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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRiverbend Soil Background Tech Memo REV1_20170526F)� Technical Memorandum Date: Friday, May 26, 2017 Project: Riverbend Steam Station To: Sean DeNeale From: Jacob Ruffing Subject: Quantification of Valid Background Soil Samples for Statistical Calculations — Revision 1 The purpose of this revised technical memorandum (TM) is to address the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's (NCDEQ's) requirement identified below. In addition, this revised TM provides the basis for evaluation of soil samples proposed for use in determining site -specific background concentrations using statistical methods for the Riverbend Steam Station (RBSS) as originally presented in the TM dated December 13, 2016. Following submittal of the TM dated December 13, 2016, Duke Energy submitted the Statistical Methods for Developing Reference Background Concentrations for Groundwater and Soil at Coal Ash Facilities (Background Methodology) to NCDEQ on January 20, 2017. NCDEQ subsequently requested additional information regarding the Background Methodology via a letter dated April 28, 2017. As part of the April 28, 2017 letter, NCDEQ requested the following information: Provide up-to-date digital spreadsheets of raw background soil data for each facility by May 26, 2017. Any soil data collected since submittal of the Comprehensive Site Assessments (CSAs) should be included in the table and existing soil data should be reviewed to identify any quality control issues (i.e., sampling intervals, corresponding boring sample ID, etc.) along with identification of outliers and revised accordingly. The up-to-date raw background soil data for background determinations at RBSS are provided in Table 1 of this revised TM. Note the remainder of the requirements in the April 28, 2017 NCDEQ letter are addressed in a revision to the Background Methodology under separate cover. The soil samples evaluated herein were principally collected during CSA fieldwork conducted between March and July 2015. The locations of soil samples to be evaluated for use in the background determinations are shown on Figure 1. Viability of samples for use in developing background concentrations was evaluated using the following criteria: • Soil sample is collected from a location that is not impacted by coal combustion residuals or coal - associated materials; • Soil sample is collected from a location that is not impacted by other potential anthropogenic sources of constituents; • Soil sample is collected from the unsaturated zone, above the maximum groundwater elevation measured in shallow wells during seven well gauging events conducted between July 