ACAT FOIA Repository

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 8, Date Received July 2023
Year: December 1992
Pages: 96
Document Title: Inventory Report for Gambell Formerly Used Defense Site
Agency/Organization: US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska), Ecology and Environment, Inc.

Document Summary:
This inventory documents materials deemed eligible for either investigation or cleanup under the present Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) at formerly used defense sites in the vicinity of Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Previous investigations performed at Gambell in 1985 and 1986 by URS Corporation identified 13 sites that potentially qualified for investigation or cleanup under a previous DERP program. Five additional sites were identified following a site reconnaissance and interviews performed by Ecology and Environment, Inc., (E & E) in 1991 and 1992 with Gambell residents who were present during the Department of Defense occupation. Fifteen of the 18 sites contain significant amounts of material eligible for either investigation or cleanup under DERP guidelines.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 9, Date Received July 2023
Year: February 1993
Pages: 173
Document Title: Chemical Data Acquisition Plan, Site Inventory Update for Gambell
Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska), Ecology and Environment, Inc.

Document Summary:
The chemical data acquisition plan (CDAP) provides a plan, and chemical testing to determine potential contamination attributable to the military can be determined. The conclusion: "There are 3 known OEW burial locations at this site: Site 2 - the former military housing/operations site; Site 8 - West Beach; and Site 15 - Troutman Lake Ordnance burial site."

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 15, Date Received July 2023
Year: January 1995
Pages: 1133
Document Title: Final Remedial Investigation for Gambell
Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska), Montgomery Watson

Document Summary:
This report presents the results of Remedial Investigation (RI) studies performed at eighteen sites near the village of Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 16, Date Received July 2023
Year: November 6, 1995
Pages: 45
Document Title: Phase II Remedial Investigation, Remedial Action Alternatives
Technical Memorandum
Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska), Montgomery Watson

Document Summary:
The purpose of this Remedial Action Alternatives Technical Memorandum is to identify areas where a collection of additional data is desired to refine the extent of contamination and identify areas where presumptive remedies or interim removal actions will eliminate areas of concern. This Technical Memorandum addresses only those sites that were retained for further evaluation based on the 1994 RI sampling results.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 5, Date Received July 2023
Year: December 1997
Pages: 344
Document Title: Final Investigation of Geophysical Anomaly Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
Agency/Organization: Montgomery Watson (contractor from Anchorage of the U.S. Department of Defense)

Document Summary:
The report is a contracted request by the US Army Engineer District, Alaska (Alaska District), for Montgomery Watson to investigate a geophysical anomaly reported to be buried transformers located near the only active drinking water supply in the village of Gambell, Sivaquq (St. Lawrence Island, Alaska). The report includes local training, meetings, lab results, and final work done: "The field investigation summarized in this report demonstrated that the geophysical anomalies noted in earlier investigations at Site 5 were caused by non-hazardous metallic debris consisting of cable, empty drums used for tramway anchor points, and Quonset hut roofing material. An intact military-type battery was also found. No transformers were found at the investigated geophysical anomalies or in a supplementary metal detection scan of the area. All debris from Site 5 (with the exception of deeply buried non-hazardous anchor points) was removed from the island. Three transformers within the drainage area of the village water supply were also removed."

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 6, Date Received July 2023
Year: December 23, 1998
Pages: 123
Document Title: Final Phase II Remedial Investigation
Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska), Montgomery Watson

Document Summary:
This report presents the results of the Phase II Remedial Investigation (RI) performed at the Gambell Site, during July and August 1996. Five sites were included in Phase II: North Beach (1), Former Military Housing (2), Former Communications Site (3), Sevuokuk Mountain (4), and Former Tramway Site (5). A summary of remediations is included.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 19, Date Received July 2023
Year: March 26, 1999
Pages: 268
Document Title: Remedial Investigation, Site 5, Gambell, Groundwater Sampling
Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska), Montgomery Watson

