2509_CRSWMA_Phase4DesignHydro_Techreview_DIN27723_20170306

From:Ritter, Christine
To:"Van Burbach"
Cc:Chao, Ming-tai
Subject:RE: CRSWMA Phase 4 Design Hydrogeologic Report
Date:Monday, March 06, 2017 5:19:00 PM
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CRSWMA – Tuscarora Landfill, Phase 4 Design Hydrogeological Report

Comments:

The vertical separation in the southeastern corner of Phase 4 appears to be right at 4 feet as
illustrated in cross-section B of drawing DH-09, however, the proposed base grades shown for that
corner in drawing DH-08 would indicate approximately 5.5-6 feet of vertical separation. Four feet of
separation is acceptable; requesting clarification that the cross-section in DH-09 correlates with the
drawing in DH-08.

Drawing DH-03: The groundwater elevation shown for MW-22S is mislabeled or a typo.

The remainder of the Design Hydro Report looks good. The six new monitoring wells look adequate
to monitor Phase 4, however, we will formally review the Water Quality Monitoring Plan when it is
submitted.

Please call if you have any questions,

Christine

Christine Ritter
Hydrogeologist
Solid Waste Section
Division of Waste Management
NC Dept of Environmental Quality

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From: Van Burbach [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 5:07 PM
To: Ritter, Christine <[e-mail]>
Cc: Chao, Ming-tai <[e-mail]>; Mussler, Ed <[e-mail]>; Mousa A.
Maimoun <[e-mail]>; Amy Davis <[e-mail]>;
Leonard Joyce <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: CRSWMA Phase 4 Design Hydrogeologic Report

Thank you, Christine. I appreciate your explanation, and your willingness to work with
us to get it done. We will try to get the rest of the PTC Application to you as soon as
we can.
- Van

Van Burbach, Ph.D., P.G. ¦Senior Technical Consultant ¦
JOYCE ENGINEERING
Richmond, VA - Greensboro, NC - Charlotte, NC - Charleston, SC
2211 W. Meadowview Rd., Ste. 101, Greensboro, NC 27407
tel: [phone] ¦direct: [phone] ¦fax: [phone] ¦JoyceEngineering.com
From: Ritter, Christine [mailto:[e-mail]] Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 4:20 PMTo: Van BurbachCc: Chao, Ming-tai; Mussler, EdSubject: RE: CRSWMA Phase 4 Design Hydrogeologic Report

Hi Van-

You are correct that in the past we commonly reviewed the hydro portions of the permit application
in advance of receiving engineering portions, but have moved away from that practice in the last
several years as the statutory timeline to complete a technical review of the permit application does
not start until we have received the permit application in its entirety and determined its
completeness.

I have a few other items on my agenda to take care of first but can begin review of the Design Hydro
in a few weeks, maybe less. Unless you are aware of any significant hydrogeological changes, I
would not expect hydrogeology for Phase 4 to be vastly different than what has already been
documented for Phases 1 through 3, in other words, my review should not take too long.

You stated that your client is anxious about remaining airspace and would like to get this new cell
permitted ASAP, and if that is the case, you can submit everything but the base grades so that we
can start reviewing the engineering portions as well.

Let me know if you have any questions,
Christinte

From: Van Burbach [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 12:10 PM
To: Ritter, Christine <[e-mail]>
Cc: Mousa A. Maimoun <[e-mail]>; Amy Davis
<[e-mail]>; Leonard Joyce <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: CRSWMA Phase 4 Design Hydrogeologic Report

Thank you, Christine.

I am a little surprised by your response because we have submitted design hydrogeo
reports for other landfill expansions and had them approved before submitting the
engineering portions of the PTC applications. This is preferable to us, because if you
find any issues with the design hydrogeo which require us to alter proposed base
grades, we will need to completely revise all of the engineering plans. Such revisions
are costly and can be avoided by waiting until the Design Hydrogeo is approved
before we finalize the engineering plans. This has not been an issue in the past; in
fact, I was under the impression that the NCDEQ preferred to keep them separate.
Please let me know if you are willing to consider this option. Thank you.

- Van

Van Burbach, Ph.D., P.G. ¦Senior Technical Consultant ¦
JOYCE ENGINEERING
Richmond, VA - Greensboro, NC - Charlotte, NC - Charleston, SC
2211 W. Meadowview Rd., Ste. 101, Greensboro, NC 27407
tel: [phone] ¦direct: [phone] ¦fax: [phone] ¦JoyceEngineering.com
From: Ritter, Christine [mailto:[e-mail]] Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 11:41 AMTo: Van BurbachCc: Chao, Ming-taiSubject: RE: CRSWMA Phase 4 Design Hydrogeologic Report

Van-
Ming has indicated that the engineering portions of the application have not been submitted to the
NC Solid Waste Section and as such the Design Hydro portions you have submitted are considered
an incomplete application. Once we have received all portions of the PTC application we can begin
to process and review the various reports.
Thank you,
Christine

From: Van Burbach [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 11:20 AM
To: Ritter, Christine <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: CRSWMA Phase 4 Design Hydrogeologic Report

Christine –
I’m sure you have a heavy workload, but can you give me an estimate for how soon
you will be able to review the CRSWMA Phase 4 Hydrogeo Report? Our client is
anxious about remaining airspace and would like to get this new cell permitted
ASAP. Thank you.
- Van

Van Burbach, Ph.D., P.G. ¦Senior Technical Consultant ¦
JOYCE ENGINEERING
Richmond, VA - Greensboro, NC - Charlotte, NC - Charleston, SC
2211 W. Meadowview Rd., Ste. 101, Greensboro, NC 27407
tel: [phone] ¦direct: [phone] ¦fax: [phone] ¦JoyceEngineering.com
From: Ritter, Christine [mailto:[e-mail]] Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 3:53 PMTo: Van BurbachSubject: RE: CRSWMA Phase 4 Design Hydrogeologic Report

Hi Van-
Thank you for the electronic copy of the report which I will enter into our Solid Waste Section
database. I would like a paper copy of the report and full-size drawings as that is the best way for
me to conduct my review.
Thank you,
Christine

From: Van Burbach [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 10:44 AM
To: Ritter, Christine <[e-mail]>
Cc: Bobby Darden ([e-mail]) <[e-mail]>; Chao, Ming-tai
<[e-mail]>; Alex Everhart <[e-mail]>; Leonard Joyce
<[e-mail]>
Subject: CRSWMA Phase 4 Design Hydrogeologic Report

Christine –

On behalf of the Costal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority (CRSWMA),
JOYCE is submitting a Design Hydrogeologic Report for the proposed Phase 4
expansion of the Tuscarora Landfill (Permit # 25-09). You may download this
document from our ShareFile site via the following link.

https://joyce.sharefile.com/d-s63ba46378954aa9b

Please let me know if you have any difficulty accessing this file, or if you have any
questions regarding this report. If you would like a hard copy of the report or full-size
copies of the associated drawings, we will be happy to furnish them upon request.
Thank you.

- Van

Van Burbach, Ph.D., P.G. ¦Senior Technical Consultant ¦
JOYCE ENGINEERING
Richmond, VA - Greensboro, NC - Charlotte, NC - Charleston, SC¦2211 W. Meadowview Rd., Ste. 101, Greensboro, NC 27407 ¦
tel: [phone] ¦direct: [phone] ¦fax: [phone] ¦JoyceEngineering.com