Site Report: USFS Sealevel Mine
| Site Name: | USFS Sealevel Mine |
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| Address: | Northeast End of, Thorne Arm (Roadless), Ketchikan, AK 99901 |
| File Number: | 1516.38.036 |
| Hazard ID: | 3896 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Brittani Mack, 9072628205 brittani.mack@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 55.370556 |
| Longitude: | -131.193333 |
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Problems/Comments
Heavy metals (arsenic, silver, antimony, lead, selenium, silver, mercury, thallium, and zinc) present in tailings and soil at elevated levels. 800 cubic yards estimated. Site is located in roadless area of the Tongass National Forest south and east of Ketchikan. Includes mine, millsite, and Gold Banner mine and millsite. Contaminated tailings are present in the inter-tidal area. EPA ID AKN001002545; EPA site name USDA FS Tongass NF: Sealevel Mine.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 5/24/2002 | Site Added to Database | Heavy metals leaching. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 5/24/2002 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Preliminary ranking. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 7/31/2002 | Update or Other Action | EE/CA comments sent this date. DEC non-concurs with the USFS preferred alternative of capping and requests that additional alternatives are evaluated. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 11/17/2005 | Update or Other Action | Notification from EPA to the FS that the site was listed on the Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket. PA/SI documents submitted by the FS allowed EPA to conduct a Hazard Ranking System evaluation. The site scored high enough to be considered for inclusion on the NPL. EPA made a determination of "Other Cleanup Activity" on November 10, 2005. EPA recommends that the FS and State work together to determine levels of contamination is soils and sediment. | Bill Janes |
| 3/27/2008 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 9/2/2016 | Update or Other Action | On this date, DEC sent a letter to the USFS requesting action on a number of sites. For this site, DEC stated: The USFS conducted an EE/CA in 2001 without input from DEC. In 2002, DEC issued a letter non-concurring with the recommended alternative and requesting a revision of the cleanup levels and further discussion of additional alternatives. In 2009, DEC participated in several meetings with numerous agencies regarding requested permits from an adjacent landowner to construct a lodge. DEC was concerned with possible movement of contaminated soil and sediment and the potential for increased exposure to contamination. In August 2016, the USFS stated that it intends on conducting an EE/CA in 2017. DEC hopes to participate in a joint site visit later this month or in April. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 7/17/2017 | CERCLA PA | ADEC conducted an Abbreviated Preliminary Assessment on the State-owned tidelands downgradient from the USFS-managed uplands as part of the EPA-funded Site Discovery Program. No contamination was found on the tidelands. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 10/11/2017 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | DEC, EPA, and USFS met to discuss roles and responsibilities for each agency. Specific actions regarding this site were not discussed at this meeting. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 2/14/2018 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | DEC, EPA, and USFS met to discuss roles and responsibilities for each agency. The USFS' contractor is currently working on a draft EE/CA. This document will be provided to DEC when finished. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 5/8/2019 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | DEC and the USFS met on this date to discuss many sites and how to move the sites forward in the cleanup process. A next meeting was scheduled for August. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 8/12/2019 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | CS Staff met with the USFS to discuss site issues on this date. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 10/8/2019 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | CS Staff met with the USFS to discuss general coordination issues on this date. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 2/12/2020 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | CS Staff met with the USFS to discuss general coordination and site issues on this date. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
Contaminant Information
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No associated sites were found.