Document Summary:
The objective of this round of groundwater sampling was to determine if hydrocarbons might be present in the potable water system in Gambell. The scope of work consisted of collecting and analyzing water samples from the four monitoring wells (MW) constructed in 1998 and two samples from the village water well. In summary, DRO, RRO, GRO, and BTEX were a non-detect (ND). The Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) contaminant level was below the ADEC Drinking Water Regulation.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 1, Received July 2023
Year: September 2000
Pages: 62
Document Title: Gambell Sites, GIS-Based Historical Time Sequence Analysis (Historical Photographic Analysis)

Agency/Organization: USACE Engineer Research and Development Center and Topographic Engineering Center

Document Summary:
Report of historical aerial photograph analysis (from the 1950s to the 1990s), historical maps, and ancillary data/documents for the 2,542-acre FUDS sites around Gambell, looking at possible disturbed grounds for toxic burial/disposal sites.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 2, Date Received July 2023
Year: December 2000
Pages: 130
Document Title: Final Strategic Project Implementation Plan
Agency/Organization: Montgomery Watson (contractor from Anchorage of the U.S. Department of Defense)

Document Summary:
The Native Village of Gambell (IRA) entered into a cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense (DoD) under the Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP). This agreement includes the development of a Strategic Project Implementation Plan (SPIP). The report includes community knowledge in a survey about toxics at Gambell. Includes an Appendix with a Geophysical Report from Golder Associates, August 2000, asbestos survey, and cost estimations for toxics removal.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 10,
Date Received July 2023
Year: September 2001
Pages: 220
Document Title: Work Plan, 2001 Supplemental Remedial Investigation
Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska), Montgomery Watson

Document Summary:
The report documents the work plan for further study of some sites at Gambell. New information warranted the investigation. New information about sites at Gambell comes primarily from three sources. The first source of new information is a document entitled "GIS-Based Historical Time Sequence Analysis" (HTSA), completed in September 2000 by the U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center (TEC). The HTSA combined information from historical aerial photographs and other documents with current aerial maps of the Gambell area and identified previously unknown locations of past military equipment and operations. The second source of new information is the Strategic Project Implementation Plan (SPIP) prepared by Montgomery Watson in December 2000. The SPIP included a questionnaire completed by Gambell residents to identify potentially contaminated areas not identified in previous investigations; many such sites were identified and investigated via geophysical surveys in 1999. The third source of new information is a report of remedial actions performed by Oil Spill Consultants, Inc. (OSCI,) during the summer of 1999. Samples collected to confirm that contaminated soils had been removed indicated that contamination may remain at several sites.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 11, Date Received July 2023
Year: November 2001
Pages: 816
Document Title: Final Remedial Action Report for Debris Removal and Containerized Hazardous Waste and Toxic Waste Removal
Agency/Organization: Oil Spill Consultants, Inc.

Document Summary:
On June 30, 1998, the U .S . Army Engineer District, Alaska (USAEDA) contracted Oil Spill Consultants, Inc . (OSCI) to remove and dispose of metal debris, containerized hazardous and toxic waste ( HTW), and contaminated soil located at Gambell, Alaska. The report details the 45 days of work (completed mostly by local citizens). The work completed included HTW Removal (Approximately 26.8 tons of HTW (battery, parts, dried paint, drums, and transformer carcasses) were collected from five locations at the project site; Metal Debris. Based on field weights, 142,234 pounds of metal debris consisting of runway matting, cable, fuel tanks, and equipment parts were removed from sites identified by USAEDA; Contaminated Soil. Workers using picks and shovels excavated 52 tons of contaminated soil from Sevuokuk Mountain; Stained Soil. A total of 20 tons of petroleum-stained soil were excavated from several sites at Gambell.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 12, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2003
Pages: 15
Document Title: Public meeting slides and notes for Proposed Remedial Action Plan for Gambell

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
PowerPoint slides and a few notes with community questions for the Proposed Remedial Action Plan in July 2004; also includes a few notes from an earlier meeting in 2003. Slides focus on a handful of sites that will require excavation or other work.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 13, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2004
Pages: 74
Document Title: Feasibility Study: Gambell, St Lawrence Island, Alaska

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
Feasibility Study for Gambell, form letter inviting feedback, and three comments on the F.S.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 14 Date Received July 2023
Year: 2004
Pages: 3
Document Title: USACE response to ADEC initial comments on proposed plan
Agency/Organization:
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation; US Army Corps of Engineers

