NC0006254_2016 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report_20170301

Sealed Air Corporation
100 Rogers Bridge Road, Building A
Duncan, South Carolina 29334
2016 Annual Groundwater Monitoring
Report
Blue Ridge Tissue Corporation Facility
Patterson, North Carolina
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March 2017
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Table of Contents
1.Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 1
2.Background ......................................................................................................................................................... 1
2.1 Previous Studies ...................................................................................................................................... 1
2.2 Geologic Setting ...................................................................................................................................... 2
3.Methods and Results .......................................................................................................................................... 2
3.1 Water Level Monitoring ............................................................................................................................ 2
3.2 Groundwater Sampling ............................................................................................................................ 3
3.3 Analytical Results .................................................................................................................................... 3
3.4 Discussion ............................................................................................................................................... 4
4.Conclusions ........................................................................................................................................................ 4
Tables
Figures
Appendix A Groundwater Collection Records
Appendix B Laboratory Reports
Figures
Figure 1. Site Location Map
Figure 2. Well Locations
Figure 3. Groundwater Potentiometric Map May 2016
Figure 4. Groundwater Potentiometric Map July 2016
Figure 5 Groundwater Potentiometric Map November 2016
Figure 6. Groundwater Analytical Results
Tables
Table 1. Monitoring Well Construction and Groundwater Elevation Data
Table 2. Groundwater Analytical Results and Groundwater Quality Parameters
Acronyms
2L Standard Title 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 2L Groundwater Standards
Blue Ridge Tissue Blue Ridge Tissue Corporation
DO dissolved oxygen
mg/L milligrams per liter
NCDEQ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
ORP oxygen-reduction potential
PWR partially weathered rock
Sealed Air Sealed Air Corporation
Site Blue Ridge Tissue Corporation facility located at 1427 Yadkin River Road in Patterson
(Lenoir), North Carolina
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1. Introduction
This report was prepared by AECOM Technical Services of North Carolina, Inc. (AECOM) on behalf of Sealed Air
Corporation (Sealed Air) to summarize groundwater monitoring activities conducted in May, July, and November
2016, at the Blue Ridge Tissue Corporation (Blue Ridge Tissue) facility located at 1427 Yadkin River Road in
Patterson (Lenoir), North Carolina (Site). These sampling activities were conducted in accordance with groundwater
monitoring requirements outlined in the July 15, 2015 letter1 from Brett Laverty, North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) Division of Water Resources, Water Quality Regional Operations, to Mr. Dave
Hallock, Blue Ridge Tissue, and Mr. David Day, Sealed Air, for the referenced facility.
The sections below provide background information and a discussion of the groundwater sampling methods and
analytical results for the three 2016 monitoring events. Summary tables, figures, field forms, and the laboratory
analytical reports are provided as attachments.
2. Background
2.1 Previous Studies
The Site encompasses multiple parcels on both sides of Yadkin River Road in Patterson (Lenoir), Caldwell County,
North Carolina (Figure 1). The production facility is situated at 1427 Yadkin River Road and the wastewater treatment
ponds (including fiber traps and aeration ponds) are situated at 2002 Roby Martin Road (Figure 2).
Three groundwater monitoring wells (MW-2, MW-3, and MW-4) were installed downgradient of the wastewater
treatment ponds in August 2009 as part of a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment. Installation of a background
well upgradient of the wastewater treatment ponds was attempted at that time but was unsuccessful due to shallow
bedrock (less than 8 feet below ground surface).
In February 2011, MW-1 was installed in a wooded area northeast of the intersection of Yadkin River Road and
Whisnant Road with the objective to establish background iron conditions in groundwater. Due to NCDEQ questions
about the suitability of MW-1 as representative of background conditions, in August 2011 monitoring well MW-5 was
installed west of Yadkin River Road and north of existing well MW-3 as shown on Figure 2.
A receptor survey conducted in October 2011 identified 17 private water supply wells within 1,500 feet downgradient
of the wastewater treatment ponds. The closest parcel with a private water supply well is located approximately 352
feet from the wastewater treatment ponds. Construction information of the wells is limited; but, based on available
information, the wells are expected to be screened in the bedrock aquifer. In June 2012, NCDEQ Aquifer Protection
Section sampled five private water supply wells along Roby Martin Road south of the wastewater treatment ponds.
Results indicated no exceedances of Title 15A North Carolina Administrative Code Subchapter 2L Groundwater
Standards (2L Standards) and very little detected iron or manganese.
