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Site Report: Kodiak Public Library Culvert Spill

Site Name: Kodiak Public Library Culvert Spill
Address: 319 Lower Mill Bay Road, Kodiak, AK 99615
File Number: 2601.38.009
Hazard ID: 4016
Status: Active
Staff: Dawn Wilburn, 9072628200 dawn.wilburn@alaska.gov
Latitude: 57.792069
Longitude: -152.404854
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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

October 22, 1998, a 1,000-gallon heating oil UST was removed from the Old Library building. A small spill impacting approximately 10cy of soil was reported (File # 2601.38.008). The remaining soil was tested, and any remaining contaminants were below ADEC cleanup levels. The excavation was sampled back filled with clean material, compacted and brought to grade. No additional tanks were installed. This file was closed in August of 2003. On 5/2/2003 free oil product was observed from an unknown source (Spill no. 03249912201) in the drainage swale between the outfall at the property line of the Kodiak Public Library (A. Holmes Johnson Memorial Library) and the Teen Center and the catch basin located off the corner of the library building. 80.15 tons of soil were transported to SPI Bells Flats for remediation. The proximity of the foundation of the library building limited the access of some of the contaminated soil. Site transferred from PERP. The site was closed with institutional controls in October 2003 until the remaining contamination became accessible. Per The City of Kodiak report dated 9/7/2003: At the time the spill was first noted on May 2nd 2003, the oil contaminating the site was observed to come from the drainage pipe which daylights from the embankment from the Teen Center property. In the connecting catch basin on the north side of Cedar Street, oil was observed seeping into the catch basin with the ground water and then entering the pipe which connects to the pipe which daylights onto the library property. Free product was observed in the drainage swale between the outfall at the property line with the Teen Center and the catch basin located off the comer of the library building. The crawl space of the adjacent Teen Center building was inspected and it was found to be dry with no smell or any other indication of oil. The buildings of the neighboring houses were inspected to find out which has underground tanks. All were found to have aboveground tanks. On 3/21/17 additional petroleum-contaminated soil from an unknown source (Spill no. 17249908001) was encountered while excavating to connect to an existing storm drain pipe during demolition of the former library building. The site was reopened to address characterization and cleanup of previously-inaccessible contamination. Cross-Reference Hazard ID 3205, file no. 2601.38.008 regarding a 1,000-gallon heating oil tank at the same facility.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
10/16/2003 Site Added to Database DRO and RRO contamination. Alyce Hughey
10/16/2003 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Initial ranking. Alyce Hughey
10/20/2003 Update or Other Action Reviewed file transferred from PERP. DRO contamination remaining at or near foundation. Checking into IC applicability prior to issuing NFA. Donald Seagren
10/21/2003 Institutional Control Record Established Internal CSP Administrative IC established to track sites where contamination remains above MCLs but no formal IC has been instituted. Former Staff
10/21/2003 Conditional Closure Approved After review of file and discussions with Chuck Tripp, Kodiak Engineer, NFA was issued with no ICs or LTM. If DRO contaminated soil along the foundation becomes accessible, assessment/remediation will be required at that time. Donald Seagren
3/24/2004 Update or Other Action File number assigned and entered into the Fileroom DB and CS DB. Alyce Hughey
9/8/2005 GIS Position Updated Using the Area Site Map from a Cleanup Report Library Spill, Kodiak from the City of Kodiak, in conjunction with TopoZone Pro and Google Maps, entered the coordinates for this site. Metadata includes USGS Topo Maps 1:24K/25K, Black and white Aerial Photo, on a Medium Size Map, View Scale 1:24,000, Coordinated Datum NAD83. Moderate to high degree of confidence in accuracy of location. Alyce Hughey
6/12/2008 Update or Other Action Site transferred from Don Seagren to Paul Horwath per Linda Nuechterlein. Alyce Hughey
11/10/2014 Update or Other Action Staff changed from Paul Horwath to IC Unit. Kristin Thompson
5/31/2016 Institutional Control Compliance Review IC compliance review conducted and an IC reminder letter issued to the responsible party on this date. Reminder system set to follow-up in five years. Kristin Thompson
3/29/2017 Institutional Control Compliance Review Subsequent IC compliance review conducted during a quality control check. Closure/IC Details updated. Periodic review reduced to every three years due to this site having a groundwater use restriction as one of the IC requirements. Reminder system re-set for next follow-up to occur in 2019. Kristin Thompson
4/14/2017 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter Potentially Responsible Party / State Interest Letter sent to City of Kodiak by PPRP staff Jade Gamble regarding spill 17249908001. Mitzi Read
7/6/2018 Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program Spill transferred by PPRP staff Jade Gamble. Spill no. 17249908001; spill date = 3/21/17; substance = petroleum; quantity = unknown; source = unknown; description: Petroleum-contaminated soil from an unknown source was encountered to connect to an existing storm drain pipe during demolition of the former library building. Mitzi Read
7/9/2018 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 74990 name: Kodiak Public Library-Culvert Spill Mitzi Read
