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FROM. :SIVUQAQ,INC.....FAX NO. :907 985 5426...Sep. 21 200405:10PMPiGravel Park RoadSt. Lawrence IslandP.O. Box 138Gambell, Al aska 99742(907) 985-5011DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYU.S. Army Engineers District AlaskaATTN: CEPOA-PM-CP.O. Box 6898Elmendorf AFB, Alaska 99506-6898TO: Mr. Carey CossaboomFUDS Project ManagerUFROM: Morgan Apatiki ~~\'viResidentDATE: September 21, 2004RE: REVIEW COMMENTSEnclosed, please find my review and comments on the ProposedPlan for Remedial Action; GAMBELL FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES:St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, July 2004.Thank You! for the services that you provided to the Communityof Gambell.(~ ArIJ--,/~. . ;nc-erelY' A~'-':..,'\~ST'GAMBELL, ALASKACC: Sivuqaq IncorporatedP.O. Box 101Gambell, Al aska 99742-0101(907) 985-5826985 - 5826ACAT505 W Northern LightsSuite 205Anchorage, Alaska 99503(907) 222-7714200-H200-1fF10AK069603_08.01_0066_a,_FAX NO. :907 985 5426.F.ROl'1..F,ROl'1.:SIVUQAQ.: SIlJUQAQ, INC .Sep. 21 2004 05:11PMP2REVIEW COMMENTSProposed Plan for Remedial ActionGAMBELL FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITESSt. Lawrence Island, AlaskaJuly 2004REVIEWERMorgan ApatikiRESIDENTGambell, Alask aAlaskaITEMREF1.Page 1COMMENTSThe overall concept of the Introduction andDescription stated in this Document regardingthe Geophysical Surveys, Remedial Invest1gat·ions and Feasibility Studies (RIfFS) that were conducted and the proposed Work Plans toperform the Remedial Actions(Cleanup) by theIndependent Contractor were excessively unexplicitpl1c1t for several reasons stated in the following sections:-The environmental impact on each of the Sitesdo not seem to have a thorough examinationand description regarding the analytical sa·sampling and previous cleanup actions. Specifically, the sites that were proposed for the"No Further Action".-The analytical DATA Collections conducted bythe Independent Contractor, that were started since the year of 1985 do not correspondwith the other analytical comparison resultsconducted by the contractor that should haveexcessively exceeded the ADEC Cleanup LevelProtocol..-In accordance with the local eye-witness perspectives, regarding the sites that wereproposed for the cleanup removal were recommended as the unfinished project performances because of the content of the debris sites were partially been removed and that stillhad the remains of the unidentified anomaliesand contaminant that were still intact onsites.GENERAL:The overall condition of the 28 Sites indicated in this document were positively stillremains on sites and some still needs to beaddressed thoroughly on behalf of the communities on the st. Lawrence Island that wereaffected by the FUDSfHTRW.