Following the installation and sampling of MW-5, questions remained as to whether samples collected from MW-1 or
MW-5 are representative of background conditions for iron in groundwater, and, subsequently, whether the
wastewater treatment ponds are influencing the levels of iron in groundwater at the property line. Therefore, three
additional monitoring wells (MW-6, MW-7, and MW-8) were installed in August 2014 in locations determined and
agreed upon by representatives of AECOM (contractor for Sealed Air), NCDEQ, Sealed Air, and Blue Ridge Tissue.
MW-6 was installed at the northern end of the grass area behind Yadkin Baptist Church to serve as a background
monitoring well. Monitoring wells MW-7 and MW-8 were installed downgradient from the existing wastewater
treatment ponds. Conclusions of the 2014 investigation were that MW-6 is suitable as a background well location,
total iron concentrations in wells MW-1 through MW-4 were similar to previous samples, total iron was not detected in
downgradient wells MW-7 and MW-8, and that there is no evidence of elevated iron concentrations at or beyond the
property line.
1 NCDEQ, 2015. Correspondence from Brett Laverty, NCDEQ, to David Hallock, Blue Ridge Tissue, and Mr. David Day, Sealed Air,
Reference: Groundwater Monitoring Requirements, Land Application Permit WQ0011532, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System Permit NC0006254, Blue Ridge Tissue Patterson Mill, Caldwell County. July 15, 2015.
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Per the groundwater monitoring requirements outlined in the above-referenced July 15, 2015 letter, seven site
monitoring wells (MW-1, MW-2, MW-3, MW-4, MW-6, MW-7, and MW-8) would be monitored three times a year to
further assess the groundwater quality at the Site. Groundwater monitoring per that schedule began in July 2015 and
2015 results were reported in the 2015 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report2. This report summarizes the
sampling activities conducted in 2016 (May, July, and November).
2.2 Geologic Setting
The geology at the Site consists of quartz monzonite gneiss and phyllonitic garnet-biotite-muscovite schist and gneiss
of the Brevard Fault Zone. The quartz monzonite gneiss is strongly foliated and lineated and white in color and
separated from the schist/gneiss unit by a northeast/southwest striking fault along the Brevard Fault Zone.3 The
location of the contact between the two lithologic units, based on field observation of outcrop, cuts approximately
across the most northeastern portion of the Site and across the Yadkin River upstream of the dam immediately
northeast of the Site.
With the exception of offsite well MW-5, which is set in the phyllonitic schist/gneiss unit, background well MW-6 and
all other site monitoring wells are set in regolith derived from or hydrogeologically associated with the quartz
monzonite gneiss geologic unit. Specifically, monitoring wells MW-2, MW-3, MW-7, and MW-8 are set in saprolite
and/or partially weathered rock (PWR) (i.e., transition zone) near the waste water treatment ponds. Background
monitoring well MW-6, located northwest of the ponds, is also set in saprolite derived from the quartz monzonite
gneiss. Although monitoring wells MW-1 and MW-4 are set in alluvial sediment adjacent to the Yadkin River, the
drainage basin upgradient of the wells is dominated by gneiss saprolite/PWR material.
3. Methods and Results
The methods of the 2016 groundwater monitoring activities conducted by AECOM, contractor for Sealed Air, are
described in the following sections. Groundwater monitoring events were conducted on May 11, July 21, and
November 22, 2016.
3.1 Water Level Monitoring
Groundwater levels were measured during the May, July, and November 2016 sampling events at all monitoring wells
to be sampled (MW-1, MW-2, MW-3, MW-4, MW-6, MW-7, and MW-8). MW-5 (not sampled) was also gauged during
the May and November events, but was not gauged during the May event because it was not accessible due to an
overgrowth of vegetation (i.e., poison ivy) surrounding the well. Well locations are shown on Figure 1. Water levels
were measured using an electronic water level meter. Measurements were collected at the beginning of the sampling
event, prior to purging or sampling any well. Measured values were subtracted from the top of casing elevations to
establish the groundwater potentiometric elevation at each well for each event. Table 1 summarizes the water levels
and calculated elevation data during the 2016 events.