Document Summary:
USACE responses to ADEC Jeff Brownlee's brief comments on the proposed remedial action plan for Gambell.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 15, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2004
Pages: 4
Document Title: ADEC review comments and USACE responses on Gambell proposed plan
Agency/Organization:
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation; US Army Corps of Engineers

Document Summary:
ADEC Jeff Brownlee comments and specific USACE responses for the proposed remedial action plan for Gambell. One comment of interest is that ADEC suggests that elevated As levels represent high background concentrations, and elevated Cr levels were anomalous.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 16, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2004
Pages: 42
Document Title: Proposed Plan for Remedial Action: Gambell Formerly Used Defense Site

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
Describes sites, results of their surveys, and preferred remedial actions

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 17, Date Received July 2023
Year: July 21-22, 2004
Pages: 26
Document Title: US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska) Gambell FUDS Site Trip Report
Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
A team from the Alaska District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (the District or the Corps) traveled to Nome, Alaska, and the Village of Gambell on St. Lawrence Island to conduct a site visit, hold a public meeting, distribute ordnance posters/pamphlets, conduct oversight for the ongoing Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP) project, collect a groundwater sample, and move the Nome Information Repository to a new location. The objectives of the July 2004 trip included ongoing community relations activities, a public meeting to discuss the Proposed Plan for Remedial Action in Gambell (FUDS), a site visit for the remedial design engineer, distribution of ordnance safety posters/pamphlets, and collection of a potential fuel free product sample from groundwater near the washeteria, and oversight of the ongoing NALEMP debris excavation activities.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 18, Date Received July 2023
Year: August 25 2004
Pages: 3
Document Title: Memo and testing results of fuel spill (and disputed cause)
Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
Memo and testing results of fuel spill (and disputed cause), noted at too fresh for military contamination. Blaming the city for the spill.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 19, Date Received July 2023
Year: August 25, 2004
Pages: 4
Document Title: ERP-52 Site l 8 Gambell RIFS, Product Sampling
Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska), Zymax Forensics

Document Summary:
Fuel Sample test from Site-18, characterized as "artic diesel."

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 20, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2004
Pages: 3
Document Title: Comments by Vi Waghiyi on Proposed Plan for Remedial Action

Agency/Organization:
Environmental Health Justice Project

Document Summary:
Pubic comments including detailed questions about whether sampling designs and numbers of samples are sufficient.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 21, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2004
Pages: 2
Document Title: Comments by Pam Miller on Proposed Plan for Remedial Action

Agency/Organization:
Alaska Community Action on Toxics

Document Summary:
The public comment indicates the USACE plan does not address community concerns, arsenic, and other contaminants have elevated concentrations, and there has not been adequate sampling and plan for remediation.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 22, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2004
Pages: 1
Document Title: Comments by Ron Scrudato on Proposed Plan for Remedial Action

Agency/Organization:
State University of New York at Oswego

Document Summary:
Public comment discusses the complex hydrology of Gambell and, thus, the challenges in environmental characterization and recommends a robust monitoring program.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 23, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2004
Pages: 2
Document Title: Comments by Morgan Apatiki on Proposed Plan for Remedial Action

Agency/Organization:
Gambell community members

Document Summary:
Public comment indicates the sites were not appropriately characterized, and eyewitness observations identify remaining contamination

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 24, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2004
Pages: 4
Document Title: Draft Record of Decision Comments by ADEC

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
Comments by Jeff Brownlee on the draft Record of Decision document for Gambell. The most encompassing comment is to address the lack of community support for the No Further Action decision at most sites.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 25, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2004
Pages: 8
Document Title: Response by USACE Alaska District to ADEC comments on Draft Record of Decision

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska); Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Document Summary:
Response by Alaska District to ADEC's comments on the Draft Record of Decision document. Response document dated next day after ADEC comments were submitted.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 26, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2005
Pages: 2
Document Title: Fact Sheet: Decision Document for Gambell FUDS
Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
Duplicate of ACAT FOIA Repository 25. "There were no significant changes between the Preferred Alternative that was submitted for public comment in the Proposed Plan and the Selected Remedy" except further investigation into Site 5. For contamination/concerns that didn't meet FUDS eligibility requirements, USACE recommends using the Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP).

