| Action Date |
Action |
Description |
DEC Staff |
| 8/9/2004 |
Site Added to Database |
DRO and GRO contamination. |
Deborah Williams |
| 8/9/2004 |
Site Ranked Using the AHRM |
DOD ranking is High. |
Deborah Williams |
| 8/30/2004 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
11th Galena Technical Project Team in Anchorage. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. |
Colin Craven |
| 10/21/2004 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Galena RAB meeting. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. |
Colin Craven |
| 11/5/2004 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
12th Galena Technical Project Team in Anchorage. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. |
Colin Craven |
| 11/19/2004 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Attended a week long meeting in San Antonio, Texas to participate in the formulation of an outline for the Galena Airport and Campion Air Station Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS). |
Colin Craven |
| 1/12/2005 |
Update or Other Action |
Submitted comments to the Air Force to finalize the 2004 Site Recommendations for the upcoming Remedial Investigation report. The 2004 Site Recommendations were produced during the November 2004 meetings in San Antonio, Texas. |
Colin Craven |
| 3/18/2005 |
Update or Other Action |
Comment resolution between DEC and the Air Force has been achieved on the draft Human Health Risk Assessment Work Plan for the Galena Airport and Campion Air Station. The Air Force contractors are currently finalizing the work plan. |
Colin Craven |
| 4/19/2005 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
14th Galena Technical Project Team in Anchorage. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. |
Colin Craven |
| 4/26/2005 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Galena/Campion RAB meeting. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. |
Colin Craven |
| 5/13/2005 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
15th Galena Technical Project Team meeting in Galena. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. |
Colin Craven |
| 6/9/2005 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
16th Galena Technical Project Team in Anchorage. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. |
Colin Craven |
| 7/29/2005 |
GIS Position Updated |
Updated the site location in the database. |
Colin Craven |
| 8/30/2005 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
17th Galena Technical Project Team in Galena. See the "Campion AFS RRS - Sitewide" listing for more details. |
Colin Craven |
| 10/12/2005 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Galena RAB meeting. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. |
Colin Craven |
| 10/20/2005 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
18th Galena Technical Project Team in Anchorage. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. |
Colin Craven |
| 1/3/2006 |
Update or Other Action |
DEC received the draft Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study. The Air Force is proposing limited excavation and in-place landfarming of petroleum contaminated soils, and long term monitoring and land use controls to address remaining groundwater contamination. DEC comments will be submitted in February. |
Colin Craven |
| 1/26/2006 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
19th Galena Technical Project Team in Galena. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. |
Colin Craven |
| 3/7/2006 |
Update or Other Action |
The draft risk assessment found unacceptable risk at this site due to diesel range organics (DRO) in soil, aldrin (pesticide) in water, and several metals in soil and water. The pesticide risk is largely attributed to laboratory error, and the metals are most probably present as naturally occurring elements. The Air Force proposed in-place landfarming to remediate the DRO contaminated soil, monitored natural attenuation, long term groundwater monitoring, and land use controls as the remedy. DEC concurred with this remedy. |
Colin Craven |
| 3/14/2006 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
20th Galena Technical Project Team in Anchorage. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. |
Colin Craven |
| 6/20/2006 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
21st Galena Technical Project Team in Galena. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. |
Colin Craven |
| 10/6/2006 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
22nd Galena Technical Project Team meeting in Anchorage. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. |
Colin Craven |
| 11/17/2006 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
23rd Galena Technical Project Team meeting in Fairbanks. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. |
Colin Craven |
| 1/18/2007 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
24th Galena Technical Project Team meeting in Anchorage. See the "Galena AFS - Sitewide" listing for more details. |
Colin Craven |
| 3/8/2008 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
Initial ranking with ETM completed. |
Colin Craven |
| 4/6/2011 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC received a proposed plan for Final Remedial Action at Site ST007. |
Fred Vreeman |
| 5/12/2011 |
Update or Other Action |
DEC sent comments on the proposed plan for Final Remedial Action at Site ST007. |
Fred Vreeman |
| 11/23/2011 |
Update or Other Action |
DEC re-sent comments originally prepared May 12, 2011 for the proposed plan for Final Remedial Action at Site ST007. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 2/21/2012 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided review comments for the Draft ST007 Site Characterization Report, Campion Air Station, Alaska, January 2010. Formal review comments had not previously been sent. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 3/9/2012 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
