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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWA-1034_12709_CA_RPTS_20140722 July 22, 2014 Ms. Rose Ballance NCDENR Washington Regional Office Division of Waste Management, UST Section 943 Washington Square Mall Washington, North Carolina 27889 Subject: GROUNDWATER MONITORING REPORT ETHERIDGE OIL & GAS COMPANY 34970 US HIGHWAY 264 ENGELHARD, HYDE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA INCIDENT NO. 12709 MID-ATLANTIC JOB NO.: 000R2394.02 Dear Ms. Ballance: On behalf of Etheridge Oil & Gas Company, Mid-Atlantic Associates, Inc. submits the enclosed Groundwater Monitoring Report for the above-referenced site. If you have any questions, please contact me at (919) 250-9918. Sincerely, MID-ATLANTIC ASSOCIATES, INC. Charles B. Hoffman, P.G. Project Geologist pc: Mr. T.J. Etheridge, Jr. – Etheridge Oil & Gas Company July 22, 2014 Mr. T.J. Etheridge, Jr. Etheridge Oil & Gas Company, Inc. Post Office Box 65 Engelhard, North Carolina 27824 Subject: GROUNDWATER MONITORING REPORT ETHERIDGE OIL & GAS COMPANY 34970 US HIGHWAY 264 ENGELHARD, HYDE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA INCIDENT NO. 12709 MID-ATLANTIC JOB NO.: 000R2394.02 Dear Mr. Etheridge: Mid-Atlantic Associates, Inc. (Mid-Atlantic) is pleased to present this report of environmental services performed at the above-referenced site. The purpose of our services, as described in the attached report, was to perform groundwater monitoring at the above-referenced site, as requested in NCDENR’s Notice of Regulatory Requirements (NORR) dated November 8, 2013. As requested, a copy of this report has been sent to the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Washington Regional Office, UST Section. We appreciate the opportunity to provide environmental services to Etheridge Oil & Gas Company and look forward to assisting you through project completion. Please contact us at 800-486-7568 if any questions arise or if we may be of further service. Sincerely, MID-ATLANTIC ASSOCIATES, INC. Charles B. Hoffman, P.G. Project Geologist GROUNDWATER MONITORING REPORT ETHERIDGE OIL AND GAS COMPANY 34970 US HIGHWAY 264 ENGELHARD, HYDE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA INCIDENT NO. 12709 Risk Classification: Intermediate Ranking: I-140-D Prepared For: Mr. T.J. Etheridge, Jr. Etheridge Oil & Gas Company Post Office Box 65 Engelhard, North Carolina 27824 (252) 925-4301 Prepared By: Mid-Atlantic Associates, Inc. 409 Rogers View Court Raleigh, North Carolina 27610 (919) 250-9918 July 22, 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1 2.0 BACKGROUND ...................................................................................................... 1 3.0 POTENTIAL RECEPTORS ..................................................................................... 2 4.0 FIELD ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................. 3 4.1 Liqujid Level Measurements .......................................................................... 3 4.2 Monitoring Well Sample Collection ................................................................ 3 5.0 DISCUSSION OF SAMPLING RESULTS .............................................................. 3 5.1 Free Product Thickness ................................................................................. 3 5.2 Summary of Analytical Results ...................................................................... 3 5.3 Description of Current Plume Size and Location ........................................... 4 5.4 Additional Monitoring Information .................................................................. 4 6.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................... 