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Site Report: Wrangell Oil Bulk Fuel Facility

Site Name: Wrangell Oil Bulk Fuel Facility
Address: 1427 Peninsula Street, Wrangell, AK 99929
File Number: 1529.38.003
Hazard ID: 3728
Status: Cleanup Complete - Institutional Controls
Staff: IC Unit, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 56.464000
Longitude: -132.384800
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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Problems/Comments

Soil screening detected diesel range organics (DRO) contamination up to 5,340 parts per million (ppm) from historical use as tank farm. Screening assessment done summer 2000 in conjunction with the downgradient Delta Western bulk fuel facility. Consulting firm working on that investigation claimed that contamination from Wrangell Oil may have migrated onto the Delta Western site. Site is adjacent to the Delta Western Wrangell site, Reckey 1994130128401.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
2/12/2001 Site Added to Database DRO contamination. Bruce Wanstall
2/12/2001 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Preliminary ranking. Surface water source for Public Drinking Water System is greater than one mile distant; possible DW wells within one mile. Bruce Wanstall
1/22/2002 Update or Other Action Site tickler update - This site is being put on hold until such time it is closed or upgraded. The focus needs to be on the off-site contamination associated with the downgradient Delta Western facility. Bill Janes
3/5/2003 Update or Other Action New information confirms that downgradient contamination is caused in part from historical contamination from this facility. Unocal, former owner, contacted by letter this date to conduct site characterization. Bill Janes
3/21/2003 Update or Other Action Teleconference with Marty Cramer with Phillips Conoco. Apparently there are some legal agreements between Unocal, Conoco (Tosco was bought by them) and Bill Privitt, current owner, transferring environmental liability. Marty is working with his legal staff and will be back in touch as soon as he has something to report. Bill Janes
5/21/2004 Site Number Identifier Changed Corrected Region from 12 to 13. Former Staff
7/28/2004 GIS Position Updated Travel to Wrangell; Record GPS and inspect/photograph the property Bruce Wanstall
6/8/2005 Update or Other Action Telecon with Bill Privitt at Wrangell Oil to let him know that DEC will not be requiring an interception trench between Wrangell Oil and the adjacent, downslope Delta Western facility. Contamination above the Del West facility appears stable at this time and is like small volume. Trenching behind the Del West facility could compromise the facility's new secondary containment liner. Bill Janes
2/26/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed. Bill Janes
4/28/2010 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter DEC staff issued a potential responsible party letter to Mr. William Privett of Wrangell Oil Inc. DEC informed Mr. Privett of DEC's cleanup process and requested that he respond in writing by July 30, 2010, on his attempts to investigate or treat contaminated soil since 2003. Todd Blessing
7/8/2010 Update or Other Action DEC issued a letter to Bill Privett comenting on his May 7, 2010 letter. In Mr. Privett's letter he suggests that excavation of contaminated soil is impractical due to the presence of steep slopes and a shale rock ledge. In our letter, we notified Mr. Privett that we will not require he hire a qualified person to excavate any existing contaminated soil. However, we did request that he characterize the contaminated soil further (i.e. identify the nature and extent of contamination). Further characterization of contaminated soil and groundwater is necessary for a closure determination to be issued. By our letter, we requested Mr. Privett hire a qualified person to issue a site investigation work plan to CSP for our review and approval. The deadline for submittal of the work plan is October 31, 2010. Todd Blessing