A Teleconference meeting was held between ADEC and US Air Force 611th Program Manager and Contractor BEM Systems to discuss Campion Proposed Plan. The parties agreed to shelve the Proposed plan and instead to develope plans for a 2012 removal action and Landfarm construction at Site ST007. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 6/21/2012 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC received a Draft Quality Assurance Project Plan, Petroleum Impacted Hot-Spot Soil Confirmation Sampling and Excavation at Site ST007, Campion Air Station, Alaska |
Dennis Shepard |
| 6/22/2012 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC received Draft Project Work Plan Site ST007 Remedial Action - Former Campion Air Station |
Dennis Shepard |
| 7/9/2012 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided preliminary comments for the Draft Quality Assurance Project Plan, Petroleum Impacted Hot-Spot Soil Confirmation Sampling and Excavation at Site ST007, Campion Air Station, Alaska. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 7/12/2012 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided review comments for Draft Project Work Plan Site ST007 Remedial Action - Former Campion Air Station. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 7/12/2012 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
A Teleconference scoping call was held between ADEC and US Air Force 611th Project Manager and Contractor personel to discuss specific requirements for the 2012 removal action at St007. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 7/13/2012 |
Update or Other Action |
ADEC received a Final Redline of the Site ST007 Remedial Action Cleanup Work Plan, July 2012, Campion Air Station. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 7/16/2012 |
Cleanup Plan Approved |
ADEC provided approval of the Final Site ST007 Redline, Remedial Action Cleanup Work Plan, July 2012, Former Campion Air Station. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 7/24/2012 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided review comments for the Draft landfarm design construction quality plan and operation and maintenance plan for the landfarm at Campion Air Station. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 7/27/2012 |
Update or Other Action |
ADEC provided approval for the Draft Landfarm Design Construction Quality Plan and Operation and Maintenance Plan, Landfarm at Campion Air Station. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 7/31/2012 |
Cleanup Plan Approved |
ADEC provided approval of the Quality Assurance Project Plan, Final redline, Petroleum Impacted Hot-Spot Soil Sampling and Excavation at Site ST007, July 2012, Former Campion Air Station. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 8/24/2012 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
A teleconference was held with AF and AF contractor BEM Systems to discuss Hot Spot site characterization results for the ST007 removal action. Approximately 2,496 cubic yards of contaminated soil were identified for removal and transport to the approved Landfarm at the Campion site. Discussion of appropriate post-excavation confirmation samples included DEC request for excavation seep samples if surface water is encountered in any of the excavations. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 10/10/2012 |
Site Visit |
A site visit was conducted to observe and photograph the completed Campion landfarm at the ST007 site. Appropriate best management practices (BMPs) (silt fences, berms, ditches) were observed and photographed. Excavations were confirmed backfilled and graded. Approximately 2,450 cubic yards of petroleum contaminated soil has been placed in the Campion landfarm for treatment. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 1/7/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC received a 2013 Remedial Action Report for Site ST007, Campion Air Force Station. The report details the excavation of 2,450 cubic yards of DRO contaminated soil and the placement into a landfarm at site ST007, Campion. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 2/20/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC provided comment on the 2013 Remedial Action Report for Site ST007, Campion Air Force Station. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 2/21/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC received a Draft O&M Landfarm Report, Site ST007 Remedial Action, Former Campion Air Station. The report details Landfarm construction in 2012; O&M work including:dewatering, tilling and multi-increment sampling of DRO contaminated soil. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 2/26/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC received a response to comments (RTC) and Draft Final version of the 2013 Remedial Action Report for Site ST007, Campion Air Force Station. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 2/28/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
ADEC approved the 2013 Remedial Action Report for Site ST007, Campion Air Force Station. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 4/29/2013 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
A status call was conducted to discuss the proposed actions and objectives for the 2013 operations and maintenance (O&M) activities scheduled for the former Campion Air Station - Site ST007. Discussions included proposed locations for new monitoring wells, condition of existing wells and landfarm dewatering plans. Multi increment sampling at the landfarm was also discussed. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 5/23/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