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 27, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2005
Pages: 89
Document Title: Decision Document: Gambell Formerly Used Defense Site F10AK0696

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
Decision Document for Gambell FUDS. Only 3 of 28+ sites were determined to require additional cleanup, and since those included the removal of contaminated soil and debris off the island, it was decided that no follow-up testing was necessary.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 28, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2005
Pages: 4
Document Title: Fact Sheet: Decision Document for Gambell FUDS

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
"There were no significant changes between the Preferred Alternative that was submitted for public comment in the Proposed Plan and the Selected Remedy" except further investigation into Site 5. For contamination/concerns that didn't meet FUDS eligibility requirements, USACE recommends using the Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP).

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 29, Date Received July 2023
Year: August 2-4, 2005
Pages: 21
Document Title: Trip Report. Gambell FUDS and NALEMP Site Visit
Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
Lisa Geist (EN-EE) and Carey Cossaboom (PM-C-FUDS) from the Alaska District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (the District or the Corps) traveled to the Village of Gambell to conduct a site visit, hold a public briefing, and provide oversight for the ongoing Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP) project. The primary objective of the August 2005 trip was a public briefing regarding the signed Decision Document for performing the final remedial actions in Gambell under the FUDS program. A second objective of the trip was to perform ongoing oversight of the NALEMP debris excavation activities being conducted by the Native Village of Gambell IRA.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 30
Year: September 15-17, 2005
Date Received: July 2023
Pages: 25
Document Title:
Trip Report. Gambell FUDS and NALEMP Site Visit
Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
Lisa Geist (EN-EE) and Carey Cossaboom (PM-C-FUDS) from the Alaska District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (the District or the Corps), and Janesse Brewer of The Keystone Group (meeting facilitator) traveled to Nome, Alaska, and the Village of Gambell to attend a Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) Meeting. The trip also included conducting a site visit, and providing oversight for the ongoing Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP) project. The primary objective of the September 2005 trip was to attend the St. Lawrence Island RAB Meeting. A second objective of the trip was to perform ongoing oversight of the NALEMP debris excavation activities being conducted by the Native Village of Gambell IRA. A third objective of the trip was to investigate reported buried debris or ammunition near the base of Sevuokuk Mountain with Mr. Winnie James, Sr.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 31, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2005
Pages: 1
Document Title: Comments by ADEC on Gambell FUDS Remedial Action project Rev 0 planning documents

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska); Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Document Summary:
Letter from Jeff Brownlee to Carey Cossaboom acknowledging receipt of the Rev 0 planning documents for the Gambell FUDS Remedial Action project and listing a handful of minor comments.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 32, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2005
Pages: 15
Document Title: Response by Bristol Construction Services to ACED comments on Rev 0 planning documents for Gambell FUDS Remedial Action project

Agency/Organization:
Bristol Construction Services; Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Document Summary:
Responses by Bristol Construction Services to the ACED's comments (corrected version) on BCS' Rev 0 planning documents for the Gambell FUDS Remedial Action project. Most responses accept suggested changes, with the exception of a couple regarding the number of monitoring wells and chromium concentration.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 33, Date Received July 2023
Year: January 4, 2006
Pages: 1
Document Title: Memo reviewing the Groundwater Monitoring Report
Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska) to Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Document Summary:
Comments on the Gambell Groundwater Monitoring Report December 2005.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 34, Date Received July 2023
Year: June 2006
Pages: 5
Document Title: Memo: Environmental Compliance Status, 2006 FUDS and NALEMP Activities at Gambell
Agency/Organization:
NEPA Planner

Document Summary:
The memorandum summarizes the environmental compliance review and NEPA status of the FUDS and NALEMP environmental cleanup activities planned in and around Gambell for the summer of 2006. The memo also includes a letter asking about the impacts on Essential Fish Habitats.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 35, Date Received July 2023
Year: July 2007 (Revised from August 2006)
Pages: 1424
Document Title: Gambell FUDS Remedial Investigation, August 2006 Groundwater Sampling Report
Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska), Bristol Construction

