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Site Report: APC - N. Saginaw Bay LTF

Site Name: APC - N. Saginaw Bay LTF
Address: Kuiu Is. South Saginaw, 12.2 M SW of Kake, Kake, AK 99830
File Number: 1514.38.007
Hazard ID: 3872
Status: Cleanup Complete - Institutional Controls
Staff: IC Unit, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 56.861723
Longitude: -134.187833
Horizontal Datum:NAD83

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

Petroleum and heavy metals from historic logging operations. Lead in intertidal area from discarded and broken batteries. On September 14, 2002 APC and the FS entered into an MOU to establish a process by which APC would provide the FS with a master list of all known LTFs where APC conducted activities on National Forest Land. This site was one of those identified needing further investigation and possible cleanup. EPA ID AKN001002621; EPA site name USDA FS Tongass NF: North Saginaw Bay LTF and Camp.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
11/22/2002 Site Added to Database Cliff Walden
4/11/2003 Update or Other Action Conducted site visit with FS personnel and Carson Dorn Bill Janes
4/14/2003 Interim Removal Action Approved Initial screening level investigation at this site and other APC facilities approved as interim removal action. Sites will be listed as either non-qualifying or active depending on results. Bill Janes
5/13/2003 Cleanup Level(s) Approved Intertidal sediment cleanup level set at 400 ppm. G:\SPAR\Spar-Contaminated Sites\_SE FIELD OPS\SOUTHEAST Sites\APC Ancillary Facilities\TOC Letter.doc. Bill Janes
6/26/2003 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Ranks medium due to lead contamination Bill Janes
9/2/2003 Site Characterization Report Approved Final site evaluation report received from Carson Dorn in July Bill Janes
1/13/2004 Cleanup Plan Approved Cleanup and off-site disposal of petroleum-contaminated soil adjacent to two abandoned drums, drum fluid removal, brake and clutch pieces, whole and broken batteries, and approximately 11 - 28 cubic yards of lead-contaminated soil. The batteries and contaminated soil are located in six areas along the bulkhead and shoreline. Bill Janes
1/13/2004 Cleanup Level(s) Approved 4,010 ppm DRO for Shop Area. Intertidal lead cleanup modifided to 450 ppm to be consistent with the Ratz Harbor EE/CA findings. Bill Janes
1/13/2004 Update or Other Action Off-site transport and disposal of contaminated material approved. Bill Janes
4/13/2004 Update or Other Action Contractor on-site conducting cleanup. Bill Janes
4/14/2004 Meeting or Teleconference Held Per Mike Jaynes while I was on leave, approval to temporarily stockpile soil closer than 100 feet from surface water. Bill Janes
4/21/2004 Update or Other Action CERCLA time critical removal action memo issued by FS. Uplands lead cleanup level established at 1,000 mg/kg. Bill Janes
4/21/2004 Meeting or Teleconference Held Telecon with Hanna. 28 batteries found and about 300 cubic yards of petroleum contaminated soil excavated. Bill Janes
8/13/2004 Update or Other Action Comments sent on July 2004 cleanup plan addendum. Bill Janes
8/16/2004 Cleanup Level(s) Approved Cleanup plan addendum and alternative DRO cleanup levels approved. Generator Area - 1,400 mg/kg; Battery Site 1/Shop Area - 3,170 mg/kg; Battery Site 5 Area - method 2. See 8/12 and 8/16 emails in Outlook site file for details. Bill Janes
8/17/2004 Update or Other Action Contractor on site conducting cleanup - second mobilization Bill Janes
10/19/2004 Cleanup Level(s) Approved Cleanup plan addendum # 2 approved. Revised DRO cleanup level for the Buried Debris Area set at 1570 mg/kg. Bill Janes
10/19/2004 Update or Other Action Final excavations and sampling completed. About 7 cubic yards total removed from 4 different areas. Additional TOC data collected at the request of the FS but will not be used to revise cleanup levels. Bill Janes
12/20/2004 Update or Other Action Site listed on EPA Haz Waste Compliance Docket this date, Bill Janes
1/21/2005 Update or Other Action Review and concurrence of 11/15/04 memo regarding additional excavation activities. Bill Janes
3/18/2005 Update or Other Action Draft final cleanup report received. Bill Janes
3/29/2005 Update or Other Action Report reviewed. No comments sent to APC. Bill Janes
8/9/2005 Update or Other Action Draft NFRAP letter sent to FS and APC for comment Bill Janes
11/14/2005 Conditional Closure Approved Bill Janes
11/14/2005 Institutional Control Record Established The Forest Supervisor issued an Administrative Site Controls Memorandum to the District Ranger on October 31, 2005. Long-term residential occupancy is prohibited. The Forest Service has noted the locations where lead-contaminated soil remains above the residential cleanup level, and where petroleum-contaminated soil remains above method 2 cleanup levels. Administrative site control boundaries are notated by polygons in the Forest Service Geographic Information System and site restrictions are identified in the Forest Service land status records. Bill Janes
11/17/2005 Update or Other Action Notification from EPA to the Forest Service that the site was listed on the Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket following hazardous waste notification under RCRA 3010. The FS is required to submit assessment data to EPA in order for EPA to conduct a Hazard Ranking System evaluation. Bill Janes
12/1/2005 Update or Other Action Conditional written determination covering 17 camp cleanups issued to APC by the Forest Service. No further hazardous substance removal required by the FS. Bill Janes
3/17/2008 Update or Other Action Data are stored for all APC logging camp cleanup sites on a CD in the Cape Pole file. Bill Janes
12/3/2013 Institutional Control Compliance Review An IC review was conducted. ICs will remain on this site even though the Forest Service (landowner) has agreed to manage residual petroleum contamination under the terms of DEC’s 4/25/2001 letter to the Forest Service. This letter DEC granted a waiver from the default requirements of 18 AAC 75.325(i) and 18 AAC 75.370(b) which requires DEC approval before transporting or disposing of contaminated soil or groundwater. The internal reminder system has been set for three years from now to revisit the site conditions to verify they remain protective. Evonne Reese
5/11/2017 Institutional Control Compliance Review IC compliance review conducted. Closure/IC Details updated. ICs Verification letter issued. Reminder system set for future follow-ups to occur every five years. Kristin Thompson
10/26/2023 Institutional Control Compliance Review Compliance review conducted. The Closure/IC details section was updated with the 2001 USFS waiver for transport of soil or groundwater from USFS land. Evonne Reese

