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somewhat poorly drained soil made up of generally dark gray clay about 2 inches thick, underlain by light gray clay loam, followed by hardpan of 3 inches. Permeability is low, the available water-holding capacity is moderate, the shrink-swell potential is high, water may be perched on top of the hardpan following heavy rain, runoff is slow, and the water erosion hazard is slight. The typical uses of this soil type are irrigated cropland, orchards, vineyards, and sometimes irrigated pasture and urban development. The Clear Lake clay (CL) soil type is common along the South Fork. The surface layer is dark gray clay about 29 inches thick followed by another 8 inches of dark gray clay, then 5 inches of mixed light brownish gray clay loam, then variegated dark grayish brown weakly to strongly cemented hardpan to a depth of 60 inches. The permeability of this soil is low, the available water-holding capacity is moderate, the shrink-swell potential is high, the water erosion hazard is low, and the soil is subject to rare flooding during abnormally high rainfall events. This soil type is typically used for irrigated cropland, orchards, and sometimes irrigated pasture and urban development. Soil Properties. Subsurface soil properties onsite have been evaluated during three separate soil investigations. The first investigation of the onsite subsurface soils was performed by EMCON Associates in 1972. EMCON drilled a total of 17 borings ranging in depth from 38 feet to 178 feet. The locations of the EMCON boreholes are shown on the Existing Conditions Plan, Drawing 1. Another subsurface investigation was performed by InsituTech in 1987 using Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) in the WMU E area. The exact locations of the CPTs were, unfortunately, not surveyed by ANk InsituTech. The subsurface investigation was performed by CH2M HILL in 1992; it consisted of four soil borings drilled in April and May, 1992. The Existing Conditions Plan, Drawing 1 of that report shows the approximate location of these four borings, designated as BH-1 through BH-4. Pitcher Drilling Company of Palo Alto, California, was subcontracted to drill the soil borings. CH2M HILL personnel specified the locations, depths of borings, and sampling intervals and observed the drilling and sampling operations. All borehole logs available for the site are included as an appendix in that report. The CH2M HILL borings were 4-7/8-inch diameter and extended to depths ranging from 43 to 102 feet. The borings were advanced using mud rotary drilling methods with a truck-mounted Failing 750 drill rig. As each boring was completed, the hole was grouted to the surface using a "neat" cement grout. The borings were grouted from the bottom upward using a 2-inch drill pipe as a tremie. Relatively undisturbed samples were obtained using a 3-inch outside diameter Shelby tube sampler (ST samples) or Pitcher Barrel sampler (PB samples). The Pitcher Barrel sampler was used to obtain samples of very stiff clay where the Shelby tubes could not be pushed. This sampling was performed in general accordance with procedures for Thin- Walled Tube Sampling of Soils as described by the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM), Standard D 1587. Disturbed soil samples were obtained from the borings using a 2-inch outside diameter split-spoon sampler, driven as described for the Standard Penetration Test (SPT), ASTM Standard D1586. Forward Composting Facility Z:\PROIECTS\Allied Waste\Forward\Resource Recovery Facility\Permitting Services\2009 RCSI\RCSI Final 031609.doc; Page 27