Site Report: USCG Kodiak Site 12 Drum Disposal

Site Name:	USCG Kodiak Site 12 Drum Disposal
Address:	Buskin Lake, Kodiak, AK 99619
File Number:	2601.38.022
Hazard ID:	502
Status:	Active
Staff:	Curtis Dunkin, 9072693053 curtis.dunkin@alaska.gov
Latitude:	57.789227
Longitude:	-152.409284
Horizontal Datum:	NAD83

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.

Site Chronology
IC / Closure Details
Documents
Associated Sites

Problems/Comments

Former Navy drum disposal site - about 3,000 55-gallon drums were present on 5 acres of land from pre 1970. 10,000 ppm GRO in soils. Site is adjacent to Buskin Lakes main influent tributary. Buskin Lake is the drinking water source for the Coast Guard Base. Last staff assigned were Patrick-Riley, Seagren, and Brownlee. A removal action in 2001 excavated about 5,000 cubic yards of impacted soil. The soil was thermally treated on island. There were several isolated pockets of contamination left below the water table. Groundwater was characterized in 2003 - 2004. No sampling approached Table C groundwater cleanup levels.

Action Information

Action Date	Action	Description	DEC Staff
7/1/1994	Interim Removal Action Approved	Emergency Removal Action by Coast Guard. About 3,000 drums and 6,000 gallons of product removed.	Kent Patrick-Riley
9/12/1994	Update or Other Action	Waste bulking and removal, drum crushing and removal, and environmental sampling activities were conducted. Crushed drums and other solid waste were disposed of at the Kodiak Borough Landfill. Liquids were taken to an AST inside the Nyman Peninsula tank farm. A total of 2,915 drums and 6,200 gallons of liquid were removed from the site. On-site activities completed on 5 October 94. Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination to the soil.	Donald Seagren
11/9/1995	Site Added to Database	GRO.	Kent Patrick-Riley
11/28/1995	Site Ranked Using the AHRM	Initial ranking. Score = 32.	Kent Patrick-Riley
11/1/1996	Update or Other Action	Phase I Corrective Measures Study by SAIC.	Kent Patrick-Riley
11/27/1996	Update or Other Action	Draft Phase I Corrective Measures Study Report submitted. Soil DRO contamination exceeding ADEC Level B standards identified. GW still needs additional investigation.	Donald Seagren
7/1/1999	Interim Removal Action Approved	Approximately 5,200 cubic yards of impacted soil removed. Soil transported to Nyman Peninsula for thermal treatment.	Jeff Brownlee
11/23/1999	Site Ranked Using the AHRM	Site reranked based on IRA data. Old score was 62.6.	Jeff Brownlee
4/6/2000	Update or Other Action	Ten microwells were installed in November 1999. They were dry at the December sampling attempt. A work plan will be produced to install additional PVC wells and a datalogger to record seasonal and event hydrology data.	Jeff Brownlee
7/17/2000	Update or Other Action	COE has postponed new well installation for this season and are attempting to further advance the existing microwells. Sampling of any viable wells will occur once this summer and once this fall.	Jeff Brownlee
12/20/2000	Site Number Identifier Changed	Workplan changed from 09 to X1 to reflect correct oversight program.	Former Staff
6/10/2002	Site Characterization Workplan Approved	Staff reviewed a workplan for monitoring well installation at Buskin Lake Site 12, a former drum storage area adjacent to the Buskin River influent to Buskin Lake.	Jeff Brownlee
9/5/2003	Meeting or Teleconference Held	CS staff attended and participated in a Kodiak Island Borough assembly meeting and public open house for FUDS on Kodiak. The COE updated the assembly on the status of current and upcoming projects. There was minimal community interest at the open house	Jeff Brownlee
9/18/2003	Meeting or Teleconference Held	CS staff attended and participated in a Kodiak Island Borough assembly meeting and public open house for FUDS on Kodiak. The COE updated the assembly on the status of current and upcoming projects. There was minimal community interest at the open house	Jeff Brownlee
11/13/2003	Update or Other Action	CS staff performed end of season site inspections for FUDS on Kodiak Island. Several former UST sites will need groundwater monitoring wells reinstalled after the original wells were removed by excavation activity. Approximately 130 drums discovered at the Buskin Lake Site 12 area have been removed by helicopter and analytical samples taken from the footprints.	Jeff Brownlee
3/4/2004	Update or Other Action	Staff reviewed a groundwater monitoring report for a FUDS in Kodiak. A network of ten monitoring wells has been monitored at the Buskin Lake Drum Disposal Area (Site 12) for four quarters. Low levels of Total Aqueous Hydrocarbons were detected in two sentry wells. The levels were about 1 part per billion which is well below surface water quality levels. The former drum storage area had about 5,000 cubic yards of impacted soil removed in 1999 and isolated pockets of impacted soils remain below the water table.	Jeff Brownlee
7/19/2004	Update or Other Action	Staff reviewed a remedial investigation report for a drum cache found near the Buskin Lake Site 12 Drum Disposal Area FUDS on Kodiak. The 167 drums (all empty) and approximately one ton of impacted soil were removed by helicopter. The site is across an anadromous fish stream so wasn’t accessible to vehicles. Confirmation samples showed that further soil removal is needed in three areas. Groundwater characterization may be necessary depending on depth to groundwater and depth of contamination	Jeff Brownlee
10/27/2004	Meeting or Teleconference Held	staff participated in a Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting to discuss the status of Formerly Used Defense Sites on the island. The Corps of Engineers also participated at the meeting. The DEC and COE contractor also participated in a public open house to solicit comments on the cleanup work being done on Kodiak. Turnout was light as is typical in Kodiak	Jeff Brownlee
6/17/2005	Meeting or Teleconference Held	Contaminated Sites staff participated in a public open house for Formerly Used Defense Sites on Kodiak Island. Staff also conducted several site inspections. Proposed Plans for the Little Navy Annex Site and the Cape Chiniak Site were introduced at the Kodiak Island Borough assembly meeting. The open house had a moderate amount of interest with several community members stopping by to discuss sites and pick up information.	Jeff Brownlee