5 DRAWINGS Drawing 1.1 Topographic Site Map Drawing 2.1 Site and Monitoring Well Location Map Drawing 5.1 Estimated Benzene in Groundwater Isoconcentration Map – May 20, 2014 Drawing 5.2 Estimated MTBE in Groundwater Isoconcentration Map – May 20, 2014 Drawing 5.3 Estimated Water Table Contour Map – May 20, 2014 TABLES Table 4.1 Monitoring Well Construction Data Table 4.2 Groundwater Elevation Data Table 5.1 Summary of Historical Groundwater Quality Data for Selected Compounds TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) APPENDICES Appendix A Notice of Regulatory Requirements Appendix B Mid-Atlantic Field Procedures Appendix C Laboratory Analytical Report and Chain-of-Custody Record for Groundwater Samples Appendix D Hydraulic Gradient Determination 1.0 INTRODUCTION Mid-Atlantic Associates, Inc. (Mid-Atlantic) has performed groundwater monitoring activities at the Etheridge Oil and Gas Company facility located at 34970 US Highway 264 in Engelhard, North Carolina (Drawing 1.1). This work was completed under Trust Fund Pre-Approval Task Authorization Number 12709-13. 2.0 BACKGROUND The subject site is the Etheridge Oil and Gas Company facility (also referred to as the Ethco Service Station) located at 34970 US Highway 264 in Engelhard, North Carolina. The site is currently in use as a convenience store and retail petroleum dispensing facility, which operates one 8,000-gallon gasoline underground storage tank (UST) and one 4,000-gallon gasoline UST. According to information provided in previous reports and regulatory databases, the site historically operated one 1,000-gallon diesel fuel UST, one 1,000-gallon gasoline UST and two 2,000-gallon gasoline USTs, which were reportedly removed from the site in June 1994. The layout of the subject site, along with the approximate locations of the current and former UST basins, are shown on Drawing 2.1. Based on available information, a petroleum release was reported to the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) following removal of the former UST system from the site in 1994. As a result, a Limited Site Assessment (LSA) and Comprehensive Site Assessment (CSA) were conducted for the release in 1998 and 1999, respectively. During these activities, a total of 12 monitoring wells (MW-1 through MW-5, MWD-6, MW-7 through MW-9 and MW-11 through MW-13) were installed at the site (Note: no information was available for monitoring well MW-10). Based on the results of the LSA, the site was assigned an intermediate risk classification (I-140-D) due to the presence of surface water within 500 feet of the release area. Therefore, the cleanup standards for groundwater at the site will be ten times the North Carolina Surface Water Quality Standards (NCSWS) and/or EPA National Water Quality Criteria, as identified in NCDENR’s NC and EPA Criteria Table updated on May 15, 2013. According to the NCDENR, a Corrective Action Plan was approved for the site in April 2001 and implemented in March 2003. The approved CAP reportedly included monitored natural attenuation combined with extraction events for the site. An Aggressive Fluid- Vapor Recovery event was conducted at the site in August 2013, and the site monitoring wells were last sampled in September 2013. The results of the September 2013 sampling event indicated that four of the wells (MW-1, MW-2, MW-7 and RW-1) exhibited target compounds at concentrations exceeding ten times the NCSWS and/or EPA National Water Quality Criteria (cleanup goals for the site). Based on these results, NCDENR issued a Notice of Regulatory Requirements (NORR) dated November 8, 2012 (Appendix A), which requested the performance of a groundwater sampling event at the site in May 2014. Groundwater Monitoring Report July 22, 2014 Etheridge Oil & Gas Company Page 2 Engelhard, North Carolina This report documents groundwater monitoring activities performed at the site in accordance with the November 8, 2013 NORR and Trust Fund Pre-Approval Task Authorization 12709-13. The opinions included herein are based on our experience and the information obtained during the study. This report is based on limited observations made on the dates noted using the procedures described herein. If additional information becomes available, we request the opportunity to review the information, reassess the potential environmental concerns and modify our conclusions, if appropriate. 