2015 and September 2016; and 0 Soil sample collected from a location not impacted by periodic flooding. F)� A total of 69 soil samples were collected at Riverbend during CSA activities. Of these 69 samples, 28 samples satisfy the four criteria listed above and are considered viable samples for use in statistical calculations. These samples were collected from the following locations on -site: BG-1 D, BG-21D, BG-3D, GWA-21D, GWA-31D, GWA-51D, GWA-61D, GWA-7D, GWABD, GWA-91D, GWA-10S, GWA-20D, GWA-21 D, GWA-221D, GWA-23D, MW-7BR, MW-15D, OB-1, and OB-2. Note that viable samples collected from borings near the waste boundary or down -gradient of ash management areas were collected at least one foot above the maximum measured groundwater elevation and are assumed to have not been impacted by groundwater migrating from ash sources. Soil sampling data used in this evaluation, including the range of groundwater elevations for shallow wells in each well cluster and analytical results of soil samples are provided in Table 1. Note that laboratory reporting limit for antimony, arsenic, boron (one sample), cobalt, selenium, and thallium exceeded the North Carolina Protection of Groundwater (POG) Preliminary Soil Remediation Goals, as revised in October 2016. / MW-15 /MW-15D MW-15BR MW-12* S-4/GWA-10 ® S-4 GWA-10S / GWA-10BRU Q- Qom- ,yam S-9 MW-3S MW-3D }GWA-IS S-5 vQ== GWA-1BRU ! '�Q o� T MW-11SR • BMW-11DR p Q r -1 Q� M W-2S* S-3 MW-2S-A MW-2D GWA-2S GWA-2BRU / VGWA-2BR / MW-10 l �S-1/S-2 MW-1S A ` IN, J•� J MW-1D AB-5S* alo� AB-5SL* AB-6S AB-5D* Q QEF� I I AB-6BRU PRO MW-9 S-1 {�.MW-9D GWA-3S* I J MW-9BR GWA-3S-A A13-8S GWA-3D GWA-15S GWA-313R GWA-15D AB-8D • SW-3 GWA-11D C-113RUO GWA-11S C-1S C-2S C-2D CINDER STORAGE ASH STORAGE GWA-12S GWA-12D AS-2S* AS-2D* AS -IS* AS -ID* GWA-23BR GWA-23S GWA-23D GWA-4S OGWA-4D GWA-4BR RBSW003 RIVERBEND RBSWO01 STEAM STATION BG-4S BG-41) BG-4BR 1 A \ 1 1 BG 5 R O NOTES: 1. PARCEL DATA FOR THE SITE WAS OBTAINED FROM DUKE ENERGY REAL ESTATE AND IS APPROXIMATE. 2. ASH STORAGE BOUNDARY AND CINDER STORAGE BOUNDARY ARE APPROXIMATE. 3. AS -BUILT MONITORING WELL LOCATIONS PROVIDED BY DUKE ENERGY. 4. SHALLOW MONITORING WELLS (S) - WELL SCREEN INSTALLED ACROSS THE SURFICIAL WATER TABLE. 5. SHALLOW LOWER MONITORING WELLS (SL) - BOTTOM OF WELL SCREEN SET AT THE ASH-REGOLITH INTERFACE. 6. INTERMEDIATE MONITORING WELLS (1) - WELL SCREEN INSTALLED IN REGOLITH BELOW WATER TABLE AND BELOW ASH IN ASH BASIN. 7. TOPOGRAPHY DATA FOR THE SITE WAS OBTAINED FROM NC DOT GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) WEB SITE. 8. ORTHOPHOTOGRAPHY WAS OBTAINED FROM WSP (DATED APRIL 2014). 9. THE COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY IS ESTABLISHED ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITION FOUND IN 15A NCAC 02L .0107 (a). 