Antenna field, USTs ANT-1, -2, -3 and -4 Petroleum Site

Background
Three buildings and antennas were built in 1948 on the site with four underground storage tanks (USTs) supplying JP 5 as heating fuel to the buildings, which were removed in 1993. The source of the petroleum in soil and groundwater was determined to be these USTs. The OU A Record of Decision (ROD) selected monitored natural attenuation (MNA) as the final remedy in 2000. Natural attenuation monitoring was initiated in 1999 at one well.

Identified Contaminants
Petroleum hydrocarbons in soil and groundwater

Current Actions
Natural attenuation monitoring is conducted on an annual basis. Petroleum concentrations have increased in recent years and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (Alaska DEC) will likely request the Navy to install additional wells at the site in the future. Additional soil removal may also be requested.


Petroleum Institutional Controls

  • Groundwater Restrictions
    Domestic use of groundwater in the Downtown Area is restricted because of the potential presence of petroleum compounds and other chemicals in the groundwater. Domestic groundwater use is defined as that used by households or transients for human and animal consumption, cooking, bathing, showering, gardening, irrigation, or use on consumable food products, watering animals and any other domestic use. The excavation notification program at individual sites provides one barrier to drilling; enforcement of the prohibition will also occur through periodic visual inspections. The visual inspections will focus on unauthorized wells in the restricted area. Groundwater use restrictions are included in the equitable servitude.

  • Inspections and Reporting
    The ICs identified in this plan will be inspected and reported on an annual basis, or as necessary. Annual site inspection reports will present the results of inspections. The annual reporting requirements will be included in CERCLA 5-year reviews.

  • Land Use Restrictions
    Commercial and industrial land uses and continuing residential land uses where housing exists in the Downtown Area are permitted in accordance with the Interim Conveyance document. Residential housing is allowed in existing housing units located at Amulet Housing, Arctic Acres Housing and SWMU 62. Future residential housing construction will be evaluated for impacts to ongoing petroleum cleanup activities.

  • Soil Excavation Restrictions
    Soil excavation notifications are required for all the Downtown Area Petroleum sites with ICs. The excavation notifications will be required for each proposed excavation below 2 feet. The notifications will be evaluated to determine whether a proposed project at an IC site is consistent with the land use restrictions. The notifications are an additional tool for the Navy to receive timely information (in the absence of local zoning requirements) to monitor land use restrictions.


Petroleum Engineering Controls

  • Other Engineering Controls
    Other engineering controls include landfill caps (CERCLA sites), free-product recovery wells (SAERA sites), and free-product recovery trenches (SAERA sites).



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