3.0 POTENTIAL RECEPTORS Receptor information pertaining to this site is summarized in the Ground Water Monitoring Report, Update Receptor Survey and Free Product Recovery Report prepared by Geological Resources, Inc. (GRI) and dated April 28, 2010. The site is currently classified as “intermediate” risk due to the presence of nearby surface waters. A brief summary of potential receptors, as identified in the GRI report, is summarized below. Water-Supply Wells GRI personnel conducted an updated receptor survey on April 28, 2010. Based on the results, GRI reported no active, potable water-supply wells within a 1,000-foot radius of the subject site. Public Water Supplies The GRI report indicated that municipal water is available to the site and surrounding properties. Surface Water According to the GRI report, the closest surface water body to the site is Far Creek, located approximately 75 feet to the north, west and northeast of the site. In addition, an on-site ditch (the depth of which appears to be beneath the water table) also runs along the north and east property boundaries of the subject site. According to Classifications and Water Quality Standards Assigned to the Waters of the Tar-Pamlico River Basin, the portion of Far Creek from its source to US Highway 264 is classified as Class C, Swamp Waters. A Class C Water is defined as waters protected for uses such as secondary recreation, fishing, wildlife, fish consumption, aquatic life including propagation, survival and maintenance of biological integrity, and agriculture. Groundwater Monitoring Report July 22, 2014 Etheridge Oil & Gas Company Page 3 Engelhard, North Carolina 4.0 FIELD ACTIVITIES 4.1 Liquid Level Measurements On May 20, 2014, Mid-Atlantic measured the depth to water in site monitoring wells with an electronic water level indicator and/or oil/water interface probe using the methods outlined in Appendix B. Monitoring well construction data is summarized in Table 4.1 and a summary of liquid level measurements from the May 2014 sampling event is provided in Table 4.2. 4.2 Monitoring Well Sample Collection On May 20, 2014, Mid-Atlantic personnel collected groundwater samples from recovery well RW-1 and monitoring wells MW-1 through MW-5, MWD-6, MW-7 through MW-9 and MW-11 through MW-13. Groundwater samples were collected using the procedures described in Appendix B. The samples were decanted into pre-labeled, laboratory- supplied glassware, packed into an ice-filled cooler and shipped under chain-of-custody to Con-Test Analytical Laboratories, Inc. in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Samples were analyzed by methods shown on the chain-of-custody record provided in Appendix C. 5.0 DISCUSSION OF SAMPLING RESULTS 5.1 Free Product Thickness Free product was not detected in site monitoring wells during the May 2014 groundwater sampling event. Please note that based on the shallow water table, the static water level elevations of the site monitoring wells appear to be above the screened intervals of these wells. Therefore, although there is no direct evidence to suggest that free product is present at the site, there is a potential that free product remains on the water table above the screened interval for the site wells. Monitoring well construction information and depth-to-groundwater measurements are summarized in Table 4.1. 