1/19/2006	Meeting or Teleconference Held	Contaminated Sites staff participated in a Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting to discuss the recent documents available for the review and the field work the COE will be doing this summer in the island. The COE and DEC were interviewed on public radio to discuss the Kodiak projects and overall contaminated site cleanup process. There was also a public open house to give community members the opportunity to bring up concerns and ask questions in person. As typical for Kodiak turn out was light	Jeff Brownlee
3/2/2006	Update or Other Action	Contaminated Sites staff reviewed a draft Proposed Plan for the Buskin Lake Drum Disposal Area FUDS on Kodiak Island. The site once stored over 3,000 55-gallon drums. The contaminant of concern was DRO in soil. A removal action in 1999 removed about 5,000-cubic yards of impacted soil which was thermally remediated. A few pockets of residual contamination over cleanup levels were left in place below groundwater. Monitoring well sampling showed petroleum constituents in groundwater at well below Table C cleanup levels. The preferred alternative presented in the Proposed Plan is No Further Remedial Action Planned	Jeff Brownlee
5/24/2006	Update or Other Action	Staff participated in site inspections with a Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division representative on Kodiak Island. Several Formerly Used Defense sites were toured by helicopter including Burma Road, Long Island, Buskin Lake, Cape Chiniak Tracking Station and Little Navy Annex	Jeff Brownlee
6/1/2006	Meeting or Teleconference Held	Staff participated with the Corps of Engineers (COE) and their contractor in a public open house for the Formerly Used Defense Sites on Kodiak Island. We also attended the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting. The COE gave a briefing on the work planned for this summer. The open house showed light interest which is normal for Kodiak. Staff also met with Coast Guard environmental personnel and inspected several sites on the Coast Guard Base	Jeff Brownlee
7/19/2006	Proposed Plan	Proposed Plan approved for conditional closure. Institutional controls in the USCG Watershed Management Plan restricting disturbing soils in the area. No public comments were recieved on the plan	Jeff Brownlee
9/14/2006	Update or Other Action	Contaminated Sites staff reviewed a draft Decision Document for the Buskin Lake Drum Disposal Formerly Used Defense Site in Kodiak. The site stored about 3,000 drums near the incoming tributary to Buskin Lake. The drums were removed in 1994 and approximately 5,500 cubic yards of DRO impacted soil was removed in 2001. There were several small discrete areas of contamination left in-place below the water table. Groundwater characterization showed no impacts above Table C. The site is planned for Conditional Closure with institutional controls concerning soil disturbance	Jeff Brownlee
9/14/2006	Update or Other Action	Contaminated Sites staff reviewed a Land Use Assurance Plan for Environmental Activities for the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Kodiak. The document outlines a plan to track institutional controls (ICs) at the various contaminated sites on base. There are currently about fifteen sites on base with institutional controls. The plan objective is for the Coast Guard Environmental Section to screen contractor and other activity such as above or below ground construction, well drilling, etc. against the sites listed in the plan. Work can then be tailored to meet any existing ICs	Jeff Brownlee
9/19/2006	Update or Other Action	Staff participated in site inspections at several Formerly Used Defense Sites and Coast Guard sites at Kodiak. The EPA and Coast Guard also participated in the inspections. Remedial actions were being conducted at Drury Gulch, Airport Staging Area Fire Training Pit and Building A-711. The team spent a fair amount of time going over historic data with the contractor for the PCB cleanup at Drury Gulch. We also observed a test run of direct push sampling using a Geoprobe rig at the gulch for sampling data gap areas that were erroneously backfilled due to an extraction method error at the lab	Jeff Brownlee
2/23/2007	Record of Decision	Contaminated Sites approved a Decision Document for the Buskin Lake Drum Disposal Formerly Used Defense Site in Kodiak. The site stored about 3,000 drums near the incoming tributary to Buskin Lake. The drums were removed in 1994 and approximately 5,500 cubic yards of DRO impacted soil was removed in 2001. There were several small discrete areas of contamination left in-place below the water table. Groundwater characterization showed no impacts above Table C. The site is planned for Conditional Closure with institutional controls concerning soil disturbance	Jeff Brownlee
2/23/2007	Institutional Control Record Established	There were several small discrete areas of soil contamination left in-place below the water table. Groundwater characterization showed no impacts above Table C. The site is planned for Conditional Closure with institutional controls concerning soil disturbance and management.	Jeff Brownlee
8/22/2019	Site Visit	ADEC traveled to the USCG Base Station, Kodiak and participated in two full days (August 21-22, 2019) of site inspections and technical project team meetings with representatives from the EPA, USCG, and their respective contracted technical support.	Curtis Dunkin
6/26/2024	CERCLA PA	ADEC reviewed the draft 2024 Base USCG Kodiak PFAS Preliminary Assessment (PA) Report and submitted comments to the U.S. Coast Guard. The draft PA effort evaluated both confirmed as well as potential historical AFFF use and/or release locations across the contiguous USCG Base Kodiak as well as other adjacent USCG properties. The report also ranked the inventory of sites and proposed future actions and investigation efforts.	Curtis Dunkin
8/26/2024	Meeting or Teleconference Held	ADEC staff participated in 3 days of annual project delivery team planning and prioritization meetings in Seattle, WA at the EPA Region 10 Headquarters with stakeholders from the U.S. Coast Guard, EPA-RCRA, and ADEC.	Curtis Dunkin

