Action Date |
Action |
Description |
DEC Staff |
10/27/2003 |
Site Added to Database |
GRO and DRO contamination. |
Deborah Williams |
9/6/2005 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
DEC met with representatives from AVEC including teleconference with representatives from BIA. AVEC will be mobilizing to the site to remove the two old pipelines and excavate impacted soil. Excavated soil will be landfarmed within the landfill area to be used as cover material as appropriate. The pipelines will be disposed of in the landfill. |
David Pikul |
9/15/2005 |
Update or Other Action |
LC 14158060 established |
David Pikul |
12/16/2005 |
Update or Other Action |
Corrective Action Plan Summary Report Shungnak, Alaska dated December 2005, submitted by Travis/Peterson Environmental Consulting, Inc. and recieved by the ADEC on this date. Two pipelines, the upper and lower, were removed, chopped in to small pieces, and dumped in the Shungnak landfill. The upper pipeline contained no product, but the lower one did. The contents of the lower pipeline were drained into two 55 gal. drums. The pipeline was than wiped clean with absorbant pads. The pipeline was taken apart, cut into smaller pieces and transported to the landfill. 14 cubic yards of soil was removed from areas of contamination from the lower pipeline, and used for landfill cover. Confirmation samples collected 18 inches bgs under the pipeline, contained contamination below ADEC cleanup levels. At the upper pipeline, contaminated soil was not removed below the pipeline, due to proximity of overhead powerlines and steepness of the slope. Only one of the soil samples collected 18 inches bgs from this area indicates DRO contamination of 1,200 mg/kg. |
Grant Lidren |
6/4/2008 |
Update or Other Action |
Based on the Corrective Action Plan Summary Report Shungnak, Alaska dated December 2005, submitted by Travis/Peterson Environmental Consulting, Inc., cleanup is considered complete for the upper and lower pipelines. One sample indicates DRO up to 1,200 mg/kg, but is below ADEC cleanup levels for ingestion and inhalation. Thus the only pathway that still needs to be addressed is the Shugnak Store, which is located on Jim Street across from the powerplant. |
Grant Lidren |
6/4/2008 |
Update or Other Action |
Site name changed from "Shungnak Store and AVEC Pipeline" to "Shungnak Native Store." |
Grant Lidren |
8/3/2010 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 74807 name: two fuel pipelines |
Grant Lidren |
8/3/2010 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 78927 name: Shungnak Native Store ASTs |
Grant Lidren |
8/19/2010 |
Update or Other Action |
In 2010, ANTHC plans to replace buried water and sewer mains, manholes, hydrants and service lines at Shungnak. ADEC approved this work pending comments regarding contamination located at the Native Store. |
Grant Lidren |
2/17/2011 |
Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter |
On this date, ADEC sent a PRP letter to The City of Shungnak, The Shungnak Native Store, and Alaska Native Industries Cooperative. |
Grant Lidren |
5/17/2011 |
Update or Other Action |
On this date, ADEC received a letter from Alaska Native Industries Cooperative Association (ANICA). The letter was in response to the February 17, 2011 PRP letter sent by the ADEC. ANICA indicates that they are only a purchasing cooperative for Native Villages and don’t operate the stores or tank farms. |
Grant Lidren |
1/13/2012 |
Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter |
On this date, ADEC sent a 2nd PRP letter to The City of Shungnak, and The Shungnak Native Store. |
Grant Lidren |
5/16/2014 |
Update or Other Action |
On this day, a letter was sent to the RP requesting a site characterization be performed. A response to the letter was requested by July 1, 2014. |
Joshua Barsis |
8/6/2015 |
Update or Other Action |
Information letter sent on this day. Request for contact. |
Joshua Barsis |
6/2/2016 |
Update or Other Action |
Sent work plan request letter to IGAP environmental coordinator and Native Village of Shungnak president. Work plan is due September 1, 2016. |
Erin Gleason |
9/2/2016 |
Update or Other Action |
Spoke with Lorretta Custer the Shungnak IGAP coordinator and Chris Durah at Shannon and Wilson in Fairbanks. S&W is currently putting a proposal together for the work plan. Deadline extended to November 1, 2016 |
Erin Gleason |
5/11/2017 |
Update or Other Action |
Sent overdue work plan letter to B.Lee at Native Village of Shungnak. |
Erin Gleason |
5/21/2018 |
Workplan Requested |
Sent overdue work plan letter today to Native Village of Shungnak. |
Erin Gleason |
5/29/2018 |
Update or Other Action |
Received email update from IGAP coordinator in Shungnak. They do not have funding to pursue cleanup/characterization at this time. Conditions at the site have not changed. |
