Site Report: Ward Cove (Pulp Mill) Waste Oil Tanks

Site Name:	Ward Cove (Pulp Mill) Waste Oil Tanks
Address:	7559 (Mile 7.5) North Tongass Highway, Ward Cove, AK 99928
File Number:	1540.38.007
Hazard ID:	4506
Status:	Active
Staff:	Mollie Dwyer, 9074651076 mollie.dwyer@alaska.gov
Latitude:	55.405726
Longitude:	-131.732717
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.

Site Chronology
IC / Closure Details
Documents
Associated Sites

Problems/Comments

Following a junk vehicle salvage operation sponsored by the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, tanks of used oil were abandoned at the site. Over time, rainfall raised the fluid level in the tanks forcing oil floating on top to spill on the surrounding soil and concrete pad. Sampling and laboratory analysis of the oil in the tanks (two tanks [#13 & #16]) were found to contain concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyl compounds (PCBs) above regulatory levels. On March 26, 2007 a surface soil sample was collected from each of two surface stained areas where oil from the tanks spilled. Sample #1 had 69,000 mg/kg RRO, 6,500 mg/kg DRO, 16 mg/kg GRO, non-detect PAHs, TCLP metals was non-detect except for Barium at 0.96 mg/l, Oil and Grease (method 1664) 42,000 mg/kg, VOCs (method 8260) were non-detect except for 1,2,4-Tricholobenzene 0.30 ug/kg, 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene 0.34 ug/kg, Acetone 1.9 ug/kg, Methylene Chloride 0.75 ug/kg, n-butylbenzene 0.60 ug/kg, and MTBE 0.66 ug/kg. Sample #2 had 22,000 mg/kg RRO, 2,900 mg/kg DRO, 1.5 mg/kg GRO, PAHs were non-detect except for Fluorene 3,000 ug/kg, Napthalene 470 ug/kg, Phenanthrene 3,400 ug/kg, TCLP metals was non-detect except for Barium at 0.79 mg/l, Oil and Grease (method 1664) 21,000 mg/kg, VOCs (method 8260) were non-detect except for 1,1,1-Tricholoethane 0.26 ug/kg, Acetone 7.4 ug/kg, Napthalene 10 ug/kg, n-butylbenzene 0.47 ug/kg, and MTBE 0.75 ug/kg. The current landowner, PSSA, have developed a soil cleanup plan approved by the DEC in April 2012. In November 2013, 22 cubic yards of surface stain soils were excavated, 17 of the cubic yards (cy) were disposed of at a landfill, and the other 5 cy of gravel is to be reused in paving at the site. On October 23, 2017 a total of 3,100 gallons of tetrachlorethylene, water, used oil, and cleanup solid waste was shipped to and disposed of at Kimball NE Facility, Kimball Nebraska. The used oil tanks source area is at the same site as "KPC Ward Cove Pulp Mill," Reckey 1988130934701 (File No. 1540.38.001), which has established institutional controls including groundwater and land use restrictions.

