Site Report: IHS Hooper Bay
| Site Name: | IHS Hooper Bay |
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| Address: | Tomaganuk Road, Hooper Bay, AK 99604 |
| File Number: | 2418.38.002 |
| Hazard ID: | 3793 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Jennifer McGrath, 9072690298 jennifer.mcgrath@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 61.530949 |
| Longitude: | -166.099978 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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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
Overfilling of a 500 gallon heating oil AST at the Hooper Bay School resulted in minor DRO contamination in the soil. Samples taken in 1992 indicated DRO up to 200 ppm in soil stains beneath the tank. Total quantity of affected soil is estimated to be about ten cubic yards. Information received in April 2008 indicates that the soil contamination was associated with a BIA school AST located adjacent to the IHS clinic, the tank did not belong to IHS. IHS was planning to take care of this tank for BIA while doing other tank upgrades. See comments: 2001 Comment - The 500 gallon AST will be replaced with a double walled AST at the time of the contaminated soil excavation (estimated to be summer of 2004). 2008 Comment - The planned work was not done by IHS, though the school did remove the 500 gallon tank prior to a 2005 site visit conducted by Mike Young. The IHS clinic burned down in 2006, and IHS has no plans to characterize contamination associated with the old school tank.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 4/6/2004 | Site Added to Database | DRO contamination. | Former Staff |
| 4/6/2004 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Initial site ranking. | Former Staff |
| 4/14/2004 | Update or Other Action | File number assigned: 2418.38.002. | Sarah Cunningham |
| 4/29/2005 | Update or Other Action | Phone call from Mike Young in Seattle stating he will be visiting site this summer and would like to collect DRO samples himself. Returned call and said he should meet qualifications. | Mike Jaynes |
| 5/2/2005 | Update or Other Action | Spoke on phone with Mike Young and described sampling requirements. IHS expects this to be small, with only 10 cubic yards of DRO impacted soil. Suggested this site may go under the Streamlined Cleanup Program and referred Mike to SCP staff. | Mike Jaynes |
| 5/24/2005 | GIS Position Updated | TopoZonePro was used in conjunction with the Hooper Bay community map to approximate the latitude and longitude. The TopoZone Pro map was used to determine section. A USGC Topo map at 1:63K (AK), with a large street map at 1:25,000 scale, NAD27 was the TopoZone Pro map used. | Sarah Cunningham |
| 6/20/2005 | Update or Other Action | IHS has visited the site and noted the tank in question is not actually owned by the IHS and was incorrectly reported by their consultant. IHS will forward more information on this. | Mike Jaynes |
| 4/16/2008 | Update or Other Action | A 2001 Project summary document summarized a 1992 Hazcon site investigation report: samples taken beneath a currently in service 500 gallon AST contained 200 ppm and 150 ppm DRO. The report goes on to state that it is likely that there has been additional significant contamination since the samples were taken, and there may also be contamination associated with a 1,500 gallon AST that has been abandoned in place. The PSD proposes: 1. to install a new 450 gallon double walled AST and day tank, and 2. to remove POL contaminated soil and transport this soil in super sacks to a disposal facility in Anchorage. PM sent request for more information. | Kim DeRuyter |
| 4/21/2008 | Update or Other Action | The planned work was not done by IHS, though the school did remove the 500 gallon tank prior to a 2005 site visit conducted by Mike Young. The IHS clinic burned down in 2006, and IHS has no plans to characterize contamination associated with the old school tank. | Kim DeRuyter |
| 4/21/2008 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed. | Kim DeRuyter |
| 2/26/2013 | Update or Other Action | Transferred to Vreeman for File Review. | Fred Vreeman |
| 8/7/2015 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | Reviewed 2005 trip report and more recent documentation. Reviewed correspondence file. Requested a status report from IHS. | Fred Vreeman |
| 4/26/2016 | Update or Other Action | IHS provided report that there was no contamination at their former facility associated with this release. Agree that IHS is likely not the RP. Site reassigned for PRP Research, evaluation of cleanup requirements, and follow up by project manager | Fred Vreeman |
| 6/15/2021 | Update or Other Action | Site location updated on CSP application. Location of site is where the Old IHS Clinic was situated, old GPS coordinates (lat/long: 61.529444 -166.091111) were in a lake across the slough. Location verified with help of Steven Anderson and Paula Poncho on 6/14/21. Aerial photos and figures were provided (and added to site file). It appears as though this school was not owned by IHS (see correspondence with Paula Poncho added to site file) but was located next to the old IHS clinic. | Ginna Quesada |
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