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APPENDIX G
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
MODELING REPORT
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
MODELING REPORT
FOR
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT,
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
DECEMBER, 2019
PREPARED FOR
DUKE
ENERGY
PROGRESS
DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC
INVESTIGATORS
LAWRENCE C. MURDOCH, PH.D. - FRx, INC.
BONG YU, PH.D. - SYNTERRA CORPORATION
REGINA GRAZIANO, M.S. - SYNTERRA CORPORATION
RONALD W. FALTA, PH.D. - FALTA ENVIRONMENTAL LLC
Updated Groundwater Flow And Transport Modeling Report December 2019
Roxboro Steam Electric Plant, Semora, North Carolina
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This groundwater flow and transport model report provides basic model development
information and simulations of basin closure designs as well as results of corrective
action simulations for the Roxboro Steam Electric Plant (Roxboro, Site, Plant). Duke
Energy Progress, LLC (Duke Energy) owns and operates the Plant, located at 1700
Dunnaway Road in Semora, Person County, North Carolina. Operations at the Roxboro
Plant began in the 1960s, and capacity was added through the 1980s. Currently, four
coal-fired units are operated. Coal combustion residuals (CCRs) have historically been
managed at on -Site ash basins: the East Ash Basin (EAB) and the West Ash Basin
(WAB). Inorganic compounds from wastewater and ash within the basins have leached
into the groundwater, and have then been transported by groundwater flow to areas
downgradient of the ash basins.
Numerical simulations of groundwater flow and transport have been calibrated to April
2019 conditions and used to evaluate different closure scenarios being considered for
the ash basins. The predictive simulations presented herein are not intended to
represent a final detailed closure design. These simulations use conceptual designs that
are subject to change as the closure plans are finalized. The simulations are intended to
show the key characteristics of groundwater flow and mobile constituent transport that
are expected to result from the closure actions. This model report is intended to
provide basic model development information and simulations of conceptual basin
closure designs and provide preliminary assessment of the potential groundwater
corrective action plan (CAP) to achieve compliance with North Carolina Administrative
Code, Title 15A, Subchapter 02L, Groundwater Classification and Standards (02L).
The model simulations were developed using flow and transport models MODFLOW
and MT3DMS. Boron was the primary constituent of interest (COI) selected to estimate
the time to achieve compliance because it is commonly associated with ash but is rare in
natural settings, as supported by the North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality (NCDEQ) approved background wells at Roxboro. Boron is unreactive and
highly mobile; therefore, it is a good indicator of the maximum extent of plumes
originating in coal ash. The mobile constituents sulfate and total dissolved solids (TDS)
were also modeled because they are conservative COIs that also migrate in
groundwater out of the ash basins to form discernable plumes at Roxboro. The less
mobile, more reactive constituents (i.e. arsenic, selenium, chromium) will follow the
same flow path as boron; however, these constituents generally are not present at
concentrations greater than 02L beyond the compliance boundary or do not have
discernable plumes. Therefore, these constituents were evaluated using a geochemical
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model. Geochemical modeling was conducted and the accompanying report is separate
from this flow and transport report.
Refinements that have improved the accuracy and resolution of details in the Roxboro
model since previous report versions (SynTerra, 2015b, 2016, 2018) include:
1. Reduced sizes of grid blocks to improve resolution
2. Lowered model bottom elevation to improve resolution at depth
3. Expanded dataset used for model calibration to include hydraulic heads and COI
concentrations through April 2019
4. Included data from recently installed deep bedrock wells and wells
downgradient of the East Ash Basin to improve model calibration
5. Considered data from pumping tests performed in each ash basin in refinement
to the coal ash hydraulic conductivity
6. Revised model grid and coverages based on more recent designs of the closure
scenarios (closure -by -excavation and closure -in -place) developed by Wood
Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (Wood)
For COIs evaluated in this report (boron, sulfate, and TDS), simulation results indicate
that concentrations greater than the 02L standard are present in groundwater at or
beyond the compliance boundary to the north and northeast of the EAB and north of
WAB under April 2019 conditions. The presence of COI concentrations above
regulatory criteria related to the WAB is associated with the abandoned sluice line
corridor just north of the WAB. This source is independent of the WAB and is in the
process of being removed with decommissioning of the sluice line piping.
The model simulations include additional CCR source areas other than the EAB and
WAB, which contribute to the ash basin COI plumes or plumes independent of the ash
basins. The additional CCR source areas in the vicinity of the EAB include:
1. The unlined portion of the industrial landfill that extends beyond the engineered
liner phases 1- 6 (referred to as the "Halo" area). This area is adjacent to the
EAB, so it is included as a CAMA ash source
2. Dry Fly Ash (DFA) silos, transport, and handling area (hereafter referred to as
the DFAHA)
3. Gypsum storage area (GSA) including underlying dry fly ash structural fill
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Source areas that contribute to groundwater independently of the EAB (considered non-
CAMA ash sources) include the GSA and the DFAHA. Their roles as independent COI
sources are simulated in this report.
The distribution of boron in the saprolite, transition zone, and bedrock flow zones
outside of the ash basins resulted from hydrologic and mass loading conditions during
operation of the ash basins and contribution of sources independent of the ash basins.
These conditions will change during the interim period of ash basin decanting and
activities related to construction of either the closure -in -place or closure -by -excavation
scenarios. The termination of ash sluicing to the WAB and decanting of ponded water
in the WAB by year 2020 will lower the hydraulic head in the WAB, thereby reducing
the flow of water containing COIs. The simulated hydraulic head drop in the WAB is
greater than that in the EAB.
The calibrated model was adjusted to represent conditions that would occur during two
closure scenarios described in closure designs provided by Wood. The closure -by -
excavation scenario removes ash from the WAB and part of the EAB, and the closure -in -
place scenario includes regrading the ash for positive surface drainage and installation
of an engineered cap system.
Boron plumes are predicted to recede. However, the model indicates three areas where
boron concentrations greater than the 02L standard occur beyond the compliance
boundary in both closure scenarios. These areas occur along the compliance boundary
to the north and northeast of the EAB (Figure ES-1). Concentrations of COIs in
groundwater from the WAB source material are predicted to remain less than
applicable standards beyond the compliance boundary.
Six reference locations (EAB: a, b, c and d and WAB: e and, f) are identified (Figure ES-1)
to illustrate the temporal change of maximum boron concentrations in all layers in
response to different closure scenarios (Figure ES-2). At each reference location, trends
of boron concentration in the closure -in -place scenario are similar to trends in the
closure -by -excavation scenario. Boron plumes reach maximum extents at the time of
closure or several decades after closure (generally between approximately 2020 and
2100) without additional corrective action. Boron concentration in the simulations then
decreases to less than 02L standards at most locations. An exception is at EAB location
a (Figure ES-1) where boron concentration remains at approximately 800 µg/L because
of the non-CAMA ash sources that remain in place throughout the simulations.
The revised simulations presented in this report confirm earlier findings that there is no
exposure pathway from the groundwater flow through the ash basins to water supply
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wells in the general vicinity of the ash basins. Domestic and public water supply wells
are outside, or upgradient of, the groundwater flow system containing the ash basins.
Domestic and public water supply wells are not affected by constituents released from
the ash basins or by the different closure scenarios.
The selected corrective action uses 50 extraction wells and 27 clean -water infiltration
wells to maintain hydraulic control, an active groundwater remediation technique that
is readily available and widely accepted in the environmental industry.
Simulations with the selected corrective action demonstrate that the 32 extraction wells
to the north and northeast of EAB can achieve 02L compliance for COIs from the EAB
CAMA sources after approximately 9 years of operation with either closure scenario
(upper panel of Figure ES-3). Simulations with the same corrective action demonstrate
that the row of 18 extraction wells and 27 clean -water infiltration wells adjacent to the
Intake Canal creates a hydraulic barrier that limits COI migration from non-CAMA
sources downgradient of the EAB toward the Intake Canal. Concentrations less than
02L can be achieved for COIs downgradient from non-CAMA sources in the same
timeframe under either closure scenario (bottom panel of Figure ES-3).
The simulations indicate that boron, sulfate, and TDS in groundwater would be in
compliance with 02L standards for the EAB and the downgradient additional source
areas after approximately 9 years of operation for either the closure -by -excavation
scenario or the closure -in -place scenario with the groundwater corrective action
modeled.
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(IN FEET)
BORON > 4,000 Ng/L
PROGRESS
ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/111/2019
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/19/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
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ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
FIGURE ES-1
COMPARISON OF SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON
CLOSURE -IN -PLACE SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR
CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL NON -ASH LAYERS AFTER CLOSURE
2024FOR EASTASHBASIN AND 2027FOR WESTASHBASIN- CLOSURE -BY-
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
EXCAVATION SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR 2037.
REPORT
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM GOOGLE EARTH PRO ON OCTOBER
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
11, 2017.AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13, 2016.
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE
PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200 (NAD83).
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DATE: 11/18/2019
SUMMARY OF SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON
REVISED BY: W. PRATER
DATE: 12/12/2019
CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL NON -ASH LAYERS AS
PROGRESS
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/12/2019
FUNCTIONS OF TIME FOR THE TWO CLOSURE
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/12/2019
SCENARIOS
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CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION WITHOUT NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
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ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
- • ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
- • SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
NOTES:
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GYPSUM STORAGE AREA, DRY FLYASH
SILOS, TRANSPORT, AND HANDLING AREATO THE NORTH OF EAB.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM GOOGLE EARTH PRO ON OCTOBER 11,
2017. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13, 2016.
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE
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CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LQWING DATE: 12/19/2019
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FIGURE ES-3
COMPARISON OF SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON
CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL NON -ASH LAYERS AFTER
9 YEARS OF ACTIVE GROUNDWATER
REMEDIATION IN THE NORTHERN AREA OF THE EAB
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION
PAGE
ExecutiveSummary..............................................................................................................
ES-1
1.0
Introduction..................................................................................................................1-1
1.1
General Setting and Background........................................................................1-1
1.2
Objectives................................................................................................................1-2
2.0
Conceptual
Model........................................................................................................2-1
2.1
Aquifer System Framework.................................................................................2-1
2.2
Groundwater Flow System..................................................................................
2-2
2.3
Hydrologic Boundaries.........................................................................................
2-6
2.4
Hydraulic Boundaries...........................................................................................2-6
2.5
Sources and Sinks..................................................................................................
2-6
2.6
Water Budget.........................................................................................................
2-7
2.7
Modeled Constituents of Interest........................................................................
2-8
2.8
Constituent Transport...........................................................................................
2-9
3.0
Computer
Model..........................................................................................................3-1
3.1
Model Selection......................................................................................................3-1
3.2
Model Description.................................................................................................3-1
4.0
Groundwater Flow and Transport Model Construction ......................................
4-1
4.1
Model Domain and Grid......................................................................................
4-1
4.2
Hydraulic Parameters...........................................................................................
4-3
4.3
Flow Model Boundary Conditions.....................................................................4-4
4.4
Flow Model Sources and Sinks............................................................................
4-5
4.5
Flow Model Calibration Targets.........................................................................
4-8
4.6
Transport Model Parameters...............................................................................
4-8
4.7
Transport Model Boundary Conditions...........................................................4-11
4.8
Transport Model Sources and Sinks.................................................................
4-11
4.9
Transport Model Calibration Targets...............................................................4-13
5.0
Model Calibration to April 2019 Conditions..........................................................5-1
5.1
Flow Model Calibration........................................................................................
5-1
5.2
Flow Model Sensitivity Analysis.........................................................................
5-5
5.3
Historical Transport Model Calibration.............................................................
5-6
5.4
Transport Model Sensitivity Analysis..............................................................
5-11
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED)
6.0 Predictive Simulations of Closure Scenarios......................................................... 6-1
6.1 Interim Period with Ash Basin Ponded Water Decanted (Approximate Year
2020-2024 or 2020-2037)........................................................................................ 6-2
6.2 Closure -by -Excavation Scenario.......................................................................... 6-3
6.3 Closure -by -Excavation Scenario with Corrective Action ................................ 6-6
6.4 Closure -in -Place Scenario..................................................................................... 6-9
6.5 Closure -in -Place Scenario with Corrective Action ......................................... 6-12
6.6 Conclusions.......................................................................................................... 6-12
7.0 References......................................................................................................................7-1
LIST OF TABLES
Table 5-1 Observed, computed, and residual heads for the calibrated flow model
Table 5-2 Calibrated hydraulic conductivity parameters
Table 5-3 Water balance on the ash basin groundwater flow system for April 2019
conditions
Table 54 Flow model sensitivity analysis
Table 5-5a Boron, sulfate, and TDS source concentrations in the ash basins used in
historical transport model
Table 5-5b Boron, sulfate, and TDS source concentrations outside the ash basins used
in historical transport model
Table 5-6a Observed and computed boron concentrations (µg/L) in monitoring wells
Table 5-6b Observed and computed sulfate concentrations (mg/L) in monitoring
wells
Table 5-6c Observed and computed TDS concentrations (mg/L) in monitoring wells
Table 5-7 Transport model sensitivity to the boron Kd values
Table 6-1 Water balance on the ash basin groundwater flow system for July 2020
when WAB is expected to be decanted
Table 6-2 East Ash Basin area active remediation approach well summary
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure ES-1
Comparison of simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -
ash layers after closure
Figure ES-2
Summary of simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash
layers as functions of time for the two closure scenarios
Figure ES-3
Comparison of simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -
ash layers after 9 years of active groundwater remediation in the
northern area of the EAB
Figure 1-1
USGS location map
Figure 4-1
Numerical model domain
Figure 4-2
Fence diagram of the 3D hydrostratigraphic model used to construct
the model grid
Figure 4-3
Computational grid used in the model with 5x vertical exaggeration
Figure 4-4
Hydraulic conductivity estimated from slug tests performed in coal
ash at 14 sites in North Carolina
Figure 4-5
Hydraulic conductivity estimated from slug tests performed in
saprolite at 10 Piedmont sites in North Carolina
Figure 4-6
Hydraulic conductivity estimated from slug tests performed in the
transition zone at 10 Piedmont sites in North Carolina
Figure 4-7
Hydraulic conductivity estimated from slug tests performed in the
bedrock at 10 Piedmont sites in North Carolina
Figure 4-8
Distribution of model recharge zones
Figure 4-9
Model surface water features
Figure 4-10
Water supply wells in model area
Figure 5-1a
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in ash layer 1
Figure 5-1b
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in ash layer 2
Figure 5-1c
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in ash layer 3
Figure 5-1d
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in ash layer 4
Figure 5-1e
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in ash layer 5
Figure 5-1f
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in ash layer 6
Figure 5-1g
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in ash layer 7
Figure 5-1h
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in ash layer 8
Figure 5-1i
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in saprolite layers 9 and 10
Figure 5-1j
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in saprolite layer 11
Figure 5-1k
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in transition zone layers 12 and 13
Figure 5-11
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in upper fractured rock layer 14
Figure 5-1m
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in upper fractured rock layer 15
Figure 5-1n
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in upper fractured rock layer 16
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LIST OF FIGURES (CONTINUED)
Figure 5-10
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in lower fractured rock layer 17
Figure 5-1p
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in lower fractured rock layer 18
Figure 5-1q
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in upper bedrock layer 19
Figure 5-1r
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in upper bedrock layer 20
Figure 5-1s
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in lower bedrock layer 21
Figure 5-1t
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in lower bedrock layer 22
Figure 5-1u
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in lower bedrock layer 23
Figure 5-1v
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in lower bedrock layer 24
Figure 5-1w
Model hydraulic conductivity zones in lower bedrock layer 25
Figure 5-2
Cross-section through ash basin dams showing hydraulic conductivity
(colors) and hydraulic heads (lines)
Figure 5-3
Comparison of observed and computed heads from the calibrated
steady state flow model
Figure 5-4
Simulated April 2019 hydraulic heads in upper fractured bedrock flow
zone
Figure 5-5
Simulated April 2019 local ash basin groundwater flow system in
upper fractured bedrock
Figure 5-6a
East Ash Basin and West Ash Basin source zones for historical
transport model
Figure 5-6b
Source zones adjacent to and downgradient of the EAB and WAB for
historical transport model
Figure 5-7
Simulated April 2019 boron concentrations in all non -ash layers with
CAMA and non-CAMA CCR sources
Figure 5-8
Simulated April 2019 sulfate concentrations in all non -ash layers with
CAMA and non-CAMA CCR sources
Figure 5-9
Simulated April 2019 TDS concentrations in all non -ash layers with
CAMA and non-CAMA CCR sources
Figure 6-1
Simulated hydraulic heads in upper fractured bedrock in July 2020
Figure 6-2
Simulated local ash basin groundwater flow system in upper fractured
bedrock in July 2020
Figure 6-3a
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash modeling
layers with CAMA and non-CAMA CCR sources when EAB closure -
in -place is completed
Figure 6-3b
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash modeling
layers with CAMA and non-CAMA CCR sources when WAB closure -
in -place is completed
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LIST OF FIGURES (CONTINUED)
Figure 6-3c Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash modeling
layers with CAMA and non-CAMA CCR sources when closure -by -
excavation is completed
Figure 6-4
Closure -by -excavation design used in simulations (from Wood, 2019c
and 2019d)
Figure 6-5
Model setup for closure -by -excavation scenario
Figure 6-6
Simulated local ash basin groundwater flow system in upper fractured
bedrock after closure -by -excavation
Figure 6-7a
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash layers with
CAMA and non-CAMA CCR sources approximately 20 years after
closure -by -excavation
Figure 6-7b
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash layers with
CAMA and non-CAMA CCR sources approximately 70 years after
closure -by -excavation
Figure 6-7c
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash layers with
CAMA and non-CAMA CCR sources approximately 120 years after
closure -by -excavation
Figure 6-7d
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash layers with
CAMA and non-CAMA CCR sources approximately 170 years after
closure -by -excavation
Figure 6-8
Reference locations for time series datasets
Figure 6-9a
Summary of maximum boron concentrations as functions of time and
stratigraphic layer at EAB reference locations a and b for the closure -
by -excavation scenario
Figure 6-9b Summary of maximum boron concentrations as functions of time and
stratigraphic layer at EAB reference locations c and d for the closure -
by -excavation scenario
Figure 6-9c
Summary of maximum boron concentrations as functions of time and
stratigraphic layer at WAB reference locations e and f for the closure -
by -excavation scenario
Figure 6-10
Simulated hydraulic heads in the upper fractured bedrock zone for the
closure -by -excavation scenario with active groundwater remediation
Figure 6-11
Simulated April 2019 maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash
layers downgradient of the East Ash Basin
Figure 6-12a
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash layers for the
closure -by -excavation scenario after 9 years of active groundwater
remediation
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LIST OF FIGURES (CONTINUED)
Figure 6-12b Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash layers for the
closure -by -excavation scenario after 30 years of active groundwater
remediation
Figure 6-12c
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash layers for the
closure -by -excavation scenario after 80 years of active groundwater
remediation
Figure 6-12d
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash layers for the
closure -by -excavation scenario after 130 years of active groundwater
remediation
Figure 6-12e
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash layers for the
closure -by -excavation scenario after 180 years of active groundwater
remediation
Figure 6-13
Simulated maximum sulfate concentrations in all non -ash layers for
the closure -by -excavation scenario after 9 years of active groundwater
remediation
Figure 6-14
Simulated maximum TDS concentrations in all non -ash layers for the
closure -by -excavation scenario after 9 years of active groundwater
remediation
Figure 6-15
Closure -in -place design used in simulations (from Wood, 2019a and
2019b)
Figure 6-16
Model setup for closure -in -place scenario
Figure 6-17
Simulated local ash basin groundwater flow system in upper fractured
bedrock after closure -in -place
Figure 6-18a
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash model layers
with CAMA and non-CAMA CCR sources approximately 20 years
after closure -in -place
Figure 6-18b
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash model layers
with CAMA and non-CAMA CCR sources approximately 70 years
after closure -in -place
Figure 6-18c
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash model layers
with CAMA and non-CAMA CCR sources approximately 120 years
after closure -in -place
Figure 6-18d
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash model layers
with CAMA and non-CAMA CCR sources approximately 170 years
after closure -in -place
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LIST OF FIGURES (CONTINUED)
Figure 6-19a Summary of maximum boron concentrations as functions of time and
stratigraphic layer at EAB reference locations a and b for the closure -in -
place scenario
Figure 6-19b
Summary of maximum boron concentrations as functions of time and
stratigraphic layer at EAB reference locations c and d for the closure -in -
place scenario
Figure 6-19c
Summary of maximum boron concentrations as functions of time and
stratigraphic layer at WAB reference locations e and f for the closure -
in -place scenario
Figure 6-20
Simulated hydraulic heads in upper fractured bedrock zone for the
closure -in -place scenario with active groundwater remediation
Figure 6-21a
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash layers for the
closure -in -place scenario after 9 years of active groundwater
remediation
Figure 6-21b
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash layers for the
closure -in -place scenario after 30 years of active groundwater
remediation
Figure 6-21c
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash layers for the
closure -in -place scenario after 80 years of active groundwater
remediation
Figure 6-21d
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash layers for the
closure -in -place scenario after 130 years of active groundwater
remediation
Figure 6-21e
Simulated maximum boron concentrations in all non -ash layers for the
closure -in -place scenario after 180 years of active groundwater
remediation
Figure 6-22
Simulated maximum sulfate concentrations in all non -ash layers for
the closure -in -place scenario after 9 years of active groundwater
remediation
Figure 6-23
Simulated maximum TDS concentrations in all non -ash layers for the
closure -in -place scenario after 9 years of active groundwater
remediation
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
This groundwater flow and transport model report provides basic model development
information and simulations of basin closure designs as well as results of corrective
action simulations for the Roxboro Steam Electric Plant (Roxboro, Site, Plant). Duke
Energy Progress, LLC (Duke Energy) owns and operates the Plant, located at 1700
Dunnaway Road in Semora, Person County, North Carolina. Operations at the Roxboro
plant began in the 1960s, and capacity was added through the 1980s. Currently, four
coal-fired units are operated. Coal combustion residuals (CCRs) have historically been
managed at the on -Site ash basins: the East Ash Basin (EAB) and the West Ash Basin
(WAB). The EAB is approximately a half -mile southeast of the Plant, and the WAB is
approximately a half -mile southwest of the Plant.
1.1 General Setting and Background
The Roxboro Plant is built next to Hyco Reservoir, which provides water for Plant
operations and also serves as the local hydrogeologic discharge point (Figure 1-1). The
ash basins were created by building dams on north/northwestward-flowing streams
that discharged into Hyco Reservoir. The dams created impoundments that were used
to store ash. The EAB, the first basin to be constructed, started receiving ash in the mid-
1960s. Construction of the WAB followed, and active use of the WAB began in the early
1970s (Figure 1-1). An unlined industrial landfill was constructed on top of a portion of
the EAB in the late 1980s. In 2002, the construction of landfill phases with engineered
liner systems began at Roxboro. Operation of the lined landfill phases began in 2004
and continues presently. Dry fly ash was placed in the unlined portion of the industrial
landfill, which is above the water table in the EAB. To allow development of the
overlying industrial landfill, an earthen separator dike was constructed in the eastern
portion of the EAB, which formed a barrier separating the EAB from a portion of the
former basin and created the EAB extension impoundment area (Figure 1-1). For the
WAB, the main dam was raised 13 feet and a series of dikes (Dikes #1 through #4) and a
discharge canal were constructed in 1986. The rock filter dike (Dike #1), constructed of
rock fill with a sand filter blanket, was installed near the southern end of the WAB,
which isolated the southern end of the WAB and created the WAB extension
impoundment area (Figure 1-1).
The Roxboro Plant is situated in the eastern Piedmont Physiographic Province, which is
underlain by weathered saprolite derived from fractured metamorphic and igneous
rocks (Trapp and Horn, 1997). Topography consists of rounded hills and rolling ridges
cut by small streams and drainages. Elevations in the vicinity of the Plant range from
410 feet (NVAD 88) during full pool at Hyco Reservoir to 570 feet southeast of the Plant.
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The area is underlain with volcanic and sedimentary rocks that have been
metamorphosed, intruded by coarse -grained granitic rocks, and subjected to regional
structural deformation. The bedrock is fractured and weathered at shallow depths. The
upper 10 feet to 30 feet consists of friable, greatly weathered saprolite. The degree of
weathering decreases with depth, with a transition zone of up to 30 feet between the
greatly weathered saprolite and the underlying fractured rock (SynTerra, 2015).
Groundwater within the Site area exists under unconfined, or water table, conditions
within the saprolite, transition zone, and in fractures and joints of the underlying
bedrock. The shallow water table and bedrock water -bearing zones are interconnected.
The saprolite, where the saturated thickness is sufficient, acts as a reservoir for
supplying groundwater to the fractures and joints in the bedrock. Shallow
groundwater generally flows from local recharge zones in topographically high areas,
such as ridges, toward groundwater discharge zones, such as stream valleys.
The groundwater flow and transport model for the Roxboro site has been under
development since 2015. The development process began with a steady-state
groundwater flow model and a transient model of constituent transport that were
calibrated to field observations resulting from an extensive assessment effort in early
and mid-2015. The first set of simulations were completed in November 2015
(SynTerra, 2015b) and were revised in February 2016 (SynTerra, 2016) and in November
2018 (SynTerra, 2018).
1.2 Objectives
The purpose of this study is to update the groundwater flow and constituent transport
model of the Site that was previously developed (SynTerra, 2018). Updates include that
the bottom elevation of the model has been lowered 100 feet and model grids have been
revised to include two more layers. Since 2018, additional assessment activities —
including the installation of deep bedrock groundwater monitoring wells associated
with both ash basins, installation of additional wells near the Dry Fly Ash (DFA) silos,
transport, and handling area (DFAHA), performance of groundwater pumping tests in
both ash basins, and multiple groundwater sampling events — have resulted in a
significant increase in the data describing hydraulic property and constituent
distribution. These additional data have further improved the predictive capability and
have increased confidence in the model results. To take advantage of this potential, the
model was recalibrated using data from both the new and existing groundwater wells
through April 2019.
The study consists of three main activities: developing a calibrated steady-state flow
model of April 2019 conditions; developing a historical transient model of boron,
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sulfate, and total dissolved solids (TDS) transport that is calibrated to April 2019
conditions; and performing predictive simulations of the possible closure scenarios and
remediation actions at the Site. The predictive simulations include consideration of a
closure -in -place design that involves capping both the WAB and EAB with a low -
permeability engineered cover system, and a closure -by -excavation design that involves
excavating the coal ash materials in the WAB and part of EAB, placing the materials in a
proposed lined landfill that is an expansion of the existing industrial landfill, and
capping both existing and proposed landfills with a low -permeability engineered cover
system. Additional corrective action measures that accelerate groundwater remediation
are also considered.
The predictive simulations provided herein are not intended to represent a final
detailed closure or remediation design. These simulations use conceptual designs that
are subject to change as the closure and remediation plans are finalized. The
simulations are intended to show the key characteristics of groundwater flow and
mobile constituent transport that are expected to result from the closure actions and
groundwater remediation actions.
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2.0 CONCEPTUAL MODEL
The site conceptual model for the Roxboro Plant is primarily based on the
Comprehensive Site Assessment Report (SynTerra, 2015a), Corrective Action Plan Part 1
(SynTerra, 2015b), Corrective Action Plan Part 2 (SynTerra, 2016a), Comprehensive Site
Assessment Supplement 1 (SynTerra, 2016b), and Comprehensive Site Assessment
Update (SynTerra, 2017) and the Corrective Action Plan (CAP) Update (SynTerra, 2019).