Action Information

Action Date	Action	Description	DEC Staff
4/26/2007	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	On March 26, 2007 a surface soil sample was collected from each of two surface stained areas near the above ground used oil tanks. Sample #1 had 69,000 mg/kg RRO, 6,500 mg/kg DRO, 16 mg/kg GRO, non-detect PAHs, TCLP metals was non-detect except for Barium at 0.96 mg/l, Oil and Grease (method 1664) 42,000 mg/kg, VOCs (method 8260) were non-detect except for 1,2,4-Tricholobenzene 0.30 ug/kg, 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene 0.34 ug/kg, Acetone 1.9 ug/kg, Methylene Chloride 0.75 ug/kg, n-butylbenzene 0.60 ug/kg, and MTBE 0.66 ug/kg. Sample #2 had 22,000 mg/kg RRO, 2,900 mg/kg DRO, 1.5 mg/kg GRO, PAHs were non-detect except for Fluorene 3,000 ug/kg, Napthalene 470 ug/kg, Phenanthrene 3,400 ug/kg, TCLP metals was non-detect except for Barium at 0.79 mg/l, Oil and Grease (method 1664) 21,000 mg/kg, VOCs (method 8260) were non-detect except for 1,1,1-Tricholoethane 0.26 ug/kg, acetone 7.4 ug/kg, Napthalene 10 ug/kg, n-butylbenzene 0.47 ug/kg, and MTBE 0.75 ug/kg.	Robert Weimer
11/16/2007	Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program	Site transferred by PERP staff Bob Fultz. Spill Date 2/7/07; Spill No. 07119903803; Substance = Waste Oil; Quantity = ~20 Gallons.	Mitzi Read
11/28/2007	Site Added to Database	Site added to the database.	Mitzi Read
11/30/2007	Exposure Tracking Model Ranking	Initial ranking completed.	Mitzi Read
1/18/2008	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	ADEC reviewed the R&M Report and conveyed the recommendations for a prompt cleanup of contaminated soil and water to the RP Ketchikan Gatewat Borough Public Works Director McAlpine The Used Oil Tanks and boom material from the spill site have been moved indoors out of the rain. An RFP draft for the hazardous waste cleanup and disposal is scheduled go out for bid.	Bruce Wanstall
10/1/2008	Update or Other Action	ADEC examined the status of the Ward Cove Pulp Mill Used Oil Tanks contaminated site; the Ketchikan Gateway Borough had planned to advertise a Request for Proposals for a site investigation, cleanup, and off-site disposal plan. Disagreements betweed the KGB and the property owner Renaissance Inc continues to delay progress on the RFP.	Bruce Wanstall
9/24/2009	Update or Other Action	Ketchikan SART Responder provided Contaminated Sites with an on-scene report of an oil spill to soil on the Ward Cove Pulp Mill industrial property waterfront; the oil appears to be a residual range product. A one cubic yard metal container was found near an uncapped pipeline; the pipeline is a likely source of the release. Landowner Ketchikan Borough staff on-site acknowledged that a workplan is needed for both this emergency response and the 2007 Waste Oil Tanks spill between the neutralization plant and the secondary treatment building.	Bruce Wanstall
8/5/2011	Update or Other Action	DEC contacted the Ketchikan Gateway Borough office by telephone to coordinate a meeting with public works director Rick Boyd and Dave Spokely the landowner of the property to facilitate development of a cleanup plan for the current field season. PSSA has purchased the property from KGB.	Bruce Wanstall
3/12/2012	Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter	DEC Site Specific Cleanup Plan Request letter with State Interest for the Ward Cove (Pulp Mill) Waste Oil Tanks sent to the Ketchikan Borough Manager Dan Bockhorst copied to DEC, DOL and the new property owner Dave Spokely (PSSA). The objective of this request for a cleanup workplan and soil sampling is to eliminate the pathways of exposure to contaminated surface soil and to the waste oil stored in 17 containers inside a covered building at the site. The workplan for cleanup will include additional soil characterization at the limits of contaminated soil removal. The results of the site activity will indicate the effectiveness of cleanup plans to control or eliminate the apparent exposure risks.	Bruce Wanstall
4/2/2012	Update or Other Action	DEC evaluated the 2007 R&M Sampling Report characterizing the in-situ contaminated soil and used oil/water mixture stored in containers at the site now managed by Power Systems and Supplies. DEC is coordinating with R&M Engineering Ketchikan to develop a contaminated soil and oil/water mixture cleanup and dispoal plan for the site. Seventeen (17) containters of used oil/water mixture are securely stored indoors.	Bruce Wanstall
4/3/2012	Update or Other Action	The DEC received a letter of intent from the Ketchikan Gateway Borough regarding oil spill cleanup responsibility. The Borough has entered a property sale agreement with Alaska Power Systems and Supplies that includes making arrangements for to have the contaminated site cleaned up.	Bruce Wanstall
4/3/2012	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC approval for the Power Systems and Supplies of Alaska sponsored work plan by R&M Engineering Inc that proposes the excavation of contaminated soil at the spill site for temporary storage in the secure on-site enclosure with the containerized water/oil mixture present at the site was sent today by electronic and regular mail. Remediation of the stored materials will be handled in a separate work plan.	Bruce Wanstall
5/11/2012	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC has evaluated the proposed workplan for the used oil container and contaminated soil disposal plan from storage in Pulp Warehouse #3 at the Ward Cove Used Oil Tank contaminated site. The basis for the workplan is the field sampling and analytical work in the 2007 R&M Site Investigation Report approved by DEC in January 2008. In accordance with Title 18 Alaska Administrative Code (AAC) 75.355 (b), impartial third party qualified person(s) drafted data collection and field screening methods that are consistent with DEC methodology. The sampling and analysis plan meets the field and laboratory report quality assurance criteria in Contaminated Sites Program guidance documents, therefore the Workplan is approved in accordance with 18 AAC 75.335(b).	Bruce Wanstall
6/13/2012	Cleanup Plan Approved	DEC prepared and sent an approval letter for the Waste Cleanup Plan for Stored Used by R&M Engineering Ketchikan for Onsite Power Systems and Supply of Alaska for the WC Used Oil Tanks site at the former pulp mill site.	Bruce Wanstall
