| Action Date |
Action |
Description |
DEC Staff |
| 5/27/2008 |
Site Added to Database |
Site added to the database. |
Mitzi Read |
| 7/9/2008 |
Cleanup Plan Approved |
A cleanup plan was approved this date to remove 10 cy of lead contaminated soil. |
Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 7/9/2008 |
Cleanup Level(s) Approved |
Lead cleanup level of 400 mg/kg approved for this site. |
Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 7/10/2008 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
Initial ranking with ETM completed. |
Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 10/21/2009 |
Interim Removal Action Approved |
Removal report (dated 5/2009) approved this date. Report documents 2008 removal of ~7.5 cy of batteries and associated lead contaminated soil. A larger volume of batteries and battery pieces were discovered crossing the NOAA property line from the adjacent upgradient property. Those batteries were not removed. Laboratory sample results show that lead contamination exceeding the cleanup level is still present on the NOAA property. Additional cleanup is needed. |
Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 10/21/2009 |
Update or Other Action |
Project manager changed to Bruce Wanstall as additional PRPs (private and State) have been identified. |
Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 10/11/2013 |
Site Visit |
Russ Senkovick, maintenance representative for the NOAA facility accompanied ADEC staffs, Denise Elston and Sally Schlichting on a site visit to inspect the 2008 removal action of lead batteries, and general debris on the slope leading down from Egan Road. The 2009 final report concluded that batteries remained in the hillside because excavation activities had unstablize the road embankment. A field visit was used to reassess the current conditions of the site and risk of exposure to lead contaminated soils. Currently, the federal government is shutdown. ADEC will contact the NOAA environmental contact once they are allowed to return to work. |
Denise Elston |
| 2/11/2014 |
Site Visit |
Staff Danielle Duncan visited site and spoke with Russ Senkovick, maintenance representative for the NOAA facility regarding past clean up activities and current contamination. Per R. Senkovick, the uphill slope containing the bulk of battery debris has not slumped or moved since cleanup work was done in 2008 and appeared to be generally intact. Battery debris was documented within the topsoil layer (soil largely frozen) at 11385 Glacier Hwy in multiple locations within the site immediately down slope of a derelict garage and upslope of the NOAA facility. A small stream runs very close to both the cleaned and uncleaned areas. Per R. Senkovick, ADOT may be working on the road this summer in which case, contamination adjacent and possibly below Glacier hwy will need to be addressed. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 2/12/2014 |
Update or Other Action |
Although signficant cleanup was conducted by NOAA to remove contamination on federal property emanating from adjacent property, lead contamination from crushed batteries has been verified to remain in the hillside on the adjacent property where the historic dumping of battery waste occurred (property located at 11385 Glacier Highway); as a result, a new PRP has been identified. |
Sally Schlichting |
| 2/18/2014 |
Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter |
PRP Letter sent. |
Sally Schlichting |
| 3/19/2014 |
Update or Other Action |
Referred case to DOL. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 3/27/2014 |
Update or Other Action |
Working with DOT and DOL to schedule a meeting with PRP as the DOT is going to do some lead sampling as part of their geotechnical work preceding road work on Glacier hwy. DOT will submit a SAP soon. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 5/1/2014 |
Update or Other Action |
Rec'd voicemail from Travis Peterson, expecting site characterization workplan soon. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 5/12/2014 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Received and reviewed the TPECI Site Characterization Plan for the Glacier Highway Battery Dump Site, ADEC file # 1531.38.006. Prior to approval, I require the following items be added to the plan and resubmitted for ADEC approval:
1. List of qualified persons working onsite
2. Cleanup levels
3. Preliminary conceptual site model
4. Minimum and maximum detection limits of the XRF analyzer being used in addition to the most recent calibration date and results.
5. For the final report, a correlation factor of XRF and lab data
6. In Section 5.0, what is the “analytical sampling kit” referred to here?
7. Stockpiled soils need to have composite not discrete samples to fully characterize for disposal
8. Sampling of the drainage/stream sediments area for lead
In addition, I would like to know when these activities will take place such that DEC may be present |
Danielle Duncan |
| 6/4/2014 |
Site Characterization Workplan Approved |
Reviewed and approved the AMEC workplan for ADOT. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 6/9/2014 |
Site Visit |
Site visit with AMEC and ADOT pre-field work. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 6/10/2014 |
Site Visit |
Site visit to see AMEC and see how sampling is progressing. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 6/11/2014 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 75703 lead dump. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 7/1/2014 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Met with Mr. Hagmeier and S. Schlichting here at the Juneau office and discussed upcoming work to characterize contamination on the property. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 7/2/2014 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Rec'd Site Characterization Report and Source Removal Remediation Plan from AMEC. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 7/16/2014 |
Site Visit |
Accompanied TPECI whilst excavating battery debris on site. Also met with ADOT when excavation was complete. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 8/12/2014 |
Offsite Soil or Groundwater Disposal Approved |
Approved transport of lead contaminated soil stored in Super Sacks from 11385 Glacier Highway to Waste Management in Arlington, OR (landfill disposal-RCRA facility). Transport is pending EPA generator ID number and will be completed as soon as possible. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 9/23/2014 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Rec'd TPECI report on the cleanup activities at the Hagmeier property this date. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 10/1/2014 |
Update or Other Action |
Approved via a letter backfilling of the excavation on the Hagmeier property as the report indicates that all of the lead contaminated soil on the property has been removed (as much as logistically possible) with the exception of under and inside the garage structure. The SuperSacks currently stored on site will be moved to an appropriate facility at the same time as the backfilling. Prior to backfilling, geotextile and plastic liners will be placed to ensure that clean material does not mix with contaminated material. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 10/6/2014 |