7/10/2018 Site Reopened On 3/21/17 additional petroleum-contaminated soil from an unknown source (Spill no. 17249908001) was encountered while excavating to connect to an existing storm drain pipe during demolition of the former library building. The site was reopened to address characterization and cleanup of previously-inaccessible contamination. Mitzi Read
8/30/2018 Workplan Requested ADEC letter issued today requiring the City of Kodiak to prepare and provide ADEC with a cleanup work plan by December 14, 2018. Cleanup work to be performed in the 2019 field season. Paul Horwath
12/7/2018 Update or Other Action Discuss a deadline extension with consultant Monique Lewis, for preparation and submittal of a site assessment work plan. Accept request for receipt of her work plan at a later date. Paul Horwath
12/19/2018 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Received a Site Investigation Work Plan from Monique Lewis, ECS, Inc., on 12/18/2018. ADEC provided review comments and records from ADEC's file on 12/18-19/2018. Paul Horwath
2/7/2019 Site Characterization Workplan Approved ADEC issued a work plan approval decision letter to Glen Melvin, City of Kodiak. Paul Horwath
9/4/2019 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Received a Supplemental Site Investigation Work Plan from Timothy Shaw, NWFF Environmental, on 7/10/2019. ADEC provided review comments on 9/4/2019 William Schmaltz
3/9/2020 Workplan Requested Work Plan Request Letter Sent to RP. Jessica Hall
4/23/2020 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Sent RP the ADEC Comment Letter on The Supplemental Site Investigation Report received March 29, 2020. Jessica Hall
5/21/2020 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Sent RP the ADEC Comment Letter on The Supplemental Site Investigation Report received March 29, 2020. This letter had additional comments to the letter sent on 4/23/2020, mostly relating to the work plan portion of the report. Jessica Hall
5/29/2020 Meeting or Teleconference Held Phone call with Tim Shaw and Monique Lewis of NWFF Environmental. I answered their questions on Comments Letter sent on 5/21/2020 for the work plan portion of The Supplemental Site Investigation Report received March 29, 2020. The questions were answered to their satisfaction and they plan to submit a final separate work plan and separate Supplemental Site Investigation Report instead of keeping it combined, as one report, as originally submitted on March 29, 2020. Jessica Hall
6/25/2020 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Sent comment letter to RP on the Supplemental Corrective Action Report for Kodiak Public Library Culvert Spill site, dated June 11, 2020. Jessica Hall
8/3/2020 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Sent Approval letter for the Supplemental Corrective Action Report (Work Plan inside the report) for Kodiak Public Library Culvert Spill site, dated July 13, 2020. Jessica Hall
12/9/2020 Update or Other Action ADEC approved field work/excavation extension to spring of 2021. Requested by Tim Shaw of NWFF Environmental (NWFF, Inc.). The City needed the site this summer for the staging and preliminary construction of new tsunami warning system towers and sirens. This project took more area and more time than anticipated. The availability and shipping of materials for the long term soil stockpile took longer than anticipated. This delay was in-part due to the issues we have encountered in a number of projects due to limited availability and shipping delays associated with the pandemic. The City has procured the materials needed for the stockpile construction. These delays brought a wetter and colder time of the year. Such weather creates challenges in excavation due to accumulation of rain water and snow – all things to be avoided to ensure retrieving the remaining contamination in one excavation effort. Jessica Hall
6/3/2021 Update or Other Action Onsite water discharge BMP/WP approved. Remedial actions began 5/24/2021, and work was halted when water exhibiting free product was encountered in the excavation. Water is believed to be stormwater either derived from the City’s drainage system, or a conveyance of stormwater residual in the hillside travelling along a preferential pathway and exiting into the excavation. Dewatering efforts will utilize a vacuum truck capable of handling up to 2,100 gallons and pumping at 150 gpm. The truck will be surrounded at all times with impermeable snap berm. Storage will utilize new 330 gallon Intermediate Bulk Containers (totes). Water will be contained onsite until treatment and discharge. Water will be passed through a granular active carbon (GAC) system consisting of sequential 55-gallon barrels of GAC. The system is of gravity feed design, and will not exceed 6 gallons per minute. The rated capacity of each barrel is 2,000 gallons. At the end of the rated lifespan of the filtration media, the operator will install fresh media regardless of water quality indications.Process effluent from each barrel will be tested in accordance with 18 AAC 75 and 18 AAC 70 and discharged onsite with ADEC approval. Water Quality Testing and Cleanup Standards. At the end of dewatering, the QEP will direct a test batch of water be passed through the filtration system; process effluent will be collected and analyzed. Jessica Hall
6/29/2021 Update or Other Action As discussed on the phone with NWFF Environmental, regarding a proposed increase from 6 gpm to 10 gpm for dewatering discharge is approved, as long as in keeping with water quality standards and monitoring for erosion and turbid water. Jessica Hall
10/19/2021 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Sent RP comments on Site Closure Report”, dated September 2021. Requested an updated report. Jessica Hall
12/15/2021 Update or Other Action Requested site update from RP. Jessica Hall
