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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDuke_BelewsCreek_GypsumPad_Assessment_WorkPlan_2019052441P synTerra GYPSUM PAD ASSESSMENT WORK PLAN FOR BELEWS CREEK STEAM STATION 3195 PINE HALL ROAD BELEWS CREEK, NC 27009 MAY 24, 2019 PREPARED FOR DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC ('DUKE ENERGY,:, PREPARED BY SYNTERRA CORPORATION Ashley A ' ert, LG NC 2615 Project Manager David Avard Project Scientist Gypsum Pad Assessment Work Plan May 24, 2019 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station SynTerra TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1.0 INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Regulatory Background...........................................................................................1-1 1.2 Site Description.........................................................................................................1-2 2.0 STRUCTURAL FILL ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES..............................................2-1 2.1 Soil Assessment......................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Groundwater Assessment....................................................................................... 2-2 3.0 REPORTING..................................................................................................................3-1 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Well Location Vetting — Proposed Monitoring Wells LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Proposed Gypsum Pad Assessment Soil Samples and Monitoring Wells Table 2 Soil Analytical Parameters Table 3 Groundwater Analytical Parameters Page i Gypsum Pad Assessment Work Plan May 24, 2019 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC — Belews Creek Steam Station SynTerra 1.0 INTRODUCTION This work plan provides a description of groundwater and soil assessment activities proposed for the Gypsum Pad area at the Belews Creek Steam Station (BCSS, Station, or Site). BCSS is owned and operated by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke Energy). The Site, located in Stokes County, North Carolina, encompasses approximately 6,100 acres of company -owned property along Belews Reservoir. The Gypsum Pad is located between two branches of Belews Reservoir (Figure 1), north of the FGD Landfill and south of the power plant. 1.1 Regulatory Background In 2014, The North Carolina General Assembly passed the Coal Ash Management Act (CAMA). CAMA required owners of a coal combustion residuals (CCR) surface impoundment to conduct detailed assessment of site groundwater within and around the CCR surface impoundments. The primary source of CCR-related constituents at BCSS was identified as the ash basin during the Comprehensive Site Assessment (CSA) (HDR, 2015) and the CSA Update (SynTerra, 2017). The Gypsum Pad is not coincident with the ash basin hydrologic flow system. The Gypsum Pad is located approximately 3,000 feet southeast of the ash basin, separated from the ash basin hydrologic flow system by topographic divides (SynTerra, 2017) and Belews Reservoir. Based on previous groundwater assessments of the nearby Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) Landfill (HDR, 2017), groundwater flow direction in the area of the FGD Landfill and Gypsum Pad is predicted to be predominantly away from the FGD landfill and toward the Gypsum Pad to the north, and Belews Reservoir to the northwest. Duke Energy submitted two FGD Landfill Groundwater Assessment reports (HDR, 2012 and 2014) that reported findings of sulfate and total dissolved solids (TDS) concentrations greater than the groundwater regulatory standards in the area between the FGD Landfill and the Gypsum