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Site Report: Kiana Trading Post Former Retail Fuel Tanks

Site Name: Kiana Trading Post Former Retail Fuel Tanks
Address: Hill Street, ~200 Feet Northwest of the Kobuk River, Kiana, AK 99749
File Number: 460.38.006
Hazard ID: 4628
Status: Active
Staff: Bill O'Connell, 9072693057 bill.oconnell@alaska.gov
Latitude: 66.974352
Longitude: -160.422645
Horizontal Datum:WGS84

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Problems/Comments

In 2001, a site reconnaisance and sampling effort identified petroleum contamination above ADEC cleanup levels in soil at the site. Limited soil sampling was conducted and documented diesel range organics (DRO) at 2,000 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg), gasoline range organics (GRO) at 1,400 mg/kg, benzene at .0231 mg/kg, ethylbenzene at .482 mg/kg, and xylenes at 236.5 mg/kg. The tanks, which used to contain gasoline and diesel, have been removed. Since 2001, additional characterization or cleanup activities have not been conducted.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
1/31/2002 Update or Other Action "ASR Site Reconnaissance, Village of Kiana, Alaska" report received by ADEC. Report documents site conditions based on visual evidence and research, as well as limited soil sampling that established petroleum related contaminants above ADEC cleanup levels. The 4 ASTs (diesel and gasoline) have been removed. Kara Kusche
4/9/2008 Site Added to Database Site added to the database. Mitzi Read
4/10/2008 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking with ETM completed. Mitzi Read
6/29/2017 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter PRP research conducted and PRP letters sent to: City of Kiana, Kiana Trading Post/Dorsey, and LC Venture LLC. Kara Kusche
6/30/2017 Update or Other Action ADEC sends letter requesting a work plan by 10/31/17 to: City of Kiana, Kiana Trading Post/Dorsey, and LC Ventures LLC. Kara Kusche
12/18/2017 Update or Other Action Request received on behalf of Dorsey to extend the workplan receipt deadline to 1/31/18. Request granted by ADEC via email. Kara Kusche
2/2/2018 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other ADEC provides comments on the "Kiana Trading Post Site Characterization Draft Work Plan" dated January 2018 and received by ADEC on 1/29/18. This work plan proposes soil screening and analytical sampling within the upper 4 feet of soils for the purposes of additional site characterization. ADEC requests the revised work plan be submitted by 2/28/18. Kara Kusche
3/6/2018 Site Characterization Workplan Approved ADEC approves the "Kiana Trading Post Site Characterization Final Work Plan" dated February 2018 and received by ADEC on 3/1/18. Kara Kusche
4/12/2018 Update or Other Action ADEC sends letter to landowner requesting site access be granted to Shannon & Wilson consultants. Kara Kusche
4/30/2018 Update or Other Action ADEC sends letter to landowner requesting site access be granted to Shannon & Wilson consultants. Certified mail receipt indicates pickup by landowner. Kara Kusche
2/7/2019 Update or Other Action ADEC sends letter to landowner J.Choi requesting site access and signed access agreement. Kara Kusche

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