Action Date

Action

Description

DEC Staff

7/1/1994

Interim Removal Action Approved

Emergency Removal Action by Coast Guard. About 3,000 drums and 6,000 gallons of product removed.

Kent Patrick-Riley

9/12/1994

Update or Other Action

Waste bulking and removal, drum crushing and removal, and environmental sampling activities were conducted. Crushed drums and other solid waste were disposed of at the Kodiak Borough Landfill. Liquids were taken to an AST inside the Nyman Peninsula tank farm. A total of 2,915 drums and 6,200 gallons of liquid were removed from the site. On-site activities completed on 5 October 94. Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination to the soil.

Donald Seagren

11/9/1995

Site Added to Database

GRO.

Kent Patrick-Riley

11/28/1995

Site Ranked Using the AHRM

Initial ranking. Score = 32.

Kent Patrick-Riley

11/1/1996

Update or Other Action

Phase I Corrective Measures Study by SAIC.

Kent Patrick-Riley

11/27/1996

Update or Other Action

Draft Phase I Corrective Measures Study Report submitted. Soil DRO contamination exceeding ADEC Level B standards identified. GW still needs additional investigation.

Donald Seagren

7/1/1999

Interim Removal Action Approved

Approximately 5,200 cubic yards of impacted soil removed. Soil transported to Nyman Peninsula for thermal treatment.

Jeff Brownlee

11/23/1999

Site Ranked Using the AHRM

Site reranked based on IRA data. Old score was 62.6.

Jeff Brownlee

4/6/2000

Update or Other Action

Ten microwells were installed in November 1999. They were dry at the December sampling attempt. A work plan will be produced to install additional PVC wells and a datalogger to record seasonal and event hydrology data.

Jeff Brownlee

7/17/2000

Update or Other Action

COE has postponed new well installation for this season and are attempting to further advance the existing microwells. Sampling of any viable wells will occur once this summer and once this fall.

Jeff Brownlee

12/20/2000

Site Number Identifier Changed

Workplan changed from 09 to X1 to reflect correct oversight program.

Former Staff

6/10/2002

Site Characterization Workplan Approved

Staff reviewed a workplan for monitoring well installation at Buskin Lake Site 12, a former drum storage area adjacent to the Buskin River influent to Buskin Lake.

