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w w w .g a n n e ttfle m in g .c o m
Ju n e1 5 , 2 0 0 5
M r. T h o m a sL . F re d e ric k , P .E .
E x e c u tiv e D ire c to r
R iv a n n a W a te r a n d S e w e r A u th o rity
6 9 5 M oores C reek Lane,
C h a rlo tte s v ille , V irg in ia
2 2 9 0 2
R e:
P o te n tia l D re d g in go f
S o u th F o r k R iv a n n a R e s e rv o ir (S F R R )
D ear M r.F re d e ric k :
R iv a n n a W a te r&
S e w e r A u th o rity (R W S A )i ' s c u rre n tly c o n s id e rin g a lte rn a tiv e c o n c e p ts
fo r
e x p a n d in g
its
w a te r
s u p p ly
system .
T h e re
a re
fo u r
c o n c e p ts
c u rre n tly

u n d e r consideration and oneo f th o s ei s d re d g in g th e S F R R to in c re a s e w a te r s u p p ly s to ra g e . D u rin g

th e p u b lic c o m m e n t m e e tin g s o n th e s e
c o n c e p ts , h e ld
in the
f a llo f2 0 0 4
a n d
sp rin g
o f2 0 0 5 , u n s o lic ite d
p ro p o s a ls
a n d
e x p re s s io n s
o fin te re s t
i n
c o n d u c tin g
th e
dredging and m anaging m aterial disposal or use w ere received.
A re la te d id e a w a s a ls o
presented to use the dredged sedim enta sfill fo r th e p ro p o s e d R u n w a y2 1
E x te n s io na t
th e
C h a rlo tte s v ille -A lb e m a rle
A irp o rt.
G a n n e tt F le m in g
(G F )
h a s
in v e s tig a te d

th e s e ideas and proposals,a sre q u e s te d ,t o th e e x te n to f re n d e rin g a p ro fe s s io n a l o p in io na s to h o w

th e s e
p ro p o s a ls
m ig h t
s u b s ta n tiv e ly
a lte r
th e
fm d in g s
a n d
re c o m m e n d a tio n s
i n
G a n n e tt
F le m in g 's
D ecem ber
1 ,
2 0 0 4
T e c h n ic a l
M em orandum
e n title d
C oncept
D e v e lo p m e n t-D redgingth e S o u th F o r k R e s e r v o ir (S F R R ).
T h is le tte r s u m m a riz e s th a t
re v ie w .
B ackground
The above
re fe re n c e d
Technical M em orandum
s u m m a riz e d th e a n tic ip a te d q u a n tity
o f
s e d im e n t to
be rem oved
to
a c h ie v e
a n
e s tim a te d
in c re a s e
i n
s a fe
y ie ld
o f 5 .5
M GD,
discusses param eters for accom plishing sedim ent rem oval and disposal, provides an order
o fm agnitude rangeo f estim ated project cost for rem oval and disposalo f sedim ent, and
p ro v id e s
p o te n tia l.
e n v iro n m e n ta l
im pacts. associated
w ith
th is
c o n c e p t.
T h is
m em orandum
sum m arized key
fm d in g s
o f th is c o n c e p t fo r c o m p a ris o n w ith th e
o th e r
th re e
" s h o r t
l i s t "
w a te r
s u p p ly
c o n c e p ts
a n d
p ro v id e s
m uch
o f
th e

s u p p o rtin g docum entation necessary to select a preferred w ater supply alternative under federal and sta te re g u la tio n s .

T he
o rig in a l
d e s ig n
v o lu m e
o fS F R R
w as
re p o rte d ly
1 ,7 0 0
m illio n
g a llo n s
(M G );
in c lu d in g 1 ,2 5 0M G
o fuseable storage (for w ater supply purposes) and 450 M G
o fd e a d
s to ra g e .
Sedim ent accum ulation has decreased
th e s e v o lu m e s to
a c u rre n tly e s tim a te d
1 ,1 5 5M G ; in c lu d in g a u s e a b le s to ra g eo f8 0 0 M G
and dead storageo f3 5 5 M G.
B y the
A T r a d itio no f E x c e lle n c e
S in c e 1 9 1 5
R iv a n n a W a te r&
S e w e r A u th o rity
-2 -
J u n e 1 5 ,2 0 0 5
e n do fth e p la n n in g p e rio d (2 0 5 5 ), to ta l s to ra g ei s p ro je c te d to d e c re a s e lin e a rlyt o 4 0 0
M G in c lu d in g 2 0 0 M Go fuseable storage and 200 M Go f dead storage.
A p p ro x im a te ly 4 5 0 M G , o r 2 .2 m illio n c u b ic y a rd s (M
C Y )o fuseable storage has been
lo s t
to -d a te
d u e
to
sedim ent
a c c u m u la tio n
s in c e
S F R R
c o n s tru c tio n
i n
1 9 6 6 .
A n
a d d itio n a l 6 0 0 M G
(or 3.0 M
C Y )o fu s e a b le s to ra g ei s p r o je c te dt o b e lo s t to s e d im e n t
a c c u m u la tio n b e tw e e n n o w a n d th e e n do fth e p la n n in g p e rio d (2 0 5 5 ).
P relim in ary
a v a ila b le
sedim ent
g ra d a tio n
d a ta
in d ic a te s
a
w id e
ra n g e
o fg ra in
s iz e .
C o m p le te d d re d g in g in v e s tig a tio n s a s s u m e th a t th e rei s5 0 %
sand and 50%
fin e s a n d th e
m ateriali s not hazardous.
I ti slik e ly th a t so m e p o rtio no f th e s e d im e n ti s m o s tly sa n d ,
som ei s m ostly fines, and som ei s a m ixture.
D ew ateringo fth e m a te ria l c o u ld o c c u r a t v e ry d iffe re n t ra te s a n d m a y re s u lt in v a ria b le
d e n s ity
o f d ry m a te ria l.
I n