A Draft 2013 Remedial action cleanup workplan was received which included goundwater monitoring field activities and landfarm operations. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 7/1/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC provided review comments for the Draft Remedial Action Cleanup Work Plan, May 2013. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 7/25/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC received a Final version of the Final Remedial Action Cleanup Work Plan, Campion Air Force Station, dated July 2013. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 8/20/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC provided approval for the Final Remedial Action Cleanup Work Plan, Campion Air Force Station, dated July 2013. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 9/27/2013 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC received and provided comments for a Technical Memorandum, Treatment and Discharge of Standing Water Campion Landfarm Galena, Alaska. The Campion landfarm retains Standing water within the containment berm which requires removal, treatment and discharge as part of current efforts to operate. A design schematic of an improved granulated activated carbon filtering treatment was proposed and approved. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 10/24/2013 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Teleconference with AF contractor, Chris Pisarri (BEM Systems) to discuss De-watering issues at the Campion Landfarm, installation of St007 monitoring wells and closure of the Campion Landfills. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 1/17/2014 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Received a Draft 2013 Landfarm O&M and LTM Report for Site ST007. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 2/21/2014 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC provided approval for the 2013 Campion ST007 Landfarm O&M and GW LTM sampling report. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 4/21/2014 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Received and reviewed/ provided comment for 2014 Campion Supplemental Landfarm O&M Work Plan. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 6/11/2014 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC Approved the Final 2014 Campion AFS Supplemental Landfarm O&M Work Plan. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 6/13/2014 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
Received and provided review comments for the Campion Draft Project Activities Work Plan Limited Site Investigation –Sites SS002, LF004, and LF005. The Work Plan proposes/describes the technical approach to conduct a Limited Site Investigation (Limited SI), Feasibility Study (FS), Proposed Plan (PP), and Record of Decision (ROD) for Sites SS002, LF004, and LF005 at the Campion AFS. The Limited SI will consist of a soil and groundwater investigation at these three sites. The Limited SI will include installation of three soil borings at each site (total of nine) and collecting soil samples from three different depth intervals from each boring. In addition, three groundwater monitor wells will be installed at each site (total of nine) and groundwater samples will be collected from these wells. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 7/28/2014 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC provided approval for the Project Activities Work Plan Limited Site Investigation –Sites SS002, LF004, and LF005.
The Work Plan was reviewed by the DEC Contaminated Sites and by DEC Solid Waste program staff to ensure that closure and post closure requirements identified in the 1999 Permit 9931-BA006 Campion Asbestos Landfill will be evaluated and remaining requirements under the permit will be completed prior to close out of the Solid Waste permit. The Sites (SS002, LF004, and LF005) are all former landfills that are being closed out in Solid Waste program. The sites will be reopened on the contaminated sites database with their own File Nos. and hazard IDs. Based on the results of the Limited Site Investigation and groundwater sampling, the Former Landfill sites may be closed with Institutional Controls and a five year review or recommended for further action. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 8/19/2014 |
Site Visit |
Site visit to Campion AFS for a Landfarm inspection. Observed condition of landfarm and de-watering area. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 11/6/2014 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
Reviewed Campion landfarm contaminant levels from MI sampling report. Review request to move top 12 inches of landfarmed soil to City of Galena landfill for use as landfill interim cover material. Discuss landfarm options with AF Contractor on conference call. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 1/28/2015 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the 2014 Site ST007 Landfarm Operations & Maintenance (Year 3) & Annual Groundwater Sampling Report. The results of the 2014 O&M effort indicate that DRO, GRO and PAH are present in the landfarm treatment cell soils at concentrations below their respective ADEC Method Two criteria. In addition the 95% UCL requirements have been met based upon a review of the Decision Unit-3 original, duplicate and triplicate sample results. Treated landfarm soil will be transferred to the City of Galena Landfill for use as daily interim cover material during the 2015 summer field season. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 5/26/2015 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the Final 2015 Supplemental Work Plan for Environmental Long Term Management and Remedial Action-Operation at Site ST007, Campion Air Station, Alaska. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 1/22/2016 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the ST007 Landfarm Operation and Maintenance (Year Four), and Annual Groundwater Sampling Report, Campion Air Force Station, January 2016. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 8/26/2016 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the 2016 Supplemental Work Plan for 2016 Remedial Action Operations, Land Use/Institutional Control, Campion Air Station, Sites ST007, SS002, LF004, and LF005. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 6/6/2017 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the 2016 Remedial Action Operations, Land Use/Institutional Control Report, Campion AS Sites ST007, SS002, LF004 and LF005 (April 2017). |
