Site Report: Yakutat AFB Air Corp Warehouse Group 2
| Site Name: | Yakutat AFB Air Corp Warehouse Group 2 |
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| Address: | Between Runway and, Cannon Beach Road, Yakutat, AK 99689 |
| File Number: | 1530.38.011 |
| Hazard ID: | 3718 |
| Status: | Cleanup Complete |
| Staff: | No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 59.509592 |
| Longitude: | -139.696075 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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Problems/Comments
AOC O was the site of the A.C. Warehouse Area Group No. 2 and was the smaller of the two groups of warehouses built along Utilities Road, now known as National Forest Road 9975. The site is located on United States Forest Service (USFS) property just south of N.F. Road 9975, between Cannon Beach Road and the Yakutat airport. The 1943 Utilities Layout A.C. Expansion Area shows that four buildings (555, 556, 557, and 558), described as 36 x 60 ft. Cowin huts, comprised the group. All four buildings were relocated to the Port of Whittier in 1948. Only the foundation for building 556 was identified during the remedial investigation. What was stored in the warehouses is unknown, but contamination from the warehouses was not suspected. Based on local reports of drums in this area it was included in the 2001 RI. This site was investigated as AOC O1. Over 45 drums, a 30 x 40 foot foundation with vertical curbs indicating former large door openings on the southwest and northeast ends, and three small drums containing what appeared to be petroleum grease were observed between the road and drainage ditch to the east. Arsenic was detected in soil samples, but is consistent with typical background concentrations. Lead concentrations were detected in surface water at the site, but are not present at concentrations above the human health or ecological risk-based standards.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 4/30/2003 | Site Added to Database | Metals. | Former Staff |
| 4/5/2004 | Update or Other Action | A draft feasibility study was reviewed. There is insufficient site characterization data available to select appropriate remedies or to effectively evaluate them against CERCLA criteria. Based on the information provided, the Feasibility Study is premature. Work should occur to identify the data gaps and resolve them before any additional actions are taken. | Debra Caillouet |
| 8/19/2004 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | Staff attended the RAB meeting in Yakutat | Debra Caillouet |
| 8/26/2004 | Update or Other Action | File number issued 1530.38.011.09 | Aggie Blandford |
| 11/23/2004 | Update or Other Action | Response to comments on the draft feasibility study were received and reviewed. While the responses will add clarification to the document, DEC believes there is insufficient site characterization data. The Feasibility Study is premature. Work should occur to identify the data gaps and resolve them before any additional actions are taken. | Debra Caillouet |
| 1/13/2005 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | Staff attended the RAB meeting in Yakutat | Debra Caillouet |
| 11/19/2007 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Debra Caillouet | |
| 1/16/2008 | Update or Other Action | ADEC staff attended a Restoration Advisory Board meeting in Yakutat to discuss the status of various contaminated sites associated with the Yakutat AFB. | Jonathan Schick |
| 1/17/2008 | Site Visit | ADEC Staff pariticipated in a site visit to various sites around the Yakutat area. Snow inhibited access to many of the sitess but the purpose of the trip was to get an understanding of the distribution of sites and to attend a Restoration Advisory Board Meeting. | Jonathan Schick |
| 8/13/2008 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | ADEC staff attended a Restoration Advisory Board meeting in the community of Yakutat. | Jonathan Schick |
| 8/14/2008 | Site Visit | ADEC Staff pariticipated in a site visit to various sites in and around the Yakutat AFB area. The other purpose of the site visit was to attend a Restoration Advisory Board Meeting. | Jonathan Schick |
| 9/30/2009 | Update or Other Action | ADEC staff signed a CON/HTRW project closeout report fort he Formerly Used Defense Sites associated with the Yakutat Air Base. The State of Alaska, through the Department of Environmental Conservation concurs with this USACE project closure. The decision may be reviewed or modified in the future if information becomes available that indicates the presence oif military CON/HTRW that may cause unacceptable risk to human health or the environment. The remeduiation of these sites will continue as necessary, this report only states that no containerized wastes are known to be present at the subject sites. | Jonathan Schick |
| 3/17/2010 | Update or Other Action | ADEC Staff issued a letter to the USACE approving the finalization of the Feasibility Study Report as all of the State's comments have been responded to and incorporated in the document. THe Feasibilty Study provides comparisons of applicable remedial alternatives for the numerous sites associated with the Former Yakutat Air Force Base. | Jonathan Schick |
| 10/22/2010 | CERCLA FS | Contaminated Sites Staff submitted a letter to the US Army Corps of Engineers approving the Final Version of the Feasibility Study Report. The report details the amount of money and effort that cleanup wil require for each of the impacted sites at the Yakutat former Naval Air Facility. There were a few sites that were excluded from the study pending additional investigation. | Jonathan Schick |
| 9/29/2014 | Site Visit | The ADEC contaminated Sites staff participated in a Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting, a tribal meeting, and site inspections in Yakutat with the Army Corps of Engineers to share information on the status of Formerly Used Defense Site investigation and cleanup activities around Yakutat. | Jessica Morris |
| 10/14/2015 | Site Visit | The ADEC contaminated Sites staff participated in a Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting and site inspections in Yakutat with the Army Corps of Engineers to share information on the status of Formerly Used Defense Site investigation and cleanup activities around Yakutat. | Jessica Morris |
| 7/7/2016 | Site Characterization Report Approved | The ADEC Contaminated Sites Program approved the 2015 Final Supplemental Remedial Investigation Report for the Former Yakutat Air Base FUDS. The investigation results for the Air Corps Increase Group No. 2 Suspected Drum Dump (AOC O1) showed that contamination was below applicable regulatory criteria and risk standards. Therefore, site closure was recommended for AOC O1. | Jessica Morris |
| 10/11/2016 | Site Visit | The ADEC contaminated Sites staff participated in a Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting and site inspections in Yakutat with the Army Corps of Engineers to share information on the status of Formerly Used Defense Site investigation and cleanup activities around Yakutat. | Jessica Morris |
| 10/4/2017 | Update or Other Action | The ADEC Contaminated Sites Program sent a letter to the USACE documenting the State's non-concurrence with the Revised Property Survey Summary Sheet for DERP-FUDS Property No. F10AK0606, Inventory Project Report (INPR) for the Yakutat Air Base, Yakutat Alaska. ADEC does not have sufficient information to concur with the reduction of the overall Yakutat Air Base FUDS eligible projects, as described in the INPR. ADEC requested more information regarding the overall site reduction and a meeting with the USACE. | Jessica Morris |
| 11/21/2017 | Update or Other Action | The ADEC Contaminated Sites Program submitted comments on the draft project closeout report for several sites. | Jessica Morris |
| 9/6/2018 | Cleanup Complete Determination Issued | The ADEC Contaminated Sites Program sent a letter of concurrence with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Declaration of Project Closeout Decision for Yakutat Air Base Formerly Used Defense Site CON/HTRW Project F10AK0606-08, Investigation Complete, No Contamination, Yakutat for compliance with 18 AAC 75. However, the ADEC Solid Waste Program has indicated that closure demonstrations and post-closure care requirements still need to be fulfilled under 18 AAC 60. This closeout decision included AOC O - Air Corps Warehouse Area Group No. 2. | Jessica Morris |
Contaminant Information
| Name | Level Description | Media | Comments |
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| Lead - Total | Other | Soil | Lead concentrations are present in surface water, but are not present at concentrations above the human health or ecological risk-based standards. |
Control Type
| Type | Details |
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| No ICs Required |
Requirements
| Description | Details |
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| 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.