Pad. Conclusions from the two reports suggest effects on groundwater in the area of the FGD Landfill and Gypsum Pad might be a result of infiltration from precipitation runoff from the FGD landfill and non -contact storm water basins west of the landfill, or related to the adjacent Gypsum Pad. An Additional Assessment of Groundwater Exceedances — Phase I Report (HDR, 2017) stated that concentrations of sulfate and selenium greater than groundwater regulatory standards near the Gypsum Pad and FGD Landfill were not consistent with the FGD Page 1-1 P:\Duke Energy Carolinas \ 20. BELEWS CREEK \ 29.Structural Fill, Coal Pile and Gypsum Pad Assessment \ 03.Gypsum Pad Groundwater Assessment \ Belews Creek Gypsum Pad Assessment Work Plan.docx Gypsum Pad Assessment Work Plan May 24, 2019 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC — Belews Creek Steam Station SynTerra Landfill as the source. In 2015, efforts to reduce fugitive dust from the Gypsum Pad began. Those efforts have helped result in decreased effects on groundwater in the area. In October 2018, groundwater monitoring wells (CCR-FGD-11S/D and CCR-FGD- 12S/D) were installed as dual-purpose monitoring wells for the FGD Landfill CCR compliance network and the Gypsum Pad groundwater assessment network (Figure 1). With the exception of groundwater monitoring wells CCR-FGD-11S/D and CCR-FGD- 12S/D, no pre-existing monitoring wells are located in areas predicted to be downgradient, in the direction of groundwater flow from the Gypsum Pad. No data is available from the newly installed dual purpose wells at this time. Because there are limited groundwater sampling results available for use in assessing the area, and previous groundwater assessments in the area have indicated the Gypsum Pad as a potential source of inorganic constituents to groundwater, assessment of inorganic constituents in soils and groundwater in the Gypsum Pad area is planned. Duke Energy understands the Gypsum Pad area groundwater and soils could be primary and secondary sources of inorganic constituents that are to be further assessed apart from CAMA or the CCR Rule. 1.2 Site Description Detailed descriptions of the Site operational history, physical setting and features, geology/hydrogeology, and results of the findings of Site assessment -related works are documented in the following documents: • Comprehensive Site Assessment Report — Belews Creek Steam Station Ash Basin (HDR Engineering, Inc. of the Carolinas (HDR, 2015a). • Corrective Action Plan Part 1— Belews Creek Steam Station Ash Basin (HDR, 2015b). • Corrective Action Plan Part 2 (included CSA Supplement 1 as Appendix A) — Belews Creek Steam Station Ash Basin (HDR, 2016a). • Comprehensive Site Assessment Supplement 2 — Belews Creek Steam Station Ash Basin (HDR, 2016b). • Comprehensive Site Assessment Update — Belews Creek Steam Station Ash Basin (SynTerra, 2017). • 2018 CAMA Annual Interim Monitoring Report —Belews Creek Steam Station (SynTerra, April 2018). Page 1-2 P:\Duke Energy Carolinas \ 20. BELEWS CREEK \ 29.Structural Fill, Coal Pile and Gypsum Pad Assessment \ 03.Gypsum Pad Groundwater Assessment \ Belews Creek Gypsum Pad Assessment Work Plan.docx Gypsum Pad Assessment Work Plan May 24, 2019 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC — Belews Creek Steam Station SynTerra The Gypsum Pad was constructed in 2006 and 2007 for the storage of FGD residue (gypsum) from BCSS operations. An underlying synthetic geomembrane liner was installed during construction of the storage area. The gypsum is conveyed to the storage area via transfer belts. A mechanical radial stacker places the gypsum in stacked piles on the semicircular storage pad. The unit's capacity is approximately 10,000 tons of gypsum. The footprint of the Gypsum Pad area, including