Site Report: City of Valdez Fire Station #4
| Site Name: | City of Valdez Fire Station #4 |
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| Address: | Mile 10 Richardson Hwy., Valdez, AK 99686 |
| File Number: | 2264.38.032 |
| Hazard ID: | 3342 |
| Status: | Cleanup Complete - Institutional Controls |
| Staff: | IC Unit, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 61.063889 |
| Longitude: | -146.014722 |
| Horizontal Datum: | NAD83 |
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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
500-gallon heating oil tank removal. Field screening of excavated soils produced no petroleum-contaminated soil. Lab analysis of a single soil sample collected at the bottom center of the excavation, 7 feet below ground surface, showed 940 mg/kg DRO. City of Valdez contact is George Keeney, the Public Works Director at 835-4473. Fire Department contact is Gary Shoup 835-4560 ext 301. Fire Station is located at Mile 10 Richardson Hwy., near Alpine Woods Subdivision. The site is also called the Apline Woods Fire Station by the City of Valdez. Not served by City water. Wellhead is located near SE corner of property, over 100 feet from the former location of the fuel tank. No contaminated soil was stockpiled.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 10/3/2001 | Site Added to Database | Heating Oil Release to Soils. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 10/3/2001 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Preliminary Ranking. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 12/22/2003 | Update or Other Action | Cost recovery notification letter sent by Don Seagren 12/22/03. | Donald Seagren |
| 3/8/2004 | Site Characterization Report Approved | Donald Seagren | |
| 11/19/2004 | Update or Other Action | After review of reports/files sent second letter requesting additional information to make closure determination. 30 day time limit for response. | Donald Seagren |
| 2/9/2005 | Update or Other Action | After reviewing the reports and additional information provided by the consultant, information on the on-site drinking water well was requested from the City of Valdez. A final decision is awaiting the response from the City. | Donald Seagren |
| 2/15/2005 | Update or Other Action | File number 2264.38.032 assigned and entered into the Fileroom database and Contaminated Sites database. | Alyce Hughey |
| 2/22/2005 | Institutional Control Record Established | Risk to human health and the environment is low. Remaining DRO soil contamination will naturally attenuate over time. Area paved to reduce infiltration of surface runoff. Required to conduct further assessment and/or remedial action if area is excavated. | Former Staff |
| 2/22/2005 | Conditional Closure Approved | Risk to human health and the environment is low. Remaining DRO soil contamination will naturally attenuate over time. Area paved to reduce infiltration of surface runoff. Required to conduct further assessment and/or remedial action if area is excavated. | Donald Seagren |
| 4/25/2005 | Institutional Control Record Established | Donald Seagren | |
| 11/2/2005 | GIS Position Updated | Using the address in the file and the location information that Floyd Sheesley, from the City of Valdez sent us, in conjunction with TopoZone Pro, entered the coordinates for this site. Metadata includes USGS Topo Map 1:63K, TopoZone Pro Street Maps, on a Medium Size Map, View Scale 1:24,000, Coordinate Datum NAD83. Moderate to High degree of confidence in accuracy of location. | Alyce Hughey |
| 6/12/2008 | Update or Other Action | Site transferred from Don Seagren to Paul Horwath per Linda Nuechterlein. | Alyce Hughey |
| 11/10/2014 | Update or Other Action | Staff changed from Paul Horwath to IC Unit. | Kristin Thompson |
| 9/3/2015 | Institutional Control Compliance Review | IC compliance review conducted. Schedule to send an IC reminder letter. | Evonne Reese |
| 2/8/2016 | Institutional Control Update | IC reminder letter issued to the responsible party on this date. | Nathan Maxwell |
| 3/22/2017 | Institutional Control Compliance Review | IC compliance review conducted. Closure/IC Details updated. Reminder system is set for the next follow-up to occur in 2021. | Kristin Thompson |
| 2/24/2023 | Institutional Control Compliance Review | IC compliance review conducted on this date and a reminder letter was issued. The next compliance review will be in 5yrs. | Jennifer McGrath |
Contaminant Information
| Name | Level Description | Media | Comments |
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| DRO | Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation | Soil |
Control Type
| Type | Details |
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| CS Database Notation And Letter To Landowner/RP |
Requirements
| Description | Details |
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| Maintenance / Inspection Of Engineering Controls | Area paved to reduce infiltration of surface runoff. This asphalt cap must be maintained. |
| When Contaminated Soil is Accessible, Remediation Should Occur | Should the former tank excavation site become accessible in the future, additional assessment and/or remedial action work will be required. |
| 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. |
No associated sites were found.