5.2 Summary of Analytical Results The laboratory analytical report and chain-of-custody record for groundwater samples collected in May 2014 are provided in Appendix C and summarized in Table 5.1, which also includes historical groundwater sampling results. As summarized, samples collected from several on-site monitoring wells exhibited target compounds exceeding their respective North Carolina Groundwater Quality Standards (NCGQS). The samples collected from monitoring wells MW-1, MW-2, MW-7 and recovery well RW-1 also Groundwater Monitoring Report July 22, 2014 Etheridge Oil & Gas Company Page 4 Engelhard, North Carolina exhibited target compounds at concentrations exceeding ten times the NCSWS and/or EPA National Water Quality Criteria, as identified in NCDENR’s NC and EPA Criteria Table updated on May 15, 2013. When compared with results from the most recent groundwater sampling event (September 2013), contaminant concentrations appear to have generally exhibited an overall decrease. Historical sampling results indicate that groundwater contaminant concentrations appear to have fluctuated at the site over time. 5.3 Description of Current Plume Size and Location Isoconcentration maps for benzene and MTBE in shallow groundwater are provided as Drawings 5.1 and 5.2, respectively. The extent of the dissolved-phase groundwater contaminant plume appears to be defined to ten times the NCSWS and/or EPA National Water Quality Criteria within the existing monitoring well network; however, based on the apparent depth of the northern adjacent ditch and depth-to-groundwater measurements within the site monitoring wells, groundwater appears to be discharging to this adjacent surface water body. Therefore, the extent of potential surface water contamination to the north of the release area appears to remain undetermined at this time. 5.4 Additional Monitoring Information • Proximity of Plume to Nearest Receptor During the receptor survey update conducted by GRI in 2010, several water-supply wells were identified within 1,500 feet of the source area of the release; however, based on the information provided in the GRI report, the wells appear to no longer be in use. As previously stated, groundwater at the site appears to be discharging into the northern adjacent ditch/surface water body. • Estimated Groundwater Flow Direction Based on data from the May 2014 monitoring event, groundwater flow at the site appears to be generally toward the west with a hydraulic gradient (measured from MW-9 towards MW-3) of approximately 0.0023 ft/ft. This groundwater flow direction appears to be consistent with historical determinations. An Estimated Water Table Contour Map is provided as Drawing 5.3. Water level measurements and groundwater elevations are provided in Table 4.2. Hydraulic gradient was calculated using the procedure discussed in Appendix D. Groundwater Monitoring Report July 22, 2014 Etheridge Oil & Gas Company Page 5 Engelhard, North Carolina 6.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS Based on the monitoring event activities and laboratory analytical results, Mid-Atlantic has determined the following: • Free product was not detected at the site. Please note that based on the shallow water table, the static water level elevations of the site monitoring wells are above the screened intervals of these wells; • Samples collected from several of the site monitoring wells exhibited petroleum fuel-related compounds exceeding the NCGQS; • Samples collected from monitoring wells MW-1, MW-2, MW-7 and recovery well RW-1 exhibited petroleum fuel-related compounds exceeding ten times the NCSWS and/or EPA National Water Quality Criteria (site cleanup goals); and • The extent of the dissolved-phase groundwater contaminant plume appears to be defined to ten times the NCSWS and/or EPA National Water Quality Criteria; however, based on the apparent depth of the northern adjacent ditch and depth-to- water measurements within the site monitoring wells, groundwater appears to be discharging to the adjacent ditch. The potential surface water impacts associated with the release have not been assessed at this time. Based on these results, Mid-Atlantic recommends the following: • Sampling of the adjacent surface water body to help determine the extent of contamination and potential surface water impacts associated with the release; and • Submittal of this report to the NCDENR UST Section. DRAWINGS TABLES MW-1 2 10/25/1994 13.0 3.0 - 13.0 2.31MW-2 2 10/25/1994 13.0 3.0 - 13.0 1.82MW-3 2 10/25/1994 13.0 3.0 - 13.0 1.96MW-4 2 6/17/1998 9.0 4.0 - 9.0 1.76MW-5 2 6/17/1998 15.0 5.0 - 15.0 1.38MWD-6 4 / 2 6/18/1998 35.0 30.0 - 35.0 2.24MW-7 2 10/19/1998 15.0 5.0 - 15.0 1.28MW-8 2 10/19/1998 15.0 5.0 - 15.0 1.51MW-9 2 10/19/1998 15.0 5.0 - 15.0 1.66MW-11 2 8/23/1999 7.5 2.5 - 7.5 0.12MW-12 2 8/23/1999 15.0 5.0 - 15.0 1.83MW-13 2 8/23/1999 15.0 5.0 - 15.0 2.02Notes:.BTOC - Below Top of CasingShaded values indicate depth-to-water elevation above screened interval of wellSCREENED INTERVAL (FEET)DEPTH-TO-GROUNDWATER - MAY 2014 (FEET BTOC)TABLE 4.1MONITORING WELL CONSTRUCTION DATAETHERIDGE OIL & GAS COMPANYENGELHARD, NORTH CAROLINAMID-ATLANTIC JOB NO. 000R2394.02WELL I.D.WELL DIAMETER (INCHES)INSTALLATION DATETOTAL WELL DEPTH (FEET) WELL NUMBER DATE TOC (ft) DTP (ft) FP THICKNESS (ft) DTW (ft), BTOC SWLE (ft) RW-1 05/20/14 NS -- 0.00 2.95 NS MW-1 05/20/14 100.57 -- 0.00 2.31 98.26 MW-2 05/20/14 100.00 -- 0.00 1.82 98.18 MW-3 05/20/14 99.85 -- 0.00 1.96 97.89 MW-4 05/20/14 99.82 -- 0.00 1.76 98.06 MW-5 05/20/14 99.36 -- 0.00 1.38 97.98 MWD-6 05/20/14 100.20 -- 0.00 2.24 97.96 MW-7 05/20/14 99.39 -- 0.00 1.28 98.11 MW-8 05/20/14 99.71 -- 0.00 1.51 98.20 MW-9 05/20/14 99.91 -- 0.00 1.66 98.25 MW-11 05/20/14 NS -- 0.00 0.12 NS MW-12 05/20/14 NS -- 0.00 1.83 NS MW-13 05/20/14 NS -- 0.00 2.02 NS Notes and Abbreviations: 2. Measuring point is top of well (TOC) casing unless otherwise noted. NS - Well Not Surveyed DTP - Depth-to-Free Product in feet DTW - Depth-to-Water in feet SWLE - Static Water Elevation in feet 1. All elevations shown relative to site benchmark (well casing rim for MW-2) - Assumed datum 100.00 feet. BTOC - Below Top of Casing (TOC) TABLE 4.2 GROUNDWATER ELEVATION DATA ETHERIDGE OIL & GAS COMPANY ENGLEHARD, NORTH CAROLINA MID-ATLANTIC JOB NO. 000R2394.02 5,00084,500260,00085,50070,00020,0006,000NLNLNL15,0005109701104,500NL15,00012014,000NLNL2501600600500702064007002001504/28/10 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS09/06/12 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS09/03/132,3006.5 J 22 J 93 2987ND / NA NA NA NA NA05/20/142,50012 22 84 J 2173ND / NA NA NA NA NA04/28/101,420 5,440 2,390 16,800NA ND1,580 / 798 9,760ND9,940NA09/06/121,600 2,600 760 4,300ND20 650 / 190NA NA NA NA09/03/132,200 1,6004504,280ND65 430 / 380NA NA NA NA05/20/14740 1,3002102,830ND 9.5 J420 / NA NA NA NA NA04/28/101,5204.08 3.83 6.72 NA84.0ND / 0.907 J842ND ND NA09/06/123,60011 10 43 23270.81 J / ND NA NA NA NA09/03/132,0007.0 J 6.5 J 18 J 17 J570ND / ND NA NA NA NA05/20/141,4003.8 J 5.2 21 J 5.330ND / NA NA NA NA NA04/28/10 ND ND ND ND NA 2.03 ND / ND ND ND ND NA09/06/12 ND ND ND ND ND 3.6 ND / ND NA NA NA NA09/03/13 ND ND ND ND 0.22 J 2.9 ND / NA NA NA NA NA05/20/14 ND ND ND ND ND 2.0 ND / NA NA NA NA NA04/28/10 ND ND ND ND NA22.9ND / ND ND ND ND NA09/06/12 ND ND ND ND ND 18 ND / ND NA NA NA NA09/03/13 ND ND ND ND ND 15 ND / NA NA NA NA NA05/20/14 ND ND ND ND ND 6.1 ND / NA NA NA NA NAMW-4MW-3MW-2MW-1Well NumberSample