RE_ BR-0160 Utility Bore Frac Out 20230516 (1 of 2)

From:Giles, Jon W
To:Sprinkle, Hannah H; Westphal, Anneliese; Lane, Stephen; Tom Steffens ([e-mail])
Cc:Herndon, T. Mason
Subject:RE: BR-0160 Utility Bore Frac Out 20230516 (1 of 2)
Date:Wednesday, May 17, 2023 2:37:50 PM
Hannah,

Glad that the exhibits are beneficial. We will send out pictures of the final clean up.

Lee construction has completed their bore work for this site, so to answer your question they likely
do not have a plan for moving forward on this project. However, there work has identified a rock
layer that will be good information to provide prior to the wet utility bore contractors.

Sincerely,

Jon

Jon W. Giles Jr.
Division Environmental Officer – Division 3
North Carolina Department of Transportation

910 341 2040 Office
910-902-0244 Mobile
910 675 0143 Fax
[e-mail]

5501 Barbados Blvd.
Castle Hayne, NC 28429

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Subject: RE: BR-0160 Utility Bore Frac Out 20230516 (1 of 2)

Jon,

Thank you for providing the follow-up and the pictures, which are always helpful in getting a visual of
the situation. Once clean-up has been completed, please update us with additional pictures to add
to the project file. Does the contractor have a plan in place if additional frac outs occur (similar to
the one at NC 211)?

Thanks,

Hannah

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Subject: BR-0160 Utility Bore Frac Out 20230516 (1 of 2)

Hannah, Stephen and Tom,

Approximately 1300hrs on 05/15/2023, Lee construction had a frac out while pulling product (6 – 4”
SDR9 conduits). The frac out occurred near STA. 18+00 RT, which resulted in a discharge of
approximately 50 gallons of bentonite mix, averaged dimensions are 4’W x 60’L x 3”D. The frac out
occurred in an old ditch in the woods located on the easement/ROW line it wasn’t until the material
exited the wood line that the crew identified the issue. As soon as the frac out was identified, the
crew shutdown operations and began immediate containment. They contacted Tim Godwin with
NCDOT. Tim remained onsite until the material was contained and clean up efforts were well under
way. The bore operation was permitted to resume post containment and initial clean up. The
contractor did add additional vac trucks to the project before continuing the operation to manage
any additional material as needed. The crew worked through the night to complete pulling product
and continue their clean up efforts.

I have included a few images of the frac out and initial cleanup efforts. It appears most of the
bentonite mix was within permitted impact areas. I will send additional photos of post clean up
conditions as soon as I get them, likely tomorrow (05/18/2023).

If you have any additional questions or need any additional information please reach out.

Sincerely,

Jon

Jon W. Giles Jr.
Division Environmental Officer – Division 3
North Carolina Department of Transportation

910 341 2040 Office
910-902-0244 Mobile
910 675 0143 Fax
[e-mail]

5501 Barbados Blvd.
Castle Hayne, NC 28429

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