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Site Report: Sears Creek Pump Station

Site Name: Sears Creek Pump Station
Address: MP F145 Alaska Highway, Haines Fairbanks Pipeline, Delta Junction, AK 99737
File Number: 120.38.011
Hazard ID: 4202
Status: Active
Staff: Anne Marie Palmieri, 9077663184 AnneMarie.Palmieri@alaska.gov
Latitude: 63.687500
Longitude: -144.497056
Horizontal Datum:NAD83

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Problems/Comments

Weathered petroleum soil contamination related to historical spill at the pump station. Cleanup to start as part of performance based contract in 2006.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
1/25/2006 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Prelminary ranking based on general site data Bruce Wanstall
1/25/2006 GIS Position Updated Lat Long data entered for the Sears Creek Pump Station reportedly located 3,500 feet west of Sears Creek midway between the Alaska Highway and Haines Fairbanks pipeline. Metadata include the DEC GIS Locater module using USGS 1:24,000 scale topographic map and Landsat imagery to confirm adjacent feature polygons. Projections saved at jn-svrfile G:\SPAR\Spar-Contaminated Sites\38 Case Files (Contaminated Sites)\120 Delta Junction\120.38.011 Sears Creek Pump Station Bruce Wanstall
1/25/2006 Site Added to Database Site added to the database. Bruce Wanstall
7/12/2007 Update or Other Action Project Management Plan for the Haines Terminal, Tok Terminal, Sears Creek Station, and Army pipeline sites was approved this date. Plan covers work to be performed under the PBC. Anne Marie Palmieri
9/19/2007 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Site Characterization workplan approved this date. Fieldwork is scheduled to begin 9/24/07. The site characterization report should be available in April 2008. Anne Marie Palmieri
9/24/2007 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking ETM ranking Anne Marie Palmieri
1/16/2008 Update or Other Action A brief (5 page) technical memo was approved this date. The memo summarizes the 2007 field activities. A draft report containing detailed information and sampling results will be released in a few months. An electronic copy of the memo has been put on the Juneau G: drive electronic site files. Anne Marie Palmieri
9/8/2008 CERCLA RI Plan Approved Site characterization workplan approved this date; work is slated to begin on 9/15/08. Anne Marie Palmieri
9/25/2008 Site Characterization Report Approved Site investigation report covering work performed in 2007 was approved this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
10/12/2010 CERCLA RI Report Approved RI/FS report approved this date. Preferred alternative is to excavate the contaminated soil at the burn pit and landspread it on a liner until the cleanup levels are achieved. Anne Marie Palmieri
12/7/2010 Update or Other Action DEC provides comments to the Army on the draft Decision Document. Anne Marie Palmieri
6/22/2012 CERCLA ROD Approved Decision document signed this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
9/10/2012 Cleanup Plan Approved Cleanup work plan approved this date. Field work will begin within the next few weeks. Anne Marie Palmieri
1/30/2013 Update or Other Action Prior to the start of fieldwork in the fall, the USCE identified an inconsistency with how the cleanup contract was written and what the Decision Document required. Excavating all of the contaminated soil, as per the Decision Document, would require additional funds, therefore it did not occur in 2012. On this date, the USACE provided a white paper which outlined the issue. Anne Marie Palmieri
10/6/2013 Meeting or Teleconference Held Staff attended a kick-off meeting for the data gaps evaluation with the Army, USACE, and North Wind. Anne Marie Palmieri
2/3/2014 Meeting or Teleconference Held Staff attended a meeting with the Army, North Wind, USACE, and DNR regarding the data gaps report that North Wind is drafting. This report will encompass all of the site and evaluate any potential sources or remaining technical data gaps. Anne Marie Palmieri
4/24/2014 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Staff provided comments on the draft data gaps report to the Army and USACE this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
5/20/2014 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Staff provided comments to the Army on a brief work plan for limited sampling this summer. Anne Marie Palmieri
6/13/2014 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Staff approved a work plan addendum this date. Fieldwork activities include UST sampling and UVOST sampling at the burn pit. Anne Marie Palmieri
7/16/2014 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Staff approved the data gaps report on this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
8/28/2014 Update or Other Action The US Army notified DEC that they have awarded a large characterization contract for the Sears Creek, Haines Terminal and Tok Terminal sites. Anne Marie Palmieri
4/2/2015 Meeting or Teleconference Held DEC participated in a meeting with the US Army and Bristol about the 2015 RI schedule and field work on this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
5/29/2015 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other The Fuel Storage Tank and Piping removal work plan was approved this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
5/29/2015 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other The underground injection control well removal work plan was approved this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
8/25/2015 CERCLA RI Plan Approved Staff reviewed and approved the Final Supplemental Remedial Investigation Work Plan on this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
8/28/2015 Cleanup Plan Approved CSP staff approved the Final Addendum to the Sears Creek Station Remedial Action Work Plan, dated August 2015. Anne Marie Palmieri
9/1/2015 Meeting or Teleconference Held CSP staff participated in a risk assessment scoping meeting with the Army and their consultants on this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
2/16/2016 Risk Assessment Workplan Approved The Risk Assessment work plan dated 2/2016 was approved this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
4/20/2016 Meeting or Teleconference Held A meeting was held this date to discuss the results of the 2015 field season and proposed next steps for the cleanup. Anne Marie Palmieri