DateTotal XylenesDiisopropyl ether (DIPE)NCGQS10X SWSGCLRW-1Benzene TABLE 5.1SUMMARY OF HISTORICAL GROUNDWATER QUALITY DATA FOR SELECTED COMPOUNDSETHERIDGE OIL AND GAS COMPANYENGLEHARD, NORTH CAROLINAMID-ATLANTIC PROJECT NO. 000R2394.02Ethyl-benzene TolueneMTBE NaphthaleneC5-C8 AliphaticsLead C9-C18 AliphaticsC9-C22 AromaticsPage 1 of 3 5,00084,500260,00085,50070,00020,0006,000NLNLNL15,0005109701104,500NL15,00012014,000NLNL25016006005007020640070020015Well NumberSample DateTotal XylenesDiisopropyl ether (DIPE)NCGQS10X SWSGCLBenzene TABLE 5.1SUMMARY OF HISTORICAL GROUNDWATER QUALITY DATA FOR SELECTED COMPOUNDSETHERIDGE OIL AND GAS COMPANYENGLEHARD, NORTH CAROLINAMID-ATLANTIC PROJECT NO. 000R2394.02Ethyl-benzene TolueneMTBE NaphthaleneC5-C8 AliphaticsLead C9-C18 AliphaticsC9-C22 Aromatics04/28/10 ND ND ND ND NA 22.4 ND / ND ND ND ND NA09/06/12 ND ND ND ND 2.7 5.2 ND / ND NA NA NA NA09/03/13 ND ND ND ND 3.9 15 ND / NA NA NA NA NA05/20/14 ND ND ND ND 4.323ND / NA NA NA NA NA04/28/10 ND ND ND ND NA 6.48 ND / ND ND ND ND NA09/06/12 ND ND ND ND ND83ND / ND NA NA NA NA09/03/13 ND ND ND ND ND36ND / NA NA NA NA NA05/20/14 ND ND ND ND ND71ND / NA NA NA NA NA04/28/103,550 77947.2 173 NA2,220 63.8 / 36.2 2,690196 199 NA09/06/121,80063 12 91100 9,900 23 / 14NA NA NA NA09/03/133,100 1,200 5,200 5,90068 J4,800ND / 100NA NA NA NA05/20/141,900 660 930 2,280463,100ND / NA NA NA NA NA04/28/10 ND ND ND ND NA 19.6 ND / ND ND ND ND NA09/06/12 ND ND ND ND ND 12 ND / ND NA NA NA NA09/03/13 ND ND ND ND ND140ND / NA NA NA NA NA05/20/14 ND ND ND ND ND58ND / NA04/28/10262.92 1.57 16.2 NA 8.46156 / 55.3276 ND410NA09/06/12212.5 1.7 12 1.3 8.3160 / 70NA NA NA NA09/03/13132.0 1.4 9.3 0.90 J 7.078 / NA NA NA NA NA05/20/147.81.6 J 1.2 J 7.0 J ND 5.762 / NA NA NA NA NAMWD-6MW-5MW-9MW-8MW-7Page 2 of 3 5,00084,500260,00085,50070,00020,0006,000NLNLNL15,0005109701104,500NL15,00012014,000NLNL25016006005007020640070020015Well NumberSample DateTotal XylenesDiisopropyl ether (DIPE)NCGQS10X SWSGCLBenzene TABLE 5.1SUMMARY OF HISTORICAL GROUNDWATER QUALITY DATA FOR SELECTED COMPOUNDSETHERIDGE OIL AND GAS COMPANYENGLEHARD, NORTH CAROLINAMID-ATLANTIC PROJECT NO. 000R2394.02Ethyl-benzene TolueneMTBE NaphthaleneC5-C8 AliphaticsLead C9-C18 AliphaticsC9-C22 Aromatics04/28/10 ND ND ND ND NA37.2ND / ND ND ND ND NA09/06/12 ND ND ND ND ND432.0 / ND NA NA NA NA09/03/13 ND ND ND ND ND32ND / NA NA NA NA NA05/20/14 ND ND ND ND ND 18 ND / NA NA NA NA NA04/28/10 ND ND ND ND NA ND ND / ND ND ND ND NA09/06/12 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS09/03/13 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND / NA NA NA NA NA05/20/14 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND / NA NA NA NA NA04/28/10 ND ND ND ND NA ND ND / ND ND ND ND NA09/06/12 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND / ND NA NA NA NA09/03/13 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND / NA NA NA NA NA05/20/14 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND / NA NA N N NANotes: All concentrations reported in ug/L - micrograms per literBold values exceed NCGQSMTBE - Methyl tertiary-butyl etherShaded cells exceed 10X SWSNCGQS - North Carolina Groundwater Quality Standards430 / 380 Naphthalene results from EPA 6200B / 625 Methods10X SWS - Ten times 2B NC Surface Water Quality Standards and/or EPA National Qater Quality Criteria NA - Not analyzed for this compoundND - Not detected at or above laboratory's practical quantitation limitJ - Estimated concentrationMW-13MW-12MW-11Page 3 of 3 APPENDIX A NOTICE OF REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS APPENDIX B MID-ATLANTIC FIELD PROCEDURES APPENDIX C LABORATORY ANALYTICAL REPORT AND CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY RECORD FOR GROUNDWATER SAMPLES APPENDIX D HYDRAULIC GRADIENT DETERMINATION