2008 Field Season Update

Prepared for the Tuesday, September 9, 2008 Adak RAB Meeting

Prepared by Navy – Layna Goodman and Mark Wicklein

 

 

1.      Landfill and Land Use Control Repairs/Upgrades

      SES-Tech

      5 to 10 people

      August 14th to September 17th   

           This project involves repairing sections of the Metals and Palisades Landfills, fencing in Parcel 4, monitoring wells, and updating the business section of the Airport UXO Educational Awareness DVD.

 

2        Free-Product Recovery

SES-Tech

2 people

One week a month continuous

 

This project involves removing free-product at the NMCB, South of Runway 18-36, and SWMU 62 sites.

           

3.      OUB-1 Remedial Action

      EOD Technology (EODT)

      60 to 70 people

      June through October

       

                  This munitions clearance project of 366 acres at Mount Moffett Sites MM-10F, MM-10G and MM-10H focuses on activity not completed during the 2004 field season.  This project will likely continue during the 2009 field season but the staff required for this effort is unknown at this time. 

     

4.      OUB-2 Supplemental Remedial Investigation\Feasibility Study

      USA Environmental

      20 to 25 people

      June through October

 

              This project is filling gaps in data that was collected during previous field seasons at the 17 OUB-2 sites with further action.  Results of this work will lead to a risk assessment, feasibility study, proposed plan and ROD (2009\2010).  Remedial action will follow beginning in 2011 or 2012 and is anticipated to complete within 2 to 5 years.

 

5.      Lake Jean (LJ-01) and Rifle Grenade Range (RG-01) Remedial Action

      USA Environmental

      Completed

      June through August

 

              The objective of this project has been to finish munitions clearance and remedial action work at Lake Jean (LJ-01) and Rifle Grenade Range (RG-01).  Work is anticipated to end at the end of August 2008.

 

6.      Munitions Quality Assurance

      Battelle

      5 to 10 people

      May through October

 

              Battelle continues to be the Navy’s independent quality assurance contractor for the munitions clearance work during the 2008 field season. 

 

7.      Annual Monitoring & IC Inspections

      SES Tech

      10 to 12 people

      Three weeks starting early September

 

This is the annual groundwater and landfill monitoring project.  The annual institutional control inspection will be completed during this same time period as well.

 

8.      Andrew Lake Seawall Sweep

            EOD Detachment Northwest

            2 people

            September 5 through September 12

 

            This is the annual clearance of surface munitions from the Andrew Lake Seawall