Dennis Shepard |
| 9/13/2017 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
DEC approved the Supplemental Work Plan, 2017-2018 Remedial Action Operations, Land Use/Institutional Control, Campion Airforce Station Sites ST007, SS002, Lf004, LF005 and AL908. |
Dennis Shepard |
| 7/13/2018 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
REPORT APPROVAL: Final 2017 Five Year Review for Site ST007 at Former Campion Air Station, Alaska. Prepared by USAF JBER, Alaska. Dated June 2018. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 11/27/2019 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
REPORT APPROVED: Final Technical Project Report, 2017-2018 Remedial Action Operations, Land Use/Institutional Controls, Campion Air Station (BSI, November 2019). The report documents long-term monitoring of Sites ST007, SS002, LF004, and LF005 at the former Campion AS. The report also documents current conditions of the ICs at ST007, SS002, LF004, LF005, and AL908. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 1/9/2020 |
Meeting or Teleconference Held |
DEC participated in a teleconference with USAF and the City of Galena Mayor & Manager to discuss the Campion sites. USAF provided clarification about which lots will be retained by USAF and future work to be conducted at Campion. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 8/28/2020 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 71531 Above ground tank farm. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 5/3/2021 |
Update or Other Action |
Based on review of the 1985 Phase I Records Review (Campion AR #2), when the Campion AFS was operational, there were two drinking water wells installed at Site ST007. Installed in 1969, the wells were 425 and 414 feet deep, respectively. Depth to groundwater was measured at 260-270 feet bgs. The deeper groundwater aquifer at Site ST007 has not been investigated. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 5/3/2021 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 71531 Above ground tank farm. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 4/5/2022 |
Site Characterization Workplan Approved |
WORK PLAN APPROVAL: Final Remedial Action-Construction, Site Characterization, Site ST007, Campion Air Force Station, Alaska (Brice, April 2022). The objective of this work plan is to characterize the nature and extent of contamination in soil, groundwater, and surface water. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 7/7/2022 |
Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other |
REPORT APPROVED: Final 2020 Remedial Action Operations, Land Use/Institutional Control Report Campion Air Force Station, Alaska, Sites ST007, SS002, LF005, LF004, and AL908 (EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC, June 2022) |
Jamie McKellar |
| 8/29/2022 |
Update or Other Action |
A draft of the Remedial Action-Construction Site Characterization Site ST007 was submitted to DEC for review on August 4, 2022. The report notes that since the field mobilizations were conducted in April, USAF and its contractors were unable to characterize surface water because the ground was covered with snow. Surface water at this site is widespread and known to be contaminated. Characterization of surface water is required. Additionally, sample results from 2017 and 2019 documented exceedances of pentachlorophenol in two monitoring wells. At this time pentachlorophenol is considered a potential contaminant of concern at Site ST007 and additional sampling is required. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 11/10/2022 |
Exposure Tracking Model Ranking |
A new updated ranking with ETM has been completed for source area 71531 Above ground tank farm. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 12/15/2023 |
DEC Non-Concur on Federal No Further Action Decision |
In October 2023, USAF submitted a Preliminary Assessment for AFFF at Campion. The scope of work for the PA was to "determine the potential for PFAS impacts from historic storage, use, or release of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) at the 21 remote USAF installations in Alaska." Based on interviews that were conducted for Campion, AFFF was stored at Campion and there was a possible fire training area at Campion. The interviewee reported that approximately 500 gallons of AFFF was stored in 5-gallon jugs on pallets near the Civil Engineering complex. He observed that the jugs were deteriorating, split, frozen and split, exposed to weather, hit by heavy equipment and snowplows. Not all but some of the jugs had leaked. As such, DEC disagrees with USAF's finding that there is no evidence that AFFF was used or stored at Campion since documentation was submitted which demonstrates that AFFF was stored and released, and that there was a potential fire training area at Campion. |
Jamie McKellar |
| 12/18/2023 |
Update or Other Action |
Based on the findings of the AFFF PA, a PFAS investigation is required in the location of the former Civil Engineering Complex, generally associated with Site ST007, before the site can be considered for a future site closure decision. All future site characterization activities at Site ST007 must include considerations for PFAS, specifically analytical sampling and IDW management. |
Jamie McKellar |
