Site Report: USFS Nichen Cove
| Site Name: | USFS Nichen Cove |
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| Address: | Tuxecan Island, Prince of Wales Island, Thorne Bay, AK 99919 |
| File Number: | 1545.38.001 |
| Hazard ID: | 4243 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Nick Waldo, 9074655270 nick.waldo@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 55.852839 |
| Longitude: | -133.232924 |
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Problems/Comments
Petroleum and metals found in sediment & fish-bearing stream near the log transfer facility.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 6/24/2005 | GIS Position Updated | GIS Data supplied by the Forest Service | Bruce Wanstall |
| 5/8/2006 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Preliminary ranking based on personal knowledge of the site. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 5/8/2006 | Site Added to Database | Site added to the database. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 3/28/2008 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 10/3/2008 | Site Characterization Workplan Approved | Site Characterization workplan approved this date. Fieldwork is planned for October 2008. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 8/24/2016 | Site Characterization Report Approved | The Site Characterization Report dated 2010 was approved this date. | 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: A site characterization was conducted in October 2008. Elevated concentrations of metals and petroleum were found in the soil and groundwater and elevated concentrations of metals in the sediment and surface water. Buried metal debris, crushed drums, tires, and a battery were found while advancing test pits. A buried debris cell of unknown contents is present on sites. Additional investigation and cleanup is needed at this site. DEC hereby requests that by October 10, 2016 the USFS provide a timeline by which they will conduct this additional characterization. | 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. This property has been transferred to Sealaska Corporation. The USFS Regional On-Scene Coordinator was unfamiliar with this site, but will review the file. DEC requested that the USFS raise the site in priority due to the change in landownership. | 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 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 |
Contaminant Information
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No associated sites were found.