Jeff Brownlee

9/5/2003

Meeting or Teleconference Held

CS staff attended and participated in a Kodiak Island Borough assembly meeting and public open house for FUDS on Kodiak. The COE updated the assembly on the status of current and upcoming projects. There was minimal community interest at the open house

Jeff Brownlee

9/18/2003

Meeting or Teleconference Held

Jeff Brownlee

11/13/2003

Update or Other Action

CS staff performed end of season site inspections for FUDS on Kodiak Island. Several former UST sites will need groundwater monitoring wells reinstalled after the original wells were removed by excavation activity. Approximately 130 drums discovered at the Buskin Lake Site 12 area have been removed by helicopter and analytical samples taken from the footprints.

Jeff Brownlee

3/4/2004

Update or Other Action

Staff reviewed a groundwater monitoring report for a FUDS in Kodiak. A network of ten monitoring wells has been monitored at the Buskin Lake Drum Disposal Area (Site 12) for four quarters. Low levels of Total Aqueous Hydrocarbons were detected in two sentry wells. The levels were about 1 part per billion which is well below surface water quality levels. The former drum storage area had about 5,000 cubic yards of impacted soil removed in 1999 and isolated pockets of impacted soils remain below the water table.

Jeff Brownlee

7/19/2004

Update or Other Action

Staff reviewed a remedial investigation report for a drum cache found near the Buskin Lake Site 12 Drum Disposal Area FUDS on Kodiak. The 167 drums (all empty) and approximately one ton of impacted soil were removed by helicopter. The site is across an anadromous fish stream so wasn’t accessible to vehicles. Confirmation samples showed that further soil removal is needed in three areas. Groundwater characterization may be necessary depending on depth to groundwater and depth of contamination

Jeff Brownlee

10/27/2004

Meeting or Teleconference Held

staff participated in a Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting to discuss the status of Formerly Used Defense Sites on the island. The Corps of Engineers also participated at the meeting. The DEC and COE contractor also participated in a public open house to solicit comments on the cleanup work being done on Kodiak. Turnout was light as is typical in Kodiak

Jeff Brownlee

6/17/2005

Meeting or Teleconference Held

Contaminated Sites staff participated in a public open house for Formerly Used Defense Sites on Kodiak Island. Staff also conducted several site inspections. Proposed Plans for the Little Navy Annex Site and the Cape Chiniak Site were introduced at the Kodiak Island Borough assembly meeting. The open house had a moderate amount of interest with several community members stopping by to discuss sites and pick up information.

Jeff Brownlee

1/19/2006

Meeting or Teleconference Held

Contaminated Sites staff participated in a Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting to discuss the recent documents available for the review and the field work the COE will be doing this summer in the island. The COE and DEC were interviewed on public radio to discuss the Kodiak projects and overall contaminated site cleanup process. There was also a public open house to give community members the opportunity to bring up concerns and ask questions in person. As typical for Kodiak turn out was light

Jeff Brownlee

3/2/2006

Update or Other Action

Contaminated Sites staff reviewed a draft Proposed Plan for the Buskin Lake Drum Disposal Area FUDS on Kodiak Island. The site once stored over 3,000 55-gallon drums. The contaminant of concern was DRO in soil. A removal action in 1999 removed about 5,000-cubic yards of impacted soil which was thermally remediated. A few pockets of residual contamination over cleanup levels were left in place below groundwater. Monitoring well sampling showed petroleum constituents in groundwater at well below Table C cleanup levels. The preferred alternative presented in the Proposed Plan is No Further Remedial Action Planned

Jeff Brownlee

5/24/2006

Update or Other Action

Staff participated in site inspections with a Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division representative on Kodiak Island. Several Formerly Used Defense sites were toured by helicopter including Burma Road, Long Island, Buskin Lake, Cape Chiniak Tracking Station and Little Navy Annex

Jeff Brownlee

6/1/2006

Meeting or Teleconference Held

Staff participated with the Corps of Engineers (COE) and their contractor in a public open house for the Formerly Used Defense Sites on Kodiak Island. We also attended the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting. The COE gave a briefing on the work planned for this summer. The open house showed light interest which is normal for Kodiak. Staff also met with Coast Guard environmental personnel and inspected several sites on the Coast Guard Base

Jeff Brownlee

7/19/2006

Proposed Plan

Proposed Plan approved for conditional closure. Institutional controls in the USCG Watershed Management Plan restricting disturbing soils in the area. No public comments were recieved on the plan

