NCD980602163_19821119_Warren County PCB Landfill_SERB C_Soil & Material Egineers Moisture Content Profile-OCR

North Carolina Department of
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& Public Safety
512 N Salisbury Street P. 0 Box 27687 Holeigh 276 11 -7687 [phone]
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
November 19, 1982
Re: Moisture Content Profiles
PCB Landfill
Dear Al:
Enclosed is a copy of the report from Soil & Material
Engineers, Inc. of soil test borings made November 3 at the
Warren County landfill. Also included is a copy of a report
of the same from Tom Karnoski of the N.C. Department of Human
Resources.
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cc: Jack Reavis
Bi 11 Raney
0. W. Strickland
Joe Lennon
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William W. Phill
Assistant to the Secretary
DIVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
P.O. Box 2091
Raleigh, N.C. 27602-2091
Ronald H. Levine, M.D., M.P.H.
ST ATE HEALTH DIRECTOR
The following assumptions are based upon a telephone conversation with
Dr. Dan Marks (Soil and Material Engineers, Inc.) on November 10, 1982. He
communicated to me the percent water by weight measured in contaminated soil
at 31 locations in the landfill as well as his personal opinion of percent
saturation of each sample.
(1) The free water surface measured in the leachate collection pipe and
sump area is not indicative of the saturated zone in the landfill. This
implies much less saturated water (free water that will move or migrate under
the force of gravity) exists in the fill than was previously thought. Non-
saturated soil was found at elevations below that of the water level in the
leachate collection pipe.
(2) Isolated pockets of saturated soil exist scattered throughout the
fill. This is to be expected due to the intermittent rainfall that occurred
during the filling operation.
(3) The vast majority of all saturated soil exists in the Northeast
corner (sump area) of the fill. The volume of drainable/pumpable water is
still impossible to determine or even estimate, with any hint of accuracy.
(4) An effective, but temporary, cover exists that will prevent any
more infiltration into the fill by rainfall.
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Jomes B Hunt, ·Jr/ Sarah T. Morrow, MD , MPH
ST A TE OF NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES SECRETARY
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SOIL & MATERIAL ENGINEERS INC.
MJISTURE CDNTENT PROFILES
K:'B LANDFIU, SITE
AFI"CN, NORTH CAIDLINA
S&ME JOB NO. 051-82-251-A
RECEIVED
NOV 17 1982
SVERDRUP & PARCEL
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SOIL & MATERIAL ENGINEERS INC. ENGINEERING-TESTING-INSPECTION
3109 Spring Forest Road, Box 58069, Raleigh, NC 27658-8069, Phone [phone]
t-loveriber 16, 1982
Sverdrup and Pa reel and Associates, Inc.
2211 West Meadowview Road
Suite 114
Greensboro, North Carolina 27407
Attention: Mr. Frank Rainey ,fvK
Reference: Moisture Content Profiles
Gentlemen:
PCB Landfil I Site
Afton, North Carolina
S&ME Job No. 051-82-251-A
Soil and Material, Inc. has completed the authorized soil test
borings within the PCD landfill site to determine the existing moisture content
profile within the disposed s oils. Four soils test borings were drilled at the
following coordinates within the landfill site.
8-1
8-2
8-3
8-4
N-10310 E-9770
N-10310 E-9830
N-10163 E-9800
N-10050 E-9800
Soil test borings were advanced to depths of 18 to 25 feet
below the existing surface. Split-spoon sampling, in accordance with ASTM
D-1586, was initiated at a depth of 5 feet in each boring and continued at
regular intervals to the termination depth of each boring.
Visual descriptions of soils encountered in the
are presented on the enclosed Test Boring Records .
contents are presented in tabular form and are presented
function of depth.
soil test borings
In-situ moisture
graphically as a
Because of the random nature of the PCB ladden soils which have
been placed in the landfill, estimation of the degree of satu ration is somew hat
difficult. However, with the exception of samples obtained from 19. 5 to 20 . 0
feet and 23 to 24. 5 feet in boring 8-2, 18. 5 to 20. 0 feet in boring B-3, and
9. 0 to 10. 5 feet in boring B-4, the soil samples appear to be on the order of
60 to 70 percent scJ turated . Soil samples obtcJ ined fror.1 the depths previously
indicated appear to be locali zed zones which are near saturation. These wet
zones are like ly a result of rainfall which occurred at that particular level of
filling or the inclusion of truck loads of soil that were obtained from wet
RALEIGH, GREENSBORO, ASHEVILLE, WILMINGTON. FAYETTEVILLE, CHARLOTTE, NC
SPARTANBURG. COLUMBIA. CHARLESTON. MYRTLE BEACH, SC
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Sverdrup and Parcel & Assoc.