10/5/2012	Site Visit	DEC inspected the contaminated soil excavation site and the soil stored in supper sacks in an on-site warehouse. Also stored in the warehouse are the 17 used oil storage tanks with oil and water mixture. The warehouse appeared clean and well maintained. Mr Spokely declared his intent to remediate all contaminated materials on-site using separation, filtration and asphalt incorporation in accordance with the DEC approved cleanup plan.	Bruce Wanstall
11/27/2013	Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved	DEC approved contaminated soil transport: 17 cubic yards of contaminated soil from the used oil spill soil cleanup has been disposed of at Republic Services via AML Pro#767783 and Pro#765595. The remaining 5 cubic yards of integral gravel material stored inside in 6 super sacks, will be used in an on-site paving project in the spring 2014.	Bruce Wanstall
2/4/2014	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC evaluated the proposed on-site hazardous fluids remediation plan by PSSA for compliance with regulation inherent to the 18 AAC 70 Water Quality On-site Program permit and RCRA Used Oil Recycling permit. Send approval to proceed to PSSA by electronic mail. The approved work plan for PSSA is to remediate 17 rolling containers of oil/water mixture through the permitted wastewater processing unit. The oil separated is tested using Chlor-D-tect for halogenated compounds. Oil with concentrations below instrument detection is filtered and beneficially re-used in the facility waste oil burner.	Bruce Wanstall
6/11/2015	Meeting or Teleconference Held	Five year review meeting held with EPA, ADOT&PF, KPC, DEC and Ward Cove Industries (PSSA, Full Cycle, etc.) to discuss results of the EPA/DEC institutional control site inspection report (narrative with photos) and checklist of questions to current landowners pertinent to IC Management Consent Decree, Easements and Covenants in the KPC Pulp Mill Site closure determination. An EPA draft Report should be available for comment in early August 2015.	Bruce Wanstall
7/8/2015	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	DEC reviewed and provided approval and comment to an Update Report with clarifications requested by Full Cycle regarding aspects of the DEC approved Remedial Plan. Analytical data on samples to determine remediation options still pending from Test America.	Bruce Wanstall
8/21/2015	Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter	Contact PSSA to determine if the former owner/operator (Ketchikan Gateway Borough) or the current land owner (PSSA) is responsible for DEC administrative and technical oversight costs. Reply is that PSSA is now the RP. DEC sent a potential responsible party notice letter to Power Systems and Supplies Alaska, owners of the property since fall 2011. Lot 3 Tract 3005 at 7559 North Tongass Highway	Bruce Wanstall
11/6/2015	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	Evaluate treated water laboratory report for data acceptance criteria. Send approval to discharge treated tank water to the ground surface at the site by electronic mail to Full Cycle/PSSA.	Bruce Wanstall
2/12/2016	Update or Other Action	PSSA provided by letter received by DEC today an update on the status of the shipping containers of hazardous waste in storage pending shipment off-site to a licensed remediation facility.	Bruce Wanstall
3/22/2016	Site Visit	DEC met with Power Systems and Supplies Alaska (PSSA) Dave and Andrew Spokely at the former pulp mill site in Ward Cove to inspect the remaining storage tanks. Nine tanks contain an estimated total volume of 2,190 gallons of tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene (PERC). The solvent was formerly mixed with used oil among seventeen tanks and it retained an uncharacteristic flash point, so it is now hazardous material. PSSA is waiting for Environment Canada to approve the transport manifest then the containers will be shipped to the hazmat facility in Arlington, Oregon.	Bruce Wanstall
12/5/2016	Update or Other Action	Power Systems and Supplies Alaska (Andrew Spokely) informed DEC that they are waiting for Environment Canada to approve the Emerald/NRC transport manifest then the containers will be shipped to the hazmat facility.	Bruce Wanstall
4/3/2017	Update or Other Action	April 3, 2017 letter from Ward Cove Industries to DEC that 17 totes of tetrachloroethylene (PERC) mixed with water totaling 2,000 gallons is currently stored at warehouse number 3 along with an additional 500 gallons of PERC found in several drums at the site. This brings the total to 2,500 gallons. The letter notes they are having problems getting approval to ship the material through Canadian waters to an out of state disposal facility.	Robert Weimer
10/10/2017	Update or Other Action	Staff assigned changed from Sally Schlichting to Robert Weimer.	Kathryne Roldan
12/13/2017	Update or Other Action	Letter dated December 13, 2017 from Ward Cove Industries that on October 23, 2017 that a total of 3,100 gallons of tetrachlorethylene, water, and cleanup solid waste was shipped and on its way to Kimball NE Facility, Kimball Nebraska. The documentation provided was just for the shipping and the disposal/delivery portion was not filled out. Need documentation of the final disposal of the waste. The letter notes that no tetracholoethylene remains at the site.	Robert Weimer
3/21/2018	Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other	In letter dated March 20, 2018 from Ward Cove Industries DEC received incomplete and inconsistent information regarding the shipment by Waste Management and disposal at the Kimball NE Facility, Kimball Nebraska of the used oil and TCE liquids from the Ward Cove Facility. This information is inconsistent with the shipping information provided on December 13, 2017. DEC sent request for additional documentation.	Robert Weimer
6/29/2018	Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved	In June 29, 2018 email from Ward Cove Industries DEC received additional information regarding the shipment by Waste Management and disposal at the Kimball NE Facility, Kimball Nebraska of the TCE liquids from the Ward Cove Facility. The information now appears to be complete.	Robert Weimer