Jeff Brownlee

9/14/2006

Update or Other Action

Contaminated Sites staff reviewed a draft Decision Document for the Buskin Lake Drum Disposal Formerly Used Defense Site in Kodiak. The site stored about 3,000 drums near the incoming tributary to Buskin Lake. The drums were removed in 1994 and approximately 5,500 cubic yards of DRO impacted soil was removed in 2001. There were several small discrete areas of contamination left in-place below the water table. Groundwater characterization showed no impacts above Table C. The site is planned for Conditional Closure with institutional controls concerning soil disturbance

Jeff Brownlee

9/14/2006

Update or Other Action

Contaminated Sites staff reviewed a Land Use Assurance Plan for Environmental Activities for the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Kodiak. The document outlines a plan to track institutional controls (ICs) at the various contaminated sites on base. There are currently about fifteen sites on base with institutional controls. The plan objective is for the Coast Guard Environmental Section to screen contractor and other activity such as above or below ground construction, well drilling, etc. against the sites listed in the plan. Work can then be tailored to meet any existing ICs

Jeff Brownlee

9/19/2006

Update or Other Action

Staff participated in site inspections at several Formerly Used Defense Sites and Coast Guard sites at Kodiak. The EPA and Coast Guard also participated in the inspections. Remedial actions were being conducted at Drury Gulch, Airport Staging Area Fire Training Pit and Building A-711. The team spent a fair amount of time going over historic data with the contractor for the PCB cleanup at Drury Gulch. We also observed a test run of direct push sampling using a Geoprobe rig at the gulch for sampling data gap areas that were erroneously backfilled due to an extraction method error at the lab

Jeff Brownlee

2/23/2007

Record of Decision

Contaminated Sites approved a Decision Document for the Buskin Lake Drum Disposal Formerly Used Defense Site in Kodiak. The site stored about 3,000 drums near the incoming tributary to Buskin Lake. The drums were removed in 1994 and approximately 5,500 cubic yards of DRO impacted soil was removed in 2001. There were several small discrete areas of contamination left in-place below the water table. Groundwater characterization showed no impacts above Table C. The site is planned for Conditional Closure with institutional controls concerning soil disturbance

Jeff Brownlee

2/23/2007

Institutional Control Record Established

There were several small discrete areas of soil contamination left in-place below the water table. Groundwater characterization showed no impacts above Table C. The site is planned for Conditional Closure with institutional controls concerning soil disturbance and management.

Jeff Brownlee

8/22/2019

Site Visit

ADEC traveled to the USCG Base Station, Kodiak and participated in two full days (August 21-22, 2019) of site inspections and technical project team meetings with representatives from the EPA, USCG, and their respective contracted technical support.

Curtis Dunkin

6/26/2024

CERCLA PA

ADEC reviewed the draft 2024 Base USCG Kodiak PFAS Preliminary Assessment (PA) Report and submitted comments to the U.S. Coast Guard. The draft PA effort evaluated both confirmed as well as potential historical AFFF use and/or release locations across the contiguous USCG Base Kodiak as well as other adjacent USCG properties. The report also ranked the inventory of sites and proposed future actions and investigation efforts.

Curtis Dunkin

8/26/2024

Meeting or Teleconference Held

ADEC staff participated in 3 days of annual project delivery team planning and prioritization meetings in Seattle, WA at the EPA Region 10 Headquarters with stakeholders from the U.S. Coast Guard, EPA-RCRA, and ADEC.

Curtis Dunkin

Contaminant Information

Name

Level Description

Media

Comments

Control Type

Type	Details
Land Use Plan / Maps / Base Master Plan	There were several small discrete areas of contamination left in-place below the water table. Groundwater characterization showed no impacts above Table C. The site is planned for Conditional Closure with institutional controls concerning soil disturbance. Site to added to the Coast Guard Land Use Assurance Plan for soil disturbance.

Type

Details

Land Use Plan / Maps / Base Master Plan

There were several small discrete areas of contamination left in-place below the water table. Groundwater characterization showed no impacts above Table C. The site is planned for Conditional Closure with institutional controls concerning soil disturbance. Site to added to the Coast Guard Land Use Assurance Plan for soil disturbance.

Requirements

Description	Details
Excavation / Soil Movement Restrictions	There were several small discrete areas of contamination left in-place below the water table. Groundwater characterization showed no impacts above Table C. The site is planned for Conditional Closure with institutional controls concerning soil disturbance. Contact ADEC and COE prior to excavation activity.

Description

Details

Excavation / Soil Movement Restrictions

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No associated sites were found.

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Site Report: USCG Kodiak Site 12 Drum Disposal

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