Site Report: Old AVEC Tank Farm, Lower Kalskag
| Site Name: | Old AVEC Tank Farm, Lower Kalskag |
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| Address: | Main Street, US Survey 4414, Tract A, Block 7, Lower Kalskag, AK 99626 |
| File Number: | 2427.38.001 |
| Hazard ID: | 4686 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | * Currently Not Assigned, 9072693057 bill.oconnell@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 61.512810 |
| Longitude: | -160.363054 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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Problems/Comments
The Village of Lower Kalskag applied to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for a DEC Brownfield Assessment (DBA) during the spring 2008 DBA request period. The property is not actively used but the tanks and structures remain. No spills have been reported associated with the property, according to the DEC spills database, and no previous assessment has been done. The community would like to have the site assessed for environmental conditions to allow reuse of the property. Site located in U.S. Survey 4414, Tract A, Block 7. FKA 2427.57.001.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 4/8/2008 | Site Added to Database | Site added to the database. (Date adjusted from 8/14/2008 for report/query consistency. (Reese)) | Mitzi Read |
| 8/19/2008 | Brownfields Award | Received EPA approval for project. FY 2009 State of Alaska Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funds $14,547 awarded to Village of Lower Kalskag for an EMP/ screening and site characterization at Old AVEC Tank Farm, Lower Kalskag. NTP # 1890281368. Current Status: site assessment complete. Needs further assessment and possible cleanup. | John Carnahan |
| 2/3/2009 | Update or Other Action | DEC retained Oasis to conduct Site Characterization for the Former AVEC power generation facility in Lower Kalskag. The site is believed to have operated as a power generation facility from 1969 to December 2004 when a new plant became operational. No historical spills have been reported for the facility. All the tanks and structures remain on site. Approximately eight to ten aboveground storage tanks still remain within a bermed gravel pad. The former power generation facility is adjacent to the tank farm. The sampling effort that was conducted on September 30 - October 1, 2008. Shallow soil samples were collected within in the AVEC tank farm area. Based on field screening, the consultant suggests that contamination is located in the southern half of the bermed area. | Deborah Williams |
| 10/2/2009 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 75753 name: auto-generated pm edit Lower Kalskag Old AVEC Tank Farm | Deborah Williams |
| 9/19/2018 | Update or Other Action | Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) reviewed site files of Alaska Village Electric Corp. sites and sent a letter to the AVEC main office requesting they contact ADEC by October 15, 2018 to schedule a meeting to discuss sites at which they are a responsible or potentially responsible party. | Chelsy Passmore |
| 12/20/2018 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | The ADEC hosted a meeting with the Alaska Village Electric Corporation (AVEC) to discuss the 14 AVEC sites currently on the contaminated sites database. AVEC CEO, and environmental consultant were in attendance as well as ADEC program managers, and site project managers. Individual site status and cleanup needs were discussed for each site, in addition to overall funding sources, level of priority and forward progress at the sites as a whole. | Chelsy Passmore |
| 4/3/2020 | Update or Other Action | Site FKA Brownfield 2427.57.001. Converted to 38 file on this date. | Cascade Galasso-Irish |
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