The reports contain extensive detail and data related to most aspects of the conceptual
site model.
2.1 Aquifer System Framework
The aquifer system at the Site is unconfined and includes three distinct
hydrostratigraphic zones to distinguish the interconnected groundwater system: the
shallow (surficial) flow zone, deep (transition) flow zone, and the bedrock flow zone
(Legrand, 1988). The saprolite/transition zone consists of partially to thoroughly
weathered rock that ranges in thickness from 10 feet to 30 feet at the Site (SynTerra,
2015a). The saprolite/transition zone is underlain by fractured metamorphic rock. The
degree of fracturing is spatially variable and generally decreases downward. Vertical
and horizontal fracture zones can cause localized zones of high permeability within the
rock (Legrand, 1988; Miller, 1990). The permeability of the rock intersected by many of
the bedrock wells is moderate, and it is inferred that the fracture density and hydraulic
conductivity decrease downward (Legrand, 1988).
The saprolite/transition zone is saturated at places close to Site surface water features,
including National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)-regulated
wastewater ponds and the Intake Canal, where groundwater is discharging, but it is
unsaturated in most upland areas. The water table occurs in the fractured bedrock in
most upland areas.
Ash is saturated within most portions of the ash basins and forms a continuous
hydrologic system with the underlying saturated geologic material (typically transition
zone and upper bedrock). The ash material fills three alluvial valleys [one valley for the
WAB and two valleys for the EAB (eastern and western lobes)] with maximum
thicknesses of approximately 80 feet in both basins.
Hydraulic conductivity values were determined in the field using slug tests and
pumping tests. The hydraulic conductivity of the ash was measured by conducting 17
slug tests at seven wells completed in the ash. Hydraulic conductivity spanned four
orders of magnitude, from 0.09 feet- per day (ft/d) to 300 ft/d, with a geometric mean of
approximately 2 ft/d. Two pumping tests were conducted in ash in the ash basins, one
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using the ABMW-1 well cluster in the WAB and the other using the ABMW-7 well
cluster in the EAB. Hydraulic conductivity, based on the analytical solution for the
pumping tests, ranges from 0.06 ft/d to 8 ft/d. A numerical forward model used to
interpret the pumping tests indicates the ash consists of multiple layers with horizontal
hydraulic conductivity that ranges from 0.07 ft/d to 15 ft/d and vertical hydraulic
conductivity that ranges from 0.06 ft/d to 2 ft/d (SynTerra, 2019a and 2019e).
The hydraulic conductivity of the saprolite was measured by conducting a total of
seven slug tests at four wells completed in the saprolite. The hydraulic conductivity of
the saprolite ranges from 0.02 ft/d to 700 ft/d with a geometric mean of 0.5 ft/d
(SynTerra, 2019). The small sample size occurred because saprolite is saturated in only
a few locations adjacent to the NPDES-regulated wastewater ponds and areas
associated with the Intake Canal. The hydraulic conductivity of the transition zone was
measured by conducting 27 slug tests at 16 wells, and the results ranged from 0.004 ft/d
to 800 ft/d with a geometric mean of 0.5 ft/d (SynTerra, 2019). The mean values and the
range of hydraulic conductivity estimated from slug tests using wells completed in
saprolite are similar to values from tests conducted using wells in the transition zone.
The hydraulic conductivity of the fractured bedrock was estimated by conducting 76
slug tests at 52 wells completed in the bedrock. The hydraulic conductivity ranges from
0.002 ft/d to 200 ft/d, with a geometric mean of 0.66 ft/d. The 25th percentile is 0.05 ft/d,
the 50th percentile is 0.9 ft/d, and the 75th is 4.5 ft/d. It is inferred that the low end of
the range characterizes the lower bedrock. The high values were measured at wells that
intersect connected fractures zones in the shallow rock.
The hydraulic conductivity of the deep bedrock was measured by conducting 36 slug
tests at 10 wells completed at depths of 156 feet to 415 feet below ground surface. The
estimated hydraulic conductivity ranges from 0.03 ft/d to 13 ft/d, with a geometric mean
of 1.7 ft/d. The high values likely occur where wells intersect fracture zones. This is
consistent with the results of geophysical logging (GEL Solutions, 2019), which
indicates that most of the deep wells intersect one to several fractures that are
permeable enough to contribute to the groundwater flow system
2.2 Groundwater Flow System
The groundwater system is recharged by infiltration in the upland areas. The average
value of recharge was estimated from the map of recharge in North Carolina by Haven
(2003) and from analyzing stream hydrographs. A shapefile of the recharge map by
Haven (2003) was enlarged and features of the Site were superimposed. Colors on the
recharge map were compared to map legend colors because quantitative data from the
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file were unavailable. This comparison indicated that recharge was in the range of 6-10
inches per year in the watershed draining into the ash basins.
The stream flow in Hyco Creek was obtained from measurements recorded at the
gauging station USGS 02077200 near Leasburg, NC. The gauging station, located in
Caswell County, approximately 10 miles southwest of the Site, measures flow from a
watershed covering approximately 45.9 square miles to the south. Hyco Creek flows
into Hyco Reservoir, which borders the Site. The stream flow analysis was conducted
using 11 years of data starting in January 2002. The hydrograph was analyzed by
separating stormflow and baseflow from the hydrograph using the method described
by the Institute of Hydrology (1980). This method of hydrograph separation is widely
used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and others. The separated
hydrograph was analyzed using methods described by Mau and Winter (1997) and
Rutledge and Mesko (1996) to estimate the recharge required to produce the observed
baseflow. Recharge was estimated on a monthly basis and then averaged over the time
period of the dataset. The analysis resulted in an estimate of recharge that ranges from
3 to 7 inches per year, depending on how the recharge is assumed to occur between
baseflow turning points.
Recharge estimated using the hydrograph from Hyco Creek was generally less than that
shown on the map by Haven (2003), although the ranges from the two methods overlap.
Both of these methods of estimating recharge have advantages and disadvantages, so it
was assumed that the recharge to the upland areas was the average of the end members
of the two methods, 0.0018 ft/d (approximately 7.9 inches per year). Further, it was
assumed that recharge was negligible in the vicinity of the Plant, the lined phases of the
industrial landfill, the lined flue gas desulfurization (FGD) ponds at the WAB, the lined
gypsum storage area (GSA), and the low -permeability dams. Recharge greater than the
regional average was assumed on the unvegetated ash basins. Specific values assumed
for the recharge are provided later in Section 4.4.
The EAB was originally developed in 1964 with the construction of an earthen dam,
approximately 50 feet in height with a crest width of 15 feet, which impounded two
creeks and created two lobes (eastern and western) within the basin. CCRs were
deposited in the EAB by hydraulic sluicing operations in 1966. In 1973, the East Ash
Basin dam was raised 20 feet to its present configuration. By 1983, hydraulic sluicing to
the EAB was discontinued with the majority of the eastern lobe filled by the late 1980s.
In 1986, the Roxboro facility was converted to dry fly ash handling, resulting in the
construction of the industrial landfill (Permit 7302), which was constructed partially in
the waste boundary of the EAB. To allow development of the overlying industrial
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landfill, an earthen separator dike was constructed in the eastern portion of the EAB,
which formed a barrier separating the EAB from a portion of the former basin creating
the EAB extension impoundment area. The original landfill was unlined with
subsequent synthetic lined phases constructed over the unlined area beginning around
2002, and the landfill was in operation by 2004. The western lobe of the EAB was partly
filled with ash and water in 1990. Presently, the western lobe is unvegetated and filled
with ash to an elevation of approximately 470 feet, whereas the landfill on the eastern
lobe rises to approximately 530 feet. The elevation of the top of the dam at the EAB is
approximately 475 feet. A topographic map from the USGS Geospatial Database,
shown in the CSA reports, indicates the ground surface elevation was between 390 and
400 feet below the dam in the EAB.
The WAB was created in 1973 with the construction of an earthen dam (main dam) in
the Sargents Creek stream channel. The main dam is an earth fill embankment with a
central earth core constructed between two cofferdams over a prepared rock foundation
with a central core keyway excavated 10 feet into rock. In 1986, the main dam was
raised 13 feet and a series of dikes (Dikes #1 through 34) and a discharge canal were
constructed. A rock filter dike (Dike #1), constructed of rock fill with a sand filter
blanket, was installed in the southern end of the WAB to enhance settling and retention
time. The rock filter dike isolated the southern end of the WAB and created the WAB
extension impoundment area. The distance measured within the basin from the main
dam to the rock filter dike is approximately 4,700 feet in length. Water and ash were
hydraulically sluiced to the WAB at the northeast end of the basin near the Plant, with
water flow to the south. Sluicing operations to the WAB ceased in December 2018 with
the conversion to dry ash handling operations and disposal to the industrial landfill or
as beneficial reuse. A series of lined lagoons (FGD ponds) were constructed on top of
the northwestern corner of the WAB and are used to settle wastewater and solids
formed during the desulfurization of flue gas.
Surface water runoff and process wastewater, including landfill leachate, from the EAB
are managed via an internal collection system with conveyance to the Lined Retention
Basin (LRB) for low volume wastewater treatment. Treated water is discharged to the
NPDES-permitted heated water discharge pond with discharge through NPDES Outfall
003. Surface water runoff related to the WAB flows to the south to the rock filter dike
with discharge to the western discharge canal, positioned along the western side of the
ash basin, which discharges to the heated water discharge pond, which ultimately flows
into Hyco Reservoir through NPDES Outfall 003 (Figure 1-1).
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The surface of the WAB slopes gently to the southeast, where the elevation is
approximately 465 feet. The ground surface elevation was between 390 feet and 410 feet
along Sargents Creek prior to construction of the WAB dam.
The recharge in the ash basins is expected to be variable, ranging from essentially zero
on the lined portions of the landfill and the FGD ponds, to values equal to the regional
average on the exposed ash.
Average water level elevations in four wells completed within ash of the EAB were very
consistent, ranging from 467 feet to 469 feet during baseline measurements. Three wells
are completed in ash of WAB with water level elevation from 463 feet to 464 feet during
baseline measurement. The stage of the WAB impoundment area southeast of the WAB
is approximately 445 feet. The stage of the EAB impoundment area east of the industrial
landfill is approximately 465 feet.
Hydraulic heads were measured below the ash basins in nine locations. The heads in
the underlying bedrock are similar, to slightly lower than, the heads in the basins at
most places, indicating that the ash and underlying bedrock are part of a continuous
hydrologic system. Wells ABMW-3, ABMW-3BR, and ABMW-3BRL in the WAB, and
ABMW-5 and ABMW-51) in EAB, are exceptions, where the head in deepest bedrock
well is nearly 40 feet lower than head in the ash basin well. This large head difference
indicates a discontinuity in the hydrologic system. It appears that the deep bedrock
system is separated locally from the shallow hydrologic system by zones of low
hydraulic conductivity. Moreover, we infer that permeable zones in the deep bedrock
are hydraulically connected to zones outside of the ash basin where the hydraulic head
is lower than in the ash basin.
The hydraulic head in the ash basins is bordered regionally by heads of 500 feet or
higher in upland areas, and by heads of approximately 410 feet at Hyco Reservoir (full
pool is 410 feet). On a more local scale, the hydraulic head between the ash basins and
along a topographic ridge that trends toward the eastern lobe of the EAB is higher than
within the ash basins themselves. The head is lower than the ash basins in the eastern
discharge canal that drains north from the EAB extension impoundment on the east
side and the western discharge canal on the west side of the WAB.
The distribution of observed hydraulic head indicates a general pattern of groundwater
flow that differs between the two lobes of the EAB and the WAB. It is inferred from the
head measurements, that groundwater flow into the eastern lobe of the EAB is from
uplands to the south and east, and flows north toward the Intake Canal and northeast
to the eastern discharge canal draining the extension impoundment to the east.
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Groundwater is inferred to flow into the western lobe of the EAB from the west, south,
and east. Groundwater flow from the western lobe is inferred to occur to the north
toward the NPDES-permitted wastewater ponds.
The distribution of observed hydraulic head indicates that groundwater flows into the
WAB from upland areas located to the southeast. It is inferred from the head
distribution that groundwater flows from the WAB to the north through and around
the dam, as well as to the western discharge canal to the west of the WAB. It is also
inferred that flow occurs from the WAB ponded water through and beneath the filter
dike in the south central end of the WAB because of the head within the ponded water.
2.3 Hydrologic Boundaries
The major discharging locations for the shallow water system serve as hydrologic
boundaries to the shallow groundwater system. These include NPDES-permitted
wastewater ponds and the Intake Canal.
2.4 Hydraulic Boundaries
The shallow groundwater system does not appear to contain impermeable barriers or
boundaries in the study area, but it does include hydraulic boundaries between zones of
different hydraulic conductivity. The degree of fracturing, and thus the hydraulic
conductivity, is expected to decrease with depth in metamorphic rock. This will result
in blocks of unfractured rock where the hydraulic conductivity is quite low to
negligible. However, isolated fractures might occur that result in large local hydraulic
conductivities, and the locations of these fractures is difficult to predict or to
comprehensively map. It was assumed that the rock was impermeable below the depth
of the bottom modeled layer, and a no -flow boundary was used to represent this
condition.
2.5 Sources and Sinks
Recharge is the major source of water in the uplands and ash basins. Most of the
groundwater discharges to streams and lakes, as previously discussed. Groundwater
discharges into the ash basins and flows as pore water through the ash basins, which act
as both a source of, and sink for, groundwater. Ponded water occurs in the WAB, and
shallow water conditions in the EAB, primarily from groundwater discharge and
surface water runoff, are noted. Some surface water may infiltrate to recharge
groundwater flowing under the dams at the northern ends of the ash basins.
Approximately 63 water supply wells in the vicinity of the Roxboro Plant (SynTerra,
2014) have been identified and included as sinks in the groundwater model. Screen
elevations and pumping rates from most of these wells are unknown. Woodland
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Elementary School has two wells to the southwest of the Plant; one of the wells is
currently used for water supply. The model assumes both are active because the second
may become active in the future, and this is more conservative when considering
potential receptors. Woodland Elementary School wells are the only public supply
wells in the area. Another water supply well is used by a building materials
manufacturing plant that makes drywall located to the northeast of the Roxboro Plant
across from the Intake Canal. The remaining water supply wells are assumed to be
domestic wells that supply water to single-family residences, largely in the upland
areas southwest and southeast of the Plant. Water from some domestic water supply
wells was sampled by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
(NCDEQ) and used for chemical analysis. These data were consistent with ambient
groundwater composition with no evidence of effects from ash basins. The wells are
situated in distinct drainage basins/slope-aquifer systems separate and/or upgradient
relative to groundwater flow from the Plant area and the ash basins.
Measurement data on the discharge rate from the water supply wells was unavailable,
so an average discharge rate was used in the model. The average daily water use in
North Carolina is 60 gallons to 70 gallons per person (Treece et al. 1990); therefore, a
well providing water for a family of four people would be pumped at approximately
280 gallons per day.
Residential sanitary waste water is disposed of through septic systems in the vicinity of
the Roxboro site, which causes much of the water that is pumped from the aquifer to
infiltrate into the vadose zone through septic drain fields. Radcliffe et al. (2006) studied
septic drain fields in the southeast and found that 91 percent of the water used by a
household was discharged to the septic drain field. This corresponds to a consumptive
use of 9 percent. This is consistent with the data presented by Treece et al. (1990), who
conclude that consumptive use is less than 6 percent. Daniels et al. (1997) developed a
groundwater model of the Indian Creek watershed in North Carolina, which used the
analysis of Treece et al. (1990) to characterize pumping and septic return rates. Septic
systems were considered a source of water in the model.
2.6 Water Budget
The long-term average rate of water inflow to the study area is equal to the rate of water
outflow from the study area. Water enters the groundwater system through recharge,
typically derived from rain water infiltration but also including septic return, and
leaves by discharge of surface water and water supply wells. The magnitude of
components of the water budget are difficult to constrain using field data at the Site, but
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water budget details are derived from the groundwater model and will be provided in
Sections 5.0 and 6.0.
2.7 Modeled Constituents of Interest
This report will focus on modeling conservative constituents of interest (COIs) boron,
sulfate, and total dissolved solids (TDS). The EAB and WAB are NPDES-permitted
wastewater treatment systems. Water within the ash basins is not groundwater;
therefore, comparison with 02L standards/Interim Maximum Allowable Concentrations
(IMAC)/background values is for general comparative purposes only. In ash pore water
samples collected from wells, antimony, boron, chromium (total and hexavalent),
cobalt, iron, manganese, molybdenum, pH, selenium, strontium, sulfate, TDS, total
uranium, and vanadium were detected in the ash pore water at concentrations greater
than 02L standards or IMAC values. These compounds were identified in the CSA
Update (SynTerra, 2017) as COIs at Roxboro.
Many COIs identified are naturally occurring and present at background locations not
affected by the ash basin operations. Naturally occurring compounds include antimony,
chromium (total and hexavalent), cobalt, iron, manganese, TDS, and vanadium. These
constituents are commonly detected in groundwater in the Piedmont province of North
Carolina. Background analytical results are used to compare detected constituent
concentration ranges from the source area relative to native conditions. Statistically
derived background values for the Site have been calculated (SynTerra, 2019b) and used
for screening of assessment data collected in areas of potential migration of COIs from a
source area.
COIs have been grouped by geochemical behavior and mobility. Boron, sulfate, and
TDS are considered conservative constituents since they are relatively mobile in
groundwater. At Roxboro, the distribution of conservative COIs (boron, sulfate, and
TDS) represents the area of maximum COI distribution at or beyond the compliance
boundary and the conservative COIs are the focus of corrective action. Geochemical
model simulations support that these constituents would be transported conservatively
(Kd values <1 mL/g) as soluble species under most conditions (SynTerra, 2019c). The
spatial occurrence of these COIs with a discernable plume in the direction of
groundwater flow downgradient from source areas supports this conclusion.
Of these conservative constituents, boron is generally the most prevalent in affected
groundwater and ash pore water at concentrations greater than 02L (700 µg/L).
Additionally, the background value for boron (50 µg/L) at Roxboro is consistent with
the laboratory reporting limit. This provides some assurance that detectable
concentrations of boron, occurring in a discernable plume in the direction of
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groundwater flow, represent migration from a source area. For these reasons, boron has
served as a primary indicator of the maximum extent of constituents with a source in
ash. Sulfate and TDS are not as common as boron but are similarly present in
concentrations greater than 02L within ash pore water and affected downgradient areas
at Roxboro. Sulfate and TDS are also present in concentrations greater than 02L within
discernable plumes at additional downgradient source areas, the GSA and the DFAHA.
2.8 Constituent Transport
The COIs that are present in the wastewater and coal ash leach into the ash pore water.
As water infiltrates through the bottom of the basins or dams, pore water containing
COIs can enter the groundwater system. Once in the groundwater system, the COIs are
transported by advection and dispersion, subject to retardation through adsorption to
solids. During transport, dilution occurs within the groundwater system. As the COIs
reach surface water, they are removed from the groundwater system and enter the
surface water system, where in general, they are greatly diluted.
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3.0 COMPUTER MODEL
3.1 Model Selection
The numerical groundwater flow model was developed using MODFLOW (McDonald
and Harbaugh, 1988), a three-dimensional (3D) finite difference groundwater model
created by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The chemical transport model
is the Modular 3-D Transport Multi -Species (MT3DMS) model (Zheng and Wang, 1999).
MODFLOW and MT3DMS, widely used in industry and government, are considered to
be industry standards. The models were assembled using the Aquaveo GMS 10.3
graphical user interface (httl2://www.aquaveo.com/).
3.2 Model Description
MODFLOW uses Darcy's law and the conservation of mass to derive water balance
equations for each finite difference cell. MODFLOW considers 3D transient
groundwater flow in confined and unconfined heterogeneous systems, and it can
include dynamic interaction with pumping wells, recharge, evapotranspiration, rivers,
streams, springs, lakes, and swamps.
This study uses the MODFLOW-NWT version (Niswonger, et al., 2011). The NWT
version of MODFLOW provides improved numerical stability and accuracy for
modeling problems with variable water tables. The improved capability is helpful in
the present work where the position of the water table in the ash basin can fluctuate
depending on the conditions under which the basin is operated and on the closure
action activities.
MT3DMS uses the groundwater flow field from MODFLOW to simulate 3D advection
and dispersion of the dissolved COIs, including the effects of retardation due to COI
adsorption to the soil matrix.
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4.0 GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODEL
CONSTRUCTION
The flow and transport model of the Site was built through a series of steps.
• Step 1: Build a 3D model of the site hydrostratigraphy based on field data.
• Step 2: Determine the model domain and construction of the numerical grid.
• Step 3: Populate the numerical grid with flow parameters.
• Step 4: Calibrate the steady-state flow model with adjustments of the numerical
grid.
• Step 5: Develop a transient model of historical flow to provide time -dependent
constituent transport development.
• Step 6: Recalibrate to ensure the flow model matched the observed heads and the
transient model reproduced the observed plumes.
The current model is a revised version of a model initially developed in 2015 and
updated in subsequent years. The process of revising the model involved using the
model updated in 2018 as a starting point and following an iterative process of
adjusting parameters until the model adequately predicted the observed heads and
concentrations.
4.1 Model Domain and Grid
The initial steps in the model grid generation process were the determination of the
model domain and the construction of a 3D hydrostratigraphic model. The model has
dimensions of approximately 4 miles by 3 miles, and with the long dimension trending
N30E (Figure 4-1). This trend is parallel to the axis of Hyco Reservoir. The northwest
corner of this region was underlain by Hyco Reservoir, and the model was set as
inactive to the west of the approximate center of the lake. Portions of the model that
were set as inactive are excluded from the numerical simulation. This configuration
was selected so that most of the northwest and southwest sides of the model were
bounded by Hyco Reservoir. The distance to the southeast and northeast boundaries of
the model were made large relative to the area of interest in order to minimize the
influence of outer model boundary conditions.
The ground surface of the model was interpolated from USGS NED n37w0791/3 arc -sec
20131 degree IMG dataset obtained from http://viewer.nationalmal2.gov/viewer/. The
elevations for the top of the ash basin were modified using more recent surveying data
from the WSP USA Aerial Topographic Survey from May, 2015.
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The hydrostratigraphic model consists of seven units: the EAB and WAB, saprolite,
transition zone, upper fractured rock, lower fractured rock, upper bedrock, and lower
bedrock. The hydrostratigraphic model was developed using "solids" in GMS (Figure
4-2). Four solids were created and then subdivided after the computational mesh was
developed. The solids include: ash, saprolite/transition zone, fractured rock, and
unfractured rock. The ash solid includes the EAB and WAB hydrostratigraphic units.
The saprolite/transition zone solid includes the saprolite and transition zone units. The
lower contact between the ash basin and the underlying saprolite was assumed to be
the ground surface prior to construction of the ash basins. An electronic file describing
this surface was created by digitizing a preconstruction topographic map. The digitized
points were interpolated to create a continuous surface representing the preconstruction
ground surface, and this was used as the contact between the ash and the underlying
saprolite. The lateral extent of the ash was determined from aerial photographs and
maps in the CSA report (SynTerra, 2015).
The saprolite and transition zone were combined into the same solids model. The
contact between the transition zone and underlying bedrock was determined by
interpolating data measured in borings from the CSA report and historical data. This
produced an isopach map of the thickness of the weathered zone (saprolite and
partially weathered rock in the transition zone). The interpolated isopach surface was
subtracted from the ground surface to create the contact used in the model. The
methodology outlined above for creating a geologic model was done so the interpolated
contacts would approximately follow the ground surface between boreholes, which are
consistent with the expectations based on the hydrogeology of the Piedmont region (e.g.
LeGrand, 1988; Miller, 1990).
The fractured rock is approximately 100 feet thick, based on general field observations
and data from boring logs interpretation. The fractured rock solid was subdivided into
the upper fractured rock unit and lower fractured rock unit in the model. The
unfractured rock solid was subdivided into the upper bedrock and lower bedrock units.
The numerical model grid consists of 25 layers representing the hydrostratigraphic
units. The model grid was set up to conform to the contacts from the solids. The model
grid layers correspond to the solids as follows:
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Hydrostratigraphic Layer
Grid Layer
Ash
1-8
Saprolite
9-11
Transition zone
12-13
Upper fractured rock
14-16
Lower fractured rock
17-18
Upper bedrock
19-20
Lower bedrock
21-25
The numerical grid consists of rectangular blocks arranged in columns, rows and layers.
There are 270 columns, 233 rows, and 25 layers (Figure 4-3). The maximum width of
the columns and rows is 100 feet. The size of the grid blocks is approximately 50 feet
inside and near the ash basins. The horizontal dimension of some of the grid blocks is
as small as 15 feet in the vicinity of the dams. Grid layers 1-8 were set as inactive
outside of the region of the ash basin as determined from aerial photos and the CSA
report (SynTerra, 2015a). Grid layers 9-25 were set as inactive in the northwest corner
of the model that represented region on the far side of Hyco Reservoir.
4.2 Hydraulic Parameters
The horizontal hydraulic conductivity and the horizontal to vertical hydraulic
conductivity anisotropy ratio (anisotropy) are the main hydraulic parameters in the
model. The distribution of these parameters is based primarily on the model
hydrostratigraphy, with some additional vertical variation. Most of the hydraulic
parameter distributions in the model were uniform throughout a model layer. Initial
estimates of parameters were based on literature values; results of slug, core and
pumping tests; and simulations performed using a preliminary flow model. The
hydraulic parameter values were adjusted during the flow model calibration process
described further in Section 5.0 to provide a best fit to observed water levels in
observation wells.
The hydraulic conductivity of coal ash measured at 14 sites in North Carolina ranges
over 4 orders of magnitude, with a geometric mean value of approximately 1.8 ft/d
(Figure 4-4 through Figure 4-7). Ash hydraulic conductivity values estimated by
interpreting slug test data at Roxboro range from 0.09 ft/d to 300 ft/d. Two pumping
tests were performed in ash material within the ash basins at Roxboro to help refine the
value of this parameter. One test was performed in the EAB and another in the WAB.
Hydraulic conductivity based on analytical and numerical solutions ranges from 0.06
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ft/d to 15 ft/d. Pumping tests were conducted in the ash basins at five other Duke sites.
Those pumping tests were analyzed using parameter estimation methods with
analytical solutions and with Site -specific numerical models. The results are
summarized in Figure 4-4 (SynTerra, 2019a and 2019e).
The hydraulic conductivities from hundreds of slug tests performed in saprolite wells at
10 Piedmont sites range over 4 orders of magnitude and have a geometric mean value
of 0.9 ft/d (Figure 4-5). Slug tests performed at wells completed in saprolite at Roxboro
indicate that hydraulic conductivity ranges from 0.02 ft/d to 700 ft/d.
Transition zone hydraulic conductivities from hundreds of slug tests at 10 Piedmont
sites range over 5 orders of magnitude, with a geometric mean value of 0.9 ft/d
(Figure 4-6). The measured values at Roxboro range from 0.004 ft/d to 800 ft/d.
Fractured bedrock hydraulic conductivities from hundreds of slug tests at 10 Piedmont
sites in North Carolina (Figure 4-7) range over more than 6 orders of magnitude, with a
geometric mean value of 0.3 ft/d. The measured values at Roxboro for shallow
fractured rock range from 0.002 ft/d to 200 ft/d. The measured hydraulic conductivity
values for lower fracture rock and competent bedrock at Roxboro range from 0.03 ft/d
to 10 ft/d.