Document Summary:
This Groundwater Monitoring Report documents groundwater sampling performed three times during 2005-2006. By sampling in different months, groundwater monitoring was planned to coincide with both high and low water events. This report discusses the third of three groundwater sampling events. Groundwater sampling was performed by Bristol Construction Services, LLC (Bristol), in Gambell, Alaska, in August 2006. Field activities were conducted on August 16 and 17, 2006. The primary objective of the groundwater sampling was to monitor the concentrations of target analytes in the area adjacent to the City of Gambell’s water supply (Site 5), groundwater depths, and flow direction. Gambell’s water is supplied by a single infiltration gallery, located approximately 2,000 feet east of the townsite, at the base of Sevuokuk Mountain. Water derived from the gallery is considered to be surface-influenced and potentially susceptible to contamination.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 36, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2007
Pages: 2
Document Title: Comments by ADEC on Site 5 Decision Document

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska); Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Document Summary:
Comments by Jeff Brownlee on the Site 5 Decision Document. Comments are largely related to specific wording and typos.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 37, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2007
Pages: 3
Document Title: Form letter to RAB about Site 5 testing

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
Form letter follow-up testing at Gambell Site 5 showing no contamination about ADEC limits; also a list of recipients of the letter.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 38, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2008
Pages: 3
Document Title: Form letter to leaders of RAB about Site 5 Decision Document

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
A letter stating the final Site 5 Decision Document had been sent

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 39, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2008
Pages: 3
Document Title: Form letter to RAB members about Site 5 Decision Document

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
Letter stating the final Site 5 Decision Document had been sent

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 40, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2008
Pages: 5
Document Title: Form letters to RAB leaders and members about the Site 5 Decision Document

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
Combination of letters in ACAT FOIA Repository 26 and 27

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 41, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2008
Pages: 31
Document Title: Technical Memorandum plan to decommission monitoring wells

Agency/Organization:
Bristol Environmental Remediation Services; US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
Technical memorandum from Bristol Environmental Remediation Services (Matthew Faust) to US Army Corps of Engineers (Carey Cossaboom) about decommissioning the 21 monitoring wells at Gambell. BERS will remove the well casing and fill the borehole with bentonite.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 42, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2008
Pages: 22
Document Title: Project Closeout Report

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
The Project Closeout Report for the FUDS Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste project at Gambell, including edits to a paragraph describing the military's use of the site, corrected by Sivuqaq Inc.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 43, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2008
Pages: 21
Document Title: Technical Memorandum results from decommissioning monitoring wells

Agency/Organization:
Bristol Environmental Remediation Services; US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Document Summary:
Technical memorandum from Bristol Environmental Remediation Services (Matthew Faust) to US Army Corps of Engineers (Carey Cossaboom) with results from decommissioning wells. BERS and their sub-contractor Native Village of Gambell, were able to locate and decommission 17 of the reported 21 monitoring wells. The other four were not found.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 44, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2008
Pages: 3
Document Title: Form letter to RAB regarding Gambell FUDS technical memos

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska)

Summary:
Form letter to the Restoration Advisory Board members about archiving two technical reports regarding monitoring well decommissioning at the Gambell FUDS.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 5, Date Received July 2023
Year: January 28, 2009
Pages: 2
Document Title: Memo: Project Closeout Report for Gambell Comments and Questions
Agency/Organization: FUDS Project Manager US Army Corps of Engineers

Document Summary:
Memo from Jerald Reichlin (Fortier & Mikko, P.C.) to Carey Cossaboom, FUDS Project Manager, after Sivuqaq Inc. reviewed the Closeout Report requesting changes or asking for further information.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 46, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2009
Pages: 2
Document Title: Edited paragraph in Project Closeout Report

Agency/Organization:
US Army Corps of Engineers; Sivuqaq Inc

Document Summary:
A letter including edits to a paragraph describing the military's use of the site, corrected by Sivuqaq Inc.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 47, Date Received July 2023
Year: 2009
Pages: 12
Document Title: Communications between EPA Region 10 and USACE regarding ACAT and Tribal concerns

