IFB 20B0012_Amendment No 0003_ASI_39-062 Report 082819_Full Report.pdf

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Information Page Signature Page I. Introduction

II. Correspondence

III. Test Administration

A. Sponsor B. Testing Facility C. Dates of Experimentation D. Study Participants

IV. Materials and Methods

A. Sampling B. Homogenizing and Compositing C. Physical and TOC Analysis

V. Physical and Analysis Results

Figures and Tables

Figure 1a Site Map Sample Locations- Albany Turning Basin Figure 1b Site Map Sample Locations- Germantown Reach Figure 1c Site Map Sample Locations- Kingston Reach Table 1 DGPS Coordinates Table 2 Sample Identification and Compositing Scheme Table 3 Grain Size Distribution, Percent Moisture and TOC Results

Appendices Appendix A: Sediment Core Logs Appendix B: Photographs Appendix C: Chains of Custody Appendix D: Sample Use Forms Appendix E: Percent Moisture and Grain Size Distribution Raw Data, Calculations, and Graphs Appendix F: TOC Raw Data and SRM Control Chart

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Information Page

Technical Report on the Sampling and Testing of Material from Upper Hudson River for FNC Maintenance Dredging

Contract No. W912DS-17-D-0006

Delivery Order No. W912DS-19-F-0052

STUDY INITIATION DATE

April 25, 2019

STUDY COMPLETION DATE

August 28, 2019

PERFORMING LABORATORY

Aqua Survey, Inc.

469 Point Breeze Road

Flemington, New Jersey 08822

SPONSOR

Army Corps of Engineers, New York District 26 Federal Plaza

New York, NY 10278

LABORATORY PROJECT ID

ASI Study No. 39-062

I. INTRODUCTION

The objective of this project was to collect and analyze sediment from the Upper Hudson River for FNC maintenance dredging. This work was conducted in accordance with Appendix B, Attachment 1, of the technical manual entitled “The Management and Regulation of Dredging Activities and Dredged Material in New Jersey’s Tidal Waters” (Dredging Manual).

ASI performed all sampling and physical analyses (grain size distribution, percent moisture & total organic carbon analysis). Chemical analysis of the samples was performed by ALS in Kelso, WA and Battelle in Columbus, OH. The results of the chemical analyses are not included in this report.

II. CORRESPONDENCE

The following pages provide correspondence for this project.

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III. TEST ADMINISTRATION

A. Sponsor

Army Corps of Engineers, New York District 26 Federal Plaza New York, NY 10278

B. Testing Facilities

ALS Environmental 1317 South 13th Avenue Kelso, WA 98626

Aqua Survey, Inc.

469 Point Breeze Road Flemington, NJ 08822

Battelle 505 King Avenue Columbus, OH 43201-2693

C. Dates of Experimentation

Date of Study Initiation: April 25, 2019 Date of Study Completion: August 28, 2019

D. Study Participants

Jon Doi, Ph.D. Executive Vice President Thomas Dolce Field Operations Manager Robert Fristrom Field Operations Specialist Andrew Froening Field Operations Support Cheryl Hall Quality Assurance Officer Elizabeth Horn Staff Scientist Willard Reasoner Field Operations Specialist Mathew Shappell Field Operations Support Ari Sloss Laboratory Support Michelle Thomas Laboratory Manager

IV. MATERIALS AND METHODS

All sampling and testing were performed in accordance with Appendix B, Attachment 1 of the technical manual “The Management and Regulation of Dredging Activities and Dredged Material in New Jersey’s Tidal Waters” (NJDEP Dredging Manual).

A. Sampling

Test sediment from twenty-one locations was collected from three areas (Albany Turning Basin, Germantown Reach, and Kingston Reach) in the Upper Hudson River by Aqua Survey personnel on April 25, 26, 29, and 30, 2019

The vessel used for sampling, the R/V Pompton was positioned using a Trimble SPS855 Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS).

Sediment collection was performed using a Rossfelder P-3 vibracore with flexible plastic core liners. The project depth was minus 33 feet, including 1 foot overdredge.

The core samples collected were inspected and photographed.

Characteristics were recorded on Sediment Core Logs. All samples were assigned unique ASI sample numbers. These samples were received on ice under chain of custody and were stored at 2-4 °C.

See Figures 1a, 1b, and 1c for the sample locations maps and Table 1 for sample identification numbers and DGPS coordinates.

The appendices contain all supporting documentation including sediment core logs (Appendix A), photographs (Appendix B), chains of custody (Appendix C), sample use forms (Appendix D), grain size distribution and percent moisture (Appendix E), and TOC raw data (Appendix F).