12/13/2010 Site Characterization Workplan Approved DEC reviewed and conditionally approved Carson and Dorn, Inc.’s “Site Investigation Work Plan, Wrangell Oil, Inc.”, dated October 2010. Within the plan, Carson and Dorn Inc. (CDI) propose to collect soil samples from ten locations on the Wrangell Oil Facility. CDI will collect soil samples by advancing a soil boring and retrieving samples in a bucket auger or split spoon sampler. Alternatively, they may excavate test pits with a back hoe and collect samples from the excavation pit. Soil samples would be analyzed for GRO, DRO, BTEX, and RRO by DEC approved methods. CDI also proposed to install two stainless steel drive-point piezometers utilizing a slide hammer. Groundwater samples will be collected from the installed piezometers to be analyzed for GRO, DRO, RRO, and BTEX. DEC approved of the work plan in a letter dated December 13, 2010 provided CDI: 1. Collects soil and groundwater samples in accordance with DEC’s May 2010 Draft Field Sampling Guidance. 2. Installs and develops piezometers in accordance with DEC’s February 2009 Monitoring Well Guidance. 3. Completes CSP’s data review checklist for each laboratory received and submits copies of the checklists in their final report. 4. Constructs a preliminary conceptual site model (CSM) in accordance with DEC’s November 2005 Guidance and provides the CSM in their final report. Todd Blessing
9/19/2011 Update or Other Action Site transferred to DEC staff Sally Schlichting. Todd Blessing
4/11/2012 Update or Other Action DEC reviewed and conditionally approved Carson and Dorn, Inc.’s “Site Investigation Work Plan, Wrangell Oil, Inc.”, dated July 2011. Erik Norberg
5/15/2012 Site Visit CS staff conducted a site inspection with Mr. Privitt. This site inspection was to discuss the status of the removal effort at this site and discussed further actions for the summer of 2012. Erik Norberg
6/17/2013 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC has reviewed Site Assessment Report by Carson Dorn Inc. Environmental Engineers for the facility. The sample data collection methods were performed by qualified person(s) and are consistent with methodology in the DEC approved site assessment work plan as prescribed in 18 Alaska Administrative Code (AAC) 78.090. Erik Norberg
8/30/2013 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued Petroleum contamination remains in sub-surface soil and groundwater above approved cleanup levels. Sub-surface soil contamination is located near the shop building and must be evaluated when the building is removed and/or the soil becomes accessible. All groundwater monitoring wells associated with the site must be properly decommissioned and a report documenting decommissioning submitted to ADEC by August 1, 2014. Any proposal to transport soil or groundwater off-site requires ADEC approval. Wrangell Oil, Inc. will report to ADEC every 5 years to document land use or changes in land ownership. Evonne Reese
8/30/2013 Institutional Control Record Established Institutional Controls established and entered into the database. Erik Norberg
8/30/2013 Update or Other Action Project management staff changed from Erik Norberg to IC Unit. Evonne Reese
9/30/2013 Institutional Control Compliance Review IC compliance review conducted. Reminder system set-up to follow-up with the responsible party on groundwater well decommissioning in August 2014 and for five year review in 2018. Kristin Thompson
12/31/2013 Institutional Control Update DEC received the signed ICs agreement page from the responsible party. Evonne Reese
1/20/2015 Institutional Control Update An IC reminder letter was issued to the responsible party on this date. Kristin Thompson
2/9/2015 Institutional Control Periodic Reporting Received confirmation from the Carson Dorn, Inc. representative that the monitoring well was decommissioned on July 14, 2015. The nature of the current land use has not changed since the site closure. Evonne Reese
6/18/2018 Institutional Control Compliance Review IC compliance review conducted. Closure/IC Details updated. Kristin Thompson
9/21/2020 Institutional Control Compliance Review IC compliance review conducted on this date and IC Reminder sent to RP on record. RP information updated. Cascade Galasso-Irish

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO > Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil
DRO > Table C Groundwater

Control Type

Type Details
Signed CS Determination

Requirements

Description Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site. Standard condition.
Other Wrangell Oil, Inc. shall report to ADEC every 5 years to document land use, or report as soon as they become aware of any changes in land ownership and/or use.
When Contaminated Soil is Accessible, Remediation Should Occur Sub-surface soil contamination is located near the shop building. When the building is removed and/or the soil becomes accessible, the soil must be evaluated and contamination addressed in accordance with an ADEC approved work plan.
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.
Other Standard condition.

No associated sites were found.

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