Similar to the hydraulic conductivity obtained from all sites, data from slug tests and
pumping tests conducted at the Roxboro span over a large range, indicating that
hydraulic conductivity varies spatially due to heterogeneities. The hydraulic
conductivity geometric mean values at Roxboro are similar to that of all sites.
4.3 Flow Model Boundary Conditions
The flow model outer boundary conditions are different for the different aquifer units.
The outer lateral boundary conditions for the saprolite are almost entirely constant
head, with small areas of no -flow locally. Boundaries on the west and northern parts of
the model include parts of Hyco Reservoir. The head in the upper layer of the model
was set to the stage of the lake.
The boundaries on the south and east sides of the model are independent of a definitive
hydrologic feature. A constant head boundary condition with the head set 3 feet above
the top of the saprolite layer was used along these boundaries. This boundary
condition forces the water table to be in the top of the saprolite along the south and east
boundaries, which is a reasonable approximation of the observed and expected
conditions. The constant head boundary condition extends along the upland areas, but
it is terminated within a few hundred feet of the locations of streams or lakes. This is
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because streams or lakes that intersect the boundary are defined by their own boundary
conditions (as either constant head or drain -type boundaries). This creates short
intervals of no -flow conditions between streams or lakes and the uplands in the
saprolite.
The constant head boundary condition was assigned to layers 9-16, which is where
most of the flow occurs. The underlying layers were set to no -flow. The model
boundary on the west and north sides of the model was set to constant head where it
cuts across Hyco Reservoir or related water bodies. The boundary condition outlined
above was used along the western and northern boundaries where the model cut across
upland areas.
4.4 Flow Model Sources and Sinks
The flow model sources and sinks on the interior of the model consist of recharge, lakes,
wetlands, streams, and groundwater pumping.
Recharge is a key hydrologic parameter in the model (Figure 4-8). As described in
Section 2.2, the recharge rate for upland areas of the Roxboro was assumed to be 0.0018
ft/d (7.9 inches per year). The recharge rate was set to zero in the regions around the
lakes that serve as groundwater discharge zones. The recharge rate in the Roxboro
Plant was set to 0.0001 ft/d, due to the large areas of roof and pavement. The recharge
rate for the gypsum storage area, the lined area of the industrial landfill in and around
the EAB, and the area of the lined FGD ponds on the WAB was set to 0.00001 ft/d
(Figure 4-8). Recharge on the dams was set to equal to or lower than 0.0001 ft/d because
of the low permeability of these features. Recharge on the exposed ash was assumed to
be the same as ambient conditions (0.0018 ft/d). Recharge was omitted from the
southern end of the WAB where standing water is present and from the southern
extension impoundment (Figure 4-8).
Recharge to the exposed portions of the unlined area of the industrial landfill of the
EAB was set to be the same as ambient conditions (0.0018 ft/d). A portion of the
unlined landfill area was recently covered with an engineered cover system, and as a
result, the recharge rate for that area was set to close to zero.
Figure 4-8 shows the distribution of recharge zones in the model. Recharge was not
adjusted much during the initial model calibration process, but it is included in the
sensitivity analysis. The reason for not including recharge as a calibration parameter is
that for steady-state unconfined flow, the hydraulic heads are determined primarily by
the ratio of recharge to hydraulic conductivity, so the two parameters are not
independent. In situations where the groundwater discharges to a flow measuring
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point (for example, a gauged stream in a watershed), the flow measurement can be used
to calibrate the recharge value, allowing both the recharge rate and the hydraulic
conductivity to be simultaneously calibrated. However, no streams were gauged at
Roxboro, so recharge was fixed.
Recharge was adjusted slightly during the model revision. The revision included
reducing the recharge on the exposed ash in WAB and EAB, which allowed the heads at
ash basin monitoring wells to be adequately explained at ash basin monitoring wells
using average ash properties.
Lakes and other water bodies were represented as general head boundary set to their
stage (Figure 4-9). This includes Hyco Reservoir and NPDES-regulated wastewater
ponds within the Plant that were assumed to be at the same stage as Hyco Reservoir.
The full pool stage of Hydro Reservoir is 410 feet, but the lake stage was less than full
pool when the calibration water levels were made; therefore, 408 feet was used for the
stage in the model. The upper two layers of the model used to represent Hyco
Reservoir are approximately 20 feet thick. This is consistent with the bathymetry of the
lake. However, the distribution of the lake bathymetry was unavailable. Therefore, the
lake depth was assumed to be uniform. The stages of NPDES-regulated wastewater
ponds were determined from Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data.
Streams were represented as Type 3 boundary conditions, called "drains" in
MODFLOW (Figure 4-9). The elevation of the streams is set to the ground surface
elevation determined from the LiDAR to account for small amounts of incision
observed in the field. The drain conductance was set to 100 ft2/day, a relatively large
value that will cause negligible head loss, and was not adjusted during calibration.
The ash basins were represented by simulating the observed standing water as general
head boundary and applying recharge based on estimates from the land cover. This
approach treats the ash basins in the same way as other hydrogeologic components in
the model, and it was selected as the best approach to characterize April 2019
conditions. However, the hydrologic conditions of the ash basins in the past differ from
April 2019 conditions. The ash basins appear as open water bodies in an aerial
photograph from 1977. The stage of the water in the ash basins appears to be similar to
water levels observed in wells during recent years.
Channels through the ash basins were represented as general head, even though
streams elsewhere in the model were treated as drains. This was done to allow water to
flow into or out of the channels as water flows through the ash basins. Streams were
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represented as drains because it was assumed that they gain only water from
groundwater.
The hydraulic history of the ash basins was represented by assuming present conditions
with a few exceptions to reasonably approximate the conditions in the basins since they
were built. One exception is the distribution of recharge on the basins, which was
adjusted to approximate changes resulting from construction. The starting recharge
was assumed to be equal to the ambient recharge everywhere in the WAB and EAB.
The construction of the lined FGD ponds in the WAB in 2004 was assumed to decrease
the recharge to negligible values. In addition, the installation of a liner on and adjacent
to a portion of the unlined landfill in 2014 was assumed to reduce the recharge to
negligible values at those locations (Figure 4-8).
Little information about the public and private wells in the model area is available,
other than their locations, which are shown on Figure 4-10 (data from SynTerra, 2015a).
Most of the wells are probably open boreholes in the upper 100 feet of bedrock.
However, it is common for drillers in the Piedmont to extend wells to depths of several
hundred feet in an effort to intersect permeable fractures and create more productive
wells or for increased storage capacity. As a result, the depth of the wells probably
ranges from 150 feet to 600 feet. The wells are assumed to be screened in grid layer 16
in the model.
The pumping rates from the wells were unknown; therefore, it was assumed that the
wells were pumped at 280 gallons per day, which is an average water use for a family of
four in North Carolina (Treece et al. 1990; North Carolina Water Use,1987, and 1995).
Septic return was assumed to be 94 percent of the pumping rate, based on Treece et al.
(1990), Daniels et al. (1997) and Radcliffe et al. (2006). The septic return was injected into
layer 11 (saprolite) in the model.
The wells used for water supply at Woodland Elementary School and at the building
materials manufacturing plant were assumed to be pumped at a steady rate of 500
ft3/day. Approximately 280 students and staff are at the Woodland School, according to
their website
(http://woodland.person.kl2.nc.us/cros/One.aspx?portalId=23434&pageld=222558). The
website was accessed in 2016, but it is no longer available. It was assumed that
approximately 20 percent of daily water consumption occurred at the school, and the
daily water consumption was estimated using the data outlined above of 70 gallons per
day (280 gallons per day for a family of four, or 37.4 ft3/d). No data about the building
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materials manufacturing plant well was available, and a pumping rate of 500 W/d was
assumed.
4.5 Flow Model Calibration Targets
The steady state flow model calibration targets were average water level measurements
from 173 groundwater monitoring wells obtained through April 2019. For comparison,
the previous flow model was calibrated with data from 127 wells obtained through
November 2017. In general, wells with an ABMW designation are screened in ash,
wells with an S designation are screened in the saprolite, and wells with a D
designation are screened in the transition zone. Those with a BR designation are
screened in the upper fractured rock, and those with a BRL designation are screened in
the lower fractured rock or bedrock, with an additional L indicating greater depth.
The water levels used for calibration were determined by taking the average value for
head data. Water levels are expected to vary on an annual period due to seasonal
changes in recharge. These fluctuations in water level are not simulated because the
flow model is steady state. The average water level values are the best available
estimates of the steady state hydraulic heads, so they were used for calibration. This
approach differs from previous calibrations of the model where the most recent water
level measurements were used. Water -level data have been recorded quarterly
(seasonal) for up to 17 years. Most records span more than one year, so seasonal
fluctuations are accommodated by averaging the head values.
4.6 Transport Model Parameters
The transient transport model uses a sequence of steady state MODFLOW simulations
to provide the time -dependent groundwater velocity field. The transient transport
simulation was initiated January 1966 and continued through April 2019.
Operations at the Roxboro Plant began in 1966, and the EAB was the first basin to
receive ash. The history of the EAB is complex and included the construction of the
separator dike in the upstream end of the eastern lobe; creation of an industrial landfill;
and development of a lined landfill. However, it is reasonable that the hydraulic head
remained similar from the time the basin was filled with water until present day. The
implication is that that the pore water exchanged between the ash basins and the
natural underlying geological materials under April 2019 conditions is approximately
the same as it was during sluicing operations. The flow model assumes that the ash
basins fill with water quickly and the heads are maintained at the same level as April
2019 conditions.
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The key transport model parameters (besides the groundwater flow field) are the boron,
sulfate, and TDS source concentrations in the ash basin, and the boron, sulfate, and TDS
soil -water distribution coefficients (Kd). Secondary parameters are the effective porosity
and the longitudinal, transverse, and vertical dispersivity. The source concentrations
were estimated from recently measured ash pore water concentrations in monitoring
wells. Source concentrations of the boron, sulfate, and TDS are held constant at the
specified levels in the ash layers during historical transport simulations but are allowed
to vary in time during the predictive simulations that follow.
The numerical treatment of adsorption in the model requires special consideration
because part of the system is a porous media (the ash, saprolite, and transition zone)
with a relatively high porosity, whereas the bedrock is a fractured media with very low
matrix porosity and permeability. As a result, transport in the fractured bedrock occurs
almost entirely through the fractures. The MODFLOW and MT3DMS flow and
transport models simulate fractured bedrock as an equivalent porous media. With this
approach, an effective hydraulic conductivity is assigned to the fractured rock zones so
that it produces the correct Darcy flux (volume of water flowing per area of rock per
time) for a given hydraulic gradient. However, because the water flows almost entirely
through the fractures, this approach requires that a small effective porosity value (0.05
or less) be used for the transport calculations to compute a realistic pore velocity. The
velocity of a COI, Vc, is affected by both the porosity, 0, and the retardation factor, R, as:
V, _ V (la)
OR
where the retardation factor is computed internally in the MT3DMS code using a
conventional approach:
R=1+PbKd (lb)
and V is the volumetric flux (Darcy velocity), pb is the bulk density and Kd is the soil -
water distribution coefficient assuming linear equilibrium sorption. The retardation
factor for COI in fractured rock is expected to be in the same range as R for porous
media. However, it is apparent from (1b) that R can become large if 0 is reduced and Kd
is held constant. This increase in R is unrealistic, and is the reason why a small Kd value
is assigned to the bedrock, where the effective porosity is due to the fractures, and is
low. This reduction of Kd is justified on physical grounds because COIs in fractured
rock interact with only a small fraction of the total volume in a grid block, whereas
COIs in porous media are assumed to interact with the entire volume. The Kd values
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for COIs in the bedrock layers of the model were reduced by scaling them to the
bedrock porosity. This causes the retardation factor in the fractured rock to be similar
to R in the saprolite and transition zone.
Ash leaching tests were performed on two samples from the EAB and three samples
from the WAB using USEPA (LEAF) Method 1316. The leaching data were analyzed to
develop Kd values for boron and sulfate in the coal ash. Kd of boron in ash in laboratory
data ranges from 0.1 mL/g to 0.5 mL/g with a geometric mean value of 0.24 mL/g. Kd of
sulfate in ash in laboratory data ranges from 0.1 mL/g to 0.2 mL/g with a geometric
mean value of 0.11 mL/g.
Linear sorption Kd values for boron were measured in the laboratory using samples
from the coal ash and native aquifer materials obtained from the Site (Langley and Oza,
2015). In general, the measured Kd values are highly variable, and the variability within
a given material type was larger than the variability between different materials.
The values of Kd used in the model are based on initial estimates of Kd measured in the
laboratory, which were then adjusted to improve the match with field data. A boron Kd
value of 0.4 mL/g and a sulfate Kd of 0.2 mL/g are used for ash in the model. These
values are within the range of the leaching test results. No leaching test was performed
for TDS, and it was assumed that Kd in the ash for TDS is the same as that for sulfate
(0.2 mL/g). The modeling approach for the predictive simulations of future boron
transport allows the COI concentration in the ash to vary with time in response to
flushing by groundwater. Using a Kd value derived from ash leaching tests ensures that
the model response of the COIs in the ash to groundwater flushing is realistic.
The Kd values for the COIs outside of the ash basin were treated as calibration
parameters. Boron Kd value was determined to be 0.6 mL/g for saprolite and the
transition zone and 0.02 mL/g for fractured rock and bedrock. For sulfate and TDS, Ka
was assumed to be 0.2 mL/g for saprolite and the transition zone and 0.02 mL/g for
fractured rock and bedrock. Additional heterogeneity in Kd was included during COI
calibration, which will be described in Section 5.3.
It was assumed the effective porosity was generally uniform within a grid layer and
decreases with depth based on the hydrogeologic conceptual model.
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Layer
Effective Porosity
1-8
0.3
9-11
0.2
12-13
0.2
14-16
0.05
17-20
0.01
21-25
0.001
Additional heterogeneity for porosity was included during COI calibration, which will
be described in Section 5.3.
The longitudinal dispersivity was assigned a value of 20 feet, and the transverse
dispersivity and the vertical dispersivity were set to 2 feet. The dry bulk density of the
porous media was assumed to be 1.6 g/mL. Dispersivity and bulk density were poorly
constrained by the available field data, so the assumed values were fixed during the
calibration process.
4.7 Transport Model Boundary Conditions
The transport model boundary conditions are no flow on the exterior edges of the
model except where constant head boundaries exist, where they are specified a fixed
concentration of zero. As water containing dissolved constituents enters these zones,
the dissolved mass is removed from the model. The infiltrating rainwater is assumed to
lack COIs in most locations, and it enters from the upper active layer of the model.
The initial condition for the transport model is zero concentration of COIs in
groundwater in 1966. No background concentrations are considered. The
concentrations in the EAB are assumed to be at the observed concentrations at the start
of the simulation. The concentrations in the WAB are zero at the start of the simulation,
and they increase to the observed concentrations in 1974 when the ash basin was
created.
4.8 Transport Model Sources and Sinks
The wastewater and ash in the ash basins are the main sources of COIs in the model.
The sources are simulated by holding the constituent concentrations constant in cells
located inside the ash basins. This allows infiltrating water to carry dissolved
constituents from the ash into the groundwater system. With the
MODFLOW/MT3DMS modeling approach, it is critical that the source zone is placed in
cells that contain water (not "dry cells"). Some of the cells in the ash basin were dry, so
the specified concentration condition was placed in all eight layers representing the ash.
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Chemical analyses from seven wells were used to characterize the distribution of boron,
sulfate, and TDS concentrations within the ash basins. The concentration observed in
the wells was assumed to represent the concentration in the vicinity of the well
throughout the simulation. This resulted in a patch -like distribution of concentration
within the ash basins. During the model revision, the concentrations of COIs in the ash
was subdivided into additional patches. This was necessary to explain the variation of
concentrations observed in the wells installed along the periphery of the basins.
The existence of the boron source material outside the waste boundary is inferred based
on calibrating the model to observed concentrations, and it is consistent with the known
occurrence of the unlined portion of the industrial landfill and landfill base grade
structural fill around the periphery of the EAB, in an area called the "Halo" area.
Soil and rock affected by COIs in the ash basin can serve as a secondary source of the
COIs at the Site. This potential is fully accounted for in the model by continuously
tracking the COI concentrations in time in the saprolite, transition zone, and bedrock
materials throughout the model. The historical transport model simulates the migration
of COIs through the soil and bedrock from the ash basin, and these results are used as
the starting concentrations for the predictive simulations. Therefore, even if all of the
coal ash is excavated, the transport model predicts soil beneath the ash will have an
ongoing effect on groundwater.
Additional characterizations were performed in 2019, targeting the gypsum storage
area and the DFA silos, transport, and handling area (GSA/DFAHA). This includes
reviewing historical topography and engineering drawings to estimate the extent of
structural fill composed of dry fly ash, installing additional monitoring wells near the
silo area and DFA haul road, surveying of water elevations and COI concentrations in
the "unnamed pond" north of EAB and all NPDES-regulated wastewater ponds
adjacent to the Intake Canal, and making field measurements to assess the flow rates
and COI concentrations in the eastern discharge canal. COI -containing materials in the
GSA/DFAHA are included in the model as non-CAMA ash sources. The recharge rate
at the lined gypsum storage area was assumed to be low (0.00001 ft/d) to account for a
liner beneath the gypsum storage area. Even though the DFAHA are covered by
concrete and asphalt pavement, the recharge rate was assumed to be the same as
ambient recharge (0.0018 ft/d) to account for the water used in dust suppression that
would infiltrate into the ground through cracks in the pavement.
The transport model sinks are the constant head lakes and streams. As groundwater
enters these features, it is removed along with any dissolved constituent mass.
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4.9 Transport Model Calibration Targets
The transport model calibration targets are boron, sulfate, and TDS concentrations
measured in 152 monitoring wells through April 2019.
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5.0 MODEL CALIBRATION TO APRIL 2019 CONDITIONS
5.1 Flow Model Calibration
The flow model was calibrated in stages starting with a model that assumed
homogeneous conditions in most hydrostratigraphic layers. In general, calibration was
done by seeking the simplest configuration of parameters that matched the observed
hydrogeologic conditions and the assumed or observed geologic conditions. The layer
properties are nearly homogeneous in many locations through the model domain.
Several heterogeneities were assumed to improve the fit between the simulated and
observed heads and concentrations.
The calibration was initiated using the geologic model to define the geometry of
hydrogeologic units. Initial values of hydraulic conductivity for the hydrostratigraphic
units were based on optimal values identified during the most recent revision of the
model in 2018. Those values were then adjusted to reduce the residuals (difference
between the predicted and observed hydraulic heads).
Heterogeneities
The original model had less precise head predictions at several wells. To further reduce
the head residuals, zones of relatively low hydraulic conductivity were inferred near
wells where the hydraulic head was underestimated. Including zones with lower
hydraulic conductivity increased the simulated head, and the hydraulic conductivities
of these zones were decreased until either the head was increased sufficiently or a lower
limit of hydraulic conductivity was reached (Figures 5-la-w). Zones of low hydraulic
conductivity is likely to occur where clay content is relatively high, or, in some cases,
might be caused by human activity (such as the construction of a dam that may
compress the soil and reduce the conductivity in the dam footprint).
For wells where the hydraulic head was overestimated, zones of relatively high
permeability that extend toward a nearby stream or lake were inferred. Including
zones with this geometry near the wells reduced the simulated head, and the hydraulic
conductivity of each zone was increased until either the head was reduced sufficiently
to match the observation, or an upper limit of hydraulic conductivity was reached
(Figures 5-la-w). Flat -lying zones of interconnected fractures several hundred feet or
more across were described in crystalline rock at the USGS Mirror Lake research site
(e.g. Tiedeman et al. 2001), and similar fracture zones have been recognized at other
fractured rock sites, which could explain this type of heterogeneity. It was assumed
that some fracture zones are roughly flat -lying and equally dimensional, and some are
steep -dipping and elongated.
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Ten (10) deep bedrock wells installed in 2019 provided additional information on the
hydraulic conductivity and fracture geometry in bedrock at the Site (SynTerra, 2019f).
Depths of these wells range from 163 feet to 415 feet in the WAB and from 156 feet to
403 feet in the EAB. Geophysical methods were used to locate and characterize
fractures capable of contributing to the groundwater flow field. Conductive fracture
zones down at depth in the deep bedrock zones were observed, which justify the
occurrence of fractured zones in the bedrock.
Moderate downward head gradient was observed at the MW-205 well cluster in the
WAB, whereas up to 33 feet of downward head gradients were observed in the CW-1
well cluster and CCR-108BR well cluster, indicating potential downward groundwater
flow from shallow zone to deep bedrock. The heads in the lower wells in these clusters
appear to reasonably match the water level elevation in the adjacent eastern discharge
canal or western discharge canal, suggesting that zones of connected fractures may
occur between the deep wells and the surface water. Heterogeneities to represent these
deep fracture zones are included in model layers 19-24 (Figures 5-1q-w).
Ash Basin Dams
The model grid was refined to improve the representation of the ash basin dams. This
includes identifying a low -permeability zone that represents a cutoff on the upstream
faces of each dam, and a high -permeability zone that represents an internal drain
(Figure 5-2). These features and the dimensions of the dams are consistent with
available drawings. The locations and hydraulic conductivities of the zones composing
the dams were adjusted locally during calibration to match the hydraulic heads in the
vicinity of the dams.
Flow Balance and Residuals
The final calibrated flow model has the following flow balance for the entire flow
model:
Volume Balance in Steady State Model in ft3/d
Feature
Input
Output
General Head
85,940
-238,267
Recharge
444,252
0
Wells
0
-3,094
Septic field
1,971
0
Drains (streams)
0
-290,802
Total
532,163
-532,163
Notes:
1. Cubic feet per day = ft3/d
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The difference between the input and output is less than 0.01 W/d, which is an error of
less than 10-5. This is consistent with the constraint that inflow is equal to outflow at
steady state. The major input to the model is from recharge with a lesser amount from
general head boundaries. The general head boundaries creating input to the model are
where groundwater is flowing into the model from the general head boundaries. The
output is divided between groundwater discharging to general head boundaries and
drains. A major general head boundary is Hyco Reservoir, and the drains represent
streams. Less than 1 percent of the water input is removed by domestic wells. The
volume of water supplied by septic fields is slightly less than the water removed by the
domestic wells.
The revised calibrated flow model has a mean head residual of -0.11 feet and a root
mean squared head residual of 2.80 feet. The total span of historical average head
ranges over 121 feet, from 410 feet to 531 feet. Using this range to normalize the residual
gives a normalized root mean square error of 0.023 (2.3 percent). A comparison of the
observed and simulated water levels is listed in Table 5-1, and the observed and
simulated levels are cross -plotted in Figure 5-3. Table 5-2 lists the best -fit average
hydraulic parameters from the calibration effort. 171 residuals between predicted and
observed heads are less than 6 feet and two residuals are between 6 feet and 12 feet
(Figure 5-4). The water table is near the ground surface in the ash basins and in the
transition zone and upper fractured rock in much of the uplands.
Hydraulic Conductivity
The hydraulic conductivity of the ash used in the model is 6 ft/d for both ash basins
(Table 5-2), which is based on the hydraulic conductivity values from slug tests and
pumping tests (Figure 4-4) and adjusted within the estimated range to match the field
observed water elevation data. The highest calibrated hydraulic conductivity occurs in
the ash and it progressively decreases with depth. The calibrated hydraulic
conductivity of the saprolite and transition zones is 1 ft/d. The hydraulic conductivity
of the upper fracture rock is 0.3 ft/d, and it decreases to 0.01 ft/d, 0.005 ft/d, and 0.003
ft/d with depth in the lower fractured and competent bedrock zones.
The calibrated values of hydraulic conductivity are consistent with values from the slug
tests conducted at the Site (SynTerra, 2017). The deep bedrock wells installed in 2019
provide information on hydraulic conductivity, ranging from 0.03 ft/d to 13.2 ft/d with a
geometric mean value of 1.75 ft/d (SynTerra, 2019f). These relatively high conductivity
values might not represent the prevalent hydraulic conductivity in deep bedrock,
because most of these wells were screened at the depths where major fractures were
encountered and the slug tests would be biased. The hydraulic conductivity values used
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in the model for lower fractured rock and competent bedrock are much lower than the
slug test results, at equal to or less than 0.01 ft/d based on calibration.
Hydraulic Head Distribution
The computed heads in the upper fracture rock (layer 15) show a high hydraulic head at
the south end of both ash basins and a regional low hydraulic head at Hyco Reservoir
(Figure 5-4). Ridges of high hydraulic head separate the two lobes of the EAB and
western lobe of the EAB from the WAB.
Potential Receptor Wells and the Ambient Groundwater Flow System
The effect of pumping wells on the distribution of hydraulic head is manifested by a
curved hydraulic head contour in the vicinity of the Woodland Elementary School wells
on Semora Road along the west side of the simulated area, and a curved hydraulic head
contour in the vicinity of the well at the building materials manufacturing plant on the
north side of the simulated area (Figure 5-4). This affect is minimal at both the school
wells and building materials manufacturing plant well and extends out less than a few
hundred feet. These wells are assumed to be pumping at rates higher than the domestic
supply wells.
Approximately 54 of the domestic water supply wells are located along Dunnaway
Road, McGhees Mill Road, and Semora Road, all of which lie along or near
groundwater divides. Eight water supply wells are located on Concord Church Road,
which trends roughly east -west and is upgradient from the WAB.
The water supply wells are located along groundwater divides (topographical ridges)
and upgradient of the groundwater flow systems containing the ash basins.
Groundwater flows past the water supply wells toward the ash basins, according to the
model results. Water flowing past the Concord Church Road wells discharges to
Sargents Creek, which flows to the WAB (Figure 5-4). Groundwater flowing past the
Dunnaway Road wells discharges to a stream upgradient from the western lobe of the
EAB and groundwater flowing past the McGhees Mill Road wells discharges to the
extension impoundment on the east side of the EAB (Figure 5-4). Wells along Semora
Road, including the school wells, are on the groundwater divide or outside of the flow
system containing the ash basins.
Water Balance
The EAB and WAB are each located within a single watershed. They are separated by a
groundwater divide and topographical ridge represented by Dunnaway Road. The
water budget analysis identified an approximate local groundwater flow system for
each ash basin. This definition implies that groundwater outside the system cannot
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enter the local ash basin flow system, but groundwater can leave the system by flowing
through or beneath the dam impounding the basin. The local flow system for the WAB
is assumed to be bounded by a groundwater divide that extends from one end of the
main dam and wraps around the watershed, crosses the filter dam, and then wraps
around at the other end of the dam (Figure 5-5). Zones were defined within GMS and
the Zone Budget tool in MODFLOW was used to determine components of the water
balance. The results were edited slightly to be consistent with the definition of the flow
system (Table 5-3).
Groundwater flows predominantly into the WAB on the east side of the basin.
Groundwater flows out though the main dam to the north, through the dikes along the
west sides of the ash basin into the western discharge canal, and through the filter dike
on the south side of the WAB (Figure 5-5). The watershed area contributing flow
toward the basin is estimated at approximately 352 acres, resulting in about 103 gallons
per minute (gpm) of groundwater flow from recharge. Under pre -decanting conditions,
water discharge from the groundwater system to ponded water within the ash basin is
approximately 35 gpm. Water discharge from the groundwater system by streams
outside the ash basin is approximately 18 gpm. Groundwater that discharges through
and under the main dam is estimated to be 14 gpm. Groundwater that flows through
and under the filter dam is estimated to be 8 gpm.
