NC0006254_2014 Additional Site Assessment Activities_20141218

AECOM 919.854.6200 tel
701 Corporate Center Drive Suite 475 919.854.6259 fax
Raleigh, NC 27607
December 18, 2014
Mr. Brett Laverty
NCDENR Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Regional Operations
Asheville Regional Office
2090 U.S. Highway 70
Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
Subject: 2014 Additional Site Assessment Activities
Blue Ridge Tissue Facility
1427 Yadkin River Road
Patterson (Lenoir), North Carolina
Dear Mr. Laverty,
AECOM North Carolina, Inc. (AECOM) is submitting this letter report on behalf of Sealed Air
Corporation (Sealed Air) to summarize additional site assessment activities conducted in August
2014 at the Blue Ridge Tissue Corporation (Blue Ridge Tissue) facility located at 1427 Yadkin River
Road in Patterson (Lenoir), North Carolina (Site). The objectives of the assessment activities were
to resolve questions related to representative background conditions and investigate conditions at the
property boundary with respect to total iron in groundwater downgradient of the wastewater treatment
ponds. These assessment activities were conducted in response to your January 15, 2014 letter1 to
Mr. Dave Hallock, Blue Ridge Tissue, and discussed at the February 17, 2014 meeting between
representatives from Sealed Air, Blue Ridge Tissue, and the Division of Water Resources, Water
Quality Regional Operations, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(NCDENR).
The sections below provide background information and a discussion of the investigation methods
and results. Summary tables, figures, field forms, well construction record, and the laboratory
analytical reports are provided as attachments.
Background
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
[bgs]). Groundwater samples were collected from each well and analyzed for volatile organic
1 NCDENR, 2014. Correspondence from Brett Laverty, NCDENR, to David Hallock, Blue Ridge
Tissue. Ref: Fiber Trap Assessment and Monitoring, Blue Ridge Tissue Corp. Patterson Mill,
NPDES Permit NC0006254, Caldwell County. January 15, 2014.
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compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Priority Pollutant Metals, total dissolved solids,
sulfate, nitrite/nitrate, iron, and chloride. Total iron was detected in samples from all three wells at
concentrations exceeding the North Carolina groundwater quality standard established in Title 15A
of the North Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 2L (2L Standards). No other constituents
were detected above 2L Standards.
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. This location was selected only after previous attempts during this mobilization to
install the background well at other locations were unsuccessful due to shallow bedrock (less than
10 feet bgs). These unsuccessful locations included the ravine north of a then-present fire
suppression reservoir (top of knoll) and the northern edge of the trailer storage area west of Yadkin
River Road (near the intersection with Whisnant Road), Sample results indicated elevated
concentrations of iron in MW-1 and confirmed previous iron concentrations at wells MW-2, MW-3,
and MW-4.
Due to NCDENR 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. Total iron was detected slightly above the 2L Standard
(but two orders of magnitude lower than in previous samples from other Site wells) in a sample
collected from MW-5 in August 2011, and below the 2L Standard in a sample collected in October
2011. Results from October 2011 samples collected for Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) metals analysis from wells MW-2 and MW-3 only indicated the presence of barium above
the laboratory detection limit but below the 2L Standard. The remaining RCRA metals (mercury,
arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, selenium, and silver) were not detected above laboratory
detection limits.
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, NCDENR Aquifer Protection Section sampled five
private water supply wells along Roby Martin Road south of the wastewater treatment ponds.
Results indicated no exceedances of 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. Additional well installation and sampling was conducted in August
2014 with the objective of providing information to resolve these questions. This report summarizes
the additional well installation and sampling activities conducted in August 2014.
Investigative Activities
The methods of the August 2014 investigation conducted by AECOM, contractor for Sealed Air, are
described in the following sections.
August 2014 Monitoring Well Installation
On August 6, 2014, representatives of AECOM, NCDENR, Sealed Air, and Blue Ridge Tissue met
at the Site to determine and approve exact boring locations for one new background monitoring well