a d d itio n , d e w a te re d m a te ria l th a ti s lo a d e d in a tr u c k w ill "flu ff' (increase in volum e), then m ust be recom pacted in a structural fill and m ay result in v a ria b le in -p la c e v o lu m e s .

N o a tte m p t to q u a n tify th e s e v a ria b le s w a s m a d e , a n d th e in -p la c e S F R R s e d im e n t v o lu m e s w e re u s e d fo r th e p u rp o s e so fc a lc u la tin g tra n s p o rta tio n c o s t.

V a ria tio n s in
d is p o s a l v o lu m e
w o u ld
sim p ly
result in
sm all changes in stacked
h e ig h t a n d s h o u ld h a v e n o im p a c tt oth e a m o u n to f la n d n e e d e d .
D re d g in g
q u a n titie s
a re
p ro je c te d in
th e
re fe re n c e d
D ecem ber
1 ,2 0 0 4
m em orandum .
G e n e ra lly , th e rei sa p p ro x im a te ly 2 .2 M
C Y
o fm aterial th at w o u ld resu lt fro m
S F R Ri f
c o m p le te ly d re d g e d a t th is tim e , a n d a n o th e r 3 M
C Y
o fm a te ria l th a t c o u ld re s u lt fro m
fu tu re s e d im e n ta tio n a n d d re d g in g o v e r th e n e x t 5 0 y e a rs.
Proposals received
I n
M ay
2 0 0 4 , B lu e R id g e
S a n d , In c . s u b m itte d a n
u n s o lic ite d p ro p o s a l to
RW SA
fo r
d re d g in g
a
s e le c t p o rtio n
o fth e
SFR R .
S in c e
th a t
p ro p o s a l
c o n ta in s
c o m p e titiv e ly
s e n s itiv e in fo rm a tio n , n o d e ta ilsa rein c lu d e d in th is e v a lu a tio n .
S in c e R W S A
was not
seeking proposals and hadn o tb u d g e te dfo r s u c h a p ro je c t,n o a c tio nw as ta k e n .
I n th e
sp rin g
o f2 0 0 5
a s
p u b lic
m e e tin g s
w ere
h e ld
o n
a lte rn a tiv e
w a te r
s u p p ly
e x p a n s io n
p ro je c ts , B lu e R id g e
Sand, Inc. again
e x p re s s e d
interest in
d re d g in g
SFR R .
S e v e ra l
c o m m u n ic a tio n s
p ro v id e d
som e
d e ta il o n
p o te n tia l a p p ro a c h
but m any
te c h n ic a l
a n d
lo g is tic a l is s u e s re m a in .
A n o th e r p riv a te e n tity k n o w na s D ock D octors, Inc. also subm itted a very b rief proposal
top e rfo rm d re d g in ga t S F R R .
Proposal Review Com m ents
N one
o fth e
p ro p o s a ls
a re
s u ffic ie n tly
d e ta ile d
t o
a llo w
lo n g -te rm
fe a s ib ility
t o
b e
c o n firm e d fo r th e v o lu m e so fsedim ent necessary to achieve the safe yield goal.
N oneo f

th e p ro p o s a ls e s ta b lis h e d a h ig h e r d e g re eo f c e rta in ty in c o s t o v e r tim e w h e n c o m p a re dt o th e D e c e m b e r1 , 2 0 0 4 T e c h n ic a l M e m o ra n d u m , a n d n o n eo f th e m d is c lo s e d m a rk e ta b ility in