The flow pattern associated with the EAB is variable, but in general groundwater flows
into the EAB from the south and northeast and it leaves by flowing out to the northwest
to NPDES-permitted wastewater ponds or southeast to EAB extension impoundment
area. The watershed area contributing flow toward the basin is estimated at
approximately 313 acres, resulting in about 88 gpm of groundwater flow from recharge.
Water discharge from the groundwater system by wetlands and shallow saturated
conditions upgradient of the main dam is approximately 26 gpm. Water discharge from
the groundwater system by streams and seeps inside the ash basin is approximately 10
gpm. Water discharge from the groundwater system by streams outside the ash basin is
approximately 32 gpm. Groundwater that flows through and under the main dam is
estimated to be 20 gpm. Groundwater that flows through and under the separator dike
is estimated to be 5 gpm.
5.2 Flow Model Sensitivity Analysis
A parameter sensitivity analysis was performed on the calibrated model by
systematically increasing and decreasing the hydraulic conductivity and regional
recharge by factors of either 2 or 0.5 from their calibrated values. Table 5-4 summarizes
the results of the analysis, expressed in terms of the normalized root mean square error
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(NRMSE) for each simulation. The NRMSE is calculated by taking the square root of
the mean of the squared residuals between the predicted and observed values and
dividing by the maximum difference in observed hydraulic head. The NRMSE for the
calibrated flow model is 0.0231.
The flow model showed the highest degree of sensitivity to the regional recharge and to
the hydraulic conductivities of the transition zone and the upper fractured rock
stratigraphic units. The saprolite was largely unsaturated, therefore most of the
groundwater flow is through the transition zone and upper fractured rock. The
NRMSE was only weakly sensitive to the hydraulic conductivities of the ash and the
deeper rock.
5.3 Historical Transport Model Calibration
The transient flow model used for transport consisted of a sequence of five steady-state
flow fields:
• The period when the EAB was in operation (1966-1973)
• The period when both the EAB and WAB were present and receiving recharge
(1974-2004)
• The period (2004-2008) when the recharge in the gypsum storage area was
reduced after the geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) was placed over the underlying
dry fly ash structural fill
• The period (2008-2014) when the recharge was reduced in areas of the industrial
landfill and lined FGD pond areas
• The period (2014-present) when recharge was reduced south of the eastern lobe
of the EAB due to the additional phases of the industrial landfill
It is important to point out that the period when the ash basins were open water early in
operational history is represented in the model by pre -decanting conditions, where only
small parts of the basin is open water and the remainder is ash. This is justified since
the hydraulic heads in the ash basins are very uniform (vary by less than 3 feet). This is
less than the uncertainty in the stage of the ash basins when open water was present.
As a result, the interactions between the groundwater system and the ash basins filled
with water would be similar to the interactions when the basins contained ash.
The effective porosity was assumed to decrease with depth to be consistent with the Site
conceptual model. Porosity was modified at four locations where fractures were
observed in bedrock, including areas near the CCR-108 well cluster, the CCR-205 well
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cluster, the CCR-208 well cluster, and a few zones next to the DFA silos, transport, and
handling area. An effective porosity of 0.0001 to 0.001 was used to represent fractures
in rock in these locations.
The COI Ka values were assumed to decrease with depth to maintain a retardation
factor that is consistent with values at shallow depths, as described in Section 4.6.
Additional heterogeneity in Ka was included to achieve better COI calibration. Zones
with localized Ka adjustment include the vicinities of the CCR-108 well cluster, the
CCR-205 well cluster, the CCR-207 well cluster, the CCR-208 well cluster, the MW-1
well cluster, the vicinity of the WAB dam, and a few locations in the vicinity of the DFA
silos, transport, and handling area.
Boron, sulfate, and TDS concentrations in wells in the ash basin were used to set
boundary conditions in the model, as shown in Figures 5-6a-b and Tables 5-5a-b.
Evaluation of the flow system during the calibration process indicated that several of
the observed occurrences of boron, sulfate, and TDS could not be explained using
sources solely from the ash basins. It was inferred that CCR materials present in the
sluice line corridor, an area to the north of WAB, the unlined portions of the industrial
landfill, the structural fill underlying gypsum storage area, and the DFA silos,
transport, and handling area must be acting as additional sources. The locations of
these additional sources were added during calibration (Figures 5-6a-b and Tables
5-5a-b).
The transport simulation was compared with chemical analysis for boron, sulfate, and
TDS on samples from 152 wells. The simulated concentrations reasonably match most
of the observed concentrations (Table 5-6). Many of the observation wells where boron,
sulfate, and TDS were detected are in areas where the predicted concentration gradients
are steep (beneath or adjacent to the ash basin, for example), therefore, small changes in
location similar to the dimension of a grid block result in significant changes in
concentration. This is one factor that explains the differences between predicted and
observed concentrations.
Boron concentrations greater than the 02L standard (700 µg/L) occur below and
adjacent to the ash basins, according to the simulations (Figure 5-7). Six reference
locations showing the boron concentration greater than 02L are:
a) northwest of the EAB next to the DFA silos, transport, and handling area
b) north of the EAB adjacent to the "unnamed pond"
c) northeast of the EAB near the CW-1/MW-1BR well cluster
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d) northeast to east of the EAB, next to the CCR-108/MW-108 well cluster and the
eastern discharge canal
e) northwest of the WAB near the CCR-205/MW-205 well cluster
f) west of the WAB near the CCR-208/MW-208 well cluster
Simulations predict boron concentrations greater than 02L occur beyond the compliance
boundary north of EAB at locations a, b, and c (Figure 5-7). One of the plumes migrates
from the ash basin to the northwest side of EAB (location a), and merged with a plume
associated with additional sources at the DFA silos, transport, and handling area. This
area is hence referred to as the "commingling zone." The additional sources are located
outside of EAB to the west of the gypsum storage area (Figure 5-6c) and are referred to
as the "non-CAMA sources" to be distinguished from the source materials within the
ash basins. Boron from the ash basin also migrates in water beneath the dam and
discharges to Plant NPDES-permitted wastewater ponds at the base of the dam,
although concentrations greater than 02L are mostly contained within the compliance
boundary. The plume associated with the additional sources at the DFAHA and the
GSA migrates to the north toward the Intake Canal.
Plumes of boron concentrations greater than 02L occur at location b, adjacent to a
standing water feature commonly referred to as the "unnamed pond." Simulations
suggest that the plume to the southeast is related to ash material sources in the EAB,
and the one to the northwest is related to additional sources to the north of EAB (Figure
5-6c), although recent data are inconclusive on the exact extent of each plume. The
additional sources in this case are non-CAMA sources associated with the DFA
structural fill beneath the gypsum storage area. The distribution of DFA structural fill is
inferred based on historical topographic maps, construction records, and calibration
analyses using observed concentrations in monitoring wells. Simulations of these
sources predict two plumes underneath the west and northeast sides of the gypsum
storage area, which migrate to the north toward the Intake Canal (Figure 5-7).
The groundwater flow direction is to the south along the northeast edge of the EAB
(Figure 5-5). This occurs because recharge outside of the lined portion of the industrial
landfill creates an east -west trending ridge in the hydraulic head distribution along the
northern edge of the landfill. Boron apparently occurs in unlined DFA structural fill
material placed around the periphery of the industrial landfill, as referred to as the
"Halo" area, during historical operations, and some of this material occurs to the north
of the divide created by the groundwater ridge. Northward groundwater flow on the
north side of the groundwater ridge creates the plumes that extend across the
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compliance boundary at location c (Figure 5-7). The compliance boundary at this
location curves inward and forms a "v" shape. As a result, boron beyond the
compliance boundary is predicted to re-enter the compliance boundary on the
downgradient side after migrating for approximately 100 feet.
Boron concentrations greater than 02L at location d (Figure 5-7) also appear to be
associated with the "Halo" area. The plume migrates downward following the flow
direction and occurs in deep bedrock, up to 400 feet below ground surface, as evidenced
by data from deep bedrock wells (CCR-108/MW-108 well cluster). The groundwater is
predicted to discharge into the eastern discharge canal which is within the compliance
boundary. The eastern discharge canal acts as a sink (groundwater to surface water
discharge zone) for the boron plume in the simulation; hence, concentrations greater
than 02L would not migrate to the compliance boundary on the east side of the eastern
discharge canal.
The only location where boron concentrations greater than 02L occur beyond the WAB
compliance boundary occurs at the sluice line corridor (Figure 5-7). COI -affected
groundwater has been observed at a transition/bedrock flow zone monitoring well
cluster (CW-5, MW-5D, MW-5BR), located within the sluice line corridor. The model
predicts boron concentrations greater than 02L in this area based on data collected for
MW-5D in November 2018, which were the most updated data at the time of
calibration. All CCRs have been handled dry at Roxboro since December 2018, when
sluicing to the WAB ceased and segments of piping were decommissioned. Additional
data has become available after the model refinement and indicates that COIs have
decreased to less than 02L with the exception of sulfate and TDS at MW-5D (SynTerra,
2019d). Concentrations of sulfate and TDS are decreasing, based on groundwater
analytical results (SynTerra, 2019d), and they are predicted to decrease to less than the
respective 02L standard in a couple of decades. Because the sluice line corridor is
considered a separate source from the WAB and is anticipated to be remediated
separately after decommission of the sluice lines, this area is not subject to the remedial
evaluation in this report.
Inside the WAB, a zone of boron concentration greater than 02L occurs along the
western and northern sides of the basin according to the simulation (locations e and f,
Figure 5-7). This plume does not extend to beyond the compliance boundary according
to the simulations, because the groundwater flows out of the ash basin and discharges
to the heated water discharge pond and the western discharge canal (part of the Plant's
NPDES treatment system), which is approximate to the waste boundary and results in a
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large decrease in boron concentrations. Groundwater also discharges to the western
discharge canal, with lesser flows beneath the primary dam.
There is no evidence in the simulations that boron is transported to any of the water
supply wells at concentrations greater than 02L. This includes the school wells and the
building materials manufacturing plant. The school wells are more than a half -mile
from the WAB, and there is a groundwater divide between the wells and the ash basin.
Boron along the western side of the WAB discharges after a short flowpath to the
western discharge canal. The groundwater flow direction and significant distance to
the WAB both indicate that boron transport is not affected by the school wells.
Boron concentrations in proximity to the building materials manufacturing plant well to
the north of the GSA are predicted to be less than 02L. The model predicts the
occurrence of boron that originates in the non-CAMA sources and discharges to the
Intake Canal (Figure 5-7). The building materials manufacturing plant well is
approximately 800 feet from the edge of the boron 02L plume which discharges to the
Intake Canal. The pumping rate of the building materials manufacturing plant well and
the permeability distribution in the vicinity of the well are poorly constrained, which
causes uncertainty in the simulations of boron transport in the vicinity of the well. As a
result, while the simulation results indicate that the building material plant well is
unaffected by boron transport, the uncertainty in this result is greater than at the other
wells.
The revised model includes the assumption that boron occurs in sediments in the EAB
and WAB areas identified as extension impoundments upstream of the main portions of
the EAB and WAB. The simulations show that groundwater flows toward and
discharges into the extension impoundment areas. Pumping of domestic water supply
wells is insufficient to alter this flow direction. As a result, boron concentrations greater
than 02L are assumed to occur within the EAB and WAB extension impoundment area
and have no effect on the quality of water pumped from domestic water supply wells in
the general vicinity.
The extents of sulfate and TDS plumes with concentrations greater than 02L are similar
or less than the boron plume greater than 02L at most of the reference locations (Figure
5-8 and Figure 5-9). For example, at location c, sulfate concentrations greater than the
02L (250 mg/L) extended beyond the compliance boundary for several tens of feet,
whereas TDS concentrations greater than the 02L (500 mg/L) stay within the compliance
boundary. Sulfate and TDS plumes appear to be slightly larger than the boron plume
beneath or downgradient of the gypsum storage area and the DFA silos, transport, and
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handling area (Figure 5-8 and Figure 5-9). This is likely related to the greater sulfate and
TDS levels associated with the non-CAMA sources.
5.4 Transport Model Sensitivity Analysis
A parameter sensitivity analysis was conducted to evaluate the boron transport model
sensitivity to Kd, which is considered a key parameter affecting transport. Kd is assumed
to be uniform across each grid layer and to vary with depth, with additional
heterogeneities to match observed data, as described in Section 4.6. The sensitivity
analysis was performed on the calibrated transport model by systematically increasing
and decreasing the initial boron Kd values for each layer by a factor of 5 from their
calibrated values (Table 5-7). The model was then run for the revised Kd values, and the
NRMSE was calculated and compared to the NRMSE for the calibrated model.
The calibrated transport model simulates concentrations that reasonably match most of
the observed concentrations (Table 5-7) with an overall NRMSE of 3.55 percent.
Reducing Kd by multiplying by a factor of one -fifth increases NRMSE to 3.83 percent,
whereas increasing Kd by five times increases NRMSE to 4.38 percent (Table 5-7). This
indicates that the value of Kd used in the model is near an optimal value. It also
suggests that the average difference between simulated and observed concentrations is
only moderately affected by changes in Kd.
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6.0 PREDICTIVE SIMULATIONS OF CLOSURE SCENARIOS
Following calibration to April 2019 conditions, the model was used to predict future
constituent distribution. This process involved a sequence of two simulations:
1. Interim conditions
2. Closure action
The simulation of interim conditions involves accounting for transport from the present
to the time when the closure action is complete. This will occur over the next several
years and involves lowering the water level without disturbing sediment, or decanting
the ash basin ponded water especially in the WAB. The second step involves
simulating transport processes after closure for several centuries or longer.
There are two simulated closure scenarios: one is the closure -by -excavation scenario in
which all of the ash in the WAB and part of the ash in the EAB is excavated and placed
in an expanded part of the existing EAB industrial landfill, the other is the closure -in -
place scenario in which both the WAB and EAB are capped with a low -permeability
cover system.
Predictive simulations have also been performed for groundwater remediation
scenarios that consider each closure design with corrective action that achieves 02L
compliance after approximately 9 years of operation. The remediation design uses a
combination of clean water infiltration and groundwater extraction to remediate the
plume for the COIs modeled. A remediation design scenario that included only
groundwater extraction wells related to the GSA/DFAHA area is not considered in this
report since preliminary modeling demonstrated much longer time frames to achieve
02L compliance (180 years).
The distribution of recharge, locations of drains, and distributions of material were
modified to represent the different closure actions. For example, the recharge was
modified from recharge flux shown in Figure 4-8. The hydraulic head distribution was
recalculated, and the transport was simulated for each case. The closure design
changed the hydraulic head inside and outside of the ash basins as the engineered
designs interacted with the hydrogeologic conditions. This interaction altered the
groundwater flow and the transport of dissolved constituents.
Ka values were unchanged. The most significant change compared to the simulations of
April 2019 conditions is that the concentrations in the ash basin were allowed to vary
with time.
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6.1 Interim Period with Ash Basin Ponded Water Decanted
(Approximate Year 2020-2024 or 2020-2037)
Interim periods from present day to the completion of closure construction were
simulated to determine the initial conditions for the closure simulations. Passive
decanting of the WAB ponded water began mid -December 2018, initiated by the
cessation of sluicing. Completion of decanting is expected by July 2020, contingent on
approval of the revised NPDES permit. Simulations began by extending the simulation
of April 2019 conditions to July 2020. The COI distributions simulated in July 2020 were
then used as initial conditions for the interim scenario. The simulations assume that the
ponded water in the south region of the WAB is reduced to a head level of 445 feet
along the upgradient side of the filter dike. This head level is the same as the level of
the extension impoundment on the south side of the filter dike. It is assumed that the
open water features in the WAB and saturated areas of the EAB are allowed to drain.
Long-standing open water features in the WAB that were maintained by sluicing were
represented as general head features in the model for pre -decanting conditions. These
features were switched to drains in the interim period model (Figure 6-1). The ambient
recharge rate of 0.0018 ft/d was assumed to occur over the basins, and the concentration
of COIs in the recharge was assumed to be zero.
Water balance analysis for the WAB shows that total recharge to the watershed is
approximately 129 gpm. Approximately 82 gpm of groundwater discharges to the
drainage features inside the West Ash Basin, and 17 gpm discharge to drains outside of
the ash basin. Approximately 13 gpm of groundwater discharges through and under
the main dam, and 2 gpm discharges through and under the filter dam (Figure 6-2 and
Table 6-1).
Water balance analysis for the EAB shows that total recharge to the watershed is
approximately 86 gpm. Approximately 38 gpm of groundwater discharges to the
drainage features inside the East Ash Basin, and 32 gpm discharge to drains outside of
the ash basin. Approximately 18 gpm of groundwater discharges through and under
the main dam, and 8 gpm discharges through and under the separator dike.
Results from the Interim Scenario Simulation
Hydraulic head distributions during the interim period in the upper fractured bedrock
(Figure 6-1) are similar to head distributions prior to decanting the ash basins (Figure
5-4). During the interim period, hydraulic heads within the WAB were reduced and the
hydraulic gradients between the primary ash basin and the southern extension of the
WAB decreased (Figure 6-1 and Figure 5-4). During the interim period, both the EAB
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and WAB are hydraulically down -gradient from all domestic and public water supply
wells in the region (Figure 6-2).
The final site closure activities will start after decanting the WAB ponded water and
will continue for several years. It is expected that the closure -by -excavation
construction can be completed in 17 years (approximately year 2037) for both basins,
and the closure -in -place construction can be completed in 4.4 years (approximately year
2024) in the EAB and 6.6 years (approximately 2027) in the WAB.
The results of the simulations show that the distribution of boron at concentrations
greater than 02L varies slightly when the different closure scenario construction is
completed; however, there is negligible change in status of boron concentration
distribution at the compliance boundary (Figures 6-3a-c). The boron concentrations at
the six reference locations (Figure 5-7) are largely unchanged during the interim period.
The predictive simulations of sulfate and TDS during the decanting period also show
similar distribution and negligible changes between the closure scenarios.
6.2 Closure -by -Excavation Scenario
The closure -by -excavation design for both basins is based on engineering drawings
provided by Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (Wood) as shown in
Figure 6-4 (Wood, 2019c and 2019d) including personal communication with the Wood
design team. The scenario involves removal of all the ash in the WAB and ash from the
northwest portion of the EAB and placing the excavated material in a proposed lined
landfill expansion of the existing industrial landfill in the EAB.
The WAB main dam and the filter dike are breached to so the heated water discharge
pond extends into the excavated area. The FGD ponds are decommissioned and
removed. The sediment and residual ash material in the WAB extension impoundment
is dredged. After the filter dike is breached, the extension impoundment becomes part
of the heated water discharge pond.
Ash in the area upgradient of the EAB dam is excavated and soil is regraded to form the
north stormwater basin. The base water level is expected to be approximately 457 feet,
controlled by a 10-foot diameter culvert under Dunnaway Road having an inlet invert
elevation of approximately 457 feet. The existing industrial landfill (both lined and
unlined portions) is capped by a low -permeability cover system. The proposed landfill
expansion would be constructed with a base liner system and a lower permeability cap.
The sediment and residual ash material in the EAB extension impoundment will be
dredged and placed in the landfill expansion.
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Model Setup
The ash layers in the WAB and the breached section of the dams are given high
hydraulic conductivities and zero COI concentrations, so they act neither as a source of
COIs, nor as a component of the hydrogeologic flow system.
It is assumed that the ground surface in the WAB is restored to the original topographic
surface prior to construction of the ash basin. This implies that streams may form in the
newly exposed drainages, and regions where the topographic surface is below the level
of the heated water discharge pond will be inundated. These conditions were
simulated by including drain boundary conditions along the newly formed topographic
drainages, and by including regions of fixed hydraulic head in areas where the
elevation of the original topographic surface is below 410 feet (Figure 6-5). Water from
the "drains" might have to be collected, treated and discharged per NPDES permit
requirements.
For the EAB, the proposed north stormwater basin is represented by a general head
boundary set to the base water elevation of 457 feet. Drains are put in to represent the
swales formed on the regraded topographic surface that drains water into the north
stormwater basin. An underdrain system is simulated beneath the proposed landfill
expansion in the EAB. This is necessary to maintain water levels below the base of the
landfill. The drain elevation is set to 10 feet beneath the proposed landfill expansion
subgrade.
Recharge on the excavated area is assumed to be 0.0018 ft/d, the same as the ambient
recharge rate on natural surfaces in the watershed. The recharge flux over the existing
industrial landfill and the landfill expansion is 10-7 ft/d based on estimates of cover
performance conducted by Wood (2019d).
The simulations use results from the interim scenario at year 2037 for initial conditions.
The simulation was started in 2037, and the model was run for 1,000 years. Results
were saved every few years early in the simulation, and the interval between the saved
results increased with time. This causes the temporal resolution to be finer at an earlier
time than later in the simulation when changes are expected to small.
Spatial Distribution of Hydraulic Head
The hydraulic head changes markedly when the closure -by -excavation scenario is
implemented compared to hydraulic head during the initial or interim periods. The
head change is particularly significant in the WAB where the base level of the heads is
lowered by decanting and removal of ash. The hydraulic head contours in WAB wrap
around the newly formed impoundment and drainage system (Figure 6-6).
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Hydraulic heads in the EAB change at places where the proposed north stormwater
basin is installed and where the landfill expansion occurs. The head in the western lobe
of the EAB increased at several places compared to the initial period, primarily at the
proposed landfill expansion where ash is excavated and topographic surface is
regraded (Figure 6-6).
Lowering the hydraulic head for the basins causes the inferred direction of
groundwater flow to change. This is particularly significant along the western side of
the WAB where groundwater flow is predicted to be westward toward the western
discharge canal during pre -decanting conditions. Groundwater reverses direction and
flows eastward to the former perennial stream as a result of the change in the drainage
pattern during the closure -by -excavation scenario. The water table is below most of the
western discharge canal, so the canal is expected to be dry except at the northwestern
corner of the WAB near the heated water discharge pond.
Spatial Distribution of COIs After Site Closure
The simulated boron concentrations for all non -ash layers approximately 20, 70, 120,
and 170 years after closure are shown in Figures 6-7a-d. The extent of boron plume
with concentrations greater than 02L recedes with time at most locations, except for the
areas impacted by non-CAMA ash sources. This causes the boron plume greater than
02L in the commingling zone between the DFA silos, transport, and handling area and
EAB (location a) and the zone next to the north unnamed pond (location b) to persist
(Figures 6-7b-d). Boron concentrations greater than the 02L standard also occur beyond
the compliance boundary near location c in after approximately 170 years after closure.
However, the maximum extent is only approximately 100 feet from the compliance
boundary, and because the compliance boundary curves inward to form a "v" shape,
the boron concentration greater than the 02L is expected to extend slightly across the
compliance boundary before flowing back into the compliance boundary area
associated with the eastern discharge canal (Figure 6-7d).
The migration of sulfate and TDS follows the same extent as boron. The extent of sulfate
and TDS plumes with concentration greater than 02L recedes with time, except for
locations a and b, which are associated non-CAMA sources that remain after basin
closure (not shown).
Time Series for Closure -by -Excavation Scenario
Six reference locations were identified to summarize transient concentrations in the
vicinity of each ash basin compliance boundary (Figure 6-8). Four locations in the EAB
are either where boron concentrations are greater than the 02L standard beyond the
compliance boundary in the April 2019 simulation (locations a, b, c) or where boron
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reaches the eastern discharge canal (location d). Location a is in the commingling zone
between ash basin and DFAHA. Locations c and d are near two well clusters that
include newly installed deep bedrock wells.
Boron concentrations in groundwater greater than 02L associated with the WAB remain
within the compliance boundary, except in the separate sluice line corridor source area,
which is omitted from the CAP evaluation (see Section 5.3). Reference locations e and f
are located along the western discharge canal and are near the newly installed deep
bedrock wells in the WAB. Location e is along the northwest corner, whereas location f
is along the western side of the WAB.
The concentration time series start at the beginning of the simulations in 1966 and end
in approximately year 2500. The time series were plotted for the maximum
concentration in all layers and for individual model stratigraphic layers, as indicated in
the legend of Figures 6-9a-b. The plots for individual layers provide additional
information on vertical boron distribution.
Boron concentrations greater than the 02L standard are noted during operation of the
ash basins at all locations. The general shapes of the time series are similar except for
location a. For the other five locations, the boron concentrations start at zero, increase
with time to a maximum value between approximately year 2020 and 2100, and then
decrease and return to near -zero concentrations (Figure 6-9b). The maximum boron
concentration at reference location a persists after approximately year 2100 at
concentrations greater than 800 µg/L. This is largely a result of the non-CAMA ash
associated with the DFAHA that continues to act as boron sources.
Reference location f shows the greatest boron concentration in the WAB , where the
concentrations in saprolite, transition zone, and fractured bedrock are greater than
35,000 µg/L in approximately year 2020 (Figure 6-9a). Reference location d shows the
greatest concentration in the EAB, where maximum concentrations are greater than
5,000 µg/L in approximately year 2070 (Figure 6-9c).
Boron concentrations greater than 02L primarily occur in saprolite, transition zone, and
fractured rock for locations a and b, but the effects occur at much deeper depths at the
other four locations, as illustrated by increased concentrations in the bedrock layers
(Figures 6-9a-c).
6.3 Closure -by -Excavation Scenario with Corrective Action
A groundwater corrective action plan to achieve boron, sulfate, and TDS compliance
with the respective 02L standards in approximately 9 years after system
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implementation has been simulated in combination with the closure -by -excavation
scenario (Figure 6-10). The simulated design assumes the remedial system outside of
the ash basin will be completed in July 2020, and therefore the simulation uses
predicted COI distributions from July 2020 as initial conditions. The simulated flow
field for July 2020 condition is used for the transport simulation until the completion of
the closure -by -excavation scenario, which is assumed to occur in 2037. After that, the
remediation system is included in the closure -by -excavation model and another flow
field is created and used to run the remaining transport simulation.
The corrective action occurs primarily north and northeast of the EAB, and between the
non-CAMA sources and the Intake Canal (Figure 6-10). The groundwater remediation
systems target areas where COI concentrations are greater than the 02L, including the
commingling zone next to DFAHA (location a), the zone next to the north unnamed
pond (location b), and the zone to the northeast of the EAB near the deep bedrock wells
(locations c and d). COI concentrations greater than 02L next to the Intake Canal are
associated with the non-CAMA sources. These sources are not included in ash basin
closure, so the sources are assumed to remain unchanged in the model. The remedial
approach is to create a hydraulic barrier to prevent COIs from migrating from the
vicinity of the GSA and the DFAHA to the downgradient Intake Canal. This is
accomplished using a line of extraction and clean water infiltration wells parallel to the
Intake Canal (Figure 6-10).
Recent monitoring data supported by transport modelling demonstrate no COI
concentrations greater than the 02L standard migrating beyond the compliance
boundary in the WAB, with the exception of the sluice line corridor area as previously
discussed in Section 5.3.
