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SUBSURFACE SOIL EXPLORATION SOILS AND HYDROGEOLOGIC EVALUATION

MAURICE, IOWA, DISPOSAL SITE VOGEL PAINT AND WAX COMPANY

ORANGE CITY, IOWA 1980

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PROJECT NUMBER M-790845

I hereby certify that this report was prepared by me or under my direct personal supervision and that I am a duly Registered Professional Engineer under the Laws of the State of Iowa.

7 P^E.Steven R. Saye:

Date: June 2, 1980 Registration No. 9034

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MIDWESTERN CONSULTING LABORATORIES, INC.

1711 N LakeAve. Storm Lake, Iowa 50588(712) 732-6719

June 2, 1980

Earl T. KlayKlay Bastemeyer & Veldhuizen, P. C. 121 Albany Avenue NE Orange City, IA 51041

RE: Vogel Paint & Wax Co.Maurice Disposal Site

Dear Mr. Klay:

Enclosed please find eight (8) copies of my report to Vogel Paint & Wax Co. concerning the soils and hydrogeologic conditions at their waste disposal site near Maurice, Iowa. If you have any questions concerning the data or recommendations presented, or if I may be of further service on the project, please call. r s

Respectfully submitted,

MIDWESTERN CONSULTING LABORATORIES, INC.Oi / o

Steven R. Saye, P.'E.

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SUBSURFACE SOIL EXPLORATION SOILS AND HYDROGEOLOGIC EVALUATION

MAURICE, IOWA, DISPOSAL SITE VOGEL PAINT AND WAX COMPANY

ORANGE CITY, IOWA 1980

GENERAL

The following report presents the results of subsurface soil explora

tion services for the soils and hydrogeologic evaluation of the Maruice,

Iowa, disposal site operated by the Vogel Paint and Wax Company of

Orange City, Iowa. The disposal site is located in a portion of the NW

1/4 of Section 29, T-94-N, R-45-W.

This exploration was directed toward defining pleistocene geology

of the disposal site and determining the groundwater characteristics of

the disposal site area. The current and potential impact upon ground-

water quality of the wastes disposed at the Maruice site will be evaluated

in this exploration.

This report was prepared with the cooperation and assistance of

Mark Dunlap, Vogel Paint and Wax Company; Rod Vlieger, Chief Solid Waste

Section Air and Land Quality Management, Iowa Department of Environmental

Quality; John Metcalf and Tom Chap, Region 3, Iowa DEQ, Spencer; and Greg

Ludvigson, Iowa Geological Survey.

This report attempts to compile all information known at the present

time concerning the Maurice disposal site and the groundwater aquifers in

the surrounding area.

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FIELD INVESTIGATION

The field investigation consisted of 32 borings conducted around the

disposal site and in the immediate vicinity. Borings were made with a CME

45B drill rig, using a 4 inch diameter continuous flight helical auger in

substantial compliance with ASTM Method D1452. Drilling and field testing

operations were conducted in December, 1979, and January, 1980.

The location of borings were approximately determined by taping from

adjacent fences and landmarks. Elevations of borings are approximately

determined by survey and approximately correlated with the USGS controls.

The location and elevation of the borings should be considered accurate

only to the degree implied by the method used. All borings were carried

tto depths considered sufficient to identify critical soils for the

proposed structures.

A complete log of the boring operation is shown on the attached

boring logs including visual classification of each soil type encountered,

approximate location of soil changes, sample locations, and water depth

measurement made at the indicated times.

Soils are visually identified and classified in this report generally

according to the USDA Textural Classification System as outlined on attached

Table 1.

REGIONAL GEOLOGY

The surficial materials in the area of the disposal site are related to

the pleistocene age of geologic history. Numerous continental glaciers

covered this section of Iowa depositing a heterogenious mxiture of gravel,

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sand, silt, and clay beneath the ice sheets. The glacial till soils

generally exhibit a high density and a low permeability rate reflecting

the preconsolidation effects of the weight of the continental ice sheet and

the well distributed mixture of particles sizes composing the till.

Between the different glacial advances, normal erosion processes occurred

forming stream, lakes, and other features of the topographic surface. The

effects of erosion sorted the soil materials removing the fine textured

particles, silts and clays, leaving the sands and gravels in the stream

beds. This erosion process formed pathways for groundwater flow with much

higher permeabilities than the surrounding glacial till soil.

Subsequent glacial advances buried the interglacial surfaces with

relatively impermeable glacial till deposits. The resulting geologic condi

tions control the groundwater movement independant of the surface topography.

The pleistocene deposits mantle the underlying bedrock materials,

filling in old stream valleys and greatly altering the surface topography.

The enclosed figure 1 is a preliminary bedrock map complted by the Iowa

Geologica Survey estimating the surface topography of the upper bedrock

units. The overlying pleistocene deposits appear to range in thickness from

100 to 300 feet over the bedrock materials. The bedrock topography indi

cates a surface gradient, from the northwest to the southeast, markedly

different from the present surface drainage direction.

The major groundwater resource in northwest Iowa is the surficial sedi

mentary bedrock unit described as the Dakota Sandstone.