the radial stacker, storage pad, and associated features, is approximately 5 acres, with the storage pad comprising roughly half of the footprint. The Gypsum Pad has been identified as a potential source of inorganic constituents in groundwater by North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ). Page 1-3 P:\Duke Energy Carolinas \ 20. BELEWS CREEK \ 29.Structural Fill, Coal Pile and Gypsum Pad Assessment \ 03.Gypsum Pad Groundwater Assessment \ Belews Creek Gypsum Pad Assessment Work Plan.docx Gypsum Pad Assessment Work Plan May 24, 2019 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC — Belews Creek Steam Station SynTerra 2.0 GYPSUM PAD ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES Objectives of the Gypsum Pad assessment include the following: • Characterize unsaturated soil inorganic constituents for assessment of potential secondary sources to groundwater. • Determine groundwater flow direction. • Compare inorganic constituent concentrations in the Gypsum Pad area with site background concentrations evaluated during the CAMA ash basin assessment and with other applicable regulatory criteria. • Evaluate potential constituent transport. 2.1 Soil Assessment Gypsum Pad area soils would be sampled and analyzed for inorganic parameters to determine whether they are a secondary source of inorganic constituents that can leach into underlying groundwater. Soil samples would be collected at prescribed depths, as described on Table 1, from proposed monitoring well locations (Figure 1) as part of well installation activities. Soil samples would be collected at approximately 2-foot intervals to the top of the groundwater table. An additional soil sample would be collected below the water table within the new well screen interval. Soil samples would be analyzed for inorganic parameters listed on Table 2, with adjusted reporting limits appropriate for comparison of soil analytical results with the Primary Soil Remediation Goals Protection of Groundwater (PSRG POG). Soil samples would also be analyzed using a synthetic precipitation leaching procedure (SPLP) to understand potential leaching effects from the solid media. Soil SPLP samples would be collected at a frequency of two per well cluster location with one unsaturated sample collected from 2 to 3 feet below ground surface, and one saturated sample collected 2 to 3 feet below the water table. Soil SPLP samples would be analyzed for inorganic parameters listed on Table 2. Soil or rock samples would be collected from depths that coincide with the screen intervals of newly installed wells for potential analysis of metal oxy-hydroxide phases of iron and aluminum (HFO and HAO). After the first round of groundwater sampling, wells that are geochemically significant at the Site would be selected for analysis as necessary. Page 2-1 P:\Duke Energy Carolinas \ 20. BELEWS CREEK \ 29.Structural Fill, Coal Pile and Gypsum Pad Assessment \ 03.Gypsum Pad Groundwater Assessment \ Belews Creek Gypsum Pad Assessment Work Plan.docx Gypsum Pad Assessment Work Plan May 24, 2019 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC — Belews Creek Steam Station SynTerra 2.2 Groundwater Assessment Eight Gypsum Pad assessment groundwater monitoring wells (designated as "GP ") would be installed in shallow, deep, and bedrock groundwater zones in designated areas of the Gypsum Pad. For vertical delineation, two bedrock wells (GP-11BR and GP- 12BR) are recommended for installation adjacent to existing dual-purpose well pairs (CCR-FGD-11S/D and CCR-FGD-12S/D). Installation of a well cluster (GP-10S/D/BR) is recommended to the northwest of the Gypsum Pad and installation of a second well cluster (GP-13S/D/BR) is recommended to the southeast. Proposed well installation locations are