Site Characterization Report Approved |
Approved post-excavation report submitted by TPECI. 55 SuperSacks were filled with battery debris and lead contaminated soil to be transported via AML for disposal at an approved Waste Management landfill in Arlington, OR. Lead contaminated soil was removed from the Hagmeier property as much as possible. Some lead contamination remains within the ROW, beneath the garage foundation, and possibly on NOAA property. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 10/14/2014 |
Update or Other Action |
SuperSacks containing lead contaminated soil have been removed and are being shipped to OR via AML. Approved via email additional lead contaminated soil removal beneath the garage to be done by TPECI following the methods outlined in the original work plan. The garage will be raised up, allowing access to the contamination below. The excavation will be backfilled before lab results are in, however, a liner will be placed in the interface in case further action is needed. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 11/5/2014 |
Update or Other Action |
Spoke to TPECI and an additional 16 cubic yards of lead contaminated material (from below and near the garage) was removed from the property. Duncan and Wanstall approved the contaminated soil transport. The highest lead value for these SuperSacks was 1200 ppm. According to TPECI, the confirmation samples look pretty good, but waiting for final report. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 11/7/2014 |
Site Characterization Workplan Approved |
Approved Ahtna due diligence work plan on the NOAA property for the USCG. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 11/24/2014 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Rec'd TPECI Glacier Highway battery recycling site cleanup report for the work done in October this date. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 12/11/2014 |
Site Characterization Report Approved |
Approved the TPECI Glacier Highway Battery Recycling Site Cleanup Report this date and sent approval letter to interested parties. During this past year approximately 60 cubic yards of lead contaminated soil has been removed from the Hagmeier property and is believed to be the bulk of the contaminated material. There is remaining lead contaminated soil within the right-of-way and possibly the adjacent NOAA property. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 12/11/2014 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 75703 lead dump. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 10/28/2015 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Rec'd Ahtna's reports: Final Phase I & Phase II Environmental Due Diligence Audits NOAA Auke Bay Marine Station 11305/11309 Glacier Highway this date. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 12/2/2015 |
Site Characterization Report Approved |
Sent approval letter for Ahtna's Final NOAA AMBS Phase I and Phase II Environmental Due Diligence Audit, this date. Results: the majority of the property line between the Hagmeier and NOAA property was free of lead contamination exceeding the ADEC cleanup level for lead of 400 mg/kg. The northeast corner of the area of study had lead contaminated soil up to 57,000 mg/kg. The highest lead values were found adjacent to the Glacier Highway right-of-way and the composite sample failed TCLP indicating that the material is characteristically hazardous and must be treated as hazardous waste. Notified the property owners that if a property transfer takes place that the ADEC must be notified because the site has multiple properties and owners. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 2/11/2016 |
Update or Other Action |
The DOT is planning work this summer - currently writing the contractor specifications now and also developing the amendment for AMEC to provide oversight during excavation.
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Danielle Duncan |
| 5/6/2016 |
Update or Other Action |
Discussed the site with AMEC today. The DOT plans on doing work in the ROW in August. I advised them to be careful of the previously excavated area demarked by a geotextile liner. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 8/29/2017 |
Site Visit |
Site visit while the DOT was excavating within the right-of-way. Approximately 60 Super Sacks were loaded with potentially lead contaminated soil. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 3/5/2018 |
Update or Other Action |
The ADOT report should be complete and I expect to review it soon. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 4/13/2018 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 75703 lead dump. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 5/10/2018 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Reviewed the Glacier Highway Source Removal and Closure Report submitted by the Department of Transportation and provided comments. A final report should be received soon. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 5/23/2018 |
Final Cleanup Report Reviewed |
Reviewed and approved the report titled: Source Removal and Closure Report Glacier Highway Battery Dump Site Removal Juneau, Alaska, dated April 2018. The report documents excavation of lead contaminated soil within the ADOT&PF right-of-way (ROW) adjacent to the “Glacier Highway Battery Dump Site.” The analytical results for the confirmation samples found lead contaminated soil up to 2,100 mg/kg within the ROW. Confirmation samples from the edge of the Hagmeier property found lead below the cleanup level. The confirmation sample from the edge of the NOAA property had lead at 8,000 mg/kg which will require excavation in support of site closure. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 8/10/2018 |
Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter |
Sent PRP letter to the City of Juneau as they are the new owners of the north end of the property which is contaminated. The south end is owned by UAS. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 8/29/2018 |
Update or Other Action |
The CBJ will take ownership of the property in September of this year and the federal representative will do a site visit. Reportedly, as part of the site transfer, the federal government is responsible for the contamination. I will wait and see what the parties decide. |
Danielle Duncan |
| 10/28/2022 |
Site Visit |
The ADEC visited the NOAA property to evaluate the topography of the NE corner of the parcel. Lead remains in the top soil at a maximum concentration of 56,000 mg/kg, exceeding the 400 mg/kg. ADEC inspected the property boundaries, the creek that flows through the site, as well as the shoreline. The NE corner remains vegetated with large trees and thick undergrowth, and large boulders are present in the area. It is likely that lead has migrated downslope to the shoreline. |
Flannery Ballard |
| 11/29/2022 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 81266 name: Copper Fuel Lines |
Flannery Ballard |
| 11/30/2022 |
Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter |
Letter of Potentially Responsible Party issued to Bonnell Development, LLC as the current owner of the former Hagmeier property. |
Flannery Ballard |