The Dakota Sandstone Unit is a complex layered system of sandstone,

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shale, and limestone formed by the deposition of sediments as the area was

inundated by oceans in the geologic past. The high permeability of the sand

stone units and the broad extent of the Dakota units make the Dakota Sandstone

a major water resource in northwest Iowa and surrounding states.

The local well logs indicate that the Dakota is located at elevations

ranging from 1150 to 1000. In addition, the local logs indicate a moder

ately high water surface rise in the sandstone, indicating considerable

positive hydrualic pressure in the sandstone, reducing the infiltration of

groundwater from the pleistocene into the Dakota.

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES

Three basic groundwater resources are found in the area, pervious

bedrock, seepage wells in the glacial till or buried sand and gravel unts,

and surficial alluvial sands and gravels. The relationship of each ground-

water resource to the suficial geology in the disposal site area wiU greatly

affect the impact of the paint wastes disposed at the Vogel disposal site.

.SITE GEOLOGY AND SUBSURFACE SOT I S

The disposal site is located in an area once utilized sand pit. The

current ground surface following filling fs located between elevations 1280

and 1300. The area adjacent to the site is characterized by a combination of

five geologic materials, as described below.

Unit 1

underlying the entire site is a dark gray, unoxidized, unleached silty

clay loam described as a glacial till material. This glacial till unit

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exhibited a stiff consistency and evidence of a high degree of preconsoli

dation. This material will exhibit the lowest relative permeability rate of

geologic any of the surfical geologic materials. Generally, highly precon

solidated tills exhibit saturated permeability rates of 10~7 to 10“9 cm/sec,

with a jointed till exhibit saturated permeability rates of 10“^ to 10-9

cm/sec.

This glacial till is considered older than Kansan in age. The "pre-

Kansasn" till exhibits an uneven surface with an apparent drainage way

exhibited by the controls of the surface on Sheet 6 of the plans. The till

surface appears to exhibit a “Y“ with the drainage movement on the surface

towards the north and southeast from the disposal site. The spot elevations

are shown on the map and the controls are estimated.

The clay contents and the oxidization state of the glacial till will

give the material a relatively high cation exchange capacity (cec). The cec

is the capability of a clay mineral to preferentially exchange metal ions in

the interatomic structure. In this manner, the heavy metal ions are chemi

cally bound in the soil matrix until the clay minerals are saturated by the

free metal ions.

This unit extends at least to elevation 1220, giving a minimum of 40 feet

of glacial till between the permeable sands and gravels and any bedrock units.

Unit 2

Overlying the "pre-Kansan" glacial till is a sand and gravel deposit.

This unit would represent an old stream system on the surface of the under

lying glacial till. This unit extends upwards to elevation 1280 at the

disposal site and the surface drops to the southeast and north, at a rate of

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Unit 5

Covering the surface of the small drainage way along the intermit

tent creek from the west to the north are alluvial soils moderately high

in clay content and soft in consistency. These soils are low in permea

bility and should exhibit a high cation exchange capacity.

LABORATORY TESTING

Selected soil samples representative of the individual geologic

units were analyzed to detennine the physical properties of the soil

units. Mechanical analysis, atterburg limits and soil classifications

can be used as a verification of field classifications in the boring'

logs. Test results are presented in Appendix 1.

Selected water samples were obtained by me and personnel of IDEQ

and submitted to the State Hygenics Laboratories. Test analysis results

of the water samples for heavy metals concentrations and presence of

hydrocarbon materials are presented in Appendixes 2 and 3.

GROUNDWATER FLOW

The long-term static groundwater levels are shown on Drawing 5.

These water levels were taken at intervals'of 24 hours or greater fol

lowing drilling operations. Flow characteristies of the groundwater

should be perpendicular to the indicated groundwater contours. Two

types of groundwater movement are evident at the site. The first ground-

water movement is of a perched water level located within the surficial

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loess soil. This groundwater is directly related to the infiltration

and movement of surface water and precipitation. The vertical percola

tion is retarded by the less permeable glacial till underlying the loess

and forms a perched water table. The primary movement of this water is

laterally within the loess until the water profile is exposed on the

surface or further downward movement of the groundwater is possible. In

almost all locations where the second glacial till unit is encountered

(Unit 3) a groundwater table is perched. However, the upland areas

immediately east of the site does not exhibit the perched water condi

tions.

As the surface topography drops approaching the disposal site, the

second glacial till unit "Tazewell" becomes very thin or disappears

allowing downward movement of this perched groundwater. This intercon

nection of the water tables forms a localized bulge in water elevations

in the borings as noted by the recharge contour. The perched ground-

water level is apparently not connected with the disposal site.

The primary groundwater movement at the site is found in the sand

and gravel unit number 2. The area water movement appears to be downward

to the surface of the "pre-Kansan" glacial till and then laterally

through the permeable sand and gravel. The groundwater movement appears

to enter the disposal site uniformly from the west through the sand and

gravel unit. Apparently a combination of the underlying glacial till

surface or variations in the permeability of the sands and gravel unit

splits the groundwater flow near the center of the disposal site.

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Apparently most of the groundwater flow is directed towards the south

east in the buried sand and gravel unit with the remaining water directed

along the intermittant creek to the north.

The rate of groundwater movement to the north appears to be moderately

slow as indicated by the flat slope of the water surface profile. The flow

towards the southeast appears to be confined in the area of Borings 17 and

18. The water surface profile drops very steeply in this area indicating

rapid movement of the groundwater to the southeast.