Groundwater elevations were similar to those measured during previous sampling events and ranged from
approximately 1,239 to 1,314 feet above mean sea level in May 2016. Groundwater elevation ranged from
approximately 1,238 to 1,313 feet above mean sea level in July 2016. Groundwater elevation ranged from
approximately 1,237 to 1,312 feet above mean sea level in November 2016. The observed drop in groundwater
elevation from May to November (ranging from 0.49 to 2.82 feet in individual wells) was likely due to drought
conditions impacting the area during fall 2016. Groundwater elevations are shown on the potentiometric maps in
Figures 3, 4, and 5 (depicting May, July, and November, respectively).
Despite the aforementioned variations in water levels between the three 2016 monitoring events, groundwater flow
direction has remained generally consistent; groundwater appears to flow in a radial pattern from the top of a knoll
2 2015 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report, Blue Ridge Tissue, Patterson, North Carolina. Prepared on behalf of Sealed Air by
AECOM, Morrisville, North Carolina. February 2016.
3 Geology of the Blowing Rock Quadrangle, North Carolina, Bryant, 1963; Geologic Map of North Carolina, North Carolina Geodetic
Survey 1985; Geology of the Grandfather Mountain Window and Vicinity, North Carolina and Tennessee, United States Geological
Survey Professional Paper 615, 1970.
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(Figures, 3, 4, and 5) and toward the east/southeast. The predominant source of recharge in the area involves
precipitation on the topographic high at the top of the knoll. Groundwater on the east side of the knoll flows east
toward monitoring wells MW-1 and MW-4 and the Yadkin River. Groundwater underlying the wastewater treatment
ponds and fiber traps flows to the south-southeast toward downgradient monitoring wells MW-2 and MW-7 and east-
southeast toward downgradient monitoring well MW-8 and the Yadkin River. MW-1 is downgradient from the knoll and
therefore cross-gradient of the wastewater treatment ponds. MW-4 is generally, but not directly, downgradient of the
ponds and may be cross-gradient at times. Background well MW-6 is to the west and cross-gradient of the ponds, at
a position of greater potentiometric head.
3.2 Groundwater Sampling
Groundwater samples were collected from seven of the eight site monitoring wells (MW-1, MW-2, MW-3, MW-4, MW-
6, MW-7, and MW-8) during the May and July 2016 sampling events. Samples could not be collected from wells MW-
2 and MW-6 during the November 2016 monitoring event because there was not enough water in the wells to
sample; samples were collected from the other five (5) wells planned for sampling (MW-1, MW-3, MW-4, MW-7, and
MW-8). Sampling is not required at MW-5.
Monitoring wells were purged and sampled using low-flow techniques utilizing a peristaltic pump or a bladder pump.
Peristaltic pumps were used at three wells (MW-1, MW-4, and MW-8) in May 2016, five wells (MW-1, MW-3, MW-4,
MW-7, and MW-8) in July 2016, and three wells (MW-1, MW-4, and MW-8) in November 2016; bladder pumps were
used at other wells/events. During purging of each well, water quality measurements were collected to evaluate well
stabilization. Parameters pH, specific conductance, temperature, oxidation-reduction potential (ORP), and dissolved
oxygen (DO) were measured using a multi-parameter water quality meter (YSI 556) equipped with a flow-through cell,
and turbidity measurements were collected using a portable turbidity meter (Hanna HI-98703 or Hach 2100Q). Once
water quality parameters stabilized, a groundwater sample was collected in laboratory provided pre-preserved
sample containers, labeled, and placed on ice. The groundwater samples were submitted to Prism Laboratories, Inc.
for analysis of total iron, total manganese, and total barium.
During the July 2016 event wells MW-1 and MW-2 went dry during sampling; therefore, limited field parameter
measurements were collected. Purging was suspended for approximately two hours at each of these two wells to
allow water levels to recover, then turbidity measurements only were collected just prior to sampling. As such, field
parameter measurements, other than turbidity, for MW-1 and MW-2 shown in Table 2 are provided for information
purposes but are not necessarily indicative of parameter stability.
During the November 2016 sampling event, there was not enough water to purge or sample at MW-2 (water column
length 0.68 feet); therefore, no field parameters and no sample were collected at this well. Similarly, there was not
enough water in MW-6 to purge using a bladder pump and purging was attempted using a disposable bailer instead.
The well (MW-6) went dry after 0.5 liters was removed and no sample was collected. Field parameter measurements
were recorded once and the turbidity measurement was out of range. Measured field parameters at MW-6 are
provided in Table 2 for information purposes but are not necessarily indicative of parameter stability. Copies of the
groundwater sample collection records are found in Appendix A.
