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FFINAL EENNVVIIRROONNMMEENNTTAALL BBAASSEELLIINNEE SSUURRVVEEYY BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE TH FOR THE 176TH WING ALASKA AIR NATIONAL GUARD KULIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ANCHORAGE, ALASKA MAY 2009 This page intentionally left blank. EENVIRONMENTAL BBASELINE SSURVEY 176TH WING ALASKA AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE FOR KULIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ANCHORAGE, ALASKA MAY 2009 Air National Guard Asset Management Division 3500 Fetchet Avenue Andrews AFB, Maryland 20762 This page intentionally left blank. TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................ES-1 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 PURPOSE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE SURVEY.............................................. 1-1 1.2 PROPOSED USE OF PROPERTY ..................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPERTY AND SURVEY AREA ................................................. 1-4 2. SURVEY METHODOLOGY............................................................................................ 2-1 2.1 APPROACH AND RATIONALE....................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 DOCUMENTS REVIEWED ............................................................................................. 2-1 2.3 PROPERTY INSPECTIONS ............................................................................................. 2-8 2.4 PERSONNEL INTERVIEWS ............................................................................................ 2-9 3. FINDINGS FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY................................................................. 3-1 3.1 HISTORICAL AND CURRENT LAND USE....................................................................... 3-1 3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING....................................................................................... 3-12 3.2.1 Climate......................................................................................................... 3-12 3.2.2 Topography.................................................................................................. 3-12 3.2.3 Geology........................................................................................................ 3-15 3.2.4 Soils.............................................................................................................. 3-15 3.2.5 Surface Water............................................................................................... 3-18 3.2.6 Groundwater................................................................................................ 3-22 3.3 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES........................................................................................ 3-23 3.3.1 Hazardous Materials and Petroleum Products ........................................... 3-23 3.3.2 Hazardous and Petroleum Wastes............................................................... 3-30 3.3.3 Installation Restoration Program Sites ....................................................... 3-50 3.3.4 Storage Tanks and Pipelines........................................................................ 3-55 3.3.5 Oil/Water Separators................................................................................... 3-74 3.3.6 Pesticides ..................................................................................................... 3-79 3.3.7 Medical/Biohazardous Waste ...................................................................... 3-79 3.3.8 Ordnance...................................................................................................... 3-80 3.3.9 Radioactive Waste........................................................................................ 3-80 3.3.10 Solid Waste................................................................................................... 3-81 3.3.11 Wastewater Treatment, Collection, and Discharge..................................... 3-81 3.4 DISCLOSURE ITEMS................................................................................................... 3-82 3.4.1 Drinking Water Quality ............................................................................... 3-82 3.4.2 Asbestos........................................................................................................ 3-83 3.4.3 Polychlorinated Biphenyls........................................................................... 3-92 Environmental Baseline Survey – Final i 176th Wing, Anchorage, Alaska – May 2009 3.4.4 Radon ........................................................................................................... 3-94 3.4.5 Lead-based Paint ......................................................................................... 3-95 3.4.6 Historical and Cultural Resources .............................................................. 3-96 3.4.7 Natural Resources........................................................................................ 3-97 4. FINDINGS FOR ADJACENT PROPERTIES................................................................... 4-1 4.1 HISTORICAL AND CURRENT LAND USE....................................................................... 4-1 4.2 SURVEYED PROPERTIES .............................................................................................. 4-1 4.2.1 Hazardous Materials and Petroleum Products ........................................... 4-14 4.2.2 Hazardous and Petroleum Wastes............................................................... 4-14 4.2.3 Installation Restoration Program Sites ....................................................... 4-15 4.2.4 Storage Tanks and Pipelines........................................................................ 4-15 4.2.5 State Priority List Sites ................................................................................ 4-16 5. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE ISSUES........................................................................ 5-1 5.1 COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY ISSUES.......................................................................... 5-1 5.2 CORRECTIVE ACTIONS................................................................................................ 5-2 6. CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................ 6-1 6.1 FACILITY MATRIX ...................................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 PROPERTY CATEGORIES MAP ................................................................................... 6-33 6.3 DATA GAPS .............................................................................................................. 6-33 7. RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................................................... 7-1 8. CERTIFICATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE SURVEY ...................... 8-1 APPENDICES APPENDIX A ACRONYMS AND TERMS APPENDIX B REFERENCES APPENDIX C HISTORICAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS APPENDIX D STATE AND FEDERAL DATABASE SEARCH APPENDIX E BUILDING SURVEYS APPENDIX F SITE PHOTOGRAPHS APPENDIX G INTERVIEW FORMS APPENDIX H LIST OF PREPARERS Environmental Baseline Survey – Final ii 176th Wing, Anchorage, Alaska – May 2009 LIST OF TABLES TABLE PAGE Table 2.2.1. Summary of Topographic Maps and Aerial Photographs Reviewed – Kulis Air National Guard Base...............................................................................2-2 Table 2.2.2. Summary of Topographic Maps and Aerial Photographs Reviewed – Jewel Lake Armory.................................................................................................2-7 Table 2.4.1. List of Interviews....................................................................................................2-9 Table 3.1.1. Chain-of-Title – Kulis Air National Guard Base...................................................3-1 Table 3.1.2. Description of Buildings – Kulis Air National Guard Base ..................................3-3 Table 3.1.3. Historical Use of Jewel Lake Armory ....................................................................3-8 Table 3.1.4. Description of Buildings – Jewel Lake Armory ..................................................3-10 Table 3.3.1.1. Current Hazardous Materials and Petroleum Products Storage – Kulis Air National Guard Base.............................................................................3-24 Table 3.3.1.2. Current Hazardous Materials and Petroleum Products Storage – Jewel Lake Armory...............................................................................................3-30 Table 3.3.2.1. Current Hazardous and Petroleum Waste Generation – Kulis Air National Guard Base.............................................................................3-32 Table 3.3.2.2. Current Hazardous and Petroleum Waste Generation – Jewel Lake Armory...............................................................................................3-48 Table 3.3.3.1. Summary of Environmental Sites – Kulis Air National Guard Base ...............3-53 Table 3.3.4.1. Summary of Underground Storage Tanks – Kulis Air National Guard Base...3-57 Table 3.3.4.2. Summary of Aboveground Storage Tanks – Kulis Air National Guard Base..3-61 Table 3.3.4.3. Summary of Underground