12/20/2021 Update or Other Action Sent RP approval for Transportation of 1 CY GAC, 1 CY soiled absobants, and 30 gallons of sludge to be disposed of at Chemical Waste Management. Jessica Hall
3/11/2022 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 74990 Kodiak Public Library-Culvert Spill. Jessica Hall
3/14/2022 Site Characterization Report Approved ADEC sent RP approval letter for "Site Closure Report", dated March 2022. ADEC is currently reviewing site for closure. Jessica Hall
3/15/2022 Update or Other Action ADEC has performed a data gap analysis for the contaminated site Kodiak Public Library Culvert Spill at the request for closure in the March 2022 Site Closure Report. 2017-TP 4 sample at 2.5 feet was 2,620 mg/kg DRO a similar location between TP1 and TP3 was sampled, but that only went to 2 feet this location is not vertically delineated, 2017-TP 5 sample at 2 feet was 8,770 mg/kg DRO, additionally Methylnaphthalene, 1-, Methylnaphthalene, 2-, and Naphthalene exceeded at concentrations above Migration to Groundwater, a similar location between TP1 and TP3 was sampled, but that only went to 2 feet. This location is not vertically delineated, may be horizontally delineated, need clarification on figures from March 2022 report, for sample 21-COK07082. 2017-TP 17 sample at 5 feet was 2,210 mg/kg DRO, similar location sampled at TP4, but that only went to 2 feet and was north of TP17. This location is not vertically delineated, and not horizontally delineated. 2017-TP 19 sample at 3 feet 8,120 mg/kg DRO, additionally Methylnaphthalene, 1-, and Naphthalene exceeded at concentrations above Migration to Groundwater. A similar location was sampled at TP2, but that only went to 2 feet and was northeast of TP19, Not vertically delineated and not horizontally delineated. Observable sheen was noted in the excavation dewatering in 2021 field event, groundwater sampling is needed at the site. A figure is needed to indicate where historical contamination from 2003 was located and display how sampling from 2017-2021 characterized the extent of that contamination. ADED requested the RP submit this in the future Work plan along with actions to complete the data gaps listed above. Jessica Hall
3/15/2022 Workplan Requested ADEC requested a work plan from the RP. Jessica Hall
3/15/2022 Meeting or Teleconference Held Phone call with NWFF Environmental to discuss next steps at the site. ADEC requested archives for the site. Jessica Hall
3/18/2022 Update or Other Action Phone discussion with the ADEC, NWFF and the City of Kodiak (COK). The COK has notified ADEC by phone that emergency utility repairs consisting of a sewer line repair (removing a blockage in the line) traversing the site. The ADEC has supplied NWFF/COK with the September 2018 Technical Memorandum Managing Petroleum-Contaminated Soil, Water, or Free Product during Public Utility and Right-of-Way Construction and Maintenance Projects. This emergency repair will be in accordance with this document and will be overseen by an ADEC QEP who will provide PID screening of soils encountered. All soils will be returned to the excavation in the approximate location they were removed. Identified contaminated soils will be logged (depth and gps coordinates) in a report to the ADEC at the completion of this undertaking. Jessica Hall
6/17/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC sent the city of Kodiak comments on the “Workplan Addendum-2022 Field Season”, June 2022. ADEC requested an update work plan be submitted for review. Jessica Hall
6/29/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC sent the city of Kodiak comments on the the-“Emergency Utility Work Conducted in a Contaminated Site”, June 2022. ADEC requested an updated report be submitted. Jessica Hall
8/5/2022 Update or Other Action ADEC requested an update on when the updated report would be submitted following the comments ADEC sent on the the-“Emergency Utility Work Conducted in a Contaminated Site”, June 2022. Jessica Hall
8/5/2022 Update or Other Action ADEC requested an update on when the revised “Workplan Addendum-2022 Field Season”, dated June 2022, will be submitted. Comments were sent to the city on June 17, 2022. Jessica Hall
4/16/2024 Workplan Requested Sent a work plan request letter to responsible party. Additional soil investigation is needed delineate contamination around the 2017 TP17 and TP19 sample locations and the 2003 LIB9 and LIB10 sample locations. Groundwater also needs to be investigated as contamination in soil has been documented above Migration to Groundwater (MTG) cleanup levels. A previous work plan has been submitted and reviewed by DEC. A revised or new work plan may be submitted. Dawn Wilburn

Contaminant Information

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

Control Type

Type Details
Local Ordinances, Databases, Zoning Restrictions served by city water system

Requirements

Description Details
Groundwater Use Restrictions Groundwater is served by the city water system. Groundwater wells shall not be installed at this site without prior approval from ADEC.
When Contaminated Soil is Accessible, Remediation Should Occur Should the remaining diesel contaminated soil along the foundation become accessible, it must be addressed and/or remediated in accordance with ADEC regulations applicable at that time.
Other If it appears that the remaining DRO contamination is migrating or causing a concern down gradient of the site, additional assessment and/or remediation will be required at that time.
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site. Standard condition.
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.
Periodic Review Every three years.
Hazard ID Site Name File Number
3205 Kodiak Public Library 2601.38.008

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