CHARACTER AND QUALITY OF WASTES

The plan sheet Number 1 indicates the approxiamte locations of the

disposal trenches as received from Mark Dunlap. At the time of the waste

disposal a pathway led from the site entrance to the center of the site.

Most of the trenches were consructed south of the pathway with one trench

located north of the pathway. Four sets of trenches were constructed and

are labled A to D.

Four trenches were constructed in Area A oriented east to west. The

trenches were started about 20 feet from the west fence and averaged 6 to 8

feet in depth. The contractor attempted to keep the trenches level. The

trenches were dug within 5 feet to the south fence line. The trenches were

about 12 feet in width.

Five trenches were constructed in Area B oriented east to west. The

trenches were constructed in the same manner as Area A.

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Four trenches were excavated in Area C to a depth of about 12 feet.

The trenches were staggered and ran to the topographic break along the

north.

One large trench was constructed in Area D over the old gravel pit

area. This area was filled in with a mixture of material predominately loam

textured. The bench material outside the filled area exhibited a low

density and high moisture content. The upper elevation of this bench is

about elevation 1284.

.QUANTITY OF DISPOSED MATFRTAI S

The site was first utilized for disposal of paint wastes in 1971.

Disposal of paint wastes was halted in 1979. Area C was filled first,

followed by Areas B. A, and D. A total of about 12 trenches were completed.

As an average, about 150 fifty-five gallon drums were buried in each trench,

with 200 to 300 drums of waste poured into the open trench. In additon,

five gallon cans of waste were also disposed.

Table 2 lists the estimated quantities of materials delivered to the

disposal site from 1975 to 1979.

Assuming that the waste disposal in the years 1971 to 1974 was approxi

mately the same as the 1975 to 1979 rate, the estimate of disposed materials

is as follows:

Solvents Estimate

Aliphatic Hydrocarbons 3 780 GALAromatic Hydrocarbons 39*166 GAL

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Chemicals Estimate

Mercury Lead Zi ncChromiurn

3909 LBS 1503 LBS 572 LBS

7.0 LBS

LEACHATE PLUME

Two leachate plumes have been generated by the disposal site, one

plume of heavy metals transported by water movement and a second plume

of hydrocarbons (volatiles) perched upon the surface of the groundwater.

As indicated by the groundwater samples, a moderate movement of heavy

metals and hydrocarbons has been detected.

The field borings indicate that a high percentage of the bottom of

the disposal site trenches consist of very permeable material. Portions

of the trenches towards the southeast appear to have a few feet of

moderately impermeable glacial till material. The field results indi

cate that the waste materials dumped into the disposal site have entered

the sands and gravels below the disposal site. The voids in the un

saturated soils contain an amount of volatile material that is extremely

noticeable at the ground surface. The wastes have definately entered

the groundwater beneath the disposal site.

Any leachate movement will be directed towards two separate direc

tions by the underlying groundwater movement and the underlying imper

meable glacial till. The majority of the groundwater flow and corres

ponding leachate will move towards the southeast. The groundwater

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movement should be moderately slow until the geologic feature described

as the buried channel is reached. At this point, the velocity of the

groundwater flow increases greatly and a large amount of mixing of

materials is anticipated.

Any movement of leachate on the groundwater surface or within the

groundwater flow to the north of the disposal site appears to be slower

than the movement to the southeast. The quantity of water and the water

surface gradient appears to be less in this area than the water movement

to the southeast of the disposal site.

GROUNDWATER FLOW RATES, DIRECTIONS AND QUANTITTFS

The migration of leachate is controlled by the vertical percolation

of the contaminants into the groundwater supply and movement laterally

of the groundwater flow. To complete a relationship of the leachate

concentrations, the groundwater flow and the quantity of disposed ma

terial estimates of the quantity and velocity of flow are presented.

Estimation of the groundwater flows are made utilizing Darcy's law

Q = KIA where Q = quantity of flow in gallons per day K = permeability

rate in gallons/day/square foot, i = the hydraulic gradient ft/ft and A

- the cross sectional area of the transporting medium. The cross section

al areas are defined by the boring logs. The Hydraulic gradients are

evaluated by the differences in static water level between boring loca

tions. The permeability rates are estimated by comparing the visual

classifications with tabulated estimates of permeability. Four general

areas of flow are defined at the site as shown on plan sheet 3 as de

scribed below.

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Area 1 Inflow from West to East

The input of groundwater flow in the sand and gravel aquifer beneath

the disposal site is directly from the West to Northwest. The saturated

flow is estimated as a triangle with a depth of 25 feet and a length of

oOO feet. This geometry yields a crossectional area of 7500 sf. For

this material the coefficient of permeability is estimated at 5(10)2

gallons/day/sf. The groundwater gradient is measured at 0.02 ft/ft.

