Site Report: Kalakaket Creek RRS - Paint Storage Building [OT001]
| Site Name: | Kalakaket Creek RRS - Paint Storage Building [OT001] |
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| Address: | Sound Shore of Kalakaket Creek, 22 Miles South of Galena, Galena, AK 99741 |
| File Number: | 860.38.008 |
| Hazard ID: | 4678 |
| 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
Lindane was found in surface soil at levels below ingestion cleanup. PCBs were found in the same sample at 1.44 mg/kg. DRO was found at levels below ingestion cleanup. Building had collapsed, hindering site characterization. Only one sample detected contaminants above cleanup levels.
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 |
| 7/30/2008 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed. Ranked Current Exposure for direct contact with surface soil, low potential exposure for wild or farmed foods ingestion and de minimis exposure for outdoor air inhalation. | Kim DeRuyter |
| 5/24/2010 | CERCLA ROD Approved | The CERCLA ROD, Petroleum Decision Document, and LF001 Decision Document were signed by DEC and the USAF. | Kim DeRuyter |
| 7/25/2010 | Cleanup Complete Determination Issued | Kim DeRuyter | |
| 9/14/2010 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 75745 Paint Storage Building. All pathways are eithe incomplete or deminimis exposure. | Kim DeRuyter |
| 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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| PCBs - Total | < 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.