Action Date

Action

Description

DEC Staff

4/26/2007

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

On March 26, 2007 a surface soil sample was collected from each of two surface stained areas near the above ground used oil tanks. Sample #1 had 69,000 mg/kg RRO, 6,500 mg/kg DRO, 16 mg/kg GRO, non-detect PAHs, TCLP metals was non-detect except for Barium at 0.96 mg/l, Oil and Grease (method 1664) 42,000 mg/kg, VOCs (method 8260) were non-detect except for 1,2,4-Tricholobenzene 0.30 ug/kg, 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene 0.34 ug/kg, Acetone 1.9 ug/kg, Methylene Chloride 0.75 ug/kg, n-butylbenzene 0.60 ug/kg, and MTBE 0.66 ug/kg. Sample #2 had 22,000 mg/kg RRO, 2,900 mg/kg DRO, 1.5 mg/kg GRO, PAHs were non-detect except for Fluorene 3,000 ug/kg, Napthalene 470 ug/kg, Phenanthrene 3,400 ug/kg, TCLP metals was non-detect except for Barium at 0.79 mg/l, Oil and Grease (method 1664) 21,000 mg/kg, VOCs (method 8260) were non-detect except for 1,1,1-Tricholoethane 0.26 ug/kg, acetone 7.4 ug/kg, Napthalene 10 ug/kg, n-butylbenzene 0.47 ug/kg, and MTBE 0.75 ug/kg.

Robert Weimer

11/16/2007

Spill Transferred from Prevention Preparedness and Response Program

Site transferred by PERP staff Bob Fultz. Spill Date 2/7/07; Spill No. 07119903803; Substance = Waste Oil; Quantity = ~20 Gallons.

Mitzi Read

11/28/2007

Site Added to Database

Site added to the database.

Mitzi Read

11/30/2007

Exposure Tracking Model Ranking

Initial ranking completed.

Mitzi Read

1/18/2008

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

ADEC reviewed the R&M Report and conveyed the recommendations for a prompt cleanup of contaminated soil and water to the RP Ketchikan Gatewat Borough Public Works Director McAlpine The Used Oil Tanks and boom material from the spill site have been moved indoors out of the rain. An RFP draft for the hazardous waste cleanup and disposal is scheduled go out for bid.

Bruce Wanstall

10/1/2008

Update or Other Action

ADEC examined the status of the Ward Cove Pulp Mill Used Oil Tanks contaminated site; the Ketchikan Gateway Borough had planned to advertise a Request for Proposals for a site investigation, cleanup, and off-site disposal plan. Disagreements betweed the KGB and the property owner Renaissance Inc continues to delay progress on the RFP.

Bruce Wanstall

9/24/2009

Update or Other Action

Ketchikan SART Responder provided Contaminated Sites with an on-scene report of an oil spill to soil on the Ward Cove Pulp Mill industrial property waterfront; the oil appears to be a residual range product. A one cubic yard metal container was found near an uncapped pipeline; the pipeline is a likely source of the release. Landowner Ketchikan Borough staff on-site acknowledged that a workplan is needed for both this emergency response and the 2007 Waste Oil Tanks spill between the neutralization plant and the secondary treatment building.

