Site Report: Juniper Creek Drill Site Fuel Dump
| Site Name: | Juniper Creek Drill Site Fuel Dump |
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| Address: | 50 Miles SE of Deadhorse, 26 Mi. E. of Alyeska PS02, Deadhorse, AK 99734 |
| File Number: | 300.38.188 |
| Hazard ID: | 869 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Jenny Gates, 9072628203 jenny.gates@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 69.547222 |
| Longitude: | -147.483333 |
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Problems/Comments
Approximately 2200 barrels of miscellaneous petroleum products were stored at this site in 1952. Estimated approximately 1800 were full or partially full in 1985. Approximately 100 barrels were remaining on the site after the 1985 Corps of Engineers haul-out. Soils were not tested nor removed. No evidence of vegetative stress. No residents in the area. 6/30/97 START preliminary PASI identified two drum piles with stressed vegetation, stained soil, petroleum odors, and petroleum sheens on puddles. Drum piles and other debris located 300' North and 200' West of the Site, adjacent to an exploration-drilling hole. The condition of the drums ranged from crushed and mangled to intact and full; contents are unknown. Historical drilling practices in the 40s and 50s indicate that metals and PCBs were commonly used as well as DDT for mosquito control. Bulk portion of the original 1700 drums and other debris located at the main site was removed in 1985 to an unknown location through a USACE removal contract. CERCLIS Number AK 0001888015. Fin Creek site had an EPA CERCLIS Site ID# AKD980664882. South bank of Juniper Creek: approximately 1/4 mile west of the confluence with Fin Creek. Cross-reference file 300.02.064.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 3/6/1985 | Update or Other Action | (Old R:Base Action Code = PER - Permit Action at Site). Open burn permit approved by ADEC in connection with the cleanup of Juniper Creek drum cache. | Former Staff |
| 1/1/1990 | Site Added to Database | Multiple contaminants. | Former Staff |
| 5/8/1991 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Reranked. | Former Staff |
| 1/6/1995 | Site Number Identifier Changed | Old region = 40. | Scott Rose |
| 11/2/2000 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Reranked. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 1/2/2001 | Update or Other Action | 1997 START: 6/30/97 START preliminary PASI identified two drum piles with stressed vegetation, stained soil, petroleum odors, and petroleum sheens on puddles. Drum piles and other debris located 300' North and 200' West of the Site, adjacent to an exploration-drilling hole. The condition of the drums ranged from crushed and mangled to intact and full; contents are unknown. Historical drilling practices in the 40s and 50s indicate that metals and PCBs were commonly used as well as DDT for mosquito control. Current CERCLIS Number AK 0001888015. | Bruce Wanstall |
| 3/2/2001 | Update or Other Action | Incorrect file number 102.26.135 removed from file number field. | Mitzi Read |
| 4/10/2001 | Site Number Identifier Changed | After review of both sites, a determination was made that the site named "Fin Creek Fuel Dump", Reckey 200031X915301, was a duplicate of this site. The RP listed for the Fin Creek site was the Department of the Navy. | Former Staff |
| 4/10/2001 | Site Number Identifier Changed | Changed Region from 73, Workplan from 09, and Sequence Number from 20 to current Reckey. | Former Staff |
| 5/8/2001 | Update or Other Action | DEC sent a letter to the Corps of Engineers requesting Juniper Creek FUDS be placed on the active projects list and included in the FUDS Program prioritization for funding. | Debra Caillouet |
| 10/15/2002 | Site Number Identifier Changed | Changed Workplan from X9 to X1 because the Primary Contaminanat of Concern is DRO. PCB levels below cleanup levels. | Former Staff |
| 1/15/2007 | Update or Other Action | Email message sent to the AK District, Corps of Engineers, requesting an update on the status of this site within the Formerly Used Defense Sites Program. DEC files do not contain a response to our May 8, 2001 letter or any more recent correspondence on the site. | John Halverson |
| 2/1/2007 | Update or Other Action | A letter was sent to the Corps requesting an INPR for the site | Debra Caillouet |
| 2/28/2007 | Update or Other Action | A letter was recieved from the USACE that the site is planned for a preliminary assessment in FY08 | Debra Caillouet |
| 5/30/2008 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed. | Evonne Reese |
| 3/15/2010 | Document, Report, or Work plan Review - other | The Site Inspection Report, Formerly Used Defense Sites Preliminary Site Inspections, Brownlow Point, Nuvagapak Point DEW Line Station, Jago River Drum Site, Lake Peters, and Juniper Creek, North Slope Alaska, Final December 2009 was recieved. For Juniper Creek the report concluded the following: The remaining three intact drums, believed to be of military origin, are currently not releasing contamination into the environment and as a result do not pose a significant threat to human health or the environment. However, the drums should be removed to prevent a future release of contamination to the environment caused by drum deterioration and weathering and to maintain compliance with landowner and stakeholder requirements. The drums must be sampled and contents analyzed to ensure proper manifesting and disposal. The material should be containerized in overpacks and transported offsite for disposal. The three drums can be removed incidental to other fieldwork completed in the area. | Debra Caillouet |
| 10/6/2015 | Update or Other Action | Interim staff assignment changed to Carnahan. | John Carnahan |
| 12/1/2016 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | CS managers participate in the annual FUDS site management action plan meeting. The purpose of the is to collaborate with FUDS management on site progress and prioritization for all of the formerly used defense sites. FUDS prioritization is based on risk, congressional interest, state input and proximity to other sites on the prioritization list. FUDS has increased environmental restoration funding in Alaska for the 2017 and 2018 field seasons to meet National goals for site progress. | Darren Mulkey |
| 2/22/2021 | Update or Other Action | DEC issued a letter on February 1, 2021 providing a site history and requesting a site status update. 02/22/2021 received an email with letter response from FUDS."There are current and ongoing efforts between USACE and ADNR to obtain a right of entry. The USACE has a policy that we may not obligate a contract for investigation or cleanup where we do not have a valid right of entry covering the contractor’s performance period to complete the work. Once a valid right of entry is received, the Alaska District will begin the process to request funding and authority to schedule and contract the remaining restoration efforts." | Shonda Oderkirk |
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