Site Report: USFS Thorne Bay Warehouse Historic Spills

Site Name:	USFS Thorne Bay Warehouse Historic Spills
Address:	USFS Compound, Fueling Station at the Warehouse, Thorne Bay, AK 99919
File Number:	1528.38.017
Hazard ID:	4217
Status:	Active
Staff:	Nick Waldo, 9074655270 nick.waldo@alaska.gov
Latitude:	55.688767
Longitude:	-132.527050
Horizontal Datum:	NAD83

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

Incidental spillage over long period of time without response or remedial effort by the operator has resulted in contamination of surface and subsurface material.

Action Information

Action Date	Action	Description	DEC Staff
3/17/2006	Site Ranked Using the AHRM	Initial AHRM ranking using data that applies to the general area of the site. Contaminant sources from facility operation at the site could have impacted soil, ground water, and surface wate. Migration pathways could include migration to subsurface soil and ground water, volatilization, runoff as raw product form or with surface water and uptake by plants or animals. Direct human exposure routes include ingestion, dermal contact and inhalation; indirect routes include ingestion of impacted plants or animals. Toxicity factor scored at 2.1 due to uncertainty if contaminant includes gasoline and/or metals.	Bruce Wanstall
3/17/2006	GIS Position Updated	Lat Long data posted for the maintenance shop; metadata includes use of the DEC facility locator GIS module with personal knowledge of the site projected on aerial photographs of the facility. Scale is 1:12,176 feet, elevation data not available, estimate less than one hundred feet above sea level. Accuracy of Lat Long coordinates is estimated at medium, within 150 meters. Projection saved at jn-svrfile G:\SPAR\Spar-Contaminated Sites\38 Case Files (Contaminated Sites)\1528 Thorne Bay\1528.38.017 USFS Thorne Bay Warehouse Historic Spills.	Bruce Wanstall
3/17/2006	Site Added to Database	Site added to the database.	Bruce Wanstall
2/28/2008	Exposure Tracking Model Ranking	Initial ranking with ETM completed.	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: Petroleum contamination was found at the Thorne Bay Ranger District warehouse during the cleanup of another spill in 2005. In a letter dated March 1, 2006, the DEC stated that it could not allow the USFS to delay cleanup indefinitely on a site that has not been characterized. To our knowledge, the USFS has conducted no additional characterization or cleanup at this site to date. 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. Specific actions regarding this site were not discussed at this meeting.	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

Action Date

Action

Description

DEC Staff

3/17/2006

Site Ranked Using the AHRM

Initial AHRM ranking using data that applies to the general area of the site. Contaminant sources from facility operation at the site could have impacted soil, ground water, and surface wate. Migration pathways could include migration to subsurface soil and ground water, volatilization, runoff as raw product form or with surface water and uptake by plants or animals. Direct human exposure routes include ingestion, dermal contact and inhalation; indirect routes include ingestion of impacted plants or animals. Toxicity factor scored at 2.1 due to uncertainty if contaminant includes gasoline and/or metals.

Bruce Wanstall

3/17/2006

GIS Position Updated

Lat Long data posted for the maintenance shop; metadata includes use of the DEC facility locator GIS module with personal knowledge of the site projected on aerial photographs of the facility. Scale is 1:12,176 feet, elevation data not available, estimate less than one hundred feet above sea level. Accuracy of Lat Long coordinates is estimated at medium, within 150 meters. Projection saved at jn-svrfile G:\SPAR\Spar-Contaminated Sites\38 Case Files (Contaminated Sites)\1528 Thorne Bay\1528.38.017 USFS Thorne Bay Warehouse Historic Spills.

Bruce Wanstall

3/17/2006

Site Added to Database

Site added to the database.

Bruce Wanstall

2/28/2008

Exposure Tracking Model Ranking

Initial ranking with ETM completed.

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: Petroleum contamination was found at the Thorne Bay Ranger District warehouse during the cleanup of another spill in 2005. In a letter dated March 1, 2006, the DEC stated that it could not allow the USFS to delay cleanup indefinitely on a site that has not been characterized. To our knowledge, the USFS has conducted no additional characterization or cleanup at this site to date. 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