Bruce Wanstall

8/5/2011

Update or Other Action

DEC contacted the Ketchikan Gateway Borough office by telephone to coordinate a meeting with public works director Rick Boyd and Dave Spokely the landowner of the property to facilitate development of a cleanup plan for the current field season. PSSA has purchased the property from KGB.

Bruce Wanstall

3/12/2012

Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter

DEC Site Specific Cleanup Plan Request letter with State Interest for the Ward Cove (Pulp Mill) Waste Oil Tanks sent to the Ketchikan Borough Manager Dan Bockhorst copied to DEC, DOL and the new property owner Dave Spokely (PSSA). The objective of this request for a cleanup workplan and soil sampling is to eliminate the pathways of exposure to contaminated surface soil and to the waste oil stored in 17 containers inside a covered building at the site. The workplan for cleanup will include additional soil characterization at the limits of contaminated soil removal. The results of the site activity will indicate the effectiveness of cleanup plans to control or eliminate the apparent exposure risks.

Bruce Wanstall

4/2/2012

Update or Other Action

DEC evaluated the 2007 R&M Sampling Report characterizing the in-situ contaminated soil and used oil/water mixture stored in containers at the site now managed by Power Systems and Supplies. DEC is coordinating with R&M Engineering Ketchikan to develop a contaminated soil and oil/water mixture cleanup and dispoal plan for the site. Seventeen (17) containters of used oil/water mixture are securely stored indoors.

Bruce Wanstall

4/3/2012

Update or Other Action

The DEC received a letter of intent from the Ketchikan Gateway Borough regarding oil spill cleanup responsibility. The Borough has entered a property sale agreement with Alaska Power Systems and Supplies that includes making arrangements for to have the contaminated site cleaned up.

Bruce Wanstall

4/3/2012

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC approval for the Power Systems and Supplies of Alaska sponsored work plan by R&M Engineering Inc that proposes the excavation of contaminated soil at the spill site for temporary storage in the secure on-site enclosure with the containerized water/oil mixture present at the site was sent today by electronic and regular mail. Remediation of the stored materials will be handled in a separate work plan.

Bruce Wanstall

5/11/2012

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC has evaluated the proposed workplan for the used oil container and contaminated soil disposal plan from storage in Pulp Warehouse #3 at the Ward Cove Used Oil Tank contaminated site. The basis for the workplan is the field sampling and analytical work in the 2007 R&M Site Investigation Report approved by DEC in January 2008. In accordance with Title 18 Alaska Administrative Code (AAC) 75.355 (b), impartial third party qualified person(s) drafted data collection and field screening methods that are consistent with DEC methodology. The sampling and analysis plan meets the field and laboratory report quality assurance criteria in Contaminated Sites Program guidance documents, therefore the Workplan is approved in accordance with 18 AAC 75.335(b).

Bruce Wanstall

6/13/2012

Cleanup Plan Approved

DEC prepared and sent an approval letter for the Waste Cleanup Plan for Stored Used by R&M Engineering Ketchikan for Onsite Power Systems and Supply of Alaska for the WC Used Oil Tanks site at the former pulp mill site.

Bruce Wanstall

10/5/2012

Site Visit

DEC inspected the contaminated soil excavation site and the soil stored in supper sacks in an on-site warehouse. Also stored in the warehouse are the 17 used oil storage tanks with oil and water mixture. The warehouse appeared clean and well maintained. Mr Spokely declared his intent to remediate all contaminated materials on-site using separation, filtration and asphalt incorporation in accordance with the DEC approved cleanup plan.

Bruce Wanstall

11/27/2013

Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved

DEC approved contaminated soil transport: 17 cubic yards of contaminated soil from the used oil spill soil cleanup has been disposed of at Republic Services via AML Pro#767783 and Pro#765595. The remaining 5 cubic yards of integral gravel material stored inside in 6 super sacks, will be used in an on-site paving project in the spring 2014.

Bruce Wanstall

2/4/2014

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC evaluated the proposed on-site hazardous fluids remediation plan by PSSA for compliance with regulation inherent to the 18 AAC 70 Water Quality On-site Program permit and RCRA Used Oil Recycling permit. Send approval to proceed to PSSA by electronic mail. The approved work plan for PSSA is to remediate 17 rolling containers of oil/water mixture through the permitted wastewater processing unit. The oil separated is tested using Chlor-D-tect for halogenated compounds. Oil with concentrations below instrument detection is filtered and beneficially re-used in the facility waste oil burner.