and two new wells downgradient from the existing wastewater treatment ponds. The wells were
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subsequently installed by SAEDACCO, a North Carolina certified well contractor, using a Geoprobe
7822DT drill rig on August 6 and 7, 2014. For all borings, 3.25-inch dual-tube direct-push
technology (DPT) macrocore methods were used to obtain a continuous lithology sample.
Immediately after the DPT sampling, 6-inch outer diameter hollow-stem augers were used to
increase the borehole diameter. This was specifically requested by NCDENR and allowed for the
construction of a larger sand filter pack around the well screen.
Background monitoring well MW-6, located at the northern end of the grass area behind Yadkin
Baptist Church, was installed to a depth of 27.5 feet bgs. This depth represents DPT refusal. Soils
consist predominantly of silt with varying amounts of clay. While bedrock was not encountered,
saprolite texture suggests that soils at MW-6 are derived from medium-grained plutonic rock.
MW-7, located on site approximately 200 feet south of existing well MW-2, was installed at DPT
refusal to a total depth of 24 feet. Soil at MW-7 is comparable to what was encountered at MW-6
(silt and clayey silt). No partially weathered rock or bedrock was encountered.
Monitoring well MW-8 was installed to a depth of 20 feet and is located just northeast of the Blue
Ridge Tissue parking lot and west of Yadkin River Road. Soil at MW-8 is predominantly silt with
fine sand and the saprolitic texture suggested a medium-to-large grained plutonic parent rock. No
bedrock or DPT refusal was encountered at MW-8, the well was set at 20 feet due to shallow
groundwater.
All wells were installed using 10 feet of 2-inch diameter 20-slot polyvinyl chloride screen and #2
filter sand. The sand filter pack was constructed from the bottom of the well screen to 2 feet above
the top of the well screen and immediately followed by a 3-foot layer of hydrated bentonite. Grout
was used to fill the annular space between the 2-inch well casing and the borehole wall from the top
of the bentonite to ground surface. All three wells were completed with a protective, lockable
stickup well cover and a 2-foot x 2-foot concrete well pad. Following well installation and after the
grout had completely cured, the three new wells were developed using a submersible pump until
turbidity was less than 10 nephelometric turbidity units.
AECOM personnel collected a soil sample from monitoring wells MW-6 (12-13 feet), MW-7 (11-12
feet), and MW-8 (7-8 feet) on August 6, 2014. Soil samples were transferred into laboratory-
prepared sample containers, labeled, and chilled on ice pending shipment via courier to Prism
Laboratories in Charlotte, North Carolina. These soil samples were analyzed for total iron by United
States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Method 6010.
Boring logs and well construction records are included in Appendix A and well construction details
are presented in Table 1. New and existing monitoring well locations at the site are shown on
Figure 2. Photographs of lithology borings and the new wells are provided in Appendix B.
Well locations and casing elevations were surveyed by a North Carolina Professional Land
Surveyor and provided to AECOM by Blue Ridge Tissue.
August 2014 Groundwater Sampling
AECOM personnel collected groundwater samples from monitoring wells MW-1 through MW-8 on
August 18 and 19, 2014. Brett Laverty (NCDENR) was also present during the sampling event and
collected split samples. Prior to sampling any well, the static groundwater level was measured in all
wells using an electronic water level meter. A peristaltic pump was used to purge water from each
well except MW-2, at which a bladder pump was used, using low-flow techniques and new
polyethylene tubing. Water quality measurements of pH, specific conductivity, temperature,
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oxidation-reduction potential (ORP), and dissolved oxygen (DO) were collected using a YSI 556
water quality meter with a flow-through cell. Turbidity measurements were collected using a
LaMotte 2020 turbidity meter. Once water quality parameters stabilized, groundwater samples were
transferred into laboratory prepared sample containers, labeled, and chilled on ice pending
shipment via courier to Prism Laboratories in Charlotte, North Carolina. The samples collected from
the eight wells were analyzed for total and dissolved iron by EPA Method 6010 and ferrous iron by
EPA Method SM3500-Fe D. Dissolved iron samples were field filtered using a new 0.45 micron in-
line disposable filter at each well. Upon receipt at the laboratory, the total iron samples were
poured from the ferrous iron samples (unpreserved bottle) and preserved with nitric acid prior to
analysis. Copies of the groundwater sample collection records are found in Appendix C.