shown on Figure 1, and proposed well details are provided as Table 1. Specific well locations may be shifted depending on access and field conditions at the time of installation. Well installation procedures and well construction materials and lengths would be consistent with ongoing CAMA assessment activities in accordance with the approved Proposed Groundwater Assessment Work Plan (Rev. 1) (SynTerra, 2014). During boring installation, soil/rock cuttings would be described for lithologic information, including color and soil/rock type. Each well would be constructed in accordance with NCAC Title 15A, Subchapter 2C, Section .0100 Well Construction Standards and consist of 2- inch diameter NSF schedule 40 PVC flush -joint threaded casings and prepacked screens. After installation, the monitoring wells would be developed in order to remove drill fluids, clay, silt, sand, and other fines, which might have been introduced into the formation or sand pack during drilling and well installation, and to establish communication of the well with the aquifer. After well completion, the newly installed wells would be surveyed for location and elevation. Groundwater samples would be collected using low -flow sampling techniques per the groundwater sampling procedures provided in the Low Flow Sampling Plan, Duke Energy Facilities, Ash Basin Groundwater Assessment Program, North Carolina, June 10, 2015 (Low Flow Sampling Plan). Groundwater samples would be analyzed for constituent parameters in Table 3. Page 2-2 P:\Duke Energy Carolinas \ 20. BELEWS CREEK \ 29.Structural Fill, Coal Pile and Gypsum Pad Assessment \ 03.Gypsum Pad Groundwater Assessment \ Belews Creek Gypsum Pad Assessment Work Plan.docx Gypsum Pad Assessment Work Plan May 24, 2019 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC — Belews Creek Steam Station SynTerra 3.0 REPORTING The Gypsum Pad assessment findings would be presented in a CSA report that would be submitted to the NCDEQ Division of Water Resources (DWR) on March 31, 2020, as requested in an April 5, 2019, letter to Duke Energy. 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JP NSET SCALE: 1'=100" +r LAYDOWN AREA (NO DISTURBANCE ANTICIPATED) ` L U. 1 � l ASH BASIN PINE HALL ROAD LANDFILL (CLOSED) AIG ADD RO LANDFILL INSFT SCALF- 1'=4.000' �j -�r�J� ® LEGEND INSET SCALE: 1'=100" i chair-'„'' t E- r°L T ?.. r, r - 176 0 176 350 FIGURE 1 WELL LOCATION VETTING GRAPHIC SCALE IN FEET PROPOSED MONITORING WELLS synTerra 148 RIVER STREET, SUITE 220 GREENVILLE,SOUTH CAROLINA29601 GYPSUM STORAGE AREA PHONE 864A21-9999 BELEWS CREEK STEAM STATION DUKE ��WS DRAWN BY: B.YDUNER:G DATE:0312812019 DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC ENERGY_ PROJECT EA CAROLINAS CHECKED BY: AGALB RT BELEWS CREEK, NORTH CAROLINA Gypsum Pad Assessment Work Plan May 21, 2019 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC — Belews Creek Steam Station SynTerra Tables P:\Duke Energy Carolinas \ 20. BELEWS CREEK \ 29.Structural Fill, Coal Pile and Gypsum Pad Assessment\03.Gypsum Pad Groundwater Assessment\Belews Creek Gypsum Pad Assessment Work Plan.docx TABLE 1 PROPOSED GYPSUM STORAGE AREA ASSESSMENT SOIL SAMPLES AND MONITORING WELLS BELEWS CREEK STEAM STATION DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC, BELEWS CREEK NC Monitoring Well ID Estimated Well Depth (feet bgs)1 Soil Sample ID (Estimated Depth Interval in feet bgs)Z Preferred Drilling Method3 Comments' GP-10SB (2-4) Near -surface unsaturated soil sample, water table —10 feet bgs -- -- GP-10SB (5-7) -- Unsaturated soil sample, water table —10 feet bgs -- GP-10SB (8-10) Unsaturated to partially saturated soil sample, water table —10 feet bgs GP-10S 30 GP-10SB (20-30) Hollow -Stem Auger Soil sample from shallow well screened interval and HAO/HFO sample