Agency/Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency Region 10; US Army Corps of Engineers; Alaska Community Action on Toxics

Document Summary:
A letter from the EPA Region 10 Administrator to the Alaska district commander of the US Army Corps of Engineers asking questions based on ACAT's concerns about the extent of clean up and future monitoring at Gambell and the Northeast Cape, the response from the USACE, and the letter from ACAT to the EPA detailing the concerns. The EPA letter mentions that EPA's 2002 decision not to list Gambell on the NPL depended on USACE's planned remediation since the evaluation and cleanup under NPL would not be substantially different from that under FUDS. USACE states that, with the exception of two issues to be addressed in 2010 and 2011 and long-term drinking water contamination at one site that will not be addressed, Gambell is considered fully remediated.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 48, Date Received July 2023
Year: March 23, 2010
Pages: 8
Document Title: Memo: To ACAT from US EPA Region 10 Administrator, Dennis J. McLerran
Agency/Organization: US EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
Response to a request on November 11, 2009, on cleanup actions and the request for NPL status of the Northeast Cape site.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 49, Date Received July 2023
Year: February 14, 2013
Pages: 24
Document Title: Memo: To Valerie Palmer, USACE Alaska, from EPA Region 10, Richard Albright, Director, Office of Environmental Cleanup
Agency/Organization: US Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska), EPA Region 10, Office of Environmental Cleanup

Document Summary:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10’s Evaluation of Army Corps of Engineers Cleanup of Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) at NE Cape and Gambell. Significantly it states the NPL issue, "After reviewing the information, EPA also assessed how the cleanup would have been performed if the site had been a formal Superfund Site. EPA’s conclusion is that generally the approach would not be significantly different."

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 50, Date Received November 2023
Year: 1985
Page(s): 1
Document Title: Memo on Initial Site Visit to Northeast Cape and Gambell
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
Memo within EPA Alaska Office regarding an initial site visit to take photos and note spill sites etc at the former military bases at Northeast Cape and Gambell, which were now listed as Defense Environmental Restoration Project (DERP) sites.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 51, Date Received November 2023
Year: 1985
Page(s): 9
Document Title: EPA Potential Hazardous Waste Site Preliminary Assessment for Gambell
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
Preliminary Assessment form indicating suspected and/or confirmed contamination across multiple media; set as medium priority for inspection.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 52, Date Received November 2023
Year: 1986
Page(s): 2
Document Title: EPA Potential Hazardous Waste Site Disposition for Gambell
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
Form indicating sampling and analyses to be done to help determine the extent of contaminated soil after the initial Environmental Assessment.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 53, Date Received November 2023
Year: 1986
Page(s): 2
Document Title: EPA Potential Hazardous Waste Site Disposition for Gambell
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
Form indicating sampling and analyses to be done to help determine the extent of contaminated soil after the initial Environmental Assessment. By Jacques Gusmano. It appears to be the typed version of the same document from December 1986 (ACAT FOIA Repository 52).

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 54, Date Received November 2023
Year: 1989
Page(s): 2
Document Title: Site Inspection Notes for Anvil Mountain
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
Site inspection notes for Anvil Mountain. The same watchman for the Anvil Mountain site was the watchman for the Northeast Cape site and shared the knowledge that the only wastes on the site were PCBs and oils and that they had been cleaned up.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 55, Date Received November 2023
Year: 1991
Page(s): 1
Document Title: Letter from EPA to PRC Environmental Management
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
Letter from EPA to the contractor company PRC Environmental Management stating the current work assignment, including HRS scores on a handful of sites, including the White Alice site at Northeast Cape.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 56, Date Received November 2023
Year: 1992
Page(s): 1
Document Title: Letter from EPA to PRC Environmental Management
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
Letter from EPA to the contractor company PRC Environmental Management requesting they complete preliminary HRS scores on a handful of sites, including the White Alice site at Northeast Cape.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 57, Date Received November 2023
Year: 1992
Page(s): 2
Document Title: EPA Potential Hazardous Waste Site Disposition for Northeast Cape
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
Potential Hazardous Waste Site Disposition states that it was determined that the Northeast Cape site did not score high enough to be included on the National Priorities List.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 58, Date Received November 2023
Year: 1992
Page(s): 1
Document Title: EPA Potential Hazardous Waste Site Assessment Form for Northeast Cape
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
Potential Hazardous Waste Site Assessment Form for Northeast Cape that simply says, "For more information regarding this site, see Federal Facilities Docket Files."