The groundwater remediation system proposed consists of 50 groundwater extraction
wells pumping at a total extraction rate of 71 gpm and 27 clean water infiltration wells
with a total flow rate of 76 gpm (Table 6-2). The extraction wells are simulated using
vertical arrays of drain points in MODFLOW. The drain bottom elevations are set to the
center of the grid block containing the drain. This simulates a condition where the
water is being pumped out of the well casing to maintain a water level near the bottom
of the well. The drain conductance values are estimated by considering radial flow to a
well, following Anderson and Woessner (1992). For a horizontal hydraulic conductivity
of K, a well radius of rW, and horizontal and vertical grid spacing of Ax and Az, the drain
conductance for a grid block is computed as:
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C = k 2zKAz
In 0.208Ax
r
w
where & is the well efficiency, which accounts for well skin effects. A well efficiency of
& = 0.5 was used for pumping wells. Infiltration wells are treated similarly, using the
general head boundary condition in MODFLOW, with a conductance calculated the
same way, but with & = 0.25 to account for clogging of the screen and filter pack during
infiltration. Hydraulic heads in the infiltration wells were set to 20 feet above the
ground surface, which could be maintained without risk of formation damage.
The simulations indicate that clusters of extraction wells create cones of depression
marked by closed head contours, whereas the line of extraction and infiltration wells
creates a variable head pattern as shown in Figure 6-10.
The analysis was conducted using two parallel scenarios, one where non-CAMA
sources are absent and another where they are left in place (Figures 6-11 through 6-14).
Omitting non-CAMA sources from the simulation shows the COI concentrations
greater than the 02L standard caused by sources associated with the ash basin. The
other scenario shows COI concentrations resulting from all known sources at the Site.
Results from the simulations show that the 32 extraction wells to the north and
northeast of EAB can achieve boron 02L compliance at most locations along the EAB
compliance boundary after 9 years of operation (Figures 6-12a-e). An exception occurs
in an area beneath the Unit 3 cooling tower pond, where a small patch of boron
concentration greater than the 02L extends less than 100 feet beyond the compliance
boundary on the western side of the upper panel of Figure 6-12a. Groundwater
beneath the Unit 3 cooling tower pond discharges to an NPDES-regulated wastewater
basin.
Plumes of boron concentrations greater than 02L are predicted to reach the Intake Canal
at three locations under April 2019 conditions when the non-CAMA source are included
(Figure 6-11). One of these plumes is downgradient from the commingled zone, another
is downgradient from the north unnamed pond, and another extends northward from
the eastern end of the GSA. The plumes resulting from the non-CAMA sources are
apparent by comparing the upper plots in Figures 6-11 and 6-12a-e, where non-CAMA
sources are omitted, to the lower plots where all the sources are included.
The three plumes are truncated at the line of extraction and infiltration wells parallel to
the Intake Canal after 9 years of active groundwater remediation. Two small vestiges of
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the plumes are predicted to occur under the Intake Canal after 9 years of remediation,
but they are removed soon thereafter (Figures 6-12a-b). And boron concentrations
remain in compliance under the Intake Canal since then (Figures 6-12c-e). The
simulations demonstrate that a hydraulic barrier created by the 18 extraction wells and
27 clean water infiltration wells could effectively mitigate boron concentration greater
than standards to the Intake Canal.
The concentrations in the area under the GSA are predicted to expand over time until
they reach equilibrium because the model assumes continuous non-CAMA
sources. The remediation system is capturing the concentrations downgradient but no
other source control measures are assumed.
Results from the simulations indicate that sulfate and TDS concentrations in
groundwater would also be in compliance with 02L standards for the EAB after 9 years
of remediation system operation (Figures 6-13 and 6-14).
6.4 Closure -in -Place Scenario
Simulations for the closure -in -place scenario use results from the interim scenario at
year 2024 for initial conditions. The boundary conditions, recharge, and geometry were
adjusted to represent the closure -in -place scenario. The design of the model is based on
the closure -in -place scenarios outlined in Figure 6-15 (Wood, 2019a and 2019b).
The design for the closure -in -place scenario includes removing the FGD ponds in the
WAB and regrading ash based on the final cover grade plan. The surface of the ash
basin will be graded to include swales for stormwater, and drains will be included
beneath the swales to intercept ash basin pore water. Proposed concrete flume breach
structures will be put in both the main dam and the filter dike. The sediment and
residual ash in the WAB extension impoundment will be dredged.
The existing industrial landfill in the EAB remains in the closure -in -place design. Ash in
the western lobe of EAB will be regraded to form a swale that slopes from the southeast
to the northwest. The main dam will be breached and culverts will be included to allow
discharge along an outlet channel into the heated water discharge canal that flows into
the heated water discharge pond. The existing industrial landfill (both lined and
unlined portions) will be capped with a low -permeability cover system. The sediment
and residual ash in the EAB extension impoundment will be dredged and disposed in
the industrial landfill.
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Model Setup
The closure -in -place scenario was simulated by assuming ash is graded to drain along a
path similar to the underlying topography, and the graded surface is capped with a
low -permeability cover that limits infiltration. The capped area includes the existing
extent of ash. The industrial landfill in the EAB will be left in place, and the cap will be
extended to cover the unlined portion of the industrial landfill around the periphery of
the EAB (Figure 6-16). It is assumed that the recharge flux over the covered area is 10-7
ft/d based on estimates of cover performance conducted by Wood (2019b).
Drains will be used to lower the hydraulic head beneath the cover (Figure 6-16). The
drains are positioned 5 feet below the grade of the cap. Drains are included in the WAB
and in the western lobe of the EAB, but not in the central and eastern side of the EAB
beneath the existing industrial landfill (Figure 6-16). Water from the drains are
assumed to be collected, treated, and discharged as required by the NPDES permit. The
actual drains in the ash material are represented by boundary conditions called
"drains" in MODFLOW. The use of "drain" boundary conditions assumed the actual
drains had idealized behavior. For example, a "drain" boundary condition allows
water to flow from ash into the drain, but it prevents water from flowing from a drain
into ash. The analysis ignores head losses that might occur due to localized pore
clogging in the drain, or due to flow along the drain. These assumptions are consistent
with a goal of evaluating transport characteristics during the closure -in -place scenario,
but additional calculations beyond those shown here will be needed to fully evaluate
the hydraulic performance of drains in the ash.
The transport model was set up using the flow field from the steady state flow model.
The distribution of boron concentrations in November 2024 (when closure -in -place
construction is expected to be completed on EAB) from the interim simulation was used
as the initial concentration conditions. The simulation was run for 1,000 years and
results were saved every few years early in the simulation and the interval between the
saved results increased with time.
Spatial Distribution of Hydraulic Head
The hydraulic head distribution from the closure -in -place simulation is controlled by
the drains beneath the cap. In general, the heads beneath the cap are equal to, or below
the level of the drains. The hydraulic head in the capped area (Figure 6-17) was
compared to the level of the cap in the design and the results indicate that the heads are
below the cap. The hydraulic heads below the cap are lower than the heads under the
April 2019 conditions, although the general pattern of the head distribution and the
directions of groundwater flow are similar (Figure 6-17). The flow direction is
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predicted to change in a few locations, but the effect of these changes on the boron
transport is minor.
Spatial Distribution of COIs After Site Closure
The simulated boron concentrations for all non -ash layers approximately 20, 70, 120,
and 170 years after closure are shown in Figures 6-18a-d. The simulations indicate that
the extent of boron plume decreases with time, but concentrations greater than 02L at
and beyond the compliance boundary persist at locations a, b, and c (Figures 6-18a-d).
Plume migration in the closure -in -place simulation is similar to that in the closure -by -
excavation scenario (Figures 6-7a-d and 6-18a-d). Boron concentrations greater than 02L
persist at locations a and b because the non-CAMA sources are assumed to remain in
place after Site closure. At location c, concentration greater than the 02L migrates to
outside the compliance boundary but re-enters the compliance boundary after traveling
for approximately 100 ft, due to the geometry of the compliance boundary at that
location (Figures 6-18a-d).
The distribution of sulfate and TDS follows the same extent as boron. The extent of
sulfate and TDS concentration greater than 02L recedes with time, except at locations a
and b, which are associated with non-CAMA sources that are assumed will remain after
basin closure (not shown).
Time Series for Closure -in -Place Scenario
Boron concentrations greater than the 02L standard occur during operation of the ash
basins at each of the reference locations used for time series (Figures 6-19a-c). The
general shapes of the time series are similar to those in the closure -by -excavation
scenario (Figures 6-9a-c). At the five locations other than location a, the boron
concentrations start at zero, increase with time to a maximum value between
approximately year 2020 and 2100, and then decrease and return to near -zero
concentrations. At reference location a, the boron concentration persists at levels
greater than 800 µg/L because non-CAMA sources are assumed to remain active
throughout the simulated period.
Reference location f shows the highest concentration in the WAB, where maximum
concentrations are greater than 35,000 µg/L in approximately year 2020. Reference
location d shows the highest concentration in the EAB, where maximum concentrations
are greater than 5,000 µg/L in approximately year 2080. Boron concentrations greater
than 02L at locations c, d, e appear to extend deeper than the other three reference
locations (Figures 6-19a-c).
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6.5 Closure -in -Place Scenario with Corrective Action
The corrective action design consisting of 50 extraction and 27 clean water infiltration
wells described in Section 6.3 was simulated with the closure -in -place scenario. The
hydraulic heads in the closure -in -place with remediation wells simulation are a few feet
higher in the vicinity of the EAB than they are in the closure -by -excavation simulation,
but the difference is small and elsewhere the heads in the two scenarios are virtually
identical (e.g., compare the head contours in Figure 6-10 to those in Figure 6-20). The
boron concentration contours for the two scenarios are also virtually indistinguishable
(e.g., Figures 6-12 and 6-21). Simulations of the distributions of sulfate (Figure 6-22) and
TDS (Figure 6-23) for the closure -in -place scenario with remediation wells are also
essentially identical to the results for the closure -by -excavation scenario with
remediation wells (compare to Figures 6-13 and 6-14).
The results show that the same corrective action system used to bring COI
concentrations into compliance by year 2029 for the closure -by -excavation scenario
would also bring COIs into compliance for the closure -in -place scenario.
6.6 Conclusions
The following conclusions are based on the results of the updated groundwater flow
and transport simulations:
A groundwater flow and transport model was developed based on a
hydrogeologic conceptual model typical of the Piedmont physiographic
province, and this model was calibrated using hydraulic heads and chemical
analyses from more than 100 monitoring wells associated with the ash basins.
Water supply wells used for water supply to homes, a school, and a business in
the vicinity of Roxboro were also included in the model.
• The NRMSE between predicted and observed heads is less than 3 percent, which
is within an acceptable range. The NRMSE between predicted and observed
boron concentrations is also small, less than 4 percent, indicating that the model
provides a reasonable representation of conditions at Roxboro.
The calibrated model was adjusted to represent conditions that would occur
during the closure -by -excavation and closure -in -place closure scenarios.
Predicted future boron concentrations at and beyond the compliance boundary
are essentially identical for both closure scenarios.
• The simulations indicate that there are no exposure pathways between the
groundwater flow through the ash basins and the water supply wells in the
vicinity. Domestic and public water supply wells are located upgradient or in
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different watersheds from the ash basins and are not affected by constituents
associated with from the ash basins or by the different closure scenarios.
• Under both closure scenarios, COI distribution associated with the WAB remains
within the compliance boundary for April 2019 and future timeframes.
• Under both closure scenarios, boron concentrations greater than the 02L
standard occur at or beyond the EAB compliance boundary for more than 200
years without groundwater corrective action.
• With corrective action, the predictive simulations suggest that 02L compliance
can be achieved within approximately 9 years of operation for the EAB. Results
for closure -by -excavation scenario are the same as those for closure -in -place
scenario.
• Simulations indicate that sulfate and TDS distributions are similar to boron
distributions under the closure -by -excavation and closure -in -place scenarios, and
that 02L compliance is achieved within approximately 9 years of operation.
• The performance of the two closure scenarios is controlled by COIs that have
already migrated outside of the EAB. Both scenarios effectively limit transport of
additional COIs toward the compliance boundaries. That is why the results of
the simulations of the closure -by -excavation scenario are similar to the results for
the closure -by -excavation scenario.
• New field data are unlikely to change the conclusion that closure -by -excavation
and closure -in -place actions result in similar boron, sulfate, and TDS transport at
the compliance boundary.
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Concentrations in Groundwater, December, 2019
Page 7-2
Updated Groundwater Flow And Transport Modeling Report December 2019
Roxboro Steam Electric Plant, Semora, North Carolina
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the Coal Ash Basin at the Roxboro Steam Electric Plant. December, 2019
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NC, December 2019.
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Electric Plant, Semora, NC. To be submitted.
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December, 2019
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Roxboro Steam Electric Plant, Semora, North Carolina
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Roxboro Steam Electric Plant, Semora, North Carolina
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NOTES:
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PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
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NOTES:
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NOTES:
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM GOGGLE EARTH PRO ON
OCTOBER 11, 2017. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13, 2016.
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE
PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200 (NAD83).
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GRAPHIC SCALE
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(IN FEET)
DRAWN BY: R.YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/19/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 4-8
DISTRIBUTION OF MODEL RECHARGE ZONES
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
MODELING REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
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BASIN
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REVISED BY: W. PRATER DATE: 12/12/2019
GENERAL HEAD BOUNDARY FEATURES
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APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
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www.synterracorp.com
NOTES:
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
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FEATURES.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4,2019. AERIAL WAS
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
MODELING REPORT
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200 (NAD83).
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SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY REVISED BY: B. ELLIOTT DATE: 12/19/2019
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
APPROVED BY
DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS ROXBORO PLANT BOUNDARY : G CAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY
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ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE. FIGURE -10
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INTERPRETATION OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTED PROPERTY BOUNDARIES AND CURRENT PERSON COUNTY GIS. UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS MODELING REPORT
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200 (NAD83).
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
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(IN FEET)
- 0.05 -0.1 ft/d - 5.0 - 10.0 ft/d
PROGRESS
0.1 -0.5 ft/d - 10.0+ ft/d
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/12/2019
0.5 - 1.0 ft/d
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
1p
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
FLOWAND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY
synTerm IPROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
www.synterracorp.com
NOTES:
FIGURE 5-1a
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPY IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
IN ASH LAYER 1
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200(NAD83).
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
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,800 0 1,800 3,600
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- 0.01— 0.05 ft/d 2.0 — 5.0 ft/d
(IN FEET)
- 0.05 -0.1 ft/d - 5.0 - 10.0 ft/d
PROGRESS
0.1 -0.5 ft/d - 10.0+ ft/d
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/12/2019
0.5 - 1.0 ft/d
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
1p
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
FLOWAND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY
synTerm IPROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
www.synterracorp.com
NOTES:
FIGURE 5-1b
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPY IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
IN ASH LAYER 2
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200(NAD83).
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
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(IN FEET)
- 0.05 -0.1 ft/d - 5.0 - 10.0 ft/d
PROGRESS
0.1 -0.5 ft/d - 10.0+ ft/d
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/12/2019
0.5 - 1.0 ft/d
1p
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
FLOWAND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY
synTerm
IPROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
www.synterracorp.com
NOTES:
FIGURE 5-1c
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPY IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
IN ASH LAYER 3
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200(NAD83).
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
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- 0.05 —0.1 ft/d - 5.0 — 10.0 ft/d
PROGRESS
0.1 —0.5 ft/d - 10.0+ ft/d
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/12/2019
0.5 — 1.0 ft/d
1p
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
FLOWAND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY
synTerm
IPROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
www.synterracorp.com
NOTES:
FIGURE 5-1d
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPY IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
IN ASH LAYER 4
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200(NAD83).
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
ff
16 1
�.
LEGEND
r
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
DUKE
1GRAPHICSCALE
,800 0 1,800 3,600
�0.005-0.01 ft/d 1.0-2.0 ft/d
tENERGY
- 0.01— 0.05 ft/d 2.0 — 5.0 ft/d
(IN FEET)
- 0.05 -0.1 ft/d - 5.0 - 10.0 ft/d
PROGRESS
0.1 -0.5 ft/d - 10.0+ ft/d
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/12/2019
0.5 - 1.0 ft/d
1p
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
FLOWAND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY
synTerm
IPROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
www.synterracorp.com
NOTES:
FIGURE 5-1e
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPY IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
IN ASH LAYER 5
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200(NAD83).
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
c
ff
16 1
LEGEND
r
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
DUKE
%'ENERGY
1GRAPHICSCALE
,800 0 1,800 3,600
�0.005-0.01 ft/d 1.0-2.0 ft/d
- 0.01— 0.05 ft/d 2.0 — 5.0 ft/d
(IN FEET)
- 0.05 -0.1 ft/d - 5.0 - 10.0 ft/d
PROGRESS
0.1 -0.5 ft/d - 10.0+ ft/d
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/12/2019
0.5 - 1.0 ft/d
1p
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
FLOWAND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY
synTerm
IPROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
www.synterracorp.com
NOTES:
FIGURE 5-1f
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPY IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
IN ASH LAYER 6
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200(NAD83).
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
ff
1-.
r. t \
1Y _
•9
-"
t
Mo
16
LEGEND
r
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
DUKE
GRAPHICSCALE
1,800 0 1,800 31600
M0.005-0.01 ft/d 1.0-2.0 ft/d
tENERGY
- 0.01— 0.05 ft/d 2.0 — 5.0 ft/d
(IN FEET)
- 0.05 —0.1 ft/d - 5.0 — 10.0 ft/d
PROGRESS
0.1 —0.5 ft/d - 10.0+ ft/d
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/12/2019
0.5 — 1.0 ft/d
jp
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
FLOWAND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY
synTena
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
www.svnterracorp.com
NOTES:
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
FIGURE 5-7"Q
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPV IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAVERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
IN ASH LAYER 7
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200(NAD83).
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
ff
1-.
r. t \
1Y _
•9
-"
t
Mo
16
LEGEND
r
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
DUKE
%'ENERGY
GRAPHICSCALE
1,800 0 1,800 31600
M0.005-0.01 ft/d 1.0-2.0 ft/d
- 0.01— 0.05 ft/d 2.0 — 5.0 ft/d
(IN FEET)
- 0.05 —0.1 ft/d - 5.0 — 10.0 ft/d
PROGRESS
0.1 —0.5 ft/d - 10.0+ ft/d
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/12/2019
0.5 — 1.0 ft/d
jp
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
FLOWAND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY
synTerm
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
www.svnterracorp.com
NOTES:
FIGURE 5-1h
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPY IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
IN ASH LAYER 8
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200(NAD83).
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
ff
B
1 'A
a"�4 ' a
m
LEGEND
t
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
%'DUKE
1GRAPHICSCALE
,800 0 1,800 3,600
�0.005-0.01 ft/d 1.0-2.0 ft/d
ENERGY
- 0.01-0.05 ft/d - 2.0 — 5.0 ft/d
NFEET)
-
0.05 —0.1 ft d
/ - 5.0+ ft/d
PROGRESS
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
0.1 -0.5 ft/d
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/20/2019
- 0.5 - 1.0 ft/d
�
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
FLOWAND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY
synTena
IPROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
www.synterracorp.com
NOTES:
FIGURE 5-1i
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPY IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
IN SAPROLITE LAYERS 9 AND 10
TABLE 5-2.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200(NAD83).
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
B
1
9
\- - --� - - -ft
m
LEGEND
t
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
%'DUKE
1GRAPHICSCALE
,800 0 1,800 3,600
-0.005-0.01 ft/d 1.0-2.0 ft/d
ENERGY
- 0.01-0.05 ft/d - 2.0 - 5.0 ft/d
NFEET)
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
0.05 —0.1 ft d
/ � 5.0+ ft/d
PROGRESS
0.1-0.5 ft/d
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/20/2019
- 0.5 -1.0 ft/d
�
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
FLOWAND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY
synTena
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
www.s nterracor .com
-ter' '
NOTES:
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
FIGURE 5-1,
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPV IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAVERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
IN SAPROLITE LAYER 11
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200(NAD83).
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
_ S
Y �
� I
r
Ir . . . . . . . . .'y
tR
I
y
`1
- t of
� + `� �i
LEGEND t
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY DUKE 1GRAPHICSCALE
,800 0 1,800 3,600
-0.005-0.01 ft/d 1.0-2.0 ft/d ENERGY (IN FEET)
= 0.01-0.05 ft/d = 2.0 — 5.0 ft/d
-0.05 —0.1 ft d PROGRESS
/ - 5.0+ ft/d � DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
0.1 -0.5 ft/d REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/20/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
- 0.5 - 1.0 ft/d APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
FLOWAND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY WnTena PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
www.synterracorp.com
NOTES:
FIGURE 5-1k
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE. MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPY IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES IN TRANSITION ZONE LAYERS 12 AND 13
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2. UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS REPORT
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200(NAD83). SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
9
1 'JA
Air-
00 4 a
m
LEGEND
t
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
%'DUKE
1GRAPHICSCALE
,800 0 1,800 3,600
�0.005-0.01 ft/d 1.0-2.0 ft/d
ENERGY
- 0.01-0.05 ft/d - 2.0 - 5.0 ft/d
NFEET)
-
0.05 —0.1 ft d
/ - 5.0+ ft/d
PROGRESS
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
0.1 -0.5 ft/d
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/20/2019
- 0.5 - 1.0 ft/d
�
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
FLOWAND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY
WnTena
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
www.synterracorp.com
NOTES:
FIGURE 5-11
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPY IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
IN UPPER FRACTURED ROCK LAYER 14
TABLE 5-2.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200(NAD83).
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
9
1
)A .4 a
•9
m
LEGEND
t
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
DUKE
tENERGY
1GRAPHICSCALE
,800 0 1,800 3,600
0.005-0.01 ft/d 1.0-z.0 ft/d
- 0.01-0.05 ft/d - 2.0 — 5.0 ft/d
NFEET)
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
-
0.05 —0.1 ft d
/ - 5.0+ ft/d
PROGRESS
0.1 -0.5 ft/d
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/20/2019
- 0.5 - 1.0 ft/d
�
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
FLOWAND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY
synTena
I PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
www.s nterracor .com
NOTES:
FIGURE 5-1m
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPY IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
IN UPPER FRACTURED ROCK LAYER 15
TABLE 5-2.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200(NAD83).
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
1 r
000000000,
!R` !+ \
Via.Y4Air-
;
LEGEND
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
=0.005-0.01
ft/d 1.0-2.0 ft/d
= 0.01-0.05
ft/d - 2.0 — 5.0 ft/d
-0.05-0.1
ft/d -5.0+ ft/d
0.1-0.5
ft/d
- 0.5 — 1.0
ft/d
FLOWAND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY
It DUKE
ENERGY
PROGRESS
GRAPHIC SCALE
1,800 0 1,800 3,600
(IN FEET)
DRAWN BY: R.YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/20/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 5-1n
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPY IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
IN UPPER FRACTURED ROCK LAYER 16
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
REPORT
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200(NAD83).
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
LEGEND
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
=0.005-0.01
ft/d 1.0-2.0 ft/d
= 0.01-0.05
ft/d - 2.0 — 5.0 ft/d
-0.05-0.1
ft/d -5.0+ ft/d
0.1-0.5
ft/d
- 0.5 — 1.0
ft/d
FLOWAND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY
It DUKE
ENERGY
PROGRESS
9
m
GRAPHIC SCALE
1,800 0 1,800 3,600
(IN FEET)
DRAWN BY: R.YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/20/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 5-10
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPY IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
IN LOWER FRACTURED ROCK LAYER 17
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
REPORT
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200(NAD83).
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
LEGEND
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
=0.005-0.01
ft/d 1.0-2.0 ft/d
= 0.01-0.05
ft/d - 2.0 — 5.0 ft/d
-0.05-0.1
ft/d -5.0+ ft/d
0.1-0.5
ft/d
- 0.5 — 1.0
ft/d
FLOWAND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY
It DUKE
ENERGY
PROGRESS
9
m
GRAPHIC SCALE
1,800 0 1,800 3,600
(IN FEET)
DRAWN BY: R.YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/20/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 5-1p
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPV IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
IN LOWER FRACTURED ROCK LAYER 18
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAVERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
REPORT
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200(NAD83).
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
r-
LEGEND
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
=0.005-0.01
ft/d 1.0-2.0 ft/d
= 0.01-0.05
ft/d - 2.0 — 5.0 ft/d
-0.05-0.1
ft/d -5.0+ ft/d
0.1-0.5
ft/d
- 0.5 — 1.0
ft/d
FLOWAND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY
f^
ItDUKE
ENERGY
PROGRESS
9
, -QV
rl
m
GRAPHIC SCALE
1,800 0 1,800 3,600
(IN FEET)
DRAWN BY: R.YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/20/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 5-1q
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPV IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
IN UPPER BEDROCK LAYER 19
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAVERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
REPORT
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200(NAD83).
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
r-
LEGEND
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
=0.005-0.01
ft/d 1.0-2.0 ft/d
= 0.01-0.05
ft/d - 2.0 — 5.0 ft/d
-0.05-0.1
ft/d -5.0+ ft/d
0.1-0.5
ft/d
- 0.5 — 1.0
ft/d
FLOWAND TRANSPORT MODEL BOUNDARY
f^
ItDUKE
ENERGY
PROGRESS
9
, -QV
rl
m
GRAPHIC SCALE
1,800 0 1,800 3,600
(IN FEET)
DRAWN BY: R.YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/20/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 5-1r
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPY IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
IN UPPER BEDROCK LAYER 20
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
REPORT
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200(NAD83).
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n
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LEGEND
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
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REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/20/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 5-1s
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPY IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
IN LOWER BEDROCK LAYER 21
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
REPORT
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200(NAD83).
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n
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REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/20/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 5-1t
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPY IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
IN LOWER BEDROCK LAYER 22
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
REPORT
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
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COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200(NAD83).
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REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/20/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 5-1u
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPY IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
IN LOWER BEDROCK LAYER 23
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
REPORT
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200(NAD83).
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r-
LEGEND
HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
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REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/20/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 5-1v
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
HORIZONTAL TO VERTICALANISOTROPY IN THE MODEL. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY VALUES
IN LOWER BEDROCK LAYER 24
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
REPORT
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200(NAD83).
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r-
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REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/20/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 5-1w
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
MODEL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ZONES
ZONES SHOWN WERE USED TO DEFINE HORIZONTAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND
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IN LOWER BEDROCK LAYER 25
AND RATIOS OF HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ANISOTROPY FOR MODEL LAYERS ARE LISTED IN
TABLE 5-2.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
REPORT
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200(NAD83).
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APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
AND HYDRAULIC HEADS (LINES)
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND
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CHECKED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/20/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 5-4
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE. SIMULATED APRIL 2019 HYDRAULIC HEADS IN
CONTOUR INTERVAL IS 10 FEET, HEAD IS SHOWN FOR MODEL LAYER 15.
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BLACK ERROR BARS SHOW THE HEAD STANDARD DEVIATION OF 6 FEET UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM GOOGLE EARTH PRO ON OCTOBER 11, 2017. REPORT
AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13,2016. ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
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DATE: 11/18/2019
DATE: 12/19/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/19/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/19/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 5-5
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NOT MAGNITUDE.ITUDE.SIMULATED APRIL 2019 LOCAL ASH BASIN GROUNDWATER FLOW
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STREAMS ARE INCLUDED IN THE MODELAS DRAINS. UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM GOOGLE EARTH PRO ON OCTOBER 11, 2017. REPORT
AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13,2016. ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
D WING HAS BEEN SET COORDINATE SYSTEM FPSITH A 300(NADJECTION OF 3AND NAVD3)TH CAROLINA STATE PLANE SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
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SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
SO UNDARI ES AREA PPROXIMATE.