3.3 Analytical Results
Groundwater analytical results from the May, July, and November 2016 sampling events are summarized on Table 2 .
Water quality measurements (pH, conductivity, temperature, ORP, DO, and turbidity) are also summarized on Table
2. Total Iron analytical results for all three 2016 sampling events (and, for reference, the most recent prior sampling
event at MW-5) are presented on Figure 6. Copies of the laboratory reports are provided as Appendix B.
Total iron exceeded the 2L Standard of 0.3 milligrams per liter (mg/L) in samples collected from four wells (MW-1,
MW-2, MW-3, and MW-4) in May 2016, the same four wells (MW-1, MW-2, MW-3, and MW-4) in July 2016, and three
of those same wells (MW-1, MW-3, and MW-4) in November 2016. Total iron was detected at concentrations below
the 2L Standard in May and July 2016 samples from background well MW-6. Samples could not be collected from
MW-2 or MW-6 in November 2016.
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Total manganese exceeded the 2L Standard of 0.05 mg/L in samples collected from five wells (MW-1, MW-2, MW-3,
MW-4, and background well MW-6) in May 2016, from those same five wells in July 2016, and from three of those
five wells in November 2016 (MW-1, MW-3, and MW-4); note that MW-2 and MW-6 could not be sampled in
November 2016. Manganese was detected in the July 2016 method blank associated with samples from wells MW-1,
MW-2, MW-3, and MW-4, and in the November 2016 method blank associated with samples from MW-1, MW-3, and
MW-4. However these sample results are acceptable for use without qualification because they are each greater than
10 times the concentration detected in the method blank.
For the May and July 2016 sampling events, total barium was detected in all of the wells sampled; however,
concentrations exceeded the 2L Standard of 0.7 mg/L in samples collected from MW-2 only. During the November
2016 event, total barium was detected in all of the sampled wells at concentrations below the 2L Standard; MW-2 was
not sampled.
During the sampling events in which a sample could be collected from background well MW-6 (May and July 2016
only), samples contained concentrations of total manganese that exceed 2L Standards. Total iron and total barium
were detected in MW-6 at concentrations below the respective 2L Standards during both those events.
Samples from property boundary monitoring wells MW-7 and MW-8 continue to be well within compliance of 2L
Standards; total iron and total manganese were not detected in either well during any of the three 2016 sampling
events.
3.4 Discussion
Hydrogeologic flow conditions and analytical results observed during 2016 monitoring have remained relatively
consistent across the three monitoring events and are not significantly different from those observed historically (see
2015 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report for historical data).
Field parameter and analytical results suggest that the wastewater treatment ponds may be contributing to anoxic
conditions that result in a temporary mobilization of iron from soil in locations immediately downgradient of the ponds.
Low levels of DO and elevated iron concentrations at wells MW-2 and MW-3, as compared to the samples from
background well MW-6 indicate aerobic conditions at MW-6 are not present in wells MW-2 and MW-3. However,
analytical results from the downgradient wells MW-7 and MW-8 suggest that anoxic conditions are not present near
the property boundary. DO levels at the southern property boundary indicate that aerobic conditions are present at
downgradient wells MW-7 and MW-8 and total iron was not detected in analytical samples from these wells during
any 2016 sampling event. Figure 6 shows the total iron concentrations for 2016 samples.
Elevated concentrations of iron were detected in 2016 samples from all three events at wells MW-1 and MW-4. MW-4
is located generally, but not directly, downgradient of the wastewater treatment ponds; therefore, it is possible that the
anoxic conditions resulting from the ponds extend to MW-4. Variations in soil types and flow conditions, such as
differences in hydraulic gradient or alluvial sediments at MW-4 vs. saprolite at wells MW-7 and MW-8, may explain
why the anoxic conditions do not similarly extend to wells MW-7 and MW-8, even though they are also downgradient
of the ponds.
4. Conclusions
Groundwater sampling activities were conducted in May, July, and November 2016 to evaluate groundwater
conditions at the Site as requested by NCDEQ. The following summarizes the conclusions of this monitoring:
Groundwater beneath the Site flows radially from the knoll on the northern portion of the Site above the
wastewater treatment ponds. In general, groundwater beneath the wastewater treatment ponds flows
east/southeast toward the Yadkin River. Based on groundwater elevation (water table) contours, monitoring well
MW-1 is cross gradient of the wastewater treatment ponds. Groundwater flow conditions have remained
consistent over time.