GP-10D 60 GP-10SB (50-60) Hollow -Stem Auger/Air Rotary or Sonic Soil/partially weathered rock sample from deep well screened interval and HAO/HFO sample GP-10BR 100 GP-10SB (90-100) Hollow -Stem Auger/Air Rotary or Sonic Rock sample from bedrock well screened interval and HAO/HFO sample -- GP-11SB (2-4) Near -surface unsaturated soil sample, water table —10 feet bgs -- -- GP-11SB (5-7) -- Unsaturated soil sample, water table —10 feet bgs GP-11SB (8-10) Unsaturated to partially saturated soil sample, water table —10 feet bgs GP-11S13 (28-38) Soil sample from existing shallow well CCR-FGD-11S screened interval and HAO/HFO sample -- GP-11S13 (46-56) Soil/partially weathered rock sample from existing deep well CCR-FGD-11D screened interval and HAO/HFO sample GP-11BR 100 GP-11S13 (90-100) Hollow -Stem Auger/Air Rotary or Sonic Rock sample from bedrock well screened interval and HAO/HFO sample -- -- GP-12SB (2-4) -- Near -surface unsaturated soil sample, water table —10 feet bgs -- -- GP-12SB (5-7) -- Unsaturated soil sample, water table —10 feet bgs -- -- GP-12SB (8-10) -- Unsaturated to partially saturated soil sample, water table —10 feet bgs -- -- GP-12SB (15-25) -- Soil sample from shallow well existing CCR-FGD-12S screened interval and HAO/HFO sample -- -- GP-12SB (34-44) -- Soil/partially weathered rock sample from deep well existing CCR-FGD-12D screened interval and HAO/HFO sample GP-12BR 80 GP-12SB (70-80) Hollow -Stem Auger/Air Rotary or Sonic Rock sample from bedrock well screened interval and HAO/HFO sample -- -- GP-13SB (2-4) -- Near -surface unsaturated soil sample, water table —10 feet bgs -- -- GP-13SB (5-7) -- Unsaturated soil sample, water table —10 feet bgs -- -- GP-13SB (8-10) -- Unsaturated to partially saturated soil sample, water table —10 feet bgs GP-13S 20 GP-13SB (20-30) Hollow -Stem Auger Soil sample from shallow well screened interval and HAO/HFO sample GP-13D 40 GP-13SB (50-60) Hollow -Stem Auger/Air Rotary or Sonic Soil/partially weathered rock sample from deep well screened interval and HAO/HFO sample GP-13BR 80 GP-13SB (70-80) Hollow -Stem Auger/Air Rotary or Sonic lRock sample from bedrock well screened interval and HAO/HFO sample Prepared by: ALA Checked by: CDE Notes: bgs - below ground surface - Approximately HAO - Hydrous aluminum Oxide HFO - Hydrous ferric oxides 'Proposed boring depths and screened intervals are estimates based on well construction information from nearest spatitally existing wells; actual screened intervals and total boring depths will be determined based on field observations and approved by a NC Licensed Geologist. SynTerra recommends each well screen be submerged beneath the water table and have a length of at least 10 feet Number of soil samples shown is approximate. A shallower water table will result in fewer samples, and a deeper water table will result in additional samples. 3SynTerra recommends a combination of hollow stem auger and air rotary or sonic drilling methods for boring and well installation 'Soil sample for inorganic analysis and HAO/HFO sample collection by means of split spoon techniques within the open borehole provide sufficient material for soil sampling and lithologic description. SynTerra recommends each well screen be submerged beneath the water table and have a length of at least 10 feet P:\Duke Energy Progress. 