REFER TO TABLE 5-5a FOR DESCRIPTIONS AND MODEL INPUT CONCENTRATIONS FOR
BORON, SULFATE, AND TDS.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM GOOGLE EARTH PRO ON OCTOBER 11, 2017.
AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13. 2016.
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITHA PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200 (NAD83).
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GRAPHIC SCALE
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PROGRESS
DRAWN BY: R.YU
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DATE: 1111812019
DATE: 12/19/2019
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CHECKED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/19/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/19/2019
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EAST ASH BASIN AND WEST ASH BASIN SOURCE ZONES
FOR HISTORICAL TRANSPORT MODEL
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
MODELING REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
BORON SOURCE ZONES BORON, SULFATE, AND TDS SOURCE ZONES
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CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
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ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
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SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY DOWNGRADIENT OF THE EAB AND WAB FOR
NOTES: HISTORICAL TRANSPORT MODEL
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND
REFER TO TABLE 5-5b FOR DESCRIPTIONSAND MODEL INPUT CONCENTRATIONS FOR BORON, SULFATE, AND TDS TRANSPORT MODELING REPORT
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DUKE GRAPHIC SCALE
710 0 710 1,420
REFERENCE LOCATION
ENERGY
BORON 700 -4,000 Ng/L
(IN FEET)
PROGRESS
BORON > 4,000 Ng/L
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
—ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
REVISED BY.' B. ELLIOTT DATE: 12/19/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
APPROVED BY: K. CAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARYTe
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
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FIGURE 5-7
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
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THE DECOMMISSIONED SLUICE LINE CORRIDOR TO THE NORTH OF WAB.
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UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM GOOGLE EARTH PRO ON OCTOBER 11, 2017.
REPORT
AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13,2016.
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
D WING HAS BEEN SET WITH A OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
COORDINATE SYSTEM FPS300(NAD3).
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EAST ASH
BASIN
LEGEND
REFERENCE LOCATION
SULFATE > 250 mg/L
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ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
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GRAPHIC SCALE
710 0
710 1,420
ENERGY(IN
FEET)
PROGRESS
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DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: B. ELLIOTT
DATE: 12/19/2019
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CHECKED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/19/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/19/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 5-8
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NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHA SOURCES TO THE NORTH OF EAB AND /� /� /�/� /�
THE DECOMMISSIONED SLUICE LINE CORRIDOR TO THE NORTH OF WAB. ASH LAYERS WITH LAMA AND NON —LAMA CCR SOURCES
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AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13, 2016.
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITH PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE REPORT
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DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: B. ELLIOTT DATE: 12/19/2019
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
APPROVED BY: K. CAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
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DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITH PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
REPORT
COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS3200(NADa3).
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APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
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REFERENCE LOCATION
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ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL NON -ASH
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AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13, 2016.
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
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REVISED BY: B. ELLIOTT DATE: 12/12/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
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SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL NON -ASH
LAYERS WITH CAMA AND NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES WHEN WAB
CLOSURE -IN -PLACE IS COMPLETED
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ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL NON -ASH
CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR 2037.
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHA SOURCES TO THE NORTH OF EABA
MODEL LAYERS WITH CAMAAND NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES WHEN
THE DECOMMISSIONED SLUICE LINE CORRIDOR TO THE NORTH OF WAB.
CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION IS COMPLETED
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM GOOGLE EARTH PRO ON OCTOBER 11, 2017.
AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13, 2016.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING REPORT
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
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CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/10/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/10/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE. FIGURE V—C
STREAMS ARE INCLUDED IN THE MODELAS DRAINS. PONDEDWATERINTHEWAB MODEL SETUP FOR CLOSURE —BY —EXCAVATION SCENARIO
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AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13, 2016.
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WI TH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
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REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/20/2019
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
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ALL BOUNDARIES AREAPPROXIMATE.ARROWSINDICATE INFERRED FLOW DIRECTION ONLY, MA
NOT MAGNITUDE.ITUDE.
SIMULATED LOCAL ASH BASIN GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEM IN
CONTOUR INTERVAL IS 10 FEET. HEADS ARE SHOWN AFTER DECANTING OF WAB IN MODEL
LAYER 15.
UPPER FRACTURED BEDROCK AFTER CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION
STREAMS ARE INCLUDED IN THE MODEL AS DRAI INS. LAKES, PONDS, CHANNELS AND
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PONDED WATER IN THE ASH BASIN ARE INCLUDED IN MODEL AS GENERAL HEAD ZONES.
MODELING REPORT
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AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13, 2016.
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DRAWN BY: R.YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: D. WHATLEY DATE: 12/19/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
NOTES:
FIGURE 6-7a
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL NON -ASH
CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR
2037.
LAYERS WITH CAMA AND NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCESINCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHASOURCES TOTHE NORTH OF
APPROXIMATELY 20 YEARS AFTER CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION
EAB AND THE DECOMMISSIONED SLUICE LINE CORRIDOR TO THE NORTH OF WAB.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING REPORT
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM GOOGLE EARTH PRO ON OCTOBER 11,
2017. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13, 2016.
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
DRAWINGHASBEEN SET WI TH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
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CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
NOTES: FIGURE 6-7b
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE. SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALLNON-ASH
CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR2037. LAYERS WITH CAMA AND NON -LAMA CCR SOURCES
NON -CA THE DECOMMISSIONED
LUDE EDSLUIHELINEC RRIDHA OURCES TO THE RTOTHENORTHORTH OF
FWAB. APPROXIMATELY 70 YEARS AFTER CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION
EAB AND THE DECOMMISSIONED SLUICE LINE CORRIDOR TO THE NORTH OF WAB.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM GOOGLE EARTH PRO ON OCTOBER 11, 2017. UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING REPORT
AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13,2016. ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
CWITH
PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
COORDINATE SYSTEM FPS300(NAD3).SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
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GRAPHICSCALE
710 0 710 1,420
REFERENCE LOCATION
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(IN FEET)
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ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
REVISED BY: D. WHATLEY DATE: 12/19/2019
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
4
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CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
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FIGURE 6-7c
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL NON -ASH
CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED INYEAR237.
LAYERS WITH CAMAAND NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHASOURCES TO THE NORTH OFEAB
AND THE DECOMMISSIONED SLUICE LINE CORRIDOR TO THE NORTH OF WAB.
APPROXIMATELY 120 YEARS AFTER CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM GOOGLE EARTH PRO ON OCTOBER 11, 2017.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING REPORT
AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13,2016.
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
D WING HAS BEEN SET COORDINATE SYSTEM FPSI300(NADJ3).TION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
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GRAPHIC SCALE
710 0 710 1,420
BORON 700 -4,000 Ng/L
ENERGY
BORON > 4,000 Ng/L
(IN FEET)
PROGRESS
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DRAWN BY: R.YU
DATE:11/18/2019
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
REVISED BY: D. WHATLEY
DATE: 12/19/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/19/2019
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/19/2019
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARYTe
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
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ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE. SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL NON -ASH
CLOSURE-BY-EXCAVATI ON SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR 2037. LAYERS WITH CAMAAND NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHASOURCES TO THE NORTH OFEAB APPROXIMATELY 170 YEARS AFTER CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION
AND THE DECOMMISSIONED SLUICE LINE CORRIDOR TO THE NORTH OF WAB.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM GOOGLE EARTH PRO ON OCTOBER 11, 2017. UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING REPORT
AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13,2016. ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
D WING HAS BEEN SET COORDINATE SYSTEM FPSI300(NADJ3).TION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
LEGEND
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GRAPHIC SCALE
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REFERENCE LOCATION
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SASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
PROGRESS
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DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: D. WHATLEY DATE: 12/10/2019
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
�lp CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/10/2019
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/10/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL WITH PROPOSED LANDFILL EXPANSION
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FIGURE 6-8
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
REFERENCE LOCATIONS FOR TIME SERIES DATASETS
AERIAL PHOWASTO RAPHY LLECTEOONJU E FROM GOOGLE EARTH PRO ON OCTOBER 11, 2017.
AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13, 2016.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
DRAW ING HAS BEEN SET IJTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
COORDINATE SYSTEM FPS300(NAD3).
MODELING REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
EAB Location a
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DRAWN BY: R. YU
DATE: 11/18/2019
SUMMARY OF MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS
ENERGY®
REVISED BY: W. PRATER
DATE: 12/12/2019
AS FUNCTIONS OF TIME AND STRATIGRAPHIC LAYER
PROGRESS
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/12/2019
AT EAB REFERENCE LOCATIONS a AND b FOR THE
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/12/2019
CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
MODELING REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRICAL PLANT
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SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
EAB Location c
2,000
Saprolite, depth = 7 ft.
Aomb
1,800
Transition Zone, depth = 20 ft.
3 1,600
Fractured rock, depth = 51 ft.
0 1,400
Fractured rock, depth = 109 ft.
a 1,200
Bedrock, depth = 278 ft.
L
Bedrock, depth = 412 ft.
1,000
c
Bedrock, depth = 488 ft.
u 800
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0 600
— — 2L Std = 700 ug/L
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400
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200
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Fractured rock, depth = 44 ft.
Fractured rock, depth = 96 ft.
Bedrock, depth = 257 ft.
Bedrock, depth = 386 ft.
Bedrock, depth = 459 ft.
EAB-4 Max. all layer
2L Std = 700 ug/L
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Reference locations shown in Fig. 6-8.
FIGURE 6-9b
DRAWN BY: R. YU
DATE: 11/18/2019
SUMMARY OF MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS
REVISED BY: W. PRATER
DATE: 12/12/20,9
AS FUNCTIONS OF TIME AND STRATIGRAPHIC LAYER
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/12/2019
AT EAB REFERENCE LOCATIONS c AND d FOR THE
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/12/2019
CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
MODELING REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRICAL PLANT
www.synterracorp.com SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
WAB
Location e
J 9,000
Saprolite, depth = 10 ft.
3 8,000
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c
0 7,000
Fractured rock, depth = 56 ft.
m
; 6,000
Fractured rock, depth = 104 ft.
5,000
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0
Bedrock, depth = 346 ft.
4,000
0
i Bedrock, depth = 412 ft.
I0 3,000
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2,000
— — 2L Std = 700 ug/L
1,000
0
0
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WAB Location f
40,000
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35,000
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30,000
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0
25,000
Fractured rock, depth = 104 ft.
L
Bedrock, depth = 254 ft.
a)
c
20,000
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0
u
15,000
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c
p
10,000
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°a
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FIGURE 6-9c
40)DUKE
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
SUMMARY OF MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS
ENERGY®
REVISED BY: W. PRATER DATE: 12/12/2019
AS FUNCTIONS OF TIME AND STRATIGRAPHIC LAYER
PROGRESS
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
AT WAB REFERENCE LOCATIONS a AND f FOR THE
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
MODELING REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRICAL PLANT
www.synterracorp.com
WnTerra
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
i
r
b
460
EAST ASH
BASIN
• ri,' 480
470
LEGEND
%' DUKE
GRAPHIC SCALE
340 0 340 680
Ge EXTRACTION WELLS
ENERGY
CLEAN WATER INFILTRATION WELLS
(IN FEET)
PROGRESS
-HYDRAULIC HEAD (FEET)
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
-ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12120/2019
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
�lp
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
— Y��
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
Wn
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NOTES:
FIGURE 6-10
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
SIMULATED HYDRAULIC HEADS IN THE UPPER FRACTURED BEDROCK
CONTOUR INTERVAL IS 10 FEET. HEADS ARE SHOWN AFTER CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION FOR
ZONE FOR THE CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO WITH ACTIVE
MODEL LAYER 1s.
GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
THE REMEDIATION SYSTEM SFiowN WAS DESIGNED FOR ozL COMPLIANCE By 2029.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING REPORT
TEDONFEBRUAPHOTOGRAPHY BTAINE1 FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
COLLECTED
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARV 6, 2017.
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200 (NAD83AND NAVD88).
IMULATED WITHOUT NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
EAST ASH BASIN
SIMULATED WITH NON-CAMA CCR SOUR
EAST ASH BASIN
LEGEND
■ REFERENCE LOCATION
ANON—CAMA CCR SOURCE ZONES
BORON 700 — 4,000 fag/L
BORON > 4,000 fag/L
ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHA SOURCES TO THE NORTH OF EAB.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6,
2017.
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITH PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200
■d.
■d'�► `o
DUKE
GRAPHIC SCALE
t
340 0 340 680
RGY
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PROGRESS
DRAWN BY: D. WHATLEY DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: W. PRATER DATE: 12/20/2019
J�lp
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
SynTerra
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
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FIGURE 6-11
SIMULATED APRIL 2019 MAXIMUM BORON
CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL NON -ASH LAYERS
DOWNGRADIENT OF THE EAST ASH BASIN
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
MODELING REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
IMULATED WITHOUT NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
r
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EAST ASH BASIN
-;A I �4 S
SIMULATED WITH NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES -
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� 1
EAST ASH BASIN
LEGEND
ii� EXTRACTION WELLS
CLEAN WATER INFILTRATION WELLS
■ REFERENCE LOCATION
=NON-CAMA CCR SOURCE ZONES
BORON 700 - 4,000 Ng/L
BORON > 4,000 Ng/L
—ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
-ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
-SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
NOTES:
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR 2037.
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHA SOURCES TO THE NORTH OF EAB.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITH PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200 (NAD83).
It DUKE
ENERGY
PROGRESS
11161p
synTena
GRAPHIC SCALE
340 0
340 680
(IN FEET)
DRAWN BY: R.YU
DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER
DATE: 12/19/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/19/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/19/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 6-12a
SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN
ALL NON -ASH LAYERS FOR THE
CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO AFTER
9 YEARS OF ACTIVE GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
MODELING REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
SIMULATED WITHOUT NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES -
r � r
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d.
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EAST ASH BASIN ;
� r �
LEGEND t
DUKE ORAP"'C SCALE
340 0 340 680
EXTRACTION WELLS ENERGY (IN FEET)
CLEAN WATER INFILTRATION WELLS PROGRESS
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
■ REFERENCE LOCATION REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/19/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
ANON-CAMA CCR SOURCE ZONES APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
BORON 700 -4,000 fag/L WWnTerm PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
BORON > 4,000 fag/L www.synterracorp.com
ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY FIGURE 6-12b
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL
NON -ASH LAYERS FOR THE
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO AFTER 30 YEARS
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY OF ACTIVE GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
NOTES: UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE_ MODELING REPORT
CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR 2037. ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSAIDFAHASOURCES TOTHE NORTH OFEAB. SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2919. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2917.
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM HPS 3299 (NAD83L.
IMULATED WITHOUT NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
r
♦ r
if
_ . 14%C.
f EAST ASH BASIN
SIMULATED WITH NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
1
AST ASH BASIN
LEGEND
EXTRACTION WELLS
CLEAN WATER INFILTRATION WELLS
■ REFERENCE LOCATION
ANON—CAMACCR SOURCE ZONES
BORON 700 — 4,000 fag/L
BORON > 4,000 fag/L
ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
-ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
NOTES:
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR 2037.
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHA SOURCES TO THE NORTH OF EAB.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 201
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITHA PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200
(NAD83).
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It DUKE
ENERGY
PROGRESS
1161p
synTena
■d.
■
d.W V
GRAPHIC SCALE
340 0 340 680
(IN FEET)
DRAWN BY: R.YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/19/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
PROJECT MANAGER:C. EADY
FIGURE 6-12c
SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL
NON -ASH LAYERS FOR THE
CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO AFTER 80 YEARS
OF ACTIVE GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
MODELING REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
SIMULATED WITHOUT NON—CAMA CCR SOURCES `all
r
♦
r
r
EAST ASH BASIN ■
SIMULATED WITH NON—CAMA CCR SOURCES
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RAW
d.
F .. *IV
EAST ASH BASIN ,
LEGEND %' DUKE GRAPHIC SCALE
340 0 340 680
EXTRACTION WELLS ENERGY (IN FEET)
CLEAN WATER INFILTRATION WELLS PROGRESS DRAWN BY: R.YU DATE: 11/18/2019
■ REFERENCE LOCATION 1p REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/19/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
QNON-CAMA CCR SOURCE ZONES APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
BORON 700 - 4,000 l synTena PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
BORON > 4,000 l www.synterracorp.com
ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
-ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY FIGURE 6-12d
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY NON -ASH LAYERS FOR THE CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION
NOTES: SCENARIO AFTER 130 YEARS OF ACTIVE
GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE. A A A TRANSPORT
CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED INYEAR 2037. UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TR" -NSPORT
NON-CAMACCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHA SOURCES TO THE NORTH OF EAB. MODELING REPORT
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ES RI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON FE BRUARY 6,
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
2017. SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITHA PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200
(Ni
SIMULATED WITHOUT NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES `
r
r
d.
EAST ASH BASIN ■
•
SIMULATED WITH NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
r
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,� s s� ■d
EAST ASH BASIN ;
LEGEND
EXTRACTION WELLS
CLEAN WATER INFILTRATION WELLS
■ REFERENCE LOCATION
ANON-CAMA CCR SOURCE ZONES
BORON 700 - 4,000 fag/L
BORON > 4,000 fag/L
ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
-ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
NOTES:
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR 2037.
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHA SOURCES TO THE NORTH OF EAB.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6,
2017.
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITH PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200
NAD83).
GRAPHIC SCALE
t DUKE
N ENERGY 340 0 340 680
IN FEET)
PROGRESS DRAWN BY: R.YU DATE: 11/18/2019
J�lp REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/19/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
WnTena PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
www.synterracorp.com
FIGURE 6-12e
SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL
NON -ASH LAYERS FOR THE CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION
SCENARIO AFTER 180 YEARS OF ACTIVE
GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
MODELING REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
millimiliNk— ""I A Is
SIMULATED WITHOUT NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES L.
'r o
.,. .a 47�d.
EAST ASH BASIN
SIMULATED WITH NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
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4
-
EAST ASH BASIN
LEGEND
DUKE
tENERGY
GRAPHIC SCALE
340 0 340 Ego
EXTRACTION WELLS
(IN FEET)
PROGRESS
CLEAN WATER INFILTRATION WELLS
DRAWN BY: R.YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/19/2019
■ REFERENCE LOCATION
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
ANON-CAMACCR SOURCE ZONES
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
PROJECT MANAGER'C. EADY
SULFATE > 250 mg/L
synTena
www.synterracorp.com
ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
FIGURE 6-13
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
SIMULATED MAXIMUM SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS IN
ALL NON -ASH LAYERS FOR THE
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO AFTER 9 YEARS OF
NOTES:
ACTIVE GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR 2031.
MODELING
E I I N G REPORT
L IIOSTEAM
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHA SOURCES TO THE NORTH OFEAB.
+D
/L/�
ROXBOR�YO STELA��IM17ELECTRIC PLANT
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINEDFROM ESRI ON DECEMBER4,2619. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY6, 2017.
SENORA, NORTH CAROLINA
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINASTATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3266 (NAD63).
SIMULATED WITHOUT NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
r '
EAST ASH BASIN
SIMULATED WITH NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
® 1 Alp
,. -`r'-
Ali a,
c.
EAST ASH BASIN
LEGEND
EXTRACTION WELLS
CLEAN WATER INFILTRATION WELLS
■ REFERENCE LOCATION
ANON-CAMA CCR SOURCE ZONES
TDS > 500 mg/L
ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
- SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
NOTES:
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE
CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR 2031.
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHA SOURCES TO THE NORTH OF EAB.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017.
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM FPS 3200 (NAD133).
DUKEGRAPHIC SCALE
It EEN RGY 340 G 340 Ego
(IN FEET)
PROGRESS DRAWN BY: R.YU DATE: 11/111/2019
1�lp REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/19/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
WnTena PROJECT MANAGER C. EADY
www.synterracorp.com
FIGURE 6-14
SIMULATED MAXIMUM TDS CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL
NON -ASH LAYERS FOR THE CLOSURE -BY -EXCAVATION
SCENARIO AFTER 9 YEARS OF ACTIVE
GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
MODELING REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
DUKE
ENERGY®
PROGRESS
14-7
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DRAWN BY: R. YU
DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: W. PRATER
DATE: 12/12/2019
CLOSURE -IN -PLACE DESIGN USED IN
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/12/2019
SIMULATIONS (FROM WOOD, 2019a AND 2019b).
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/12/2019
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
TRANSPORT MODELING REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRICAL PLANT
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
www.synterracorp.com
C /420 420
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LEGEND
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—'FLOW OUTSIDE LOCAL SYSTEM
GROUNDWATER LEAVING LOCAL SYSTEM
ij� WATER SUPPLY WELLS
— LOCALASH BASIN GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEM
—DRAINS
—HEAD (FEET)
_AREAS CLOSED WITH AN ENGINEERED CAP SYSTEM
—ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE. ARROWS INDICATE INFERRED FLOW DIRECTION ONLY
MAGNITUDE.
TOUR INTERVAL IS 10 FEET. HEADS ARE SHOWN AFTER DECANTING OF WAB IN MODEL
=R 15.
EAMS ARE INCLUDED IN THE MODELAS DRAINS. LAKES, PONDS, CHANNELS AND
DIED WATER IN THE ASH BASIN ARE INCLUDED IN MODEL AS GENERAL HEAD ZONES.
IAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM GOOGLE EARTH PRO ON OCTOBER 11, 2017.
IAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13. 2016.
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GRAPHIC SCALE
t
700 0
700 1,400
ENERGY(IN
FEET)
PROGRESS
DRAWN BY: R.YU
DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER
DATE: 12/20/2019
1��
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/20/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 6-17
SIMULATED LOCAL ASH BASIN GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEM IN
UPPER FRACTURED BEDROCK AFTER CLOSURE -IN -PLACE
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
WING HAS BEEN SET WITH PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
RDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200 (NAD83AND NAVD88).
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DUKE
GRAPHIC SCALE
710 0 710 1,420
■ REFERENCE LOCATION
ENERGY
BORON 700 -4,000 Ng/L
(IN FEET)
PROGRESS
BORON > 4,000 Ng/L
DRAWN BY: R. YU
DATE: 11/18/2019
—ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
REVISED BY: D. WHATLEY
DATE: 12/19/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/19/2019
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/19/2019
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
PROJECT PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARYna
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FIGURE 6-18a
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL NON -ASH
CLOSURE- IN -PLACE ESTIMATED TOSTASHBASIN. ECOMPLETED INYEAR 2024FOR
EAST ASH BASIN AND 2027 FOR WEST ASH BASIN.
ND2027FORW
MODEL LAYERS WITH CAMA AND NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHASOURCES TO THE NORTH OFEAB
APPROXIMATELY 20 YEARS AFTER CLOSURE -IN -PLACE
AND THE DECOMMISSIONED SLUICE LINE CORRIDOR TO THE NORTH OF WAB.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM GOOGLE EARTH PRO ON OCTOBER 11, 2017.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING REPORT
AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE I3,2016.
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
CCOORDINATE
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
SYSTEM FPSI300(NADJ3).TION
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EAST ASH
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LEGEND
DUKE GRAPHIC SCALE
710 0 710 1,420
■ REFERENCE LOCATION
ENERGY
BORON 700 -4,000 Ng/L
(IN FEET)
PROGRESS
BORON > 4,000 Ng/L
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
REVISED BY: D. WHATLEY DATE: 12/19/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
APPROVED BY: K. CAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY-`
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NOTES:
FIGURE 6-18b
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL NON -ASH
CLOSURE -IN -PLACE SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR 2024FOR
EAST ASH BASIN AND 2027 FOR WEST ASH BASIN.
MODEL LAYERS WITH CAMA AND NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHASOURCES TO THE NORTH OFEAB
APPROXIMATELY 70 YEARS AFTER CLOSURE -IN -PLACE
AND THE DECOMMISSIONED SLUICE LINE CORRIDOR TO THE NORTH OFWAB.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TR/�ANSPORT MODELING REPORT
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM GOOGLE EARTH PRO ON OCTOBER 11, 2017.
AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13, 2016.
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
DRAWINGHASBEEN SET WI TH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200 (NAD83).
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■ REFERENCE LOCATION
ENERGY
BORON 700 -4,000 Ng/L
(IN FEET)
PROGRESS
BORON > 4,000 Ng/L
DRAWN BY: R. YU
DATE: 11/18/2019
ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
REVISED BY: D. WHATLEY
DATE: 12/19/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/19/2019
- ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/19/2019
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
- SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
-`I I G
NOTES: FIGURE 6-18c
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE. SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL NON -ASH
CLOSURE -IN -PLACE SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR 2024FOR MODEL LAYERS WITH CAMA AND NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
EAST ASH BASIN AND 2027 FOR WEST ASH BASIN.
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCESINCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHASOURCES TOTHE NORTH OF APPROXIMATELY 120 YEARS AFTER CLOSURE -IN -PLACE
EAB AND THE DECOMMISSIONED SLUICE LINE CORRIDOR TO THE NORTH OF WAB. UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING REPORT
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM GOOGLE EARTH PRO ON OCTOBER 11, ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
2017. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13, 2016.
DRAWINGHASBEEN SET WI TH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200 (NAD83).
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ENERGY
BORON 700 -4,000 Ng/L
(IN FEET)
PROGRESS
BORON > 4,000 Ng/L
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
-ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
REVISED BY: D. WHATLEY DATE: 12/19/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
APPROVED BY: K. CAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY-`
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NOTES:
FIGURE 6-18d
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL NON -ASH
CLOSURE -IN -PLACE SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED INYEAR2024FOREAST
ASH BASINAND 2027 FOR WESTASH BASIN.
MODEL LAYERS WITH CAMA AND NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
NON-CAMACCRSOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHASOURCES TO THE NORTH OFEABAND
APPROXIMATELY 170 YEARS AFTER CLOSURE -IN -PLACE
THE DECOMMISSIONED SLUICE LINE CORRIDOR TO THE NORTH OFWAB.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM GOOGLE EARTH PRO ON OCTOBER 11, 2017.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING
AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON JUNE 13, 2016.
DRAWINGHASBEEN SET WI TH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200 (NAD83).
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rock, depth = 54 ft.
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Bedrock, depth = 370 ft.
Bedrock, depth = 439 ft.
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— — 2L Std = 700 ug/L
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Fractured rock, depth = 95 ft.
Bedrock, depth = 254 ft.
Bedrock, depth = 380 ft.
Bedrock, depth = 453 ft.
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2L Std = 700 ug/L
0
k.DrH N M 't
(V N (V (V
Year
Reference locations shown in Fig. 6-8.
FIGURE 6-19a
40)DUKE
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
SUMMARY OF MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS
ENERGY®
REVISED BY: W. PRATER DATE: 12/12/2019
AS FUNCTIONS OF TIME AND STRATIGRAPHIC LAYER
PROGRESS
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
AT EAB REFERENCE LOCATIONS a AND b FOR THE
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
CLOSURE -IN -PLACE SCENARIO
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
MODELING REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRICAL PLANT
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SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
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2,000
1,800
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1,600
Fractured rock, depth = 51 ft.
1,400
Fractured rock, depth = 109 ft.
1,200
Bedrock, depth = 278 ft.
1,000
Bedrock, depth = 412 ft.
800
Bedrock, depth = 488 ft.
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600
— — 2L Std = 700 ug/L
400
200
0
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Zone, depth =
17 ft.
Fractured rock, depth =
44 ft.
