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Site Report: Bloom Enterprises

Site Name: Bloom Enterprises
Address: 2448 Arvilla Street, Van Horn and Peger Roads, Fairbanks, AK 99709
File Number: 100.38.134
Hazard ID: 546
Status: Active
Staff: Shawn Tisdell, 9074512752 shawn.tisdell@alaska.gov
Latitude: 64.812220
Longitude: -147.777440
Horizontal Datum:

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

Benzene contamination found in 6/1987 in water well. Diesel and gasoline tanks on site. Dates of release, extent of contamination, and health impact unknown. A Class IV injection well was excavated in 1994. Samples taken during excavation activities indicate that groundwater was still impacted at this time. Possible Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) site.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
6/29/1987 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = FI - Field Inspection (General)). Groundwater sample collected from Bloom Enterprises on 6/16/87. Analysis indicates up to 10 ppb benzene. Former Staff
9/22/1987 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RAPR - Remedial Action Plan Review (CS)). QA plan for limited drinking water survey for volatile organic components. Former Staff
12/5/1990 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Initial ranking. Former Staff
1/25/1994 Site Added to Database Diesel and gasoline contamination. Former Staff
2/23/1994 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RPL2 - Site Information Request Letter). Sent PRP-CS Database Notification Letter to RP requesting update and more environmental information concerning contaminated site. As of this "complete date" no response has been received. Jeff Peterson
10/6/1994 Update or Other Action Reviewed file and updated database. Jeff Peterson
4/26/1996 Update or Other Action Staff spoke with Mr. Gene Bloom on 4/4/1996 and 4/15/1996 for information. AGRA Earth and Environmental (Mr. Larry Peterson) faxed information. On 4/29/1994 RZA Agra submitted documentation to the EPA that the leach field soils at Bloom Enterprises had been disposed of according to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation soil cleanup criteria. Shah Alam
5/20/1996 Update or Other Action The groundwater samples in 1987 were collected to determine a possible contamination from spills at the Fairbanks Metro Airfield. Shah Alam
6/4/1996 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Reranked by Project manager, Shah Alam, based on the population growth in the area and the injection well closure work done since last ranking in 1990. Shah Alam
6/4/1996 Update or Other Action The injection well closure in 1994 removed one possible source of the groundwater contamination. The location of this site in an industrial area suggests multiple sources of contamination. The proposed South Fairbanks Groundwater Study includes this site and will address the contamination problem at this site. Shah Alam
7/10/2002 GIS Position Updated Plotted latitude and longitude coordinates and found them to be acceptable for associated property or address. Heather Goldman
3/30/2005 Update or Other Action Reviewed and summarized file. Kim DeRuyter
6/30/2005 Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter PRP letter sent. Kim DeRuyter
8/8/2006 Update or Other Action ADEC sent a letter to Gene Bloom giving a date of September 18, 2006 to respond to ADEC regarding their intentions of further characterization at the Bloom Enterprises site. Deborah Williams
10/17/2006 Update or Other Action ADEC received from Gene Bloom test results for new well. Samples were taken from bathroom sink in 2005. Benzene concentrations were 2.16 ug/L. The old well was decommissioned in 2000. Tamara Cardona-Marek
6/15/2007 Exposure Tracking Model Ranking Initial ranking completed. Deborah Williams
1/7/2008 Update or Other Action Letter sent to RP (Gene Bloom) requesting the location of the new well and possibly additional sampling (DRO and GRO). Tamara Cardona-Marek
3/6/2008 Update or Other Action A letter was received from Mr. Bloom's attorney stating his concern about cost recovery. Tamara Cardona-Marek
7/7/2008 Update or Other Action Sent letter requesting site status. No response was received after 2nd letter responding to Bloom's attorney. Tamara Cardona-Marek
8/25/2008 Update or Other Action Received response from Bloom's attorney. Response includes analysis of well and waste water. Sampling locations not specified. Waste water had DRO above cleanup level. Response drafted requesting location of groundwater well and location where waste water sample was collected. Tamara Cardona-Marek
11/10/2008 Update or Other Action ADEC sent letter to RP and copied attorney requesting additional information including chromatogram for the DRO analysis of wastewater, location of well, and location of wastewater sample. ADEC also requested a meeting with the RP to discuss the site. Tamara Cardona-Marek
11/6/2009 Update or Other Action Transferred site management from Tamara Cardona-Marek to Jim Fish. Janice Wiegers
2/4/2010 Meeting or Teleconference Held Met with Tom Rogers of GHU who wanted information on this contaminated site; GHU plans to install subsurface sewer and water lines in April 2010, along Peger (and Van Horn) Road. Jim Fish
2/17/2010 Update or Other Action Sent Informational letter to GHU indicating actions to take if contaminated soils or gw is encountered during nearby trenching. Jim Fish
1/29/2014 Update or Other Action Site transferred from Fish to Dieffenbacher. Rebecca Bryan
3/24/2014 Update or Other Action Potential consultant contacted ADEC via phone, requesting data and data gaps for property refinance purposes. Amy Rodman
5/15/2014 Update or Other Action Received water sample results from consultant (via email). Tap water from the bathroom sink was sampled for volatile organic compounds analysis using method EPA 524.2. Benzene detected at 0.0048 mg/L and styrene detected at 0.00029J mg/L. Cleanup level for benzene is 0.005 mg/L and styrene is 0.1 mg/L. Amy Rodman
5/16/2014 Update or Other Action Received written (email) confirmation from Bloom Enterprises employee (via consultant) that drinking water is provided by water cooler (delivered by offsite vendor) and not water from onsite well. Verbal confirmation from consultant that well water is only used for maintenance shop, heavy equipment washing, toilets, hand-washing. Called Mike Jaynes (ADEC Fairbanks Drinking Water Program) to include him in communication loop. Amy Rodman
6/3/2014 Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other Mailed report approval and workplan request letter to RP via USPS Certified Mail. Amy Rodman
7/31/2014 Update or Other Action Staff changed from Amy Dieffenbacher to Melody Debenham. Kristin Thompson
8/31/2015 Update or Other Action Updated letter request to Bloom Enterprises requesting response to June 2014 letter. John Carnahan
11/30/2016 Update or Other Action Detailed review of site to determine outstanding requirements completed. John Carnahan
1/6/2017 Update or Other Action Sent letter to responsible party requesting information specific to previous investigations, and requesting water well sampling. John Carnahan

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Hazard ID Site Name File Number
26896 Bloom Enterprises Fire 100.38.280

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