4/27/2016 Public Notice A public meeting in Tok was held this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
7/5/2016 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC provided comments on the draft Storage Tank and Petroleum Pipeline Removal Report on this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
7/5/2016 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC approved the Interim Site Management Plan on this date. Comments on the draft plan were provided to the Army on 6/6/16. Anne Marie Palmieri
7/12/2016 Meeting or Teleconference Held A meeting was held this date to discuss DEC comments on the draft Storage Tank and Pipeline Removal Report. Anne Marie Palmieri
8/23/2016 Site Characterization Report Approved The Final Storage Tank and Petroleum Pipeline Removal Report was approved on this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
3/2/2017 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC reviewed the draft Supplemental Remedial Investigation report and provided comments to the Army. The draft report does not include the 2016 cleanup levels and will be revised in the near future. Anne Marie Palmieri
4/27/2017 Site Visit Staff conducted a site visit. Anne Marie Palmieri
4/27/2017 Meeting or Teleconference Held Restoration Advisory Board meeting this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
12/20/2017 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other CSP staff reviewed the revised draft Supplemental RI and provided comments to the Army on this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
1/18/2018 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other The Army provided a copy of the final 4/27/17 Public Meeting minutes on this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
1/23/2018 Meeting or Teleconference Held The Army, Corps of Engineers, and DEC met on this date to discuss the supplemental RI and the process for moving the site forward to cleanup. Anne Marie Palmieri
12/12/2018 CERCLA RI Report Approved The Supplemental Remedial Investigation Report was approved on this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
12/12/2018 Cleanup Level(s) Approved Cleanup levels were proposed in the Supplemental Remedial Investigation and approved on this date. Site-specific method three cleanup levels were calculated. Contaminants of concern are arsenic, DRO, RRO, and lead. Anne Marie Palmieri
12/12/2018 Risk Assessment Report Approved The human health and ecological risk assessment was approved as part of the Supplemental Remedial Investigation Report on this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
4/12/2019 Meeting or Teleconference Held DEC met with the USACE and Army to discuss the scope of the Feasibility Studies for CERCLA-contaminants and petroleum. A draft FS should be submitted to DEC soon. Anne Marie Palmieri
3/4/2020 Meeting or Teleconference Held CS staff met with the US Army to resolve comments on the draft Feasibility Study. Anne Marie Palmieri
4/22/2020 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Staff approved the Feasibility Study for petroleum areas of concern on this date. This report outlines several potential cleanup alternatives associated with petroleum-contaminated soil at the Valve Manifold Building and the associated fuel lines and the Drum Storage Area. Each alternative is comparatively evaluated using the criteria of effectiveness and permanence, reduction in toxicity, mobility, or volume through treatment, implementability, advantages, limitations, and cost. Based upon this analysis, the proposed cleanup approach identified in this report is the placement of land-use controls on the site prior to and during the cleanup and then excavation and off-site disposal of the contaminated soil. DEC agrees with the proposed cleanup approach as outlined in the Feasibility Study report. Anne Marie Palmieri
4/23/2020 CERCLA FS CS staff approved the CERCLA Feasibility Study report on this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
7/1/2022 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Staff provided comments on the Army's responses to DEC comments on the draft Proposed Plan. Anne Marie Palmieri
9/9/2022 Meeting or Teleconference Held Staff met with the US Army on this date to discuss the draft Proposed Plan. Anne Marie Palmieri
9/23/2022 Meeting or Teleconference Held Staff met with the US Army on this date for further discussions about the draft Proposed Plan. Anne Marie Palmieri
1/9/2023 Meeting or Teleconference Held Staff met with the Army, USACE, and their consultants to resolve comments on the Proposed Plan. Anne Marie Palmieri
1/19/2023 Meeting or Teleconference Held Staff met with the Army to resolve comments on the Proposed Plan Anne Marie Palmieri
4/17/2023 Meeting or Teleconference Held DEC met with the US Army and US Army Corps of Engineers to discuss next steps, including the finalizing of the proposed plan and scheduling of a public comment period/public meeting. Anne Marie Palmieri
5/22/2023 CERCLA Proposed Plan DEC concurred with the Army's Proposed Plan on this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
6/2/2023 CERCLA PA DEC concurred with the conclusion of the March 2023 Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection for PFAS that no additional investigation is needed. All analytical results were non-detect and no historical records were found regarding the use or storage of PFAS-containing materials. Anne Marie Palmieri
7/10/2023 CERCLA Proposed Plan The CERCLA Proposed Plan was finalized on this date. A copy of the Proposed Plan is included in the Documents/Attachments tab. Anne Marie Palmieri
7/25/2023 Meeting or Teleconference Held DEC attended the Army's public meeting for the Proposed Plan. Anne Marie Palmieri
2/14/2024 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC provided comments on the draft Record of Decision to the Army on this date. Anne Marie Palmieri
4/8/2024 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other DEC reviewed the Army's responses to our comments on the draft Record of Decision. All of the responses were acceptable. Anne Marie Palmieri
6/26/2024 CERCLA ROD Approved DEC signed the CERCLA Record of Decision on this date. A copy of the ROD is attached in the Documents. Anne Marie Palmieri

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