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Site Report: ConocoPhillips Kavik Unit 3

Site Name: ConocoPhillips Kavik Unit 3
Address: ~62 Miles SE of Deadhorse, Divide Between Canning and Kavik Rivers, Deadhorse, AK 99734
File Number: 300.38.252
Hazard ID: 4260
Status: Cleanup Complete - Institutional Controls
Staff: IC Unit, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 69.631944
Longitude: -146.535000
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

Exceedance of the Alaska Water Quality Standards (AWQS) for Total and Dissolved Lead at Sample Location RSW8. The lab results are 4.26 ug/l and 5.88 ug/l and the AWQS are 3.31 ug/l and 4.36 ug/l, respectively for all these listed data. At least one secondary surface water analytes exceedance of the AWQS also measured for all the following Total and Dissolved Analytes - Aluminum, Iron, and Manganese. Approximately 75% of the gravel pad was contained within the contoured soil gas concentrations exceeding 0.3% indicating a presence of elevated hydrocarbon concentrations.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
6/13/2006 Site Added to Database Primary and secondary AWQS exceedances for numerous metals. Hydrocarbon contamination on pad. Bill Petrik
6/14/2006 GIS Position Updated Coordinates taken from Figure 3-1, "Kavik Unit 3, Surface Water Sample Locations" map from the report "Kavik Unit 3, Site Monitoring Report" dated November 2005 prepared for ConocoPhillips by Weston Solutions, Inc. The wellhead latitude of 69 degrees, 37', 56.208" and longitude of -146 degrees, 31', 56.248" NAD 27 were plotted using TopoZone Pro and Figure 3-1 and then converted to NAD 83/WGS 84 and then recorded as such in the DB. The instrument used and quality of the data is unknown and unverified. Bill Petrik
6/14/2006 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Initial ranking. Bill Petrik
6/14/2006 Update or Other Action File number issued 300.38.252. Aggie Blandford
6/16/2006 Site Characterization Report Approved Received Kavik Unit 3 Site Monitoring Report. Subsurface soil samples were collected from 6 boreholes advanced at the gravel pad. DRO was detected up to 8,000 mg/kg at 2-3 feet bgs in borehole GSB5. Bill O'Connell
6/28/2006 Update or Other Action ConocoPhillips indicated the gravel pad at Kavik #3 will be monitored under the reserve pit program. Bill O'Connell
10/12/2007 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking Bill O'Connell
5/19/2009 Update or Other Action Communication from CPAI indicate they have no current plans to remove this gravel pad in the near future. Bill O'Connell
6/10/2009 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Contaminated Sites Program (ADEC) has completed a review of the environmental records associated with ConocoPhillips Kavik Unit 3 located approximately 60 miles southeast of Deadhorse, Alaska in the Brooks Range Foothills Based on the information provided to date, it has been determined that the contaminant concentrations remaining on site do not pose an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment and no further remedial action will be required as long as the site is in compliance with established institutional controls. Bill O'Connell
7/13/2009 Institutional Control Record Established Institutional Controls established and entered into the database. Bill O'Connell
6/13/2012 Institutional Control Compliance Review An IC review was conducted on this site and the staff assigned was changed from Bill O'Connell to IC Unit. Evonne Reese
1/8/2013 Institutional Control Update Responsible party contacted DEC to verify that land use conditions have not changed. Reminder system updated to check-in with the responsible party in five years from this date. Kristin Thompson
12/4/2014 Update or Other Action Staff name changed from IC Unit to McLoone Evonne Reese
9/28/2016 Update or Other Action At this time, the project manager chooses to retain management of this site which has institutional controls. IC Unit
1/9/2017 Institutional Control Periodic Reporting ConocoPhillips reported there have been no changes in land use at this site. Kristin Thompson
3/19/2024 Institutional Control Update DNR-SAIL added as affiliate (Office of Primary Responsibility). For DNR LAS information: ADL# 420783 Jennifer McGrath

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO > Method 1 (Arctic only) Soil

Control Type

Type Details
Signed CS Determination

Requirements

Description Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site. Standard condition.
Movement or use of contaminated material (including on site) in a manner that results in a violation of the water quality standards is prohibited (18 AAC 70) Standard condition.

No associated sites were found.

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