The resulting inflow of water is about 75,000 gallons/day the groundwater

velocity is estimated at 1.5 ft/day. The inflow is interpreted to

divide into 4 generalized regions of movement.• t

Area 2

A portion of the flow appears to move Northward beneath the site

paralleling the intermittant stream. The underlying glacial till sur

face is very flat in this area and the hydraulic gradient is low. A

permeability rate of 5(10)2 G/D/SF, a hydraulic gradient of 0.005 F/F

and a triangular channel 11 feet deep and 300 feet in width were esti

mated. The resulting estimated volume of groundwater flow is 8000 G/D

at a rate of 0.4 F/D. V '

Area 3

A portion of the groundwater flow will pass beneath the disposal

site and move southeasterly along the glacial till surface. The glacial

till surface and the hydraulic gradient are low in this area. A per

meability rate of 5(10)2 G/D/SF, a hydraulic gradient of 0.005 F/F and

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a trapezoidal channel 15 feet in depth and with sides of 350 ft and 450

ft were estimated. The resulting estimated groundwater flow is 15,000

G/D at a velocity of .37 F/D.

Area 4

The remaining portion of the groundwater flow will be directed

primarily along the river channel in the center of the buried river

valley. This channel appears to be extremely permeable by the extreme

depression of the groundwater profile perpendicular to the channel. The

change in gradient indicated an increase in permeability by a factor of

10 and permeability rate of 5(10)3 G/0/SF is used in the calculations.

The very high permeability rate appears to act as a sump directing .

groundwater flow for 3 directions along the channel. The channel dimen

sions are estimated at 15 ft by 40 ft. The resulting groundwater flow

iV.5200 G/D. The resulting velocity is 13 F/D. The permeability rate

may actually be greater with a resulting increase in velocities.

ESTIMATES OF INFILTRATION HYDROCARBONS

In the time period of 1971 to 1980 about 40,000 gallons of solvents

were disposed. In the majority of the trenches the relatively imperme

able bottom would allow the volatiles to vaporize and enter the atmos

phere. Assuming that 1/3 of the material was in drums and 60% entered

the atmosphere about 11,000 gallons would remain within the disposal

site with the potential to enter the groundwater or saturate the air in

the soil pores underlying the site. Assuming a disposal area of 900 sf

an average downwards leachate quantity of 12 gallons per square foot

results.

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The west section of the landfill underlain directly by sands is

anticipated to be the primary inflow of contaminants. The primary

leachate movement should be to a South and Southeasterly direction from

this source.

The hydrocarbons will migrate along the surface of the groundwater

and below the confinement of the overlying glacial till. As shown on

figure 3.

Assuming an average gradient of 0.005 F/F a chemical floating on

the groundwater surface is estimated to move about 140 feet in 1 year

and about 700 feet in 5 years. Due to the progression of filling from

east to west this 5 year migration estimate should be reasonable. The'

approximate contour of leachate migration shown on figure 4 also matches

this estimated 700 foot migration.

The variations in groundwater movement are thought to greatly change the

concentrations of hydrocarbons in water samples. The groundwater flow

to the southeast is anticipated to be uniform. The hydrocarbons are

most likely confined to the surface of the groundwater. As exhibited in

boring 9 a significant concentration or pool of hydrocarbons are present

on the surface of the groundwater. As the groundwater flow reaches the

higher permeability channel section signficant mixing of the hydro

carbons and groundwater is expected reducing the concentration of the

hydrocarbons. The southerly flow of hydrocarbons will intercept the

channel section earlier and the same mixing action is anticipated.

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ESTIMATE OF HEAVY METALS INFILTRATION

The cohesive bottom of the trenches in the southeast quadrant of

the site and the earth berm over the old gravel pit will greatly reduce

the movement of heavy metals from the disposal site. The few soil

samples tested for heavy metals show an extremely high concentration of

lead and other metals. Numerous soil tests results of 40,000 ppm were

found. A uniform concentration of lead for a thickness of 1 to 2 feet

over the disposal area will approximately account for all of the lead

placed at the site. The primary migration of metal ions from the dis

posal site would be by vertical infiltration of rainfall. The downward

movement of metals appears to be slow. As with the hydrocarbons, the

primary source of heavy metals now in the groundwater is probably from

the Southwest quadrant of the site containing a sand bottom. The water

samples to date appear to show only isolated instances of heavy metals

concentrations in excess of the administrative code limits. The same

directions of groundwater movements as on Plan Sheet 3 is anticipated.

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SUMMARY OF LEACHATE MOVEMENT

North Direction

The apparent lower volume of groundwater flow and lower groundwater

velocities to the north of the site apparently results in the following

conditions:

1- Higher contact time of the groundwater with the wastes percolating through the bottom of the disposal site.

2. Reduced mechanical mixing of the groundwater and any contaminants moving downward through the disposal site.

3. Reduced lateral movement of leachate materials because of lower groundwater velocities.

The cohesive nature of the backswamp deposits overlying the sands and gravels

will trap the volatile hydrocarbon materials, restricting dissipation of

the hydrocarbons into the atmosphere and reducing any movement of waste

materials into the surface waters adjacent to the site.

Moderately high concentrations of heavy metals up to three times

the Administrative Code limits have been found in water samples from the

surface of the buried sand and gravel unit. Hydrocarbons are found on

the surface of the groundwater at least 150 feet north of the disposal

site boundary. The leachate plume in the north direction is anticipated

to exhibit the highest concentrations of heavy metals.

