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NATIONAL COLD-WATER MARINE AQUACULTURE CENTER

PHASE II PROFESSIONAL SERVICES STATEMENT OF WORK

APRIL 26, 2021

PHASE II INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES

PROJECT TITLE: Study of Existing Wells with Declining Output

PROJECT NUMBER:

PROJECT LOCATION: National Cold-Water Marine Aquaculture Center

25 Salmon Farm Road Franklin, ME 04634

PROJECT BACKGROUND: The National Cold-Water Marine Aquaculture Center (NCWMAC) in Franklin, ME is utilized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA,ARS) to manage a national research program to address the cold-water marine aquaculture industry’s highest priority research needs. The NCWMAC facility cultures all life stages of the Atlantic salmon. The facility utilizes a series of fresh and brackish water wells to create the specific salinity levels in the habitat required by the Atlantic Salmon based upon their stage of development.

A USDA facility site assessment in 2018 found that the freshwater wells that supply NCWMAC are adequate for domestic water use but are not supplying enough freshwater for research purposes.

NCWMAC has also reported that the brackish wells are also experiencing a declining output. The fresh and brackish water wells are integral to NCWMAC’s research activities and addressing the declining production of these wells is critical.

The USDA has developed an Investigative Approach to determine the underlying conditions that are causing the decreased production of the existing wells and obtain recommendations to restore the output of the existing wells or identify potential locations for new supply well installations. The investigative approach has been divided into three (3) Phases with the information obtained from each phase used to define the scope of services for the subsequent phase. Phase I was to review and evaluate all existing information regarding the wells; supplement the information with field surveys; and recommend specific tests and investigations in Phase II that would lead to recommendations for repair and improvement strategies for the existing wells in Phase III as well as suggested locations for investigative wells to identify new sources of fresh and salt water.

Phase I was completed by Etegra with their Technical Memorandum Phase 1 Water Supply Evaluation dated February 2021 which is attached as APPENDIX A.

PROJECT INTENT: The intent of this project is to engage the services of a Professional Services Contractor (PSC) with the ability to provide engineers, geologists hydrologists and State of Maine Licensed Land Surveyors to investigate the reasons for the diminished capacity of the wells and to provide recommendations and options to restore the well capacities as required to meet current research requirements as well as to make recommendations to increase well output for projected future research requirements as recommended in Entegra’s Technical Memorandum Phase 1 Water Supply Evaluation.

SCOPE OF SERVICES: The specific services to be provided by the Professional Services Contractor (PSC) under this task order are summarized below:

PRIORITY #1 Investigation of Existing Site Features

• Provide a Topographic Survey, prepared by a Maine - licensed surveyor, that will:

o Estabish the exact locations and elevations of all existing wells with respect to the buildings and other key features.

o Be surveyed in Maine State Plane coordinate system with references to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) and North American Vertical Datum of 1988

(NAVD88).

o The boundaries of the USDA property will also be plotted on the survey.

o Identify the location of three (3) proposed exploratory wells o Publicly available LIDAR data will be used to develop supplemental topography for the map and will be used to reduce the overall cost of the survey.

• Prepare a wetland delineation survey in conjunction with the well survey and incorporate the wetlands delineation information in the well survey. The survey will:

o Delineate wetlands on the entire USDA property.

o Delineation will be conducted in accordance with the 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual and the Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual:

Northcentral and Northeast Region.

o Wetland delineation points are to be flagged in the field and GPS data points collected for each delineation flag.

o Stream locations will be delineated with GPS points along the stream corridor.

o Collect information compliant with the State of Maine and the United States Corp of Engineers permitting process as part of the field effort; however, no formal wetland permit application is anticipated as part of this Statement of Work.

• Prepare a wetland delineation report summarizing all findings and identifying all potential wetlands and other Waters of the U.S. within the project area. The report will include:

o Recommendations on the potential for wetlands and other identified waters to be jurisdictional under Federal and State regulations.

o A description of all wetlands and other waters identified, maps showing wetland boundaries and other Waters of the U.S.

o Wetland observation plot locations o Delineation and stream forms o Site photographs.

• Time is of the essence:

o The documentation produced will be utilized by USDA in conjunction with a separate Professional Services Contractor to prepare an Environment Assessment and to hold public hearings to inform the public of USDA’s intention to install additional production wells on the property to meet current and future research requirements.

o Include eight (8) hours of technical assistance to USDA and their Environmental Assessment Contractor with respect to the of the Topographic Survey and Wetlands Delineation Report for the Public Hearing.

PRIORITY #2 Borehole Surveys

• Complete borehole geophysical surveys for temperature, fractures (caliper tool), natural gamma radiation, resistance, resistivity, fluid resistivity, spontaneous potential, and optical televiewer (top to bottom) on production wells USDA-1, 7, and 8.

• Complete borehole geophysical surveys for temperature, fractures (caliper tool), natural gamma radiation, resistance, resistivity, fluid resistivity and spontaneous potential on non-productive wells USDA-2 through 6 and 9 through 12.

• Concurrent operations with the borehole surveys include:

o Removal of the pumps and associated piping for borehole access requirements.

o Examination of the pump and piping to determine if there are any issues such as iron oxide build-up or other issues that may have affected well performance.

o If there are significant issues with well fouling equipment cleaning and or pipe replacement may need to be performed prior to reinstalling the equipment.