Total iron exceeded the 2L Standard of 0.3 mg/L in samples collected from MW-1, MW-2, MW-3, and MW-4 in
May and July 2016, but concentrations were below the 2L Standard in samples from the background well MW-6.
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In November 2016, total iron exceeded the 2L Standard of 0.3 mg/L in samples collected from MW-1, MW-3,
and MW-4. Samples were not collected from MW-2 and MW-6 in November 2016.
Total manganese exceeded the 2L Standard of 0.05 mg/L in samples collected from MW-1, MW-2, MW-3, MW-
4, and background well MW-6 in the May and July 2016 groundwater sampling events.
Total barium was detected in all of the wells sampled during all three 2016 monitoring events; however,
concentrations exceeded the 2L Standard of 0.7 mg/L only in samples collected from MW-2 (May and July; no
November sample collected).
Background well MW-6 samples contained concentrations of total manganese that exceed 2L Standards in the
May and July 2016 events; no November sample was collected.
Samples from property boundary monitoring wells MW-7 and MW-8 continue to be within compliance of 2L
Standards; total iron was not detected in either well during the 2016 sampling events.
There is no evidence of elevated iron concentrations at or beyond the property line.
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Table 1Monitoring Well Construction and Groundwater Elevation DataBlue Ridge Tissue Corporation - Patterson, North Carolina05/11/1612.481241.2307/21/1612.761240.9511/22/1612.971240.7405/11/1649.851273.1807/21/1650.611272.4211/22/1652.071270.9605/11/1617.821281.2007/21/1618.451280.5711/22/1619.731279.2905/11/165.461241.7707/21/165.971241.2611/22/166.611240.6205/11/1613.911271.5507/21/16NGNG11/22/1614.411271.0505/11/1627.021314.5307/21/1628.021313.5311/22/1629.41312.1505/11/1618.331256.0807/21/1619.371255.0411/22/1621.151253.2605/11/1614.321238.8207/21/1614.841238.3011/22/1615.681237.46Notes:bls - below land surfaceBTOC - below top of casingmsl - above mean sea levelNG - not gauged6-111253.71MW-2 08/12/095040-501323.03MW-1 02/08/11 11MW-8 08/06/142010-201253.14MW-6 08/06/142919-291341.55MW-7 08/06/142414-241274.41MW-4 08/13/09155-151247.23MW-5 08/16/112111-211285.46MW-3 08/13/092010-201299.02Depth to Water (feet BTOC)Groundwater Elevation (feet msl)Well ID Date InstalledTotal Depth (feet bls)Screened Interval (feet bls)Top of Casing Elevation (feet msl)Date Water Level MeasuredAECOM
Table 2Groundwater Analytical Results SummaryBlue Ridge Tissue Corporation - Patterson, North CarolinaSample ID Sample Date05/11/16 07/21/16 11/22/16 05/11/16 07/21/16 11/22/16 05/11/16 07/21/16 11/22/16 05/11/16 07/21/16 11/22/16 05/11/16 07/21/16 11/22/16 05/11/16 07/21/16 11/22/16 05/11/16 07/21/16 11/22/16Field ParametersTemperature (°C)NS 17.3 20.3 16.2 19.6 23.7 NA 19.6 21.6 18.8 20.0 22.9 19.9 20.1 21.5 16.1 20.0 18.8 19.5 19.4 22.0 18.9pH (standard units)NS 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.4 NA 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.9 6.2 6.3 4.5 5.2 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.7Specific Conductance (µS/cm) NS 552 445 526 676 731 NA 604 702 671 335 323 311 76 28 56 112 101 91 157 143 141Dissoved Oxygen (mg/L)NS 0.67 1.98 0.52 0.62 3.04 NA 0.37 0.310.71 0.48 1.02 0.30 5.57 7.53 7.60 4.78 7.38 4.60 6.16 7.78 5.53ORP (mV)NS -22 24 -33.9 -100 -72 NA -30 -35 -39.7 3 -41 -4 170 196 133 61 139 106 85 150 173Turbidity (NTU)NS 0.97 2.89 0.47 9.91 5.35 NA 9.8 9.82 7.43 9.08 0.7 1.11 4.02 8.49 out of range 2.44 1.61 5.13 5.5 1.24 0.58Analytical ParametersTotal Iron (mg/L)0.336 36 34 BH 84 78NA52 57 71 BH 17 12 18 BH0.11 0.23 NA < 0.10 <0.10 <0.10 < 0.10 <0.10 <0.10Total Barium (mg/L)0.7 0.36 0.33 0.36 BH0.98 1.00NA 0.42 0.39 0.41 BH 0.11 0.07 0.06 0.090.08 NA 0.053 0.051 0.054 0.021 0.021 0.023Total Manganese (mg/L)0.053.7 6.5 BH 6.5 0.48 0.38 BHNA2.5 2.8 BH 4.1 1.9 1.8 BH 1.9 0.12 0.086NA 0.013 0.012 <0.01 0.02 0.011 <0.01Dissolved Manganese (mg/L) NS NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NANotes:Results