Southeast Direction

The sand and gravel materials v/ithin the buried river channel

provide a permeable pathway for movement of groundwater and any leachate

percolating through the disposal site. A high percentage of the ground-

water flow at the site passes beneath the disposal site and beneath the

nearby hill slope to the southeast. A section of the buried river

channel appears to be extremely coarse textured and permeable. Ground-

water flow within the old channel is confined at certain locations with

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high groundwater velocities resultina Th u- ,9* The high groundwater velocities

appear t. mix the groundwater and leachate at this point, diluting the

vy meta, concentrations and districting the hydrocarbon ieachate

throughout the water stratum.

The leachate plume i„ the southeast direction is ,• •

extend over the largest area but , *°

north lea n i , 3 d concentration from the»■ 7«ch.t. p,™. Wrocarben, are f„„„d on the surface of the

groundwater at least 700 feet southeast of the disposal s>

groundwater samples may exhibit heavy metal ro ^ IS°lated

- Iowa Administrative code designa i ^ ^+. , . y 1 ns* The predominate leachate is- Mrocarbon leachate perched upon the surface of the groundwater.

CONCLUSIONS

dis PreSe"‘ KaSte ^ s-oul- not be utiliaed for further

waste a„°engany ”aSte Wat6n'a,‘ ^ 'a"d disposa' * the Vogel

found’ he T a" 9e°'09iCa',y SUitab,d d’>- *1*. must be

nd he groundwater flows appear to direct any leachate away from

fallow we„s west of the disposal site and contamination of these

-er sources is not anticipated. The unsaturated granular soils th

the disposal sito . u J,ar S0lls beneaths. o°nta,n a detectable level of hydrocarbons. The

"-geology of the area provides permeable channels for ground

-er and leachate flow to the north following the pathway of JII

* ,nte™,Uant a"d S°Uth *° along a geological,, old

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ALTERNATIVE INSTALLATION

A groundwater pumping system combined with a land application method

of treatment could be installed at the land disposal site as an option to

installation of a monitoring well system or as a remedial action if future

water tests indicate objectionable levels of contaminants in the groundwater

The intent of the pumping system is to withdraw the groundwater from the

sand and gravel unit and to apply this water to the land surface. Exposure

of the groundwater to the atmosphere should dissipate any hydrocarbons and

the clay particles in the surficial loess and glacial till soils shouldr

adsorb any heavy metals in the groundwater. Locations of any pumping wells

and a detailed description of the land application method of treatment must

be completed with this alternative.

If you have any questions concerning the report, please call.

Respectfully submitted,

MIDWESTERN CONSULTING LABORATORIES, INC.STORM LAKE, IOWA

Iowa Registration No. 9034

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TABLE 1MIDWESTERN CONSULTING LABORATORIES, INC.

SOILS AND MATERIALS LABORATORY

Soils are identified and classified in this report accordina to the ikda£'Cat!?n s?st“- determined for moist si"? samoles

ng Munsell color charts unless otherwise noted.

RELATIVE DENSITY

Cohesionless Soils

Description

Very Loose LooseMedium Dense Dense Very Dense

B1ows/Foot

0 to 4 4 to 10

10 to 30 30 to 50

>50

Undisturbed Cohesive Soils

Description

Very Soft Soft Medium Very stiff Hard

B1ows/Foot

<22 to 4 4 to 8

15 to 30 >30

qest-tsf

0 to 0.25 0.25 to 0.5 0.5 to 1.02.0 to 4.0

>4.0

PARTICLE SIZES

Boulders

Over 203 mm

Cobb!es

76 to 203 mm

Gravel

2.0 mm to 76 mm

Sand

2.0 to 0.074 mm

Silt

0.074 to 0.002 mm

Cl ay

Less than 0.002 mm

WEATHERING ZONES

0 - Oxidized UO - Unoxidized DO - Deoxidized

L - Leached UL - Unleached

G - Gleyed

J - Jointed

ABBREVIATIONS USED ON LOG OF SUBSURFACE DATA SHEETS

GS - Giddings Tube Sampler 3" O.D. by 2 5/8" I.D.

SS - Split-Spoon Sampler 2" O.D. by 1 3/8" I.D.

2T - Thinwall Tube Sampler 2" O.D. by 1 7/8" I.D.

3T - Thinwall Tube Sampler 3" O.D. by 2 7/8" I.D.

CA - Continuous Flight Auger

HA - Hand Auger

HSA - Hollow Stem Continuous Flight Auger

W - Wash Sample

SPT - Standard Penetration Test, 140 lb. Hammer Dropped 30"% - Unconfined Compressive Strength Test

^est - Estimated Unconfined Compresseve Strength (Hand Penetrometer)

sest - Estimated Shear Strenth (Torvane)

DD - Dry Unit Weight

MC - Moisture Content

v - Groundwater Level at Time Noted, After Boring Completed

COLORS

C - Coarse M - Medium F - Fine

dk - Dark It - Light st - Strong bk - B1ack ol - Olive

br - Brown gr - Gray

yel - yellow gn - Green rd - Red

Mott. - Mottles ATT. - Atterberg Limits

MA - Mechanical Analysis PROC - Proctor Test


1711 N. Lake Ave. Storm Lake, Iowa 50588 732-6719

Client: Vogel Paint.Proj.No.: M-790845 Boring No.