November 16, 1982
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areas along the roadway.
Soi I and Material Engineers, Inc. appreciates the opportunity to
assist you in this project. If there are questions concerning this report,
please contact us at your convenience.
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N. C. Registration No.
INC.
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Edward B. Hearn, P.E.
N. C. Registration No. 9520
SOIL & MA TERIA L ENGINEERS INC. •
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November 16, 1982
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Boring
B-1
B-2
B-3
B-4
MOISTURE CONTENT RESULTS
Depth, Feet
5.0
8.5
13. 5
18.5
23.5
5.0
7.0
9.0
11. 0
13.0
15. 0
17. 0
19.0
20.0
21 . 0
23. 0
5.0
7.0
9.0
11. 0
13. 0
15.0
17.0
18.5
5.0
7.0
9.0
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13.0
1 5. 0
16. 5
Moisture Content, percent
16.4
11. 9
1 2. 9
20.2
13. 0
1 0. 7
11. 0
5.6
20.4
8.4
12. 4
13. 9
5.8
17. 9
1 2. 9
28.4
7.6
9.5
14. 2
13.4
1 2. 3
9.9
8. 1
21 . 7
9.2
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21 . 3
8. 1
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PROJECT
PCB Landfill Site
Warrenton, N.C.
IN-SITE MOI STURE CONTENT PROFILES
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B-2
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SCALE: As Shown
JOB NO'. 051-82-251-A
FIG. NO: 1
IN-SITE MOISTURE CONTENT PROFILES
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PCB Landfill Site l Warrenton, N.C .
SOIL 8MATERIAL ENGINEERS,INC
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
SCALE: As Shown
JOB NO'. 051-82-251-A
FIG. NO: 2
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DESCRIPTION ,.0
Tan-Brown Fine to Medium Sandy SI LT
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Brown-Gr~y Fine to Medium Silty SAND
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Boring Te rm inated at 25.0'
~ ~ BORING AND SAMPLING MEETS ASTM D-1586
CORE DRILLING MEETS ASTM D-2113
1 If PENETRATION IS THE NUMBER OF BLOWS OF 140 LB. HAMMER JII FALLING 30 IN. REQUIRED TO DRIVE 14 IN. 1.D. SAMPLER I FT.
-.UNDlSTURBEO SAMPLE -:-WATER TABLE-24HR.
~ Js~% ~t( CORE RECOVERY --::--WATER TABLE-I HR.
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BORING NO. 8-1
DATE DRILLED 11-3-82
JOB NO. 82-251
SOILS MATERIAL ENGINEERS, INC.
DEPTH
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DESCRIPTION
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Gray-Brown Fine to Medium Slightly
Clayey SAND
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Clayey Sandy SILT
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Sandy SILT ----Gray-Brown Fine to Medium t o Coarse
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Boring Terminated at 24.5 1
BORING AND SAMPLING MEETS ASTM D-I586
CORE DRILLING MEETS ASTM D-2113
PENETRATION IS THE NUMBER OF BLOWS OF 140 LB. HAMMER
FALLING 30 IN. REQUIRED TO DRIVE 14 IN. 1.D. SAMPLER I FT.
-UNDlSTURBEb SAMPLE -:=-WATER TABLE-24HR
Jsq 0;0 'ROCK CG~E RECOVERY --:--WATER TABLE-I HR.
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ELEV.
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PENETRATION-BLOWS PER FT
10 20 30 40 60 80 100
TEST BORING RECORD
BORING NO. _B_-_2 __
DATE DRILLED ll-3-82
OB 82-251 J NO.
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DESCRIPTION
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Red-Brown Fine to Medium Sandy SILT
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Brown-Red Fine to Medium Silty Sandy
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Red-Gray-Brown Fine to Medium Sa ndy
Clayey SILT
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;,ING AND SAMPLING MEETS ASTM D-1586
RE DRILLING MEETS ASTM D-2113
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LU NG 30 IN. REQUIRED TO DRIVE 1.4 IN. 1.0. SAMPLER I FT.
• UNDISTURBEO SAMPLE
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DATE DRILLED ll-3-S2
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SOIL a MATERIAL ENGINEERS, INC.
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DESCRIPTION
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30RING AND SAMPLING MEETS ASTM D-I586
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?ENETRATION IS THE NUMBER OF BLOWS OF 140 LB. HAMMER
,:ALLING 30 IN. REQUIRED TO DRIVE 14 IN. 1.0. SAMPLER I FT.
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BORING NO. _B_-_i1 __
DATE DRILLED 11-3-82
JOB NO. 82-251
SOIL 8 MATERIAL ENGINEERS, INC.