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Private
238534
237 E. Dahlia Avenue PALMER, AK 99645
.36
15954
61.6004657 / -149.1109993
1
Goolie, Mary
Goolie.Mary@epa.gov
907-271-3414


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Property Location



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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation RP00J26108AKSection 128(a) State/Tribal2019
Matanuska-Susitna BoroughBF01J20601AKAssessment2016


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment$5,642.0012/04/201802/28/2019Matanuska-Susitna BoroughYFY19
Phase II Environmental Assessment$61,763.0005/14/201908/05/2019Matanuska-Susitna BoroughN
Phase II Environmental Assessment$7,220.0005/14/201909/05/2019Matanuska-Susitna BoroughN
Phase II Environmental Assessment$83,334.3810/06/202008/15/2022Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $157,959.38
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $157,959.38


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment.


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Contaminants and Media


Arsenic
Lead
Mercury
Other Metals
PAHS
Petroleum Products
VOCs
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
Building Materials
Ground Water
Soil
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up


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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.


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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: .36
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged:
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup.


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Institutional and Engineering Controls

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

There are no current redevelopment activities.


Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

The Property consists of approximately 0.36 acres of land legally identified as Southwest 1/4 Section 33, Township 18 North, Range 2 East, Seward Meridian, Tract 1 Power House Subdivision. It is located within the Palmer central business district and is part of the former Matanuska-Maid (Mat-Maid) block or complex. The Mat-Maid block was the center of the industrial and commercial heart of the 1935 Matanuska Colony, the largest of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration New Deal planned communities (AlaskChem, 2012). The Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation (ARCC) owned the original colony assets; however, by 1936 the Matanuska Valley Farmers Cooperative Association (MVFCA) formed to manage the colony?s assets (produce and dairy).
The owner of the property (Palmer Arts Council) applied for a DEC Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup service for FY2021. DEC conducted site assessment activities and groundwater sampling. Work conducted through the DBAC program in 2020-2022 included Fraction of Organic Carbon testing and allowed DEC to develop an alternative cleanup level on the site. Mercury in groundwater appears to be the result of suspended solids as dissolved mercury sample levels were below DEC cleanup levels.

While working to remove an area that contained naphthalene above the alternative cleanup level, a black layer approximately 9 inches below ground surface that was not previously described in other reports was discovered. The black layer is distinct, and the soil beneath it did not contain contaminants above DEC cleanup levels. DEC conducted multiple sampling events in order to horizontally and vertically characterize the extent of contamination at the site.
Industry (.36)


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