a d e q u a te
d e ta il.
M any
a d d itio n a l d e ta ils
m ust be
id e n tifie d
a n d
d is c u s s e dt o
fu lly
understand the m ethods proposed and potential cost.
P rim ary issues include: specific site
R iv a n n a W a te r&
S e w e r A u th o rity
-3 -
Ju n e 1 5 ,2 0 0 5
id e n tific a tio n
fo r
d e w a te rin g
fa c ilitie s ,
haul roads
a n d
disposal sites; m aterial reuse
p u rp o s e
a n d
q u a n tity ;
c o n tra c t
p e rio d ;
re q u ire d
p erm its;
fin a n c ia l
s ta b ility
o fth e
com pany
a n d its partners; and
fin a n c ia l sa fe g u a rd s fo r R W S A
t o
e n te r in to
such an
agreem ent.
S e e a ls o re la te d G e n e ra l C o m m e n ts b e lo w .
I ti sim p o rta n t to n o te th a ti f d re d g in g ist o b e u s e d to a c h ie v e th e 5 .5 M G D
safe yield
g o a l, a n im p le m e n ta tio n p la n m u s t a s s u re th a t a ll c la s s e so fsedim ent are rem oved, not
ju s t th e s e d im e n t th a ti s m ost easily m arketed.
P o te n tia l c o o p e ra tiv e b e n e fit w ith A irp o rt
At the requesto fRW SA
in February 2005, G F contacted Jim
N ix o no f D elta A irp o rt
C o n s u lta n ts
a b o u t
th e
p o te n tia l
u s e /d is p o s a l
o f
d re d g e d
S F R R
m aterial
a t
th e
C h a rlo tte s v ille A lb e m a rle A irp o rt.
D e lta A irp o rt C o n s u lta n ts is th e c o n s u ltin g e n g in e e r
a s s is tin g th e A irp o rt w ith e x p a n s io n p la n n in g .
GF prepared a datap a c k a g e re la te d to
a c c u m u la te d s e d im e n t in S F R R a n d s u b m itte d to h im
in la te F e b ru a ry /e a rly M a rc h .
W e
asked D eltat oid e n tify a n y c o n d itio n s th a t w o u ld b e im p o s e di f th e a irp o rt w e r e to a c c e p t
th is
m aterial.
I n
M ay
2 0 0 5 , M r. N ix o n
p ro v id e d
a n
em ail response.
P a ra p h ra s e d
sum m ary com m ents include:
1 .
C u rre n t
a irp o rt
p la n s
in c lu d e
th e
n e e d
fo r
1 .5
to
2 .0
M
C Y
o fs u ita b le
em bankm ent m aterial (engineered
a n d
c o m p a c te d
fill m aterial)
fo r
a runway
e x te n s io n p ro je c t.
A ny m aterial useda sfill fo r th is p ro je c t m u s t m e e t F e d e ra l
A v ia tio n A d m in is tra tio n s trin g e n t (F A A ) d e n s ity re q u ire m e n ts .
T h e c o n s tru c tio n
is p la n n e d fo r 2 0 0 9 /2 0 1 0 .
2 .
Large lay-down areas are needed
s oth e s o ils c a n b e d rie d .
M aterial m ust be
w ithin 2%
o f o p tim u m
m o is tu re c o n te n t d u rin g p la c e m e n t a n d c o m p a c tio n( a
s trin g e n t re q u ire m e n t).
3 .
T y p ic a lly s a n d y m a te ria l is g o o d fill m a te ria l a n d s ilty c la y s a re n o t.
4 .
A d d itio n a l s a m p lin g to d e te rm in e a c c e p ta b ilityo f th e m a te ria l m a y b e re q u ire d
w ith re g a rd to p o te n tia l h a z a rd o u s m a te ria l c o n te n t in th e s e d im e n t.
.
5 .
T he airport has no room

fo r d e p o s itin g m a te ria l th a ti s u n s u ita b le fo r e n g in e e re d fills u n le s s c u rre n t A lb e m a rle C o u n ty a n dU SA rm y C o rp so f E n g in e e r w a iv e rs for w etland and stream buffers are secured.

S u c h w a iv e rs a re n o t lik e ly fo r th is
p u rp o s e .
6 .
T he
a irp o rt
is
c u rre n tly
p a y in g
$ 9
to
$ 1 7
p e r
C Y
fo r
s u ita b le
em bankm ent
m aterial.
7 .
A
considerable am ounto f additional sam pling and testingi s requiredt o assess
w hat portion (ifany)o fth e d re d g e d m a te ria li s s u ita b le a s e m b a n k m e n t m a te ria l.
G eneral C om m ents
T o aid understandingo f these issues and consider the im pactO n current R W SA
w a te r
supply expansion plans,G Fp ro v id e s th e fo llo w in g c o m m e n ts re la te dt o d re d g in g S F R R
and use/disposalo fth e m a te ria l.
1 .
A ny
d re d g in g
p ro je c t
perform ed
b y
a
c o n tra c to r
w o u ld
re q u ire
a
fo rm al
a g re e m e n t w ith R W S A .
In essence, R W SA
w o u ld b e re ly in g o n th e a p p ro a c h ,
technical experience and judgm ento fth e p r iv a te e n tity .
Such a contract w ould
include perform ance and m aintenance bonds to guard against risks and provide
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