Notice of Availability for Public Comment For Fort Greely
Notice of Availability for Public Comment: “Draft Proposed Plan for Nine Installation Restoration Program Sites at Fort Greely, Alaska”
A Draft Proposed Plan for the final actions to close out nine Installation Restoration Program sites at Fort Greely, Alaska, is available for review and comment by the public. The public comment period on the proposed alternatives for the nine sites in the Proposed Plan extends from May 1, 2008 through June 15, 2008. Its purpose is to solicit community input into the proposed plan and to determine community acceptance of the proposed alternatives.
The goal of the Installation Restoration Program (IRP) is cost-effective environmental cleanup of Army property. Fort Greely investigates and remediates IRP sites in accordance with: (1) the Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986; and (2) the State of Alaska Oil and Hazardous Substances Control regulations (18 AAC 75).
With this Draft Proposed Plan, Fort Greely is proposing the final actions to be taken at the following nine IRP sites:
• Former Landfill #1 (BRAC Site 31) - approximately 2 acre landfill closed in the 1950’s located on the western side of FGA in an area isolated from the populated portions of the post.
• Former Landfill #2 (BRAC Site 32) - approximately 1 acre landfill closed in the 1950’s located northeast of Landfill #1.
• Former Landfills #4 & #5 (BRAC Site 88) – two former landfills closed in the 1960’s, located northeast of the main cantonment area. They are adjacent to each other and considered one site comprising approximately 6 acres. Currently, the northern portion of the site serves as a picnic area and a skeet shooting range.
• Former Laundry Facility at former Building 157 (BRAC Site 103), located near the airfield in the Old Post area. Building 157 was torn down some time in the late 1960s.
• SM-1A Nuclear Reactor Wastewater Pipeline (BRAC Sites 90 &132), the associated dilution well and removal action laydown yard, and a suspected fuel spill at Pipeline Station 21+25 (Station 21+25 site does not have a BRAC Site number) - the wastewater pipeline and the dilution well were removed in the late 1990’s. A laydown yard located near the intersection of Arctic Avenue and Landfill Road was used to consolidate material prior to off-site shipment.
• Waste Accumulation Area at Building 626 (BRAC Site 48) - the building houses an automobile craft shop where residents and employees of Fort Greely can work on their personal vehicles. The Waste Accumulation Area was located outside the back of the building on the east side until it was removed in the mid 1990s. It contained drums of used oil and grease as well as other used automotive fluids awaiting transfer to a waste facility.
• Refuse Burn Pit (BRAC Site 89), located east of Landfills #4 & #5, is an area with elevated lead levels in soil/ash located near the burn cages used to burn combustible garbage (to reduce its volume prior to its disposal in the post landfill).
The Draft Proposed Plan is available for review at the website or at the Delta Community Library, Delta Junction, Alaska. The library is located just off the Richardson Highway at 2291 Deborah Street, (Milepost V 266.5) across from City Hall and next to the Community Center in Delta Junction.
Both the website and the library have forms for submitting comments on the plan. Written comments should be directed to:
US Army Garrison Fort Greely
Department of Public Works
Environmental Division
P.O. Box 31310
Fort Greely, AK 99731
Attn: Dan Miller
Comment forms may also be submitted on the website, by email to derek.dan.miller@us.army.mil or by facsimile to (907) 873-1117.
To be considered, comments on the proposed alternatives for the nine sites must be received by June 15, 2008. The comments will be evaluated and any necessary changes made to the Proposed Plan prior to approval by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and the US Environmental Protection Agency.
A Draft Proposed Plan for the final actions to close out nine Installation Restoration Program sites at Fort Greely, Alaska, is available for review and comment by the public. The public comment period on the proposed alternatives for the nine sites in the Proposed Plan extends from May 1, 2008 through June 15, 2008. Its purpose is to solicit community input into the proposed plan and to determine community acceptance of the proposed alternatives.
The goal of the Installation Restoration Program (IRP) is cost-effective environmental cleanup of Army property. Fort Greely investigates and remediates IRP sites in accordance with: (1) the Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986; and (2) the State of Alaska Oil and Hazardous Substances Control regulations (18 AAC 75).
With this Draft Proposed Plan, Fort Greely is proposing the final actions to be taken at the following nine IRP sites:
• Former Landfill #1 (BRAC Site 31) - approximately 2 acre landfill closed in the 1950’s located on the western side of FGA in an area isolated from the populated portions of the post.
• Former Landfill #2 (BRAC Site 32) - approximately 1 acre landfill closed in the 1950’s located northeast of Landfill #1.
• Former Landfills #4 & #5 (BRAC Site 88) – two former landfills closed in the 1960’s, located northeast of the main cantonment area. They are adjacent to each other and considered one site comprising approximately 6 acres. Currently, the northern portion of the site serves as a picnic area and a skeet shooting range.
• Former Laundry Facility at former Building 157 (BRAC Site 103), located near the airfield in the Old Post area. Building 157 was torn down some time in the late 1960s.
• SM-1A Nuclear Reactor Wastewater Pipeline (BRAC Sites 90 &132), the associated dilution well and removal action laydown yard, and a suspected fuel spill at Pipeline Station 21+25 (Station 21+25 site does not have a BRAC Site number) - the wastewater pipeline and the dilution well were removed in the late 1990’s. A laydown yard located near the intersection of Arctic Avenue and Landfill Road was used to consolidate material prior to off-site shipment.
• Waste Accumulation Area at Building 626 (BRAC Site 48) - the building houses an automobile craft shop where residents and employees of Fort Greely can work on their personal vehicles. The Waste Accumulation Area was located outside the back of the building on the east side until it was removed in the mid 1990s. It contained drums of used oil and grease as well as other used automotive fluids awaiting transfer to a waste facility.
• Refuse Burn Pit (BRAC Site 89), located east of Landfills #4 & #5, is an area with elevated lead levels in soil/ash located near the burn cages used to burn combustible garbage (to reduce its volume prior to its disposal in the post landfill).
The Draft Proposed Plan is available for review at the website or at the Delta Community Library, Delta Junction, Alaska. The library is located just off the Richardson Highway at 2291 Deborah Street, (Milepost V 266.5) across from City Hall and next to the Community Center in Delta Junction.
Both the website and the library have forms for submitting comments on the plan. Written comments should be directed to:
US Army Garrison Fort Greely
Department of Public Works
Environmental Division
P.O. Box 31310
Fort Greely, AK 99731
Attn: Dan Miller
Comment forms may also be submitted on the website, by email to derek.dan.miller@us.army.mil or by facsimile to (907) 873-1117.
To be considered, comments on the proposed alternatives for the nine sites must be received by June 15, 2008. The comments will be evaluated and any necessary changes made to the Proposed Plan prior to approval by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and the US Environmental Protection Agency.
posted by Delta News Web at 4/30/2008 12:25:00 AM
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