10. HYDROGRAPHY WAS OBTAINED FROM USGS 7.5-MINUTE SERIES TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS MOUNTAIN ISLAND LAKE, NC. AS-3SA* AS-3D* ASH BASIN SECONDARY CELL l MW-4D� OGti T,9 O M W-13 �Fc5l pA� MW-5D 0��� IrF �AB 1D � \ S-10 1 \ S-11 ►� \ `� • S-10/S-12 M W`S,S MW- D AB-2S0- 0 S-12 ( \. AB-21) GWA-9S GWA-9D \ AB-4S* GWA-913R -� AB-4D* MW-14 - S-6 \ SW-2 v oGWA-8S GWA-8D AB-3S* F AB-3D* f S-13 I ASH BASIN AB-3BR* OBG-3S PRIMARY CELL w •a d r2 t '. ti '` GWA-7S a� GWA-713R BG-2S / 1;�,BG-2D 013-1 OB-2 BG-2BR AB-7S* AB-71 /'•, AB-7D* M W-7S* / GWA-6S . MW-7BR 7 GWA-6D MW-71) MW-7SR / .� BG-1S BG-ID GWA-14S / GWA-5SL GWA-14D GWA-5D GWA-22S HORSES OH E BE D BEACH ROAp i GWA-20S G WA-22 D GWA-20D �, MW-85 GWA-20BR MW-8D GWA-22BR-A \ I MW-81 GWA-21S, GWA-211) '` \ GWA-13S GWA-21BR GWA-13D Y ir y !. '� • r-. ` _ + ,., r "rGy`• �k tbra" _ r ey -r 4 y^ xF�_ _ SCALE (FEET) 200' 0 200' 400' I" = 400' ABANDONED WELLS WELL ID NORTHING EASTING AB-3BR 593978.52 1415271.06 AB-313 593974.72 1415275.76 AB-3S 593982.21 1415267.15 AB-413 594396.84 1414855.06 AB-4S 594393.61 1414857.36 AB-513 593709.72 1414280.27 AB-5S 593710.50 1414273.99 AB-5SL 593711.23 1414269.22 AB-713 593068.71 1415045.58 AB-7S 593047.91 1415046.88 A B-7S I 593054.54 1415045.99 AS-1D 592498.83 1413188.18 AS-1S 592513.58 1413205.28 AS-2D 592600.94 1413757.51 AS-2S 592617.99 1413760.43 AS-3D 592656.95 1414310.71 AS-3S 592637.18 1414312.33 GWA-3S 593361.15 1412342.59 MW-2S 595037.80 1414508.00 MW-7S 592781.00 1415852.00 MW-12 595927.30 1414835.00 * DENOTES THAT WELL HAS BEEN ABANDONED LEGEND: DUKE ENERGY PROPERTY BOUNDARY ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY COINCIDENT WITH DUKE ENERGY PROPERTY BOUNDARY ASH BASIN WASTE BOUNDARY ASH OR CINDER STORAGE AREA BOUNDARY STREAM ASH BASIN COMPLIANCE GROUNDWATER MONITORING WELL ASH BASIN VOLUNTARY GROUNDWATER MONITORING WELL CSA GROUNDWATER MONITORING WELL POST-CSA ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT GROUNDWATER MONITORING WELL ABANDONED WELL OBSERVATION WELL (WATER LEVEL ONLY) SURFACE WATER SAMPLE LOCATION AREA OF WETNESS SAMPLE LOCATION NCDENR SAMPLE LOCATION SAMPLE LOCATION MAP DATE CAMA AND NPDES PROGRAMS mnvzon DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC RIVERBEND STEAM STATION ASH BASIN FIGURE cAsoN roUri-Y. NORTH r_;aRouN= � Table 1. Analytical Results Analyte Aluminum Antimony Arsenic Barium Boron Beryllium Cadmium Chromium Cobalt Copper Iron Lead Manganese Mercury Molybdenum Nickel Selenium Strontium Thallium Vanadium Zinc Calcium Chloride Magnesium Nitrate Nitrogen Potassium Sodium Sulfate pH (field) Total Organic Carbon CAS RN 7429-90-5 7440-36-0 7440-38-2 7440-39-3 