GROUNDWATER PROTECTION PLAN ARFQ DEP25-9 KEMPTON REFUSE REHABILITATION.pdf

Groundwater Protection Plan

(GPP)

Permit Number: Pending

WVDEP Office of Abandoned Mine Lands

Kempton Refuse Rehabilitation

Tucker/Preston County, West Virginia

December 2022

APPROVED: ____________________________________________

Richard Hovatter, P.E. – Project Manager

The Thrasher Group, Inc.

DATE: December 2022 rhovatter rhovatter Pen Results rhovatter Pen states 112/22

Site Specific Groundwater Protection Plan (GPP) For

Kempton Refuse Rehabilitation Tucker/Preston County, West Virginia

SECTION A: GENERAL INFORMATION

PROJECT NAME: Kempton Refuse Rehabilitation

PROJECT LOCATION: Approximately 0.3 mi. from Route 9 W. Kempton Road

N 39° 12' 16.91" W 79° 30' 2.50"

GPP DEVELOPER: The Thrasher Group, Inc.

600 White Oaks Blvd Bridgeport, WV 26330 1-800-273-6541

RESPONSIBLE PERSON: WVDEP Office of Abandoned Mine Lands Attention: Troy Schell

DESCRIPTION: This project covers the rehabilitation of a mine refuse treatment facility

SECTION B: ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO POLLUTE GROUNDWATER

The WVDEP Office of Abandoned Mine Lands unit facility project will involve construction activities that may reasonably be expected to contaminate the groundwater.

The project is the rehabilitation of an existing mine refuse treatment pond, channel rehabilitation, and re-seeding of a failed restoration area. This work consists of excavation and earthwork being performed.

During construction, possible contaminates include diesel fuel, hydraulic oil, and antifreeze, all being components of machinery on site. Vehicles may also leak motor oil, unleaded gasoline, antifreeze, and transmission fluid. Common de-icing chemicals may be used during the winter months.

SECTION C: PRACTICES SELECTED TO PROTECT GROUNDWATER FROM POLLUTION

Necessary actions will be taken in order to avoid spills during construction. The contractor and contractor employees will have the necessary absorbents and/or barriers on hand to secure any of the possible contaminates in the event of a spill. Federal, state, and local rules and regulations will be followed in the disposal of any captured spills. Silt fence and rolled erosion control products will be utilized to prevent sedimentation and erosion. Best management practices (BMPs) will be utilized on-site and maintained during construction as indicated on the Erosion and Sediment Control Plans.

Spill Prevention and Control:

It shall be the responsibility of WVDEP Office of Abandoned Mine Lands, the contractor, and contractor employees to structure their operations in a manner that reduces the risk of spills or accidental exposure of fuels or hazardous materials to the environment. Particular care should be taken when working within or near water bodies or wetlands. At a minimum, WVDEP Office of Abandoned Mine Lands, and its contractors shall:

• Ensure that employees handling fuels and other hazardous materials are properly trained.

• Ensure that equipment is in good operating order and inspected on a regular basis.

• Ensure that fuel trucks transporting fuel to on-site equipment travel only on approved access roads.

• Ensure that equipment is parked overnight and/or fueled at least 100 feet from a water body or wetland boundary.

• Ensure that hazardous materials, including chemicals, fuels, hydraulic fluids, and lubricating oils, are stored at least 100 feet from a water body or wetland boundary and placed inside of secondary containment.

• Secondary containment shall be provided for chemical and fuel storage and stationary equipment such as pumps and generators used in proximity of water bodies and wetlands.

WVDEP Office of Abandoned Mine Lands, the contractor, and contractor employees will structure their operations in a manner that provides for the prompt and effective clean-up of released fuel or other hazardous material. At a minimum WVDEP Office of Abandoned Mine Lands, the contractor, and contractor employees shall:

• Ensure that personnel on-site know the proper procedure for reporting spills.

• Ensure that each construction crew has on hand sufficient supplies of absorbent and barrier materials to allow the rapid containment and recovery of spilled materials.

• Ensure that each construction crew has on hand sufficient tools and material to stop leaks.

SECTION D: IMPLENTATION SCHEDULE

• The GPP must be implemented upon approval. Having a GPP on file in an office somewhere does not keep a facility in compliance with WV0115924. The GPP must be retained and implemented at the site for which it was developed.

• List the procedures to be used when designing and adding new equipment or operations.

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• The permittee must revise the GPP within 30 calendar days to address any newly delineated areas or other vulnerable areas upon notification by the Director or the Bureau for Public Health.

