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Site Report: Ketchikan Tank Farm

Site Name: Ketchikan Tank Farm
Address: 4 Mile Stedman Street, South of KTN, Ketchikan, AK 99901
File Number: 1516.38.007
Hazard ID: 902
Status: Cleanup Complete - Institutional Controls
Staff: IC Unit, 9074655229 dec.icunit@alaska.gov
Latitude: 55.336158
Longitude: -131.629152
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.

Problems/Comments

Leakage in tank farm has contaminated soil. RP is taking corrective action with concurrence from ADEC. Excavated soil is stockpiled. Some potential for off-site migration of contaminants. Former Unocal facility. Tank farm was purchased by TOSCO, who in turn sold it to Tesoro in 1997. TOSCO retained responsibility for the environmental cleanup. Tank farm ugrades assumed completed as of 9/24/99 but need to confirm this with Hopson. Petro Marine operating facility for Tesoro.

Action Information

Action Date Action Description DEC Staff
4/29/1993 Update or Other Action (Old R:Base Action Code = RARR - Remedial Action Report Review (CS)). Former Staff
8/26/1993 Site Added to Database Former Staff
11/10/1994 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Inigtial ranking. Former Staff
7/5/1996 Site Characterization Report Approved GeoEngineers impound basin soil sampling report. Bill Janes
7/16/1996 Site Characterization Workplan Approved GeoEngineers assessment of soil in the base of the tank farm prior to installation of new liner. Bill Janes
9/25/1996 Site Characterization Report Approved Tank farm soil assessment report - GeoEngineers. Bill Janes
10/21/1996 Site Ranked Using the AHRM Re-ranking based on new information. Bill Janes
10/25/1996 Site Characterization Workplan Approved Removal and treatment of petroleum contaminated sediments in impound basin. Bill Janes
9/15/1997 Update or Other Action Date approximate - TOSCO purchased facility from Unocal. Bill Janes
5/14/1998 Meeting or Teleconference Held Site visit. Bill Janes
6/16/1998 Cleanup Level(s) Approved ACLs approved using draft regulations. Bill Janes
7/2/1998 Site Characterization Workplan Approved GeoEngineers - monitoring and sampling support during placement of the secondary containment liner. Bill Janes
1/22/1999 Update or Other Action Status report letter from TOSCO. Bill Janes
3/2/1999 Meeting or Teleconference Held Teleconference - Sub drain liner sampling being conducted monthly. Down to < 1 ppb PAHs. Basically drinking water clean. Will continue monthly but may request quarterly monitoring soon. Tesoro planning to start back on liner installation in April. Stockpiled soil - high fine content. Tesoro does not want it back in tank farm. Looking into mixing with gravel material to add consistency. Sitting on top of impermeable liner may not allow it to ever dry out. TOSCO may eventually haul the rest of the stockpiled soil to Rabanco. 300 cubic yards approximately taken there last October. Dames and Moore supposed to be giving Marty Cramer a report on confirmation monitoring and sampling. Bill Janes
9/24/1999 Meeting or Teleconference Held Progress teleconference - About 500 cubic yards of soil meeting cleanup criteria was placed on top of new liner. Other 500 yards may be sent south because there is no more room for onsite disposal. Sampling beneath stockpiles shows levels slightly above cleanup level. Report expected from Noll Environmental soon. Marty Cramer still has to make some corrections to the Dames and Moore report before sending it to us. Facility upgrade is complete. Subdrain sampling ND. Marty will be sending an NFA request letter and referenced reports soon. Bill Janes
11/22/1999 Meeting or Teleconference Held Progress teleconference - Report and NFA request expected mid January. Bill Janes
9/8/2000 Update or Other Action Project closure site visit with Marty Cramer of Tosco Bill Janes
11/1/2000 Conditional Closure Approved No Further Remedial Action Planned as of this date. Letter is at: G:\SPAR\Spar-Contaminated Sites\SITES\Ket Tank Farm Decision Documentation.doc. Also in Juneau reading file this date. Bill Janes
11/1/2000 Institutional Control Record Established Controls are those adopted by reference in the ROD as part of the facility's contingency plan. Bill Janes
1/3/2001 Update or Other Action $1,288.26 cost recovery check received by Law. Bill Janes
5/23/2001 Update or Other Action $182.98 CR check received. Bill Janes
10/2/2012 Institutional Control Update Database reminder system initialized in order to perform an IC review to see if ICs are still protective. Evonne Reese
12/2/2014 Institutional Control Update Verified that there is a current contingency plan for the operations on this property. The current C-plan is under the name Petro Marine. Evonne Reese
12/14/2018 Institutional Control Compliance Review A compliance review was conducted and I verified with DEC - Prevention, Preparedness, and Response that there is a current Contingency Plan in place for the Petro Marine Ketchikan facility. The Plan ID is 1014 and it is approved thru 3/26/2023. Evonne Reese

Contaminant Information

Name Level Description Media Comments
DRO > Human Health/Ingestion/Inhalation Soil

Control Type

Type Details
Other

Requirements

Description Details
Other Controls are those adopted by reference in the decision letter as part of the facility's contingency plan. None - As of 12/28/05 the facility is inactive.

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