During purging at MW-4, a slight sheen was observed on the purge water. The cause of the sheen
is unknown, but may be attributable to a natural cause such as iron bacteria. Appropriate laboratory
bottle ware/preservatives were not available at the time the sheen was observed to accommodate
sample collection for additional constituents. Future sample collection is planned to investigate the
cause of the sheen.

Investigative Results
The results of the August 2014 activities are discussed below. The results are summarized on
Table 2 and copies of the laboratory reports are provided as Appendix D.
Site Geology
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.2 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.
Figure 3 includes the locations of the eight Site monitoring wells overlain on an excerpt of the
Geology of the Blowing Rock Quadrangle, North Carolina. This map was used as a base for Figure
4 because it demonstrates location of the contact as interpreted by AECOM field geologists (based
on observations of outcrop and in saprolitic textures in well borings). Interpretations of site geology
were made based on actual field observations.
On-site monitoring wells (MW-1 through MW-4, MW-7, and MW-8) were set in regolith associated
with the quartz monzonite gneiss geologic unit. 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. 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. Background monitoring well MW-6 is also set in saprolite derived from the
quartz monzonite gneiss.

2 Geology of the Blowing Rock Quadrangle, North Carolina, Bryant, 1963; Geologic Map of North
Carolina, NCGS 1985; Geology of the Grandfather Mountain Window and Vicinity, North Carolina
and Tennessee, USGS Professional Paper 615, 1970
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In contrast, monitoring well MW-5 is set in the phyllonitic gneiss/schist geologic unit, north of the
geologic contact. In addition, available data indicate the drainage basin upgradient of MW-5
consists only of the gneiss/schist geologic formation.
Site Hydrogeology
Groundwater levels measured on August 18, 2014 were subtracted from the top of casing
elevations to establish the groundwater potentiometric elevation at each well. Table 1 summarizes
the water levels and calculated elevation data during the subject event. The depth to groundwater
ranged from 4.85 feet below top-of-casing at monitoring well MW-4 (near the Yadkin River) to 51.17
feet below top-of-casing at MW-2. A groundwater potentiometric map based on water level
measurements in the eight wells on August 18, 2014 is presented on Figure 4.
Based on the available data, groundwater flows in a radial pattern from the top of a knoll (Figure 4).
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
flows to the south-southeast toward monitoring wells MW-2 and MW-7 and east-southeast toward
monitoring well MW-8 and the Yadkin River. MW-6 is to the west and cross-gradient of the ponds,
at a position of greater potentiometric head.
Regional studies of the Blue Ridge and Piedmont geologic provinces suggest that permeability may
be higher in a well-developed transition zone overlying foliated crystalline bedrock than in more-
weathered saprolite above or fractured bedrock below. The relative permeability of the underlying
bedrock is limited to secondary porosity from fractures and may therefore be highly variable3 . Even
in areas with increased groundwater flow in the transition zone the degree of communication
between the regolith aquifer and the bedrock fracture system is variable and may be poor.
Soil Analytical Results
Soil samples collected from the borings for wells MW-6, MW-7, and MW-8 were submitted for
laboratory analysis of total iron. Total iron concentrations in soil samples from monitoring well
boring locations were 11,000 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) from the MW-6 boring, 99,000 mg/kg
from the MW-7 boring, and 4,700 mg/kg from the MW-8 boring.
Groundwater Analytical Results
Groundwater analytical results from the August 2014 sampling event along with historical Site data
are summarized on Table 2. Water quality measurements (pH, conductivity, temperature, ORP,
DO, and turbidity) are also summarized on Table 2. Analytical results for the August 2014 sampling
event are also presented on Figure 5.
Total iron was not detected above the reporting limit in August 2014 samples from wells MW-5,
MW-6, MW-7, and MW-8. Detected concentrations of total iron ranged from 18,000 micrograms per
liter (μg/L) in the sample from MW-4 to 120,000 μg/L in the sample from well MW-2. As in previous
sampling events, total iron concentrations in groundwater samples collected from wells MW-1
through MW-4 exceeded the 2L Standard of 300 μg/L by two orders of magnitude.