1026\_ADMINISTRATIVE\Financial Management\Project Change Requests (PCRs)\Belews Creek\Proposal 14235 - Structural Fill, Coal Pile and Gypsum Pad Assessment Page 1 of 1 TABLE 2 SOIL ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS BELEWS CREEK STEAM STATION DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC, BELEWS CREEK, NC INORGANIC COMPOUNDS UNITS METHOD Aluminum mg/kg EPA 6010D Antimony mg/kg EPA 6020B Arsenic mg/kg EPA 6020A Barium mg/kg EPA 6010C Beryllium mg/kg EPA 6020B Boron mg/kg EPA 6010C Cadmium mg/kg EPA 6020A Calcium mg/kg EPA 6010C Chloride mg/kg EPA 9056A Chromium mg/kg EPA 6010C Cobalt mg/kg EPA 6020A Copper mg/kg EPA 6010C Iron mg/kg EPA 6010C Lead mg/kg EPA 6020A Magnesium mg/kg EPA 6010C Manganese mg/kg EPA 6010C Mercury mg/kg EPA Method 7471B Molybdenum mg/kg EPA 6010C Nickel mg/kg EPA 6010C Nitrate as Nitrogen mg/kg EPA 9056A pH SU EPA 9045D Potassium mg/kg EPA 6010C Selenium mg/kg EPA 6020A Sodium mg/kg EPA 6010C Strontium mg/kg EPA 6010C Sulfate mg/kg EPA 9056A Thallium (low level) (SPLP Extract only) mg/kg EPA 6020A Total Organic Carbon mg/kg EPA 9060 Vanadium mg/kg EPA 6020A Zinc mg/kgmg/kg EPA 6010C Prepared by: RBI Checked by: CIS Notes• 1. Soil samples to be analyzed for Total Inorganics using USEPA Methods 6010/6020 and pH using USEPA Method 9045, as noted above. 2. Ash samples to be analyzed for Total Inorganics using USEPA Methods 6010/6020 and pH using USEPA Method 9045; select ash samples will also be analyzed for leaching potential using SPLP Extraction Method 1312 in conjunction with USEPA Methods 6010/6020. 3. Analytical methods and reporting limits as presented were applicable at time of CSA field implementation in 2015. Analytical methods and reporting limits are updated periodically and applied as appropriate. meq/100g - millequivalents per 100 grams mg/kg - Milligrams per kilogram my - Millivolts S.U. - Standard Unit P:\Duke Energy Carolinas\20. BELEWS CREEK\29.Structural Fill, Coal Pile and Gypsum Pad Assessment\03.Gypsum Pad Groundwater Assessment\Tables\ Table 2 - Soil Analytical Parameters Page 1 of 1 TABLE 3 GROUNDWATER ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS BELEWS CREEK STEAM STATION DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC, BELEWS CREEK, NC PARAMETER RL UNITS METHOD FIELD PARAMETERS H NA SU Field Water Quality Meter Specific Conductance NA PS/cm Field Water Quality Meter Oxidation/Reduction Potential NA mV Field Water Quality Meter Temperature NA oC Field Water Quality Meter Eh NA mV Field Water Quality Meter and Calculation Dissolved Oxygen NA m /L Field Water Quality Meter TurbiditV NA NTU Field Water Quality Meter INORGANICS (total and dissolved) Aluminum 5 pg/L EPA 200.7 Antimony 1 pg/L EPA 200.8 Arsenic 1 pg/L EPA 200.8 Barium 5 pg/L EPA 200.7 Beryllium 1 pg/L EPA 200.8 Boron 50 pg/L EPA 200.7 Cadmium 0.1 pg/L EPA 200.8 Chromium 1 pg/L EPA 200.8 Chromium (VI) 0.025 pg/L EPA 218.7 Cobalt 1 pg/L EPA 200.8 Copper 1 pg/L EPA 200.8 Iron 10 pg/L EPA 200.7 Lead 1 pg/L EPA 200.8 Manganese 5 pg/L EPA 200.7 Mercury (low level) 0.0005 pg/L EPA 1631E Molybdenum 1 pg/L EPA 200.8 Nickel 1 pg/L EPA 200.8 Selenium 1 pg/L EPA 200.8 Silver 0.3 pg/L EPA 200.8 Strontium 5 pg/L EPA 200.7 Thallium (low level) 0.2 pg/L EPA 200.8 Vanadium (low level) 0.3 pg/L EPA 200.8 Zinc 5 L EPA 200.7 ANIONS/CATIONS/OTHER Alkalinity (as CaCO3) 5 mg/L SM 2320B Bicarbonate 5 mg/L SM 2320B Calcium 0.01 mg/L EPA 200.7 Carbonate 5 mg/L SM 2320B Chloride 0.1 mg/L EPA 300.0 Fluoride 0.1 m /L EPA 300.0 Magnesium 0.005 m /L EPA 200.7 Nitrate + Nitrite 0.01 m -N/L EPA 353.2 Potassium 0.1 m /L EPA 200.7 Sodium 0.05 m /L EPA 200.7 Sulfate 0.1 m /L EPA 300.0 Sulfide 0.1 mg/L SM 4500-S2D Total Dissolved Solids 25 mg/L SM 2540C Total Phosphorus 0.05 m /L EPA 365.1 Total Organic Carbon 0.1 m /L SM5310C/EPA9060A Total Suspended Solids 2.5 m L SM 2540D Prepared by: REB Checked by: KHG Notes• OC - Degrees Celsius µg/L - Micrograms per liter µS/cm - micro -Siemens per centimeter RL - Reporting limit mg - N/L - Milligrams nitrogen per liter mg/L - Milligrams per liter mV - Millivolts NA - Not analyzed NTU - Nephelometric turbidity unit S.U. - Standard Unit P:\Duke Energy Carolinas\20. 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