7440-42-8 7440-41-7 7440-43-9 7440-47-3 744048-4 7440-50-8 7439-89-6 7439-92-1 7439-96-5 7439-97-6 7439-98-7 7440-02-0 778249-2 7440-24-6 7440-28-0 7440-62-2 7440-66-6 7440-70-2 16887-00-6 7439-96-4 14797-55-8 7727-37-9 7440-09-7 7440-23-5 14808-79-8 PH TOC Result Unit mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mglkg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg g /k m g mgIkg mg g glkg mgIkg mgIkg mgtkg mg g gIkg mgtkg glkg nngIkg glkg Bid. Units mglkg NCDEQ PSRG Intl 100000 94 3 44000 46000 460 200 100000 70 9400 100000 800 5200 8 1200 4400 1200 100000 2.4 1200 70000 NS NS NS 100000 NS NS NS NS NS NS NCDEQ PSRG POG NS 0.9 5.8 580 45 63 3 360000 0.9 700 150 270 65 1 NS 130 2.1 NS 0.28 6 1200 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS NS Sample Name Sample Date Range of Deptli Water (ft) BG-1D (5-6) 6/3/2015 26.26-32.00 12100 6S14 6:6-k1 20.4 16.2 U 0.32 U 0.78 U 9 65N 11.6 32200 13.7 29.1 0.048 3.2 U 1.3 J 6iU 3.2 U 6SU 89.2 6.5 U 162 U 321 U 162 U NA 32A UJ 325 U 325 U 321 U 4.6 J 448 J BG-1 D (14-15) 6/3/2015 26.26-32.00 11600 8311 83k1 77.3 20.7 U 0.41 U 0.99 U 5.5 5 J 15.1 26800 4.9 J 226 0.0095 J 4.1 U 3.4 8-3-U 4.1 U 8-W 70.2 12.5 207 U 427 U 2750 NA 42.7 UJ 2580 414 U 427 U 5.6 J 1020 U BG-1 D (24-25) 6/3/2015 26.2632.00 14100 6-2-U 9-211 175 20.5 U 0.25 J 0.98 U 5.4 22.8 25.2 28200 6 J 1140 0,013 U 4.1 U 6.4 8-2-U 4.1 U 6-2-U 75.8 34.7 205 U 394 U 7340 NA 39.4 UJ 6500 410 U 394 U 5 J 970 U BG-2D (3.5-5) 6/13/2015 50.37-53.55 15700 64JJ 5.5 J 17.7 J 15.3 U 0.2 J 0.73 U 33 64-J 8.1 36500 10.9 1 L4 0.55 J- 3.1 U 1.5 U 6,4-t1 3.9 9 -U 89.2 7.7 451 301 UJ 308 NA 30.1 UJ 1920 306 U 175 J- 6.1 J 1640 J- BG-2D (48-49) 6/15/2015 50.37-53.55 10700 6311 6.344 161 15.8 U 0.63 0.76 U 6 14.6 5.3 17100 15.2 290 0.01 UJ 3.2 U 4.5 63-U 7.2 82-U 43.9 45.7 NA NA NA NA 31A UJ NA NA NA 4.5 J 749 UJ BG-3D (3-5) 6/13/2015 25.24-28.34 23100 63-U 6.3k1 28.4 15.7 U 0.33 0.75 U 17.4 63-U 11.4 34100 18.1 114 0.027 J+ 3.1 U 6.7 63-U 1.7 J 6.3U 67.5 24.6 157 U 313 U 526 31.3 U NA 586 314 U 313 U 4.8 J 555 J BG-3D (18.5-20) 6/13/2015 25.24-28.34 26000 6- -u 64U 240 15.4 U 0.66 0.74 U 14A 14.6 16.4 23800 4.2 J 943 0.01 U 3.1 U 8.3 64-U 10.4 64-U 62.3 43 1150 309 U 8030 30.9 U NA 6450 307 U 309 U 6 J 752 U BG-3D (23-24) 6/13/2015 25.24-28.34 26700 6.2U 6.21J 276 15.6 U 0.84 0.75 U 6.1 11 10.4 18100 3.7 J 626 0.01 U 3.1 U 7.6 6.2U 16.2 6.2U 45.4 45.8 1420 NA 7660 31.8 U NA 6410 311 U NA 5.8 J 765 U GWA-2D (30.0-31.5) 4/13/2015 40.91-46.04 31100 79-U 7.8 U 26.1 0.98 0.94 U 1.3 J 18.8 5.3 39700 7.8 U 1560 0.012 U 3.9 U 14.6 7.8-U 33.2 73-U 128 149 3330 382 U 23200 NA 38.2 UJ 10400 391 U 382 U 5.8 J 740 U GWA-3D (18.5-19) 4/21/2015 27.05-29.53 3450 54W 5.8 U 25.6 14.5 U 0.29 U 0.7 U 4.5 54-U 1.4 