SWMU 58 and SA 73, Heating Plant 6 Petroleum Site

Background
Heating Plant No. 6 supplied heat and power to the NSGA Complex from the 1950s until 1995. Free product was encountered on the groundwater during the removal activities of one of the six former underground storage tanks (USTs) and the oil/water separator. Between 1993 and 1999, results of sampling at the sites indicated that petroleum hydrocarbons in some soil samples exceeded state cleanup levels. No groundwater samples contained petroleum hydrocarbons in excess of state cleanup levels.

The OU A Record of Decision (ROD) identified free-product recovery as the interim remedy for this site in 2000. The Decision Document that was signed in 2005 identified monitored natural attenuation (MNA) and institutional controls (ICs) as the final remedy selected for this site. The final remedy is in place.

Identified Contaminants
Petroleum hydrocarbons in soil and groundwater

Current Actions
The Navy maintains and inspects ICs annually. The Navy conducts natural attenuation monitoring at six wells annually.


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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