reported for detected compounds onlySamples analyzed for total and dissolved iron, barium and manganese by EPA Method 6010Samples analyzed for ferrous iron by method SM3500-Fe DSamples analyzed for RCRA metals by USEPA Method 60102L Standard - North Carolina groundwater quality standards established in Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 2L, Section 0.202°C - degrees CelsiusµS/cm - microsiemens per centimeterEPA - United States Environmental Protection Agencymg/L - milligrams per litermV - millivoltNA - Not analyzedNS - No standardNTU - Nephelometric Turbidity Unit RCRA - Resource Conservation Recovery ActBold samples indicate concentrations above the 2L StandardBH - Analyte detected in the method blank at greater than one half of the reading level, but the sample concentrations are greater than 10x the method blank. Manganese was detected in the method blank associated with samples from wells MW-1, MW-2, MW-3, and MW-4 in November 2016. However these sample results are acceptable for use without qualification because they are each greater than 10 times the concentration detected in the method blank. MW-6MW-7MW-82L StandardMW-1MW-2MW-3MW-4AECOM
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Notes:Bold = Compound detected above laboratory reporting limit.Gray shaded = Concentration exceeds NCAC 2L Groundwater Standard.NCAC 2L Groundwater Standard for total iron is 0.03 mg/L.NA - Not Analyzed
MW-1 05/2016 07/2016 11/2016
Total Iron (mg/L)36 36 34
MW-2 05/2016 07/2016 11/2016
Total Iron (mg/L)84 78 NA
MW-3 05/2016 07/2016 11/2016
Total Iron (mg/L)52 57 71
MW-4 05/2016 07/2016 11/2016
Total Iron (mg/L)17 12 18
MW-5 8/2014
Total Iron (mg/L)<0.10
MW-6 05/2016 07/2016 11/2016
Total Iron (mg/L)0.11 0.23 NA
MW-7 05/2016 07/2016 11/2016
Total Iron (mg/L)< 0.10 <0.10 <0.10
MW-8 05/2016 07/2016 11/2016
Total Iron (mg/L)< 0.10 <0.10 <0.10
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Appendix A
Groundwater Collection Records
2016 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report 60502049
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Appendix B
Laboratory Reports
This data package contains the analytical results for the project identified above and includes a Case Narrative, Sample
Results and Chain of Custody. Unless otherwise noted, all samples were received in acceptable condition and processed
according to the referenced methods.
Data qualifiers are flagged individually on each sample. A key reference for the data qualifiers appears at the end of this case
narrative.
NC Certification No. 402
SC Certification No. 99012
NC Drinking Water Cert No. 37735
Case Narrative
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AECOM
Maureen Conorozzo
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Morrisville, NC 27560
Project: Sealed Air
Lab Submittal Date: 05/13/2016
Prism Work Order: 6050298
VA Certification No. 460211
DoD ELAP: L-A-B Accredited Certificate No. L2307
ISO/IEC 17025: L-A-B Accredited Certificate No . L2307
Please call if you have any questions relating to this analytical report.
Respectfully,
PRISM LABORATORIES, INC.
President/Project Manager
Reviewed ByRobbi A. Jones Robbi A. Jones
President/Project Manager
Data Qualifiers Key Reference:
Method Detection LimitMDL
Below Reporting LimitBRL
Relative Percent DifferenceRPD
*Results reported to the reporting limit. All other results are reported to the MDL with values between MDL and
reporting limit indicated with a J.
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Sample Receipt Summary
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Prism Work Order: 6050298
Client Sample ID MatrixLab Sample ID Date Sampled Date Received
6050298-01 05/11/16MW-1 05/13/16Water
6050298-02 05/11/16MW-2 05/13/16Water
6050298-03 05/11/16MW-3 05/13/16Water
6050298-04 05/11/16MW-4 05/13/16Water
6050298-05 05/11/16MW-6 05/13/16Water
6050298-06 05/11/16MW-7 05/13/16Water
6050298-07 05/11/16MW-8 05/13/16Water
Samples were received in good condition at 4.3 degrees C unless otherwise noted.
