Site Report: Jago River Drum Site
| Site Name: | Jago River Drum Site |
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| Address: | Jago River Delta, Kaktovik, AK 99747 |
| File Number: | 350.38.003.01 |
| Hazard ID: | 3825 |
| Status: | Cleanup Complete |
| Staff: | No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 70.138616 |
| Longitude: | -143.340720 |
| 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
Drums are interspersed among large quantities of driftwood and other debris, and are typically concentrated in areas with a westerly exposure to the Jago Lagoon, within 100 yards of the shoreline. It is assumed that the drums were transported from Kaktovik and Manning Point by winds or currents prior to removal actions by the USACE at those areas. 500 drums were inspected, only two appeared to contain anything other than sand and water. Four surface samples and one surface water sample were collected and analyzed. All detections were below cleanup levels. CERCLIS ID AKN001002275.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 10/15/2002 | Site Added to Database | Site is Non-Qualifying Status. Markings on some drums indicate they were associated with a DEW site and contained diesel, gasoline and grease. No contamination found when sampled by START. | Debra Caillouet |
| 3/16/2010 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | The Site Inspection Report, Formerly Used Defense Sites Preliminary Site Inspections, Brownlow Point, Nuvagapak Point DEW Line Station, Jago River Drum Site, Lake Peters, and Juniper Creek, North Slope Alaska, Final December 2009 was recieved. The report concludes: The erosion of drum debris and residual contents, which included fuels, poses imminent and substantial endangerment to the local wildlife and subsistence residents. Further environmental action at the site can be addressed under 18 AAC 75 and 18 AAC 70. The site requires further investigation to determine whether soil contamination exists in the areas of dense drum debris and if soil removal is required. Further information must be gathered to identify the nature and extent of contamination within the drum areas to determine the risks to human health and the environment. To eliminate further environmental hazards, all scattered debris should be removed during the summer months, at which time an ADEC-certified sampler can collect preliminary soil samples to determine the presence of fuel-contaminated soil. The debris extraction should use a small helicopter, sling-loading techniques, and ATVs. Additional analytical data should be collected onsite to characterize the Jago River drum site for potential release of residual petroleum products into the soil. Multi-incremental sampling is recommended to confirm that areas below the highest drum concentrations are free of contamination. Potentially contaminated soil under scattered drum debris should undergo both a visual and olfactory inspection for potentially stained soils. If stained or malodorous soils are identified, a small sample should be collected and tested by a field POL test kit. If concentrations are above regulatory cleanup levels, then additional samples should be collect and analyzed for GRO, DRO, RRO, BTEX, and lead to further characterize the extent and type of contamination. Based on available information, soil contamination, if any, is of very limited extent, and contaminants are limited to fuels. Because of the remote location of the site and limited volume of contaminated soil, cleanup techniques are generally limited to excavation and offsite treatment or disposal. In order to expedite the cleanup process and eliminate redundant mobilization and demobilization costs, a single field effort is recommended. Experience at similar sites indicates that the site characterization requirements of 18 AAC 75.335 and cleanup requirements of 18 AAC 75.360 can be attained effectively in a single field effort. | Debra Caillouet |
| 5/25/2010 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | : Draft Project Plans, Removal Action, Jago River Drum Site, North Slope Alaska, | Debra Caillouet |
| 7/29/2010 | CERCLA Remedial Design/Remedial Action Plan Approved | Final Project Plans, Removal Action Jago River Drum Site, North Slope Alaska July 2010 DEC has no objection to the implementation of the work. | Debra Caillouet |
| 1/19/2011 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | Comment was sent to the Corps on the Draft Removal Action Completion Report, Jago River Drum Site, North Slope Alaska, December 2010. Field screening of the soil at the former location of each drum occurred and laboratory samples were obtained for those above 15 ppm on the PID. The maximum contaminant level found was 6650 mg/kg DRO. | Debra Caillouet |
| 10/6/2011 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 74800 name: auto-generated pm edit Jago River Drum Site | Debra Caillouet |
| 9/21/2012 | Cleanup Complete Determination Issued | Project Closure and No DoD Action Indicated signed. | Debra Caillouet |
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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| No ICs Required |
Requirements
| Description | Details |
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| Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site. |
No associated sites were found.