Site Report: USFS Peterson Creek Quarry
| Site Name: | USFS Peterson Creek Quarry |
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| Address: | 6 miles south of Girdwood, Seward Highway, Girdwood, AK 99587 |
| File Number: | 2110.38.014 |
| Hazard ID: | 4200 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Nick Waldo, 9074655270 nick.waldo@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 60.888889 |
| Longitude: | -144.050278 |
| Horizontal Datum: | NAD83 |
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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
Years of historical use as a shooting range has contributed to the potential for lead contamination in berm material. Debris has been removed; road has been bermed to discourage access.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 1/20/2006 | Site Added to Database | Site added to the database. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 1/20/2006 | GIS Position Updated | Lat Long data entered for the material site at Peterson Creek. Metadata include use of the GIS Locater module projected on Landsat imagery at 1:40,000 scale and at 1:10,000 scale on USGS 1:24,000 scale topographic map. Accuracy estimated to be within 150 horizontal meters of the center of the material site. Image saved at jn-svrfile G:\SPAR\Spar-Contaminated Sites\38 Case Files (Contaminated Sites)\2110 Girdwood\2110.38.014 USFS Peterson Creek Quarry. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 1/20/2006 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | preliminary ranking based on general area data | Bruce Wanstall |
| 7/3/2006 | Interim Removal Action Approved | Interim removal action occurred in fall 2005; including: removal of debris, trash, shell casings; berming of road; placement of 'no trespassing' signs; and collection of soil, groundwater, and surface water samples. Lead contaminated soil classifying as hazardous waste is present, however groundwater and surface water samples show no contamination. DEC has agreed that the USFS can prioritize this cleanup with the rest of its sites due to the limited human health exposure so long as the berm and signs remain in place. Annual monitoring report is required starting May 2007. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 3/27/2008 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 12/4/2008 | Update or Other Action | IC Inspection: Site inspection conducted by USFS on 7/29/08. Berm is intact, discouraging access to the site. | 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 site investigation for this former shooting range site was documented in a report dated 2006. Elevated concentrations of metals were found in the soil and lead was found to be present at concentrations which exceeded Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) criteria for hazardous waste. In a letter dated July 3, 2006, DEC requested additional characterization and cleanup, but allowed the USFS to delay the cleanup for five (5) years based on conducting an annual inspection to ensure the continued presence of berm and signage discouraging access. DEC has received one (1) inspection report, dated 2008. In an email discussion in June 2012, the USFS stated that the site was inspected in May 2012 and “things are looking good”, however an inspection report was not provided. At that time, DEC requested that the USFS provide a schedule for additional characterization and cleanup of the site. To date, the USFS has not provided any additional information about this site. DEC hereby requests that by October 10, 2016 the USFS provide a timeline by which they will conduct this additional characterization and cleanup. | 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 has notified DEC that it does not intend to take any cleanup actions at this site. DEC does not agree with this action as no cleanup actions have been conducted. | 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 |
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