Site Report: Stebbins Landfill Drums
| Site Name: | Stebbins Landfill Drums |
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| Address: | 3/4 Mile from Coastline, 100' from Landfill, Stebbins, AK 99671 |
| File Number: | 650.38.001 |
| Hazard ID: | 4044 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | * Currently Not Assigned, 9072693057 bill.oconnell@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 63.532913 |
| Longitude: | -162.291810 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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Problems/Comments
ADEC received a report of twenty 55-gallon drums that were approximately 100' from the Stebbins' landfill. The drums are in poor condition, many with rusted bullet holes. Some have varying amounts of waste oil in them. An estimated total of 7 gallons recoverable product remains in the drums. In the July 15/16, 2003 email chain to Ed Meggert and other SPAR staff, the USCG sent information that this site was above tidal influence and that there was an elevated gravel road between the drums and the shoreline. According to the Foss Environmental report cited in the USCG email dated July 25, 2003, the site is approximately 3/4 mile from the coastline with no means of product entry into the watershed. The Foss Environmental report is not in the CS file. Stained soil around the drums was observed in the printed file photos from 2003. Grass is growing through the stained soil. The horizontal and vertical extent was not defined. Site was transferred from PERP (file number: 650.02.003, spill number: 03389918801). The IGAP Coordinator, Jerome Pete, took pictures of the drums, the stained ground, and the site's proximity to the Stebbins Landfill in October 2009. These photos are attached electronically with two printed out and included in the file. Although there is noticable staining on the surface there is also dense underbrush growth in most areas around the drums.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 7/18/2003 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | Potentially Responsible Party / State Interest letter sent to City of Stebbins by PERP staff Amanda Leffel. | Mitzi Read |
| 10/28/2003 | Site Added to Database | Waste oil contamination. Site was transferred from PERP (file number: 650.02.003, spill number: 03389918801). | Deborah Williams |
| 10/28/2003 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Preliminary ranking. | Deborah Williams |
| 10/30/2003 | Update or Other Action | The drums are still out there. No cleanup has occurred. | Deborah Williams |
| 5/21/2004 | Site Number Identifier Changed | Corrected Region from 25 to 32. | Former Staff |
| 4/18/2008 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed. | Grant Lidren |
| 8/13/2009 | Update or Other Action | Contacted Jerome Pete the IGAP Coordinator to check status of the site. He mentioned that the Coast Guard and an investigator had been out in 2005. I am trying to get in touch with Coast Guard to see if there is any information on either site in Stebbins. Updated affiliates tab with Jerome's contact information. | Pam Clemens |
| 8/19/2009 | Update or Other Action | Contact with the Coast Guard Environmental/ Fire Prevention Branch in Kodiak. 907-487-5320X246 Teresa Scott is trying to get information on the 2003 visit and sampling data for the contents of the drums. Jerome Pete the current EPA/IGAP Coordinator found the names of the three people that came to Stebbins on July 14, 2003. Lt. Chris Friese, Lt. Ken Phillips both with USCG, and Mike High a Hazmat Technician with Foss Environmental did the site visit and took samples from the drums. Stebbins has no record of any follow-up from USCG. Ted Katcheak was the EPA/IGAP Coordinator who reported the spill to ADEC on July 5, 2003. | Pam Clemens |
| 10/12/2009 | Update or Other Action | See Attachments for the new photos taken by Mr. John Pete, the Assistant IGAP Coordinator, of the drums and surrounding area last week. Mr. Jerome Pete, the IGAP Coordinator, sent them in. He had also given me information on the site visit by the Coast Guard and Foss Environmental in July 2003. Mike High with Foss Environmental and Lt. Chris Friese and Lt. Ken Phillips with the USCG were in Stebbins July 2003 and took samples from the drum contents. There is speculation that these drums may have come from the "City Garage, AVEC, and oil brought to the City for storage." Notes from the site visit say that the drums appear to have been there for a while and the bullet holes were rusted in 2003. See attached emails. | Pam Clemens |
| 10/12/2009 | Update or Other Action | Left message as a follow-up with USCG Teressa Scott to see if she has found a copy of the Foss Environmental report for July 2003. Also left a message for Harry Witman, Alaska Properties LLC 688-2387, and the Mayor of Stebbins to get information on property ownership. | Pam Clemens |
| 2/23/2011 | Update or Other Action | Spoke with Nora Tom, with the City of Stebbins. She said that all the drums near the landfill are empty. I sent her information on the ANTHC grants for setting up recycling programs. | Pam Clemens |
| 2/16/2012 | Update or Other Action | Staff changed from Pam Clemens to Linda Nuechterlein. | Kristin Thompson |
| 1/24/2014 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | Sent follow up letter on this day with 2003 PRP letter and cleanup process fact sheet attached. | Joshua Barsis |
| 3/28/2014 | Update or Other Action | I spoke with Jerome Pete, the IGAP coordinator for Stebbins on this day. He stated that they do not currently have funding for any investigations at this site. However, he also mentioned that a consulting firm is planning on traveling to Stebbins this summer. I suggested that he contact the firm and get a quote for work because it might save them money if somebody is already out there. | Joshua Barsis |
| 7/27/2015 | Update or Other Action | Letter sent with a brief site history and request for contact. Further evaluation of this site is necessary. | Joshua Barsis |
| 6/1/2016 | Update or Other Action | Spoke with Nora Tom from City of Stebbins. At this time, she is unsure if the old drums are still on site. Sent pictures from 2009 to Nora Tom via email and requested that she go to the site and confirm if the drums are still there. | Erin Gleason |
| 6/22/2016 | Update or Other Action | Information request letter sent to Mayor of Stebbins requesting contact by July 15, 2016. | Erin Gleason |
| 7/5/2016 | Update or Other Action | Received email from City of Stebbins. They sent one picture indicating that there is only one drum left at the site. Soil contamination has not been delineated. | Erin Gleason |
| 7/26/2016 | Update or Other Action | Sent work plan request letter to Mayor of Stebbins. Work plan is due 10/1/2016 | Erin Gleason |
| 10/25/2016 | Update or Other Action | Sent overdue work plan letter to Mayor of Stebbins. | Erin Gleason |
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