Erin Gleason |
7/6/2018 |
Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter |
Potentially Responsible Party / State Interest Letter sent by PPRP staff Colin Taylor to Shungnak Native Store regarding spill no. 18389918101. |
Mitzi Read |
7/10/2018 |
Update or Other Action |
There was a release of 250 gal diesel (spill no. 18389918101 ) from the horizontal tank at the Native Store Tank Farm on 6/30/2018. |
Erin Gleason |
8/6/2019 |
Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program |
Spill transferred by PPRP staff Colin Taylor. Spill no. 18389918101; spill date = 6/30/18; substance = diesel; quantity = ~250 gallons; source: lateral above ground tank at tank farm; cause: improper tank shut-down procedures resulted in release; PPRP file no. 490.02.001. |
Mitzi Read |
6/11/2020 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC received work plan from S&W on behalf of Shungnak Native Village. ADEC will review and provide comment. |
Erin Gleason |
7/14/2020 |
Update or Other Action |
ADEC reviewed the work plan and is requesting revisions. Letter send to Native Village of Shungnak on this date. |
Erin Gleason |
9/2/2020 |
Site Characterization Workplan Approved |
Received revised work plan from Shannon and Wilson on 8/28/20. All changes were made as requested and the work plan is now approved. ADEC request that a report of findings be submitted to ADEC within 60 days of receipt of analytical data. |
Erin Gleason |
3/1/2022 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
ADEC met with AVEC and Travis-Peterson (TPECI, representing AVEC) to discuss upgrade plans for the Shungnak Native Store tank farm and the AVEC Tank Farm. Plans were sent to ADEC on 2/7/2022 to review. ADEC is strongly encouraging for Shungnak Native Store to conduct characterization during demolition and construction activities to delineate the horizontal and vertical contamination. All parties are aware that it is highly likely that contamination will also be encountered on the AVEC site and to take steps needed to prepare. |
Naomi Mason |
9/20/2022 |
Update or Other Action |
Waste Management Plan submitted by Travis-Peterson (AVEC) on 8/11/2022 to address waste media generated during bulk fuel upgrades planned for Spring 2023. Following two meetings with the City of Shungnak and one with the City and Travis-Peterson, a letter was sent on this date to the City of Shungnak and the Native Village of Shungnak to urge them to conduct characterization during/before AVEC construction of a new tank farm. |
Naomi Mason |
4/5/2023 |
Update or Other Action |
NANA plans to install a modular office including a 200-foot excavation for water and sewer lines that will be approximately 310 feet northwest of the Shungnak Native Store and Shungnak AVEC Tank Farm contaminated sites. CSP consulted with the Division of Water (DOW) and informed them of the free product found during utility replacements on Jim Street in 2001. Therefore, ADEC is requiring a daily discharge log during dewatering activities, sorbent material and Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC) filtration to be available in the event that sheen is observed in the excavation dewatering discharge. |
Naomi Mason |
8/24/2023 |
Site Visit |
Site visit conducted on this date. An approximately 300 cubic yard soil stockpile was present at the site and exhibited a strong diesel odor. The stockpile was unaccounted for and was uncovered/uncontained, near homes, and kids had been using it for a bike jump. ADEC staff consulted with the contractor on-site and they covered the stockpile with plastic liner and set up temporary fencing around it. ADEC is working with the responsible party on a final disposal plan for the soils. |
Naomi Mason |
9/22/2023 |
Update or Other Action |
Approval to transport 123 cubic yards for long term stockpiling at overburden site. Requested photos of stockpiles after stockpile construction then every six months beginning in May 2024. |
Lisa Krebs-Barsis |
10/24/2023 |
Update or Other Action |
Long term stockpile constructed at overburden site October 3-5. Received photo log, next one due May 2024. |
Lisa Krebs-Barsis |
3/15/2024 |
Update or Other Action |
Received photos of stockpile, next photos due May 2024. |
Lisa Krebs-Barsis |
3/20/2024 |
Update or Other Action |
Meeting with AVEC about potential landfarming at overburden site. |
Lisa Krebs-Barsis |
7/25/2024 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Reviewed landfarming work plan for Shungnak Native Store. The 123 cubic yards of contaminated soil generated in 2023 will be landfarmed in an area formerly used as the honey-bucket lagoon. The landfarm will be tilled, sampled to evaluate contaminant concentrations, then ultimately disposed of in the Shungnak landfill in coordination with the DEC solid waste program and Native Village of Shungnak. |
Bill O'Connell |