Bruce Wanstall

6/11/2015

Meeting or Teleconference Held

Five year review meeting held with EPA, ADOT&PF, KPC, DEC and Ward Cove Industries (PSSA, Full Cycle, etc.) to discuss results of the EPA/DEC institutional control site inspection report (narrative with photos) and checklist of questions to current landowners pertinent to IC Management Consent Decree, Easements and Covenants in the KPC Pulp Mill Site closure determination. An EPA draft Report should be available for comment in early August 2015.

Bruce Wanstall

7/8/2015

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

DEC reviewed and provided approval and comment to an Update Report with clarifications requested by Full Cycle regarding aspects of the DEC approved Remedial Plan. Analytical data on samples to determine remediation options still pending from Test America.

Bruce Wanstall

8/21/2015

Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter

Contact PSSA to determine if the former owner/operator (Ketchikan Gateway Borough) or the current land owner (PSSA) is responsible for DEC administrative and technical oversight costs. Reply is that PSSA is now the RP. DEC sent a potential responsible party notice letter to Power Systems and Supplies Alaska, owners of the property since fall 2011. Lot 3 Tract 3005 at 7559 North Tongass Highway

Bruce Wanstall

11/6/2015

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

Evaluate treated water laboratory report for data acceptance criteria. Send approval to discharge treated tank water to the ground surface at the site by electronic mail to Full Cycle/PSSA.

Bruce Wanstall

2/12/2016

Update or Other Action

PSSA provided by letter received by DEC today an update on the status of the shipping containers of hazardous waste in storage pending shipment off-site to a licensed remediation facility.

Bruce Wanstall

3/22/2016

Site Visit

DEC met with Power Systems and Supplies Alaska (PSSA) Dave and Andrew Spokely at the former pulp mill site in Ward Cove to inspect the remaining storage tanks. Nine tanks contain an estimated total volume of 2,190 gallons of tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene (PERC). The solvent was formerly mixed with used oil among seventeen tanks and it retained an uncharacteristic flash point, so it is now hazardous material. PSSA is waiting for Environment Canada to approve the transport manifest then the containers will be shipped to the hazmat facility in Arlington, Oregon.

Bruce Wanstall

12/5/2016

Update or Other Action

Power Systems and Supplies Alaska (Andrew Spokely) informed DEC that they are waiting for Environment Canada to approve the Emerald/NRC transport manifest then the containers will be shipped to the hazmat facility.

Bruce Wanstall

4/3/2017

Update or Other Action

April 3, 2017 letter from Ward Cove Industries to DEC that 17 totes of tetrachloroethylene (PERC) mixed with water totaling 2,000 gallons is currently stored at warehouse number 3 along with an additional 500 gallons of PERC found in several drums at the site. This brings the total to 2,500 gallons. The letter notes they are having problems getting approval to ship the material through Canadian waters to an out of state disposal facility.

Robert Weimer

10/10/2017

Update or Other Action

Staff assigned changed from Sally Schlichting to Robert Weimer.

Kathryne Roldan

12/13/2017

Update or Other Action

Letter dated December 13, 2017 from Ward Cove Industries that on October 23, 2017 that a total of 3,100 gallons of tetrachlorethylene, water, and cleanup solid waste was shipped and on its way to Kimball NE Facility, Kimball Nebraska. The documentation provided was just for the shipping and the disposal/delivery portion was not filled out. Need documentation of the final disposal of the waste. The letter notes that no tetracholoethylene remains at the site.

Robert Weimer

3/21/2018

Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other

In letter dated March 20, 2018 from Ward Cove Industries DEC received incomplete and inconsistent information regarding the shipment by Waste Management and disposal at the Kimball NE Facility, Kimball Nebraska of the used oil and TCE liquids from the Ward Cove Facility. This information is inconsistent with the shipping information provided on December 13, 2017. DEC sent request for additional documentation.

Robert Weimer

6/29/2018

Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved

In June 29, 2018 email from Ward Cove Industries DEC received additional information regarding the shipment by Waste Management and disposal at the Kimball NE Facility, Kimball Nebraska of the TCE liquids from the Ward Cove Facility. The information now appears to be complete.

Robert Weimer

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KPC Ward Cove Pulp Mill

1540.38.001

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