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Site Report: Skilak Guard Station

Site Name: Skilak Guard Station
Address: Skilak Loop Road, National Wildlife Refuge, Sterling, AK 99672
File Number: 2334.38.011
Hazard ID: 460
Status: Cleanup Complete
Staff: No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 60.483889
Longitude: -150.459167
Horizontal Datum:NAD83

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Problems/Comments

The station was a fire training camp and a helicopter refueling base. Numerous 55-gallon drums were on site, some filled with unknown contents. Drums were leaking. Drums were labeled methanol, antifreeze, aviation fuel and gasoline. Many were not labeled. A one-inch fuel line is buried 16" deep to helipad. Last staff assigned were Folley and Marcorelle.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
11/5/1990 Site Added to Database Oil, gasoline, penta preservative. Former Staff
3/4/1992 Preliminary Assessment Approved Preliminary Assessment Approved this date. Former Staff
3/6/1992 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = SA2R - Phase II SA Review (CS)). Requested that matrix score sheet be submitted to determine cleanup level. Requested soil sample be taken from below the pipe riser at the helipad and analyzed at a laboratory for TPH using EPA test method 418.1. Former Staff
6/23/1992 Cleanup Plan Approved (Old R:Base Action Code = RAPR - Remedial Action Plan Review (CS)). Approval granted for work to begin at the drum storage site and the helipad. Former Staff
9/1/1992 Site Characterization Report Approved (Old R:Base Action Code = SA2R - Phase II SA Review (CS)). A second phase site assessment and work plan has been reviewed and approved. Former Staff
9/3/1992 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RECN - Site Reconnaissance (CS)). Site visit during excavation of contaminated soil. Ron Rozak described where the problem areas were and what was being done at the site. Former Staff
12/23/1992 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Initial ranking. Former Staff
12/30/1993 Site Closure Approved Landspread treatment of the soil contaminated with diesel range organics complete. Level A cleanup achieved. All drums of waste materials disposed of in accordance with all State and Federal requirements. A letter stating "no further action required" issued by ADEC. Former Staff
2/9/1994 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = NFA - No Further Action Required (CERCLA)). CERCLA NFA letter. Former Staff
4/26/2004 Update or Other Action File number assigned and entered into the Fileroom DB and CS DB. Alyce Hughey
9/30/2005 GIS Position Updated Using the Location and Vicinity Map from a Site Assessment Skilak Guard Station, from Rozak Engineering, dated September 27, 1991, in conjunction with TopoZone Pro and the KPB Parcel Lookup, entered the coordinates for this site. Metadata includes No Topo Basemap,, TopoZone Pro Street Map, Black and White Aerial Photo, on a Medium Size Map, View Scale 1:10,000, Coordinate Datum NAD83. High degree of confidence in accuracy of location. Alyce Hughey

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
For more information about this site, contact DEC at (907) 465-5390.

Control Type

Type Details
No ICs Required

Requirements

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

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No associated sites were found.

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