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Maine Department of Health & Human ServicesDivision of Environmental HealthSubsurface Wastewater Program

2009 Site Evaluator Field Exam Review

The Subsurface Wastewater Program’s annual Site Evaluator Field Exam was held August 26, 2009 at the Dwight B. Demeritt Forest at the University of Maine Orono.

The following presentation comprises a discussion of the soils present in each of the ten test pits used in the field exam.



• Test Pit #2

TEST PIT #2

• Soil Profile Soil Condition Depth to BedrockDepth to

Restrictive LayerDepth to SHWT Parent Material

EXPERT

#1 5 B >48 >48 >48Stratified Glacial Drift


#3 5 D >48 >48 11Stratified Glacial Drift

#4 5 C >48 >48 24Stratified Glacial Drift


#6 5 C >48 >48 31Stratified Glacial Drift

DEH/SWP 5 B >48 >48 >48Stratified Glacial Drift

Division of Environmental Health, Subsurface Wastewater Program

Groundwater Level Monitoring Data Sheet __1__ of __1__

Property Owner: City of Hallowell Town: Hallowell

Street Location: Recreation Area

Monitoring Well Number: #2 - Exam Site

Existing Mineral Surface Elevation: -72"

Top of Monitoring Well Elevation: -64"

Date Depth to Free Water Elevation of Depth of Free Water Water

Observed From Top of Well Free Water From Mineral Surface Temperature Notes

3/24/2009 50" @ 1:30 PM -114 42" 39° F 12" Snow Pack

3/31/2009 46" @ 8:00 AM -110 38" 39.75° F 6" Snow Pack

4/6/2009 45" @ 8:00 AM -109 37" 40° F Scatted Snow Pack

4/8/2009 43.5" @ 7:40 AM -107.5 35.5" 39° F After large rain event

4/14/2009 46" @ 7:50 AM -110 38" 40° F None

4/20/2009 46.5" @ 2:45 PM -110.5 38.5" 40° F None

4/23/2009 44" @ 10:00 AM -108 36" 40° F 4/21/09 - 1.43" Rain

4/28/2009 46" @ 10:00 AM -110 38" 41.5° F None

5/4/2009 47" @ 10:00 AM -111 39" 42° F None

5/11/2009 46.5" @ 10:00 AM -110.5 38.5" 42.75° F None

5/18/2009 47" @ 10:00 AM -111 38" 44° F None

5/25/2009 48" @ 8:40 AM -112 40" 44° F None

6/3/2009 49" @ 7:45 PM -113 41" 45° F None

6/8/2009 51" @ 4:45 PM -115 43" 46° F None

6/15/2009 49" @ 4:32 PM -113 41" 48° F Rain: 6/12-1.39" - 6/14-0.42"

7/15/2009 49" @ 4:40 PM -113 41" 49° F

8/14/2009 49.5 @ 1:30 PM -113.5 41.5" 45° F

2009

Test Pit #1

RULES Soil Profile Soil Condition Depth to BedrockDepth to Restrictive

LayerDepth to SHWT Parent Material

2009 3 AIII/C 32” 24” 20”

Non-Stratified

Glacial Till

2005 AIII/C

2009

Test Pit #2



2009 3 C/AIII 33” 20” 20”Stratified

Glacial Drift

2005 C/AIII

2009

Test Pit #3



2009 9 E >48” 10” 7-8” Marine Deposit

2005 D

2009

Test Pit #4



2009 3 DII >48” 21-24” 14”

Non-Stratified glacial till

2005 D

2009

Test Pit #5



2009 3 C >48” 21” 18-20”


2005 C

2009

Test Pit #6A



2009 3 E >48” 21” 4-5”


2005 E

2009

Test Pit #6B



2009 3 E >48” 21” 0-3”


2005 E

2009

Test Pit #7



2009 7 C >48” 33” >48” Mixed origin

2005 C

2009

Test Pit #8



2009 7 C >48” 30” 25-27” Mixed origin

2005 C

2009

Test Pit #9



2009 9 DI >48” 13-15” 10-13”Marine Deposit

2005 D

2009

Test Pit #10



2009 8 C >48” 34” 33”Lacustrine

Deposit

2005 C

2009

Test Pit #11



2009 8 C >48” 25” 20”Lacustrine

Deposit

2005 C

2009

Ties & Elevation Station

Tie Point – Nail in 4 inch Cedar

Tie, Bearing, Elevation and Slope Questions - 10 PointsTies to Bed Corners:

Tie Point to A = 18’-0”

Tie Point to C = 15’-8”

ERP to C = 16’-8”

Compass Bearing:

C to A = N 5° E

Elevation Reference Point (ERP):Reference Elevation: ____0”____inches

Existing Ground Elevations:

Elevation at Corner: A= -34”

Elevation at Corner: B= -63”

Elevation at Corner: C= -30”

Elevation at Corner: D= -59”

Slope at A to B = -19% Slope at A to C = +2%

22’

ERP – Nail in 8” inchMaple, 11 inches above ground

C

D

A

B

Proposed DisposalField

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Field Exam – August 26, 2009Name: _____________________________________Date: ______________________________________

Road

River Plan Not to Scale

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23’ @ 25% 19’

106’ to High Water Mark at River

31’ 75’ to High Water Mark at River

Rules Require 25 feet

Setbacks at A – B LineNot to Scale

Existing Grade 26’



Program Staff

Russell Martin, PE, Program Director 287-4735

James Jacobsen, Project Reviews, Webmaster 287-5695

Brent Lawson, State Plumbing Inspector 287-5670

Wendy Austin, Plumbing Permits & Data Entry 287-5672

Lorraine Martin, Plumbing Permits and Program Support 287-5689

Douglas Coombs, State Site Evaluator 287-5688

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