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil
Lead - Total > Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil

Control Type

Type Details
Federal or State Agency GIS Database Note

Requirements

Description Details
Excavation / Soil Movement Restrictions The Forest Supervisor issued an Administrative Site Controls Memorandum to the District Ranger on October 31, 2005. The Forest Service has noted the locations where lead-contaminated soil remains above the 400 mg/kg residential cleanup level, and where petroleum-contaminated soil remains above method 2 cleanup levels. As a general protocol, the Forest Service strongly discourages the movement of soils from the site. Soils may be excavated or moved from within the mapped limits of the contamination at the site only with the active participation of a Forest Service On-Scene Coordinator or Environmental Engineer responsible for sampling, testing, and tracking movement and placement of the soils. Routine grading of the surface soils should also be implemented cautiously.
Restricted to Recreational Land Use Long-term residential occupancy is prohibited due to the presence of lead. The Forest Service has noted the locations where lead-contaminated soil remains above the 400 mg/kg residential cleanup level, and where petroleum-contaminated soil remains above method 2 cleanup levels. Administrative site control boundaries are notated by polygons in the Forest Service Geographic Information System and site restrictions are identified in the Forest Service land status records. The Forest Service has noted that incidental occupancy and use of the site are not restricted by the administrative site controls.
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site. The Forest Service, as the landowner, has agreed to manage residual petroleum contamination under the terms and conditions of ADEC's April 25, 2001 letter to the Forest Service. In that letter, ADEC granted a waiver from the requirements of 18 AAC 75.325(i) and 18 AAC 75.370(b), which require ADEC approval before transporting or disposing of contamination soil or groundwater.
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.

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