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Soil Waste Mana ement ' Soil cuttings are stockpiled on and covered with plastic sheeting to control runoff, or contained in 55-gallon D D T-approved drums on site Waste soil is sampled to chemically profile it for disposable, and hauled by ' a licensed waste hauler to an appropriate landfill or certified treatment facility All waste stored on site is properly labeled at the time of production Soil Boring Abandonment ' Soil borings which are not to be converted into monitor wells are sealed to the ground surface using neat cement, sand-cement slurry, or hydrated bentonite pellets or chips in accordance with federal, state and local regulations Native soil may be used to fill the top two to three feet for cosmetic purposes, as permitted Well Installation Well Casing Screen and Filter Pack Construction All well construction is performed in accordance with Department of Water Resources "California Well Standards" and all requirements of local oversight agencies Soil borings to be converted into single-cased monitor wells are a minimum of eight inches in diameter for 2-inch diameter wells, and a minimum of ten inches in diameter for 4-inch diameter wells Monitor wells are constructed with schedule 40, threaded, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) casing unless site geochemistry or contamination necessitates an alternative regulatory agency approved material The wells are constructed with factory-slotted screen and threaded end caps The screened interval is placed such that it extends approximately ten feet into the water bearing zone, and at least five feet above the expected maximum water level The screened interval may extend less than five feet above the maximum water level, only to prevent intersection of the screened interval with the top of the confining layer of a confined aquifer, or where the water table is too shallow to allow this construction A graded sand filter pack is placed in the annular space across the screened interval and extended approximately one to two feet above the screen, as site conditions permit, so as to prevent extension of the sand pack into an overlying water-bearing unit The well screen slot size is the maximum size capable of retaining 90% of the filter pack Typically, 0 010-inch screen is used where the formation is predominantly clay and/or silt or poorly graded fine sand 0 020-inch screen is used where the formation is predominantly well-graded or medium to coarse sand and/or gravel The filter pack grade (mean grain size) is selected according to native sediment type as follows a) for poorly graded fine sand or silt/clay - 4 times the 70% retained grain size of the formation b) for medium to coarse sand, gravel or well graded sediments - 6 times the 70% retained grain size Since results of particle size analysis are not always available, ATC often selects screen size and filter pack on the basis of general site stratigraphy, and specifically the finest significantly thick layer of sediment to be screened Commonly selected grades are Lone Star 3, 2112 or 2116 (or equivalent) with 0 020-inch slotted screen and Lone Star® 1/20 with 0 010-inch slotted screen Well Seal and Completion A minimum two-foot seal of bentonite is placed above the sand pack The bentonite seal is hydrated by either formation water or potable water Neat cement or a cement/bentonite grout mixture seals the remaining annular space to the surface If bentonite is used in the grout mixture, it does not exceed 5% by weight The grout is placed using a tremie pipe, if the top of the bentonite is more than 20 feet below grade, or if water is present in the boring above the bentonite seal A watertight locking cap and protective traffic- rated vault box is installed on top of each well Well construction details are presented on the Field Exploratory Soil Boring Log Following completion of a well, ATC completes and submits, or ensures that the driller has sufficient information to complete and submit, the state-required Well Completion Report or equivalent document