, the soil must be evaluated and contamination addressed in accordance with a DEC approved work plan, before any work begins.
Restricted to Industrial / Commercial Land Use Any future change in land use may impact the exposure assumptions cited in this document. If land use and/or ownership changes, these management conditions may not be protective and DEC may require additional remediation and revised conditions.
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site. Standard condition.
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) Standard condition.

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