UJ 5320 5.8 U 155 0.0087 UJ 2.9 U 2.9 5-" 4.4 6.8-41 11.5 14.7 843 271 UJ 2360 NA 27.1 UJ 1960 290 U 271 UJ 7.2 J NA GWA-5D (58.5-60) 4/10/2015 61.56-74.90 3340 6-9-U 6.8kJ 28.7 17.2 U 0.22 J 0.83 U 3.2 13.5 7.1 18600 4.5 J 477 0.011 U 3.4 U 1.7 U 63U 3.4 U 6.9-u 33.6 6.8 J 172 U 341 U 172 U NA 34.1 UJ 344 U 344 U 341 U 5.2 J 821 U GWA-6D-1 (43.545) 3/4/2015 50.13-53.78 2380 34-U 3.4 U 75.5 14.9 0.29 J 0.41 U 7.3 J+ 25.4 23.2 19000 4.6 1270 0.01 U 0.68 U 4.2 J+ 3.4 U 0.68 U 34JJ 55.8 3.6 J+ 34.1 U 353 U 92.1 J+ NA 35.3 UJ 105 J+ 68.1 U 353 U 5.4 J 848 U GWA-6D-2 (48.5-50) 3/4/2015 50.13-53.78 13200 44U 4.4 U 176 16.2 0.3 J 0.53 U 1.2 J+ 10.5 28.1 18200 2.6 J 623 0.01 U 0.89 U 2.4 J+ 4..4-U 21.8 44-W 55.5 56.7 J+ 4250 446 UJ 8830 NA 44.6 UJ 8320 156 J+ 446 U 5.5 J 1070 U GWA-75 (ZO-8.0) 4/21/2015 11.10-18,80 8390 6.7-11 6.�U 117 16.7 U 0.33 U 0.8 U 53A 73.8 51.8 58900 4.9 J 1700 0.045 3.3 U 3.2 6.7-U 6.6 6311 209 25.2 545 326 U 487 NA 32-6 UJ 334 U 334 U 326 U 6 J 1020 GWA-8D (8.5-10) 6/1/2015 12.89-23.81 8480 6.&U 6.4U 18.1 82.7 U 0.25 J 0.79 U 131 87 49 54200 6.6 U 959 0.063 3.3 U 37.2 6,6U 1.9 J 6§U 80.1 8.6 90 J+ 325 U 615 J+ NA 32.5 UJ 331 U 331 U 325 U 5 J 457 J GWA-9D (1) 5/5/2015 3.11-4.36 20300 7-U 7U 105 17.5 U 0.5 0.84 U 52.1 38.7 55.5 62500 7 U 1560 0.034 3.5 U 17.8 7- 4 6.1 7U 143 25.7 459 358 U 975 NA 35.8 UJ 346 J 349 U 358 U 4,9 J 5860 GWA-10S (8-9) 6/17/2015 10.78-12.22 14000 Z.4U '� 57.6 17.8 U 0.32 J 0.85 U 12.3 24A 18.6 30100 5.9 J 1840 0.063 J- 3.6 U 3 ZA-U 2.4 J Z.4U 59.3 16.5 134 J 342 U 1520 NA 34.2 UJ 389 355 U 342 U 4.1 J 974 J- GWA-20D (40-41.5) 6/14/2015 43.07-47.82 6540 6A-k1 6-4-u 12.4 16 U 0.33 0.77 U 4.4 64-U 2.7 9880 6.4 U 131 0.011 U 3.2 U 2.3 6.4-t1 3.2 U 6 4-W 19 7.1 116 J 325 U 457 32.5 U NA 182 J 321 U 325 U 4.8 J 795 U GWA-21 D (3.5-5) 7/15/2015 59.33-66.53 37400 B.bU 12.2 37.7 21.4 U 0.41 J 1 U 62.4 6:6U 7.6 64000 20.9 153 0.54 4.3 UJ 3.5 85U 7.1 6SU NA 17.3 379 402 U 232 40.2 UJ NA 275 J 427 U 402 U 5 J 9440 GWA-21 D (8.5-10) 7/16/2015 59.33-66.53 5430 J+ 5-9U 3.6 J 2.5 J+ 14.8 UJ 0.3 U 0.71 U 17.7 J+ 5:9-U 5.2 J+ 38300 3.2 J 92.7 0.0077 J 3 UJ 1.5 UJ 5SU 3 UJ 5-:g-U NA 5.9 UJ NA NA NA 29.4 UJ NA NA NA NA 5 J 603 J GWA-21 D (18.5-20) 7/16/2015 59.33-66.53 4250 74U 74U 3.7 UJ 18.4 U 0.44 0.88 U 16.9 J+ 5.3 J 7.9 J+ 26600 7.4 UJ 68.4 0.0098 J 3.7 UJ 10.2 7411 3.7 UJ 74 t NA 35.5 J+ 184 UJ 369 U 184 UJ 36.9 UJ NA 368 UJ 368 UJ 369 U 5 J 897 U GWA-21 D (48.5-50) 7/18/2015 59.33-66.53 2070 6.2-U 6-W 113 15.7 UJ 0.24 J 0.75 U 3.2 4.5 J 16 14300 6.3 U 592 0.01 UJ 3.1 UJ 2.9 63-U 3.1 U 6.8k1 NA 20.2 NA NA NA 30.2 UJ NA NA NA NA 5.2 J 741 U GWA-22D (38.540.0) 5/7/2015 46.20-52.62 4130 7,7-U 7.711 24.7 19.2 U 0.38 U 0.92 U 4 7311 9.9 7160 7.7 U 77.7 0.012 U 3.8 U 1.9 U 