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Site Report: Old Harbor Fuel Company

Site Name: Old Harbor Fuel Company
Address: Sitkalidak Avenue, Three Saints Bay, Old Harbor, AK 99643
File Number: 2626.38.001
Hazard ID: 3784
Status: Active
Staff: Dawn Wilburn, 9072628200 dawn.wilburn@alaska.gov
Latitude: 57.200816
Longitude: -153.307088
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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Problems/Comments

This site is the former Old Harbor Fuel Company tank farm in Old Harbor, Alaska. The tank farm was abandoned in 2001, but fuel and water still exists in the tanks. There are five aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) on a heavy timber stand right next to Sitkalidak Straits. Total capacity of the tank farm is 76,400 gallons. Test pits were dug by Hart Crowser to determine the extent of impact. The soil sample, collected 4 foot bgs, had a benzene level of 0.25 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg). No sheen was visible on the beach gravel immediately east of the ASTs at low tide but sample results from the test pits indicate that there is a high likelihood of leaching of diesel range/gasoline range organics (DRO/GRO) to a marine environment. Residual contamination still exists in the tanks. This site will be addressed by the TAPL program.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
7/17/2002 Update or Other Action ADEC received Phase I prepared by CCI, Inc.(Subsidiary of Bristol Bay Native Corp.) (Jessica Hall input this above text 8/13/2020) Jessica Hall
12/16/2002 Site Added to Database DRO and GRO contamination. Deborah Williams
12/16/2002 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Preliminary ranking. Assignment of Surface Water Exposure Index as "0" in order for the site to rank. The drinking water for the community comes from a dammed creek and an infiltration gallery located upgradient of the tank farm. Deborah Williams
7/15/2004 Update or Other Action File changed from 2626.42.001 to 2626.38.001 Sarah Cunningham
12/27/2006 GIS Position Updated Using Figures 1 to 4 from the Site Reconnaissance Aboveground Storage Tank Farms Old Harbor, from HartCrowser, dated January 2002, in conjunction with TopoZone Pro, entered the coordinates for this site. Metadata includes, USGS Topo Maps 1:63K, TopoZone Pro Street Maps, on a Medium Size Map, View Scale 1:25,000, Coordinate Datum NAD83. Moderate degree of confidence in accuracy of location. Alyce Hughey
8/8/2007 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Intitial Ranking Complete for Source Area: 74759 (Autogenerated Action)
3/27/2008 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter Don Fritz sent Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter and Workplan Request Letter to The City of Old Harbor.(Jessica Hall input this above text 8/13/2020) Jessica Hall
4/7/2008 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Received letter from City of Old Harbor, Mayor Rick Berns. He advised that the site property was owned in part by the City of Old Harbor and Part Orthodox Church of Alaska. Site operated by Old Harbor Fuel Company and provided home heating fuel and gas from about 1970-1999..(Jessica Hall input this above text 8/13/2020) Jessica Hall
6/12/2008 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter Don Fritz sent Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter and Workplan Request Letter to AK Village Electric Cooperative.(Jessica Hall input this above text 8/13/2020) Jessica Hall
9/24/2008 Risk Assessment Workplan Approved Workplan approval letter sent to Mark Bryan, AK Village Electric Cooperative by Donald Fritz. Sampling and Analysis Plan was received by ADEC Sept 22, 2008 from William Anklewich (Travis/Peterson Environmental Consulting Group Inc.) on behalf of AK Village Electric Cooperative. A small volume of contaminated soils is expected during excavation. and they will be stockpiled at the site. (Jessica Hall input this above text 8/13/2020) Jessica Hall
11/16/2011 Update or Other Action Site transferred from Don Fritz to Peter Campbell per Paul Horwath. Alyce Hughey
8/14/2020 Workplan Requested Sent a Workplan request letter to Alaska Village Electric Cooperative. Jessica Hall
8/14/2020 Workplan Requested Sent a Workplan request letter to The City of Old Harbor. Jessica Hall
8/14/2020 Workplan Requested Sent a Workplan request letter to The City of Old Harbor Native Corporation. Jessica Hall
12/3/2020 Update or Other Action Phone call and emails with Glenn Clough. Emailed over PRP information and site location details and discussed next action to be taken and the need of a work plan. Jessica Hall
12/29/2020 Update or Other Action Work Plan due date extension given, New due date is January 31, 2020. Rescon is preparing a workplan for submittal. Jessica Hall
1/5/2021 Update or Other Action Phone call with Nathan Oberlee and Max Geidl from Rescon discussing known site history. Scanned all hard copy files ADEC has in possession and sent to Rescon as per their request. Jessica Hall
2/9/2021 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC sent RP Comment Letter for Old Harbor Fuel Company Site Investigation Work Plan, dated February 2021. Requested a Final report be submitted. Jessica Hall
4/7/2021 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Sent RP Work Plan approval letter. Jessica Hall
5/31/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC sent RP comments on the “Environmental Site Investigation Report”, dated May 20, 2022. ADEC requested an updated report be submitted. Jessica Hall
1/16/2024 Site Characterization Report Approved Sent RP approval letter for revised 2021 Environmental Site Investigation Report. Field activities included investigation of soil and groundwater within the footprint of the former above ground storage tanks (ASTs) and along the former fuel supply line corridor. DRO (2.88 mg/L) was detected in the groundwater sample above the ADEC cleanup level of 1.5 mg/L. Benzene (maximum 0.808 mg/kg), benzo(a)anthracene (0.967 mg/kg), naphthalene (maximum 0.967 mg/kg), and/or DRO (maximum 551 mg/kg) were detected in at least one soil sample above ADEC cleanup levels of 0.022 mg/kg, 0.70 mg/kg, 0.038 mg/kg, and 250 mg/kg. respectively. The remaining tested analytes were not detected or below DEC cleanup levels. Sheen and petroleum odor was observed in several test pits including TP-20 which was located on the beach directly down gradient or the former ASTs and fuel lines. DEC requested a new workplan for further site characterization. Dawn Wilburn

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