Site Report: Chevak Company Corp Tank Farm
| Site Name: | Chevak Company Corp Tank Farm |
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| Address: | Near Chevak School, Chevak, AK 99563 |
| File Number: | 2409.38.001 |
| Hazard ID: | 3940 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Peter Campbell, 9072623412 peter.campbell@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 61.528409 |
| Longitude: | -165.584995 |
| 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
On April 30, 2002 a pollution incident occurred adjacent to the tank farm from a fuel bladder tank operated by Quality Asphalt Paving Company (QAP). The Department concluded that QAP has satisfactorily completed the cleanup of the contaminated soil resulting from the spill. The Department has identified the remaining petroleum contaminated soil to be from past heating oil and gasoline spills. When the Chevak Company Corporation tank farm containment liner was removed there was visual evidence supporting that fuel has seeped through the wall of the containment area and into the soil. In addition to the bulk fuel tanks, many drums have been stored in the immediate area. The fuel storage operation on site has been operating for more than 30 years. Site located on the Ningikfak River within the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. Groundwater from community wells is used for drinking water. Chevak is also known as "New Chevak". Pius Tuluks phone number is (907) 858-7920.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 10/17/2002 | Update or Other Action | The Preliminary Site Characterization report documents the collection of soil samples, at a depth of 2 feet, with results of 891 mg/kg GRO, 8,630 mg/kg DRO, 2.02 mg/kg benzene, 25.5 mg/kg toluene, 23.3 mg/kg ethylbenzene and 131.5 mg/kg xylenes. | Elizabeth Stergiou |
| 11/15/2002 | Update or Other Action | ADEC received preliminary site characterization report by Shannon & Wilson. | Beatrice Egbejimba |
| 11/29/2002 | Site Added to Database | GRO, DRO and benzene. | Elizabeth Stergiou |
| 11/29/2002 | GIS Position Updated | Site location is estimated from site maps and TopoZone. | Elizabeth Stergiou |
| 11/29/2002 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Estimated the community well to be within one mile of the site based on the physical size of the village. | Elizabeth Stergiou |
| 3/11/2003 | Update or Other Action | ADEC approved Preliminary Site Characterization Report received by ADEC on November 15, 2002. Additional site characterization and monitoring well installation is required at the site. | Beatrice Egbejimba |
| 7/2/2003 | Update or Other Action | The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Contaminated Sites Program (ADEC) has completed its review of the Site Characterization Workplan dated June 3, 2003. The plan proposes to install ten temporary groundwater monitoring wells and collect soil and groundwater sample for analysis. One groundwater and one soil sample will be selected from each boring for gasoline-range organics (GRO), diesel-range organics (DRO), and total benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) analysis. | Beatrice Egbejimba |
| 1/8/2004 | Update or Other Action | ADEC called Chevak Company Corporation to discuss concerns about the tank farm. ADEC was informed that Peter Newman was no longer the contact person. Pius Tuluk is the new contact person. He promised to call back with more information regarding the tank farm and possible funding for an upgrade. A plan may already be available for the upgrade. | Beatrice Egbejimba |
| 11/24/2004 | Update or Other Action | A letter from 1/13/2004 was faxed to their office requesting that a workplan be submitted by January 31, 2005. | Sarah Cunningham |
| 3/14/2005 | Update or Other Action | A workplan has not been recieved. | Sarah Cunningham |
| 12/21/2006 | GIS Position Updated | Using the Vicinity Map from the Preliminary Site Characterization, Chevak Company Fuel Tank Farm, from Shannon & Wilson, Inc., dated October 15, 2002, in conjunction with TopoZone Pro, entered the coordinates for this site. Metadata includes USGS Topo Maps Automatic Selection, TopoZone Pro Street Maps, on a Medium Size Map, View Scale 1:24,000, Coordinate Datum NAD83. Moderate degree of confidence in accuracy of location. | Alyce Hughey |
| 3/20/2007 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial Site Ranking using the ETM | Don Fritz |
| 3/22/2007 | Update or Other Action | Letter sent to the RP requesting an update on site activities and if none, submittal of an assessment work plan. | Don Fritz |
| 11/16/2011 | Update or Other Action | Site transferred from Don Fritz to Peter Campbell per Paul Horwath. | Alyce Hughey |
| 7/9/2021 | Update or Other Action | Solid waste department conducted an inspection and provided photos showing that 12 fuel tanks from the tank farm had been removed since 2014. Two fuel storage tanks remain in 2021. | Peter Campbell |
| 4/4/2024 | Update or Other Action | Chevak has reached out to the EPA for a Targeted Brownfields Assessment to work on some old dump sites that are eroding into the river, and they are trying to lump the tank farm in with the scope of work. The application was submitted by the Yukon River Inter-tribal Watershed Council. | Peter Campbell |
| 12/16/2024 | Update or Other Action | A Draft Targeted Brownfields Assessment Report for the Chevak Riverside Bluff Site has been completed. Phase I work was conducted that included a geophysical survey of former landfill areas around the former tank area. Phase II work was not completed during the 2024 field season. | Peter Campbell |
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No associated sites were found.