Provide unit prices for well cleaning and pipe replacement.

All equipment is to be cleaned in accordance with regulatory requirements and/or industry standards prior to placement back into the wells.

• At the conclusion of each survey the well will be placed back into service.

PRIORITY #3 Installation of Water Level and Flow Monitoring Equipment

• Establish a long-term monitoring network for all USDA wells that when combined with the well elevations from the topographic survey can be used to monitor well drawdown and provide baseline data for any subsequent aquifer tests and to evaluate the influence of pumping at supply wells.

o Install Solinst Levelloggers (OR EQUAL) and cables in all twelve (12) wells on the USDA Property.

o The production wells will be equipped with 1-1/4” access pipe to facilitate installation of the loggers.

o Each of the twelve (12) wells will be equipped a Levelsender (OR EQUAL) to collect the water level data automatically and transmit the data back to a USDA computer.

o Install a Barologger (OR EQUAL) in one (1) well to monitor atmospheric pressure.

o The water level data will be collected automatically and can be sent to MCWMA Staff and other authroied users of the data.

DELIVERABLES

• Based upon information obtained through the borehole surveys, water level monitors and the investigation of existing site features the PSC shall provide recommendations for addressing the declining yields.

Such recommendations could include but are not limited to:

• Hydraulic fracturing

• Chemical treatment to address any incrustations or other issues observed in the boreholes

• Repair/Replacement/ Rlocation/Resizing of pumps or piping

• Physical well cleaning through surging or other mechanical methods to develop and clean fracture zones in the borehole

• Suggested locations for one (1) Salt Water Supply and two (2) Fresh Water Supply Investigative Wells

Each recommendation to address declining yield shall include a repair Scope of Work and estimate.

The Phase II project deliverable shall also include a refinement to the technical approach and estimated costs for potential Phase III work.

PROJECT SUBMITTAL SCHEDULE

The schedule provided herein indicates requirements for each submission and review stage. It is provided for information and direction to the PSC in meeting contract submissions and contract time requirements.

Within 7 calendar days after the award of the task order, the PSC shall provide the CO a schedule of Performance Times for each task as follows:

Priority #1 Provide Draft Copy of Topographic Survey/Wetlands Delineation 90: days Government Review Time: 14 days Provide Final Copy of Topographic Survey/Wetlands Delineation: 10 days Government Review Time: 14 days Total Time Priority #1: 128 days

Priority #2 Bore Hole Surveys, Installation of Water Level and Flow Monitoring Equipment Mobilization, Borehole Surveys, Installation of Water Level and Flow Monitoring Equipment 90 days.

Initial monitoring 60 days Government Review of Preliminary Results 21 days Final Report/Recommendations/Construction Cost Estimate 21 days Government Review and Acceptance 14 days

Total Time: Priority #2: 206 days

Total Project Time: 206 days

Upon acceptance by USDA the submitted schedule of Performance Times shall be made a requirement of this Statement of Work. Any request for time extensions or other deviations from this schedule must be submitted to the CO in writing. Each request must include specific and detailed reasons in support of the schedule alterations. Only the CO can approve time extensions or other changes to the contract/task order provisions. Approvals for deviations will be at the option of the CO. His/her decision will be final.

The PSC is advised that the conduct of the work, in a manner that insures compliance with the schedule, is essential to the successful construction completion of this project.

Phase II Report Submissions:

Progress Reports: to CO in PDF format via email for each submittal; to EPM: PDF format and Word Document in executable format via email for each submittal.

Final Report: to CO in PDF format via email; to EPM Reports in PDF format and Word in executable format via email and stored on portable electronic data storage device (USB Thumb Drive).

Maps and Surveys in PDF format and executable drawing format format via email and stored on portable electronic data storage device (USB Thumb Drive).

PROJECT CONTACT PERSONS

Name and Address Phone FAX E-Mail Address Contracting Officer

(CO)

Mark Volk

309-681-6618 mark.volk@usda.gov

Engineering Project Manager (EPM)

Wayne Shekailo 10300 Baltimore Ave, Bldg.

003 Rm 328 Beltsville. MD 20740

301-504-0805 wayne.shekailo@usda.gov

Research Program Representative (RPR)

Davin O’Connell 25 Salmon Farm Road Franklin, ME 04634

(207) 422-2732 (207) 422-2723 Davin.OConnell@ USDA.GOV

Research Program Manager (RPM)

Brian Peterson 25 Salmon Farm Road Franklin, ME 04634

207-422-2713 brian.peterson@usda.gov

Administrative Officer Tiffany Fisk 630 W. North St.

Geneva, NY 14456

315-787-2307 315-787-2339 tiffany.fisk@usda.gov

Safety, Health, & Environmental Management Branch

(SHEMB)

Representative

Bonnie Disalvo 600 East Mermaid Lane Wyndmoor, PA 19038

(215) 233-6592 bonnie.disalvo@usda.gov

Real Property Management Branch(RPMB) Representative

Phoebe Bordelon 1115 Fairway Circle Brackettville, TX 78832

(979) 260-9448 phoebe.bordelon@usda.gov

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