3 Preliminary Hydrogeologic Assessment and Study Plan for a Regional Ground-Water Resource
Investigation of the Blue Ridge and Piedmont Provinces of North Carolina, USGS Water-Resources
Investigations Report 02–4105, C.C Daniell and P.R. Dahlen,2002
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Results for dissolved iron concentrations are very similar to total iron concentrations in wells where
iron (in any form) was detected. In samples from wells MW-3 and MW-4, the reported dissolved iron
concentration was greater than the total iron concentration. However, the relative percent difference
between the total and dissolved sample results in each well is very small (approximately 5-10
percent), indicating that the differences in the values are not statistically significant.
Ferrous iron was not detected in wells MW-5 through MW-8; detected concentrations in other wells
ranged from 2,900 μg/L in MW-1 to 27,000 μg/L in well MW-2.
A review of water quality parameters related to iron oxidation and reduction (pH, DO, and ORP)
indicated low levels of dissolved oxygen, ranging from 0.33 to 0.54 milligrams per liter (mg/L) in wells
with elevated iron concentrations (MW-1, MW-3, and MW-4). DO in MW-2, which had the highest iron
concentration, was 2.72 mg/L. ORP in these same wells ranged from -34 to -10 millivolts (mV),
indicating slightly reducing conditions, and pH ranged from 6.1 to 6.3 units.
Water quality parameters for wells in which no iron was detected (MW-5 through MW-8) indicate
aerobic conditions; DO ranged from 4.43 mg/L to 4.77 mg/L and ORP ranged from 43 millivolts (mV)
to 176 mV. Levels of pH in the wells with no iron detected were, on average, slightly lower than in
wells where elevated iron was detected; pH ranged from 4.5 to 6.0 units in these wells.
Discussion
Available data indicate that the location of new well MW-6 is suitable for use as a background well
and samples from MW-6 can be interpreted as representative of background conditions in the
shallow regolith aquifer. Groundwater elevation data and potentiometric contours (Figure 4)
suggest that MW-6 is at a higher potentiometric head and crossgradient of the wastewater ponds.
Boring log observations indicate that MW-6, like most other site wells, is set in saprolite derived
from quartz monzonite gneiss.
Total iron was not detected in groundwater samples collected from background well MW-6. Low
levels of DO at wells MW-2 and MW-3, as compared to the samples from the new background well
MW-6, 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. DO levels at the southern property boundary indicate that aerobic conditions are present at
new downgradient wells MW-7 and MW-8 and total iron, dissolved iron, and ferrous iron were not
detected above laboratory reporting limits in analytical samples from these wells.
As in previous sampling events, elevated concentrations of iron were detected in wells MW-1 and
MW-4. MW-4 is located 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.
Conclusions
Additional well installation and sampling activities were conducted in August 2014 in order to further
evaluate groundwater conditions at the Site. The following summarizes the conclusions of the
investigation.
 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