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 59, Date Received November 2023
Year: 2000
Page(s): 2
Document Title: Field Notes by EPA R10
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
Very brief field notes by Mark Ader noting that there is likely contamination by former military activities.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 60, Date Received November 2023
Year: 2001
Page(s): 1
Document Title: Correspondence from EPA R10 to Senator Stevens
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
EPA correspondence to Senator Ted Stevens regarding being in touch with the lawyer representing the Village of Savoonga and explaining the status of the EPA assessment of the Northeast Cape cleanup plans and progress.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 61, Date Received November 2023
Year: 2001
Page(s): 4
Document Title: Correspondence from EPA R10 to Senator Stevens
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
EPA correspondence to Fritz Waghiyi (President of Savoonga) with a summary of an earlier meeting. EPA listed the RAB's concerns and noted that EPA was in the process of determining whether or not to list the Northeast Cape on the National Priorities List (NPL).

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 62, Date Received November 2023
Year: 2001
Page(s): 3
Document Title: Correspondence from EPA R10 to Soonagrook
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
EPA correspondence to Gerald Soonagrook (President of Gambell) with a summary of an earlier meeting. EPA listed the RAB's concerns and noted that EPA was in the process of determining whether or not to list the Northeast Cape on the National Priorities List (NPL).

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 63, Date Received November 2023
Year: 2001
Page(s): 3
Document Title: Correspondence from EPA R10 to Soonagrook
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
EPA correspondence to Gerald Soonagrook (President of Gambell) with a summary of an earlier meeting. EPA listed the RAB's concerns and noted that EPA was in the process of determining whether or not to list the Northeast Cape on the National Priorities List (NPL). Identical to ACAT FOIA Repository 62.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 64, Date Received November 2023
Year: 2001
Page(s): 2
Document Title: Correspondence EPA R10 to Waghiyi
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
EPA correspondence to Fritz Waghiyi (President of Savoonga) to ask for formal government-to-government meetings in advance of deciding whether or not to list the Northeast Cap on the NPL.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 65, Date Received November 2023
Year: 2001
Page(s): 2
Document Title: Correspondence EPA R10 to Soonagrook
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
EPA correspondence to Gerald Soonagrook, Sr (President of Gambell) to ask for formal government-to-government meetings in advance of deciding whether or not to list the Northeast Cap on the NPL.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 66, Date Received November 2023
Year: 2002
Page(s): 2
Document Title: Correspondence from EPA R10 to Waghiyi
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
EPA correspondence to Fritz Waghiyi (President of Savoonga) with a brief update regarding EPA's assessment of whether or not to list the Northeast Cape on the NPL.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 67, Date Received November 2023
Year: 2002
Page(s): 1
Document Title: Data Entry Form Corrections for Northeast Cape
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
Data entry form corrections to more clearly identify the location and nearest community of Savoonga.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 68, Date Received November 2023
Year: 2002
Page(s): 4
Document Title: Correspondence and Decision from EPA R10 to Waghiyi
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
EPA correspondence to Fritz Waghiyi (President of Savoonga) explaining the EPA decision to not list the Northeast Cape on the National Priorities List (NPL). The decision reflects EPA's assessment that the clean-up process and final result would not be significantly different from what the Corps was doing to remediate the site.

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 69, Date Received November 2023
Year: 2002
Page(s): 4
Document Title: Correspondence and Decision from EPA R10 to Soonagrook
Agency/Organization: EPA Region 10

Document Summary:
EPA correspondence to Gerald Soonagrook Sr (President of Gambell) explaining the EPA decision to not list the Northeast Cape on the National Priorities List (NPL). The decision reflects EPA's assessment that the clean-up process and final result would not be significantly different from what the Corps was doing to remediate the site.