4,000
Fractured rock, depth =
96 ft.
Bedrock, depth = 257 ft.
3,000
Bedrock, depth = 386 ft.
Bedrock, depth = 459 ft.
2,000
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—
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1,000
0
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FIGURE 6-19b
40)DUKE
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
SUMMARY OF MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS
ENERGY®
REVISED BY: W. PRATER DATE: 12/12/2019
AS FUNCTIONS OF TIME AND STRATIGRAPHIC LAYER
PROGRESS
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
AT EAB REFERENCE LOCATIONS c AND d FOR THE
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
CLOSURE -IN -PLACE SCENARIO
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
MODELING REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRICAL PLANT
www.synterracorp.com
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SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
WAB Location e
4,500
4,000
J
3
3,500
c
0
3,000
2,500
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2,000
0
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35,000
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0
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c
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Year
Reference locations shown in Fig. 6-8.
FIGURE 6-19c
DUKE
ENERGY®
DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: W. PRATER DATE: 12/12/2019
SUMMARY OF MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS
AS FUNCTIONS OF TIME AND STRATIGRAPHIC LAYER
PROGRESS
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
AT WAB REFERENCE LOCATIONS a AND f FOR THE
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/12/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
CLOSURE -IN -PLACE SCENARIO
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
MODELING REPORT
WnTerra
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRICAL PLANT
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
www.synterracorp.com
Saprolite, depth = 10 ft.
Transition Zone, depth = 29 ft.
Fractured rock, depth = 56 ft.
Fractured rock, depth = 104 ft.
Bedrock, depth = 237 ft.
Bedrock, depth = 346 ft.
Bedrock, depth = 412 ft.
WAB-1 Max. all layer
— — 2L Std = 700 ug/L
�
Saprolite, depth = 7 ft.
Transition Zone, depth = 22 ft.
Fractured rock, depth = 51 ft.
Fractured rock, depth = 104 ft.
Bedrock, depth = 254 ft.
Bedrock, depth = 375 ft.
Bedrock, depth = 446 ft.
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— — 2L Std = 700 ug/L
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440
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LEGEND
DUKE GRAPHIC SCALE
' 340 0 340 680
It
EXTRACTION WELLS
ENERGY
♦ CLEAN WATER INFILTRATION WELLS
(IN FEET)
-HYDRAULIC HEAD (FEET)
PROGRESS DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
-ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
REVISED BY: D. WHATLEY DATE: 12/20/2019
y ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/20/2019
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARYTerm
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
y SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
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NOTES:
FIGURE 6-20
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
SIMULATED HYDRAULIC HEADS IN UPPER FRACTURED BEDROCK ZONE
CONTOUR INTERVAL IS 10 FEET. HEADS ARE SHOWN AFTER CLOSURE -IN -PLACE FOR MODEL
FOR THE CLOSURE -IN -PLACE SCENARIO WITH ACTIVE
LAYER 15.
GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
THE REMEDIATION SYSTEM SFiowN WAS DESIGNED FOR ozL COMPLIANCE By 2029.
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING REPORT
TEDONFEBRUAPHOTOGRAPHY BTAINE1 FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS
COLLECTED ON FEBRUARV 6, 2017.
COLLECTED
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
DRAW I NG HAS BEEN SET WITH A PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200 (NAD83AND NAVD88).
IMULATED WITHOUT NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
E
x
■
EAST ASH BASIAL
SIMULATED WITH NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
sue#'„♦` , _-
♦U
' ♦,
EAST ASH BA
LEGEND
�M EXTRACTION WELLS
♦ CLEAN WATER INFILTRATION WELLS
■ REFERENCE LOCATION
=NON-CAMA CCR SOURCE ZONES
BORON 700 - 4,000 Ng/L
BORON > 4,000 Ng/L
-ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
• ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
• SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
CLOSURE -IN- LACE SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR 2024 FOR EAST ASH BASIN AND 2027 FOR
WESTASH BASIN.
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHA SOURCES TO THE NORTH OF EAB.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6,
2017.
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITH PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200
J
r f?
DUKE
GRAPHIC SCALE
340 0
340 680
ENERGY(IN
FEET)
PROGRESS
DRAWN BY: R.YU
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER
DATE: 11/18/2019
DATE: 12/19/2019
1��
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/19/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/19/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 6-21a
SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL
NON -ASH LAYERS FOR THE CLOSURE -IN -PLACE SCENARIO
AFTER 9 YEARS OF ACTIVE GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
MODELING REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
IMULATED WITHOUT NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
r
�q b. C.
■
d.
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SIMULATED WITH NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
i
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LEGEND %� DUKE GRAPHIC SCALE
340 0 340 680
iP EXTRACTION WELLS ENERGY N FEET)
♦ CLEAN WATER INFILTRATION WELLS
■ REFERENCE LOCATION PROGRESS DRAWN BY: R. YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/19/2019
QNOWCAMA CCR SOURCE ZONES CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
BORON 700 -4,000 Ng/L APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
BORON > 4,000 Ng/L s MIem PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
-ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY J�/1 1 1 1G www.synterracorp.com
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY FIGURE 6-21 b
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL
NON -ASH LAYERS FOR THE CLOSURE -IN -PLACE SCENARIO
NOTFS: AFTER 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE. UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
CLOSURE -IN -PLACE SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR 2024 FOR EAST ASH BASIN AND 2027 FOR MODELING REPORT
WESTASH BASIN. ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHASOURCES TO THE NORTH OFEAB. SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6,
2017.
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITH PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200
IMULATED WITHOUT NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
r � �
f
s
EAST ASH BASIN
SIMULATED WITH NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
EAST ASH BA
LEGEND
iP EXTRACTION WELLS
♦ CLEAN WATER INFILTRATION WELLS
REFERENCE LOCATION
Q■NOWCAMA CCR SOURCE ZONES
BORON 700 -4,000 Ng/L
BORON > 4,000 Ng/L
-ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
SURE -IN- LACE SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR 2024 FOR EAST ASH BASIN AND 2027 FOR
ITASH BASIN.
-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHA SOURCES TO THE NORTH OF EAB.
IAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4. 2019. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6.
DUKE
ENERGY
PROGRESS
■
d
GRAPHIC SCALE
340 0 340 680
(IN FEET)
DRAWN BY: R.YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/19/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 6-21c
SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL
NON -ASH LAYERS FOR THE CLOSURE -IN -PLACE SCENARIO
AFTER 80 YEARS OF ACTIVE GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
MODELING REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
WING HAS BEEN SET WITH PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200
IMULATED WITHOUT NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
r � �
f,
oo
■
EAST ASH BASIN
SIMULATED WITH NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
�A
v -
_ -
b. C.
■
EAST ASH BASIN
LEGEND %' DUKE 340 GRAPHIC SCALE
0 340 680
EXTRACTION WELLS ENERGY
♦ CLEAN WATER INFILTRATION WELLS (IN FEET)
REFERENCE LOCATION PROGRESS DRAWN BY: R.YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/19/2019
Q■NOWCAMA CCR SOURCE ZONES CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
BORON 700 -4,000 Ng/L APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
BORON > 4,000 Ng/L A MIe1 1PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
-ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY J�/1 1 m G www.synterracorp.com
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY FIGURE 6-21 d
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL
NON -ASH LAYERS FOR THE CLOSURE -IN -PLACE SCENARIO
NOTFS: AFTER 130 YEARS OF ACTIVE GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE. UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
CLOSURE -IN -PLACE SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR 2024 FOR EAST ASH BASIN AND 2027 FOR MODELING REPORT
WESTASH BASIN. ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHASOURCES TO THE NORTH OFEAB. SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6,
2017.
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITH PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200
IMULATED WITHOUT NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
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r � �
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LEGEND ' DUKE 340 GRAPHIC SCALE
0 340 680
iP EXTRACTION WELLS ENERGY
CLEAN WATER INFILTRATION WELLS (IN FEET)
■ REFERENCE LOCATION PROGRESS DRAWN BY: R.YU DATE: 11/18/2019
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/19/2019
QNOWCAMA CCR SOURCE ZONES CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
BORON 700 -4,000 Ng/L APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
BORON > 4,000 Ng/L A MIem PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
-ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY J�/1 1 1 1G www.synterracorp.com
ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY FIGURE 6-21 e
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY SIMULATED MAXIMUM BORON CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL
NON -ASH LAYERS FOR THE CLOSURE -IN -PLACE SCENARIO
10TE9: AFTER 180 YEARS OF ACTIVE GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
LL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE. UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
:LOSURE-IN-PLACE SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR 2024 FOR EAST ASH BASIN AND 2027 FOR MODELING REPORT
VESTASH BASIN. ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
ION-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHASOURCES TO THE NORTH OFEAB. SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
ERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6,
017.
IRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITH PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200
IMULATED WITHOUT NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
r � �
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EAST ASH BASIN
SIMULATED WITH NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
i
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10
LEGEND
40
C
EAST ASH BASIN
iP EXTRACTION WELLS
♦ CLEAN WATER INFILTRATION WELLS
REFERENCE LOCATION
Q■NOWCAMA CCR SOURCE ZONES
SULFATE > 250 mg/L
-ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY
-ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.
CLOSURE -IN- LACE SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR 2024 FOR EAST ASH BASIN AND 2027 FOR
WESTASH BASIN.
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHA SOURCES TO THE NORTH OF EAB.
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6,
2017.
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITH PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM RIPS 3200
(NAD83).
DUKE
GRAPHIC SCALE
t
340 0
340 680
ENERGY(IN
FEET)
PROGRESS
DRAWN BY: R.YU
REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER
DATE: 11/18/2019
DATE: 12/19/2019
1��
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/19/2019
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING
DATE: 12/19/2019
PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
FIGURE 6-22
SIMULATED MAXIMUM SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL
NON -ASH LAYERS FOR THE CLOSURE -IN -PLACE SCENARIO
AFTER 9 YEARS OF ACTIVE GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
MODELING REPORT
ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
IMULATED WITHOUT NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
M
b C.
d.
■
EAST ASH BASIN
- r
SIMULATED WITH NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES
A
a N,
■d.
EAST ASH BASIN
LEGEND %n DUKE GRAPHIC SCALE
340 0 340 680
iP EXTRACTION WELLS ENERGY (IN FEET)
♦ CLEAN WATER INFILTRATION WELLS PROGRESS DRAWN BY: R.YU DATE: 11/18/2019
■ NON-CAMA CCR SOURCE ZONES REFERENCE LOCATION �lp REVISED BY: R. KIEKHAEFER DATE: 12/19/2019
CHECKED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
A
APPROVED BY: K. LAWING DATE: 12/19/2019
TDS > 500 mg/L��11 PROJECT MANAGER: C. EADY
m
-ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY 1 www.s nterracor .com
- -ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL BOUNDARY FIGURE 6-23
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY SIMULATED MAXIMUM TDS CONCENTRATIONS IN ALL NON -
ASH LAYERS FOR THE CLOSURE -IN -PLACE SCENARIO
NOTES: AFTER 9 YEARS OF ACTIVE GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
ALL BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE. UPDATED GROUNDWATER FLOW AND TRANSPORT
CLOSURE -IN -PLACE SCENARIO IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN YEAR 2024 FOR EAST ASH BASIN AND 2027 FOR MODELING REPORT
WESTASH BASIN. ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT
NON-CAMA CCR SOURCES INCLUDE THE GSA/DFAHASOURCES TO THE NORTH OFEAB. SEMORA, NORTH CAROLINA
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OBTAINED FROM ESRI ON DECEMBER 4, 2019. AERIAL WAS COLLECTED ON FEBRUARY 6,
2017.
DRAWING HAS BEEN SET WITH PROJECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM FIPS 3200
Updated Groundwater Flow And Transport Modeling Report December 2019
Roxboro Steam Electric Plant, Semora, North Carolina
TABLES
Updated Groundwater Flow And Transport Modeling Report December 2019
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TABLE 5-1
OBSERVED, COMPUTED, AND RESIDUAL HEADS FOR THE
CALIBRATED FLOW MODEL
Well
Observed Head
(ft)
Computed Head
(ft)
Residual Head
(ft)
ABM W-1
463.84
462.54
1.31
ABM W-1 BR
462.96
462.42
0.54
ABMW-2
463.04
465.35
-2.31
ABMW-2BR
463.07
465.36
-2.29
ABMW-3
464.55
460.45
4.09
ABMW-3BR
448.07
451.40
-3.34
ABMW-3BRL
427.71
427.68
0.03
ABM W-4
468.50
470.45
-1.95
ABMW-4BR
468.45
470.04
-1.60
ABMW-5
467.51
462.75
4.76
ABMW-5D
434.74
440.44
-5.70
ABMW-6
468.66
468.92
-0.26
ABMW-6BR
468.84
468.80
0.04
ABMW-7
466.93
469.99
-3.05
ABMW-7BR
464.09
467.18
-3.09
ABMW-7BRL
457.44
460.55
-3.11
BG-1
495.46
495.57
-0.11
BG-1BR
495.33
495.52
-0.19
BG-1BRL
482.62
487.13
-4.52
BG-1BRLR
483.79
488.02
-4.23
BG-1D
496.81
495.78
1.03
BG-2BR
486.69
488.31
-1.62
CCR-100BR
471.24
469.72
1.52
CCR-100D
472.19
470.00
2.19
CCR-101 BR
443.11
441.16
1.94
CCR-101 D
445.77
441.06
4.71
CCR-102BR
412.31
416.01
-3.69
CCR-103BR
418.42
416.87
1.55
CCR-104BR
458.47
457.35
1.12
CCR-105BR
480.74
473.97
6.77
CCR-106BR
486.51
485.97
0.53
CCR-107BR
486.66
1 488.97
-2.32
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TABLE 5-1
OBSERVED, COMPUTED, AND RESIDUAL HEADS FOR THE
CALIBRATED FLOW MODEL
Well
Observed Head
(ft)
Computed Head
(ft)
Residual Head
(ft)
CCR-108BR
489.39
493.50
-4.11
CCR-109BR
474.62
470.75
3.86
CCR-110BR
470.63
473.14
-2.50
CCR-111BR
498.77
497.87
0.90
CCR-112BR-BG
531.23
534.28
-3.05
CCR-113BR
411.05
410.80
0.25
CCR-113D
412.31
410.98
1.33
CCR-200BR
459.05
463.04
-4.00
CCR-201 BR
458.67
463.85
-5.18
CCR-202BR
425.77
427.84
-2.07
CCR-202D
432.05
428.13
3.92
CCR-203BR
412.43
413.25
-0.81
CCR-203D
411.56
413.29
-1.73
CCR-203S
409.94
413.59
-3.66
CCR-204BR
413.61
414.92
-1.32
CCR-205BR
436.12
433.94
2.18
CCR-206BR
455.91
452.58
3.33
CCR-206S
454.09
453.31
0.78
CCR-207 BR
447.98
449.94
-1.96
CCR-207S
450.08
450.19
-0.11
CCR-208BR
450.43
449.41
1.02
CCR-208S
450.43
449.23
1.20
CCR-209BR
457.74
455.07
2.67
CCR-209S
456.85
455.30
1.55
CCR-210BR
452.05
451.04
1.01
CCR-210S
452.64
451.24
1.40
CCR-211 BR
455.58
454.90
0.67
CCR-211S
458.74
455.15
3.59
CCR-212BR
463.33
463.29
0.04
CCR-213BR
467.52
466.74
0.79
CCR-214BR
461.66
464.30
-2.64
CCR-215BR
466.17
467.21
-1.04
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TABLE 5-1
OBSERVED, COMPUTED, AND RESIDUAL HEADS FOR THE
CALIBRATED FLOW MODEL
Well
Observed Head
(ft)
Computed Head
(ft)
Residual Head
(ft)
CCR-216BR
469.46
468.09
1.37
CCR-217BR
461.61
464.82
-3.21
CCR-218BR
455.05
451.65
3.40
CCR-219BR-BG
469.96
474.16
-4.20
CCR-219D-BG
468.69
473.68
-4.99
CW-1
485.34
477.73
7.61
CW-2
411.07
409.78
1.30
CW-2D
411.01
409.92
1.09
CW-3
446.87
446.11
0.76
CW-3D
449.11
446.70
2.41
CW-4
450.95
447.91
3.04
CW-5
449.37
446.53
2.84
GMW-1A
412.22
416.01
-3.80
GMW-2
419.26
417.19
2.06
GMW-6
455.53
456.42
-0.90
GMW-7
470.38
471.89
-1.51
GMW-8
481.50
485.13
-3.63
GMW-8R
485.47
484.86
0.61
GMW-9
513.23
508.82
4.41
GMW-10
463.62
463.74
-0.12
GMW-11
475.18
472.65
2.53
GPMW-1BR
414.44
417.80
-3.36
GPMW-1D
417.50
420.72
-3.22
GPMW-1S
419.12
422.47
-3.35
GPMW-2BR
412.15
416.20
-4.06
GPMW-2D
412.78
416.43
-3.65
GPMW-3BR
413.76
416.61
-2.85
GPMW-3D
420.76
415.90
4.86
MW-1
410.49
411.22
-0.72
MW-1BR
478.03
476.62
1.41
MW-2
410.23
413.74
-3.51
MW-2BR
478.59
476.93
1.66
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TABLE 5-1
OBSERVED, COMPUTED, AND RESIDUAL HEADS FOR THE
CALIBRATED FLOW MODEL
Well
Observed Head
(ft)
Computed Head
(ft)
Residual Head
(ft)
MW-3BR
427.21
424.70
2.52
M W-4BR
456.11
452.68
3.43
MW-4BRL
460.45
455.29
5.16
MW-5BR
431.12
431.12
0.00
MW-5D
449.05
445.90
3.15
MW-6BR
410.17
414.59
-4.42
MW-6D
411.39
414.81
-3.42
MW-7BR
463.93
460.10
3.83
MW-8BR
442.23
445.14
-2.91
MW-9BR
417.19
421.14
-3.94
MW-10BR
513.09
509.62
3.47
M W-11 BR
462.50
460.26
2.24
MW-11D
461.35
459.92
1.43
MW-12BR
451.10
448.20
2.89
M W-13 BR
513.44
510.74
2.70
MW-14BR
465.12
469.40
-4.27
MW-14D
466.99
469.72
-2.73
MW-15BR
499.45
496.22
3.23
MW-15D
500.67
496.35
4.32
M W-16 BR
490.16
488.06
2.10
MW-17BR
497.30
499.77
-2.47
MW-18BR
486.60
484.02
2.58
MW-18D
486.94
485.67
1.27
MW-19BRL
526.19
527.08
-0.89
MW-21BRL
481.40
484.23
-2.83
M W-21 BRLR
481.08
484.01
-2.93
MW-22BR
454.28
455.77
-1.50
MW-22BRL
458.50
453.85
4.65
MW-22D
455.80
455.61
0.19
MW-23BRR
512.50
508.18
4.32
MW-24BR
486.61
486.86
-0.25
MW-25BR
494.11
498.11
-3.99
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TABLE 5-1
OBSERVED, COMPUTED, AND RESIDUAL HEADS FOR THE
CALIBRATED FLOW MODEL
Well
Observed Head
(ft)
Computed Head
(ft)
Residual Head
(ft)
MW-26BR
483.92
483.68
0.24
MW-27BR
451.59
454.94
-3.35
MW-28BR
417.74
421.66
-3.92
MW-29BR
458.98
460.50
-1.52
MW-30BR
459.82
458.35
1.46
MW-31BR
466.37
469.32
-2.95
MW-32BR
471.10
469.21
1.89
MW-33BR
457.22
460.15
-2.93
PZ-12
471.80
469.31
2.49
PZ-14
456.56
455.28
1.28
ABMW-7BRLL
460.86
460.98
-0.12
HWMW-1 BR
418.88
415.61
3.27
MW-1BRL
452.12
448.61
3.51
M W-108 BRL
482.00
482.64
-0.64
M W-108 BRLL
458.85
463.64
-4.79
MW-205BRL
432.48
435.39
-2.90
MW-205BRLL
432.36
435.91
-3.55
MW-205BRLLL
430.02
433.73
-3.71
MW-208BRL
457.25
453.67
3.58
MW-208BRLL
457.35
456.79
0.56
MW-208BRLLL
457.15
458.28
-1.13
MW-34BR
420.52
424.17
-3.65
MW-34D
421.13
423.89
-2.75
MW-35BR
437.58
438.92
-1.34
MW-35D
441.47
439.19
2.28
MW-35S
443.92
439.40
4.52
MW-36BR
440.45
443.92
-3.46
MW-36D
441.69
443.26
-1.57
M W-37 BR
446.20
447.98
-1.78
MW-37D
449.17
448.70
0.48
MW-37S
449.66
449.43
0.24
MW-39BR
454.11
457.03
-2.92
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TABLE 5-1
OBSERVED, COMPUTED, AND RESIDUAL HEADS FOR THE
CALIBRATED FLOW MODEL
Well
Observed Head
(ft)
Computed Head
(ft)
Residual Head
(ft)
MW-39D
486.19
483.26
2.92
ABMW-1 OWAL-15
463.96
462.65
1.32
ABMW-1 OWAM-15
464.25
462.69
1.55
ABMW-1 OWAM-30
464.26
462.54
1.72
ABMW-1 OWAU-15
464.29
462.57
1.72
ABMW-1 OWAU-30
464.32
462.72
1.60
ABMW-1APW
463.39
462.77
0.62
ABMW-7 OWAL-15
467.08
470.06
-2.98
ABMW-7 OWAM-15R
469.45
470.09
-0.64
ABMW-7 OWAM-30
469.50
470.09
-0.59
ABMW-7 OWAU-15
470.32
470.08
0.25
ABMW-7 OWAU-30
470.35
470.05
0.30
ABMW-7APW
469.52
470.15
-0.63
Prepared by: RY Checked by: KTL
Notes
ft - feet in NAVD 88 (North American Vertical Datum of 1988)
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TABLE 5-2
CALIBRATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY PARAMETERS
Unit
Grid Layer
Kn (ft/d)
Kn/Kv
Ash
1-8
6
10
Saprolite
9-11
1
1
Transition zone
12-13
1
1
Upper fractured rock
14-16
0.3
1
Lower fractured rock
17-18
0.01
1
Upper bedrock
19-20
0.005
1
Bedrock
21-25
0.003
1
Prepared by: RY Checked by: KTL
Notes:
Kh - horizontal hydraulic conductivity
ft/d - feet per day
Kh/K� - horizontal hydraulic conductivity divided by vertical hydraulic conductivity
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TABLE 5-3
WATER BALANCE ON THE ASH BASIN GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEM
FOR APRIL 2019 CONDITIONS
West Ash Basin
Water Balance Components
Flow In
(9Pm)
Flow Out
(9Pm)
Direct recharge to the ash basin
38
Direct recharge to the watershed outside of the
ash basin
65
Pond, sluicing channel, wetland in the ash basin
35
Drainage inside the ash basin
0
Drainage outside of the ash basin
18
Flow through and under the main dam
14
Flow through and under the filter dike
8
Others
28
East Ash Basin
Water Balance Components
Flow In
(9Pm)
Flow Out
(9Pm)
Direct recharge to the ash basin
27
Direct recharge to the watershed outside of the
ash basin
61
Pond, sluicing channel, wetland in the ash basin
26
Drainage inside the ash basin
11
Drainage outside of the ash basin
32
Flow through and under the main dam
20
Flow through and under the separator dike
5
Others
j 6
Prepared by: RY Checked by: KTL
Notes:
gpm - gallon per minute
Others - groundwater flow in/out of the ash basin flow system that are not included in the above categories
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TABLE 5-4
FLOW MODEL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Parameter
0.5x Calibrated
Calibrated
2x Calibrated
Kh in ash (6 ft/d)
2.36%
2.31%
2.31%
Kh in saprolite (1 ft/d)
2.39%
2.31%
2.46%
Kh in transition zone (1 ft/d)
2.47%
2.31%
2.61%
Kh in upper fractured rock (0.3 ft/d)
3.40%
2.31%
3.63%
Kh in lower fractured rock (0.01 ft/d)
2.34%
2.31%
2.31%
Kh in upper bedrock (0.005 ft/d)
2.33%
2.31%
2.35%
Kh in bedrock (0.003 ft/d)
2.33%
2.31%
2.33%
Regional recharge (0.0018 ft/d)
5.29%
2.31%
6.84%
Prepared by: RY Checked by: KTL
Notes:
Parameters are multiplied by 0.5 or 2 and the NRMSE is calculated.
Results are expressed as normalized root mean square error (NRMSE) of the simulated and observed heads.
Kh — horizontal hydraulic conductivity
ft/d — feet per day
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TABLE 5-5a
BORON, SULFATE, AND TDS SOURCE CONCENTRATIONS IN THE
ASH BASINS USED IN HISTORICAL TRANSPORT MODEL
Source Zone ID
Boron
(pg/L)
Sulfate
(m9/L)
TDS
(m9/L)
1
23000
2000
2200
2
200
800
1200
3
2000
500
800
4
2500
200
500
5
800
1000
1400
6
200
1500
3000
7
5000
550
800
8
8000
2000
1400
9
1600
100
400
10
45000
2200
3800
11
4000
390
2500
12
4500
800
1200
13
25000
1400
2400
14
400
480
600
15
3000
140
700
16
49
80
400
17
10
100
1000
18
10000
250
410
19
700
0
200
20
1200
14
200
21
50
3000
3000
22
2320
100
260
23
500
100
200
24
5000
100
200
25
284
1500
1000
26
4000
200
410
27
10000
20
9000
28
12800
200
410
29
80000
2500
8000
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TABLE 5-5a
BORON, SULFATE, AND TDS SOURCE CONCENTRATIONS IN THE
ASH BASINS USED IN HISTORICAL TRANSPORT MODEL
Source Zone ID
Boron
(Ng/L)
Sulfate
(mg/L)
TDS
(mg/L)
30
1000
20
200
31
1500
700
1400
32
5000
20
200
33
0
20
400
34
80000
2000
18000
35
70000
1000
4000
36
1000
10
200
37
20000
1000
2000
38
4000
400
3000
39
10000
100
800
40
12000
200
3000
41
3000
100
600
WEI
1000
0
0
EEI
1000
0
0
Prepared by: RY Checked by: KTL
Notes:
Location of each source zone is identified in Figure 5-6a.
Source concentrations in WAB (zones 18-41) are set to zero for model period before 1974.
WEI is WAB extension impoundment and EEI is EAB extension impoundment. It is assumed that CCR material is
present in the impoundment sediment. Sediment will be dredged after ash basin closure.
pg/L - micrograms per liter
mg/L - milligrams per liter
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TABLE 5-5b
BORON, SULFATE, AND TDS SOURCE CONCENTRATIONS OUTSIDE
THE ASH BASINS USED IN HISTORICAL TRANSPORT MODEL
Source Zone ID
Boron
(pg/L)
Sulfate
(m9/L)
TDS
(m9/L)
1
3000
500
1000
2
7000
2000
2000
3
1000
150
500
4
2000
600
1200
5
2000
2000
5000
6
3000
600
1200
7
5000
600
600
8
3000
600
1200
9
2000
600
1200
10
25000
2000
3000
11
1000
1000
1500
12
16000
1000
2500
13
4000
1000
2500
14
1000
200
3000
15
4000
600
1500
16
2500
400
1500
17
2500
400
1500
18
2000
1500
2200
19
800
800
2200
20
1800
2500
0
21
1000
300
1200
22
10000
700
2500
23
200
1000
1500
24
12000
11000
1500
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TABLE 5-5b
BORON, SULFATE, AND TDS SOURCE CONCENTRATIONS OUTSIDE
THE ASH BASINS USED IN HISTORICAL TRANSPORT MODEL
Source Zone ID
Boron
(Ng/L)
Sulfate
(mg/L)
TDS
(mg/L)
25
200
700
1200
26
2000
1000
1800
27
500
1500
1200
28
500
800
1200
29
1000
2000
3000
30
6000
4000
5000
31
500
3000
3000
32
2700
-
-
33
3000
-
-
34
0
-
-
35
-
200
200
36
-
800
1200
37
-
3000
4000
38
-
3500
6500
Prepared by: RY Checked by: KTL
Notes:
Location of each source zone is identified in Figure 5-6b.
