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Site Report: Northway Staging Field OU7, Area 04

Site Name: Northway Staging Field OU7, Area 04
Address: S of Garbage Lake across Loop Road to Hu, deuc Lake aka Loop Road Drum Storage, Northway, AK 99764
File Number: 170.38.028
Hazard ID: 4171
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 62.966607
Longitude: -141.924363
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

Area 4 comprises an area of approximately 600 by 500 feet. Military debris observed in the area included metal debris and scattered 55-gallon drums, remnants of asphalt paving at the former drum storage area, and numerous drums at what a[[eas to be a drum disposal site at the southwest shore of Garbage Lake.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
6/8/1994 Update or Other Action 1994 FRI, Four subareas were mapped, widely scattered 55-gallon drums and crumbled asphalt pavement were observed in Subare 4A west of Loop Road. Sevreal 55-gallon drums were observed in Subarea 4C located east of Loop Road. Numerous exposed 55-gallon drumsa and evidence of buried 55-gallon drums were observed in Subarea 4D in what appears to ba a drum disposal site. Debra Caillouet
7/10/1996 Update or Other Action HLA/Wilder removed approximately 75 55-gallon drums from along the road near Garbage Lake in Area 4. Fifteen soil samples were obtained and analyzed for BREX, TRPH, lead and/or glycol. All detected analytes were below screening levels. Debra Caillouet
11/29/2005 Site Added to Database Site added to the database. Debra Caillouet
11/9/2007 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Lynne Bush
12/29/2009 Update or Other Action A revised Inventory Project Report (INPR) was received for the Northway Staging Field. The US Army Corps of Engineers has divided the staging field into four projects so that closures of the individual sites within the staging field can be counted. One project consists of the OU1 and OU3 sites that have already been closed by DEC, the next contains OU4 and OU5 sites that are ready for closure. The third project is the Ham Lake site that requires a Feasibility Study, Proposed Plan and Decision Document. The last project includes four areas that have data gaps that need to be resolved, Areas 4, 24, 26 and 48. Debra Caillouet
9/9/2010 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Site Reconnaissance Work Plan, Northway Staging Field, Formerly Used Defense Site, Northway Alaska DEC has no objection to the implementation of this work at Sites 4, 24, 26 and 48. Debra Caillouet
1/25/2011 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Draft Site Reconaissance Report, Northway Staging Field, November 2010 Debra Caillouet
5/25/2011 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Draft Work Plan for Limited Removal Action of 05 HTRW Project Sites at Northway Staging Field Formerly Used Defense Site, May 2011 DEC has no comment on the work plan and does not object to the implementation of the work. Debra Caillouet
8/15/2011 CERCLA Remedial Design/Remedial Action Plan Approved Final Work Plan for Limited Removal Action of 05 HTRW Project Sites at Northway Staging Field Formerly Used Defense Site, July 2011 The objectives of the work being performed under this Work Plan are to: • Excavate and remove approximately 10 cubic yards of residual POL contaminated soil associated with the 55-gallon drum located along Loop Road in Area 4 - Loop Road as identified in the 2010 Site Reconnaissance Report. • Remove military debris such as 55-gallon drums (7). The drums are located as follows: two drums are from Area 26, two drums from Area 4 and three from Area 48. Additional debris consists of; utilidors and associated piping, heating items of the former Mess Hall, woodstave pipes, steel tank cradles, and building debris associated with former military use as identified in the 2010 Site Reconnaissance Report Debra Caillouet
1/6/2012 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Draft Limited Removal Action Report for 05 HTRW Project Sites at Northway Staging Field Formerly Used Defense Site, December 2011 Debra Caillouet
5/22/2012 CERCLA Remedial Action Completion Report Final Limited Removal Action Report for 05 HTRW Project Sites at Northway Staging Field Formerly Used Defense Site, February 2012 The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation received the report referenced on May 22, 2012. The report documents removals at: Area 4, Loop Road and Drum Storage; Area 26, Runway Lake; and Area 48, Mess Hall at the former Northway Staging Field. All associated DRO contaminated soil was removed. ADEC agrees that the site closure process can begin for these areas. Debra Caillouet
7/16/2012 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued Declaration of Project Closure Decision and No Department of Defense Action Indicated Report Northway Staging Field, Areas 4, 26, and 48 signed by ADEC Debra Caillouet

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
TPH < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil

Control Type

Type Details
No ICs Required

Requirements

Description Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.

No associated sites were found.

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