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Client ID ResultParameterMethod UnitsPrism ID
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Summary of Detections
0.36 mg/L6050298-01 MW-1 Barium *6010D
36 mg/L6050298-01 MW-1 Iron *6010D
3.7 mg/L6050298-01 MW-1 Manganese *6010D
0.98 mg/L6050298-02 MW-2 Barium *6010D
84 mg/L6050298-02 MW-2 Iron *6010D
0.48 mg/L6050298-02 MW-2 Manganese *6010D
0.42 mg/L6050298-03 MW-3 Barium *6010D
52 mg/L6050298-03 MW-3 Iron *6010D
2.5 mg/L6050298-03 MW-3 Manganese *6010D
0.11 mg/L6050298-04 MW-4 Barium *6010D
17 mg/L6050298-04 MW-4 Iron *6010D
1.9 mg/L6050298-04 MW-4 Manganese *6010D
0.085 mg/L6050298-05 MW-6 Barium *6010D
0.11 mg/L6050298-05 MW-6 Iron *6010D
0.12 mg/L6050298-05 MW-6 Manganese *6010D
0.053 mg/L6050298-06 MW-7 Barium *6010D
0.013 mg/L6050298-06 MW-7 Manganese *6010D
0.021 mg/L6050298-07 MW-8 Barium *6010D
0.020 mg/L6050298-07 MW-8 Manganese *6010D
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Laboratory Report
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ResultParameter Batch
ID
Report
Limit
Analysis
Date/Time
MethodDilution
Factor
Units MDL Analyst
1600 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 400
Project: Sealed AirAECOM
Morrisville, NC 27560
Attn: Maureen Conorozzo
Sample Matrix: Water
Client Sample ID: MW-1
Prism Sample ID: 6050298-01
Prism Work Order: 6050298
Time Collected: 05/11/16 15:00
Time Submitted: 05/13/16 15:40
Total Metals
0.36 *6010D P6E033310.010 5/18/16 0:50 bgmmg/L 0.00070Barium
36 *6010D P6E033310.10 5/18/16 0:50 bgmmg/L 0.011Iron
3.7 *6010D P6E0333100.10 5/19/16 16:04 bgmmg/L 0.016Manganese
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ResultParameter Batch
ID
Report
Limit
Analysis
Date/Time
MethodDilution
Factor
Units MDL Analyst
1600 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 400
Project: Sealed AirAECOM
Morrisville, NC 27560
Attn: Maureen Conorozzo
Sample Matrix: Water
Client Sample ID: MW-2
Prism Sample ID: 6050298-02
Prism Work Order: 6050298
Time Collected: 05/11/16 14:25
Time Submitted: 05/13/16 15:40
Total Metals
0.98 *6010D P6E033310.010 5/18/16 0:58 bgmmg/L 0.00070Barium
84 *6010D P6E033310.10 5/18/16 0:58 bgmmg/L 0.011Iron
0.48 *6010D P6E033310.010 5/18/16 0:58 bgmmg/L 0.0016Manganese
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ResultParameter Batch
ID
Report
Limit
Analysis
Date/Time
MethodDilution
Factor
Units MDL Analyst
1600 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 400
Project: Sealed AirAECOM
Morrisville, NC 27560
Attn: Maureen Conorozzo
Sample Matrix: Water
Client Sample ID: MW-3
Prism Sample ID: 6050298-03
Prism Work Order: 6050298
Time Collected: 05/11/16 16:00
Time Submitted: 05/13/16 15:40
Total Metals
0.42 *6010D P6E033310.010 5/18/16 1:06 bgmmg/L 0.00070Barium
52 *6010D P6E033310.10 5/18/16 1:06 bgmmg/L 0.011Iron
2.5 *6010D P6E033310.010 5/18/16 1:06 bgmmg/L 0.0016Manganese
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ResultParameter Batch
ID
Report
Limit
Analysis
Date/Time
MethodDilution
Factor
Units MDL Analyst
1600 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 400
Project: Sealed AirAECOM
Morrisville, NC 27560
Attn: Maureen Conorozzo
Sample Matrix: Water
Client Sample ID: MW-4
Prism Sample ID: 6050298-04
Prism Work Order: 6050298
Time Collected: 05/11/16 13:55