Tables
Table 1Monitoring Well Construction and Groundwater Elevation DataBlue Ridge Tissue Corporation - Patterson, North Carolina10/06/11 13.121,240.5908/19/14 11.521,242.1910/06/1150.92 1,272.1108/19/1450.17 1,272.8610/06/1117.61 1,281.4108/19/1417.38 1,281.6410/06/116.67 1,240.5608/19/144.85 1,242.3810/06/1114.90 1,270.5608/19/1413.97 1,271.4908/19/1427.80 1,313.7508/19/1418.01 1,256.4008/19/1413.17 1,239.97Notes:ft - feet.ft BLS - feet below land surface.ft BTOC - feet below top of casing.ft msl - feet above mean sea level. MW-4MW-5Depth to Water (ft BTOC)Groundwater Elevation (ft msl)Well ID Date InstalledTotal Depth (ft BLS)Screened Interval (ft BLS)Top of Casing Elevation (ft msl)Date Water Level Measured6-11 1253.7108/12/09 50 40-50 1323.03MW-6MW-7MW-802/08/11 1108/13/09 2008/16/1108/06/1408/06/1408/06/142124MW-1MW-2MW-3 10-20 1299.0208/13/09 15 5-15 1247.2311-21 1285.46129 19-29 1341.5514-24 1274.4120 10-20 1253.14AECOM
Table 2Groundwater Analytical Results SummaryBlue Ridge Tissue Corporation - Patterson, North CarolinaSample ID MW-6 MW-7 MW-8Sample Date02/09/11 08/19/14 08/17/09 02/08/11 10/06/11 08/18/14 08/17/09 02/08/11 10/06/11 08/19/14 08/17/09 02/08/11 08/19/14 08/31/11 10/06/11 08/19/14 08/18/14 08/19/14 08/19/14Field ParametersTemperature (°C) NA 7.6 20.8 23 9.65 20.7 23.8 22.68 16.21 20.4 20.6 21.58 13.4 21.9 16.75 14.8 17.4 19.1 18.2 20.9pH (standard units) NA 6.4 6.1 6.34 6.63 6.6 6.1 6.0 6.57 6.4 6.3 6.13 6.5 6.2 5.82 5.8 5.2 4.5 6.0 5.8Specific Conductance (µS/cm) NA 811 105 243 674 344 772 423 647 330 394 352 497 337 54 52 29 46 98 204Dissoved Oxygen (mg/L) NA 0.46 0.33 1.25 0.44 0.72 2.72 0.27 0.38 0.49 0.54 0.27 0.53 0.38 2.22 1.67 4.77 4.74 4.43 4.58ORP (mV) NA -87 -19 -58.8 -122.5 -102 -34 -22.9 -68 -42 -10 -82.6 -79 -30 76.9 173 176 43 105 127Turbidity (NTU) NA 5.8 4.38 1.63 1 6.1 12.3 0.00 0.05 1.7 7.03 0.57 2.3 4.65 3.77 2.8 2.44 2.8 6.9 4.8Analytical ParametersTotal Iron (mg/L) 0.340 7.6 43.4 91NA120 18.2 29NA36 33.4 39 18 0.40.2 < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10Dissolved Iron (mg/L) NS 17 7.1 NA 27 NA 110 NA 12 NA 38 NA 16 20 0.1 NA < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10 < 0.10Ferrous Iron (mg/L) NS 27 2.9 NA 39 NA 27 NA 19 NA 6.7 NA 21 8 < 0.20 NA 0.4 < 0.20 < 0.20 < 0.20Total Barium (mg/L) 1 NA NA NA NA 0.3 NA NA NA 0.4 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NANotes:Results reported for detected compounds onlySamples analyzed for total and dissolved iron by USEPA Method 6010Samples analyzed for ferrous iron by method SM3500-Fe DSamples analyzed for RCRA metals by USEPA Method 6010Bold samples indicate concentrations above the 2L Standard2L Standard - North Carolina groundwater quality standards established in Title 15A of the NCAC, Subchapter 2L, Section 0.202°C - degrees CelsiusµS/cm - microsiemens per centimetermg/L - milligrams per litermV - millivoltNA - Not analyzedNS - No standardNTU - RCRA - Resource Conservation Recovery ActUSEPA - United States Environmental Protection AgencyMW-52L StandardMW-1 MW-2 MW-3 MW-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 0.3 mg/L, no standard has been established for dissolved iron and ferrous iron.Groundwater samples were collected on 8/19/2014.
MW-1 mg/LTotal Iron 7.6Dissolved Iron 7.1Ferrous Iron 2.9
MW-2 mg/LTotal Iron 120Dissolved Iron 110Ferrous Iron 27
MW-3 mg/LTotal Iron 36Dissolved Iron 38Ferrous Iron 6.7
MW-4 mg/LTotal Iron 18Dissolved Iron 20Ferrous Iron 8
MW-5 mg/LTotal Iron <0.10Dissolved Iron <0.10Ferrous Iron 0.38
MW-6 mg/LTotal Iron <0.10Dissolved Iron <0.10Ferrous Iron <0.20
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Appendix A
Boring Well Logs

Appendix B
Photograph Log
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Photo 1: Advancing hollow-stem augers with the Geoprobe 7822 DT at MW -7. Photograph taken by
C.Z. on 8/6/14 at 2:30 PM.

Photo 2: View from MW -6 towards the south/southeast. Photograph taken by C.Z. on 8/7/14 at 1:20
PM.

Roby Martin Rd
MW-6
Cemetery
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Photo 3: Location of new well MW -8 next to walkway between Blue Ridge Tissue facility and Yadkin
River Rd, view towards the west. Photograph taken by C.Z. on 8/7/14 at 2:00 PM.

Photo 4: Completed wellpad at MW-7. Photograph taken by C.Z. on 8/7/14 at 1:15 PM.

Yadkin River Rd
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Photo 5: Lithology at MW -6. Photograph taken by C.Z. on 8/6/14 at 10:25 AM.

Photo 6: Lithology at MW -7. Photograph taken by C.Z. on 8/6/14 at 2:35 PM.

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Photo 7: Lithology at MW -8. Photograph taken by C.Z. on 8/6/14 at 4:30 PM.

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Appendix C
Groundwater Collection Records

Appendix D
Lab Reports

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