SECTION E: EMPLOYEE TRAINING

Provisions for employees to be instructed and trained on their responsibility to ensure groundwater protection. Job procedures shall provide direction on how to prevent groundwater contamination.

The appropriate personnel will be trained annually to ensure groundwater protection. Job procedures will provide direction on how to prevent groundwater contamination through proper work practices.

The training will include:

• A summary of 47-CSR-58, the Groundwater Protection Rule.

• Knowledge of groundwater protection structures, secondary containment units, and spill cleanup equipment.

• A summary of likely potential groundwater contaminants at this development.

• Spill notification and documentation procedures.

SECTION F: INSPECTION SCHEDULE

Included are provisions for inspections of Groundwater Protection Plan (GPP) elements and equipment.

Inspections must be made a minimum of every three months.

Inspections of the GPP elements and equipment will occur quarterly (every three months) during the life of the construction. Inspections will ensure elements and equipment of the site’s groundwater protection program are in place, properly functioning, and appropriately managed. The inspections will be recorded, and the information saved in order to verify the inspections.

SECTION G: WASTE MATERIAL

A statement that no waste material will be used for de-icing or fill material on the property unless authorized by another rule.

No waste material will be used as fill and/or de-icing material, unless authorized by a different rule.

Common de-icing and or traction material may be used by the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) near the site.

SECTION H: SAFETY DATA SHEETS

A statement that Material Data Sheets or Safety Data Sheets shall be provided for all chemicals, or substances, used or stored on site.

Material Data Sheets or Safety Data Sheets shall be provided and be made available on-site for all chemicals and substances in use or stored on-site.

SECTION I: GROUDWATER DATA

There is currently no known groundwater quality/monitoring data.

SECTION J: KARST MITIGATION PLAN

A. The preliminary and details site investigation(s) shall be completed as noted in the latest version of the Chesapeake Stormwater Network Technical Bulletin No. 1, “Stormwater design Guidelines for Karst Terrain in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed”. This should be considered the minimum requirement and applicable to all karst areas in West Virginia.

B. All necessary site investigations as noted in the above-referenced bulletin shall be completed by a qualified professional engineer or geologist, licensed by the State of West Virginia and experienced in working in karst terrain.

C. Sinkhole mitigation shall be carried out according to the WVDEP Sinkhole Mitigation Guidance Document (August 2005, revised 2018), or other applicable standards as recommended by the geologist or PE and approved by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

(WVDEP).

Design Requirements

1. The location of all sinkholes shall be shown on the existing conditions scale drawing, included with the preliminary plan submission. The edge of the sinkhole is to be considered the last closed contour based on five-foot (5’) contour mapping.

2. All sinkholes identified prior to construction shall either be remediated or separated from construction by a minimum one hundred-feet (100’).

3. Remediation shall be carried out under the direction of a qualified geologist or geotechnical engineer. Mitigation shall be carried out according to the WVDEP sinkhole Management Guidance Document (august 2005 et. seq.), or other applicable standards as recommended by the geologist or PE and approved by the WVDEP.

4. Any improvements planned to fall within one hundred-feet (100’) of any sinkhole (remediated or not), shall require a thorough subsurface investigation conducted by a qualified geologist or PE to ensure that the planned improvements do not present a threat to human health, safety, or the environment. Should these investigations detect previously unknown sinkhole features, paragraph 2 applies.

5. For any subsurface investigations requiring boreholes, such as air track drilling or rock coring, the boreholes must be grouted upon completion. All air track drilling operations used to determine the depth of overburden and continuity of bedrock shall be monitored full-time by a geologist or PE or other qualified individual.

6. Underground utilities located within on hundred-feet (100’) of a karst feature, then a dike or clay or other suitable material shall be placed across the trench at twenty-foot (20’) intervals or less along the entire length which passes through the one-hundred-foot (100’) radius, or as directed by a geologist or PE.

7. Do not apply any fertilizer, pesticides, or other chemicals within at least one hundred feet (100’) of a sinkhole.

8. Immediately (within 24 hours) after disturbing any soil, lightly fertilize, seed, and mulch the area to control erosion. A geotextile may be needed on steep slopes.

At least one subsurface cross section should be submitted with the storm water plan, showing confining layers, depth to bedrock, and water table, if encountered. It should extend through the centerline of any proposed impounding storm water facility. Natural karst swales should be protected whenever possible as an effective element in storm water design in karst regions.

SECTION K: CERTIFICATION STATEMENT

The person who can make the managerial and/or financial decisions that are required to implement your plan should be the one signing the certification statement.

I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations.

Signature (Hand Signed) & Date

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