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Site Report: Quonset Hut Apartments

Site Name: Quonset Hut Apartments
Address: 7825 Kenai Spur Highway, Kenai, AK 99611
File Number: 2320.38.057
Hazard ID: 4593
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 60.568321
Longitude: -151.169304
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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

During an assessment done by Shannon and Wilson on December 18 through 20, 1991, elevated levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) were detected during the drilling of three monitoring wells. On May 14, 1992, additional soil sampling was done and 22 parts per million (ppm) PCBs found. The purpose for the assessment was the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities was considering the property as a Right of Way acquisition for the proposed upgrade and realignment of the Kenai Spur Highway. After the May 14, 1992 sampling, additional soil sampling was recommended by the environmental consultant that ADOT&PF hired to perform the two phases of assessment work.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
9/25/1992 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC received two site assessment reports from Shannon & Wilson; dated January 1992, and June 1992. Reports detail the work Shannon & Wilson performed for USKH, in order to assess this property for prospective purchase by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. A portion of the property was included in a prospective R-O-W acquisition, by ADOT&PF. PCB contamination was identified in shallow soil samples collected 6" below ground surface. The January, 1992 report is titled Environmental Site Assessment, Quonset Hut Apartments, 7825 Kenai Spur Highway, Soldotna, Alaska. The June, 1992 report is titled Additional Field Explorations, Quonset Hut Apartments, 7825 Kenai Spur Highway, Soldotna, Alaska. The reports should have referenced Kenai, Alaska, as the property is located within the City Limits of the City of Kenai. Paul Horwath
1/27/1994 Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved Shannon & Wilson's LeeAnne Osgood informed ADEC by letter dated 1/27/1994, that two drums of soil cuttings had been transported to Alaska Pollution Control, Inc., in Palmer Alaska, for treatment and were reclaimed for beneficial use. APC EPA ID# AKD980984405. Paul Horwath
2/13/2008 GIS Position Updated GIS Position obtained using Google Maps. Alyce Hughey
2/13/2008 Update or Other Action File number 2320.38.057 issued and entered into the File Room Database and Contaminated Sites Database. Alyce Hughey
2/13/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Preliminary site ranking done using ETM. Alyce Hughey
2/13/2008 Site Added to Database Site added to the database. Alyce Hughey
2/13/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed. Alyce Hughey
6/12/2008 Update or Other Action Site transferred from Don Seagren to Paul Horwath per Linda Nuechterlein. Alyce Hughey
8/25/2015 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 75617 Underground Heating Fuel Tank, Drums, Batteries. This ETM ranking was completed following a complete review of the hard file in ADEC's Soldotna office. Paul Horwath
8/26/2015 Site Visit Inspect site. Photograph site. Meet with owner. Briefly inform land owner of PCB contaminated soils on his property, and the location of the contamination. Inform owner a letter will be sent our (Informational / combination / PRP letter). Paul Horwath
8/26/2015 Meeting or Teleconference Held Met with the landowner, in his business building. Northern Small Engine. Informed owner of the limited PCB contamination present on his property, and provided a brief history of identification and assessment of the property. The owner asked how he could have purchased the property without having been informed of the PCB contamination. I asked if he went thru a realtor, or if a lending institution was involved at the time of property purchase. He told me know. I let him know the site had been in ADEC's CSP database and ADEC's files for a long time. That realtors and lending institutions normally check our database prior to property transactions. However, if he purchased with cash, directly from the former land owner, that information, even though available, wouldn't be identified unless the prior owner communicated the known presence of the PCB contamination, or the seller researched ADEC records. I informed the current landowner that the former owner was aware of the contamination, based on the reports in the ADEC administrative record. Paul Horwath
8/28/2015 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter Draft and mail a PRP letter to the new landowners, Steve and Geri Brigham. Paul Horwath
9/11/2015 Update or Other Action Entered correct Lat/Long into database: 60.568321 -151.169304 Lat/Long coordinates collected and verified using CSP Internal ArcGIS.com web map. Paul Horwath
1/23/2018 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Reviewed entire file to support a knowledgeable ranking of the site using ADEC CSP Exposure Tracking Module. Paul Horwath
1/24/2018 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 75617 Electrical transformer storage. The de-minimis mass and areal extent of the identified PCB contamination supports a determination that the residual contamination poses a de-minimis risk to human health. Paul Horwath
1/25/2018 Update or Other Action Scanned and saved the two S&W prepared site assessment reports to the electronic administrative file, and also attached the two reports as attachments (publicly accessible) to the CSP database application. Paul Horwath
11/26/2019 Workplan Requested Sent letter to RP requesting a Workplan. Jessica Hall
11/26/2019 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 75617 PCBs in surface and near surface soil.. Jessica Hall
2/19/2020 Meeting or Teleconference Held Had a phone call with Mark Fondren of Tauriainen Engineering and Testing. (907) 262-8468. We spoke about the site history and he requested information regarding how the site ETM was prepared in the past compared to the current ETM and guidance documents to assist in preparation of a work plan for a PCB contaminated site. I researched the file and CSP database for notes and reasoning on how the ETM was determined. I forwarded all the requested information to Mark in an email today. Jessica Hall
5/7/2020 Meeting or Teleconference Held Phone call with Mr. and Mrs. Grigham with Denise Koch, Bill O'Connell, Kara Kusche, Jessica Hall, and Senator Micciche regarding path forward on sampling and characterizing the contamination at this site. It was agreed ADEC will do sampling in early June.(June 10). Jessica Hall
6/29/2020 Site Visit Pete Campbell and Jessica Hall on site 6/29 & 6/30/2020 to do PCB ISM Sampling. Jessica Hall
9/9/2020 Site Characterization Report Approved Sent Approved Site Characterization Report and notified the RP that the site will be closed. A closure letter to be sent out later this week. All PCBs soil samples were below 1 ppm during June 2020 sampling. Jessica Hall
9/16/2020 Cleanup Complete Determination Issued Jessica Hall

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
PCBs - Total < Method 2 Most Stringent Soil

Control Type

Type Details
No ICs Required

Requirements

Description Details
Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site.
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)

No associated sites were found.

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