■ Date: 1?-?8-79 _Tech:

B1 .Sampled by: SRS

Sample Location: _9a. Q-

WATER LEVEL OBSERVATIONS notes Cl @ 14.8' @ 0 HR

W.L. 8.7 ^ 0 HR

W.L. 8.7 m 24 HR Hydrocarbons

LOGOF SUBSURFACE DATA Surface Elevation 1288.0

LogDepth(feet)

Weather. Zone Geoi. Material Color Texture Consis

tenceSampleType

SampleNo. SPT lest sest qu MC DD

Alluvium0L

Very Dark Gray

SiltLoam

Firm Moi st

YellowishBrown

ModFirm

8 —

10 •

12 •

14 —

16 -

18 ■

20 •

22 ■

24 -|

26 ■

Sand & Gravel

YellowishBrown

Fine Unifor|n Sand

Higher Clay

Grayish Brown

.oam Soft

YellowishBrown

Ne 11-Sradedhoarse

Wet

OUL.Glacial Till

YellowishRrnwn

28 H

30

UULGlacial Till

SandSiltylay—. Elm.

.oamGray Stiff

AS

;

BORING STARTED 12-17 COMPLETED 12-17 Sheet!__of_l

\ MIDWESTERN CONSULTING LABORATORIES, INC.

Client: Vogel PaintProj.No.: M-790845

-Date: 12-18^79 .Tech:

1711 N. Lake Ave. Storm Lake, Iowa 50588 732-6719Boring No. ^2 .Sampledby: SRS

Sample Location:

LOG OF SUBSURFACE DATA Surface Elevation

WATER LEVEL OBSERVATIONSW. I@__________W.l@

NOTES

LogDepth(feet)

Weather. Zone Geol. Material Color Texture Consis

tenceSample

TypeSample

No.SPT Qest sest qu MC DD

2 —

4 -

6

YellowishBrown

SiltLoam

Loess

8 —

Hit Paint @ 10 1 Disconti10

nued Baring

ModFirm

t

BBBSS5S&

BORING STARTED 12-17 COMPLETED 12~17 Sheet_J_of_



Client: Togel mt _Date:Proj. No.: M-790845 _Tech:Boring No. B2A .Sampled by:.Sample Location:

LOG OF SUBSURFACE DATA Surface Elevation 1292.4

WATER LEVEL OBSERVATIONSW.l________ ________________W.l________

NOTES

LogDepth(feet)


tenceSampleType

SampleNo.

SPT best sest qu MC DD

Sand & Gravel Rocky 30 - 32

32

34 GlacialTillUUL

DarkGray

SiltyClay

oam

FirmStiff

36

38

40

AS

!

I

6

i

5

BORING STARTED 1-21 COMPLETED 1-21 Sheet 2 of 2

client: Vogel Paint n*tP. l£-28-7T\ MIDWESTERN CONSULTING

LABORATORIES, INC.1711 N. Lake Ave. Storm Lake, Iowa 50588 732-6719

Proi.No.:M-790845_ Boring No. ^3

_Tech:_.Sampled by: SRS

j LOG OF SUBSURFACE DATASurface Elevation 12Q7.7

watpp i fvpi nnspRVATinNK NOTES Vnl - Hvdrnrarhnn Smellw i oa r> ffh n ud Cave in @ 24.3' @ 0 HRw i 21.5 ffi> 24 HR

LogDepth(feet)


tenceSampleType

2 _

Loess

Very DarkGrayishBrown

SiltLoam

Firm

AS

4 - YellowishBrown

|

- f

6 -1

8 —OliveBrown w/ Gray Mott! es

SoftWet

1l

$

10 —l

Vol “

12 —

14 ~

1

A

SandYellowishBrown

Uni forFineSand

n

Vol i16 “

l

18 ~l

ro

roro

o

i I

i i

i

GlacialTill

YellowishBrown

SiltyClay-oam

SoftWet

k

Vol 1t

24 ~

26 ~

28 ~

Sand&Gravel

OliveCoarseJell-IradedCand

WetHigh *

Vol B1

30f

i

SampleNo.

SPT flest sest qu MC DD

BORING STARTED 12-17 COMPLETED 12~17 Sheet 1 of



Tc'lVenV: Vogel Kaint

LOG OF SUBSURFACE DATA

Proj. No.: M-790845

Boring No. B6

"pat'eT*"l^~^5~79l

_Tech:_

Sample Location: RQ, 3.Sampled by: SRS

Surface Elevation 1279.3

WATER LEVEL OBSERVATIONS W.L. 2.5 m 0 HR

W. L----- -----------@_2A HR____

NOTES Volatile Smell - Water Surface 12-19 Cave in @ 11' @ 0 HR

LogDepth(feet)


tenceSampleType

Sample No. SPT Rest sest qu MC DD

4 “1

6

8 —I

10

12 _J

14 .

Alluvium

16

18

20 -

22 -

24 -

26 •

Sand & Gravel

28

30

UULGlacialTill

Black SiltLoam

Friable AS

SiltyClay Soft

Wet

YellowishBrown

Siltyoam

BlackSiltyClayTRSand

ReddishYellow .oam

Coarse Textured ravel

Gray Siltylayoam

Soft

BORING STARTED 12-18-79 COMPLETED 12-18-79 Sheetl__of 1im


1711 N. Lake Ave. Storm Lake, Iowa 50S8B 732-6719

Client:—Vogel -PaintProj. No.:Boring No. R8

M-790845-Date:_Tech:.