77-U 3.8 U 7-.7-U 7 J 7.7 U 192 U 369 U 193 NA 36.9 UJ 216 J 384 U 369 U 5.1 J 884 U GWA-23D (33.5-35) 5/12/2015 37.28-41.29 3140 6-5-U 6.6k1 27.6 16.3 U 0.33 U 0.78 U 1.6 UJ 6_9 2 5230 5 J 336 0.01 UJ 3.3 U 1.1 J 65-U 3.3 U 65U 9_9 3.8 J+ 163 U 338 UJ 147 J NA 33.8 UJ 325 U 325 U 338 UJ 4.6 J 795 UJ MW-7BR (43.545) 4/24/2015 50.50-52.79 5650 J 6A-W 6A-UJ 31.3 12 J 0.32 U 0.77 U 3.6 7.3 J 4.5 12300 J 3.7 J+ 446 J 0.01 U 3.2 UJ 2.4 NA 3.2 U 64-U 29.2 6.6 160 U 323 U 620 NA 32.3 UJ 216 J+ 321 U 323 U 5.4 J 780 UJ M W-15D (3.5-5) 4/29/2015 9.56-10.90 24000 7.9-u 7:J-u 66.5 40.1 0.88 0.95 U 30.1 6.6 J 22.5 J+ 48800 17.8 335 0.011 J 4 U 7.4 791U 4.5 J+ 7:gU 118 37.4 194 J+ 381 U 1720 J+ NA 38.1 UJ 1430 397 U 381 U 5.3 J 1670 J- QB4 (33.5-35.0) 4/16/2015 38.27-41.43 3580 721J 7,2-u 28.8 18 U 0.42 0.87 U 7.9 17.1 31.1 27400 7.2 U 905 0.011 U 3.6 U 1.8 U 734J 3.6 U 7.2-u 91 6.8 J 180 U 352 UJ 180 U NA 35.2 UJ 361 U 361 U 352 UJ 5.1 J 844 U OB-2 (38.5-00.0) 4/14/2015 44.13-46.41 14400 95U 95U 157 26.7 1.2 1.1 U 2.7 36.1 76.4 41000 9.5 U 1950 0.015 U 4.7 U 11.4 8.5-U 3 J g3-u 130 60:8 155 J 488 U 4330 NA 48.8 UJ 2440 474 U 488 U 5.5 J 922 U Total Number of Viable Soil Samples » 28 0 7 28 28 28 28 28 20 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 1 28 0 28 28 28 28 281 28 1 28 1 28 28 1 28 1 28 28 General Notes: Depth -to -Groundwater data was collected in: 7/15, 9115, 11/15, 12/15, 3/16, 6/16, 9/16, and 3/17 (month/year) "Strike-thmughs" indicates samples that will not be used in the initial background dataset for determining proposed provisional background threshold values (PPBTVs) The criteria for "spike-throughs" (as stipulated by NCDEQ) requires Duke Energy to omit samples resulting in non -detect values higher than the Provisional Soil Remediation Goal for Protection of Groundwater mg/kg - milligrams per kilogram NA - Not analyzed or not reported by analytical laboratory Sid. Units - pH units Comparison Criteria: NS - No applicable standard for this parameter Shading indicates exceedance of either applicable criteria. bold - indicates exceedance of NCDEQ Industrial Health Based PSRG Italidunderline- indicates exceedance of NCDEQ Protection of Groundwater PSRG North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Waste Management Soil Remediation Goals Table (October 2016) - Preliminary Industrial Health Based Soil Remediation Goal (PSRG) and Protection of Groundwater PSRG. "`Note: No PSRG for Total Chromium is currently available, as a surrogate the PSRG for Trivalent Chromium was used for comparison purposes only. Qualifier Notes: U -- Not detected above the reporting detection limit. J - Estimated concentration J+-- Estimated concentration, biased high. J--Estimated concentration, biased low.