COI concentrations in source zones downgradient of EAB (18-31) are set to zero for model period before 2007.
COI concentrations in source zones outside of WAB (32-38) are set to zero for model period before 1974.
pg/L - micrograms per liter
mg/L - milligrams per liter
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TABLE 5-6a
OBSERVED AND COMPUTED BORON CONCENTRATIONS (Ng/L) IN
MONITORING WELLS
Well Name
Observed Boron
(Ng/L)
Computed Boron
(Ng/L)
ABMW-1
12800
12800
ABMW-1BR
558
282
ABMW-2
4870
2112
ABMW-2BR
0
0
ABMW-3
289
284
ABMW-3BR
2770
2778
ABMW-3BRL
20
136
ABMW-4
45000
45000
ABMW-4BR
0
66
ABMW-5
24800
25000
ABMW-5D
2980
1778
ABMW-6
2980
3000
ABMW-6BR
0
537
ABMW-7BR
1550
1492
ABMW-7BRL
157
733
BG-1
0
0
BG-1BR
0
0
BG-1BRLR
23
0
BG-1D
0
0
BG-2BR
0
0
CCR-100BR
0
0
CCR-100D
19
0
CCR-101BR
0
13
CCR-101D
0
16
CCR-102BR
0
13
CCR-103BR
3970
4418
CCR-104BR
7700
6375
CCR-105BR
613
415
CCR-106BR
1700
2068
CCR-107BR
2750
1944
CCR-108BR
11000
16724
CCR-109BR
1840
1 1130
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TABLE 5-6a
OBSERVED AND COMPUTED BORON CONCENTRATIONS (Ng/L) IN
MONITORING WELLS
Well Name
Observed Boron
(Ng/L)
Computed Boron
(Ng/L)
CCR-110BR
16600
14691
CCR-111BR
6500
5152
CCR-112BR-BG
0
0
CCR-113BR
0
0
CCR-113D
0
0
CCR-200BR
0
2
CCR-201 BR
21
19
CCR-202BR
2270
1882
CCR-202D
2480
1652
CCR-203BR
751
792
CCR-203D
505
436
CCR-203S
0
130
CCR-204BR
7630
3695
CCR-205BR
7620
6538
CCR-206BR
12100
16948
CCR-206S
19500
12537
CCR-207BR
22600
21489
CCR-207S
8830
15331
CCR-208BR
49800
36089
CCR-208S
36200
40204
CCR-209BR
4340
6719
CCR-209S
3770
5089
CCR-210BR
2490
1004
CCR-210S
909
974
CCR-211 BR
1580
2063
CCR-211S
2660
2516
CCR-212BR
0
86
CCR-213BR
0
31
CCR-214BR
0
8
CCR-215BR
0
0
CCR-216BR
0
0
CCR-217BR
0
182
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TABLE 5-6a
OBSERVED AND COMPUTED BORON CONCENTRATIONS (Ng/L) IN
MONITORING WELLS
Well Name
Observed Boron
(Ng/L)
Computed Boron
(Ng/L)
CCR-218BR
0
141
CW-1
0
449
CW-2
0
186
CW-2D
0
362
CW-3
0
0
CW-3D
0
0
CW-4
0
17
CW-5
211
553
GMW-1A
116
23
GMW-2
5950
4222
GMW-6
2720
6144
GMW-7
2490
2254
GMW-8
3910
2811
GMW-SR
3420
3163
GMW-9
0
18
GMW-10
150
519
GMW-11
1960
1012
GPMW-1BR
1600
1799
GPMW-1D
1240
1887
GPMW-1S
2180
1895
GPMW-2BR
2570
1629
GPMW-2D
0
389
GPMW-3BR
221
5
GPMW-3D
1300
1283
MW-1BR
1930
1424
MW-2
3340
3638
MW-2BR
0
0
MW-3BR
2860
2989
MW-4BR
17
14
MW-5BR
52
123
MW-5D
709
777
MW-6BR
0
0
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TABLE 5-6a
OBSERVED AND COMPUTED BORON CONCENTRATIONS (Ng/L) IN
MONITORING WELLS
Well Name
Observed Boron
(Ng/L)
Computed Boron
(Ng/L)
MW-6D
0
0
MW-7BR
0
0
MW-8BR
0
0
MW-9BR
0
0
MW-10BR
0
0
MW-11BR
0
1
MW-11D
0
1
MW-12BR
0
10
MW-13BR
0
0
MW-14BR
0
0
MW-15BR
0
0
MW-15D
0
0
MW-16BR
0
0
MW-17BR
0
0
MW-18BR
0
0
MW-18D
0
0
MW-19BRL
0
0
MW-20BRL
0
0
MW-21BRLR
72
253
MW-22BR
887
775
MW-22BRL
83
10
MW-22D
641
829
MW-23BRR
0
0
MW-24BR
35
0
MW-25BR
23
0
MW-26BR
0
0
MW-27BR
0
75
MW-28BR
52
0
MW-29BR
0
0
MW-30BR
28
0
MW-31BR
0
0
MW-32BR
29
0
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TABLE 5-6a
OBSERVED AND COMPUTED BORON CONCENTRATIONS (Ng/L) IN
MONITORING WELLS
Well Name
Observed Boron
(pg/L)
Computed Boron
(pg/L)
MW-33BR
0
0
ABMW-7BRLL
137
72
HWMW-1 BR
34
544
MW-1BRL
23
426
MW-108BRL
22700
22427
MW-108BRLL
4700
6501
MW-205BRL
5990
3109
MW-205BRLL
8240
7897
MW-205BRLLL
18900
15008
MW-208BRL
865
1330
MW-208BRLL
1400
3169
MW-208BRLLL
1570
1972
MW-34BR
800
955
MW-34D
521
737
MW-35BR
1460
4245
MW-35D
7880
4854
MW-35S
7820
5817
MW-36BR
1070
1657
MW-36D
1230
1092
MW-37BR
4200
1759
MW-37D
499
467
MW-37S
410
428
MW-39BR
0
0
MW-39D
0
0
Notes
Data collected through April 2019.
pg/L - micrograms per liter
Prepared by: RY Checked by: KTL
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TABLE 5-6b
OBSERVED AND COMPUTED SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS (mg/L) IN
MONITORING WELLS
Well Name
Observed Sulfate
(mg/L)
Computed Sulfate
(mg/L)
ABMW-1
200
200
ABMW-1BR
19
50
ABMW-2
37
79
ABMW-2BR
91
0
ABMW-3
1500
1500
ABMW-3BR
2800
2935
ABMW-3BRL
490
387
ABMW-4
2200
2200
ABMW-4BR
20
162
ABMW-5
1400
1400
ABMW-5D
16
14
ABMW-6
140
140
ABMW-6BR
60
58
ABMW-7BR
110
299
ABMW-7BRL
250
617
BG-1
18
0
BG-1BR
17
0
BG-1BRLR
79
0
BG-1D
14
0
BG-2BR
36
0
CCR-100BR
28
0
CCR-100D
22
0
CCR-101BR
19
64
CCR-101D
2.3
51
CCR-102BR
390
84
CCR-103BR
630
953
CCR-104BR
1100
1481
CCR-105BR
290
311
CCR-106BR
450
421
CCR-107BR
270
358
CCR-108BR
1200
1492
CCR-109BR
700
883
CCR-110BR
1100
945
CCR-111BR
920
585
CCR-112BR-BG
19
0
CCR-113BR
140
0
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TABLE 5-6b
OBSERVED AND COMPUTED SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS (mg/L) IN
MONITORING WELLS
Well Name
Observed Sulfate
(mg/L)
Computed Sulfate
(mg/L)
CCR-113D
130
0
CCR-200BR
45
2
CCR-201 BR
3500
3025
CCR-202BR
1800
1931
CCR-202D
1900
1503
CCR-203BR
490
401
CCR-203D
340
229
CCR-203S
7.9
81
CCR-204BR
320
396
CCR-205BR
150
184
CCR-206BR
230
286
CCR-206S
330
210
CCR-207BR
480
296
CCR-207S
190
198
CCR-208BR
1100
1006
CCR-208S
990
972
CCR-209BR
27
202
CCR-209S
29
147
CCR-210BR
6.4
15
CCR-210S
8.1
10
CCR-211 BR
40
8
CCR-211S
44
10
CCR-212BR
40
1
CCR-213BR
52
1
CCR-214BR
47
0
CCR-215BR
33
0
CCR-216BR
40
0
CCR-217BR
47
0
CCR-218BR
45
0
CW-1
99
77
CW-2
71
106
CW-2D
130
157
CW-3
37
0
CW-3D
38
0
CW-4
38
0
CW-5
120
405
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TABLE 5-6b
OBSERVED AND COMPUTED SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS (mg/L) IN
MONITORING WELLS
Well Name
Observed Sulfate
(mg/L)
Computed Sulfate
(mg/L)
GMW-1A
85
73
GMW-2
850
913
GMW-6
800
1516
GMW-7
243
363
GMW-8
480
431
GMW-SR
400
481
GMW-9
13
5
GMW-10
65
89
GMW-11
352
346
GPMW-1BR
1100
1348
GPMW-1D
1100
1416
GPMW-1S
1200
1421
GPMW-2BR
1200
1637
GPMW-2D
680
692
GPMW-3BR
440
4
GPMW-3D
1300
1082
MW-1BR
140
227
MW-2
180
377
MW-2BR
48
0
MW-3BR
1400
2133
MW-4BR
32
0
MW-5BR
210
61
MW-5D
480
363
MW-6BR
14
4
MW-6D
35
7
MW-7BR
26
0
MW-8BR
27
0
MW-9BR
24
0
MW-10BR
39
0
MW-11BR
43
11
MW-11D
39
16
MW-12BR
39
0
MW-13BR
33
0
MW-14BR
13
0
MW-15BR
33
0
MW-15D
29
0
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TABLE 5-6b
OBSERVED AND COMPUTED SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS (mg/L) IN
MONITORING WELLS
Well Name
Observed Sulfate
(mg/L)
Computed Sulfate
(mg/L)
MW-16BR
22
0
MW-17BR
37
0
MW-18BR
15
0
MW-18D
32
0
MW-19BRL
23
0
MW-20BRL
13
0
MW-21BRLR
140
42
MW-22BR
660
462
MW-22BRL
120
4
MW-22D
620
576
MW-23BRR
15
0
MW-24BR
61
0
MW-25BR
100
0
MW-26BR
69
0
MW-27BR
280
21
MW-28BR
73
0
MW-29BR
12
0
MW-30BR
64
0
MW-31BR
34
0
MW-32BR
370
0
MW-33BR
27
0
ABMW-7BRLL
90
102
HWMW-1BR
140
642
MW-1BRL
99
84
MW-108BRL
1900
1844
MW-108BRLL
400
652
MW-205BRL
99
80
MW-205BRLL
240
170
MW-205BRLLL
500
293
MW-208BRL
150
32
M W-208 BRLL
110
34
MW-208BRLLL
310
11
MW-34BR
480
634
MW-34D
690
681
MW-35BR
240
1135
MW-35D
700
1083
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TABLE 5-6b
OBSERVED AND COMPUTED SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS (mg/L) IN
MONITORING WELLS
Well Name
Observed Sulfate
(mg/L)
Computed Sulfate
(mg/L)
MW-35S
640
672
MW-36BR
940
419
MW-36D
1300
1287
MW-37BR
490
424
MW-37D
630
183
MW-37S
550
131
MW-39BR
30
0
MW-39D
25
0
Notes:
Data collected through April 2019.
mg/L - milligrams per liter
Prepared by: RY Checked by: KTL
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TABLE 5-6c
OBSERVED AND COMPUTED TDS CONCENTRATIONS (mg/L) IN
MONITORING WELLS
Well name
Observed TDS
(mg/L)
Computed TDS
(mg/L)
ABMW-1
370
410
ABMW-1BR
320
95
ABMW-2
230
185
ABMW-2BR
410
0
ABMW-3
1000
1000
ABMW-3BR
3400
3914
ABMW-3BRL
840
516
ABMW-4
3800
3800
ABMW-4BR
230
275
ABMW-5
2300
2400
ABMW-5D
240
123
ABMW-6
700
700
ABMW-6BR
320
345
ABMW-7BR
420
713
ABMW-7BRL
530
1230
BG-1
310
0
BG-1BR
310
0
BG-1BRLR
460
0
BG-1D
310
0
BG-2BR
310
0
CCR-100BR
420
0
CCR-100D
430
0
CCR-101BR
440
566
CCR-101D
350
402
CCR-102BR
830
785
CCR-103BR
1200
992
CCR-104BR
1900
1555
CCR-105BR
620
762
CCR-106BR
1000
831
CCR-107BR
520
581
CCR-108BR
2000
2342
CCR-109BR
1300
1324
CCR-110BR
1800
2299
CCR-111BR
1800
1461
CCR-112BR-BG
200
0
CCR-113BR
480
0
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TABLE 5-6c
OBSERVED AND COMPUTED TDS CONCENTRATIONS (mg/L) IN
MONITORING WELLS
Well name
Observed TDS
(mg/L)
Computed TDS
(mg/L)
CCR-113 D
440
0
CCR-200BR
390
2
CCR-201 BR
5500
5599
CCR-202BR
2700
2601
CCR-202D
3000
1999
CCR-203BR
910
937
CCR-203D
790
693
CCR-203S
660
470
CCR-204BR
3000
2804
CCR-205BR
2600
1382
CCR-206BR
3200
3530
CCR-206S
1300
3030
CCR-207BR
4300
1682
CCR-207S
1000
1222
CCR-208BR
6100
4713
CCR-208S
3800
4383
CCR-209BR
720
922
CCR-209S
800
634
CCR-210BR
410
205
CCR-210S
350
195
CCR-211 BR
320
83
CCR-211S
410
102
CCR-212BR
280
4
CCR-213BR
720
8
CCR-214BR
410
3
CCR-215BR
400
0
CCR-216BR
460
0
CCR-217BR
340
106
CCR-218BR
330
51
CW-1
420
85 11
CW-2
430
158
CW-2D
390
233
CW-3
220
0
CW-3D
330
0
CW-4
320
4
CW-5
370
608
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TABLE 5-6c
OBSERVED AND COMPUTED TDS CONCENTRATIONS (mg/L) IN
MONITORING WELLS
Well name
Observed TDS
(mg/L)
Computed TDS
(mg/L)
GMW-1A
380
569
GMW-2
1500
963
GMW-6
1200
1615
GMW-7
900
1356
GMW-8
1400
1275
GMW-SR
1300
1272
GMW-9
170
12
GMW-10
230
276
GMW-11
752
724
GPMW-1BR
1700
2016
GPMW-1D
1700
2080
GPMW-1S
1700
2085
GPMW-2BR
2000
2242
GPMW-2D
1100
986
GPMW-3BR
720
5
GPMW-3D
1800
1382
MW-1BR
660
242
MW-2
2100
2731
MW-2BR
470
0
MW-3BR
2300
2628
MW-4BR
260
6
MW-5BR
520
91
MW-5D
660
544
MW-6BR
220
5
MW-6D
230
10
MW-7BR
180
0
MW-8BR
370
0
MW-9BR
230
0
MW-10BR
350
0
MW-11BR
350
111
MW-11D
320
154
MW-12BR
420
2
MW-13BR
390
0
MW-14BR
340
0
MW-15BR
330
0
MW-15D
380
0
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TABLE 5-6c
OBSERVED AND COMPUTED TDS CONCENTRATIONS (mg/L) IN
MONITORING WELLS
Well name
Observed TDS
(mg/L)
Computed TDS
(mg/L)
MW-16BR
260
0
MW-17BR
400
0
MW-18BR
440
0
MW-18D
420
0
MW-19BRL
470
0
MW-20BRL
300
0
MW-21BRLR
580
108
MW-22BR
950
834
MW-22BRL
560
10
MW-22D
1100
1026
MW-23BRR
280
0
MW-24BR
300
0
MW-25BR
560
0
MW-26BR
510
0
MW-27BR
630
39
MW-28BR
410
0
MW-29BR
300
0
MW-30BR
510
0
MW-31BR
400
0
MW-32BR
690
0
MW-33BR
1500
0
ABMW-7BRLL
400
204
HWMW-1BR
490
871
MW-1BRL
620
97
MW-108BRL
3030
2777
MW-108BRLL
927
983
MW-205BRL
1500
627
MW-205BRLL
2000
1450
MW-205BRLLL
4700
2531
MW-208BRL
720
119
MW-208BRLL
990
152
MW-208BRLLL
820
50
MW-34BR
1000
1558
MW-34D
1200
1809
MW-35BR
630
1235
MW-35D
1400
1397
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TABLE 5-6c
OBSERVED AND COMPUTED TDS CONCENTRATIONS (mg/L) IN
MONITORING WELLS
Well name
Observed TDS
(mg/L)
Computed TDS
(mg/L)
MW-35S
1400
1569
MW-36BR
210
594
MW-36D
100
371
MW-37BR
200
621
MW-37D
110
319
MW-37S
1000
228
MW-39BR
310
0
MW-39D
200
0
Notes:
Data collected through April 2019.
mg/L - milligrams per liter
Prepared by: RY Checked by: KTL
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TABLE 5-7
TRANSPORT MODEL SENSITIVITY TO THE BORON Kd VALUES
Well
Boron
/L
Boron model
calibrated
Model, low
Ka
Model, high
Ka
NRMSE
3.55%
3.83%
4.38%
ABMW-1
12800
12800
12800
12800
ABMW-1BR
558
282
537
19
ABMW-2
4870
2112
3025
798
ABMW-2BR
0
0
0
0
ABM W-3
289
284
284
284
ABMW-3BR
2770
2778
2899
2247
ABMW-3BRL
20
136
496
6
ABMW-4
45000
45000
45000
45000
ABMW-4BR
0
66
589
0
ABMW-5
24800
25000
25000
25000
ABMW-5D
2980
1778
1779
1658
ABMW-6
2980
3000
3000
3000
ABMW-6BR
0
537
1325
16
ABMW-7BR
1550
1492
1812
155
ABMW-7BRL
157
733
1202
12
BG-1
0
0
0
0
BG-1BR
0
0
0
0
BG-1BRLR
23
0
0
0
BG-1D
0
0
0
0
BG-2BR
0
0
0
0
CCR-100BR
0
0
0
0
CCR-100D
19
0
0
0
CCR-101BR
0
13
14
1
CCR-101D
0
16
16
2
CCR-102BR
0
13
14
6
CCR-103BR
3970
4418
4689
2364
CCR-104BR
7700
6375
6571
5240
CCR-105BR
613
415
402
175
CCR-106BR
1700
2068
2113
650
CCR-107BR
2750
1944
1973
577
CCR-108BR
11000
16724
16733
14857
CCR-109BR
1840
1130
1309
349
CCR-110BR
16600
14691
14691
14237
CCR-111BR
6500
5152
5184
4414
CCR-112BR-BG
0
0
0
0
CCR-113BR
0
0
0
0
CCR-113D
0
0
0
0
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TABLE 5-7
TRANSPORT MODEL SENSITIVITY TO THE BORON Kd VALUES
Well
Boron
/L
Boron model
calibrated
Model, low
Ka
Model, high
Ka
NRMSE
3.55%
3.83%
4.38%
CCR-200BR
0
2
13
0
CCR-201 BR
21
19
21
6
CCR-202BR
2270
1882
1944
1335
CCR-202D
2480
1652
1709
938
CCR-203BR
751
792
834
559
CCR-203D
505
436
460
265
CCR-203S
0
130
137
70
CCR-204BR
7630
3695
3785
2667
CCR-205BR
7620
6538
6541
6530
CCR-206BR
12100
16948
16969
16891
CCR-206S
19500
12537
12541
12520
CCR-207BR
22600
21489
27930
8688
CCR-207S
8830
15331
17938
9104
CCR-208BR
49800
36089
36585
34932
CCR-208S
36200
40204
40788
38219
CCR-209BR
4340
6719
6892
1960
CCR-209S
3770
5089
4924
801
CCR-210BR
2490
1004
1212
693
CCR-210S
909
974
1000
936
CCR-211BR
1580
2063
2082
1459
CCR-211S
2660
2516
2534
1872
CCR-212BR
0
86
109
37
CCR-213BR
0
31
59
3
CCR-214BR
0
8
23
0
CCR-215BR
0
0
0
0
CCR-216BR
0
0
0
0
CCR-217BR
0
182
439
7
CCR-218BR
0
141
202
22
CW-1
0
449
470
97
CW-2
0
186
336
9
CW-2D
0
362
463
98
CW-3
0
0
0
0
CW-3D
0
0
0
0
CW-4
0
17
32
3
CW-5
211
553
570
349
GMW-1A
116
23
24
14
GMW-2
5950
4222
4437
1937
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TABLE 5-7
TRANSPORT MODEL SENSITIVITY TO THE BORON Kd VALUES
Well
Boron
/L
Boron model
calibrated
Model, low
Ka
Model, high
Ka
NRMSE
3.55%
3.83%
4.38%
GMW-6
2720
6144
6218
5636
GMW-7
2490
2254
2295
1782
GMW-8
3910
2811
2930
2112
GMW-8R
3420
3163
3286
2332
GMW-9
0
18
18
14
GMW-10
150
519
563
206
GMW-11
1960
1012
1005
619
GPMW-1BR
1600
1799
1812
1745
GPMW-1D
1240
1887
1889
1874
GPMW-1S
2180
1895
1895
1879
GPMW-2BR
2570
1629
2148
133
GPMW-2D
0
389
552
54
GPMW-3BR
221
5
286
0
GPMW-3D
1300
1283
1692
808
MW-1BR
1930
1424
1450
434
MW-2
3340
3638
3743
1933
MW-2BR
0
0
0
0
MW-3BR
2860
2989
3061
2619
MW-4BR
17
14
27
2
MW-5BR
52
123
129
78
MW-5D
709
777
789
612
MW-6BR
0
0
1
0
MW-6D
0
0
2
0
MW-7BR
0
0
0
0
MW-8BR
0
0
0
0
MW-9BR
0
0
0
0
MW-10BR
0
0
0
0
MW-11BR
0
1
1
0
MW-11D
0
1
2
0
MW-12BR
0
10
12
5
MW-13BR
0
0
0
0
MW-14BR
0
0
0
0
MW-15BR
0
0
0
0
MW-15D
0
0
0
0
MW-16BR
0
0
0
0
MW-17BR
0
0
0
0
MW-18BR
0
0
0
0
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TABLE 5-7
TRANSPORT MODEL SENSITIVITY TO THE BORON Kd VALUES
Well
Boron
/L
Boron model
calibrated
Model, low
Ka
Model, high
Ka
NRMSE
3.55%
3.83%
4.38%
MW-18D
0
0
0
0
MW-19BRL
0
0
0
0
MW-20BRL
0
0
0
0
MW-21BRLR
72
253
604
7
MW-22BR
887
775
813
652
MW-22BRL
83
10
284
0
MW-22D
641
829
857
733
MW-23BRR
0
0
0
0
MW-24BR
35
0
0
0
MW-25BR
23
0
0
0
MW-26BR
0
0
0
0
MW-27BR
0
75
133
1
MW-28BR
52
0
0
0
MW-29BR
0
0
0
0
MW-30BR
28
0
0
0
MW-31BR
0
0
0
0
MW-32BR
29
0
0
0
MW-33BR
0
0
0
0
ABMW-7BRLL
137
72
357
0
HWMW-1BR
34
544
1086
38
MW-1BRL
23
426
1412
13
MW-108BRL
22700
22427
22564
18881
MW-108BRLL
4700
6501
9337
1315
MW-205BRL
5990
3109
3115
3103
MW-205BRLL
8240
7897
7911
7886
MW-205BRLLL
18900
15008
15668
14810
MW-208BRL
865
1330
1364
1294
MW-208BRLL
1400
3169
3328
3040
MW-208BRLLL
1570
1972
2101
1883
MW-34BR
800
955
1086
650
MW-34D
521
737
816
576
MW-35BR
1460
4245
4853
2235
MW-35D
7880
4854
4958
4232
MW-35S
7820
5817
5842
5507
MW-36BR
1070
1657
1719
1476
MW-36D
1230
1092
1113
1027
MW-37BR
4200
1759
1811
1588
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TABLE 5-7
TRANSPORT MODEL SENSITIVITY TO THE BORON Kd VALUES
Well
Boron
/L
Boron model
calibrated
Model, low
Kd
Model, high
Kd
NRMSE
3.55%
3.83%
4.38%
MW-37D
499
467
523
359
MW-37S
410
428
468
280
MW-39BR
0
0
0
0
MW-39D
0
0
0
0
Prepared by: RY Checked by: KTL
Notes:
Boron concentrations are shown for the calibrated model, and for models where the Kd is increased by a factor of 5
and decreased by a factor of 1/5.
Kd - soil -water distribution coefficients
pg/L - micrograms per liter
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TABLE 6-1
WATER BALANCE ON THE ASH BASIN GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEM
FOR JULY 2020 WHEN WAB IS EXPECTED TO BE DECANTED
West Ash Basin
Water Balance Components
Flow In
(9Pm)
Flow Out
(9Pm)
Direct recharge to the ash basin
56
Direct recharge to the watershed outside of the ash basin
73
Pond, sluicing channel, wetland in the ash basin
Drainage inside the ash basin
82
Drainage outside of the ash basin
17
Flow through and under the main dam
13
Flow through and under the filter dike
2
Others
15
East Ash Basin
Water Balance Components
Flow In
(9Pm)
Flow Out
(9Pm)
Direct recharge to the ash basin
26
Direct recharge to the watershed outside of the ash basin
60
Pond, sluicing channel, wetland in the ash basin
Drainage inside the ash basin
38
Drainage outside of the ash basin
32
Flow through and under the main dam
18
Flow through and under the separator dike
5
Others
6
Prepared by: RY Checked by: KTL
Notes
Others - groundwater flows in/out of the watershed that are not accounted in the above categories
gpm - gallon per minute
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TABLE 6-2
EAST ASH BASIN AREA ACTIVE REMEDIATION APPROACH WELL
SUMMARY
Number of Extraction
Formation
Total Depth
Wells
(feet bgs)
18
Transition zone and
190
Bedrock
18
Bedrock
190
14
Bedrock
250
Number of Clean Water
Formation
Total Depth
Infiltration Wells
(feet bgs)
27
Saprolite, Transition
180
zone, Bedrock
Prepared by: RY Checked by: KTL
Notes:
The 50 extraction wells have an average flow rate of 1.4 gpm. The extraction wells are pumped so that the water
levels are near the bottom of the wells.
The 27 clean water infiltration wells have an average flow rate of 2.8 gpm and the heads of the infiltration wells are
maintained at 20 feet above the ground surface.
bgs - below ground surface
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