.Sampled by:.SRSSample Location: 114.0

LOG OF SUBSURFACE DATA Surface Elevation 1304

WATER LEVEL OBSERVATIONS 38' .@. 0HR

NOTES Set Casing to 35'W.L., Volatile Smell - Hydrocarbonsw t 29.8* @ 24 HR

LogDepth(feet)


tenceSampleType

SampleNo. SPT Rest sest qu MC DO

AS

2 _

4 —

Loess0L

YellowishBrown

SiltLoam

FirmMoi st

t

S6 ~

LoessOUL

PaleOlive

SiltLoam

SoftWet

| ^Sand & Gravel OUL

ReddishYellow

Loam- Firm

' i\

I

12 ~

14 — GlacialTillOUL

LightOlive BR

SiltyClayLoam

ModFirm

16

18 ~

Brown

20 -i

22 -

•

Grayish Brown

24 - &

26 ~ i

28 ~

J 30

SandYellowishBrown

Jniforr“ine>and

Wets

s-

BORING STARTED 12-18 COMPLETED 12~18 Sheeti__of_n

MIDWESTERN CONSULTING LABORATORIES/ INC.

1711 N. Lake Aye. Storm Lake, Iowa 50588 732-6719

Client:...Vngp1 PaintProj.No.: M-790845 Boring No.

.Date: J.-4-8Q_Tech:

B8Sample Location:

■Sampledby: SRS

LOG OF SUBSURFACE DATASurface Elevation 13UZT

WATER LEVEL OBSERVATIONSW. L._____ _____ @W. I@____

NOTES

LogDepth(feet)


tenceSampleType

Sample No. SPT Qest sest qu MC DD

30

32 ~|

34

36

38

40

42

44

46

48

Sand

Loess

Sand

GlacialTillUUL

50

YellowishBrown

Uniforln Fine Sand Wet

LightBrownish

--------

SiltLoam

Firm

YellowishBrown

Uniform Fine Sand

Wet

Gray Silty-layLoam

Fi rm2

S

BORING STARTED 12-18 COMPLETED 12~18 Sheet ^ nf

24 ~

Dark GrayMottledRed

larkGrayishBrown

*i

j!J

I

l

28

30 Glacial TillHUE

BORING STARTED

Gray

12-20Si ClLo Mod Firri

1

COMPLETED-----12-?Q________ Sheet_l_of^_



Client: Vogel PailrT


Proj. No.: M-790845

Boring No.

-Date:-Tech:

Sample Location: 130.67-Sampled by:

TW"SITS'

Surface Elevation T320.1

WATER LEVEL OBSERVATIONS W. L.@W. L----------------- (ffi

NOTES 0&D to 481 24 Hr

Log | Depth (feet)


tenceSampleType

Sample No. SPT dest sest qu MC DD

4

6 —

8 —

10,

12.

14'

16 '

18 '

20 '

22 '

24 -

"6 -

— S 28 —

30

Loess Light 01 i ve Brown

SedimentYellowishBrown

Coarse Wei 1 - Grades

Sand

Glacial Till

0UL

Light 01 i ve Brown

Si 1 tyClayLoam

Firm

AS

c

BORING STARTED 12-20COMPLETED 12-20 1 2 Sheet__of__

\ MIDWESTERN CONSULTING LABORATORIES/ INC.

Client: Voqel PaintProi.No.: M-790845 Tprh •

1711 N. Lake Ave. Storm Lake, Iowa 50588 732-6719 Borina No. Sampled by:

TTW

bB

mS&

SBBB



Client:.


Proj. No.: M-790845

Boring No. R1 ^ Sample Location:

-Date: 1-4- _Tech:_

-Sampled by:_$RS

WATER LEVEL OBSERVATIONSW.L---- :@W.L----------- m

NOTES

Log I Depth (feet)

Weather. Zone Geol. Material

Sand

Glacial

TillUUL

Color iTexture

Gray

Silty

ClayLoam

Consis- I Sample fence | Type

BORING STARTED 12-20

AS

Sample cPT I No. SPT 9est sest

COMPLETED 12-20

qu MC DD

Sheet ^ ftf 2

Client:-----Vogel PaintMIDWESTERN CONSULTING .LABORATORIES, INC. f Pr°i N° .fW90845

Boring No. _____ B16_

.Date:. 1-4-fin _Tech:_

WATER LEVEL OBSERVATIONS NOTESW.L. Q&D » 39 16 Hr Borinq advanced to 39 12/20 continued to fin'W.L

Loa

... uau ^ ‘>9 1-23-80 12/21 ' --------------


LOG OF SUBSURFACE DATASample Location: IfiA fi

-Sampled by: SRS

Depth(feet)


tenceSampleType

Sample No. SPT fiest sest qu MC DD

2 __

4

6

8 H

10

12

14

16

Loess

GlacialTill

0L

18

20

22

24 ~

^6

28

30

Glacial

Till

UUL

LightOliveBrown

SiltLoam

Soft

Li ght

01 i ve

Brown

Silty

Clay

Loam

Mod

Firm

Gray Silty

Clay FirmStiff

AS

s

BORING STARTED 12~20~COMPLETED 12-21 1 ? Sheet___of c



"client: \/bge I Hamt'


Proj. No.: M-790845 —rr=rarBoring No. B17

_Tech:_.Sampled by: SRS

Sample Location:

Surface Elevation

WATER LEVEL OBSERVATIONSW. L;_______________________W.L----------------- m

NOTESCl @ 291 0 Hr Lower + Upper Sand

LogDepth(feet)


tenceSampleType

Sample No. SPT <1est sest qu MC DD

32 _

34.