Time Submitted: 05/13/16 15:40
Total Metals
0.11 *6010D P6E033310.010 5/18/16 1:14 bgmmg/L 0.00070Barium
17 *6010D P6E033310.10 5/18/16 1:14 bgmmg/L 0.011Iron
1.9 *6010D P6E033310.010 5/18/16 1:14 bgmmg/L 0.0016Manganese
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ResultParameter Batch
ID
Report
Limit
Analysis
Date/Time
MethodDilution
Factor
Units MDL Analyst
1600 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 400
Project: Sealed AirAECOM
Morrisville, NC 27560
Attn: Maureen Conorozzo
Sample Matrix: Water
Client Sample ID: MW-6
Prism Sample ID: 6050298-05
Prism Work Order: 6050298
Time Collected: 05/11/16 13:15
Time Submitted: 05/13/16 15:40
Total Metals
0.085 *6010D P6E033310.010 5/18/16 1:22 bgmmg/L 0.00070Barium
0.11 *6010D P6E033310.10 5/18/16 1:22 bgmmg/L 0.011Iron
0.12 *6010D P6E033310.010 5/18/16 1:22 bgmmg/L 0.0016Manganese
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ResultParameter Batch
ID
Report
Limit
Analysis
Date/Time
MethodDilution
Factor
Units MDL Analyst
1600 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 400
Project: Sealed AirAECOM
Morrisville, NC 27560
Attn: Maureen Conorozzo
Sample Matrix: Water
Client Sample ID: MW-7
Prism Sample ID: 6050298-06
Prism Work Order: 6050298
Time Collected: 05/11/16 16:30
Time Submitted: 05/13/16 15:40
Total Metals
0.053 *6010D P6E033310.010 5/18/16 1:28 bgmmg/L 0.00070Barium
BRL *6010D P6E033310.10 5/18/16 1:28 bgmmg/L 0.011Iron
0.013 *6010D P6E033310.010 5/18/16 1:28 bgmmg/L 0.0016Manganese
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Laboratory Report
05/23/2016
ResultParameter Batch
ID
Report
Limit
Analysis
Date/Time
MethodDilution
Factor
Units MDL Analyst
1600 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 400
Project: Sealed AirAECOM
Morrisville, NC 27560
Attn: Maureen Conorozzo
Sample Matrix: Water
Client Sample ID: MW-8
Prism Sample ID: 6050298-07
Prism Work Order: 6050298
Time Collected: 05/11/16 15:45
Time Submitted: 05/13/16 15:40
Total Metals
0.021 *6010D P6E033310.010 5/18/16 1:36 bgmmg/L 0.00070Barium
BRL *6010D P6E033310.10 5/18/16 1:36 bgmmg/L 0.011Iron
0.020 *6010D P6E033310.010 5/18/16 1:36 bgmmg/L 0.0016Manganese
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5/23/16
Level II QC Report
1600 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 400
Project: Sealed AirAECOM
Morrisville, NC 27560
Attn: Maureen Conorozzo
Prism Work Order: 6050298
Time Submitted: 5/13/2016 3:40:00PM
Result Limit
Reporting
Units Level
Spike
Result
Source
%REC
%REC
Limits RPD
RPD
Limit Notes Analyte
Total Metals - Quality Control
Batch P6E0333 - 3010A
Blank (P6E0333-BLK1)Prepared & Analyzed: 05/17/16
Barium mg/LBRL0.010
Iron mg/LBRL0.10
Manganese mg/LBRL0.010
LCS (P6E0333-BS1)Prepared & Analyzed: 05/17/16
Barium mg/L0.264 0.010 0.2500 80-120106
Iron mg/L5.45 0.10 5.000 80-120109
Manganese mg/L0.265 0.010 0.2500 80-120106
Sample Extraction Data
Prep Method: 3010A
Lab Number Batch Date/TimeInitialFinal
P6E03336050298-01 05/17/16 7:5050 50mL mL
P6E03336050298-01 05/17/16 7:5050 50mL mL
P6E03336050298-02 05/17/16 7:5050 50mL mL
P6E03336050298-03 05/17/16 7:5050 50mL mL
P6E03336050298-04 05/17/16 7:5050 50mL mL
P6E03336050298-05 05/17/16 7:5050 50mL mL
P6E03336050298-06 05/17/16 7:5050 50mL mL
P6E03336050298-07 05/17/16 7:5050 50mL mL
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