NCD980602163_19821130_Warren County PCB Landfill_SERB C_Top Liner Permeability Tests-OCR

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North Carolin a Department of
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James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Heman R. Clark, Secretary
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Mr. Al Hanke
Environmental Scientist
EPA, Region IV
345 Courtland St., NE
Atlanta, GA 30365
Re: PCB Landfi 11
November 30, 1982
Top Liner Permeability Tests
Dear Al:
Enclosed are the results of the tests conducted by Soil and
Material Engineers, Inc. of the top clay liner. Please let me
know if you have any questions.
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cc: 0. W. Strickland
Bi 11 Raney
Joe Lennon
Jack Reavis
Jim Scarbrough
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SOIL & MATERIAL ENGINEERS INC. ENGINEERING-TESTING-INSPECTION
3109 Spring Forest Road , Box 58069, Raleigh , NC 27658-8069, Phone [phone]
November 24, 1982
Sverdrup & Parcel
2211 W. Meadowview Road
Greensboro, North Carolina 27407
Attention: Mr. Frank Rainey, Jr.c1r3-fL-
Subject: Final Lab Test Results
PCB Landfill
Gentlemen:
Warren County, North Carolina
S&ME Job No. 053-82-240-A
Attached are the results of the final permeability and index
tests performed on proposed clay liner soils for the subject project.
The soils represented by test locations l, 2 and 3 were utilized for
the top clay liner. These materials meet the project specifications
for permeability (k< 1 .Oxlo-7 cm/sec).
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If yo u have any questions, please contact us.
Very truly yours,
SOIL & MATERIAL ENGINEERS , INC.
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Manager Construction Services
RALEIGH. GREENSBORO, ASHEVILLE. WILMINGTON. FAYETTEVILLE, CHARLOTTE, NC
'TANBURG. COLUMBIA, CHARLESTON , MYRTLE BEACH, SC
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Test Location
S&P Test Pit A
S&P Test Pit B
S&P Test Pit C
S&P Test Pit D
S&P Test Pit #1
S&P Test Pit #2
S&P Test Pit #3
TABULATION OF FALLING HEAD PERMEABILITY TESTS*
PCB LANDFILL SITE
Sample Depth
0.5 -2.0 1
0.5 -2.0 1
0.5 -2.0 1
0.5 -2.0 1
0.5 -2.0 1
0.5 -2.0 1
0.5 -2.0 1
Permeability (cm/sec) Soil Classification
5.0 x 10 -7 Red-Brown Clayey Silt -MH
6.9 x 10 -? Red Brown Silty Clay -CH
1.7 x 10 -7 Red-Brown Clayey Silt -MH
2.2 x 10 -7 Red-Brown Clayey Silt -MH
5.1 x 10 -3 Red-Brown Clayey Silt -MH
l .6 x 10 -S Red-Brown Silty Clay -CH
1.5 x 10 -3 Red-Brown Silty Clay -CH
* Performed on samples recompacted to approximately 100 % of the
Standard Proctor Maximum Dry Density
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Test
Location
S&P Test Pit A
S&P Test Pit B
S&P Test Pit C
S&P Test Pit D
TABULATION OF ATTERBERG LIMIT TEST RESULTS
PCB LANDFILL SITE
Liquid Plastic Plasticity Soil
Sample Depth Limit Limit Index Classification
0.5 -2.0' 52.l 31. 8 20.3 Red-Brown Clayey Silt -M
0.5 -2.0' 54.2 23.4 30.8 Red-Brown Silty Clay -CH
0.5 -2.0' 59.9 33.9 26.0 Red-Brown Clayey Silt -M
0.5 -2.0 1 67.5 38.5 29.0 Red-Brown Clayey Silt - M
Ronald H. Levine, M.D., M.P.H.
ST A TE HEAL TH DIRECTOR
DIVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
P.O. Box 2091
Raleigh, N.C. 27602-2091 Apr i 1 1 9 , 198 2
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Bob Adams
Emil Breckling
Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Branch, DHR
Draft Cooperative Agreement Appl i cation
Attached is a draft of the above application . This
was mailed to EPA April 16, 1982 . Please review
your section on pages 44-46 and 63-65 and give me
feedback by Wednesday, April 21st.
Read the whole Coope r ative Agreement, if possible,
for c onflic ting statements with your se c tion .
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA James B. Hunt, Jr/ DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES Sarah T. Marrow, MD ' Mp H
GOVERNOR SECRET ARY