B. Homogenizing and Compositing

Each of the 21 core samples was carefully homogenized using a stainless steel mixer. This procedure followed the specific guidelines found on pages 9-11 and in Appendix A of the Dredging Manual and in ASI’s standard operating procedure SOP/PRP/008. Samples were mixed until uniform in color and texture. Four composites were created from the individual core samples. Table 2 provides sample identification numbers and the compositing scheme.

C. Physical and Total Organic Carbon Analysis

Sub-samples of each homogenized core and the composites were analyzed by ASI for percent moisture and grain size in accordance with the ASTM method D422-63, Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils, re-approved 2002.

Total Organic Carbon (TOC) was also determined at ASI based on the guidance from EPA Office of Solids Waste and Emergency Response SW-846 Method No. 9060 (Volume IC, Chapter 5, Revision 0, 9/86). The instrument for this analysis was the Dohrmann TOC Boat Sampler, Model 183 (Serial number 98202003), which was connected to the Dohrmann Apollo 9000 TOC Analyzer.

See Appendix E for the grain size distribution and percent moisture raw data and Appendix F for the TOC raw data.

V. PHYSICAL ANALYSIS AND TOC RESULTS

The grain size distribution, percent moisture, and total organic carbon for each core and composite are shown in Table 3.

Core 5 Core 4

Core 3 Core 2

Core 1

Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community

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692000

692200

692200

692400

692400

692600

692600

692800

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693200

693400

693400

693600

693600

693800

693800

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Aqua Survey Inc.

469 Point Breeze Rd.

Flemington, NJ 08822

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ASI Project: 39-062 Coordinate System:

State Plane NAD 83 New York- West Survey Foot

ACOE-NYD

Upper Hudson River- Albany Turning Basin

Sample Locations - Map

0 100 200 300 40050

Feet

Figure 1a. Site Map- Albany Turning Basin

Core 9

Core 8 Core 7

Core 6

Core 16

Core 15

Core 14

Core 13

Core 12

Core 11

Core 10

Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community

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469 Point Breeze Rd.

Flemington, NJ 08822

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ASI Project: 39-062 Coordinate System:

State Plane NAD 83 NY- East US Survey Foot

ACOE-NYD

Upper Hudson River- Germantown Reach

Sample Locations - Map

0 700 1,400 2,100 2,800350

Feet

Figure 1b. Site Map- Germantown Reach

!.Core 21

Core 20

Core 19

Core 18

Core 17

Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community

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469 Point Breeze Rd.

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ASI Project: 39-062 Coordinate System:

State Plane NAD 83 NY- East US Survey Foot

ACOE-NYD

Upper Hudson River-

Kingston Reach Sample Locations - Map

0 900 1,800 2,700 3,600450

Feet

Figure 1c. Site Map- Kingston Reach

Table 1. DGPS Coordinates, Core Locations

Core Name Northings Eastings

Core 1 1381835.9 693291.7

Core 2 1381362.7 693083.4

Core 3 1381380.1 692887.7

Core 4 1381583.7 693163.3

Core 5 1381645.8 693055.5

Core 6 1216145.8 660330.5

Core 7 1215705.7 659973.4

Core 8 1215351.5 659669.1

Core 9 1215025.2 659416.4

Core 10 1213776.3 658413.4

Core 11 1213801.8 658081.9

Core 12 1213162.5 657546.5

Core 13 1212626.1 657138.5

Core 14 1211886.7 656892.6

Core 15 1208347.5 654157.9

Core 16 1207941.5 653906.5

Core 17 1133071.1 638524.8

Core 18 1132147.3 638475.0

Core 19 1131641.6 638485.3

Core 20 1131064.7 638559.3

Core 21 1130330.2 638640.6

Table 2. Sample Identification and Compositing Scheme

Core Name ASI ID # Compositing Scheme

Core 1 20190278

Albany Turning Basin Composite 20190299

Core 2 20190279

Core 3 20190280

Core 4 20190281

Core 5 20190282

Core 6 20190283

Germantown Reach Composite 20190300

Core 7 20190284

Core 8 20190285

Core 9 20190286

Core 10 20190287

Core 11 20190288

Core 12 20190289

Core 13 20190290

Core 14 20190291

Core 15 20190292

Core 16 20190293

Core 17 20190294 Kingston Reach Composite #20190301

Core 18 20190295

Core 19 20190296

Core 20 20190297 Kingston Reach Composite #20190302 Core 21 20190298

Table 3. Grain Size Distribution, Percent Moisture, and TOC Results

Sample ID ASI # Total % Gravel

Total % Sand

Total % Silt

Total % Clay

Moisture

TOC

Ppm

% TOC

of

Dry Weight

ATB-1 20190278 0.0 23.5 56.4 20.1 48.0 31,260 3.13

ATB-1 20190278 dup 0.0 26.3 55.2 18.5

ATB-1 20190278 trp 0.0 28.4 53.0 18.6

ATB-2 20190279 0.0 20.3 56.1 23.6 59.6 40,761 4.08

ATB-3 20190280 0.0 20.4 57.1 22.5 57.3 36,055 3.61

ATB-4 20190281 0.0 16.8 61.0 22.2 57.6 36,671 3.67

ATB-5 20190282 0.1 19.6 56.6 23.7 56.8 34,107 3.41

ATB Composite 20190299 0.0 17.5 59.5 23.0 54.4 35,038 3.50

GR-6 20190283 0.3 89.6 9.6 0.5 24.9 1,785 0.18

GR-6 20190283 dup 0.0 88.8 11.2

GR-6 20190283 trp 0.1 88.8 11.1

GR-7 20190284 0.2 86.7 11.7 1.4 25.4 1,811 0.18

GR-8 20190285 0.3 84.5 12.9 2.3 24.2 2,095 0.21

GR-9 20190286 0.2 83.9 10.9 5.0 26.3 3,956 0.40

GR-10 20190287 0.1 83.8 12.5 3.6 26.9 3,019 0.30

GR-11 20190288 0.0 82.9 13.8 3.3 26.1 3,135 0.31

GR Composite 20190300 0.2 85.8 11.8 2.2 26.8 2,429 0.24

KR-12 20190289 0.3 92.3 7.3 0.1 24.3 1,665 0.17

KR-13 20190290 0.0 89.3 10.5 0.2 25.8 2,537 0.25

KR-14 20190291 0.2 85.2 13.3 1.3 26.9 5,208 0.52

KR-15 20190292 0.1 90.1 8.8 1.0 25.9 1,625 0.16

KR-16 20190293 0.0 90.0 9.1 0.9 26.9 1,525 0.15

KR-17 20190294 0.0 48.2 34.3 17.5 38.4 14,281 1.43

KR-18 20190295 0.0 21.3 48.8 29.9 46.0 21,438 2.14

KR-19 20190296 0.1 24.2 50.1 25.6 45.3 22,183 2.22

KR (17-19) Composite 20190301 0.0 28.8 48.7 22.5 42.8 18,217 1.82

KR-20 20190297 0.1 44.6 39.0 16.3 39.7 16,160 1.62

KR-20 20190297 dup 39.6

KR-20 20190297 trp 39.9

KR-21 20190298 0.0 27.0 50.3 22.7 42.4 16,611 1.66

KR (20-12) Composite 20190302 0.0 30.1 49.8 20.1 42.4 16,792 1.68

KR (20-12) Composite 20190302 42.8

KR (20-12) Composite 20190302 42.7

APPENDICES

Appendix A

Sediment Core Logs

Appendix B

Photographs

Core 1, 0 – 1.8’, 4/25/19, ASI ID # 20190278

Core 2, 0 – 2.0’, 4/25/19, ASI ID #20190279

Core 4, 0 – 2.2’, 4/25/19, ASI ID # 20190281

Core 3, 0 – 2.3’, 4/25/19, ASI ID # 20190280

Core 5, 0 – 1.9’, 4/25/19, ASI ID # 20190282

Core 6, 0 – 1.7’, 4/26/19, ASI ID # 20190283

Core 8, 0 – 2.1’, 4/26/19, ASI ID # 20190285

Core 7, 0 – 1.9’, 4/26/19, ASI ID # 20190284

Core 10, 0 – 1.9’, 4/26/19, ASI ID # 20190287

Core 9, 0 – 2.0’, 4/26/19, ASI ID # 20190286

Core 11, 0 – 1.8’, 4/26/19, ASI ID # 20190288

Core 13, 0 – 1.7’, 4/29/19, ASI ID # 20190290

Core 12, 0 – 1.8’, 4/29/19, ASI ID # 20190289-Missing Photo, see Sediment Core Log.

Core 14, 0 – 2.2’, 4/29/19, ASI ID # 20190291

Core 15, 0– 2.7’, 4/29/19, ASI ID # 20190292

Core 17, 0 – 2.5’, 4/30/19, ASI ID # 20190294

Core 16, 0 – 2.1’, 4/29/19, ASI ID # 20190293

Core 18, 0 – 2.3’, 4/30/19, ASI ID # 20190295

Core 19, 0 – 2.3’, 4/30/19, ASI ID # 20190296

Core 20, 0 – 3.6’, 5/30/19, ASI ID # 20190297

Core 21, 0 – 2.2’, 4/30/19, ASI ID # 20190298

Appendix C

Chains of Custody

Appendix D

Sample Use Forms

Appendix E

Percent Moisture and Grain Size Distribution Raw Data, Calculations and Graphs

Appendix F

TOC Raw Data and SRM Control Chart