Site Report: Kalakaket Creek RRS - Antenna Fuel System [OT001]
| Site Name: | Kalakaket Creek RRS - Antenna Fuel System [OT001] |
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| Address: | South Shore of Kalakaket Creek, 22 Miles South of Galena, Galena, AK 99741 |
| File Number: | 860.38.008 |
| Hazard ID: | 4673 |
| Status: | Cleanup Complete |
| Staff: | No Longer Assigned, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 64.430806 |
| Longitude: | -156.836056 |
| Horizontal Datum: | NAD27 |
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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
Leaking fuel storage tanks and pipelines. Six former aboveground storage tanks and associated pipelines were housed at the site. Concentrations are above inhalation and ingestion. Petroleum is the only contaminant evaluated at this AOC. There are PCBs located underneath one area of the Antenna Fuel System, but this contamination is being tracked with the Equipment Building. Migration to groundwater pathway is incomplete. 44 cubic yards of soil were excavated during the 2009 remedial action. Confirmation samples showed that concentrations were below cleanup levels for inhalation and ingestion. Site ranked as De Minimis Exposure for Direct Contact with Surface and Subsurface Soil and Outdoor Air Inhalation.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 7/28/2008 | Site Added to Database | Site added to the database. | Mitzi Read |
| 7/29/2008 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed. DRO is the only contaminant evaluated at this AOC. Concentrations are below ingestion. There are PCBs located underneath one area of the Antenna Fuel System, but this contamination is being tracked with the Equipment Building. Site ranked as Current exposure to surface soil, future exposure to subsurface soil, and current exposure for outdoor air inhalation. | Kim DeRuyter |
| 4/21/2010 | Update or Other Action | Exposure Tracking Model was updated based on the 2009 remedial action. 44 cubic yards of soil were excavated during the 2009 remedial action. Confirmation samples showed that concentrations were below cleanup levels for inhalation and ingestion. Site ranked as De Minimis Exposure for Direct Contact with Surface and Subsurface Soil and Outdoor Air Inhalation. | James Ward |
| 5/24/2010 | CERCLA ROD Approved | The Record of Decision was signed by the Department and the Air Force. Final confirmation samples indicate that contaminant concentrations are all below cleanup levels and this site will be closed with out the need for institutional controls. | Kim DeRuyter |
| 7/24/2010 | Cleanup Complete Determination Issued | Kim DeRuyter | |
| 9/14/2010 | Institutional Control Record Removed | Institutional Controls have been removed. | Amanda Loomis |
| 12/19/2023 | Update or Other Action | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT: Preliminary Assessment (PA) Report for Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) Areas, Kalakaket Creek Radio Relay Station, Alaska. In October 2023, USAF submitted a PA Report for AFFF at the former Kalakaket RRS. While USAF does not have good documentation or information about the activities that occurred when the Kalakaket installation was active, the PA presents several lines of evidence that AFFF was stored at Kalakaket. The conclusion reached in this PA is that no further action is warranted due to a lack of documentation that AFFF was released. However, based on the cited 1991 EPA PA guidance, before 'no further action' can be recommended, USAF must be certain that CERCLA hazardous substances have never been at the site. A lack of information cannot be interpreted to indicate that no hazardous waste is present or has ever been deposited at the site. DEC acknowledges receipt of the Kalakaket AFFF PA but specifically does not approve it. In the future, additional PFAS sampling may be required in areas described in this PA. | Jamie McKellar |
Contaminant Information
| Name | Level Description | Media | Comments |
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| DRO | Between Method 2 Migration to Groundwater and Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation | Soil | |
| PCBs - Total | < Method 2 Most Stringent | Soil | |
| Dieldrin | < Method 2 Most Stringent | Soil |
Control Type
| Type | Details |
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| No ICs Required |
Requirements
| Description | Details |
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| Advance approval required to transport soil or groundwater off-site. |
There are no documents for this site report.
No associated sites were found.