GlacialTillUUL

36.

38-

40

42 ~

44

Sand & Gravel

46 -

AS

GraySi 1 tyClayLoam

Fi rm

Stiff

YellowishBrown

Coarse Well Graded Sand

Wet

BORING STARTED ,12.-21 COMPLETED -12-21 Sheet_2_of_2.


1711 N. Lake Ave. Storm Lake, Iowa 505B8 732-6719


Client:___Vogel PaintProj. No.: M-790845Boring No.

■Date: 1-4-80 _Tech:_______

.Sampled by:Sample Location: 118. FI

Surface Elevation 1303.5

8 WATER LEVEL OBSERVATIONSNOTES Augered to 35 1 Before Sampling

W.L. 17' Oh 0 Hr Cl & 28 .8' @ 0 HrW.L. ® ..Stronci_Hvdrocarhnn Smpll (3 Snrfarp

LogDepth(feet)


tenceSampleType

SampleNo. SPT Rest sest qu MC

DD |

f 32 — j

S 34 ~

Chatter j@ 37'I 36 ~ Glacial

Till OULLightOliveBrown

SiltyClayLoam

Firm AS

1 38:

fl 40 —

8 42 “

44 “

Sand &Gravel

Very Rocky

YellowishBrown

Wei 1 - Graded Coarse Sand

Wet

'

5*

46 -

1 .

_!

— !

!

j

— 1

BORING STARTED 12-21 COMPLETED 12-21 SheetLi_oL

1



Client: Vogel Paint*Proj.No.: ^"^90845 Boring No.^tZ

■Date: 1-25-80 _Tech:_

Sample Location: 114.3.Sampled by SRS

LOG OF SUBSURFACE DATASurface Elevation 1304.3

WATER LEVEL OBSERVATIONS NOTES Cl @ 30' 0 0 HrW.L. 30' m> 0 Hr Set. 301 Casino t-n 341 Dpnt.hW.L. @ Auqered to 35' Then Sampled

6 LogI Depth 1 (feet)


tenceSample

TypeSample

No. SPT •lest sest qu MC DD

334

Glacial Till UUL

Gray SiltyClay1 nam

Firm AS

| 36 -

38 -

Rocky

Sand &Gravel

YellowishBrown

Well-GradedCoarseSand

WetVolai iles

t

S 40 —Incl.ClayConten I

42 ~

.

44 ~

8 46 ~

48 -

50 -

GlacialTillUUL

DarkGray

silty-lay-oam

FirmStiff

52 -

54 —

i

i

B

56 -ii£

■

r

BORING STARTED 1-21 COMPLETED 1-21 Sheet_l_ofJ_



Client: Vogel PaintProj. No.: M-790845

Boring No.

-Date Tsar

_Tech:

LOG OF SUBSURFACE DATASample Location: 12.1.05

-Sampled by: SRS

Surface Elevation ^11» 1

WATER LEVEL OBSERVATIONS notes n ra 38.51w.l. 38.5' ^ 0 Hr

W.L .. <a> Augered to 35' First

Depth(feet)


tenceSampleType

Sample No. SPT Pest sest qu MC DD

30 — GlacialTillUUL

°

32

34

36'

'33'

Sand & Gravel

40

42 ■

44

46

48 H

50

GlacialTill0UL

01 i ve Brown

SiltyClayLoam

Firm

Yellowish Brown

Well- Graded Coarse Sand

Dry

Wet

YellowishBrownbottledGray

SiltyClayLoam

ModSoft

AS

5I

5


wmm

MIDWESTERN CONSULTING LABORATORIES. INC.

1711 N. Lake Ave. Storm Lake. Iowa 50588 732-6719

I Client: Vogel PaintPro]. No.: M-790845

B31

Date: 1-25-80.Tech:

Boring No.Sample Location: 96.3

.Sampled by: SRS


WATER LEVEL OBSERVATIONSw.L. 15._____ @__ Q Hrw.i------------------ @

NOTES

LogDepth(feet)


tence

LightOlive Silt Mod

2 _ Loess Brown Loam Firm

4 -

6 —Yellowish Well-Brown Graded

8 _ Sand & Coarse WetGravel Clayey SL

Sand Plastic

10- 0UL Light Silt

Yellowish Mod12 “ Alluvium Brown Soft

14 -

Silt16 - UUL Dark •Ji th

Gray iighAlluvium -me

18 - Sand

-Sonteni

20 -

22 -

O/ic<\

f6 ~ Glacial lark ! iilty FirmTill Sray ( • lay StiffUUL 1 .oam

28 -

30

SampleType

SampleNo. SPT best sest qu MC DD

*

- ]

AS

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